WALBERG, TIM (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3913 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4908, H4929 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5263 [31JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4311 [9JY], H4329 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

——— 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), H2839 [21MY]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2249 [23AP]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5435 [9SE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H950 [4MR]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 914), H815 [28FE]

——— 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]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H8113 [12DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

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. 1, 2), H32 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H413 [6FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3289 [11JN]

——— 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 (see H.R. 444), H344 [4FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]

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

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), H5090 [25JY]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8126 [19DE]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2067 [16AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H417 [6FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2066 [16AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3358 [12JN]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H1318 [6MR]

Courts: provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H1911 [10AP]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H3253 [6JN] (see H.R. 3211), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide for removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans (see H.R. 2561), H5404 [2AU]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]

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]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4599 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 2637), H5477 [10SE]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H8126 [19DE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6957 [30OC]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H5548 [12SE]

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

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license plate readers (see H.R. 2644), H4980 [23JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H372 [5FE]

——— submit report on the designation of the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3082), H5512 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into agreements with States to allow continued operation of certain facilities and programs which would cease operating during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 3311), H7053 [13NO]

——— issue an oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for 2016–2020 (see H.R. 2265), H3929 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H2656 [15MY]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4175 [28JN]

Diplomatic Security Act: require certain notifications of Dept. of State Accountability Review Boards, avoid conflicts of interest by members, and require actions relative to reports of such Boards (see H.R. 1768), H2486 [7MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H5476 [10SE]

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), H284 [23JA]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (see H.R. 2223), H3014 [3JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1856 [9AP]

EPA: establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H5404 [2AU]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H7111 [14NO]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H1322 [6MR]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H5175 [30JY]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H7053 [13NO]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H5263 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3549), H8113 [12DE]

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

FDA: strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H3016 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H3991 [20JN]

——— 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), H278 [23JA]

——— provide transparency and establish uniform standards on awarding and disclosure of discretionary competitive grants (see H.R. 3316), H6768 [23OC]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H7111 [14NO]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4080 [26JN]

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]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 2098), H2910 [22MY]

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), H2840 [21MY]

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

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H703 [27FE]

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), H4827 [19JY]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7188 [18NO]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H550 [14FE]

——— 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), H5655 [18SE]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7508 [4DE]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1629 [19MR]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

Grayling, MI: anniversary of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (see H. Res. 290), H4308 [9JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H6957 [30OC]

——— 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]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H4309 [9JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H4309 [9JY] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

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), H3929 [19JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2656 [15MY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H4146 [27JN]

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), H1829 [21MR]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H2354 [25AP]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H7447 [3DE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6902 [29OC]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H628 [25FE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2914 [22MY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4309 [9JY]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H4178 [28JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR]

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

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

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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 comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H5436 [9SE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H6289 [4OC]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H6545 [11OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H86 [14JA]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3092), H5546 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H5589 [17SE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7507 [4DE]

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), H2959 [23MY]

NLRB: declare certain agency actions have no force or effect until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members and prohibit further actions (see H.R. 976), H1322 [6MR]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H596 [15FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H7053 [13NO]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1431 [14MR]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see H.R. 2347), H4081 [26JN]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H7053 [13NO]

Palestinians: clarify a Presidential succession plan for the Palestinian Authority, expand political freedom in West Bank, and take preventive measures to limit possibility of Hamas takeover in West Bank (see H. Res. 177), H2405 [3MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 2700), H4523 [16JY]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5655 [18SE]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5176 [30JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6903 [29OC]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5768 [19SE]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 153), H6175 [2OC]

——— 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), H4827 [19JY]

——— provide that the only health plans available to Federal employees responsible for administering such Act are those created under such Act or offered through exchanges (see H.R. 3170), H6225 [3OC]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H4309 [9JY] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2125 [17AP]

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

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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), H4309 [9JY]

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]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 360), H6225 [3OC]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see H.R. 163), H51 [4JA]

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

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 781), H3256 [10JN]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H3288 [11JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7628 [10DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2656 [15MY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

——— 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), H2354 [25AP]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 1552), H2161 [18AP]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 2778), H4856 [22JY]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H1360 [12MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— establish Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 774), H595 [15FE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3592 [13JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2913 [22MY]

