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David P. Roe Republican U.S. Representative 1st Of TENNESSEE
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hermanbutler1  : RT @redchevymomma: @drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-22T03:57:11Z
jambot3k  : @drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-21T21:49:16Z
Bridget_PJM  : Support this>> @SenDonnelly @JohnBoozman @DrPhilRoe effort for a National Desert Storm/Desert Shield Memorial: http://t.co/wYIhsxGBb8
2013-05-21T19:30:45Z
DrPhilRoe  : I sat down on the Capitol steps to chat w/ Seymour Middle today. Kind of looks like a Where's Waldo shot. http://t.co/VorEj0SWs6
2013-05-21T19:23:17Z
TiffanyMcGuffee  : . @drphilroe talking with the Washington Post about his new VA medical records bill. http://t.co/B0FsL7jRsX
2013-05-21T17:32:47Z
TheHamiltonian1  : @DrPhilRoe #Bernanke pumps endless #liquidity for #WallSt #casinos while our future #laborforce suffocates under usurious student loans Thx!
2013-05-21T16:54:38Z
DrPhilRoe  : RT @SpeakerBoehner: Have ordered flags lowered over @uscapitol in tribute to those affected by OK tornadoes, at request of @tomcoleok04 htt…
2013-05-21T15:11:33Z
DrPhilRoe  : Kingsport Times News: Roe blames Obama for being anti coal http://t.co/fnFV20MeyK
2013-05-21T13:16:11Z
texasfreedom101  : @DrPhilRoe THANK YOU for sponsoring #HR36 to form a #Benghazi House Select Committee (via #PJNET http://t.co/gYf0do6Pex)
2013-05-21T10:57:17Z
ihopetowin  : @DrPhilRoe Warren Bill to Cut Student Loan Rates to 0.75% at Federal Reserve Expense this is where Common Sense Becomes Revolutionary
2013-05-21T09:34:30Z
ihopetowin  : @DrPhilRoe #Warrenbill. You will face voter backlash. End austerity measures crippling the USA help the future of students.
2013-05-21T04:49:13Z
dlewis189  : .@drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-20T22:56:01Z
760david  : @drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-20T21:58:20Z
DrPhilRoe  : RT @DesJarlaisTN04: My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Oklahoma #PrayForOklahoma
2013-05-20T21:33:33Z
DrPhilRoe  : My prayers are with those affected by the storms. @Fema has info to help keep your family safe during storm season at http://t.co/CeoenNPSJp
2013-05-20T21:32:01Z
CynthiaMonica  : @drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-20T21:20:11Z
Bravestbeauty  : @drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-20T19:47:03Z
TennesseeMade  : @DrPhilRoe Made in Tennessee's featured manufacturer, Contour Glass, is from your district! http://t.co/ZIgIt5xbnp
2013-05-20T19:18:47Z
KatSkip  : @drphilroe Stop denying the science of #climate change. It's time for Congress to act.
2013-05-20T19:08:34Z
sustain05  : @DrPhilRoe The surveillance state is incompatible with the health of a free Republic & liberty. Only despotic states approve of such. #IRS
2013-05-20T18:51:15Z
 
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ROE, David P. (Phil), a Representative from Tennessee, born in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn.; July 21, 1945; B. S., Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn., 1967; M. D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 1973; United States Army, 1973-1974; physician; unsuccessful nominee for U. S. House of Representatives, 2006; member, Johnson City, Tenn., board of commissioners, 2003-2008; mayor, Johnson City, Tenn., 2007-2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-present).

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Phone: 202-225-6356
Fax: 202-225-5714
Web site: http://roe.house.gov/

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
Bill h3627
To provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools.
Bill h5914
To authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Bill h972
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Bill h4481
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that Department of Veterans Affairs employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses.
Bill h702
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to delay certifying the results of regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office in order to ensure the counting of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters that are collected by the Presidential designee under such Act for delivery to State election officials.
