BISHOP, ROB (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H929 [15FE], H1322 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3611 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (H. Res. 276), H3429 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4367 [21JN]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H2119 [31MR]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H395 [20JA]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H7161 [27OC]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H8076 [1DE]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H4076 [13JN]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2216 [31MR]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H3806 [31MY]

———preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see H.R. 3155), H6853 [12OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H2412 [6AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H3062 [4MY]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H7713 [16NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5489 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H40 [5JA] (see H.J. Res. 23), H684 [10FE] (see H.J. Res. 54), H2410 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 81), H7135 [26OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H2534 [7AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 82), H681 [10FE]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 125), H37 [5JA]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H36 [5JA]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H3108 [5MY]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3221 [11MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H1038 (see H.R. 735), H1069 [16FE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit Federal funding after 2013 (see H.R. 68), H203 [12JA]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H5897 [5AU]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1726 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove proposed Agricultural Marketing Service rule relative to a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program and assessment of fees to fund such program (see H.J. Res. 85), H8000 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1844 [15MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H554 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3759 [26MY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1621 [8MR]

———limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H3644 (see H.R. 1996), H3682 [25MY]

———require State and local pretrial services agencies receiving Federal financial assistance to report on defendants released by such agencies (see H.R. 1885), H4279 [15JN]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H684 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 2011), H3754 [26MY]

———conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 2752), H5884 [1AU]

———convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (see H.R. 461), H507 [26JA]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2911 [15AP]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H924 [15FE]

———expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain period (see H.R. 2150), H4074 [13JN]

———facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (see H.R. 460), H507 [26JA]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H4330 [16JN]

———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 1126), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes (see H.R. 1431), H3221 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 1898), H5781 [29JY]

———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 120), H37 [5JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2572 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H1908 [16MR]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (see H.R. 672), H2535 [7AP]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 991), H3806 [31MY]

———provide for State management of population segments of the gray wolf (see H.R. 1819), H3160 [10MY]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H509 [26JA]

Endangered Species Act: extend exemption relative to presence of Utah prairie dogs in or near airports and cemeteries (see H.R. 2973), H6552 [4OC]

———improve information to consumers of Federal power marketing administrations about the costs associated with compliance (see H.R. 1719), H3060 [4MY]

EPA: eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see H.R. 517), H509 [26JA]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see H.R. 1633), H3305 [13MY]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H4852 [11JY]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H39 [5JA]

———prohibit regulation of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle based on material composition (see H.R. 1445), H2569 [8AP]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5150 [18JY]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H924 [15FE]

———reduce number of civil service positions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 657), H4330 [16JN]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 315), H4328 [16JN]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]

FDA: regulations concerning safe dietary ingredients in dietary supplements (see H.R. 3380), H7579 [14NO]

Federal agencies and departments: 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. 10), H393 [20JA]

———require assessment of the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities (see H.R. 2204), H6043 [9SE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H7397 [4NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2535 [7AP]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H3278 [12MY]

———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H679 [10FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H3220 [11MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, forest health, and watershed restoration (see H.R. 1485), H2603 [12AP]

———restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection of the Mexican spotted owl in sanctuaries (see H.R. 1202), H1984 [17MR]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4852 [11JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2412 [6AP]

Health: prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H39 [5JA]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H9946 [19DE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H553 [8FE]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA]

———repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H4326 [16JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H204 [12JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H103 [6JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H41 [5JA]

Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (see H.R. 795), H4279 [15JN]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways (see H.R. 2143), H4188 [14JN]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see H.R. 2313), H8076 [1DE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

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), H2536 [7AP]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H3986 [2JN]

Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H1768 [11MR]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H4750 [7JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H1988 [17MR]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

———require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2412 [6AP]

Medicare: provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6922 [13OC]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H5239 [19JY]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H3111 [5MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2412 [6AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4529 [23JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H601 [9FE]

———set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H5286 [20JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 290), H553 [8FE]

