[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project
located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578),
H3778 [19JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (H.R. 4310), H3022 [17MY]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4965, H4989 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations
before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6216 [20SE], H6240 [21SE]
------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf
oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that
will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5176, H5177
[24JY]
------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale
resources and promote shale technology research and
development (H.R. 3408), H768 [15FE], H825, H826 [16FE]
Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any
significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is
equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5260
[25JY]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of
critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4842 [12JY]
Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas
exploration, development, and production under oil and gas
leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum
Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3909 [20JN]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R.
1837), H1070 [29FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for
military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and
military construction, H6782 [13DE]
------H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada
Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast
States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations
are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military
forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1428
[20MR]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the
housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798),
H4656 [29JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research
facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5711 [2AU]
Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation
of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist
(see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and
strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does
not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits,
increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes
economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers
overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants
and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their
physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2329 [7MY]
CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of
appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]
------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs
using a network of public and private community entities to
provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012),
H376 [1FE]
CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous
product (see H.R. 4212), H5717 [3AU]
Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial
facilitation of access to child pornography and require
Internet service providers to assist child pornography and
exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support
adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (see H. Res. 564), H1428 [20MR]
------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for
catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3363 [31MY]
------Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H.
Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies
and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary
and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H966
[27FE]
Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and programs on
childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
------limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing
requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty
drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred
brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6234 [20SE]
------provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk
assessment materials and resources and disseminate such
materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-
risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6234 [20SE]
------provide States with incentives to require elementary and
secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to
administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H28 [17JA]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or
the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or
suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H5292 [25JY]
Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system
through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of,
employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227),
H2329 [7MY]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism,
bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against
Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh
Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment
of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and
mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated
hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5923 [12SE]
------provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational
diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4157 [27JN]
------require group and individual health insurance coverage and
group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less
favorable than coverage provided for intravenously
administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H3363
[31MY]
District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former
Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to
honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.
Con. Res. 87), H1847 [16AP]
Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the
U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6702 [11DE]
Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and
impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to
European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating
terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7360 [19DE]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners
(see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices
related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage
programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2716
[15MY]
------restore certain provisions of law to separate investment
banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3163 [18MY]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows
(see H.R. 591), H7425 [20DE]
------prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5292 [25JY]
------require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of
ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of
ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely
upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal
fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical
imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer,
more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2447 [8MY]
------reauthorize certain programs for individuals with
traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2329 [7MY]
Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government
contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the
multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has
thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
------specify circumstances in which a person may acquire
geolocation information through an electronic communications
device (see H.R. 2168), H5630 [1AU]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear
weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic
pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res.
568), H1210 [6MR]
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), H1642 [27MR]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3578 [6JN]
Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for
enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H5728 [7AU]
Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for
kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions
(see H.R. 2969), H2447 [8MY]
------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests,
regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required
during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]
Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation
(see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657
[29JN]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for
possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R.
6175), H5200 [24JY]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1154 [5MR]
NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license
renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted
(see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see
H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen
(see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important
antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases
(see H.R. 965), H4907 [17JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure
requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other
entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons
of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in
Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H79 [18JA]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters
(see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety,
motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162
[18MY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and
harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]
------direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary
schools to make information available on equality in athletic
programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create
incentives for governments and persons to end support, and
reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1367 [16MR]
Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science,
technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and
secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability
expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423),
H1210 [6MR]
------expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6469 [27NO]
------extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief
for families making less than a certain annual income and
provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525
[31JY]
------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided
health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries
(see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
------make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking
and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common
cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H220 [31JA]
------make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for
adoption (see H.R. 4373), H7585 [2JA]
------provide for an investment credit relative to the
production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238),
H1571 [26MR]
------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum
effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903),
H2033 [19AP]
------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement
savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
------treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war
veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to
posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable
contributions (see H.R. 5903), H6152 [19SE]
Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with
graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum
requirements (see H.R. 1515), H2569 [9MY]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously
(see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal
measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release
political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international
human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742
[28MR]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
3001), H1741 [28MR]
Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers
whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by
pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see
H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
------improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart
disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women
(see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618),
H3268 [30MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and
efficiencies at existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064
[26JN]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative
financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation
among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory
lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see
H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada
Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce
U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and
disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in
prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind
individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
------expedite research and drug development to combat the most
deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and
gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that
all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for
sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of
Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum
products produced from such leases will be offered for sale
only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
------require disclosure of political contributions as a
condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal
lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see
H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating
Alzheimer's disease by a certain date and other goals of the
National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease draft (see H.
Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the
integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in
order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see
H.R. 6676), H7264 [18DE]
FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a
determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device
that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design
that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on
rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of
individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1272 [7MR]
------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies
(see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals
(see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and
activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R.
