Okay I’m Really Getting Tired of the Southern Poverty Law Center calling the “Patriot Movement,” Terrorists and Hate Groups.

Remember this blog is only my personal opinion. I do have strong convictions and opinions. So this blog may not be for everyone.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is a liberal, socialist, communist group of people, that for some reason have the Department of Justice and Homeland Security convinced that they know what they’re talking about. I’m here to say that, the Southern Poverty Law Center doesn’t know what they’re talking about. They are only interested in demonizing the people, actually fought for this country and died for the country. The patriot movement is not racist, a hate group and we are definitely not terrorists. The patriot movement is all about the U.S. Constitution and making sure the government follows it. The patriot movement is more of a watchdog or watch group. The Southern poverty Law Center would like to make you think that we discriminate against people race or color, but we know patriots come in all shapes and sizes and colors. The Southern poverty Law Center likes to connect the patriot movement with neo-Nazis and baby killers just because we don’t like what’s going on in the government. It’s this type of propaganda that the communist and socialist Democrats eat up. They also put us in lines with Tim McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing, but anything they don’t know is that I actually knew Tim McVeigh and the Army. We were in Desert Storm together in the 1st Infantry Division. He was a quiet unassuming kind of person. He never talked about malicious offer anything like that while I was around, there also has been some evidence that he was a CIA plant to do the Oklahoma City bombing and blame the militia movements of the time and also demonized the militia and veterans. The government, particularly the FBI and the ATF said that he did it on the anniversary of Waco, where the FBI and ATF burned women and children to death. Because they were a cult and they were demonized as such.

 

The exponential growth of the usurpation of executive power in the United States has gone unchecked since 1992. Pres. Ronald Reagan warned American citizens on television about the communist threat and we thought we defeated them. But based on new evidence, the USSR went into a dormant state, by which I mean a non-aggressive state, and now they have reawakened. A lot of people forget that Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Pres. John F. Kennedy, was a communist. Now I know that there are some people out there that think there’s a big conspiracy behind on John F. Kennedy’s assassination, but just going by the official story. It is quite amazing how long the communists of been infiltrating the American Society. There are many indications that the communist infiltration started after the communist revolution in Russia. I don’t think this is true, it started long before that. People probably don’t remember Pres. Woodrow Wilson, the man that invented the Federal Reserve, the United States central bank, and that forgotten relic, the League of Nations, which was the first UN but it failed because a lot of countries, like England and France did not want to give up their sovereignty. So the promotion of a one world government has been long-standing. I feel that the one world government is a tool of the world’s elite, the top 0.05%, to control people and the economy with a one world currency. With one world currency markets don’t dictate the price of things the one world government does through price-fixing. Price-fixing is something that the communist did in Russia to try to keep prices artificially low. As one of the major reasons why communist Russia ended up going bankrupt is because without a growing economy a nation cannot sustain itself for future generations.

 

The United States has been infiltrated by communist and socialist Democrats, anyone who believes in inalienable rights or rights at all and don’t worship at the feet of Pres. Obama means that you are terrorists in the eyes of the communist and socialist Democrats. I remember during the 2012 elections that they were interviewing people at the DNC, democratic national convention, and a lot of people at the DNC when they heard Republican, gun owners, Christian and Southern, they were spitting venom. If they heard NRA, Gun owners Association of America or anything that had to do with guns. These Democrats said very unsavory things like, racist, uneducated, unsophisticated and some other things that were kind of insulting. The problem is that I think a lot of people have lost touch with which they really are, an American. The reason why they can say these things on TV is because of the First Amendment to the Constitution, the people are forgetting about the Constitution.

 

The Southern poverty Law Center can say whatever he wants, but once their speech becomes hateful of patriots, isn’t that “hate speech.” I think communists and socialists are most racist people out there. Why? Just a recent example of how the media has portrayed patriots, when Alex Jones went on that Piers Morgan show. He showed a lot of frustration and excitement. He didn’t get bullied by Piers Morgan. Alex Jones stood up to him and made him cower in the corner. That’s how you deal with these bully communists and socialist Democrats. Once you confront them that usually stand-down because they are cowards. The media tried to spin this incident and make Alex Jones out to be a madman. But the more they played it on the air the more relevance they gave to the issue. So that kind of backfired on them and makes me so happy. I’ll Jones is been a long time patriot. Even though some people think he’s a shill I don’t believe so. The Communist news network, which is if you didn’t know CNN, talk about how they were going to shoot Alex Jones and Carolyn with the gun joking about Pierce Morgan where his brother’s uniform in all this crap. It turned out looking more stupid than anything.  I have to say something about the Southern poverty Law Center and its “hate speech” against people who believe in the Constitution, liberty, freedom and the Bill of Rights.