Bill hr475
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
Bill h452
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
AsCo-Sponsor
Bill h303
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Bill h4322
To clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State.
Bill h4295
To establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes.
Bill hr606
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the notice signed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson on March 27, 2012, entitled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
Bill h5943
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program, and for other purposes.
Bill h3849
To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage, and for other purposes.
Bill h3409
To limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Bill h5970
To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule relating to the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to domestic service employees.
Bill h5969
To preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Bill h3032
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants under the Medicare program.
Bill h750
To preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change.
Bill h546
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
Bill h3609
To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h1700
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and physicians or practitioners to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.
Bill hj13
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Bill hr298
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is need for specified agencies to coordinate and capitalize on existing programs for epilepsy awareness.
Bill h6418
To repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h2854
To repeal the rule relating to the notification of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Bill h122
To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee.
Bill h5840
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
Bill h451
To ensure that patients receive accurate health care information by prohibiting misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, and to require the identification of the license of health care professionals.
Bill h4385
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.
Bill h5830
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enable certain non-profit organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in the Grants and Per Diem Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide transitional housing or other facilities for homeless veterans.
Bill h4256
To direct the Attorney General to revise certain rules under titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to accessible means of entry to pools.
Bill h2313
To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and to rescind related appropriations.
Bill h6088
To repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform.
Bill h6429
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and for other purposes.
Bill h5948
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3783
To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.
Bill hj118
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Bill h4105
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
Bill hr556
Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.
Bill h2117
To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Bill h3582
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation.
Bill h1173
To repeal the CLASS program.
Bill h2070
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.
Bill hr516
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance.
Bill h6140
To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
Bill h5998
To amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise the operations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
Bill h5953
To prohibit the implementation of certain policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Bill h3767
To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
Bill h2985
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans.
Bill h2885
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
Bill h2499
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema under the Medicare program and to reduce costs under such program related to the treatment of lymphedema.
Bill h2485
To amend, for certain fiscal years, the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Bill h2402
To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached.
Bill h2020
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program by extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass measurement under such program through 2013.
Bill h1936
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished (regardless of method of delivery) by small retail community pharmacies from Medicare competitive acquisition programs and pricing.
Bill h1063
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.
Bill h360
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice-President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff.
Bill h212
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
Bill h127
To deauthorize appropriation of funds to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Bill h100
To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Bill h5044
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans.
Bill h4278
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material.
Bill h3586
To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.
Bill h3068
To require the periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations.
Bill h2367
To provide for the safe disposal of Federal Government-owned transuranic waste for the benefit of all Americans.
Bill h2108
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program.
Bill h2040
To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Bill h1777
To provide consumer relief for artificially high gas prices, and for other purposes.
Bill h1775
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense relating to fraudulent claims about military service.
Bill h1041
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).
Bill h3728
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts.
Bill h3059
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review voucher incentive program relating to tropical and rare pediatric diseases.
Bill h2913
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Bill h2833
To repeal the rule requiring employers to post notices relating to the National Labor Relations Act.
Bill h2198
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.
Bill h1265
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Bill h4127
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician referrals under Medicare.
Bill h3722
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Bill h3193
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Bill h2649
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care.
Bill h2299
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill h1093
To reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes.
Bill h6320
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act so as to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to limit the ability of medical providers to conduct lawful business, and for other purposes.
Bill h4405
To impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Bill h4296
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.
Bill h3511
To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.
Bill h4269
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Bill h3337
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
Bill h854
To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Bill hr351
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.
Bill h4229
To authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.
Bill h3643
To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.
Bill h3594
To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the United Nations unless the President certifies that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the United States to keep and bear arms, or abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of citizens of the United States.
Bill hr662
Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
Bill h6334
To provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax.
Bill h4342
To provide for funding for construction and major rehabilitation for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill h3364
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.
Bill h2960
To amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes.
