[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)
Amendments
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3415, H3482 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly
reports that contain detailed information on receipt and
disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to
asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H1914
[17AP]
Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct
spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]
------subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and
Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R.
6438), H6151 [19SE]
Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the
Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see
H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish
(see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see
H.R. 3527), H79 [18JA]
Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of
the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the
Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R.
6164), H5130 [23JY]
Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the
Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H725 [14FE]
Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of
automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H1135 [1MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer
Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3577 [6JN]
------improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden
unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities
relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3418), H2447 [8MY]
------require a criminal background check for a child care staff
member of any child care provider in a State that receives
funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program
(see H.R. 1726), H2715 [15MY]
Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates
to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at
rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086),
H1134 [1MR]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest
management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction,
forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712
[15MY]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to
reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R.
1394), H3363 [31MY]
------expand research, prevention, and awareness activities
relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6001 [13SE]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility
confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H115
[23JA]
EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of
remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon
(CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 6190), H5290 [25JY]
------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),
H3163 [18MY]
------establish certification system for the validity of credits
to comply with the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 6444),
H6230 [20SE]
FDA: ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to
promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing
conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H220 [31JA]
------expedite process for requesting de novo classification of
a device (see H.R. 3203), H376 [1FE]
------extend period for a first applicant relative to a generic
drug and to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the
exclusivity period (see H.R. 4332), H1978 [18AP]
------provide incentives for the development of qualified
infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H571 [7FE]
------provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to
the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H220 [31JA]
Federal agencies and departments: intensify efforts to identify,
prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse
within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]
Health: extend health information technology assistance
eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance
abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H6280
[21SE]
House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping
Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H3105 [17MY]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to
meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity
and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes
(see H.R. 1755), H1134 [1MR]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
Information technology: preserve and advance the
multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has
thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3578 [6JN]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear
weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic
pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res.
568), H1274 [7MR]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H903
[16FE]
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), H1274 [7MR]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of
establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4864 [12JY]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4775 [10JY]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric
physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate
quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1428 [20MR]
Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers
(see H.R. 2108), H476 [3FE]
------provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory
therapists performed under the general supervision of a
physician (see H.R. 941), H1428 [20MR]
Members of Congress: 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), H159 [24JA]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of
critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3976 [21JN]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform
(see H.R. 1112), H3404 [1JN]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1274 [7MR]
Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants
that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to
products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H803
[15FE]
Power resources: authorize research, development, and
demonstration activities that enable the safe and responsible
production of U.S. domestic unconventional oil and gas
resources (see H.R. 6603), H6536 [29NO]
------streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels,
provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure
retailers' equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels
(see H.R. 4345), H3267 [30MY]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters
(see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and
harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3105 [17MY]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified
disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see
H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]
------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by
Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
------facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote
conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 6462), H6231 [20SE]
------increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of
elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H5526
[31JY]
------prevent further restriction of Federal income tax
deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or
second home (see H. Res. 25), H2813 [16MY]
------provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied
natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R.
3832), H4158 [27JN]
------repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R.
1259), H3577 [6JN]
------support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement
savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
------treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher
education expenses under certain college savings plans and
allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such
plans (see H.R. 529), H3363 [31MY]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously
(see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify
provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see
H.R. 2827), H727 [14FE]
Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of
proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3363
[31MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the
Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet
certain safety standards and encourage States to require
installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804
[29MR]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as
wilderness (see H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and
the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R.
4027), H725 [14FE]
Constitutional authority statements
CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet
certain safety standards and encourage States to require
installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 4326), H1806
[29MR]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as
wilderness (H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and
the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027),
H726 [14FE]
Remarks
Dept. of Energy: non-defense environmental cleanup funding
through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration
funding, H3415 [5JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3415 [5JN]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to
instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]
Gulf of Mexico: 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,
H3040 [17MY]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical
malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1513 [22MR]
Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who
provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1513
[22MR]
Murray, UT: anniversary of Murray City Library, E161
[8FE]
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), motion to instruct conferees,
H3040 [17MY]
Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and
the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 4027),
H3713 [18JN]