 

It has been an honor to get this off my chest. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Later I’ll be getting my opinion on Feinstein and her hatred of people that were in the military, are in the military and her overall promotion of the communist state. See you later.

House of Representatives Legislative Action last week 2-11-2013 to 2-15-2013

1. H.R.273 : To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.
Sponsor: Rep DeSantis, Ron [FL-6] (introduced 1/15/2013)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 261 - 154 (Roll no. 44).
Latest Action: 2/15/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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2. H.R.741 : To require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain new beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program.
Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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3. H.R.742 : To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such Acts.
Sponsor: Rep Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [AR-1] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

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4. H.R.743 : To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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5. H.R.744 : To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-23] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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6. H.R.745 : To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-32] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

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7. H.R.746 : To provide small businesses with a grace period for a regulatory violation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bentivolio, Kerry L. [MI-11] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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8. H.R.747 : To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-13] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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9. H.R.748 : To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to provide for the registration of women under the Military Selective Service Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-13] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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10. H.R.749 : To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement.
Sponsor: Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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11. H.R.750 : To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Stewart Lee Udall in recognition of his contributions to the Nation as hero for the environment, a champion for conservation, a civil right activist, a Native American crusader, and an advocate for the arts.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-5] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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12. H.R.751 : To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013.
Sponsor: Rep Meadows, Mark [NC-11] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Appropriations
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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13. H.R.752 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-9] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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14. H.R.753 : To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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15. H.R.754 : To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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16. H.R.755 : To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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17. H.R.756 : To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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18. H.R.757 : To decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign authority of Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed against Indian women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes committed against Indian women are held accountable for that criminal behavior, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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19. H.R.758 : To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Stewart, Chris [UT-2] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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20. H.R.759 : To provide that a certain proposed rule published by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall have no force or effect unless the Department of Labor is first certified to be in compliance with such rule.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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21. H.R.760 : To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws.
Sponsor: Rep Amash, Justin [MI-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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22. H.R.761 : To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.
Sponsor: Rep Amodei, Mark E. [NV-2] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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23. H.R.762 : To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.

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24. H.R.763 : To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsor: Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: 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.

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25. H.R.764 : To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-24] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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26. H.R.765 : To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program of awarding grants to owners or operators of water systems to increase resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-24] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.

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27. H.R.766 : To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.
Sponsor: Rep Cicilline, David N. [RI-1] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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28. H.R.767 : To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.
Sponsor: Rep Cramer, Kevin [ND] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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29. H.R.768 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the establishment of teacher evaluation programs.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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30. H.R.769 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the lower threshold for the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to adjust the credit amount for inflation.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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31. H.R.770 : To amend the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, Jeff [SC-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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32. H.R.771 : To establish requirements for oil and gas leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, Jeff [SC-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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33. H.R.772 : To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of the South China Sea dispute.
Sponsor: Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [AS] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.

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34. H.R.773 : To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Budget
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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35. H.R.774 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish small business start-up savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Gardner, Cory [CO-4] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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36. H.R.775 : To amend title 28, United States Code, to exempt election officials from Federal jury service.
Sponsor: Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [VA-9] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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37. H.R.776 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hanna, Richard L. [NY-22] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.

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38. H.R.777 : To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to correct a violation of such title voluntarily before the plaintiff may commence a civil action, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [CA-50] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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39. H.R.778 : To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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40. H.R.779 : To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Education and the Workforce; House Natural Resources; House Judiciary; House Rules; House Appropriations; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Rules, Appropriations, and 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.

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41. H.R.780 : To authorize Indian tribes to exercise jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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42. H.R.781 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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43. H.R.782 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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44. H.R.783 : To enhance diplomacy with Iran to peacefully prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-13] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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45. H.R.784 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by State law.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-13] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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46. H.R.785 : To prevent excessive speculation in energy commodities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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47. H.R.786 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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48. H.R.787 : To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce; House Rules; House Budget; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Rules, the Budget, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

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49. H.R.788 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Battery Conservancy to construct and operate a performance facility at Castle Clinton National Monument, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-10] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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50. H.R.789 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build America bonds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-1] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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51. H.R.790 : To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of a company's domestic and foreign employees.
Sponsor: Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-14] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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52. H.R.791 : To amend titles I and II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen connections to early childhood education programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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53. H.R.792 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
Sponsor: Rep Posey, Bill [FL-8] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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54. H.R.793 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on concealable firearms and to require the Attorney General to establish a firearms buyback grant program.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-38] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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55. H.R.794 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: 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.

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56. H.R.795 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Austin [GA-8] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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57. H.R.796 : To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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58. H.R.797 : To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stivers, Steve [OH-15] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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59. H.R.798 : To reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, and to promote national economic growth, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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60. H.R.799 : To provide exclusive funding to support fisheries and the communities that rely upon them, to clear unnecessary regulatory burdens and streamline Federal fisheries management, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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61. H.R.800 : To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: 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.

