Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.
2013-11-19: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
Calling for the release of United States citizen Saeed Abedini and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities.
2013-11-20: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for its continuing acts of aggression, its expressed intent to break the July 10, 1953, Korean War Armistice Agreement, and for its repeated violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
2013-05-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should not pass any legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts, including retirement accounts such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401k plans, certificates of deposit (CDs), or other personal savings to provide financial relief for private businesses.
2013-03-19: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
2013-04-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.
2013-03-15: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Celebrating the history of municipal bonds, the 100-year precedent of the Federal tax exemption for municipal bond interest, and the important contribution municipal bonds have made to economic growth and wellbeing in each State and municipality in our great Nation.
2013-03-13: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
2014-06-19: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
Calling for the protection of religious minority rights and freedoms in the Arab world.
2013-05-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2013-03-05: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Condemning the attack on Iranian dissidents living at Camp Hurriya, and for other purposes.
2013-03-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.
2013-02-15: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
2013-01-23: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H253-256)
Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation.
2013-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Expressing the deep disappointment of the House of Representatives in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russian children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law.
2013-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Calling for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in the Nineveh Plain region of Iraq.
2014-07-24: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A concurrent resolution denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
2014-12-10: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution
2014-04-30: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Expressing the sense of Congress that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
2013-07-12: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
2013-05-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.