[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MARCHANT, KENNY (a Representative from Texas)
Addresses
Police Week: by, E818 [16MY]
Articles and editorials
Man Who Would Not Quit--A Tenacious Texan Wins His 10-Year Fight
for a New Constitutional Amendment, People (publication),
E722 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an
ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before
giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R.
3805), H114 [23JA]
------prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of
sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]
------prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and
ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see
H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and
secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion
providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of
Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of
eligible countries and extend third country fabric program
(see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials,
transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and
condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial
Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H160 [24JA]
Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' does
not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of
conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828),
H221 [31JA]
------ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty
or performed certain active service receive credit toward
early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R.
181), H5711 [2AU]
------expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay
and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired
for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see
H.R. 186), H5711 [2AU]
Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and
ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R.
3867), H374 [1FE]
Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building, Gainesville,
TX: designate (see H.R. 6589), H6536 [29NO]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import
restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Business and industry: empower States to require online
retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see
H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]
Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1412),
H1428 [20MR]
Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities:
establish (see H.R. 6655), H7360 [19DE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see
H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the
American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select):
establish (see H. Res. 824), H7264 [18DE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R.
3811), H158 [24JA]
------prohibit securities and commodities trading based on
nonpublic information relating to Congress and require
additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and
employees (see H.R. 1148), H220 [31JA]
Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection
with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H6344 [13NO]
Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime
victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H6314 [23OC]
Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow
confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into
the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods
or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H2289
[27AP]
Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy
education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3808
[19JN]
------ensure religious conscience protections relative to
insurance coverage of certain women's preventive health
services (see H.R. 3897), H948 [21FE] (see H.R. 3982), H903
[16FE]
------establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative
(see H.R. 733), H1846 [16AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from
being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2813
[16MY]
------prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise
suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws
(see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies
regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R.
5953), H3808 [19JN]
------provide certain information to intellectual property right
owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate
identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R.
6012), H4828 [11JY]
Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for
the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or
provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2289 [27AP]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-
CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R.
5986), H3974 [21JN]
EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic
alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the
required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773),
H697 [13FE]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on
parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H5010 [18JY]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for
expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric
diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1543 [22MR]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor
organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R.
2145), H1101 [29FE]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513
[6FE]
Financial institutions: improve examination of depository
institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]
------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller
machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570
[9MY]
------provide certain credit unions with the authority to make
additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1101 [29FE]
Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate
transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269),
H2289 [27AP]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy
countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit
societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in
communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3164
[18MY]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of
Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R.
4180), H2647 [10MY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are
used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H79 [18JA]
Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers
be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits
plan (see H.R. 2206), H1915 [17AP]
Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of
assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R.
5977), H6001 [13SE]
Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to
invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of
Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health
insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1978 [18AP]
Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and
sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see
H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear
weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic
pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res.
568), H1367 [16MR]
------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing
presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see
H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]
Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct
the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance
this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see
H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]
Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in
State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of
a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court
(see H.R. 4309), H5923 [12SE]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of
Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the
Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]
Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from
manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for
drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H3807 [19JN]
------include screening computed tomography colonography as a
colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H6397 [15NO]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see
H.R. 6721), H7516 [31DE]
------prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year
in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular
appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643),
H2813 [16MY]
National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to
improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993),
H5631 [1AU]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604
[28JN]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election
procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees
who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072
[24AP]
Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate
operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S.
law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H.
Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
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. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
------prevent from establishing health care provider standards
of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability
cases (see H.R. 816), H6535 [29NO]
------repeal provisions relative to annual period for
disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to
receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R.
1580), H2288 [27AP]
Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R.
6633), H6765 [12DE]
Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to
regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the
boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]
Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain
officers or employees during a congressional recess of less
than 3 days and express that such appointments are
unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H115 [23JA]
------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed
during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the
Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H1916 [17AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing
on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of
funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect
(see H. Con. Res. 98), H376 [1FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an
increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority
of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99),
H376 [1FE]
------disapprove the President's exercise of authority to
increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance
with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work
requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or
secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital
contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of
certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R.
6616), H6587 [3DE]
Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res.
122), H2813 [16MY]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1807 [29MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring
unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation
(see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]
------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability
expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423),
H5009 [18JY]
------expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform
legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
------extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain
business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1362 [13MR]
------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative
minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations
(see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of
qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336),
H1804 [29MR]
------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit
rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R.
