PALMER, GARY J. (a Representative from Alabama)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4941, H4942 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5466 [23JY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5775 [29JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]

Armed Forces: repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5592 [28JY]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2115 [26MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H3214 [14MY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H479 [21JA]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H705 [2FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H5238 [15JY]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H1723 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H703 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H5768 [29JY]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H4138 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H2035 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4004 [9JN]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7391 [2NO] (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 67), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 72), H8243 [16NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 68), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 71), H8243 [16NO]

——— waive emission standards or other requirements applicable to asbestos control in the demolition or renovation of a condemned building with a reasonable expectation of structural failure (see H.R. 2560), H4493 [17JN]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

FCC: disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2213 [14AP]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H2310 [16AP]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 3256), H5588 [28JY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H915 [10FE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H3507 [20MY] (see H.R. 986), H1723 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 981), H1068 [13FE]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2647), H4774 [25JN]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5297 [20JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2794 [1MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6229 [24SE]

Immigration: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H5032 [9JY]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8972 [2DE]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H9205 [9DE]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H226 [12JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 1715), H2110 [26MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H9376 [16DE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

——— prohibit statutory sanctions relief unless the Senate provides advise and consent to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H.R. 3199), H5466 [23JY]

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H7254 [27OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H8861 [1DE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 3495), H6706 [29SE]

——— allow States to determine if providers are qualified under Medicaid State plans to perform services (see H.R. 3597), H6227 [24SE]

Medicare: make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9272 [10DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4774 [25JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 14), H5470 [23JY]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (see H.R. 3490), H5974 [11SE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6180 [18SE]

NSF: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (see H.R. 3293), H5763 [29JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 1476), H2310 [16AP]

Petroleum: repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 156), H1636 [13MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5469 [23JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (see H.R. 2258), H3508 [20MY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H5975 [11SE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H6894 [7OC]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H3507 [20MY]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H8362 [18NO]

Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H3507 [20MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H431 [20JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1501 [27FE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H5032 [9JY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8411 [19NO]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H5944 [10SE]

——— 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. 594), H1165 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [3NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (H.R. 3880), H7624 [3NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (H.R. 2652), H3915 [4JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), H6148 [18SE]

Congress: legislative process, H1549 [3MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H377 [14JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1549 [3MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4941, H4942, H4943 [8JY]

EPA: Diesel Emissions Reduction Program funding, H4941, H4942 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to carry out criminal enforcement program powers, H4942, H4943 [8JY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H6130 [17SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H726 [3FE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H377 [14JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H793, H794 [4FE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5926 [10SE]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (H.R. 3490), H8422 [30NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H9071 [8DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H726 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H726 [3FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (H. Con. Res. 97), H9071 [8DE]