WESTMORELAND, LYNN A. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4852, H4865 [7JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7708 [4NO]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H403 [14JA]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select), H354 [13JA]

Articles and editorials

Boeing Helped Craft Own Loan Rule, Brody Mullins, Wall Street Journal, H7708 [4NO]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H187 [9JA]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H6792 [2OC]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2773 [30AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H9272 [10DE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H4003 [9JN]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5763 [29JY]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 3674), H6787 [1OC]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H482 [21JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H4862 [7JY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8362 [18NO]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H478 [21JA]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H2654 [29AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H3643 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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 anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2467 [23AP]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H6307 [28SE]

——— 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), H5089 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 574), H639 [27JA]

——— prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3646), H6705 [29SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H5944 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5238 [15JY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2154 [13AP]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2795 [1MY]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 661), H703 [2FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H2772 [30AP]

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), H2419 [22AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2328), H3211 [14MY]

——— 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. 704), H810 [4FE]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7743 [4NO]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H6306 [28SE]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1502 [27FE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H5943 [10SE]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2271 [15AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2271 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H2153 [13AP]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5776 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H664 [28JA]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see H.R. 2320), H3211 [14MY]

——— 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]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8861 [1DE]

Financial institutions: improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H2035 [25MR]

——— permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 3109), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H661 [28JA]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see H.R. 1523), H2467 [23AP]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2656 [29AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3480), H6837 [6OC]

Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office, Pine Lake, GA: designate (see H.R. 3274), H5762 [29JY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5777 [29JY]

FRS: apply the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 1265), H2035 [25MR]

——— 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), H4137 [10JN]

——— remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 1154), H1498 [27FE]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H1610 [4MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H8242 [16NO]

——— 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), H1567 [3MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H360 [13JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 50), H6077 [16SE]

Health care professionals: provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran (see H.R. 3739), H6973 [9OC]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2156 [13AP]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H5980 [15SE]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H5333 [21JY]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 3437), H9013 [3DE]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 2588), H3641 [1JN]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H661 [28JA]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H866 [9FE]

——— require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H2767 [30AP]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 1560), H1898 [24MR]

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

——— 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. 3338), H5765 [29JY]

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

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 3371), H5766 [29JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1084 [20FE]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1502 [27FE]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H7390 [2NO]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H7390 [2NO]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H5523 [27JY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2315 [17AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2213 [14AP]

McCarthy, Regina: impeach (see H. Res. 417), H6077 [16SE]

Medicare: authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8362 [18NO]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1850 [23MR]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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), H9376 [16DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H1850 [23MR]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7028 [20OC]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6308 [28SE]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4544 [18JN]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5788 [4AU]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1085 [20FE]

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. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H2656 [29AP]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H757 [3FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H360 [13JA] (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H431 [20JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

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), H2211 [14AP]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3254 [15MY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H2155 [13AP]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H5981 [15SE]

SEC: repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 414), H5775 [29JY]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H6076 [16SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4652 [24JN]

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), H6789 [1OC]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1618 [4MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2773 [30AP]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H1848 [23MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2794 [1MY]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H5849 [8SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1568 [3MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H583 [26JA]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4001 [9JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

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), H703 [2FE]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1205), H1525 [2MR]

U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (see H.R. 2620), H3757 [2JN]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H8646 [30NO]

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), H6894 [7OC]

——— 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), H660 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (see H.R. 3655), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require an annual report on amounts paid or payable by Federal agencies to the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 3699), H6892 [7OC]

EPA: remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6135 [17SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: revise reevaluation procedures for determinations that a nonbank financial company shall be supervised by FRS Board of Governors and shall be subject to prudential standards (see H.R. 4248), H9327 [15DE]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1333), H1613 [4MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal certain titles relative to financial stability and orderly liquidation authority (see H.R. 2094), H2653 [29AP]

Constitutional authority statements

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (H.R. 3655), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require an annual report on amounts paid or payable by Federal agencies to the Judgment Fund (H.R. 3699), H6893 [7OC]

EPA: remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (H.R. 3531), H6137 [17SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 1941), H2418 [22AP]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: revise reevaluation procedures for determinations that a nonbank financial company shall be supervised by FRS Board of Governors and shall be subject to prudential standards (H.R. 4248), H9328 [15DE]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (H.R. 1333), H1617 [4MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal certain titles relative to financial stability and orderly liquidation authority (H.R. 2094), H2654 [29AP]

Remarks

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (H.R. 3655), H7193 [27OC]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (H.R. 1210), H8316 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4852, H4853 [7JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require an annual report on amounts paid or payable by Federal agencies to the Judgment Fund (H.R. 3699), H7193 [27OC]

EPA: prohibit funding to pay legal fees pursuant to a settlement in any case that arises under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Endangered Species Act, H4852, H4853 [7JY]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (H.R. 3531), H7193 [27OC]

Eximbank: establish discussion period and allow for appearance before Board of Directors for companies alleging economic harm from certain transactions, H7708, H7709, H7710 [4NO]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7222 [27OC]

Forest Service: create pilot program that executes contracts with Indian tribes to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act, H5004 [9JY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H5004 [9JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2382 [22AP]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5890 [10SE]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H3547–H3550 [21MY]

Newnan, GA: Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, H7399 [3NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7708, H7709, H7710 [4NO]

Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary, H5538 [28JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7708, H7709, H7710 [4NO]

Votes: correction, E900• [15JN]

——— position on missed, E981• [25JN], E1671• [30NO], E1787• [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9304 [11DE]

Tributes

Fenley, Shane, E646• [1MY]

Jordan, Robert, H362 [14JA]

Tudor, James E., E967• [24JN]