Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the United States without first obtaining a court order.
2014-09-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
2013-09-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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 number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
2013-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2013-01-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the current situation in Iraq and the urgent need to protect religious minorities from persecution from the Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as it expands its control over areas in northwestern Iraq.
2014-08-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Condemning the death sentence against Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman accused of apostasy.
2014-07-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to enhanced relations with the Republic of Moldova and support for Moldova's territorial integrity.
2014-07-25: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
Calling on the United States Senate to increase sanctions against Iran.
2014-01-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Expressing disapproval of the failure to satisfy the constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" and the usurpation of the legislative authority of Congress by the President of the United States.
2014-01-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations.
2013-11-14: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
2014-07-30: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
2013-05-22: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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.
Encouraging the Navy to commission the USS Somerset (LPD-25) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2013-03-26: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of easing the transition of members of the Armed Forces and their families from military to civilian life.
2013-03-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.