6200), H5291 [25JY]
Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest
diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding
source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve
post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 674),
H3480 [5JN]
NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting
requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704
[2AU]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and
energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see
H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see
H.R. 6670), H6806 [13DE]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage
containers and provide resources for State pollution
prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275
[21SE]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of
the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231
[20SE]
------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil
fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271
[27AP]
Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the
capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and
require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R.
6377), H5922 [12SE]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA:
designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and
efficiencies at existing facilities (H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets (H.R. 5186), H2282 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative
financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation
among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory
lenders (H.R. 5946), H3703 [12JN]
------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs
(H.R. 3974), H640 [8FE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada
Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce
U.S. dependence on foreign oil (H.R. 3900), H476 [3FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and
disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in
prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind
individuals (H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
------expedite research and drug development to combat the most
deadly and costly chronic diseases (H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and
gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that
all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for
sale only in the U.S. (H.R. 4025), H726 [14FE]
------allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of
Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum
products produced from such leases will be offered for sale
only in the U.S. (H.R. 4325), H1806 [29MR]
------require disclosure of political contributions as a
condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal
lands (H.R. 6041), H4157 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (H.R.
6563), H6284 [25SE]
FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the
integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in
order to inform the public and protect individual privacy
(H.R. 6676), H7264 [18DE]
FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a
determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device
that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design
that adversely affects safety (H.R. 3847), H219 [31JA]
------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on
rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of
individuals with rare diseases (H.R. 4156), H1273 [7MR]
------strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies
(H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals
(H.R. 4024), H726 [14FE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and
activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R.
6200), H5292 [25JY]
Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest
diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding
source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve
post fire rehabilitation (H.R. 5960), H3807 [19JN]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 4026), H726 [14FE]
NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting
requirements and enforcement measures (H.R. 6272), H5708 [2AU]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and
energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities
(H.R. 5967), H3807 [19JN]
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (H.R.
6670), H6807 [13DE]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage
containers and provide resources for State pollution
prevention and recycling programs (H.R. 6531), H6278 [21SE]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of
the Federal excise tax on petroleum (H.R. 6468), H6233 [20SE]
------provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil
fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 5187), H2282 [27AP]
Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the
capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and
require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (H.R.
6377), H5922 [12SE]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA:
designate (H.R. 4400), H2031 [19AP]
Motions
Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan
guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from
pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
Remarks
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of
headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard,
E1084 [19JN]
Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land
claims settlements, H3727 [18JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E660 [26AP]
BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the
granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3907
[20JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and
replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act
(H.R. 5652), H2628 [10MY]
------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con.
Res. 112), H1678 [28MR], H1868 [17AP], E485 [29MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for
hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R.
2842), H1182 [6MR]
------require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with
the National Environmental Policy Act, H1182 [6MR]
California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project
located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578),
H3756, H3778, H3780 [19JN]
------ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best
available science relative to certain water-related concerns,
H1070, H1071 [29FE]
CFTC: funding, H3927 [21JN]
------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets, H1895 [17AP]
------take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]
Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact
Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects
associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and
actions, H6218 [20SE]
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light
bulbs, H3427 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (H.R. 4310), H3023, H3024, H3095 [17MY]
------ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H4965
[18JY]
------impact of budget sequestration, H4937 [18JY]
------long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023,
H3024 [17MY]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4937, H4965, H4989
[18JY], H5048 [19JY]
------prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons
delivery vehicles, H5048 [19JY]
------reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic
nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs,
E485 [29MR]
------reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs
(H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal
Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res.
631), H2151 [26AP]
Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada
Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce
U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
------innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and
coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
------lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-
counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial
refrigerators, H3922 [21JN]
------National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3420
[5JN]
------National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat
Reduction Initiative funding, H3424 [5JN]
------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program
and provide taxpayer protections from pending program
participants (H.R. 6213), H6008, H6009 [14SE]
------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program
and provide taxpayer protections from pending program
participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5937
[13SE]
------phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program
and provide taxpayer protections from pending program
participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022 [14SE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence
of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women
and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
------authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases
without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H2684
[15MY], H5096 [23JY]
------conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide
fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate
offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure
revenue, H753, H756 [15FE]
------determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore
oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism
industries, H776 [15FE]
------establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for
exploration, development, and production of resources of the
Coastal Plain of Alaska, H753, H755 [15FE]
------establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production
plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886 [20JN]
------implement President Obama's proposed Outer Continental
Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5215, H5216
[25JY]
------include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf
leasing program for fiscal years 2012-2017, H3912 [20JN]
------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R.
3409), H6197, H6211, H6212, H6213, H6215, H6216, H6217, H6218
[20SE], H6241, H6242 [21SE]
------limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R.