Bill h1956
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
Bill h1327
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Bill h157
To improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.
Bill h25
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Bill hr756
Expressing support for designation of the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
Bill h6199
To provide for limitations on the domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
Bill h6079
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Bill h6075
To permit the chief executive of a State to create an exemption from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
Bill h6047
To amend the renewable fuel program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production.
Bill h6000
To require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h5957
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the immigration laws.
Bill h5731
To prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and to ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology.
Bill h5646
To prohibit funds appropriated for the Department of Homeland Security from being used to pay for an abortion, and for other purposes.
Bill h4971
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban.
Bill h4386
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the adjustment for disaster funding.
Bill h4372
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution for purposes of education tax credits, to permanently allow disclosure of return information to prison officials to prevent prisoners from filing false and fraudulent tax returns, and for other purposes.
Bill h4327
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Bill h4323
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.
Bill h4301
To contribute to the growth of the American economy and the strength of American national security by streamlining regulatory permitting procedures and increasing domestic production from all energy sources.
Bill h4297
To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st Century.
Bill h4182
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to acquire and place a historical plaque to be permanently displayed in National Statuary Hall recognizing the seven decades of Christian church services being held in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, which included attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.
Bill h4160
To amend the Social Security Act to replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.
Bill h4157
To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to child labor.
Bill h4087
To provide for the development and dissemination of best practices to ensure that visually-impaired and blind individuals in the United States have safe, consistent, reliable, and independent access to the information in prescription drug labeling.
Bill h4064
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax increases.
Bill h4046
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception.
Bill h4036
To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to impose a daily reduction in the rates of pay for Members of Congress if Congress fails to agree to a concurrent resolution on the budget.
Bill h4023
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the use of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.
Bill h3991
To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from requiring that employers provide to the Board or to a labor organization the telephone number or email address of any employee.
Bill h3990
To encourage effective teachers in the classrooms of the United States and innovative education programs in our Nation's schools.
Bill h3989
To support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools' performance, and for other purposes.
Bill h3895
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration.
Bill h3867
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees.
Bill h3848
To prohibit the use of Federal money for print, radio, television or any other media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Bill h3811
To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit.
Bill h3805
To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.
Bill h3792
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Bill h3720
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes.
Bill h3676
To amend the detainee provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to specifically state that United States citizens may not be detained against their will without all the rights of due process afforded to citizens in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.
Bill h3652
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States.
Bill h3611
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations that are in-demand in order to get Americans back to work.
Bill h3610
To consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work.
Bill h3577
To establish biennial budgets for the United States Government.
Bill h3541
To prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes.
Bill h3538
To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes.
Bill h3523
To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.
Bill h3441
To repeal the Department of Energy's weatherization assistance program.
Bill h3343
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights.
Bill h3245
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to jointly ensure that the Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs have access to the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system.
Bill h3210
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of that Act with respect to plants and plant products that were imported before the effective date of amendments to that Act enacted in 2008, and for other purposes.
Bill h3159
To direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
Bill h3127
To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
Bill h3096
To restore the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the economic health of communities adversely affected by the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, and for other purposes.
Bill h3094
To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act.
Bill h3091
To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.
Bill h3043
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reduce the discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 2013 and 2014 to the fiscal year 2012 level.
Bill h3000
To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
Bill h2996
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs presumes the service-connection of certain disabilities of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, and for other purposes.
Bill h2964
To amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules, consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative, and for other purposes.
Bill h2962
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems.
Bill h2952
To provide for expedited removal of certain aliens, and for other purposes.
Bill h2951
To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other purposes.
Bill h2874
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents.
Bill h2847
To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
Bill h2834
To recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities.
Bill h2829
To promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations system, and for other purposes.
Bill h2587
To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.
Bill h2581
To provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits.
Bill h2529
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for medicine qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin.
Bill h2528
To rescind the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to develop a return-free tax system.
Bill h2500
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals.