3661), H7264 [18DE]
------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for
adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6298 [28SE]
------modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit
(see H.R. 6398), H7360 [19DE]
------modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment
trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3662 [7JN]
------provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for
employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137),
H5766 [10SE]
------rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as
the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey
Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 6647), H6701 [11DE]
------repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
------repeal the individual and employer health insurance
mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement
savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
------treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking
services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5711 [2AU]
Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of
commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see
H.R. 3481), H5860 [11SE]
Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money
recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service
Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H28 [17JA]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military
retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-
connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period
for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H5630 [1AU]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
3001), H1571 [26MR]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601),
H6344 [13NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Taxation: allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to
access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student
loans (see H.R. 6209), H5326 [26JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Taxation: allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to
access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student
loans (H.R. 6209), H5327 [26JY]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District
of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5448 [31JY]
Carrollton, TX: tribute to Carrollton Black Cemetery,
E1181 [29JN]
Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute,
E450 [27MR]
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: observance, E154
[7FE]
Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic
information derived from their official positions for personal
benefit (S. 2038), E163 [8FE]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 27th
Amendment relative to congressional compensation, E722
[8MY]
Coppell, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 840, E301
[1MR]
------Mockingbird Elementary School recipient of Character
Education Partnership (organization) National School of
Character award, E1715 [23OC]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal
Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139 [24JY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1718, E1719 [23OC]
------tribute to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, E1718
[23OC]
------tribute to Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains,
E1719 [23OC]
Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent
School District, E571 [18AP]
------anniversary of Unity Church in Grapevine, E1472
[11SE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4765 [10JY], H4788,
H4805 [11JY], E1242 [12JY]
Irving, TX: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 175, E1046
[15JN]
------anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 508, E1373 [1AU]
------Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
recipient, E1814 [27NO]
Israel: independence anniversary, E669 [26AP]
------reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the
President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this
relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (S. 2165),
H4888 [17JY]
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.: grand opening of Farmers
Branch, TX, campus, E433 [22MR]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156),
H6416 [16NO]
National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E813 [16MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E731
[8MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments
which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under
health savings accounts and health flexible spending
arrangements, H3614 [7JN]
------repeal (H.R. 6079), H4765 [10JY], H4788,
H4805 [11JY], E1242 [12JY]
Police Week: observance, E818 [16MY]
Rice University: anniversary, E1239 [12JY]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156),
H6416 [16NO]
Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on
Medicare cards (H.R. 1509), H7313 [19DE]
Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and
girls' cross country teams, E54 [23JA]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School boys' and girls'
swimming and diving teams, E893 [29MY]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School football team,
E65 [24JA]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School National Merit
Scholarship finalists, E890 [25MY]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School Odyssey of the Mind
team, E935 [31MY]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School student council,
E920 [31MY]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students for
participation in Texas Forensic Association State Tournament,
E898 [30MY]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School students selected to
Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band, E893
[29MY]
------tribute to Carroll Senior High School winterguard team,
E883 [22MY]
Stinnett, Paige: Texas Music Educators Association All-State
Women's Choir selectee, E888 [25MY]
Taiwan: anniversary of lifting of martial law, E1271
[18JY]
------anniversary of Six Assurances guidelines, E1271
[18JY]
------provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to
strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military
threat from China (H.R. 2992), E226 [17FE]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform
legislation (H.R. 6169), H5676 [2AU]
------extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative
minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations
(H.R. 8), H5583 [1AU]
------increase participation in medical flexible spending
arrangements, H3614 [7JN]
------repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436),
H3614 [7JN]
Votes: position on missed, E419 [22MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1540 [22MR]
Tributes
Anderson, Nate, E192 [14FE]
Atkin, Thomas F., E726 [8MY]
Chamblee, Virginia, E1540 [14SE]
Dixon, Billie, E684 [27AP]
Dodd, John and Betty, E1377 [1AU]
Gatlin, Roger, E981 [5JN]
Gravley, Milburn R., E1737 [9NO]
Hall, Representative, H6450 [27NO]
Hill, Donald E., E484 [29MR]
Johnson, Ashley, E1806 [27NO]
Kantor, Colin, E882 [22MY]
Kreighauser, Courtney, E908 [30MY]
Marchant, Hobart C., E520 [16AP]
Mingus, Lillian E. Christopher, E1732 [2NO]
Orr, Warren, E93 [31JA]
Thompson, Gary, E573 [18AP]
Thompson, Paula and Homer, E1895 [11DE]