VALADAO, DAVID G. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6770 [23OC]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5403 [2AU]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H6175 [2OC]

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), H6174 [2OC]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H432 [8FE]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3652 [14JN]

——— 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]

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

BLM: establish Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, and designate additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system in California (see H.R. 1776), H2391 [26AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

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

California: amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (see H.R. 934), H949 [4MR]

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), H2354 [25AP]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H984 [5MR]

Crime: remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H2775 [17MY]

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]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H1824 [21MR]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2296), H6454 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H594 [15FE]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H5408 [6SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5548 [12SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H1721 [20MR]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H6322 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 2508), H4078 [26JN]

——— take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 3313), H6767 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2839 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 2726), H6902 [29OC]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H2839 [21MY]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H3688 [17JN]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 330), H1430 [14MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

Drugs: impose enhanced penalties for certain drug offense that take place on Federal property (see H.R. 2270), H3215 [5JN]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 714), H2958 [23MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H416 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H1908 [10AP]

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

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H4724 [18JY]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2840 [21MY]

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), H278 [23JA]

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

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H5476 [10SE]

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H5883 [26SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H7111 [14NO]

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), H7446 [3DE]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H1430 [14MR]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6957 [30OC]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 3462), H7447 [3DE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1721 [20MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H3096 [4JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1860 [9AP]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H7628 [10DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5922 [27SE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H5802 [20SE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4081 [26JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2535 [8MY]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1721 [20MR]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H5436 [9SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4370 [10JY]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H7689 [11DE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5262 [31JY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4485 [11JY]

Members of Congress: 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), H4726 [18JY]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H5834 [25SE]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 423), H660 [26FE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H3990 [20JN]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H703 [27FE]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

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), H4485 [11JY]

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]

——— discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their dependents in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program if such Act is repealed (see H.R. 2894), H5922 [27SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8127 [19DE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1829 [21MR]

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

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7153 [15NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

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), H2914 [22MY]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see H.R. 957), H2656 [15MY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H1860 [9AP]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H6829 [28OC]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H6545 [11OC]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H6957 [30OC]

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), H5513 [11SE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6957 [30OC]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1720 [20MR]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H6957 [30OC]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H5403 [2AU]

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), H595 [15FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5767 [19SE]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7357 [21NO]

——— 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. 303), H1720 [20MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2354 [25AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2067 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 3058), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: include California as a separate Federal milk marketing order upon the petition and approval of California dairy producers (see H.R. 1396), H1825 [21MR]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H6951 [30OC]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H2803 [20MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges for the eastern district of California (H.R. 3058), H5402 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: include California as a separate Federal milk marketing order upon the petition and approval of California dairy producers (H.R. 1396), H1828 [21MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (H.R. 3391), H6955 [30OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5555 [17SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2256 [24AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3894 [19JN], H3950 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H6483 [10OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6367• [8OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2257 [24AP]

BLM: economic impact of cancellation of oil and natural gas lease sales in California, E677• [16MY]

California: anniversary of Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District, E1645• [13NO]

——— impact of budget sequestration on Kern and Fresno Counties relative to BLM cancellation of all oil and natural gas leases, H2668 [16MY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2793 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: update regulations and guidelines defining what waters and wetlands are subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4249 [9JY]

Curti family: tribute to contributions to California dairy and farming industries, E1430• [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: create Rural Utilities Service pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water, H3894 [19JN]

——— establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level, H3950 [20JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6264 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5630 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6367• [8OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H689 [27FE]

——— importance of job creation, H3671 [17JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4249 [9JY]

EPA: impact of overregulation on the economy, H689 [27FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6075 [1OC], H6367• [8OC]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6075 [1OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2281 [24AP]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H5759 [19SE]

Verboon, Doug: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist and AG Supporter of the Year award recipient, E1276• [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H689 [27FE]

Tributes

Atwell, Clarence, Jr., E245• [5MR]

Borcky, Dave, E1866• [12DE]

Daniel, Nancy A., E241• [5MR]

Mehas, Peter, H6273 [4OC]

Price, Jerry, E149• [14FE]

Williams, Earl P., E1838• [11DE]