Bill h2497
To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal immigration law, and for other purposes.
Bill h2472
To amend the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to 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, and for other purposes.
Bill h2446
To clarify the treatment of homeowner warranties under current law, and for other purposes.
Bill h2445
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using Federal funds provided under such Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h2433
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the employment and training of veterans, and for other purposes.
Bill h2426
To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit claims in connection with decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects, and for other purposes.
Bill h2417
To repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to lighting energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
Bill h2371
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that scientific studies used in a rule making be published, and for other purposes.
Bill h2335
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.
Bill h2321
To provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by 2011 Southeastern severe storms, tornados, and flooding, and for other purposes.
Bill h2295
To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st Century.
Bill h2257
To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration.
Bill h2250
To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.
Bill h2218
To amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Bill h2214
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt, and for other purposes.
Bill h2206
To repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan.
Bill h2179
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
Bill h2164
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
Bill h2092
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services.
Bill h2051
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
Bill h2000
To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.
Bill h1980
To authorize the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument in the District of Columbia.
Bill h1906
To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract.
Bill h1891
To repeal ineffective or unnecessary education programs in order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary education programs for disadvantaged students.
Bill h1865
To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.
Bill h1852
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
Bill h1834
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for 2011 or 2012.
Bill h1832
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the State licensure exception for certain health-care professionals, and for other purposes.
Bill h1811
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time National Guard duty.
Bill h1738
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Bill h1737
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in the rate of tax on such fuel by the States.
Bill h1712
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products.
Bill h1683
To restore the longstanding partnership between States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.
Bill h1629
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act.
Bill h1627
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Bill h1605
To reduce Federal spending in a responsible manner.
Bill h1588
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
Bill h1558
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.
Bill h1551
To prioritize certain Government obligations for continued payment in the event that the statutory debt limit is reached, to appropriate funds for the pay and allowances of all members of the Armed Forces, and for those civilian employees of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone, and for other purposes.
Bill h1541
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns.
Bill h1530
To establish the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group.
Bill h1511
To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program and to expand the program to include more small businesses.
Bill h1433
To protect private property rights.
Bill h1341
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any notice of rule making a statement regarding the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation, and for other purposes.
Bill h1340
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by community water systems.
Bill h1332
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Bill h1287
To stimulate the economy, produce domestic energy, and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing money from foreign governments for which our children and grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes.
Bill h1286
To provide for fiscal accountability for new direct funding under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by converting its direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and by rescinding unobligated direct funding.
Bill h1231
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
Bill h1230
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes.
Bill h1229
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico.
Bill h1182
To establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the wind down of such operations and the dissolution of such enterprises.
Bill h1181
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate.
Bill h1154
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
Bill h1086
To mandate the monthly formulation and publication of a consumer price index specifically for senior citizens for the purpose of establishing an accurate Social Security COLA for such citizens.
Bill h1075
To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.
Bill h1070
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act.
Bill h1065
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for increased penalties for operators of pill mills, and for other purposes.
Bill h1058
To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.
Bill h1049
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to direct the Council on Environmental Quality to report to Congress annually on the number of permits required under Federal law for which applications have been submitted and that have not been issued because an environmental impact statement is pending, and for other purposes.
Bill h1044
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals.
Bill h1025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
Bill h997
To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
Bill h973
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Bill h969
To prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan.
Bill h920
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Bill h910
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Bill h865
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans.
Bill h816
To prevent the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases, and for other purposes.
Bill h692
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes.
Bill h690
To direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of the building located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., in the District of Columbia, to the National Gallery of Art, and for other purposes.
Bill h665
To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property.
Bill h657
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes.
Bill h642
To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Bill h609
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate.
Bill h605
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits.
Bill h593
To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
Bill h547
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals.
Bill h497
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.
Bill h482
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for covered water heaters.
Bill h466
To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Bill h462
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Bill h455
To protect 10th Amendment rights by providing special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations, and for other purposes.
