MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H8033 [17NO]

Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building, Princeton, FL: designate (see H.R. 5030), H5876 [8JY]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H5365 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes (see H.R. 4141), H2147 [4MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H5640 [23JN]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2962 [4AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H2854 [2AP]

Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4030), H1718 [10FE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H136 [9JA]

Federal employees: impose penalties for unathorized disclosure of personal financial information (see H.R. 3764), H225 [14JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal health information (see H.R. 3763), H225 [14JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (see H.R. 3762), H225 [14JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H1659 [5FE]

Galvez y Madrid, Bernardo de: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 105), H134 [9JA]

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), H6657 [22JY]

Health: 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), H183 [13JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H135 [9JA]

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), H1593 [4FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H5364 [12JN]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 435), H5399 [17JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2697 [26MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H7893 [18SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2149 [4MR]

NATO: encourage continued enlargement (see H.R. 4346), H2744 [27MR]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H6656 [22JY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7297 [8SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H5494 [18JN]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H474 [15JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5364 [12JN]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H5495 [18JN]

Public debt: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H1431 [27JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H5640 [23JN]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5089), H6297 [15JY]

Space policy: promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H6977 [28JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1593 [4FE]

Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2746 [27MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3409 [1MY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7242 [1AU]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2148 [4MR]

Venezuela: support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (see H. Res. 488), H2149 [4MR]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7434 [10SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Eulogies

E. Clay Shaw—A Congressman Who Mattered: Jim Martin, E20• [8JA]

Letters

Encourage continued use of the Orlando, FL, Baldwin Park Clinic: by, H3322 [30AP]

——— several Representatives, H3322 [30AP]

Remarks

CBO: release of report on economic impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1600 [5FE]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), H3977, H3978 [8MY]

Deck, Wiley and Elizabeth: tribute to birth of child, E1659• [20NO]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: anniversary, E1007• [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4723, H4724 [21MY]

——— importance of modeling and simulation in maintaining military readiness, H4723, H4724 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5480 [18JN]

——— modeling and simulation tools training funding, H5480 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: capital investment grants funding for full funding grant agreements (FFGA), H5218 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: encourage continued use of the Orlando, FL, Baldwin Park Clinic, H3321, H3322 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3321, H3322 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5218 [10JN]

Greyhound Lines, Inc.: anniversary, E1015• [18JN]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5448), H8080, H8081 [19NO]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3904 [7MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6253 [15JY]

West Palm Beach, FL: history of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1177• [16JY]

Tributes

Land, John H., E1680• [1DE]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., E20• [8JA]

Smith, Marjorie P. Silver, E377• [13MR]

Voskan, Leo A., E581• [10AP]