WEBSTER, DANIEL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

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 (H.R. 367), H5329 [1AU]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2655 [15MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3592 [13JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2438 [6MY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6454 [9OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2605 [14MY]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Budget: improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 1654), H2158 [18AP]

Bullard, Larcenia J.: tribute (see H. Res. 139), H1825 [21MR]

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), H7608 [9DE]

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), H6225 [3OC]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5806 [23SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2570 [9MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H284 [23JA]

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

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H4370 [10JY]

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: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H3654 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7628 [10DE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H5834 [25SE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4309 [9JY]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5402 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7052 [13NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2354 [25AP]

EPA: establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H5806 [23SE]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H4214 [8JY]

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 investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H5175 [30JY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study and congressional consideration of reforms to make rates affordable (see H.R. 3218), H6011 [28SE]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H7053 [13NO]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H5052 [24JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H173 [15JA]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 106), H31 [3JA]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1568 [18MR]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5090 [25JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]

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

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4143 [27JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

Medicare: eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7251 [19NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H6643 [16OC]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5554 [16SE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H4726 [18JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H6644 [16OC]

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), H224 [22JA]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1550 [15MR]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1861 [9AP]

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), H2716 [16MY]

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), H6902 [29OC]

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

——— 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), H6103 [1OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2656 [15MY]

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

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), H7357 [21NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H1332 [11MR]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2655 [15MY]

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

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H1319 [6MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts (see H.R. 2929), H5342 [1AU]

——— allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 3653), H7507 [4DE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H661 [26FE]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 1032), H1550 [15MR]

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

——— permit medical expenses of dependents under 27 to be paid from health savings accounts (see H.R. 1140), H2438 [6MY]

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

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H3288 [11JN]

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]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2161 [18AP]

——— exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see H.R. 825), H1328 [7MR] (see H.R. 1742), H2350 [25AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 228), H2837 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (see H. Res. 385), H6674 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (see H. Res. 243), H3014 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (see H. Res. 243), H3014 [3JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H32 [3JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (H.R. 149), H38 [3JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2029 [16AP], H2577 [14MY], H2805 [21MY], H4981 [24JY]

Letters

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H3039 [4JN]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H3040 [4JN]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E658• [14MY]

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H219• [22JA]

Appropriations: legislative process, H3035, H3036 [4JN]

Bethany Christian Services (organization): Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1600• [30OC]

Boatright, Brian: Boy Scouts Honor Medal recipient, E86• [4FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H3038, H3039, H3042 [4JN]

Burns, Mike: Darden Concepts, Inc., Diamond Club Award recipient, E1688• [18NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2852, H2853, H2858, H2859 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6696, H6702, H6703, H6704 [23OC]

——— prohibit enforcement of streamlined environmental review process until the current backlog of authorized projects is reduced, H6703 [23OC]

Darden Foundation: tribute to Restaurant Community Grants program, E981• [26JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3032, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3038, H3039 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3032, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3038, H3039 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: support for March for Marriage in the District of Columbia, E349• [21MR]

Federal agencies and departments: include agency guidance statements and administrative rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5330 [1AU]

——— 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), H5330 [1AU]

Haven Building Products (business): anniversary, E1655• [14NO]

Logan, Patrick: Walt Disney Co., Walt Disney Legacy Award recipient, E344• [20MR]

National School Spirit Day: observance, E1758• [2DE]

Orlando, FL: anniversary of Delaney Street Baptist Church, E1284• [11SE]

——— anniversary of Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, E1261• [9SE]

——— anniversary of Orlando Union Rescue Mission, E1599• [30OC]

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: tribute, E926• [20JN]

Petro, Danniel J.: West Orange, FL, Chamber of Commerce Danniel J. Petro ‘‘Bright Future of West Orange’’ Award recipient, E88• [4FE]

Polk, FL: Berkley Charter School recipient of National Association of Music Merchants Foundation SupportMusic Merit Award, E987• [28JN]

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (organization): tribute to partnership with Darden Restaurants, Inc., to combat hunger, E981• [26JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H219• [22JA]

United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida: tribute to new campus, E683• [16MY]

University of Central Florida: anniversary, E1209• [2AU]

——— tribute to College of Medicine graduating class, E633• [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H236• [23JA], H4376• [11JY], E632• [9MY], E1053• [11JY], E1200• [1AU], E1425•, E1428•, E1430• [3OC], E1817• [9DE]

Winter Garden, FL: anniversary of Garden Theatre, E337• [19MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 113–88), H2837 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2216, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 113–95), H3014 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2217, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 113–95), H3014 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. Rept. 113–251), H6674 [22OC]

Tributes

Banasco, Rolando, E275• [12MR]

Beyer, Arianna, E980• [26JN]

Carter, John B., Jr., E1022• [8JY]

Glazer, Camille, E493• [18AP]

Green, Jesse E., E1168• [31JY]

Johnson, Jalen, E962• [25JN]

Lien, Patrick, E961• [25JN]

Mellen, Rob, E593• [6MY]

Miranda, Alexander, E1002• [28JN]

Morris, Walter F., E1712• [20NO]

Painter, Rodney D., Jr., E1676• [15NO]

Stallings, Bobby and Shirley, E1134• [25JY]

Starke, Ronald, III, E931• [20JN]

Sumner, Earnest W., E1010• [28JN]

Valverde, Angel, E1002• [28JN]