NEUGEBAUER, RANDY (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 4828), H1925 [21AP]
——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 4924), H1679 [13AP]
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H5016 [14JY]
Business and industry: improve operation of U.S. capital markets (see H.R. 6427), H7143 [2DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal funding to institutions that remove, censor, take down, prohibit, or otherwise halt display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 6433), H7144 [2DE]
Credit: exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements and debt-to-income requirements for qualified mortgages (see H.R. 5301), H2880 [19MY]
Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see H.R. 5809), H5007 [14JY]
Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H5867 [22SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Solar Fuels Basic Research Initiative (see H.R. 5638), H4466 [6JY]
——— establish an Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative (see H.R. 5640), H4466 [6JY]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of military bases to temporarily house unaccompanied illegal alien children (see H.R. 4537), H774 [11FE]
——— require deposit of Transitional Reinsurance Program funds into the general fund of the Treasury (see H.R. 5904), H5801 [21SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require full staffing at certain U.S. Border Patrol sectors and provide for double-layered fencing along the entire southwest border of the U.S. (see H.R. 5905), H5011 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: reform Moving to Work demonstration program (see H.R. 5137), H2148 [29AP]
Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see H.R. 6094), H5914 [26SE]
——— prevent finalization of rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities and assess economic impact of any proposed reforms (see H.R. 4773), H3266 [25MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the George W. Bush Childhood Home, Midland, TX (see H.R. 6233), H6100 [28SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H3462 [3JN]
——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H1738 [14AP]
——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5734), H4814 [12JY]
Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4575 [8JY]
E. Marie Youngblood Post Office, Coldspring, TX: designate (see H.R. 5356), H3294 [26MY]
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), H3503 [7JN]
EPA: alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 5180), H4277 [5JY]
——— establish Science Advisory Board agriculture committee (see H.R. 5829), H6001 [27SE]
——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H1766 [15AP]
FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H4172 [22JN]
Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H592 [4FE]
Federal agencies and departments: amend law relative to judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 4768), H2881 [19MY]
Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see H.R. 5276), H3297 [26MY]
Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (see H.R. 5983), H5254 [9SE]
——— exempt certain commercial real estate loans from risk retention requirements (see H.R. 4620), H3266 [25MY]
——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H1553 [22MR]
Firearms: permit certain law enforcement officers and other persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone (see H.R. 4550), H774 [11FE]
Foreign aid: withhold assistance from countries that deny or delay acceptance of nationals of such countries who have been ordered removed from the U.S. and prohibit issuance of visas to nationals of such countries (see H.R. 5224), H3504 [7JN]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1496 [21MR]
FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to justify certain proposals to preempt State and tribal law (see H.R. 4737), H1553 [22MR]
——— update purpose of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 5211), H2341 [12MY]
GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 140), H5801 [21SE]
Government regulations: ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (see H.R. 5808), H5007 [14JY]
Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 4893), H1599 [11AP]
Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H5801 [21SE]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 5654), H4546 [7JY]
——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H5866 [22SE]
——— suspend, and subsequently terminate, admission of certain refugees into the U.S. and examine impact on national security of admitting refugees and costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 5816), H5007 [14JY]
Insurance: provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes (see H.R. 5143), H2962 [23MY]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 4938), H4927 [13JY]
——— nullify proposed regulations that would eliminate valuation discounts on liquidation of an interest relative to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 6100), H6180 [14NO]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H2845 [18MY]
Law enforcement officers: ensure access to lifesaving equipment needed in defense of attacks by terrorists and violent criminals by allowing the sale or donation of Federal surplus defense equipment (see H.R. 4880), H1766 [15AP]
LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC, Post Office, Sugar Land, TX: designate (see H.R. 4877), H1583 [23MR]
Medicare: improve patient access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5210), H3565 [8JN]
Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4520), H709 [10FE]
Obama, President: condemn and censure for disregarding legislative powers of Congress relative to Executive actions impacting gun sales and possession (see H. Res. 582), H223 [8JA]
——— provide that no Federal funds, fees, or resources may be used to implement certain Executive orders and suspend rulemaking authority of agencies during the remainder of Presidency (see H.R. 4956), H3095 [24MY]
OSHA: repeal interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 5213), H3266 [25MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5016 [14JY]
Schools: protect authority of States and local governments to enact and enforce policies relative to use of sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 5275), H3266 [25MY]
Science: 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), H223 [8JA]
SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 5429), H3754 [13JN]
Stephens, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6221), H6100 [28SE]
Taxation: ensure pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations (see H.R. 5076), H2881 [19MY]
——— make exception to S corporation shareholder limitation in the case of shareholders whose shares were acquired through certain crowdfunding or small public offerings (see H.R. 4831), H1552 [22MR]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H5867 [22SE]
Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see H.R. 4167), H855 [23FE]
Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H3266 [25MY]
U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 4559), H5801 [21SE]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5867 [22SE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H3266 [25MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H1636 [12AP]
Zapata Veterans Post Office, Zapata, TX: designate (see H.R. 5591), H4928 [13JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corps of Engineers: deauthorize Salt Creek project in Graham, TX (see H.R. 5223), H2385 [13MY]
Financial institutions: reform rules for payment card transactions (see H.R. 5465), H3815 [14JN]
FRS: adjust circumstances under which Federal Reserve bank stock is callable (see H.R. 5027), H1922 [21AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Corps of Engineers: deauthorize Salt Creek project in Graham, TX (H.R. 5223), H2386 [13MY]
Financial institutions: reform rules for payment card transactions (H.R. 5465), H3816 [14JN]
FRS: adjust circumstances under which Federal Reserve bank stock is callable (H.R. 5027), H1923 [21AP]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H7273 [7DE]
Remarks
Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (H.R. 3340), H1701 [14AP]
Financial institutions: provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (H.R. 766), H577 [4FE]
——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (H.R. 6392), H7079 [1DE]
FRS: raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (H.R. 3791), H1695 [14AP]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7266 [6DE]
Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (H.R. 3700), H454 [2FE]
Insurance: provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes (H.R. 5143), H7318 [7DE]
Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Grace Health Clinic, E1558• [1DE]
Texas Tech University: tribute to baseball team, H5725 [21SE]
United Supermarkets, LLC: anniversary, E366• [23MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H7264–H7267 [6DE], H7318, H7319 [7DE]
Tributes
Breedlove, James M., E38• [12JA]
Curl, Samuel E., E1401• [29SE]
Force, Taylor, E1432• [14NO]
Oxley, Michael G., H759• [11FE]
Pierson, Jordan, E1492• [16NO]