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62. H.R.801 : To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the shareholder threshold for registration of savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies.
Sponsor: Rep Womack, Steve [AR-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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63. H.R.802 : -- Private Bill; For the relief of Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia, Consuelo Cardona Molina, Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and Pablo Dunoyer Cardona.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [CA-50] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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64. H.CON.RES.15 : Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Latest Action: 2/15/2013 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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65. H.CON.RES.16 : Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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66. H.CON.RES.17 : Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".
Sponsor: Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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67. H.RES.65 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-39] (introduced 2/13/2013)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 2 (Roll no. 45).

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68. H.RES.72 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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69. H.RES.73 : Congratulating Emporia State University for 150 years of outstanding service to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world.
Sponsor: Rep Huelskamp, Tim [KS-1] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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70. H.RES.74 : Supporting the goals and objectives of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Sponsor: Rep Keating, William R. [MA-9] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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71. H.RES.75 : Recognizing 376 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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72. H.RES.76 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Sponsor: Rep Paulsen, Erik [MN-3] (introduced 2/15/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Executive Order -- Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families

For Immediate Release

August 31, 2012 

 

EXECUTIVE ORDER

 

IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES

 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows:

 

Section 1.  Policy.  Since September 11, 2001, more than two million service members have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.  Long deployments and intense combat conditions require optimal support for the emotional and mental health needs of our service members and their families.  The need for mental health services will only increase in the coming years as the Nation deals with the effects of more than a decade of conflict.  Reiterating and expanding upon the commitment outlined in my Administration's 2011 report, entitled "Strengthening Our Military Families," we have an obligation to evaluate our progress and continue to build an integrated network of support capable of providing effective mental health services for veterans, service members, and their families.  Our public health approach must encompass the practices of disease prevention and the promotion of good health for all military populations throughout their lifespans, both within the health care systems of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and in local communities.  Our efforts also must focus on both outreach to veterans and their families and the provision of high quality mental health treatment to those in need.  Coordination between the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense during service members' transition to civilian life is essential to achieving these goals.

 

Ensuring that all veterans, service members (Active, Guard, and Reserve alike), and their families receive the support they deserve is a top priority for my Administration.  As part of our ongoing efforts to improve all facets of military mental health, this order directs the Secretaries of Defense, Health and Human Services, Education, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security to expand suicide prevention strategies and take steps to meet the current and future demand for mental health and substance abuse treatment services for veterans, service members, and their families.

 

Sec. 2.  Suicide Prevention.  (a)  By December 31, 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs, in continued collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall expand the capacity of the Veterans Crisis Line by 50 percent to ensure that veterans have timely access, including by telephone, text, or online chat, to qualified, caring responders who can help address immediate crises and direct veterans to appropriate care.  Further, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that any veteran identifying him or herself as being in crisis connects with a mental health professional or trained mental health worker within 24 hours.  The Department of Veterans Affairs also shall expand the number of mental health professionals who are available to see veterans beyond traditional business hours.

 

(b)  The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense shall jointly develop and implement a national suicide prevention campaign focused on connecting veterans and service members to mental health services.  This 12 month campaign, which shall begin on September 1, 2012, will focus on the positive benefits of seeking care and encourage veterans and service members to proactively reach out to support services.

 

(c)  To provide the best mental health and substance abuse prevention, education, and outreach support to our military and their family members, the Department of Defense shall review all of its existing mental health and substance abuse prevention, education, and outreach programs across the military services and the Defense Health Program to identify the key program areas that produce the greatest impact on quality and outcomes, and rank programs within each of these program areas using metrics that assess their effectiveness.  By the end of Fiscal Year 2014, existing program resources shall be realigned to ensure that highly ranked programs are implemented across all of the military services and less effective programs are replaced.

 

Sec. 3.  Enhanced Partnerships Between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Providers.  (a)  Within 180 days of the date of this order, in those service areas where the Department of Veterans Affairs has faced challenges in hiring and placing mental health service providers and continues to have unfilled vacancies or long wait times, the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services shall establish pilot projects whereby the Department of Veterans Affairs contracts or develops formal arrangements with community based providers, such as community mental health clinics, community health centers, substance abuse treatment facilities, and rural health clinics, to test the effectiveness of community partnerships in helping to meet the mental health needs of veterans in a timely way.  Pilot sites shall ensure that consumers of community-based services continue to be integrated into the health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.  No fewer than 15 pilot projects shall be established.

 

(b)  The Department of Veterans Affairs shall develop guidance for its medical centers and service networks that supports the use of community mental health services, including telehealth services and substance abuse services, where appropriate, to meet demand and facilitate access to care.  This guidance shall include recommendations that medical centers and service networks use community-based providers to help meet veterans' mental health needs where objective criteria, which the Department of Veterans Affairs shall define in the form of specific metrics, demonstrate such needs.  Such objective criteria should include estimates of wait-times for needed care that exceed established targets.

