Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
2013-11-13: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
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.
Encouraging the Navy to commission the USS Somerset (LPD-25) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2013-03-26: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Congratulating the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
2013-03-06: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 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.
2013-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.
2013-04-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.
2013-03-14: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Expressing the opposition of Congress to Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation.
2013-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
2013-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012
2012-09-21: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
SCOPE Act
2012-08-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border.
2012-07-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012
2012-07-18: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012
2012-07-12: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.