3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6169 [20SE]
------prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
------prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to
conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177
[24JY]
------prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function
from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, H3908 [20JN]
------reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas
production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas
companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3906
[20JN]
------replace President Obama's proposed Outer Continental Shelf
oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that
will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5168, H5173,
H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178 [24JY], H5215, H5216 [25JY]
------require companies holding defective leases which allow for
off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to
bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
------require new leases offered under congressional plan to
conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling
safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon
disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
------require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be
offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837
[12JY]
------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale
resources and promote shale technology research and
development (H.R. 3408), H753, H754, H755, H756, H768, H769,
H774, H776, H779 [15FE], H825, H826, H827, H828 [16FE]
------set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale
resources and promote shale technology research and
development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746
[15FE]
Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of
lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the
economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor
vehicles, H6215 [20SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may
be waived for border security activities on public lands,
prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect
tribal sovereignty, H3780 [19JN]
------prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede
border security on such lands, H3756, H3780 [19JN]
Diseases: Alzheimer's disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend
and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R.
3630), conference report, E261 [28FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3420, H3421, H3424, H3427 [5JN]
EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel
requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and
complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy,
H3903 [20JN]
------make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based
on available to the public and require regulatory impact
analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218 [20SE]
------repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic
resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
------take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would
increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for
oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures
(H.R. 3309), H1614 [27MR]
------provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions,
E261 [28FE]
FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a
determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device
that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design
that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription
drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for
generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3225 [30MY],
E925 [31MY]
------revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription
drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for
generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on
rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of
individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY]
Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R.
3813), H755 [15FE]
------secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813),
consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL
Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S.
dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769 [15FE]
------transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H753 [15FE]
------transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1937
[18AP]
------transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to
instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for
annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not
share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 5817), H6582
[3DE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and
activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R.
6200), E1327 [25JY]
Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian
lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3727 [18JN]
Government regulations: exempt regulations that protect the
public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze,
H5260 [25JY]
------prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory
action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a
certain level (H.R. 4078), H5229, H5260 [25JY]
Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems,
fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and
create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and
wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive
economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill
(H.R. 4348), conference report, E1176 [28JN]
------restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and
wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive
economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill
(H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain
offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf
Coast States, H779 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4793 [11JY]
------repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079),
consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H4794
[11JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
------allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5937 [13SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the
multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has
thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5601 [1AU]
Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for
territories, H2628 [10MY]
Medicare: reform, H1678 [28MR]
Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have
applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and
materials access to expedited review process instituted by the
lead Federal agency, H4846 [12JY]
------clarify definition of ``strategic and critical minerals''
relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical
minerals and materials, H4840 [12JY]
------promote domestic production of critical minerals and
materials (H.R. 4402), H4831, H4836, H4837, H4840, H4842,
H4843, H4846 [12JY]
------promote domestic production of critical minerals and
materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4793
[11JY]
------require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of
hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate
revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842, H4843
[12JY]
Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian
tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in
Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5096 [23JY]
Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2512
[9MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements
of the intelligence community to share cyber threat
intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R.
3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079),
H4793 [11JY]
------repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718
[10JY]
Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas
exploration, development, and production under oil and gas
leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum
Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3884, H3886, H3889, H3895,
H3903, H3906, H3907, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3911, H3912 [20JN],
H3920, H3921, H3922, H3927 [21JN]
------develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration,
development, and production under oil and gas leases of
Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve
drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3819
[20JN]
Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase
in Federal grazing fees, H3778 [19JN]
------improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3778
[19JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and
energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities,
H6241, H6242 [21SE]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and
provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials
generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels,
H1937 [18AP], H3871 [20JN]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard,
H3819, H3884 [20JN]
------facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources,
H3920, H3921 [21JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety,
motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear
reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier
safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs
pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348),
conference report, E1176 [28JN]
------extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier
safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs
pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348),
motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY], H3871 [20JN]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R.
1837), H1045, H1070, H1071 [29FE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2512 [9MY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H.
Res. 614), H1868 [17AP]
------protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to
recommit, H1895 [17AP]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials
proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in
developing such rules, H6213 [20SE]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform
legislation (H.R. 6169), H5672 [2AU]
------extend credit for electricity produced from certain
renewable resources, H5168 [24JY]
------extend production tax credit for wind power, H6022 [14SE]
------repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H754
[15FE]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA:
designate (H.R. 4400), E586 [19AP]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building, Washington, DC:
designate (H.R. 6604), H6476 [28NO]
Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public
transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs
(H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related
nuclear enrichment technology, H3095 [17MY], H3421 [5JN]
Votes: position on missed, H2635 [10MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H4794 [11JY]
Tributes
Doherty, Hugh M., E1350 [30JY]
Frank, Representative, H7341, H7347 [19DE]
Olver, Representative, H7341, H7347 [19DE]