SOUTHERLAND, STEVE, II (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3957 [20JN]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H1331 [11MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2959 [23MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3652 [14JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2656 [15MY]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1837 [25MR]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1202), H1721 [20MR]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 24), H599 [15FE] (see H.J. Res. 35), H1427 [14MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2914 [22MY]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 1270), H1861 [9AP]

Bureau of the Census: repeal authority to conduct certain censuses (see H.R. 1638), H2158 [18AP]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8126 [19DE]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H599 [15FE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2438 [6MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H660 [26FE]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H3096 [4JN]

——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H1721 [20MR]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H6493 [10OC]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H6454 [9OC]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2914 [22MY]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H628 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5546 [12SE]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H1357 [12MR]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see H.R. 3676), H8127 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H1911 [10AP]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7608 [9DE]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H1993 [12AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H5802 [20SE]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Education: allow a State to opt out of K–12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 2394), H3687 [17JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

EPA: establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules (see H.R. 2776), H5052 [24JY]

——— 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. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3357 [12JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on certain regulations and fines governing incidental discharges from commercial vessels under a certain size (see H.R. 3464), H8127 [19DE]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H1955 [11AP]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H2656 [15MY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

——— 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. 263), H3653 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H703 [27FE]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1828 [21MR]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4080 [26JN]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study and congressional consideration of reforms to make rates affordable (see H.R. 3218), H6546 [11OC]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H7188 [18NO]

——— delay increases in premium rates for certain properties and allow monthly installments for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and increase funding for affordability study (see H.R. 3693), H7687 [11DE]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H5655 [18SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7188 [18NO]

Fish and fishing: provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1569 [18MR]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 1493), H1955 [11AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6290 [4OC]

——— prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1861 [9AP]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H4146 [27JN]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H2959 [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1829 [21MR]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H4146 [27JN] (see H.R. 3121), H6290 [4OC]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7358 [21NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2719 [16MY]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5263 [31JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1721 [20MR]

IRS: exclude from labor-management relations provisions of the U.S. Code (see H.R. 2679), H4483 [11JY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2404 [3MY]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2021), H2717 [16MY]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7153 [15NO]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H7628 [10DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3288 [11JN]

——— 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. 1310), H4145 [27JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5655 [18SE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H6999 [12NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H224 [22JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6053 [30SE]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1328 [7MR]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H818 [28FE]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H1993 [12AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2959 [23MY]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 357), H7112 [14NO]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 638), H499 [13FE]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3216 [5JN]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H1911 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1829 [21MR]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation, repeal exemption for congressional and executive branch employees, and maintain certain coverages (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H2066 [16AP]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4599 [17JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7312 [20NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5052 [24JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H4146 [27JN] (see H.R. 3121), H6290 [4OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2913 [22MY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6999 [12NO]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2804 [20MY]

Public debt: increase debt ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States (see H.R. 371), H279 [23JA] (see H.R. 443), H315 [1FE]

——— prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H1430 [14MR]

Public welfare programs: modify Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State maintenance of effort requirement (see H.R. 3151), H6290 [4OC]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H814 [28FE]

——— require States to deny Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program assistance to parents, caretakers, or legal guardians of children who are not attending enough school (see H.R. 3434), H6953 [30OC]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H4145 [27JN]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H4039 [25JN]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H3253 [6JN]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4214 [8JY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5051 [24JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4145 [27JN]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1721 [20MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1829 [21MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H7253 [19NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2125 [17AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H1720 [20MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7153 [15NO]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5767 [19SE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H628 [25FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 3055), H5399 [2AU]

Florida: remove areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 2057), H2803 [20MY]

——— remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 945), H949 [4MR]

Rural areas: ensure that Federal Government receives maximum return on investment in the rural essential community facilities loan and grant programs and effective services to rural communities (see H.R. 1632), H2157 [18AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (H.R. 3055), H5402 [2AU]

Florida: remove areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (H.R. 2057), H2803 [20MY]

——— remove areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (H.R. 945), H950 [4MR]

Rural areas: ensure that Federal Government receives maximum return on investment in the rural essential community facilities loan and grant programs and effective services to rural communities (H.R. 1632), H2160 [18AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3959, H3960 [20JN]

Bay County, FL: anniversary, H2253 [24AP], E525• [24AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 82), H651 [26FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2852 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6700 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, H3959, H3960 [20JN]

——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5709 [19SE]

Franklin County, FL: tribute to Florida Seafood Festival, E1600• [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7085 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1377 [13MR]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2078 [17AP]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6204 [3OC]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House), H649 [26FE]