[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MILLER, BRAD (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), H1278 [8MR]
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), H1544 [22MR]
Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of
military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits
that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R.
6046), H4908 [17JY]
------improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see
H.R. 3435), H2134 [25AP]
------lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for
abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of
private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see
H.R. 2085), H5711 [2AU]
------provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R.
2288), H2329 [7MY]
Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements
apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H3267
[30MY]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support
expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R.
2152), H726 [14FE]
Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and
innovation in manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see
H.R. 6081), H4684 [9JY]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention
related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating
violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H115 [23JA]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish
(see H.R. 3067), H2288 [27AP]
Credit: require portion of closing costs to be paid by the
enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans
(see H.R. 6467), H6231 [20SE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to
due process, the court system, and will not be detained
indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H2447 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes
for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
------extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct
Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H945 [17FE]
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: establish permanent national surveillance systems
for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other
neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H2647
[10MY]
------reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually
transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-
appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H5766
[10SE]
Dept. of State: authorize payment of a reward to combat
transnational organized crime and for information concerning
foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals
(see H.R. 4077), H2329 [7MY]
Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when
selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H3267 [30MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans
about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see
H.R. 805), H3267 [30MY]
------establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed
Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in
Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such
exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5009 [18JY]
------provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals
entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans
Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education
programs (see H.R. 3483), H182 [25JA]
Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the
very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5331 [30JY]
Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to
reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R.
1394), H5923 [12SE]
Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the
U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6702 [11DE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and
include domestic partners (see H.R. 3151), H6061 [14SE]
FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of
laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H5860 [11SE]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners
(see H.R. 3485), H6062 [14SE]
Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices
related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage
programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2566
[9MY]
------limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller
machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3976
[21JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility
requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on
provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5860
[11SE]
------provide assistance for developing countries to promote
quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H5711
[2AU]
Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment
of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R.
1448), H3481 [5JN]
------prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or
representation in the provision of health care services and
require identification of the license of health care
professionals (see H.R. 451), H3976 [21JN]
------recognize importance of frontline health workers toward
accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of
women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]
Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case
of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real
property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance
with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-
term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3915 [20JN]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor
child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due
to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H802
[15FE]
International AIDS Conference: support and encourage global HIV/
AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs (see H. Res.
713), H5202 [24JY]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and
celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3808 [19JN]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric
physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate
quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H115 [23JA]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic
imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H4605 [28JN]
------include screening computed tomography colonography as a
colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H3808 [19JN]
------promote medication therapy management under the part D
prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H3807 [19JN]
------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), H3915 [20JN]
------waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests,
regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required
during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act:
reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H5130 [23JY]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res.
552), H902 [16FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H1808 [29MR]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee
to identify and coordinate international science and
technology cooperation (see H.R. 5916), H3660 [7JN]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits
for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA
regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3404 [1JN]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall
elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H79 [18JA]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see
H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]
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), H1303 [8MR]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids
(see H.R. 1479), H1915 [17AP]
------extend credit for electricity produced from certain
renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3915 [20JN]
------extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided
health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries
(see H.R. 2088), H6001 [13SE]
------provide an additional religious exemption from the
individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428
[16NO]
------provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see
H.R. 1327), H3163 [18MY]
------reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum
effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903),
H1847 [16AP]
------treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain
deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of
depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3105 [17MY]
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), H1846 [16AP]
Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding
for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R.
3200), H727 [14FE]
Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S.
under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act
(see H.R. 5157), H3662 [7JN]
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), H3808 [19JN]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618),
H5202 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair,
and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5714), H2644 [10MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair,
and efficient banking system (H.R. 5714), H2646 [10MY]
Remarks
Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for
the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment,
H5335, H5431 [31JY]
Armed Forces: tribute to North Carolina Air National Guard
members killed or injured while fighting South Dakota White
Draw Fire, H4708 [10JY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5934 [13SE]
Dept. of Justice: legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, and FBI
financial and mortgage fraud enforcement activities funding
through reductions in NASA funding, H2378 [8MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for
illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune,
NC, and provide health care to those affected by such
contamination, H5335, H5431 [31JY]
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), H5237
[25JY]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical
malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1439 [21MR]
House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4071 [27JN]
Journal: question of approval, H1438 [21MR], H4706 [10JY]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2378 [8MY]
SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required
registration, H1278 [8MR]
Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by
improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth
companies (H.R. 3606), H1278 [8MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of
anniversary (H.R. 886), H1443 [21MR]
Votes: position on missed, H1598 [27MR]
Women: health care for women, H1439 [21MR]
Tributes
Meyer, Steven, E795 [15MY]