 

(c)  The Departments of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs shall develop a plan for a rural mental health recruitment initiative to promote opportunities for the Department of Veterans Affairs and rural communities to share mental health providers when demand is insufficient for either the Department of Veterans Affairs or the communities to independently support a full time provider.

 

Sec. 4.  Expanded Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services Staffing.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, by December 31, 2013, hire and train 800 peer to peer counselors to empower veterans to support other veterans and help meet mental health care needs.  In addition, the Secretary shall continue to use all appropriate tools, including collaborative arrangements with community based providers, pay setting authorities, loan repayment and scholarships, and partnerships with health care workforce training programs to accomplish the Department of Veterans Affairs' goal of recruiting, hiring, and placing 1,600 mental health professionals by June 30, 2013.  The Department of Veterans Affairs also shall evaluate the reporting requirements associated with providing mental health services and reduce paperwork requirements where appropriate.  In addition, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall update its management performance evaluation system to link performance to meeting mental health service demand.

 

Sec. 5.  Improved Research and Development.  (a)  The lack of full understanding of the underlying mechanisms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), other mental health conditions, and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has hampered progress in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.  In order to improve the coordination of agency research into these conditions and reduce the number of affected men and women through better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Education, in coordination with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall establish a National Research Action Plan within 8 months of the date of this order.

 

(b)  The National Research Action Plan shall include strategies to establish surrogate and clinically actionable biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment effectiveness; develop improved diagnostic criteria for TBI; enhance our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for PTSD, related injuries, and neurological disorders following TBI; foster development of new treatments for these conditions based on a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms; improve data sharing between agencies and academic and industry researchers to accelerate progress and reduce redundant efforts without compromising privacy; and make better use of electronic health records to gain insight into the risk and mitigation of PTSD, TBI, and related injuries.  In addition, the National Research Action Plan shall include strategies to support collaborative research to address suicide prevention.

 

(c)  The Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services shall engage in a comprehensive longitudinal mental health study with an emphasis on PTSD, TBI, and related injuries to develop better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options.  Agencies shall continue ongoing collaborative research efforts, with an aim to enroll at least 100,000 service members by December 31, 2012, and include a plan for long term follow up with enrollees through a coordinated effort with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 

Sec. 6.  Military and Veterans Mental Health Interagency Task Force.  There is established an Interagency Task Force on Military and Veterans Mental Health (Task Force), to be co chaired by the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services, or their designated representatives.

 

(a)  Membership.  In addition to the Co-Chairs, the Task Force shall consist of representatives from:

 

(i)    the Department of Education;

 

(ii)   the Office of Management and Budget;

 

(iii)  the Domestic Policy Council;

 

(iv)   the National Security Staff;

 

(v)    the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

 

(vi)   the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and

 

(vii)  such other executive departments, agencies, or offices as the Co-Chairs may designate.

 

A member agency of the Task Force shall designate a full time officer or employee of the Federal Government to perform the Task Force functions.

 

(b)  Mission.  Member agencies shall review relevant statutes, policies, and agency training and guidance to identify reforms and take actions that facilitate implementation of the strategies outlined in this order.  Member agencies shall work collaboratively on these strategies and also create an inventory of mental health and substance abuse programs and activities to inform this work.

 

(c)  Functions.

 

(i)    Not later than 180 days after the date of this order, the Task Force shall submit recommendations to the President on strategies to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment services for veterans, service members, and their families.  Every year thereafter, the Task Force shall provide to the President a review of agency actions to enhance mental health and substance abuse treatment services for veterans, service members, and their families consistent with this order, as well as provide additional recommendations for action as appropriate.  The Task Force shall define specific goals and metrics that will aid in measuring progress in improving mental health strategies.  The Task Force will include cost analysis in the development of all recommendations, and will ensure any new requirements are supported within existing resources.

 

(ii)   In addition to coordinating and reviewing agency efforts to enhance veteran and military mental health services pursuant to this order, the Task Force shall evaluate:

 

(1)  agency efforts to improve care quality and ensure that the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and community based mental health providers are trained in the most current evidence based methodologies for treating PTSD, TBI, depression, related mental health conditions, and substance abuse;

 

(2)  agency efforts to improve awareness and reduce stigma for those needing to seek care; and

 

(3)  agency research efforts to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TBI, PTSD, and related injuries, and explore the need for an external research portfolio review.

 

(iii)  In performing its functions, the Task Force shall consult with relevant nongovernmental experts and organizations as necessary.

 

Sec. 7.  General Provisions.  (a)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

 

(b)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

 

(i)   the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

 

(ii)  the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

 

(c)  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

 

BARACK OBAMA

 

THE WHITE HOUSE,

August 31, 2012.