CUELLAR, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6957 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H3558 [21MY]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2880 [12MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5404 [22JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: improve programs (see H.R. 1447), H6749 [30SE]

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), H668 [30JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3565 [21MY]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2656 [29AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2656 [29AP]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1958), H2656 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H7190 [26OC]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 351), H404 [14JA]

——— issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see H.R. 2544), H3560 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H9080 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 883), H981 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H7028 [20OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 1294), H1611 [4MR]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H3215 [14MY]

——— improve management, accountability, and oversight of the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 502), H531 [22JA]

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

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6229 [24SE]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see H.R. 1186), H6260 [25SE]

EPA: amend national ambient air quality standards, including certain ozone standards (see H.R. 4265), H9374 [16DE]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H1720 [17MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5776 [29JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (see H.R. 1890), H2315 [17AP]

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), H2773 [30AP]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H705 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3391 [19MY]

IRS: prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (see H.R. 3724), H8282 [17NO]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN] (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1723 [17MR]

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2156 [13AP]

Medicare: expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H6307 [28SE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7091 [21OC]

Members of Congress: provide that Members shall be paid last whenever the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations in a timely manner because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 3757), H7175 [23OC]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H5239 [15JY]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 2093), H2653 [29AP]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2656 [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7175 [23OC]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6308 [28SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H3916 [4JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H7743 [4NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H2467 [23AP]

——— repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 156), H2772 [30AP]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H5867 [9SE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H5850 [8SE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H5944 [10SE]

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 2369), H3251 [15MY]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7139 [22OC]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors on the National Highway System (see H.R. 301), H408 [14JA]

——— permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3181), H5465 [23JY]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 23), H155 [8JA]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H3507 [20MY]

States: constitutional amendment allowing States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 34), H1069 [13FE]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5239 [15JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 3255), H5588 [28JY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— provide a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees (see H.R. 3198), H7175 [23OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5592 [28JY]

UNESCO: welcome World Heritage Committee inscription of the San Antonio Missions to the World Heritage list, recognize the Missions as having historical and cultural significance, and congratulate people of San Antonio, TX (see H. Res. 358), H5088 [10JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5866 [9SE]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H3254 [15MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H5850 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: making emergency appropriations to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 3612), H6259 [25SE]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H981 [11FE]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see H.R. 875), H980 [11FE]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 1744), H2152 [13AP]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 2060), H2497 [28AP]

Rio Grande City, TX: provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande river (see H.R. 3688), H6835 [6OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: making emergency appropriations to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the U.S. and Mexico (H.R. 3612), H6260 [25SE]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (H.R. 891), H983 [11FE]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (H.R. 875), H983 [11FE]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (H.R. 1744), H2154 [13AP]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 2060), H2499 [28AP]

Rio Grande City, TX: provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande river (H.R. 3688), H6836 [6OC]

Remarks

Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E825• [2JN]

Converse, TX: tribute to Judson High School girls’ track and field team, E826• [2JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4036 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: continue to encourage public-private partnerships in oil and gas exploration, production, midstream, and refining with minority-serving institutions, H6957 [9OC]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4694 [25JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3830 [3JN]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (H.R. 891), H4357 [15JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4269 [12JN], H4521 [18JN], H4694 [25JN]

Immigration: provide for appointment of additional immigration judges, H3670 [2JN]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4269 [12JN]

Laredo, TX: anniversary of Laredo Chamber of Commerce, E69• [14JA]

Laredo Beauty College, Inc.: anniversary, E925• [18JN]

Mission, TX: tribute to Church of St. Paul’s BBQ Cook-Off, E267• [27FE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6949, H6957 [9OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3670 [2JN]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), Senate amendment, H4521 [18JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, H4694 [25JN]

Votes: correction, H4897• [8JY]

——— position on missed, H4931• [8JY], H5006• [9JY], H8952 [2DE], H9000• [3DE], H9322• [15DE], H9358• [16DE], H9434• [17DE], H10696• [18DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8968 [2DE], H9326 [15DE], H9372 [16DE]

Tributes

Devora, Pedro, H4358 [15JN]

Gallegos, J.R., E410• [25MR]

Garcia, Jose G., E514• [16AP]

Garza, Roger, E422• [25MR]

Gonzales, Rufino, H4358 [15JN]

Israel, Jeanne Burton, E407• [25MR]

Kazen, Consuelo Raymond, E471• [13AP]

Martinez y Martinez, Enrique, E218• [13FE]

Rodriguez, Hilario (Lalo), E370• [19MR]

Saxon, Stella Hartman, E24• [7JA]

Scott, Joseph A., Jr., E823• [2JN]

Trevino, Miguel, Jr., E1229• [8SE]

Trevino family, E415• [25MR]

Verduzco, J. Jorge, E46• [9JA]

Villarreal, Carlos, E359• [18MR]

Villarreal, Frank, H4357 [15JN]

Winkowski, Thomas S., E216• [13FE]