[Congressional Record Index (2013)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BENISHEK, DAN (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H143 [15JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the
basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]
------prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and
secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion
providers (see H.R. 1122), H1395 [13MR]
------prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602
[14MY]
------protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091),
H1958 [11AP]
------protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of
Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]
Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose
and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support
priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]
Armed Forces: express that the use of offensive military force
by a President without prior and clear authorization by
Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor
(see H. Con. Res. 3), H550 [14FE]
------limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see
H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]
------preserve tuition assistance programs for members by
rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt
(see H.R. 1039), H1360 [12MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J.
Res. 1, 2), H629 [25FE]
------reduce discretionary budget authority of any Federal
agency if its financial statement for the previous fiscal year
does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by
an external independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H628 [25FE]
------rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as
unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see
H.R. 282), H416 [6FE]
Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American
Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain
basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1861 [9AP]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions
of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H281 [23JA]
CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using
utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1633 [19MR]
Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted
governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned
aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 972), H1861
[9AP]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae
Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley
honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist
Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]
Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of
new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2125 [17AP]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the
American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select):
establish (see H. Res. 36), H456 [12FE]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from
being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R.
217), H173 [15JA]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the
labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and
federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416
[6FE]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the
definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]
Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System
(see H.R. 2273), H3250 [6JN]
------prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and
their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H1318 [6MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R.
732), H546 [14FE]
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. 730), H1958 [11AP]
------improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see
H.R. 1657), H2485 [7MY]
------modify the definition of the term biobased product (see
H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]
------repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for
catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]
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. 1563), H3216 [5JN]
Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules,
grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support
decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see
H.R. 1386), H2485 [7MY]
------provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting
certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and
breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H3253 [6JN]
Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H1911 [10AP]
Dept. of the Interior: establish requirements for oil and
natural gas leasing of areas on the Outer Continental Shelf
off the coast of South Carolina (see H.R. 771), H595 [15FE]
------reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian
tribes (see H.R. 279), H1430 [14MR]
------reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing
programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal
States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (see
H.R. 2231), H3253 [6JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made
from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as
an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 864), H1721 [20MR]
------improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R.
894), H1860 [9AP]
------issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to
certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2249 [23AP]
------repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities
under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32),
H432 [8FE]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination
of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes
(see H.R. 1074), H2535 [8MY]
District of Columbia: authorize placement at the former Navy
Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor
Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H.R. 165),
H416 [6FE]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see
H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]
Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II
drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285),
H1718 [20MR]
------prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting
in accordance with their State's marijuana laws (see H.R.
1523), H2300 [24AP]
Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career
education programs give priority to programs that lead to
recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H599
[15FE]
EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel
program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains
greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462),
H1994 [12AP]
------exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from
national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting
requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]
------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. 959), H1958 [11AP]
------provide for Scientific Advisory Board member
qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H1856
[9AP]
FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]
FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile
service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1911
[10AP]
Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash
awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see
H.R. 1931), H2568 [9MY]
------provide that major rules of the executive branch shall
have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval
is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]
------require procurement from the private sector the goods and
services necessary for operations and management of certain
Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1355 [12MR]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R.
273), H455 [12FE]
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. 2098), H2910 [22MY]
Firearms: limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by
certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2438 [6MY]
------repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around
schools (see H.R. 35), H504 [13FE]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure
requirements for restaurants, similar retail food
establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2354
[25AP]
FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal
Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R.
492), H550 [14FE]
------require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal
Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1911 [10AP]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are
used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H344 [4FE]
Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements
for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit
certain abortion-related discrimination in government
activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]
------provide for incentives to encourage health insurance
coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY]
Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for
resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to
operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico
(see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]
House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual
hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification,
consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government
programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]
------require that general appropriations for military
construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-
alone measures (see H. Res. 13), H417 [6FE]
Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution
of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]
------impose additional human rights and economic and financial
sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear
weapons (see H.R. 850), H2575 [13MY]
IRS: suspend authority to conduct new audits (see H.R. 2045),
H2773 [17MY]
Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R.
938), H2404 [3MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn continuing acts
of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice
Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council
resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1994 [12AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1431
[14MR]
Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing
in rural health clinics for electronic health records and
quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1861 [9AP]
------make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet
site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital
inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and
physicians' services (see H.R. 1484), H3253 [6JN]
------reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods
for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy
(see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2657 [15MY]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act:
reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H660 [26FE]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of
critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]
Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national
monuments (see H.R. 382), H416 [6FE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.
