WAGNER, ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H1549 [15MR]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1550 [15MR]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5403 [2AU]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H7357 [21NO]

——— ensure allowances of members covered by Pay Our Military Act include Dept. of Defense military tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 3275), H6454 [9OC]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5349 [1AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H629 [25FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H6770 [23OC]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H5548 [12SE]

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), H1911 [10AP]

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), H4858 [22JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H950 [4MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1859 [9AP] (see H.R. 334), H628 [25FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2249 [23AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to reprioritize certain authorized purposes (see H.R. 1460), H2027 [15AP]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H5403 [2AU]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5404 [2AU]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H344 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit partnerships with foreign governments to promote enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico (see H.R. 1882), H3592 [13JN]

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]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H5513 [11SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5554 [16SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5403 [2AU]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2024 [15AP]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6957 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2485 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3592 [13JN]

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), H5512 [11SE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7394 [2DE]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 271), H2437 [6MY]

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]

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), H6770 [23OC]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1549 [15MR]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 3140), H5806 [23SE]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2436 [6MY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6957 [30OC]

——— 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]

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), H3592 [13JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H8112 [12DE]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H5832 [25SE]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H7253 [19NO]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H7253 [19NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6344 [7OC]

——— 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), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6344 [7OC]

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), H4371 [10JY]

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), H5348 [1AU]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 662), H500 [13FE]

International relations: prohibit the U.S. from following a Dept. of the Treasury guidance on how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation (see H.R. 3570), H7352 [21NO]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1861 [9AP]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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), H3760 [18JN]

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), H3688 [17JN]

Israel: 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), H4214 [8JY]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 838), H2485 [7MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1550 [15MR]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

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: permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H6999 [12NO]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4598 [17JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7253 [19NO]

Members of Congress: deny retirement credit for service as a Member in the case of a former Member convicted of a felony (see H.R. 2092), H3016 [3JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H3929 [19JN]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5348 [1AU]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2125 [17AP]

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), H4309 [9JY]

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

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), H5803 [20SE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8112 [12DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5175 [30JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6344 [7OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2913 [22MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H628 [25FE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

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 debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H818 [28FE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H1355 [12MR]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7109 [14NO]

——— make shareholder registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies (see H.R. 801), H596 [15FE]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H4727 [18JY]

Stan Musial Memorial Bridge, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 420), H292 [25JA]

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

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7188 [18NO]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1861 [9AP]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H6775 [24OC]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2604 [14MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2840 [21MY]

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

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2775 [17MY]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3256 [10JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7153 [15NO]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2535 [8MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

SEC: prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 1626), H2157 [18AP]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 2374), H3652 [14JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office, Cottleville, MO: designate (H.R. 2391), H3654 [14JN]

SEC: prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (H.R. 1626), H2159 [18AP]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H3653 [14JN]

Letters

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility: Kim Curtis, E1644• [13NO]

Retail Investor Protection Act: Brian H. Graff, National Association of Plan-Advisors, H6859 [29OC]

——— Charles Symington, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc., H6860 [29OC]

——— David J. Stertzer, Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, H6859 [29OC]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6858 [29OC]

——— several Senators, H6860 [29OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H7006 [13NO]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H209 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3735 [18JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6119 [2OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1553 [18MR]

——— deficit, H352 [5FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 444), H352 [5FE]

Coal: importance to national energy policy, H2108 [17AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish, H5483 [11SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2845 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (H.R. 1864), H4060 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2241 [23AP]

Dept. of Labor: issue fiduciary duty rule to protect access to investment education and advice and assure reasonable financial compensation to financial service providers, H6867 [29OC]

——— proposal to modify definition of fiduciary under ERISA, H6858 [29OC]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs, H2331 [25AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H3673 [17JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2494 [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1434 [15MR], H2238 [23AP]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H2108 [17AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prevent abuse of power and Government overreach, H5186 [31JY]

——— 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), H3673 [17JN]

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co.: anniversary, E1358• [20SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6119 [2OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2590 [14MY]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7476 [4DE]

Missouri: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy, H2108 [17AP]

National objectives: economic recovery, H2238, H2240, H2241 [23AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H4002 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H6689 [23OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7006 [13NO], H7088 [14NO], E1644• [13NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2590 [14MY]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6858, H6867 [29OC]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (H.R. 2383), H4003 [25JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H209 [22JA]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2240 [23AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2705• [16MY], H2750• [17MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), motion to recommit, H3331 [12JN]

——— prohibit cross-border swaps transactions with certain countries that violate the Iran Sanctions Act or engage in cyber attacks against the U.S., H3331 [12JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2715 [16MY]

Statements

Living Beyond the Bandaide of Abortion: Joyce Zounis, H210 [22JA]

Tributes

Emerson, Jo Ann, E58• [23JA]

Gerdes, Chip, H2414 [6MY]