BURGESS, MICHAEL C. (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H784, H787 [14FE], H1322, H1346 [18FE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5490 [25JY], H5782 [29JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5020 [13JY], H5075 [14JY]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H576 [9FE]
Committee on Economics (Joint), H501 [26JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H1620 [8MR]
———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), H7399 [4NO]
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), H4795 [8JY]
Appropriations: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 920), H8262 [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), H2293 [4AP]
———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 625), H1770 [11MR]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H1666 [9MR]
Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]
Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H3281 [12MY]
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]
———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 386), H395 [20JA]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6552 [4OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA]
———reduce discretionary spending limit (see H.R. 3043), H8262 [7DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 2029), H4366 [21JN]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H6011 [8SE]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7830 [17NO]
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H36 [5JA] (see H.R. 2417), H4671 [6JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3162 [10MY]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H7165 [31OC]
CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H468 [25JA]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H4330 [16JN]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H7892 [18NO]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 3525), H7998 [30NO]
Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4366 [21JN]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H3162 [10MY]
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3759 [26MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3870 (see H.R. 733), H3911 [1JN]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]
———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1629), H2912 [15AP]
———reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 2405), H4674 [6JY]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3218 [11MY]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H7166 [31OC]
Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1844 [15MR]
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]
———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H6674 [6OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase amount of Medal of Honor special pension (see H.R. 2318), H4526 [23JN]
———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. 178), H1666 [9MR]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6415 [22SE]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H4852 [11JY]
———foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6674 [6OC]
———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5889 [1AU]
———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4277 [15JN]
———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3300 [13MY]
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. 910), H1621 [8MR]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5240 [19JY] (see H.R. 2885), H6096 [12SE]
EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]
———require inclusion in any notice of rulemaking a statement on the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation (see H.R. 1341), H7399 [4NO]
Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H41 [5JA]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 3), H104 [6JA]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1039 (see H.J. Res. 37), H1070 [16FE]
———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]
FDA: ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance of certain guidance documents (see H.R. 3204), H7009 [24OC]
———expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see H.R. 3203), H6975 [14OC]
———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]
———make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H7069 [25OC]
———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H5375 [21JY]
———provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H6976 [14OC]
———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), H6975 [14OC]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H3304 [13MY]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]
George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see H.R. 558), H2917 [15AP]
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 362), H394 [20JA]
Government: require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve effectiveness (see H.R. 2188), H4277 [15JN]
Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7166 [31OC]
———improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H3806 [31MY]
———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4038 [3JN]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA]
———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 1862), H8967 [14DE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: 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]
———protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H4279 [15JN]
Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 3586), H9929 [16DE]
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]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H256 [18JA]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1984 [17MR]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5399 [22JY]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6676 [7OC]
———make use of certain funds collected from user fees subject to appropriations acts (see H.R. 349), H354 [19JA]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2412 [6AP]
Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H4042 [7JN]
———require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2667 [13AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4530 [23JN]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6415 [22SE]
———clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 1051), H2216 [31MR]
———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]
———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), H3162 [10MY]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H4188 [14JN]
———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), H1769 [11MR]
———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2409 [6AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4279 [15JN]
———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3218 [11MY]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 431), H2412 [6AP]
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), H4076 [13JN]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8320 [8DE]
NIH: establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see H.R. 2671), H5889 [1AU]
NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H7166 [31OC]
NRC: clarify authority of Chairman to act on behalf of the Commission during emergencies (see H.R. 3657), H8880 [13DE]
———permit a Commissioner to continue to serve if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed (see H.R. 2068), H4750 [7JY]