Res. 69), H1399 [13MR]
National forests: restore employment and educational
opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with
Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and
providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526),
H2067 [16AP]
National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens
within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1633 [19MR]
Native Americans: grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes
of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that
tribe (see H.R. 780), H629 [25FE]
------restore opportunity for tribal economic development on
terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 1144), H2535 [8MY]
NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of
funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential
election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019),
H3357 [12JN]
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. 346), H344 [4FE]
------repeal (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY]
------repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R.
763), H2404 [3MY]
------repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment
Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]
Presidents of the U.S.: hold compensation in escrow upon failure
to submit budget in a timely manner (see H.R. 1082), H1356
[12MR]
Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-
based information, products and services, and public notices
while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to
such documents (see H. Res. 97), H1959 [11AP]
Public debt: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the
statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for
pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees
serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H222 [22JA]
------prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by
treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and
Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H416 [6FE]
------prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in
the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 807), H1860
[9AP]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on
public lands (see H.R. 596), H2400 [30AP]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act:
reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H2067 [16AP]
Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory
violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]
Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income
to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of
interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2299 [24AP]
------allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a
retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 1552),
H2438 [6MY]
------establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability
expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647),
H500 [13FE]
------establish Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see
H.R. 774), H595 [15FE]
------express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the
economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1959 [11AP]
------extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit
(see H.R. 721), H3592 [13JN]
------make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to
establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1860 [9AP]
------reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by
certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]
------repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410
[6FE]
------repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a
national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]
------repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R.
903), H1399 [13MR]
------terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278
[23JA]
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.
792), H1860 [9AP]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane
passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger
aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2299 [24AP]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396
[13MR]
Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes
of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs
to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition
rate (see H.R. 357), H1860 [9AP]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled
substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside
of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2485 [7MY]
War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (see H.
Res. 37), H177 [18JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the
Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1860 [9AP]
------award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special
Service Force (see H.R. 324), H224 [22JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require an audiometric test before separation of
each member (see H.R. 368), H279 [23JA]
Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for
courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by
removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of
command (see H.R. 2016), H2716 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior: waive certain eligibility requirements
relative to tribally controlled colleges and universities
assistance (see H.R. 2069), H2838 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service
connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss
(see H.R. 369), H279 [23JA]
------improve accountability to the Inspector General (see H.R.
2072), H2838 [21MY]
Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI:
designate (see H.R. 2223), H3014 [3JN]
FDA: prohibit use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or
enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Standards for the
Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human
Consumption'' (see H.R. 2071), H2838 [21MY]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands
and inland water as wilderness (see H.R. 163), H51 [4JA]
Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and
shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities
for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]
Veterans: improve veterans service organizations' access to
Federal surplus personal property (see H.R. 1171), H1425
[14MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: require an audiometric test before separation of
each member (H.R. 368), H282 [23JA]
Dept. of Defense: modify authorities relative to procedures for
courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by
removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of
command (H.R. 2016), H2718 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior: waive certain eligibility requirements
relative to tribally controlled colleges and universities
assistance (H.R. 2069), H2839 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service
connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss
(H.R. 369), H282 [23JA]
------improve accountability to the Inspector General (H.R.
2072), H2839 [21MY]
Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI:
designate (H.R. 2223), H3015 [3JN]
FDA: prohibit use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or
enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Standards for the
Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human
Consumption'' (H.R. 2071), H2839 [21MY]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands
and inland water as wilderness (H.R. 163), H53 [4JA]
Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and
shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities
for those activities (H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]
Veterans: improve veterans service organizations' access to
Federal surplus personal property (H.R. 1171), H1428 [14MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2446 [7MY]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797),
consideration (H. Res. 266), H3713 [18JN]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3726
[18JN]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the
American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select):
establish (H. Res. 36), H1724 [21MR]
Dept. of the Interior: restore non-Federal funding match
requirement for Historic Preservation Grants, H143, H144
[15JA]
Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women's health clinic doctor for
murder and violation of State law forbidding late term
abortions, H3713 [18JN]
Great Lakes Exploration Group, LLC.: tribute to possible
discovery of Le Griffon (vessel), E83 [4FE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care
related provisions (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from
damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H143, H144 [15JA]
Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility,
Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First
Class James D. Priestap Drive, H2446 [7MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45),
H2697 [16MY]
Votes: position on missed, E710 [21MY]
Tributes
Musser, R.D. (Dan), E479 [17AP]