LOUDERMILK, BARRY (a Representative from Georgia)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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 (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H866 [9FE]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3628), H6938 [8OC]
——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]
——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3759 [2JN]
——— recognize right of members assigned to duty at recruitment offices to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office (see H.R. 3138), H5850 [8SE]
——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5404 [22JY]
Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1803 [19MR]
——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4774 [25JN]
Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1723 [17MR]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H5848 [8SE]
Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8414 [19NO]
——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H478 [21JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H7139 [22OC]
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]
Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8239 [16NO]
——— make certain improvements in implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 1615), H2032 [25MR]
——— reduce duplication of information technology (see H.R. 1626), H2033 [25MR]
——— reform Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training to first responders to improve homeland security, including domestic preparedness and response to terrorism (see H.R. 3842), H7626 [3NO]
——— require annual reports on activities and accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers (see H.R. 1637), H2033 [25MR]
——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law (see H.R. 4007), H9080 [8DE]
——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (see H.R. 1634), H2033 [25MR]
——— submit a report to Congress on headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region (see H.R. 1640), H2033 [25MR]
——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5173 [14JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 3097), H5290 [16JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]
——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4003 [9JN]
Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]
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]
——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1526 [2MR]
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), H8241 [16NO]
EPA: 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), H7391 [2NO]
——— 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), H7391 [2NO]
——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H4432 [16JN]
——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [3NO]
——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H1165 [25FE]
Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4594 [23JN]
FCC: disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2153 [13AP]
Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]
——— 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. 427), H478 [21JA]
Firearms: prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1618 [4MR]
——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H5943 [10SE]
——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H1721 [17MR]
Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H6894 [7OC]
Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3759 [2JN]
Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3480), H6894 [7OC]
Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office, Pine Lake, GA: designate (see H.R. 3274), H5762 [29JY]
Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H7742 [4NO]
FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5297 [20JY]
——— 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. 1737), H7189 [26OC]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1723 [17MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]
Homeland Security Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3859), H7626 [3NO]
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. 1153), H1526 [2MR]
——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1636 [13MR]
——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8279 [17NO]
——— 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]
——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H1526 [2MR]
——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5469 [23JY]
——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H157 [8JA]
——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 206), H154 [8JA] (see H.R. 1715), H2110 [26MR]
——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H8361 [18NO]
——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]
Insurance: restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H3391 [19MY]
Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (see H.R. 3503), H5975 [11SE]
Iran: clarify conditions for use of Presidential waiver authority for certain sanctions (see H. Res. 454), H6788 [1OC]
——— 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), H6787 [1OC]
——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6750 [30SE]
Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]
Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]
Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H3254 [15MY]
——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H3254 [15MY]
——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H8281 [17NO]
Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H6975 [9OC]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H6261 [25SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H8860 [1DE]
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]
NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2039), H2495 [28AP]
National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4546 [19JN]
NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H7175 [23OC]
——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4544 [18JN]
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]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (see H.R. 4239), H9306 [11DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5404 [22JY]
——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 221), H155 [8JA]
——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1663 [16MR]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H3507 [20MY]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4137 [10JN]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]
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. 699), H810 [4FE]
Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H755 [3FE]
Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8281 [17NO]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H7139 [22OC]
Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H4593 [23JN]
——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H5788 [4AU]
——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4001 [9JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H408 [14JA]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]
Technology: provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1806), H2268 [15AP]
Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H8860 [1DE]
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. 662), H4492 [17JN]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H4863 [7JY]
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), H8861 [1DE]
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. 594), H919 [10FE]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 1513), H1803 [19MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: improve tracking and reporting of employees placed on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for personnel matters (see H.R. 1633), H2033 [25MR]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 3371), H5766 [29JY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: require U.S. Chief Technology Officer to be confirmed by the Senate and clarify duties of such position (see H.R. 1764), H2208 [14AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: improve tracking and reporting of employees placed on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for personnel matters (H.R. 1633), H2035 [25MR]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (H.R. 3371), H5773 [29JY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: require U.S. Chief Technology Officer to be confirmed by the Senate and clarify duties of such position (H.R. 1764), H2210 [14AP]
Letters
Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4569 [23JN]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4569 [23JN]
Remarks
Budget: deficit, H1169 [26FE]
Cartersville, GA: tribute to Oakland Heights Baptist Church, H1169 [26FE]
Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H3458 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2426 [23AP]
——— improve tracking and reporting of employees placed on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for personnel matters (H.R. 1633), H4566, H4567, H4568 [23JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H965, H968 [11FE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H243 [13JA]
——— research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (H.R. 1646), H4569, H4570 [23JN]
EPA: extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4618 [24JN]
——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1739 [18MR]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H969 [11FE]
Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection, H4536 [18JN]
Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H243 [13JA], H965, H968 [11FE]
Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5908 [10SE]
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5908 [10SE]
Law enforcement officers: support, H5122 [14JY]
Mills, Alex: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H2297 [16AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, H4596 [24JN]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H4596 [24JN]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6104 [17SE]
Puckett Emergency Management Services: tribute, H1898 [24MR]
Shepherd’s Men (organization): tribute, H2363 [22AP]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1404• [1OC]
Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3458 [20MY]
Votes: position on missed, H831• [5FE], H1746• [18MR], H5806• [8SE], H7719• [4NO], H9040• [8DE], E23• [7JA]
Tributes
Edwards, Joe E., H8974 [3DE]
Green, Terrence, H5122 [14JY]
Hyde, David C., Jr., H6082 [17SE]
Johnson, Timothy F., H1053 [13FE]
Rogers, Alliefair, H1504 [2MR]
Suzal, Abigail E., E1186• [29JY]
Wells, Squire K.P., H5654 [29JY]