——— make imprisonment mandatory for unauthorized disclosure or inspection of returns and return information and willful oppression under color of law by officers and employees of the U.S. (see H.R. 2557), H4599 [17JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H52 [4JA]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H5833 [25SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2486 [7MY]

——— provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 892), H4979 [23JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3927 [19JN]

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

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

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H3357 [12JN]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H3096 [4JN]

——— 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]

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]

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

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2485 [7MY]

Voting: permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2409), H3991 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1829 [21MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H416 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life (see H.R. 3493), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of Labor: clarify that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments shall not be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (see H.R. 3633), H7445 [3DE]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (see H.R. 2747), H4825 [19JY]

Medicare: exempt certain long-term care hospitals operating in a single-hospital metropolitan statistical area from threshold payment adjustment policy for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3365), H6900 [29OC]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies to identify, locate, and recover victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 3081), H5512 [11SE]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (see H.R. 3534), H7252 [19NO]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1517), H1956 [11AP]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1517), H1956 [11AP]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1304), H1719 [20MR]

Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 2006), H2654 [15MY]

War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (see H. Res. 37), H177 [18JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life (H.R. 3493), H7111 [14NO]

Dept. of Labor: clarify that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments shall not be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (H.R. 3633), H7446 [3DE]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), H4826 [19JY]

Medicare: exempt certain long-term care hospitals operating in a single-hospital metropolitan statistical area from threshold payment adjustment policy for long-term care hospitals (H.R. 3365), H6901 [29OC]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies to identify, locate, and recover victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 3081), H5512 [11SE]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (H.R. 3534), H7252 [19NO]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (H.R. 1517), H1958 [11AP]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (H.R. 1517), H1958 [11AP]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (H.R. 1304), H1720 [20MR]

Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 2006), H2655 [15MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H89 [15JA], H375 [6FE], H1918 [11AP], H5597 [18SE]

Poems

‘‘Deepest of the Deep,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E695• [17MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H211 [22JA]

Adrian, MI: anniversary of Lenawee Christian Family Centre, E1859• [12DE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3913, H3914 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5843 [26SE]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H1576 [19MR], H1918 [11AP]

——— 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), H375 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1576 [19MR], H1918 [11AP], H3027 [4JN]

Cobra Motorcycles (business): tribute, E1277• [10SE]

Coldwater, MI: tribute to Tibbits Opera House, E519• [23AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H3027 [4JN], H3367 [13JN]

——— express importance of prayer in resolving Government shutdown, H6464 [10OC]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H2339 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit addition of ‘‘natural stone’’ to list of commodity products that can petition for a promotion and research order issuance, H3913, H3914 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund funding, H4929, H4930 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4908, H4929, H4930 [23JY]

——— United African Command Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force for Crisis Response funding, H4908 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2929 [23MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4623 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative green technologies, H4329 [10JY]

Eaton County, MI: tribute to Eaton County Parks and Recreation Commission Alvin Whitfield Community Service Award recipients, E1522• [16OC]

Education: simplify and strengthen Federal school aid programs, H2310 [25AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2513 [8MY], H3027 [4JN]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1438 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4329 [10JY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H1902–H1904 [10AP], H5420 [9SE]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), H5449 [10SE]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2330 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6068 [1OC], H6161 [2OC], H6190 [3OC]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H6162 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H3351 [12JN]

IRS: reform, H4221 [9JY]

La-Z-Boy, Inc.: tribute to groundbreaking for construction of new world headquarters in Monroe, MI, E878• [14JN]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1967 [12AP]

OMB: directive relative to operation of Federal websites during a Government shutdown, H6191 [3OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4374 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4555 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4555 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6161 [2OC], H6839 [29OC], H7087 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6161 [2OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5843 [26SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H5843 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1379 [13MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5442 [10SE]

Southern Poverty Law Center: opposition to Alabama school choice legislation, H5597 [18SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H211 [22JA]

——— hearing of arguments in Town of Greece, NY, v. Galloway relative to constitutionality of legislative prayer practice to open town meetings, H5410 [9SE]

War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (H. Res. 37), E39• [18JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4210 [8JY]

Tributes

Hampton, Frank, Jr., H2915 [23MY]

Mills, Travis, E695• [17MY]

Wicks, Joe, E1332• [18SE]