YODER, KEVIN (a Representative from Kansas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H93 [15JA]

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 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), H7153 [15NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 3175), H6012 [28SE]

——— 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]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1430 [14MR]

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

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), H6999 [12NO]

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

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), H1911 [10AP]

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), H1720 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H6902 [29OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2720 [16MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H3689 [17JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H6770 [23OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 40), H2246 [23AP]

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

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H6902 [29OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 1637), H2157 [18AP]

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]

——— expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (see H.R. 2258), H3215 [5JN]

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), H4858 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5589 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7188 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H2954 [23MY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2656 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2175), H3253 [6JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5884 [26SE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H6829 [28OC]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H6957 [30OC]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 3330), H6768 [23OC]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 714), H546 [14FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H4980 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H545 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1993 [12AP]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1431 [14MR]

Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H818 [28FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4980 [23JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H283 [23JA]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, President, Vice-President, and executive department heads from receiving pay and prioritize payments to seniors, military, and veterans during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 3152), H6053 [30SE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5884 [26SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H5884 [26SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H5884 [26SE] (see H.R. 3121), H5834 [25SE]

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), H3689 [17JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6902 [29OC]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

Iran: 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), H6958 [30OC]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1328 [7MR]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2605 [14MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H2125 [17AP]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2570 [9MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H6902 [29OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H1430 [14MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5922 [27SE]

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

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), H3655 [14JN]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H4309 [9JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H6103 [1OC]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H2717 [16MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2027 [15AP]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H5884 [26SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H6052 [30SE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H7608 [9DE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H6493 [10OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6290 [4OC]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 178), H284 [23JA]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H1398 [13MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]

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), H1430 [14MR]

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

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5049 [24JY] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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), H5052 [24JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H5884 [26SE] (see H.R. 3121), H5834 [25SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1398 [13MR]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1629 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H983 [5MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H417 [6FE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Public debt: 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), H984 [5MR]

Sports: commend and support the U.S. delegation and the U.S. Deaf Sports Federation in their representation of the U.S. at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria (see H. Res. 314), H4857 [22JY]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3016 [3JN]

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), H6775 [24OC]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 1697), H2656 [15MY]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H6829 [28OC]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H1431 [14MR]

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

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H983 [5MR]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 2241), H5348 [1AU]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2536 [8MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2396 [26AP]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H2839 [21MY]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1571), H2025 [15AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 483), H504 [13FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H983 [5MR]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3990 [20JN]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1399 [13MR]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H4370 [10JY]

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), H1430 [14MR]

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

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H224 [22JA]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2840 [21MY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7446 [3DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 150), H32 [3JA]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 151), H32 [3JA]

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), H2483 [7MY]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 1575), H2026 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 150), H38 [3JA]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 151), H38 [3JA]

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 (H.R. 1852), H2484 [7MY]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (H.R. 1575), H2027 [15AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H631 [26FE], H2915 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H6484 [10OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6363 [8OC]

Boston, MA: tribute to first responders and citizens for efforts to respond to Boston Marathon bombings, H2036 [16AP]

Budget: balance, H1618 [19MR], H1873 [10AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1618 [19MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6242 [4OC], H6914 [30OC]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4002 [25JN]

——— 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), H4627 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: making continuing appropriations for Head Start Program (H.J. Res. 84), H6363 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H4020 [25JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7266 [20NO]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H7065 [14NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2493 [8MY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1405 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 708), H6693 [23OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6363 [8OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), E1184• [1AU]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2625 [15MY]

Leawood, KS: Mission Trail Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1789• [4DE]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3658 [17JN]

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 (H.R. 1900), H7266 [20NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H4018 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6242 [4OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6242 [4OC]

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 (H.R. 1852), H7700 [12DE]

Public debt: ceiling, H6429 [9OC], H6485 [10OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7404 [3DE]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7266 [20NO]

Taiwan: inclusion in Trans-Pacific Partnership, E1468• [9OC]

——— observance of National Day, E1468• [9OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5483 [11SE]

Veterans: reduce unemployment, H2832 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1184• [1AU]

Tributes

Crozier, Zeke, H4320 [10JY]

Dole, Robert, H4866 [23JY]

Hall, Adele, H352 [5FE]

Johnson, Gene, E687• [16MY]

Pierce, Robert A., H3229 [6JN]

Sisson, Justin, H3229 [6JN]

Yoder, Edna, H4147 [28JN]