———place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (see H.R. 817), H1250 (see H.R. 817), H1362 [18FE]

———provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 302), H397 [20JA]

———require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 758), H1176 (see H.R. 758), H1195 [17FE]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1641), H2912 [15AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 1970), H3409 [24MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H4750 [7JY]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H684 [10FE]

National security: express that further reductions to core national security funding will cause significant harm to U.S. interests (see H. Res. 441), H6977 [14OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1392 [28FE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H8881 [13DE]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H723 [11FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see H.R. 782), H1177 (see H.R. 782), H1196 [17FE]

———constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H8000 [30NO]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H204 [12JA]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H1040 (see H.R. 358), H1071 [16FE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H5888 [1AU]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H4459 [22JN]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H3304 [13MY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H5374 [21JY]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans (see H. Res. 23), H204 [12JA]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H5936 [2SE]

Power resources: establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H1988 [17MR]

———expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]

———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H723 [11FE]

———require portion of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority be paid to States to be used for education (see H.R. 3235), H6983 [18OC]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H601 [9FE]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2581), H5286 [20JY]

Public lands: protect use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment and prevent certain restrictions on hunting and fishing implements and equipment (see H.R. 1443), H2569 [8AP]

———release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2910 [15AP]

———require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 1444), H2569 [8AP]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 69), H203 [12JA]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H513 [26JA]

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 (see H.R. 2273), H6233 [15SE]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1908 [16MR]

Roads and highways: allow States to elect to receive contributions to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of participating in the Federal-aid highway program or certain public transportation programs (see H.R. 1585), H3162 [10MY]

———amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H2293 [4AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H2918 [15AP]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2535 [7AP]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 22), H513 [26JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7206 [1NO]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8882 [13DE]

States: enforce the tenth amendment to the Constitution relative to autonomous sovereign police powers of the States (see H.R. 2916), H6180 [14SE]

———preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H4038 [3JN]

———provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 455), H506 [26JA]

———restore State sovereignty and dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2917), H6180 [14SE]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5919 [16AU]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3162 [10MY]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7208 [1NO]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H8076 [1DE]

———allow an individual to designate a percentage of their income tax liability be used to reduce the public debt and require spending reductions equal to amounts so designated (see H.R. 634), H680 [10FE]

———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. 1058), H1908 [16MR]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1180), H3112 [5MY]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6043 [9SE]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 508), H509 [26JA]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3001 [3MY]

———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 206), H102 [6JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3411 [24MY]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H2268 [1AP]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1737), H3106 [5MY]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 609), H679 [10FE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 547), H550 [8FE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4366 [21JN]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H38 [5JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3304 [13MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H33 [5JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3161 [10MY]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H6415 [22SE]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 359), H394 [20JA]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H7406 [10NO]

Ten Commandments Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 211), H2534 [7AP]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8188 [6DE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain employees from using title of ``officer'' and from wearing uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3608), H8317 [8DE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H8881 [13DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3220 [11MY]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 1053), H1768 [11MR]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H3061 [4MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see H.R. 87), H5897 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H7007 [24OC]

Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census (see H.R. 868), H1523 [2MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 765), H1176 (see H.R. 765), H1196 [17FE]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (see H.R. 1258), H2106 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (see H. Res. 276), H3408 [24MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 493), H8879 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5018 [13JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (see H. Res. 186), H2036 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), consideration (see H. Res. 150), H1618 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (see H. Res. 245), H3059 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (see H. Res. 363), H5372 [21JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H2664 [13AP]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (see H. Res. 406), H6271 [20SE]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 62), H3279 [12MY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (see H. Res. 245), H3059 [4MY]

Israel: support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4035 [3JN]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 1874), H3278 [12MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 2147), H4074 [13JN]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1287), H2213 [31MR]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), consideration (see H. Res. 347), H4944 [12JY]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: provide for the sale of Federal land to permit establishment of a transportation alternative for skiers to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch Mountains (see H.R. 3452), H7828 [17NO]