Bill h431
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
Bill h421
To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.
Bill h408
To reduce Federal spending by $2.5 trillion through fiscal year 2021.
Bill h389
To prevent funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 from being used for physical signage indicating that a project is funded by such Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h374
To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
Bill h371
To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
Bill h361
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities.
Bill h358
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.
Bill h234
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund.
Bill h198
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy.
Bill h187
To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be subject to automatic adjustment; and to provide that any bill or resolution, and any amendment to any bill or resolution, which would increase Members' pay may be adopted only by a recorded vote.
Bill h181
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay, and for other purposes.
Bill h177
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
Bill h154
To prohibit the use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance.
Bill h153
To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
Bill h152
To utilize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Bill h140
To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
Bill h126
To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes.
Bill h125
To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
Bill h103
To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties between ages 65 and 70.
Bill h97
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.
Bill h96
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet.
Bill h94
To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
Bill h59
To define advisors often characterized as Czars and to provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries and expenses associated with such advisors.
Bill h49
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Bill h21
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.
Bill h5
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
Bill hj112
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the health insurance premium tax credit.
Bill hj103
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
Bill hj102
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Bill hj85
Disapproving the rule of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture with respect to the establishment of a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program.
Bill hj45
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Bill hj22
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the United States from owning stock in corporations.
Bill hj3
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Bill hj1
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Bill hr743
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the Nation's coal miners.
Bill hr735
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 violates article I, section 7, clause 1 of the United States Constitution because it was a "Bill for raising Revenue" that did not originate in the House of Representatives.
Bill hr695
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.
Bill hr618
Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.
Bill hr532
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should appoint a special counsel to investigate Operation Fast and Furious and the Attorney General's knowledge and management of Operation Fast and Furious.
Bill hr490
Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.
Bill hr489
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.
Bill hr468
Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
Bill hr429
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Western Hemisphere should be included in the Administration's 2012 National Strategy for Counterterrorism's "Area of Focus", with specific attention on the counterterrorism threat to the homeland emanating from Iran's growing presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.
Bill hr394
Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations.
Bill hr271
Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State of Israel.
Bill hr227
Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.
Bill hr209
Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of State, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress regarding Operation Odyssey Dawn or military actions in or against Libya.
Bill hr143
Directing the Speaker, or his designee, to take any and all actions necessary to assert the standing of the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act and the amendments made by that Act in any litigation in any Federal court of the United States.
Bill hr142
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs.
Bill hr98
Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural sciences, physical sciences, and computing sciences.
Bill hr15
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
Bill hc115
Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
Bill hc89
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Bill hc60
Expressing the sense of Congress that United States commercial air carriers should provide certain benefits to members of the Armed Forces who are traveling on official military orders and are being deployed overseas or are returning from an overseas deployment.
Bill hc45
Honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.
Bill hc39
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the freedom, security, and stability of Taiwan.
Bill hc25
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
Bill hc13
Reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions.
Bill h1370
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bill h3423
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Bill h735
To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.
Bill h719
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Bill h1639
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
Bill h3803
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Bill h4133
To express the sense of Congress regarding the United States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the President to submit to Congress reports on United States actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in the defense of Israel, and for other purposes.
Bill hr568
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Bill h178
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation.
Bill h1206
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers.
Bill hr111
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Bill h1179
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Bill h2139
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.
Bill h3269
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.
Bill h2492
To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
Bill h835
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.
Bill h1744
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the employer health insurance mandate.
Bill h3421
To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
Bill h217
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.
Bill h721
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
Bill h886
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.
Bill h2447
To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.
Bill h860
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Bill h10
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
Bill h1259
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.
Bill h2864
To provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
Bill hr25
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.
Bill h459
To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.
Bill h420
To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Bill hr137
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
Bill h436
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
Bill h1905
To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposes.
Bill h674
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Bill hr268
Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.
Bill h822
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.
Bill h1297
To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.
Bill hj2
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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