VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H950 [4MR]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H5476 [10SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 2157), H2953 [23MY]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2324), H3991 [20JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H2719 [16MY]

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), H2535 [8MY]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H2299 [24AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1549 [15MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H3097 [4JN]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2070), H4524 [16JY]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 1002), H1721 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2002), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H1318 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H7628 [10DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see H.R. 655), H3015 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see H.R. 1980), H2840 [21MY]

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

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H4370 [10JY]

Federal agencies and departments: increase requirement for American-made content in products purchased under Federal contracts and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 3346), H6999 [12NO]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 129), H1331 [11MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN: designate (see H.R. 2802), H5176 [30JY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H5404 [2AU]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H7507 [4DE]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H3688 [17JN]

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

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2804 [20MY]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 27), H2604 [14MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1550 [15MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1319 [6MR]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1373), H1824 [21MR]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (see H.R. 3106), H6175 [2OC]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5806 [23SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H3760 [18JN]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H316 [1FE]

——— provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H1861 [9AP]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H818 [28FE]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 949), H981 [5MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6676 [22OC]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 289), H4310 [9JY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H4146 [27JN]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H6998 [12NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1829 [21MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3655 [14JN]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H6290 [4OC]

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), H2656 [15MY]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 229), H3760 [18JN]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5403 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H504 [13FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3990 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 1899), H2533 [8MY]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 1817), H2393 [26AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (H.R. 1899), H2535 [8MY]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (H.R. 1817), H2395 [26AP]

Remarks

Air Force: Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Missile Project delivery vehicle funding through reductions in Defense Rapid Innovation Program funding, H4920 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to rebase aircraft until review of National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force report, H4968 [23JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H1310 [6MR], H6035 [30SE], H6197 [3OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5777 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6035 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1310 [6MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H6431 [9OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6194, H6197 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6431, H6434 [9OC]

——— 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 [24JY]

——— sexual assault investigation training funding, H5013 [24JY]

Black History Month: observance, E123• [12FE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit waiver of standard local cost-share for construction projects unrelated to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H140 [15JA]

Crown Point, IN: anniversary of First United Methodist Church, E1472• [10OC]

——— anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral, E894• [17JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure rounds, H4946, H4947 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction excluding the Defense Health Program and Military Personnel Accounts, H4951 [23JY]

——— Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund funding, H4929, H4938, H4939, H4943, H4944 [23JY]

——— allow use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home countries and bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4926 [23JY]

——— breast cancer research funding, H4916 [23JY]

——— Defense Personnel Security Research Center funding, H4888 [23JY]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4947 [23JY]

——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H4918 [23JY]

——— lithium-ion battery research funding, H4920 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4886, H4888, H4889, H4909, H4910, H4911, H4913, H4916, H4918, H4920, H4922, H4926, H4927, H4928, H4929, H4938, H4939, H4943, H4944, H4945, H4946, H4947, H4948, H4951, H4952, H4953, H4961, H4962, H4963, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4968, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4974, H4976 [23JY], H5010, H5011, H5012, H5013, H5014, H5015, H5016, H5018, H5029 [24JY]

——— mental health research, treatment, education, and outreach funding, H4911 [23JY]

——— Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4910 [23JY]

——— Operationally Responsive Space office funding, H4922 [23JY]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4913 [23JY]

——— prohibit employees paid through the Working Capital Fund Account from being furloughed, H4948 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for any contract to buy non-petroleum based fuels for the same purpose or as a drop-in substitute for petroleum, H4945 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for military exercises that include participation by China, H4972, H4973 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for payment of any fines assessed against a military installation by the California Air Resources Board, H4963 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to conduct environmental impact study relative to intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4964, H4965 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to furlough civilian employees, H4966 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to furlough military technicians (dual status), H4970 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with Russia, H5011 [24JY]

——— prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H4974 [23JY]

——— reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4952 [23JY]

——— remove unexploded ordnance from former defense site on Culebra, PR, H5010 [24JY]

——— review all separations of servicemembers that reported sexual assaults and correct their service records, H5014 [24JY]

——— supplement wages and eliminate furloughs through reductions in Afghan Security Forces funding, H4926, H4927 [23JY]

——— Trans-Regional Web Initiative funding, H4953 [23JY]

——— TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation funding, H4976 [23JY]

——— Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile program funding, H4889 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5112 [30JY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, E21• [14JA]

Egypt: prohibit use of funds for military or paramilitary operations, H5018 [24JY]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H4909 [23JY]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Gary Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Classic basketball tournament, E1687• [18NO]

Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E20• [14JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6194 [3OC]

Hammond, IN: tribute to naturalization ceremony, E1013• [8JY]

High School Radio Day: observance, E559• [26AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1385• [26SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H114, H126, H140 [15JA]

——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H126 [15JA]

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers: anniversary, E100• [5FE]

Ivy Tech Community College: tribute Northwest regional campuses’ inductees into Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana, E1823• [10DE]

Mayerik, Theresa A.: Asian American Medical Association Crystal Globe Award recipient, E1626• [12NO]

Merrillville, IN: anniversary of Slovak Club, E1384• [26SE]

——— anniversary of Slovak Day Celebration, E1085• [18JY]

——— anniversary of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, E663• [15MY]

——— tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductees, E351• [21MR]

National Guard: emergency response medical equipment ambulance funding, H4929 [23JY]

Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Labor and Community Awards recipients, E275• [12MR]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H4928, H4971 [23JY]

Presidential appointments: prohibit payment of salaries to Presidential recess appointees until they are formally confirmed by the Senate, H4966 [23JY]

Syria: prohibit funding to escalate U.S. military involvement in Syria, H5015, H5016 [24JY]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations, E21• [14JA]

U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement: require express prior statutory authorization from Congress to carry out any activities, H4961, H4962 [23JY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, H4970, H4973 [23JY]

Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County, IN: anniversary of Hospice Program, E920• [19JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5530• [12SE], E1386• [26SE], E1433• [4OC], E1445• [7OC], E1464• [9OC], E1770• [3DE]

WDSO–Radio (Chesterton, IN): tribute, E559• [26AP]

WGVE–Radio (Gary, IN): tribute, E559• [26AP]

Tributes

Clay, Rudolph, E833• [11JN]

Coleman, M. Edith Brown, E1252• [9SE]

Evans, Wallace, Jr., E1769• [3DE]

Gaza, J. Patrick, E1061• [16JY]

Gorelick, Joel, E95• [5FE]

Mitchell, R.T., E22• [14JA]

Smith, Quentin, E123• [12FE]

Valtierra, J. Guadalupe, E43• [22JA]

Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H5029 [24JY]