GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4743, H4775 [25JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2645 [29AP]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3451 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3564), H6178 [18SE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3776), H7333 [28OC]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4161), H8970 [2DE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure inclusion of black lung disease benefits in replacement language for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H. Res. 167), H1900 [24MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H42 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 2), H535 [22JA] (see H.J. Res. 55), H4958 [8JY]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5173 [14JY]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H6180 [18SE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H5298 [20JY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H43 [6JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6706 [29SE]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H5089 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H5404 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve program (see H.R. 2244), H5089 [10JY]

——— make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 1869), H2960 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 3952), H9692 [17DE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H5775 [29JY]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H1612 [4MR]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H5776 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H9691 [17DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), require motion that the House recedes from its previous position and concurs in the Senate amendment be offered only by the Majority Leader or his designee (see H. Res. 133), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1840), H2305 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— improve participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs (see H.R. 2046), H9080 [8DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H639 [27JA]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H705 [2FE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H7333 [28OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [28OC]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H2496 [28AP]

——— implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 3434), H5782 [31JY]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H2420 [22AP]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2108 [26MR]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H5524 [27JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1612 [4MR]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for certain new drug applications and abbreviated new drug applications (see H.R. 1353), H1635 [13MR]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H4383 [15JN]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H6180 [18SE]

——— reform program allowing for expanded access to certain experimental treatments or breakthrough drugs for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 909), H1032 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H919 [10FE]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H478 [21JA]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 2044), H3508 [20MY]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 2929), H4770 [25JN]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H5293 [16JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1166 [25FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H6789 [1OC]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H2877 [12MY]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 86), H5332 [21JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H980 [11FE]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H3254 [15MY]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (see H.R. 2693), H4001 [9JN]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2311 [16AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H866 [9FE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H5944 [10SE]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5944 [10SE]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H482 [21JA]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6893 [7OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5848 [8SE]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2115 [26MR]

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8282 [17NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5031 [9JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5775 [29JY]

——— establish a national Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project to change the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost efficiency (see H.R. 1934), H5776 [29JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H858 [5FE]

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H705 [2FE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5238 [15JY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H1372 [26FE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H5788 [4AU]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H5592 [28JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H5866 [9SE]

——— provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H9376 [16DE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H3759 [2JN]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2526), H3559 [21MY]

National security: ensure preparedness for chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear threats (see H.R. 3299), H10712 [18DE]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H6189 [22SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H7391 [2NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1191), H1663 [16MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1117 [24FE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H5031 [9JY]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H5592 [28JY]

——— prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H9080 [8DE]

Taxation: create Universal Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4094), H9026 [7DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1501 [27FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H9691 [17DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3564 [21MY]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H3508 [20MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3214 [14MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H703 [2FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: oppose ‘‘Paris Agreement’’ (see H. Con. Res. 105), H10711 [18DE]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 130), H40 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see H.R. 1376), H1661 [16MR]

——— require certain health insurance premium increase information be disclosed to Congress (see H.R. 2696), H4001 [9JN]

Drugs: provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2373), H3252 [15MY]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws, and exclude cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1774), H2209 [14AP]

EPA: reduce workforce (see H.R. 3939), H8149 [5NO]

FEMA: reform the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3297), H5763 [29JY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H40 [6JA]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H5865 [9SE]

Medicaid: transition the thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes (see H.R. 1400), H1721 [17MR]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H855 [5FE]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H4490 [17JN]

Pharmaceuticals: allow manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (see H.R. 790), H854 [5FE]

Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 792), H854 [5FE]

Senate Rules: disapprove modern filibuster rule, end process of anonymous holds, and reaffirm House commitment to work with the Senate to end gridlock and pass legislation (see H. Res. 431), H6179 [18SE]

Taxation: provide for waivers of user fees imposed relative to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 133), H40 [6JA]

Telephones: prohibit the unauthorized remote shut down of a cellular phone (see H.R. 791), H854 [5FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (H.R. 130), H47 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (H.R. 1376), H1662 [16MR]

——— require certain health insurance premium increase information be disclosed to Congress (H.R. 2696), H4002 [9JN]

Drugs: provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (H.R. 2373), H3253 [15MY]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws, and exclude cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (H.R. 1774), H2210 [14AP]

EPA: reduce workforce (H.R. 3939), H8153 [5NO]

FEMA: reform the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3297), H5771 [29JY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (H.R. 131), H47 [6JA]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3463), H5866 [9SE]

Medicaid: transition the thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes (H.R. 1400), H1722 [17MR]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (H.R. 793), H857 [5FE]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (H.R. 2799), H4492 [17JN]

Pharmaceuticals: allow manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (H.R. 790), H857 [5FE]

Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (H.R. 792), H857 [5FE]

Taxation: provide for waivers of user fees imposed relative to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations (H.R. 133), H47 [6JA]

Telephones: prohibit the unauthorized remote shut down of a cellular phone (H.R. 791), H857 [5FE]

Remarks

Dept. of Energy: fossil energy research and development funding through reductions in energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, H2645 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1547 [3MR]

——— making continuing appropriations, H1496 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: expand eligibility for participation in the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, H4743 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4743 [25JN]

DiFusco-Funk, Natalie: Virginia Dept. of Education Virginia Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1537• [26OC]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (H.R. 639), Senate amendment, H8212, H8213 [16NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2645 [29AP]

EPA: extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4620 [24JN]

Meredith, Regina: Virginia Counselors Association Counselor of the Year award recipient, E1781• [11DE]

Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc.: tribute to Foster Grandparent Program volunteers, E618• [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), Senate amendment, H1496 [27FE]

Radford, VA: tribute to Radford High School girls’ volleyball team, E1784• [11DE]

Scott County, VA: anniversary of convening of first court, E217• [13FE]

Talley, Ben: National Education Association National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E619• [29AP]

Technology: ensure congressional representation on certain science advisory boards, H3451, H3452 [20MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3451, H3452 [20MY]

Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution: anniversary, E984• [25JN]

Votes: correction, H4631• [24JN]

Tributes

Brand, E. Cabell, E139• [30JA]

Jablonski, Henry, E722• [15MY]

McCroskey, Allan L., E619• [29AP]

Parker, Alison, H5807 [8SE]

Rordam, Ron, E1782• [11DE]

Saliba, Samir, E526• [16AP]

Settle, Richard L., E619• [29AP]

Sweet, Jonathan, E1177• [29JY]

Torgersen, Paul, E520• [16AP]

Vest, Mamie, E1799• [15DE]

Ward, Adam, H5807 [8SE]

Webb, Tim, E172• [5FE]

West, David A., E523• [16AP]

Wooten, Justin, E172• [5FE]