To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.
2013-01-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013
2013-01-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013
2013-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
2013-05-22: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
2013-01-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Fair Tax Act of 2013
2013-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014
2014-09-18: Received in the Senate.
Northern Route Approval Act
2014-04-24: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013
2013-09-12: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Marriage Protection Amendment
2013-07-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power of Congress to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services.
2013-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Expressing support for the designation of September 2014 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
2014-07-30: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States support for the State of Israel as it defends itself against unprovoked rocket attacks from the Hamas terrorist organization.
2014-07-11: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning and disapproving of the failure of the Obama administration to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to notify Congress before transferring individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and expressing concern about the national security risks over the transfer of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of negotiating with terrorists.
2014-09-09: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Supporting the goals and ideals of "Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week".
2014-06-23: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the national security interests of the United States and its allies and partners with respect to the Palestinian Authority.
2014-09-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Mexico should immediately release United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi and provide for his swift return to the United States so Sgt. Tahmooressi can receive the appropriate medical assistance for his medical condition.
2014-09-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Strongly supporting the quality and value of diversity and innovation in the Nation's higher education institutions, and strongly disagreeing with the President's proposal to create and administer a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System.
2014-06-10: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Strongly supporting the restoration and protection of State authority and flexibility in establishing and defining challenging student academic standards and assessments, and strongly denouncing the President's coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards by conferring preferences in Federal grants and flexibility waivers.
2014-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Directing the House of Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain policies and actions taken by the executive branch.
2013-12-12: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.