Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2011-06-23: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should retain its authority to borrow money on the credit of the United States and not cede this power to the President.
2012-12-05: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
2012-12-04: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption, and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
2012-11-15: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Expressing support for designation of August 1, 2012, as "National Eagle Scout Day".
2012-06-28: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Congratulating the United States Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary.
2012-06-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
2012-05-17: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.
2012-03-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.
2012-01-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States.
2011-12-12: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
2011-10-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the 2011 National Basketball Association championship.
2011-06-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
2011-08-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes.
2011-07-07: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Urging that the United States, the Government of Iraq, and other responsible actors ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
2011-05-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
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.
2011-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that domestic oil and gas resources are critical to our Nation's security and economy and the Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater permitting process.
2011-09-01: Recalled by full committee.
Expressing condolences to the people of New Zealand for the terrible loss of life and property suffered as a result of the deadly earthquake that struck on February 22, 2011.
2011-03-31: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Expressing the solidarity of the House of Representatives with the families of the victims and those displaced by the heavy rains and widespread flooding in Colombia.
2011-03-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should not bail out State and local government employee pension plans or other plans that provide post-employment benefits to State and local government retirees.
2011-01-06: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.