[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MULVANEY, MICK (a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con.
Res. 112), H1705 [28MR]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4865
[12JY], H4942, H5010, H5011 [18JY], H5054, H5057 [19JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325),
H3467 [5JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements
of the intelligence community to share cyber threat
intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R.
3523), H2172, H2176 [26AP]
Articles and editorials
Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, Dina Temple-
Raston, NPR.org (Internet site), E708 [7MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in
government activities (see H.R. 361), H571 [7FE]
------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374),
H726 [14FE]
------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of
Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]
Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances
for members, including Reserve components during any period of
lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and
ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R.
3867), H374 [1FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J.
Res. 102), H903 [16FE]
------eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386),
H1976 [18AP]
------eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget
to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]
------increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R.
3581), H115 [23JA]
------reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases
in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the
previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H79 [18JA]
------setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2022 (see H.
Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the
American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select):
establish (see H. Res. 824), H6702 [11DE]
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]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R.
2299), H571 [7FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs
and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R.
6567), H6318 [26OC]
Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits
for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women's
preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral
conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred
action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of
immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
------prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies
regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R.
5953), H3732 [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of
certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to
pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities
(see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for
commemorative coin programs to private organizations or
entities (see H.R. 6495), H6536 [29NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed
and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains
are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R.
2051), H1428 [20MR]
Economy: extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense
sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R.
6688), H7359 [19DE]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on
parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR]
FDA: expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a
device (see H.R. 3203), H79 [18JA]
------prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement,
campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or
beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2447 [8MY]
------provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to
the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H79 [18JA]
------reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring
establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations
relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H79
[18JA]
------strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on
rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of
individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency
head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R.
4454), H2134 [25AP]
Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress
and Federal employees (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for
contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out
mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to
reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction
of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513
[6FE]
Financial institutions: repeal certain debit card interchange
price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments
system (see H.R. 3156), H28 [17JA]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure
requirements for restaurants, similar retail food
establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860
[11SE]
Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs
(see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]
------require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff
and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign
countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R.
5513), H2320 [7MY]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of
Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R.
4180), H1304 [8MR]
Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is
reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]
Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site
remains the designated site for development of a repository
for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625),
H2123 [25AP]
Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance
coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1807 [29MR]
------repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for
employees (see H.R. 1744), H3 [6JA]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
House of Representatives: prohibit consideration of any
legislation containing an earmark (see H.R. 3707), H1498
[21MR]
House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping
Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]
Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of
recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656
[29JN]
Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health
insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of
the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions
for such violations, and call for release of religious
prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5712 [2AU]
------provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing
presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see
H.R. 3783), H1306 [8MR]
------use parts of fines levied against companies that do
business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to
Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified
in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034
[19AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R.
2810), H2033 [19AP]
Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating
regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]
Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without
penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while
allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700),
H5711 [2AU]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and
extend the length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H697
[13FE]
------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721),
H7566 [1JA]
------impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails
to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036),
H1498 [21MR]
------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),
H5009 [18JY]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156),
H5293 [25JY]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604
[28JN]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian
lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335),
H903 [16FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040),
H945 [17FE]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election
procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
------permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees
who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976
[18AP]
------prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the
Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail
addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]
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), H1847 [16AP]
OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program
(see H.R. 665), H641 [8FE]
------rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations
(see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage
offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in
exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban
(see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
------protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for
coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571
[7FE]
------repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R.
1370), H3 [6JA]
POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any
person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976
[18AP]
Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and
increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803
[29MR]
Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain
officers or employees during a congressional recess of less
than 3 days and express that such appointments are
unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]
------exercise of recess appointment power during a
congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604),
H1916 [17AP]
------prevent payment for services to individuals appointed
during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the
Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H28 [17JA]
Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an
increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority
of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99),
H376 [1FE]
------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), H6675 [5DE]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance
with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work
requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]
Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel,
SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156),
H5293 [25JY]
SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract
bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1018 [28FE]
------modify small business concern size standards (see H.R.
3987), H1363 [13MR]
------reform role of procurement center representatives in the
Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018
[28FE]
Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of
certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R.
6616), H6676 [5DE]
Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on
behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see
H.R. 3851), H1017 [28FE]
------improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving
small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]
------modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small
business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232
[20SE]
Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children's
Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see
H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]
Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of
certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2289
[27AP]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1847 [16AP]
Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and
merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under
regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5009 [18JY]
Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from
a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819),
H4605 [28JN]
------oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels
for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144),
H6679 [7DE]
------reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H571 [7FE]
------repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health
care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
------require individuals to provide their Social Security
number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child
tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]
------terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the
corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1498 [21MR]
U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that
threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional
rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R.
3594), H5009 [18JY]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]
Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached
workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R.
4128), H1133 [1MR]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R.
3001), H1741 [28MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying
control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program
and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6231 [20SE]
Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for
the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or
provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
National Day of Recognition for Veterans' Families: designate
(see H. Res. 817), H6428 [16NO]
Small business: reform limits and increase Federal
subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish
insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge
insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
Tariff: amino ethyl carbazole (see H.R. 5212), H2272 [27AP]
------anatase titanium dioxide (see H.R. 5200), H2272 [27AP]
------benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4359), H1845 [16AP]
(see H.R. 5211), H2272 [27AP]
------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear
facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]
------complete digital process control systems designed for use
with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear
powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]
------dianil (see H.R. 5210), H2272 [27AP]
------economizers for use with certain boilers (see H.R. 5221),
H2272 [27AP]
------filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a
plain weave (see H.R. 5201), H2272 [27AP]
------filament polyester window shade material in a modified
basket weave (see H.R. 5199), H2272 [27AP]
------4-propylbenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use
in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272
[27AP]
------helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle
suspension, of iron or steel wire (see H.R. 5216), H2272
[27AP]
------himic anhydride (see H.R. 5214), H2272 [27AP]
------leucoquinizarin (see H.R. 4356), H1845 [16AP]
------liquid dielectric transformers (see H.R. 5215), H2272
[27AP]
------microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (see H.R.
