WILSON, JOE (a Representative from South Carolina)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H91 [15JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3577 [13JN]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H6915 [30OC]

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), H2803 [20MY]

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

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4081 [26JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7311 [20NO]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1356 [12MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

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), H6225 [3OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6322 [5OC]

——— ensure allowances of members covered by Pay Our Military Act include Dept. of Defense military tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 3275), H6411 [8OC]

——— 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]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6454 [9OC]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see H.R. 1265), H1630 [19MR]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

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

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H4214 [8JY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H7395 [2DE]

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

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1202), H1721 [20MR]

——— balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1202), H1862 [9AP]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H504 [13FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4524 [16JY]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 593), H430 [8FE]

——— 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]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

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), H7111 [14NO]

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), H5176 [30JY]

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), H1632 [19MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2438 [6MY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6604 [15OC]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H177 [18JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2027 [15AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 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), H300 [29JA]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H3990 [20JN]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3655 [14JN]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H301 [29JA]

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

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), H2959 [23MY]

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 notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H504 [13FE]

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), H1328 [7MR]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4177 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 203), H284 [23JA]

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), H4523 [16JY]

——— 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: establish requirements for oil and natural gas leasing of areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina (see H.R. 771), H595 [15FE]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2605 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

——— require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the IRS (see H.R. 2389), H3929 [19JN]

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), H5768 [19SE]

——— 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), H7446 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H2354 [25AP]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7053 [13NO]

——— require entrance into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 635), H499 [13FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

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

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: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2959 [23MY]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6454 [9OC]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H7446 [3DE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H4726 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H3288 [11JN] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]

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), H5404 [2AU]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H8127 [19DE]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H2965 [24MY]

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: terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4081 [26JN]

Financial institutions: 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), H594 [15FE]

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), H4485 [11JY]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4178 [28JN]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1861 [9AP]

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

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

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H6829 [28OC]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H504 [13FE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6053 [30SE]

——— 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), H3358 [12JN]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H3654 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H6053 [30SE]

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]

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]

Immigration: require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (see H. Res. 330), H5399 [2AU]

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), H818 [28FE]

——— 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), H5052 [24JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H700 [27FE]

——— 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), H1360 [12MR]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: 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]

——— 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), H2959 [23MY]

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

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5175 [30JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 673), H501 [13FE]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3760 [18JN]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2021), H2717 [16MY]

——— ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H3590 [13JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 2473), H3989 [20JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 2472), H3989 [20JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H7357 [21NO]

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

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

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]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H7153 [15NO]

——— increase required State match for newly eligible individuals and apply savings against sequestration reductions (see H.R. 3667), H7566 [5DE]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H4145 [27JN]

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), H4309 [9JY]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H7446 [3DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1829 [21MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2959 [23MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H7153 [15NO]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H5348 [1AU]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3688 [17JN]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7311 [20NO]

National Guard: codify the National Guard State Partnership Program regarding the funding sources for and purposes of the program and specifying certain limitations on the use of such funding (see H.R. 641), H499 [13FE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H2653 [15MY]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H6953 [30OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1803), H6594 [14OC]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 1900), 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. 1724), H2485 [7MY] (see H.R. 2019), H3991 [20JN]

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), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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), H5766 [19SE]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1395 [13MR]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see H.R. 2347), H3590 [13JN]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H658 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to Delegates and Resident Commissioners and certain congressional staff (see H.R. 2010), H2716 [16MY]

——— 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), H6957 [30OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5049 [24JY] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H504 [13FE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H599 [15FE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H6770 [23OC]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H7310 [20NO]

——— 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), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H5435 [9SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H6053 [30SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H703 [27FE]

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

——— repeal unless initial enrollment target for exchanges has been met (see H.R. 3784), H8117 [16DE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6493 [10OC]

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

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6957 [30OC]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H3758 [18JN]

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: increase debt ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States (see H.R. 371), H279 [23JA]

——— prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H222 [22JA]

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

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H224 [22JA]

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

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: provide for a reduction in pay until the healthcare.gov website is certified as fully functional (see H.R. 3785), H8117 [16DE]

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]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H4725 [18JY]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H5052 [24JY]

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5477 [10SE]

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), H5051 [24JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1958 [11AP]

——— 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]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2438 [6MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H4214 [8JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4524 [16JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA]

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

——— 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), H4523 [16JY]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H168 [15JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H3357 [12JN]

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), H5435 [9SE]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H4598 [17JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H3654 [14JN]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H5404 [2AU]

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), H416 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H628 [25FE]

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. 2403), H4040 [25JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 738), H547 [14FE]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H5341 [1AU]

Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see H.R. 879), H813 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Environmental Management (see H.J. Res. 81), H6223 [3OC]

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), H28 [3JA]

Israel: Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5344 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (H.R. 738), H549 [14FE]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (H.R. 2907), H5345 [1AU]

Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (H.R. 879), H816 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Environmental Management (H.J. Res. 81), H6224 [3OC]

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 (H.R. 32), H34 [3JA]

Obituaries

Clarkson, A. Crawford, Jr.: Shives Funeral Home (business), E1398• [28SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1996 [15AP], H2777 [20MY], H5482 [11SE], H5809 [25SE], H6573 [14OC], H6612 [16OC]

Remarks

Aiken, SC: tribute to Dogwood Stable for Palace Malice (racehorse) winning Belmont Stakes, H3271 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5809 [25SE], H5843 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6013 [30SE], H6067 [1OC], H6117 [2OC], H6325 [7OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H6241 [4OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5409 [9SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6427, H6433 [9OC]

——— tribute to members, H2967 [3JN]

BMW of North America, LLC: tribute to Greer, SC, manufacturing plant, E1348• [19SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1336 [12MR], H1553 [18MR]

——— 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), H380 [6FE]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H226 [23JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2777 [20MY], H2916 [23MY]

——— goals of the 113th Congress, H63 [14JA]

Courts: decision regarding Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H7313 [21NO]

Dell, Eric and Torry Lyons: tribute to birth of child, H4000 [25JN], E958• [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: address prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Armed Forces, H3658 [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8039 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3263 [11JN], H3336 [12JN], H3658 [17JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H821 [4MR]

——— permit the performance of religious services on military property by military chaplains and other personnel during a lapse in appropriations (H. Con. Res. 58), H6293, H6294, H6295 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: 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), H4622 [18JY], H4730 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: encourage support for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, H376 [6FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6501 [11OC]

——— OMB approval of funding reprogramming request for Savannah River Site to prevent furloughs, H2408 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2622 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4000 [25JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4000 [25JN], H4148 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5274 [1AU]

District of Columbia: anniversary of National Draft Goldwater Rally, E988• [28JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H601 [25FE], H705 [28FE], H2167 [23AP]

——— importance of job creation, H640 [26FE], H1871 [10AP], H4148 [28JN], H7265 [20NO]

Employment: job creation relative to Congress approving the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H4490 [16JY]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H5936 [28SE]

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), H5352 [2AU]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3593 [14JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6067 [1OC], H6117 [2OC], H6294 [5OC], H6325 [7OC], H6358 [8OC], H6574 [14OC], H6600 [15OC]

Health: decision to eliminate income verification eligibility requirement relative to health care exchange insurance subsidies, H4180 [8JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2692 [16MY], H2722 [17MY]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H6294 [5OC]

Journal: question of approval, H4147 [28JN], H4221 [9JY], H4530 [17JY], H4729 [19JY], H5842 [26SE], H6066 [1OC], H6358 [8OC], H6612 [16OC], H7635 [11DE], H7698 [12DE]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H2578 [14MY]

Lizard’s Thicket (restaurant chain): anniversary, H318 [4FE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8039 [12DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H554 [15FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H437 [12FE], H4864 [23JY]

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 (H.R. 3350), H6959 [12NO], H7006 [13NO], H7157 [18NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4222 [9JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4531 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6612 [16OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4531 [17JY]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, H5598 [18SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6777 [28OC], H6836 [29OC], H7090 [14NO], H7368 [2DE], H7403 [3DE], H7457 [4DE], H7635 [11DE]

——— implementation, H5910 [27SE], H7157 [18NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5809 [25SE], H5843 [26SE], H6013 [30SE]

——— repeal, H4222 [9JY], H7699 [12DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2692 [16MY], H2722 [17MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6189 [3OC], H6574 [14OC], H6600 [15OC]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H1997 [15AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5482 [11SE]

Unemployment: rates, H4490 [16JY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6241 [4OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1550• [23OC]

Tributes

Carpenter, Kyle, H514 [14FE]

Clarkson, A. Crawford, Jr., H5936 [28SE], E1398• [28SE]

Glover, Candice, H2722 [17MY]

Higgins, Michael R., E164• [15FE]

Philips, Jay and family, H5274 [1AU]

Rebholz, James G., E765• [24MY]

Sanford, Representative, H2635 [15MY]

Thatcher, Margaret, H1839 [9AP]

Van Buskirk, Scott, E1117• [23JY]

Wilson, Alan, H4490 [16JY]

Wilson, Emily R., H6067 [1OC]

Wilson, Hunter, H7635 [11DE]