GIBBS, BOB (a Representative from Ohio)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5551), H7882 [18SE]
Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against international terrorism (see H.R. 5415), H7296 [8SE]
——— authorize use of military force against nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against U.S. personnel in Benghazi, Libya (see H.R. 4599), H3939 [7MY]
——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H3448 [6MY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H2300 [11MR]
Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H5187 [9JN]
Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3058 [8AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 5417), H7530 [15SE]
——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H7980 [13NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H6815 [24JY]
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), H2991 [7AP]
Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H6746 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H5249 [10JN]
——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4476 [19MY]
Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H1770 [11FE]
Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 5052), H6816 [24JY]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see H.J. Res. 118), H6106 [10JY]
——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]
——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6106 [10JY]
——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H2098 [28FE]
FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2258 [6MR]
FDA: ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4430), H3293 [29AP]
——— establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 4432), H6746 [23JY]
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H6816 [24JY]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H184 [13JA]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5495 [18JN]
FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7940 [12NO]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H3448 [6MY]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7129 [30JY]
Holder, Attorney General: impeach (see H. Res. 411), H1939 [25FE]
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), H1939 [25FE]
Housing: revise definition of ‘‘manufactured home’’ to clarify exclusion of certain recreational vehicles (see H.R. 5658), H8133 [19NO]
Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 5137), H7129 [30JY]
——— require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State and provide the Governor with the right-of-refusal of such transfers (see H.R. 5253), H7039 [29JY]
——— support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6399 [17JY]
Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office, Dublin, OH: designate (see H.R. 4919), H5557 [19JN]
Medicare: eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H5024 [29MY]
——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H8226 [1DE]
——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2258 [6MR]
——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H8669 [4DE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2149 [4MR]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H3242 [28AP]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H3058 [8AP]
NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 5456), H7454 [11SE]
Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H8273 [2DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3474), H2302 [11MR]
——— exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7297 [8SE]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1773 [11FE]
——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H2199 [5MR]
——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5364 [12JN]
——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7939 [12NO]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H2855 [2AP]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 5449), H7619 [16SE]
Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3243 [28AP]
Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]
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), H5877 [8JY]
Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7455 [11SE]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H4017 [8MY]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8171 [20NO]
Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H7042 [29JY]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H6352 [16JY]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H135 [9JA]
Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5078), H6135 [11JY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
EPA: clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (see H.R. 4854), H5362 [12JN]
Constitutional authority statements
EPA: clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (H.R. 4854), H5364 [12JN]
Letters
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Daniel Sakura, National Alliance of Forest Owners, H7101 [30JY]
——— several organizations, H7100 [30JY]
——— Steve Mulligan, American Mosquito Control Association, H7101 [30JY]
Remarks
Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, H1569 [4FE]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4488 [20MY]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H6756 [24JY]
EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (H.R. 5764), H8892, H8893, H8896 [9DE]
IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H6756 [24JY]
James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 1378), H8898, H8899 [9DE]
John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center, San Diego, CA: designate, H8898, H8899 [9DE]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), H6870, H6873 [28JY], H7100, H7102, H7103, H7107 [30JY]
——— clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), motion to recommit, H7150 [31JY]
——— minimize use of certain pesticides known or suspected to cause serious health issues for infants and children, monitor adverse impacts from their use, and report location and quantities to local permitting agencies, H7150 [31JY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1569 [4FE]
St. Clair, MO: release from all restrictions, conditions, limitations on use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of St. Clair Regional Airport (S. 2759), H8897, H8898 [9DE]
Water: prevent exemption from proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act if it is determined implementation is likely to have an adverse impact on water quality, H7324 [9SE]
——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 5078), H7315, H7323, H7324 [9SE]
——— prevent issuance of final rules by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act if certain conditions are met, H7323 [9SE]
Statements
Representative DeFazio’s Local Mosquito Control District Permit Application: American Mosquito Control Association, H7101 [30JY]
Tributes