5196), H2271 [27AP]
------1-nitroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4357), H1845 [16AP]
------PCBTF (see H.R. 5202), H2272 [27AP]
------PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (see H.R. 5208), H2272
[27AP]
------PCBTF with an acid acceptor (see H.R. 5204), H2272 [27AP]
------PCBTF with antioxidant (see H.R. 5205), H2272 [27AP]
------PCBTF with antistatic (see H.R. 5207), H2272 [27AP]
------polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 5197), H2271
[27AP]
------p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5213), H2272 [27AP]
------quinaldine (see H.R. 4355), H1845 [16AP]
------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see H.R. 5198), H2272
[27AP]
------stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine
hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by
an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (see H.R.
5220), H2272 [27AP]
------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4358),
H1845 [16AP]
------vibration dampeners (see H.R. 5217), H2272 [27AP]
------window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments
(see H.R. 5209), H2272 [27AP]
------window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated
with ethyl vinyl acetate (see H.R. 5206), H2272 [27AP]
------woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic
coating (see H.R. 5203), H2272 [27AP]
Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901
[16FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying
control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program
and private sector (H.R. 6470), H6233 [20SE]
Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for
the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or
provided by public entities (H.R. 4256), H1571 [26MR]
Small business: reform limits and increase Federal
subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish
insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge
insourcing decisions (H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]
Tariff: amino ethyl carbazole (H.R. 5212), H2284 [27AP]
------anatase titanium dioxide (H.R. 5200), H2283 [27AP]
------benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 4359), H1846 [16AP]
------benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5211), H2284 [27AP]
------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear
facilities (H.R. 5219), H2284 [27AP]
------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear
facilities (H.R. 5225), H2284 [27AP]
------check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear
facilities (H.R. 5226), H2284 [27AP]
------complete digital process control systems designed for use
with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear
powerplants certified by the NRC (H.R. 5218), H2284 [27AP]
------dianil (H.R. 5210), H2283 [27AP]
------economizers for use with certain boilers (H.R. 5221),
H2284 [27AP]
------filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a
plain weave (H.R. 5201), H2283 [27AP]
------filament polyester window shade material in a modified
basket weave (H.R. 5199), H2283 [27AP]
------4-propylbenzaldehyde (H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]
------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use
in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5222), H2284 [27AP]
------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use
in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5223), H2284 [27AP]
------hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use
in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5224), H2284 [27AP]
------helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle
suspension, of iron or steel wire (H.R. 5216), H2284 [27AP]
------himic anhydride (H.R. 5214), H2284 [27AP]
------leucoquinizarin (H.R. 4356), H1846 [16AP]
------liquid dielectric transformers (H.R. 5215), H2284 [27AP]
------microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (H.R.
5196), H2283 [27AP]
------1-nitroanthraquinone (H.R. 4357), H1846 [16AP]
------PCBTF (H.R. 5202), H2283 [27AP]
------PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (H.R. 5208), H2283 [27AP]
------PCBTF with an acid acceptor (H.R. 5204), H2283 [27AP]
------PCBTF with antioxidant (H.R. 5205), H2283 [27AP]
------PCBTF with antistatic (H.R. 5207), H2283 [27AP]
------polytetramethylene ether glycol (H.R. 5197), H2283 [27AP]
------p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5213), H2284 [27AP]
------quinaldine (H.R. 4355), H1846 [16AP]
------sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (H.R. 5198), H2283 [27AP]
------stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine
hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by
an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (H.R. 5220),
H2284 [27AP]
------2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (H.R. 4358), H1846
[16AP]
------vibration dampeners (H.R. 5217), H2284 [27AP]
------window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments
(H.R. 5209), H2283 [27AP]
------window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated
with ethyl vinyl acetate (H.R. 5206), H2283 [27AP]
------woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic
coating (H.R. 5203), H2283 [27AP]
Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (H.R. 4064), H902 [16FE]
Remarks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of
stimulus funding, H403 [2FE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and
replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act
(H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]
------replace the sequester established by the Budget Control
Act (H.R. 6365), H5964 [13SE]
------setting forth the Federal budget for 2013-2022 (H. Con.
Res. 112), H1694, H1695, H1708, H1710 [28MR], H1773, H1786
[29MR]
CBO: include income equality among economic variables to be
estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]
------provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of
legislation (H.R. 3582), H403, H407, H408 [2FE]
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date,
H2176 [26AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (H.R. 4310), E857 [18MY]
------freeze funding at current levels, H5054, H5056 [19JY]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4942 [18JY], H5054,
H5056, H5057 [19JY]
------separate overseas contingency operations funding from base
defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]
Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military
tribunals, E708 [7MY]
Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H403 [2FE]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding
reduction, H3467, H3468 [5JN]
------making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3467, H3468 [5JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements
of the intelligence community to share cyber threat
intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R.
3523), H2172, H2176 [26AP]
------clarify retention and use rules for personal information
received by the intelligence community from private-sector
cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079),
H4733 [10JY]
Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to
increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res.
515), H50 [18JA]
Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a
surety (H.R. 3534), H2678 [15MY]
Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436),
consideration (H. Res. 679), H3595 [7JN]
Votes: position on missed, E159 [8FE], E232
[17FE]
Tributes
Wheeler, Joan, E1663 [28SE]