ABRAHAM, RALPH LEE (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 4828), H4661 [11JY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H6239 [15NO]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H651 [9FE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H5016 [14JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H101 [6JA]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4251), H497 [2FE]

——— provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see H.R. 4683), H3095 [24MY]

——— recognize importance of land forces, revise end-strength levels for such forces, and specify new permanent active duty end-strength minimum levels (see H.R. 4534), H1420 [16MR]

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1923 [21AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H951 [25FE]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 472), H775 [11FE]

——— provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1545), H775 [11FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H3266 [25MY]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 925), H6270 [16NO]

Civil rights: invalidate the reinterpretation of Title IX provisions through guidance issued by the Depts. of Education and Justice relative to gender discrimination (see H.R. 5294), H3266 [25MY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal funding to institutions that remove, censor, take down, prohibit, or otherwise halt display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 6433), H7144 [2DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 590), H1464 [17MR]

Congress: provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with duties under the Constitution relative to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee transfers (see H. Res. 617), H1117 [2MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H1897 [20AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4420), H596 [8FE]

——— require use of data from each State to calculate average feed cost and actual dairy production margins (see H.R. 4896), H5039 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy and EPA: prohibit consideration of the social cost of carbon or methane in cost benefit analysis prior to any rulemaking, guidance, or other agency action (see H.R. 5668), H5163 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 3952), H651 [9FE]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H1996 [26AP]

——— 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), H651 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require the search of all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 4301), H1636 [12AP]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H2343 [12MY]

Dept. of Labor: prevent finalization of rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities and assess economic impact of any proposed reforms (see H.R. 4773), H2215 [10MY]

Dept. of State: allow commercial export of firearms silencers to foreign markets where silencers are legal to own and operate (see H.R. 5135), H2148 [29AP]

——— transfer regulation of common domestic firearms and related items from U.S. Munitions List to Dept. of Commerce Commerce Control List (see H.R. 6176), H5999 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 5577), H4816 [12JY]

——— oppose Coastal Climate Resilience Program (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3704 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H3297 [26MY]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 4640), H999 [26FE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H1000 [26FE]

——— increase maximum market pay of physicians and dentists who work in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6272), H6102 [28SE]

——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 6416), H7118 [1DE]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule on the practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses (see H.R. 6277), H6102 [28SE]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 5149), H2149 [29AP]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 5620), H4928 [13JY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4661 [11JY]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H1681 [13AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3968 [16JN]

EPA: establish Science Advisory Board agriculture committee (see H.R. 5829), H5867 [22SE]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H1637 [12AP]

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H3705 [10JN]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H775 [11FE]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H592 [4FE]

FBI: require the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within a certain number of days (see H.R. 4980), H1801 [18AP]

Federal agencies and departments: postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see H.R. 3438), H5338 [12SE]

——— provide for accountability and improve effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by requiring retrospective review and report (see H.R. 5513), H3966 [16JN]

——— require all fines, fees, penalties, or proceeds from a settlement to be transferred to the Treasury and subjected to the appropriations process (see H.R. 5499), H5525 [15SE]

FEMA: establish a deadline for approval of claims made under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6104), H5799 [21SE]

Financial institutions: permit certain depository institutions to use a short form call report (see H.R. 4500), H5525 [15SE]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H1084 [1MR]

Firearms: express that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and it is fully applicable to States (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5011 [14JY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H3503 [7JN]

——— provide that any Executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or on the Second Amendment to the Constitution has no force or effect (see H.R. 4321), H100 [6JA]

Floods: provide disaster assistance to Louisiana in connection with flooding events (see H.R. 5964), H5223 [8SE]

Foreign aid: withhold assistance from countries that deny or delay acceptance of nationals of such countries who have been ordered removed from the U.S. and prohibit issuance of visas to nationals of such countries (see H.R. 5224), H2881 [19MY]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3504 [7JN]

GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6109 [28SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 4893), H5023 [18JY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H855 [23FE]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 5312), H3093 [24MY]

Immigration: prohibit entities receiving Federal funds that fail to comply with lawful requests for information or detainment of an alien made by Federal immigration enforcement authorities from receiving additional funds (see H.R. 6468), H7571 [8DE]

——— suspend, and subsequently terminate, admission of certain refugees into the U.S. and examine impact on national security of admitting refugees and costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 5816), H5007 [14JY]

Iran: prohibit cash payments (see H.R. 5931), H5163 [7SE]

Iraq: impose sanctions on persons, including Iran and its affiliates, that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq (see H.R. 5727), H4813 [12JY]

IRS: nullify proposed regulations that would eliminate valuation discounts on liquidation of an interest relative to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 6100), H5799 [21SE]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H2881 [19MY]

——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H4055 [21JN]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H3266 [25MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H1737 [14AP]

Lebanon: call for international assistance, support Syrian refugees and efforts to end Syrian conflict, support U.N. resolution on disarmament of armed groups, and recognize Lebanese Armed Forces as defender of sovereignty (see H. Res. 852), H5224 [8SE]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied relative to certain hospitals (see H.R. 4428), H1390 [15MR]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H6180 [14NO]

