YOUNG, TODD C. (a Representative from Indiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H4523 [16JY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]
Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H2248 [23AP]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2775 [17MY]
Armed Forces: notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H2570 [9MY]
——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]
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. 2), H173 [15JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H599 [15FE]
——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2775 [17MY]
——— require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (see H.R. 668), H501 [13FE]
——— 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]
——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]
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), H4214 [8JY]
Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H4979 [23JY]
Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see H. Con. Res. 66), H7354 [21NO]
Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H3288 [11JN]
Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 110), H6903 [29OC]
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]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H703 [27FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1399 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2914 [22MY]
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), H4215 [8JY]
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), H2299 [24AP]
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), H4979 [23JY]
——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]
——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H6677 [22OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4370 [10JY]
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), H5803 [20SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H4145 [27JN]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7052 [13NO]
Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H2067 [16AP]
Economy: provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the legislative process, the President’s budget, and annual long-term fiscal outlook reports (see H.R. 2967), H5404 [2AU]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2067 [16AP]
EPA: disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6053 [30SE]
——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H2396 [26AP]
——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H4370 [10JY]
——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H2535 [8MY]
ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H4726 [18JY]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H6829 [28OC]
Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4485 [11JY]
——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]
——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]
——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H3688 [17JN]
——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H504 [13FE]
——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H5052 [24JY]
Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4309 [9JY]
Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]
FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H3253 [6JN]
Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2354 [25AP]
Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN: designate (see H.R. 2802), H4978 [23JY]
FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H342 [4FE]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H550 [14FE]
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), H5884 [26SE]
Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 1896), H2533 [8MY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H301 [29JA]
Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H3654 [14JN]
——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5476 [10SE]
——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7053 [13NO]
——— 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), H2803 [20MY]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3355 [12JN]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1398 [13MR]
——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1328 [7MR]
IRS: impose recordkeeping requirements to substantiate costs incurred in carrying out responsibilities (see H.R. 2683), H4483 [11JY]
——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]
——— 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), H1829 [21MR]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4080 [26JN]
Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 1982), H4080 [26JN]
——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4146 [27JN]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2396 [26AP]
——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H4827 [19JY]
——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H6012 [28SE]
——— 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]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4370 [10JY]
——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]
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), H4370 [10JY]
National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (see H.R. 3106), H5884 [26SE]
National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H2066 [16AP]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 449), H5435 [9SE]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6493 [10OC]
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), H5513 [11SE]
NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]
——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2577), H4173 [28JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5263 [31JY]
——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H5513 [11SE]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H950 [4MR]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H455 [12FE]
Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H6644 [16OC]
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), H3216 [5JN]
Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H627 [25FE]
——— require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]
Public welfare programs: modify Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State maintenance of effort requirement (see H.R. 3151), H5766 [19SE]
——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H984 [5MR]
——— require States to deny Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program assistance to parents, caretakers, or legal guardians of children who are not attending enough school (see H.R. 3434), H6953 [30OC]
Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H3014 [3JN]
Rural areas: ensure that Federal Government receives maximum return on investment in the rural essential community facilities loan and grant programs and effective services to rural communities (see H.R. 1632), H2397 [26AP]
——— recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H5833 [25SE]
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), H344 [4FE]
Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H981 [5MR]
——— expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H6594 [14OC]
Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3760 [18JN]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H5262 [31JY]
——— 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), H2535 [8MY]
Taxation: express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]
——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H2354 [25AP]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H7053 [13NO]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4599 [17JY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]
——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H3216 [5JN]
Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2826), H5087 [25JY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1331 [11MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (see H.R. 2258), H3215 [5JN]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]
Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (see H.J. Res. 99), H6828 [28OC]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Defense: expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (H.R. 2258), H3215 [5JN]
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), H282 [23JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4484 [11JY]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H4176 [28JN]
Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), H6828 [28OC]
Letters
President Harry S Truman inauguration: Albert R. Anness, E1115• [23JY]
Motions
Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), H6872 [29OC]
Remarks
AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1153• [30JY]
Bloomington, IN: tribute to Buffalouie’s (business), E1122• [24JY]
Budget: require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (H.R. 668), H963 [5MR]
——— 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), H240 [23JA]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2790 [20MY]
Dan Cristiani Excavating Co., Inc.: tribute, E1401• [30SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3560 [13JN]
——— expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed, H3560 [13JN]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (H.R. 3205), H6655 [22OC]
——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2241 [23AP]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H3674 [17JN]
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), H2240 [23AP], H3674 [17JN], H5308 [1AU]
Harris, Marilyn E.: Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development National Multi-Family Housing Site Manager of the Year for Elderly Housing award recipient, E1121• [24JY]
Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities, E677• [16MY]
——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5332 [1AU]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2696 [16MY]
Indiana University: tribute to men’s soccer team, E101• [5FE]
Jeffersonville, IN: anniversary of Schimpff’s Confectionery, E1815• [9DE]
National objectives: economic recovery, H2237, H2239, H2240, H2241 [23AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4558 [17JY], H5333, H5336 [1AU]
——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4558 [17JY], H5333 [1AU]
——— impact, H5334, H5335, H5336 [1AU]
——— repeal, H5332 [1AU]
——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2696 [16MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H2237 [23AP]
Public debt: disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), H6872, H6873, H6876 [29OC]
——— disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling (H.J. Res. 99), motion to proceed, H6872 [29OC]
——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2541 [9MY]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1376 [13MR]
Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2237, H2239 [23AP]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H5760, H5762, H5764 [19SE]
Veterans: tribute, H6883 [29OC]
Votes: position on missed, H2887• [22MY]
Tributes
Anness, Albert R., E1115• [23JY]
Pressler, Menahem, E1805• [5DE]
Roedl, Clara, E957• [25JN]
Zembiec, Doug, H6883 [29OC]