[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
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McKINLEY, DAVID B. (a Representative from West Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (H.R. 4310), H3126 [18MY]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5011 [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), H6239 [21SE]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1955
[18AP]
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), H5273
[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), H1955 [18AP]
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), H3898 [20JN]
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), H1955 [18AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District
of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft
assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911),
H641 [8FE]
Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see
H.R. 2288), H1134 [1MR]
------tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528),
H181 [25JA]
Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements
apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3662 [7JN]
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of
legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: require evaluation of county workload
assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or
local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H3662 [7JN]
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), H4065 [26JN]
Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide
skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children
with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H3700 [8JN]
Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require
elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit
school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627),
H115 [23JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred
action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of
immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3808 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to
improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces
members through provision of information on institutions of
higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H4864 [12JY]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child
marriage (see H.R. 3357), H2288 [27AP]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities
relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6152 [19SE]
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),
H26 [17JA]
------prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative
agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for
any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S.
(see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]
------require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules
and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas
prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]
FAA: establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to address
flight attendant duty time limitations and rest requirements
(see H.R. 3824), H572 [7FE]
FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095),
H1363 [13MR]
Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and
overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 6729), H7565 [1JA]
Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress
and Federal employees (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]
Financial institutions: improve examination of depository
institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy
countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
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), H1101 [29FE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science,
technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and
eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429),
H6068 [18SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the
multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has
thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3481 [5JN]
International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res.
749), H5525 [31JY]
Iran: 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]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329
[7MY]
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), H1363 [13MR]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic
imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]
------establish a market pricing program for durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see
H.R. 6490), H7264 [18DE]
------extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and
increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital
program (see H.R. 5943), H6469 [27NO]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see
H.R. 6721), H7516 [31DE]
Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in
commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res.
552), H902 [16FE]
National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288
[27AP]
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), H79 [18JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of
conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific
items and services (see H.R. 1179), H802 [15FE]
------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and
increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1847
[16AP]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to
increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
------retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit
of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H.
Res. 826), H6765 [12DE]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance
with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work
requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation
on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5766 [10SE]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified
disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see
H.R. 3423), H803 [15FE]
------exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by
Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6252), H5712 [2AU]
------modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient
cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1391 [19MR]
------provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds
shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of
water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3363 [31MY]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]
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. 938), H3267 [30MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit
Rebate Program (see H.R. 4230), H1496 [21MR]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H1390 [19MR]
Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining
workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung
Benefits Program (see H.R. 4298), H1803 [29MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require recipients of grants and
other assistance for provision of housing and other services
to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (see H.R.
4079), H943 [17FE]
Egypt: call for the release of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 559),
H944 [17FE]
EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on
fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and
until carbon capture and storage is found to be
technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172),
H5200 [24JY]
Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a
rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the
number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of
disapproval procedure (see H.R. 6486), H6274 [21SE]
Taxation: increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial
buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal
residences (see H.R. 5930), H3698 [8JN]
------oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels
for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 142),
H6578 [30NO]
------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing
(see H.R. 6487), H6274 [21SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit
Rebate Program (H.R. 4230), H1497 [21MR]
Dept. of HHS: 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 (H.R. 4209), H1391 [19MR]
Dept. of Labor: conduct a review of forms related to obtaining
workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung
Benefits Program (H.R. 4298), H1805 [29MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require recipients of grants and
other assistance for provision of housing and other services
to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (H.R. 4079),
H944 [17FE]
EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on
fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and
until carbon capture and storage is found to be
technologically and economically feasible (H.R. 6172), H5201
[24JY]
Government regulations: decrease effect on the economy that a
rule must have to be a major rule in order to increase the
number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of
disapproval procedure (H.R. 6486), H6277 [21SE]
Taxation: increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial
buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal
residences (H.R. 5930), H3699 [8JN]
------provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing
(H.R. 6487), H6277 [21SE]
Motions
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3755
[19JN], H3868 [20JN]
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), H3755 [19JN], H3868
[20JN]
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), H3755 [19JN], H3868 [20JN]
Remarks
Dept. of Energy: analyze regulations other nations apply to
their oil and gas industries and compare them to U.S.
regulations, H3898 [20JN]
------Fossil Energy Research and Development Program funding,
H3413 [5JN]
------require consultation and input of National Energy
Technology Laboratory relative to clean air rules, H3898
[20JN]
Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations
before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6200 [20SE], H6239, H6240 [21SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to
improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces
members through provision of information on institutions of
higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5821 [11SE]
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: observance, H1580
[27MR]
Economy: avert ``fiscal cliff'' economic crisis through
bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6752 [12DE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3413 [5JN]
EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality
permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6239,
H6240 [21SE]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1957,
H1958 [18AP]
Government regulations: lower threshold at which significant
regulatory action is measured relative to the unemployment
rate and the economy, H5273, H5274 [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), H5273, H5274 [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), H1957, H1958 [18AP]
National Nurses Week: observance, H2819 [17MY]
NOAA: Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS)
funding, H2522 [9MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community
Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R.
1173), H324 [1FE]
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), H3898, H3899 [20JN]
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,
H1957, H1958 [18AP], H3868, H3871, H3874, H3875 [20JN]
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), H1957, H1958 [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),
motion to instruct conferees, H3868, H3871, H3874, H3875
[20JN]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2522 [9MY]
West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, H3811 [20JN]
West Virginia University: tribute to football team, H45 [18JA]
Tributes
Stewart, Bill, H3487 [6JN]