[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by
improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth
companies (H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for
military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and
military construction, H6782 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District
of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H187 [27JA]
Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and
ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill
material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]
Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights
and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]
Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military
aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve
components, widows and widowers of retired members, and
dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support
expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R.
2152), H802 [15FE]
Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance
companies from the definition of major swap participant and
from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443
[8MY]
------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), H1428 [20MR]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in
energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish
(see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]
Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and
encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S.
workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers,
and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H1210 [6MR]
Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for
certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend
Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost
mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2288 [27AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of
financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training
school food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]
------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see
H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for
catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4686 [9JY]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products
manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program
of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain,
and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1807 [29MR]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes
for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct
Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer
Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5526 [31JY]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child
labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642
[27MR]
Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and
international legal status necessary for global operations and
continue financial support for the International Commission on
Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]
Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System
Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing
toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1498
[21MR]
------prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot
project (see H.R. 5713), H4828 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to
exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of
Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4908 [17JY]
------improve efficiency of processing certain claims for
disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H115
[23JA]
------provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain
veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H79 [18JA]
EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H3808
[19JN]
ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health
benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5292 [25JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment
relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H2813
[16MY]
FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095),
H2134 [25AP]
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]
Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (see
H.R. 3336), H571 [7FE]
------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller
machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570
[9MY]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure
requirements for restaurants, similar retail food
establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6312
[19OC]
Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in
the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products
must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R.
6170), H5712 [2AU]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy
countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for
illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808),
H114 [23JA]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access
to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims
(see H.R. 890), H5130 [23JY]
Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and
sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see
H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
------express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear
weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic
pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res.
568), H2034 [19AP]
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), H1498 [21MR]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish
standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee
due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see
H.R. 1789), H3577 [6JN]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of
establishment (see H.R. 2139), H220 [31JA]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]
Medicaid: improve availability of assistance for certain breast
and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R.
2135), H5766 [10SE]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic
imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]
------provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and
grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H5328
[26JY]
------provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education
and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see
H.R. 3790), H2715 [15MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments
and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic
health records (see H.R. 4066), H6312 [19OC]
Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate
production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small
volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 3274), H5711 [2AU]
National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538),
H475 [3FE]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of
founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1498 [21MR]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal
agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize
the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific
information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements
of the intelligence community to share cyber threat
intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see
H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]
PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of
Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of
a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas
(see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]
Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national
security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and
express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427
[20MR]
Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death
benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H3481 [5JN]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see
H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]
Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation,
and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and
community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H4685 [9JY]
Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative
sales (see H.R. 2682), H571 [7FE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106),
H6234 [20SE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see
H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]
Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and
shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities
for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H948 [21FE]
SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without
revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]
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), H2570 [9MY]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed
Forces member for a new State license or certification
required due to permanent change in duty station of such
member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H1807 [29MR]
------clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes,
makes available for consumer use a machine capable of
producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco
products (see H.R. 4134), H1811 [30MR]
------disallow refundable portion of the child credit to
taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers
issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H3481 [5JN]
------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability
expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423),
H6307 [12OC]
------extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to
volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see
H.R. 2353), H3163 [18MY]
------modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R.
2238), H182 [25JA]
------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see
H.R. 1327), H4907 [17JY]
------provide exception to additional estate tax for severance
of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest
management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]
------provide for an investment credit relative to the
production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238),
H5860 [11SE]
------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and
refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see
H.R. 4231), H1808 [29MR]
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.
1639), H1154 [5MR]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see
H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
3001), H1741 [28MR]
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), H2570
[9MY]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart
disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women
(see H.R. 3526), H6234 [20SE]
World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and
rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I
Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see
H.R. 6364), H6469 [27NO]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the
Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1100 [29FE]
------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special
Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2033 [19AP]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618),
H4606 [28JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2722 [16MY], H5208 [25JY]
Poems
``Our Faith This Day,'' Albert C. Caswell, E406 [21MR]
Remarks
Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2723 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (H.R. 4310), H2792 [16MY]
------authorizing appropriations for military activities,
prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction
(H.R. 4310), conference report, H7392 [20DE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3451 [5JN]
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), H5284
[25JY]
------require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the
Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines
ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific
information, H5284 [25JY]
HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647 [25AP]
Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement
Award recipient, E1240 [12JY]
National Day of Prayer: observance, H2146 [26AP]
National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586
[7JN], E671 [26AP]
National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]
Navy: Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2793 [16MY]
Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for
inflation, H1249 [7MR]
------increase job creation and economic growth by improving
access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies
(H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]
University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary,
E351 [8MR]
USA Cheer (organization): tribute to STUNT competition format,
H5026 [19JY]
Votes: position on missed, H5309 [26JY], E168,
E178 [9FE], E452 [27MR], E570,
E575 [18AP], E822 [16MY], E994 [6JN]
Whiteville, NC: tribute to Whiteville High School baseball team,
E1063 [18JN]
Tributes
Brooks, Alton G. (Tunney), E1061 [18JN]
Butler, Samuel, E68 [24JA]
Cantrell, Edward (Duane), E406 [21MR]
Cantrell, Isabella, E406 [21MR]
Cantrell, Natalia, E406 [21MR]
Colson, Charles W., H2802 [16MY]
Goodson, Jeremiah, E1321 [25JY]
Hester, Dewayne C., E1062 [18JN]
Hyland, Larry, E400 [21MR]
Leinwand, Wallace, E1907 [11DE]
MacLean, Hector, E1905 [11DE]
Maffitt, John N., E1927 [13DE]
Potter, Ralph, E1061 [18JN]
Read, Finley, E1060 [18JN]
Salk, Morton, E1846 [29NO]