Utah: convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 686), H774 [14FE]

Western States: authorize to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States (see H.R. 2852), H5964 [7SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census (H.R. 868), H1524 [2MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (H.R. 765), H1178, H1198 [17FE]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (H.R. 1258), H2107 [30MR]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (H.R. 2514), H5018 [13JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (H.R. 1505), H2666 [13AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (H.R. 2147), H4075 [13JN]

Utah: convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 686), H775 [14FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H727 [14FE], H3283 [13MY]

Letters

Better Use of Light Bulbs Act: by, H4829 [11JY]

Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6472 [3OC]

———Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), H6472 [3OC]

Lists

House of Representatives' Pages, H5867 [1AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H6470 [3OC]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1113 [17FE], H1276, H1277, H1322 [18FE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8920 [14DE]

BLM: impact of regional public lands management plans, H3211 [11MY]

———leasing of Federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park for uranium mining, H5405, H5407, H5408 [25JY]

———National Landscape Conservation System funding, H1322 [18FE]

———prohibit funding to implement Secretarial order regarding wilderness land designations, H5618, H5620, H5621 [27JY]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5213 [19JY]

———reduce the Federal budget deficit in a responsible manner, H77, H79, H80, H81 [6JA]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H376 [20JA], H3953, H3954 [2JN], H5866, H5867 [1AU]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H657 [10FE]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (H.R. 470), H6476, H6479, H6480 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (H.R. 765), H6471, H6472 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (H. Res. 276), H3423, H3424, H3425, H3427, H3428 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 493), H8915, H8918, H8920 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4712, H4713 [7JY]

———Minuteman III Warm Line Solid Rocket Motor Sustainment program funding, H4712, H4713 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2050, H2051, H2053, H2054, H2055, H2057 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3889 [1JN]

———prohibit transfer of funds to the Dept. of the Interior for environmental mitigation activities relative to border security, H3889 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 150), H1635, H1639 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify jurisdiction relative to C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir (H.R. 489), H6473, H6474 [3OC]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3067, H3069, H3075 [5MY]

———Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H1276, H1277 [18FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5559 [26JY], H5618, H5620, H5621 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (H. Res. 363), H5403, H5404, H5407, H5408 [25JY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H657 [10FE], H5408 [25JY]

———importance of job creation, H7038, H7042 [25OC], H8150 [6DE]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6360, H6364 [22SE]

Equal Access to Justice Act: payment of legal fees, expenses, and settlements funding, H1113 [17FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 479), H8150 [6DE]

Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2658 [13AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H2055 [30MR]

Government: roles of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence relative to principles of limited government and individual rights, H1605 [8MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations, H3427 [25MY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3143 [10MY]

———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3067, H3069, H3075 [5MY]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H20, H21 [5JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H2982 [3MY]

National objectives: economic recovery, H381, H382 [20JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 670), H6480, H6481 [3OC]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), H6475, H6476 [3OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H3211 [11MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3211 [11MY]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6470 [3OC]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6470 [3OC]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4957, H4958, H4962 [13JY]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3212 [11MY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 1689), H3069, H3075 [5MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding limitations for listing of endangered species and critical habitat designations, H5559 [26JY]

Utah: convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 686), H6470 [3OC]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (S. 683), H8133 [5DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5810 [30JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 493) (H. Rept. 112-330), H8879 [13DE]

Consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 112-45), H2036 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 830, FHA Refinance Program Termination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. Rept. 112-27), H1618 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 112-73), H3059 [4MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 112-73), H3059 [4MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 112-88), H3408 [24MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 112-258), H7007 [24OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 112-144), H4944 [12JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 406) (H. Rept. 112-213), H6271 [20SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 363) (H. Rept. 112-176), H5372 [21JY]

Tributes

Dennis-Lowman, Yolanda C., E944 [24MY]