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), H7998 [30NO]
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see H.R. 2021), H3754 [26MY]
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), H1664 [9MR]
———constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H7928 [29NO]
———delay implementation until Supreme Court determination of constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 663), H6552 [4OC]
———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]
———prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H1392 [28FE]
———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), H3758 [26MY]
———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H2917 [15AP]
———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H2216 [31MR]
———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H1982 [17MR]
———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H6988 [21OC]
———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H5150 [18JY]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H506 [26JA]
———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H2910 [15AP]
Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H7892 [18NO]
Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]
———repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels (see H.R. 3101), H7400 [4NO]
———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 1023), H1797 [14MR]
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), H509 [26JA]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 1535), H2854 [14AP]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H7208 [1NO]
Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H3220 [11MY]
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]
Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office, Lubbock, TX: designate (see H.R. 1632), H2912 [15AP]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1050), H1768 [11MR]
———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 Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2917 [15AP]
Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H9946 [19DE]
Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H6416 [22SE]
Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H6676 [7OC]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3720), H9926 [16DE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 24), H551 [8FE]
———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H1525 [2MR]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H2108 [30MR]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H5889 [1AU]
———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 206), H102 [6JA]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H9946 [19DE]
———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), H1392 [28FE]
———repeal the corporate income tax (see H.R. 2911), H6180 [14SE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4278 [15JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H507 [26JA]
———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5734 [28JY]
Telecommunications: return unused or reclaimed stimulus funds made available for broadband awards (see H.R. 1343), H2328 [5AP]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]
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), H8262 [7DE]
Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (see H.R. 2660), H5579 [26JY]
Transportation: provide funding flexibility for transportation emergencies (see H.R. 3294), H8077 [1DE]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]
U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H7257 [2NO]
———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5931 [30AU]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]
Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1545), H4279 [15JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clean Air Act: repeal certain amendments relative to expansion of renewable fuel program (see H.R. 424), H469 [25JA]
Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 570), H598 [9FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives (see H.R. 1710), H3060 [4MY]
Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees of the Public Health Service to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2791), H5892 [2AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H679 [10FE]
———authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 852), H1454 [1MR]
Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see H.R. 532), H549 [8FE]
FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H6975 [14OC]
———ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H6975 [14OC]
Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H.R. 739), H1039 (see H.R. 739), H1069 [16FE]
Health: provide health care liability reform (see H.R. 896), H1573 [3MR]
———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H394 [20JA]
Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H3754 [26MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (see H.R. 1214), H2036 [29MR]
Taxation: increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (see H.R. 2515), H5018 [13JY]
———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1768 [11MR]
———waive minimum required distribution rules applicable to pension plans (see H.R. 2516), H5018 [13JY]
Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3290), H7206 [1NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Clean Air Act: repeal certain amendments relative to expansion of renewable fuel program (H.R. 424), H471 [25JA]
Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (H.R. 570), H599 [9FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives (H.R. 1710), H3061 [4MY]
Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees of the Public Health Service to the Dept. of Defense (H.R. 2791), H5892 [2AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (H.R. 610), H681 [10FE]
———authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 852), H1455 [1MR]
Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (H.R. 532), H551 [8FE]
FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (H.R. 3207), H6977 [14OC]
———ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (H.R. 3206), H6977 [14OC]
Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (H.R. 739), H1039, H1070 [16FE]
Health: provide health care liability reform (H.R. 896), H1575 [3MR]
———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (H.R. 360), H396 [20JA]
Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (H.R. 2969), H6272 [20SE]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (H.R. 2020), H3757 [26MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2038 [29MR]
Taxation: increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (H.R. 2515), H5018 [13JY]
———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1769 [11MR]
———waive minimum required distribution rules applicable to pension plans (H.R. 2516), H5018 [13JY]
Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (H.R. 3290), H7207 [1NO]
Letters
Court ruling on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: by, H747 [14FE], H1205 [18FE]
Enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1601 [8MR]
Provide abortion conscience protections for health care providers: Byron C. Calhoun, West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, H6897 [13OC]
———Edward J. Read, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, H6897 [13OC]
———John Thorp, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, H6897 [13OC]
———Steve Calvin, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, H6897 [13OC]
Repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H1347 [18FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1774 [14MR], H1991 [29MR], H7407 [14NO]
Remarks
Abortion: provide conscience protections for health care providers, H6896 [13OC]
Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (H.R. 525), H1600, H1601 [8MR]
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1205, H1209, H1323, H1347 [18FE]
Argyle, TX: tribute to Liberty Christian School solar car team, E1347
Armed Forces: enforcement of no-fly zone over Libya, H1992 [29MR]
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5130 [18JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2833 [14AP], H3381 [24MY], H4031 [3JN]
Byers, Brooks: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1142
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): failure to reach a bipartisan agreement, H7902 [29NO]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): call for cooperation from OMB and the Dept. of Energy on inquiries relative to Solyndra LLC, loan guarantee and subsequent bankruptcy declaration, H6469 [3OC]
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (H.R. 2417), H4825 [11JY], H5075 [14JY]
Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (H.R. 570), H1598, H1599, H1600 [8MR]
Denton, TX: anniversary of Good Samaritan Society Denton Village, E1700
Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for implementation of the incandescent reflector lamps standards, H5075 [14JY]
Dept. of HHS: Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight personnel funding, H1323 [18FE]
———convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3381 [24MY]
———require posting on website a notice of the amount of funds rescinded by the repeal of the American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2962 [3MY]
———require posting on website names and locations of each school-based health center that has applied for a construction grant, H3039 [4MY]
———require posting on website of notice of rescission of unobligated funding for school-based health center construction, H2984 [3MY]
———study possible delays and potential enrollment reductions into Health Benefit Exchanges resulting from repeal of mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges, H2965 [3MY]
———submit a report outlining the difficulties States will face setting up health care exchanges without Federal assistance, H2964 [3MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research, H518 [8FE]
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2379 [6AP], E673
Economy: importance of job creation, H7902 [29NO]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H9933 [19DE]
Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H1347 [18FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5075 [14JY]
EPA: ensure protection of public health in case of public health emergency caused by climate change, H2379 [6AP]
———require satisfaction of certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain Clean Air Act requirements, H402 [24JA]
Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Flower Mound High School choir, E550
———tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball team, E801
Fort Worth, TX: naming of Tarrant County Health Building as Dr. Marion J. Brooks Building, E1073
Frisco Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1929
Gainesville, TX: Morton Museum of Cooke County participation in Heritage Preservation (organization) Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), E1141
GAO: report on impact of funding by States to establish State-run American Health Benefit Exchanges rather than State exchanges established and operated by the Federal Government, H2966, H2967 [3MY]
———require study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating health center construction, H2985 [3MY]
Gormley, Brenda: Texas Citizen Corps Council Jack Colley Award for Volunteerism recipient, E1237
Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees, H3119 [10MY]
———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H1774 [14MR]
———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, H287 [19JA]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1205, H1209 [18FE], H1598 [8MR]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H283, H284, H286, H287, H290 [19JA], H747 [14FE]
Insurance: prohibit insurance companies from participating in American Health Benefit Exchanges if they deny coverage for preexisting conditions, H2980 [3MY]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H283 [19JA]
Justin, TX: Northwest High School participant in Aerospace Industries Association Team America Rocketry Challenge National finals, E877
Medicaid: reform, H2833 [14AP]
Medicare: reform, H2833 [14AP], H3381 [24MY], H3765 [31MY], H4027, H4030, H4031 [3JN]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H4028 [3JN], H9933 [19DE]
———solvency, H4593 [6JY]
NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine, E1176
Obama, President: proposal to slow growth of Medicare costs by strengthening the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H4028 [3JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, H2580 [12AP]
———implementation funding, H1205, H1209 [18FE], H1598 [8MR]
———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6889, H6896 [13OC]
———preserve exchange grants for States that apply for early innovator grants before a certain date, H2968 [3MY]
———repeal, H7902 [29NO]
———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H6989 [24OC]
———repeal (H.R. 2), H283, H284, H286, H287, H290 [19JA], H747 [14FE]
———repeal mandatory funding for new entitlements in order to reduce the deficit, H5941 [7SE]
———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H2974, H2975, H2984, H2985 [3MY]
———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), motion to recommit, H3039 [4MY]
———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2953, H2955, H2956, H2957, H2958, H2959, H2962, H2964, H2965, H2966, H2967, H2968 [3MY]
———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), motion to recommit, H2980 [3MY]
———repeal tax increase on certain distributions from health and medical savings accounts, H3119 [10MY]
———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2634 [13AP]
———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H7407 [14NO]
Ride to Work Day: observance, E1129
Science: tribute to human genome research project, H1366 [28FE]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1816
Taxation: improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts, H8145 [6DE]
Texas Wesleyan University: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Colleges'' list, E1879
Trophy Club, TX: tribute to Byron Nelson High School solar car team, E1347
Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H172 [12JA]
Votes: position on missed, E673
Whatley, Haley: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E191
Tributes
Beecherl, Louis A., Jr., E1268
Borchardt, Mack, E2277
Bradley, Brad, E95
Brooks, Marion J. (Dr. Jack), E1073
Caraway, Georgia, E1258
Jamison, Alonzo, Jr., E2035
King, Charles, E1127
Lasky, Richard, E1541
Lawson, L.E., E1127
Loch, Glenn, E874
Nutt, Lee Ann, E936
Reagan, Ronald, H518 [8FE]
Richardson, Destinee, E1359
Rossman, Marie, E590
Sanders, Stephen G., E2105
Short, Arvin D., E477
Simmons, Steve, E1007
Stephens, Olive, E398
Thomas, Ernest L., E1543
Thompson, Jay, E917
Vandergriff, Tom, H71 [6JA], E9
Wells, John H., Jr., E1564