[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McNERNEY, JERRY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R.
1837), H1063, H1065 [29FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats
by the Lord's Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his
top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H3481 [5JN]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the
housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798),
H3700 [8JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res.
621), H1914 [17AP]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable
(see H.R. 2028), H376 [1FE]
Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and
innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see
H.R. 6081), H5712 [2AU]
------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), H1571 [26MR]
California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program
(see H.R. 3910), H1811 [30MR]
Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R.
4389), H1976 [18AP]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H803 [15FE]
Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims
arising under antidiscrimination laws (see H.R. 5978), H5712
[2AU]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see
H. Res. 111), H6062 [14SE]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights
given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on
elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate
corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H160 [24JA]
Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation
management for levees (see H.R. 5831), H3161 [18MY]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal
Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1978 [18AP]
Dept. of Energy: consider water intensity in energy research,
development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee
efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and
water resources (see H.R. 5827), H3267 [30MY]
Dept. of HHS: include occupational therapists as behavioral and
mental health professionals for purposes of the National
Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3762), H376 [1FE]
------provide for the participation of optometrists in the
National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment
programs (see H.R. 1195), H6279 [21SE]
Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance to non-Federal
interests for levee stability improvements located within the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water
deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries
individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the
Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H3915 [20JN]
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: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease
research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with
the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2072 [24AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local
educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to
pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H441 [2FE]
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 Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine
validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other
property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et
al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H79 [18JA]
Information technology: preserve and advance the
multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has
thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3977 [21JN]
Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt
issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in
financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 3125),
H3915 [20JN]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear
weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic
pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res.
568), H1848 [16AP]
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), H2570 [9MY]
James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego,
CA: designate (see H.R. 6166), H5130 [23JY]
Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain
View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of
establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1741 [28MR]
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act:
reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1915 [17AP]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric
physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate
quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2288 [27AP]
------require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H6279
[21SE]
Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and
reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of
lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H2134 [25AP]
------provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and
other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and
outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and
planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting
for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are
conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H6152 [19SE]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act:
reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H945 [17FE]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res.
552), H902 [16FE]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 659), H3167 [22MY]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of
anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3977 [21JN]
Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA:
designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1543 [22MR]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits
for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA
regulations (see H.R. 1867), H376 [1FE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure
requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other
entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
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]
Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley,
CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6536 [29NO]
Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide
access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5079
[19JY]
Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA:
designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
Real estate: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose
minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a
mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a
viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 3164), H1306 [8MR]
Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal
Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H903
[16FE]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters
(see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety,
motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-
funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]
Schools: establish a grant program to ensure that students in
high-need schools have equal access to a quality education
delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902),
H2329 [7MY]
SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company's
domestic and foreign employees (see H.R. 3875), H374 [1FE]
Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science,
technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and
secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H6151 [19SE]
------extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of
qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202),
H3700 [8JN]
------make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit
rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R.
3661), H1978 [18AP]
------provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain
farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation
easements (see H.R. 390), H6675 [5DE]
------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see
H.R. 1327), H2134 [25AP]
------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5711 [2AU]
------repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and
refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see
H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]
U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5330
[30JY]
Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception
to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II
veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage
(see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]
------increase rates of disability compensation for veterans
with service-connected disabilities and dependency and
indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled
veterans (see H.R. 4114), H1741 [28MR]
------issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863
[12JY]
------provide grants to State emergency medical service
departments to provide for the expedited training and
licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R.
3884), H1741 [28MR]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2034
[19AP]
Voting: require States to establish minimum early voting period
and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer
than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an
election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6536 [29NO]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658),
H1847 [16AP]
Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious
wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S.
of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites
(see H.R. 5864), H5712 [2AU]
------establish improved regulatory process for injurious
wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S.
of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites,
cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5864), H6234 [20SE]
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), H3164 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Brubeck, David W.: tribute (see H. Res. 831), H6806 [13DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans
to include losses to an insured commodity that must be
destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R.
6022), H4063 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local
governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622),
H2123 [25AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to provide specially
adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily
in housing owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803
[29MR]
------make permanent the authority to provide work-study
allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving
educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]
EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality
empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that
secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by
the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision
whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: expand coverage under crop insurance plans
to include losses to an insured commodity that must be
destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (H.R. 6022),
H4064 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local
governments to install solar energy systems (H.R. 4622), H2126
[25AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to provide specially
adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily
in housing owned by a family member (H.R. 4299), H1805 [29MR]
------make permanent the authority to provide work-study
allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving
educational assistance (H.R. 4300), H1805 [29MR]
EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality
empowerment zones (H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]
Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that
secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by
the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision
whether to allow the sale (H.R. 6153), H5078 [19JY]
Letters
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J.
Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]
------Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]
------Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors,
H1048 [29FE]
------Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of
Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]
------several organizations, H1047 [29FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6399 [16NO]
Remarks
California: protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-
San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]
------protect water quality and availability for agricultural
producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region,
H1065, H1066 [29FE]
Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a
request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt
decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 1498), H385 [2FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement plan to address Oakland,
CA, VA regional office disability claims backlog and
inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]
Dublin, CA: anniversary, E210 [16FE]
------National Civic League All-American City Award recipient,
E210 [16FE], E932 [31MY]
Education: tribute to Mathematics of Planet Earth project, H6400
[16NO]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E910 [30MY]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302),
H2300 [7MY]
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute: tribute to
breakthrough involving vector bundles theory, H6768 [13DE]
Morgan Hill, CA: tribute to Central High School improvement in
California Academic Performance Index, E1717 [23OC]
National Prescription Drug Awareness Month: observance,
E449 [27MR]
Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and
express condolences to victims' families and friends and
gratitude to responders to the shootings, E1518 [13SE]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R.
1837), H1047, H1064, H1065, H1066 [29FE]
Stockton, CA: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Stockton,
E964 [1JN]
Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate
political contributions used for political speech, H3588 [7JN]
Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H6707
[12DE]
Tributes
Chavez, Cesar E., E496 [29MR]
Costello, Representative, H5910 [12SE]
Evans, William, E312 [5MR]
Hildebrand, Alexander, E378 [19MR]
Palmer, Charles, II, E38 [18JA]
Panetta, Cosmo, E1020 [7JN]
Porta, Ronnie, E38 [18JA]