——— improve patient access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5210), H4054 [21JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4574 [8JY]

——— remove consideration of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the hospital value-based purchasing program to eliminate a potential penalty on physicians who refuse to overprescribe opioid drugs (see H.R. 4499), H1346 [14MR]

——— suspend implementation of a comprehensive care for joint replacement (CJR) payment model for episode-based payment for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 4848), H4187 [28JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5001), H4277 [5JY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4520), H709 [10FE]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 5457), H3915 [15JN]

NASA: establish a program for the medical monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of astronauts (see H.R. 6076), H5710 [20SE]

Obama, President: condemn and censure for disregarding legislative powers of Congress relative to Executive actions impacting gun sales and possession (see H. Res. 582), H176 [7JA]

——— provide that no Federal funds, fees, or resources may be used to implement certain Executive orders and suspend rulemaking authority of agencies during the remainder of Presidency (see H.R. 4956), H2962 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H2067 [27AP]

POW: clarify that any action by the President in contravention of the restriction on transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is without legal effect (see H.R. 4126), H568 [3FE]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 886), H6302 [17NO]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H855 [23FE]

SSA: 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), H497 [2FE]

Stephens, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6221), H6181 [14NO]

Taxation: authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see H.R. 6167), H5912 [26SE]

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H2152 [29AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H376 [28JA]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H3504 [7JN]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 3397), H6180 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H568 [3FE]

Terrorism: combat international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters by establishing international border security standards and suspend assistance to countries not complying with such standards (see H.R. 4314), H176 [7JA]

Tom Stagg Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Shreveport, LA: designate (see H.R. 5011), H2068 [27AP]

U.N.: disapprove U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements and U.S. failure to veto such resolution and affirm U.S. commitment to Israel (see H. Res. 957), H7637 [30DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1997 [26AP]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 4559), H5712 [20SE]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure foreign air carriers applying to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 5090), H5712 [20SE]

Ukraine: contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression and assist democratic transition (see H.R. 5094), H2108 [28AP]

United Kingdom: express continued support for special relationship with the U.S. and urge negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) (see H. Res. 817), H4659 [11JY]

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings (see H.R. 5628), H4575 [8JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5644 [19SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H3095 [24MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H1146 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cybersecurity: enforce Federal cybersecurity responsibility and accountability (see H.R. 6066), H5644 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: amend Title IX provisions to define the term ‘‘sex’’ for purposes of such title (see H.R. 5307), H2961 [23MY]

Floods: provide disaster assistance to Louisiana in connection with flooding events (see H.R. 6077), H5710 [20SE]

Lafleur, Joseph V. (Verbis): award Distinguished Service Cross (see H.R. 5623), H4275 [5JY]

Taxation: treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4474), H590 [4FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4782), H1460 [17MR] (see H.R. 5588), H4185 [28JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Cybersecurity: enforce Federal cybersecurity responsibility and accountability (H.R. 6066), H5644 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: amend Title IX provisions to define the term ‘‘sex’’ for purposes of such title (H.R. 5307), H2962 [23MY]

Floods: provide disaster assistance to Louisiana in connection with flooding events (H.R. 6077), H5711 [20SE]

Lafleur, Joseph V. (Verbis): award Distinguished Service Cross (H.R. 5623), H4276 [5JY]

Taxation: treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (H.R. 4474), H591 [4FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4782), H1462 [17MR]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 5588), H4186 [28JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H821 [23FE]

Remarks

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H.R. 4336), H1530 [22MR]

——— provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H.R. 4336), Senate amendments, H2254 [11MY]

Dallas, TX: express condolences for victims of shooting at protest march, H4666 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate and improve medical centers and enter into partnerships with nursing schools to provide standardized training for nurses (H.R. 3234), H628, H629, H630 [9FE]

——— expand eligibility for a medallion furnished to signify veteran status of a deceased individual, H626 [9FE]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (H.R. 2915), H630, H631 [9FE]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations, H626 [9FE]

——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces, H626 [9FE]

——— provide for conveyance of land between Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL, and Danville Area Community College (H.R. 3262), H633, H634 [9FE]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (H. Res. 591), H3811 [14JN]

Federal employees: provide that an employee who leaves Government service while under personnel investigation shall have a notation of any adverse findings placed in such employee’s personnel file (H.R. 4360), H1984• [26AP]

Floods: express condolences and support for people affected by flooding in Louisiana, H1391 [16MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H933 [25FE]

National Rice Month: observance, H5647 [20SE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 5588), H4600 [11JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 677), H613, H617, H625, H627 [9FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary, H7187 [6DE]

Tributes

Dell’Orco, Kristina, H1623 [12AP]

Elahi, David, H4666 [12JY]

Randolph, Ned, H7285 [7DE]

Seal, Leroy (Slick), H822 [23FE]

Wallace, Regnal, H2006 [27AP]