BUCSHON, LARRY (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H1620 [8MR]

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

Agriculture: expedite process for approval of certain biotechnology products (see H.R. 2031), H3806 [31MY]

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), H6979 [14OC]

Amtrak: limit manner in which food and beverage service is provided (see H.R. 3362), H7331 [3NO]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H8260 [7DE]

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]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H9430 [15DE]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5375 [21JY]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama, former President George W. Bush, and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 241), H3221 [11MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H6344 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H5581 [26JY] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

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

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H2857 [14AP]

———improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 3669), H8966 [14DE]

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

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H7892 [18NO]

Chicago, IL: provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System (see H.R. 2432), H4671 [6JY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H3344 [23MY]

Coal: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1868), H3278 [12MY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H6098 [12SE]

Congress: restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H7627 [15NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2109 [30MR]

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), H2857 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license (see H.R. 1832), H3217 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 2445), H4748 [7JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H1040 (see H.R. 471), H1071 [16FE]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1891), H3411 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H9929 [16DE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit from implementing certain rules relative to employment of aliens in the U.S. for temporary employment (see H.R. 3162), H7258 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H1797 [14MR]

———limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see H.R. 3409), H7831 [17NO]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H7133 [26OC]

———establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 2459), H5782 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H5581 [26JY]

———establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3216), H10017 [20DE]

———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6855 [12OC]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H2216 [31MR]

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), H6098 [12SE] (see H.R. 910), H1844 [15MR]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants (see H.J. Res. 9), H397 [20JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [18FE]

———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), H6098 [12SE]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H435 [24JA]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H2667 [13AP]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H6098 [12SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H6140 [13SE]

———remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers (see H.R. 457), H3161 [10MY]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3221 [11MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 658), H722 [11FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H8728 [12DE]

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]

FDA: ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H8881 [13DE]

———give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H1989 [17MR]

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]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H6626 [5OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2667 [13AP]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6552 [4OC]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H3759 [26MY]

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), H6344 [21SE]

GSA: transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H1040 (see H.R. 690), H1071 [16FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H5661 [27JY]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H6854 [12OC]

———prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1844 [15MR]

———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), H3410 [24MY]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H357 [19JA]

———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 employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3411 [24MY]

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]

Health care facilities: prohibit health care entities from reporting certain professional review actions against health care professionals before adequate notice and hearing procedures are afforded to such professionals (see H.R. 2472), H4792 [8JY]

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), H8322 [9DE]

Indianapolis 500 Mile Race: anniversary (see H. Res. 277), H3409 [24MY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6098 [12SE]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

———repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H4530 [23JN]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6855 [12OC]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H6415 [22SE]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1664 [9MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]

———permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (see H.R. 1055), H1988 [17MR]

———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), H1908 [16MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

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), H4674 [6JY]

———support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H7333 [3NO]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 1390), H2917 [15AP]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H6978 [14OC]

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]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6624 [5OC]

———preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see H.R. 1976), H4188 [14JN]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see H.R. 2587), H5286 [20JY]

———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6183 [14SE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H1904 [16MR]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H8967 [14DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H1797 [14MR]

———constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H7928 [29NO]

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

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2667 [13AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6098 [12SE]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H8125 [2DE]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H8319 [8DE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H4187 [14JN]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2934 [2MY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1621 [8MR]

Power resources: repeal barriers to domestic fuel production, improve loan programs, promote alternative fuels, allow long-term Dept. of Defense alternative fuel contracts, and assess electric vehicle impact (see H.R. 2036), H5150 [18JY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H3062 [4MY]

Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H6139 [13SE]

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), H4455 [22JN]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 2218), H4367 [21JN]

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]

Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see H.R. 1683), H3162 [10MY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H3754 [26MY]

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

———authorize an unemployment assistance voucher program (see H.R. 2137), H6506 [3OC]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2667 [13AP]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H4076 [13JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2412 [6AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H8076 [1DE]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5399 [22JY]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 3099), H6855 [12OC]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 609), H1392 [28FE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4187 [14JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1456 [1MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1988 [17MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1908 [16MR]

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), H8077 [1DE]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5127 [15JY]

Transportation Security Administration: exclude from collective bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners (see H.R. 2507), H4945 [12JY]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6552 [4OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6552 [4OC]

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 2148), H5966 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal agencies and departments: require scientific studies used in rulemaking be published (see H.R. 2371), H4574 [24JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries with a gross domestic product over a certain amount (see H.R. 3488), H7890 [18NO]

Health: ensure the privacy of individually identifiable health information in connection with risk adjustment (see H.R. 3218), H6976 [14OC]

Taxation: disallow refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H7160 [27OC]

Transportation: provide funding flexibility for transportation emergencies (see H.R. 3294), H7206 [1NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal agencies and departments: require scientific studies used in rulemaking be published (H.R. 2371), H4576 [24JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries with a gross domestic product over a certain amount (H.R. 3488), H7891 [18NO]

Health: ensure the privacy of individually identifiable health information in connection with risk adjustment (H.R. 3218), H6977 [14OC]

Taxation: disallow refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (H.R. 3275), H7160 [27OC]

Transportation: provide funding flexibility for transportation emergencies (H.R. 3294), H7208 [1NO]

Letters

New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation regulations regarding commercial vessels ballast water: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, and John R. Kasich, Governor of Ohio, H7372 [4NO]

Lists

Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville, IN, girls' basketball team members, E600 [1AP]

Rivet High School, Vincennes, IN, girls' basketball team, E596 [1AP]

Washington High School, Washington, IN, boys' basketball team members, E601 [1AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5248 [20JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2541 [8AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1162 [17FE], H2541 [8AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2541 [8AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7798 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5704 [28JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5808 [30JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7372 [4NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5704 [28JY]

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), H648 [10FE]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9991 [20DE]

———impact of Government regulations, H648 [10FE]

———importance of job creation, H3352 [24MY], H4201 [15JN], H6928 [14OC]

EPA: remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers, H648 [10FE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1699 [23SE]

Evansville, IN: tribute to Reitz Memorial High School girls' basketball team, E600 [1AP]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2175 [31MR]

———implement international safety standards for the transport of lithium batteries, H2175 [31MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2541 [8AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H267, H349 [19JA]

Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, H1431 [1MR], H3792 [31MY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H8144 [6DE]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7965 [30NO]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6201 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H1431 [1MR], H3792 [31MY]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H267, H349 [19JA]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2975 [3MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1162 [17FE]

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 (H.R. 2273), consideration (H. Res. 431), H6928 [14OC]

Sabic Innovative Plastics Mount Vernon LLC: National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's MVP2 Project Award recipient, E1676 [21SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5991 [8SE]

Ships and vessels: increase State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters, H7372 [4NO]

Vincennes, IN: tribute to Rivet High School girls' basketball team, E595 [1AP]

Washington, IN: tribute to Washington High School boys' basketball team, E601 [1AP]

Summaries

Healthy Indiana Plan, H1432 [1MR]

Tributes

Johnson, Dianne, E2071 [17NO]

LaSota, Charles, E1803 [6OC]

Long, Brent D., H5300 [21JY]

Reagan, Ronald, H581 [9FE]

Waters, James A., H5248 [20JY]

Wood, Brett E., H6517 [4OC]