BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3285 [26MY]

——— H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H3285 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 766), H3502 [7JN]

American Tree Farm System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 144), H4925 [13JY]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H1945 [25AP]

Armed Forces: 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), H6180 [14NO]

——— provide penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6234), H6181 [14NO]

——— reimburse members for amounts paid by a spouse for new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State and encourage State license portability (see H.R. 5683), H4548 [7JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 597), H496 [2FE]

——— support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 610), H650 [9FE]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4137), H4468 [6JY]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3295 [26MY]

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

Committee on Excessive Use of Police Force (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 589), H364 [13JA]

Corps of Engineers: making supplemental appropriations for flood control and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in Houston, TX (see H.R. 5025), H3665 [9JN]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H1680 [13AP]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 5058), H1994 [26AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3238), H4927 [13JY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H4927 [13JY]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H4927 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H497 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4462), H589 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H1600 [11AP]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3817 [14JN]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H1600 [11AP]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 5369), H5017 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H1495 [21MR]

——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H1802 [18AP]

Dept. of Justice: require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 5221), H2963 [23MY]

Dept. of Labor: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 4560), H817 [12FE]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 391), H4276 [5JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of Reserve components (see H.R. 4941), H1736 [14AP]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 4640), H1637 [12AP]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (see H.R. 6187), H6000 [27SE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1911), H2151 [29AP]

——— protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (see H.R. 4351), H222 [8JA]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5734), H4814 [12JY]

Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see H.R. 5044), H2068 [27AP]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H5017 [14JY]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H5256 [9SE]

Ellis, Jacqueline A.: tribute (see H. Res. 905), H6103 [28SE]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (see H.R. 4557), H816 [12FE]

——— clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 5685), H4573 [8JY]

——— condition States’ receipt of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds on carrying out testing for lead in school drinking water and require local testing of such water and notification of high lead levels (see H.R. 4879), H1803 [18AP]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H5017 [14JY]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 4775), H1681 [13AP]

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), H651 [9FE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 714), H2150 [29AP]

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

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H2110 [28AP] (see H.R. 5170), H2429 [16MY]

Financial institutions: expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 1355), H6239 [15NO]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals (see H.R. 4479), H2215 [10MY]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (see H.R. 4539), H1924 [21AP]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H4927 [13JY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 4616), H1637 [12AP]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H568 [3FE]

House Rules: amend to exclude existing or proposed Corps of Engineers water resources development projects from the definition of earmark (see H. Res. 813), H5339 [12SE]

Housing: reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing (see H.R. 5085), H3266 [25MY]

Immigration: reunite families by reducing visa backlogs and allowing U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 4798), H1461 [17MR]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 5195), H4193 [1JY]

Iraq: condemn attack on, and provide for safety and security of Iranian dissidents living in, Camp Liberty/Hurriya and permit use of their own assets to assist in their resettlement (see H. Res. 650), H2429 [16MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 4938), H6240 [15NO]

Israel: support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H3297 [26MY]

ITC: establish a process for submission and consideration of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions (see H.R. 4923), H1679 [13AP]

Johnson, Representative Sam: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 787), H3914 [15JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H595 [8FE]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4521), H709 [10FE]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building, Riverdale, GA: designate (see H.R. 4747), H1389 [15MR]

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: condemn armed occupation and call for those involved to end such occupation and surrender to law enforcement (see H. Res. 575), H176 [7JA]

Marine Lance Corporal Squire ‘Skip’ Wells Post Office Building, Marietta, GA: designate (see H.R. 5612), H4191 [1JY]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied relative to certain hospitals (see H.R. 4428), H495 [2FE]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5942), H5225 [8SE]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H4550 [7JY]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H1045 [29FE]

——— limit certain premium increases (see H.R. 6428), H7143 [2DE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H1345 [14MR]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H3975 [20JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H4054 [21JN]

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), H3817 [14JN]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H3816 [14JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 110), H496 [2FE]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H2282 [11MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 929), H6300 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 929), H6300 [17NO]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 5844), H5008 [14JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H2428 [16MY]

National Guard: ensure certain members serving on full-time duty and their dependents remain eligible for TRICARE program when the members are responding to a disaster (see H.R. 4554), H816 [12FE]

Navy: call for exoneration of African American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Res. 616), H951 [25FE]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H2962 [23MY]

Orlando, FL: condemn shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and their families and friends, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see H. Res. 789), H3967 [16JN]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H2282 [11MY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H3503 [7JN]

Smithsonian Institution: opening of Museum of African American History and Culture (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5864 [22SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit against tax for commuting mass transit costs (see H.R. 6173), H5913 [26SE]

——— allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 4381), H2845 [18MY]

——— allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1397), H710 [10FE]

——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 5240), H3266 [25MY]

——— improve and make permanent the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 4622), H6108 [28SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H1898 [20AP]

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

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), H3297 [26MY]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5067), H1994 [26AP]

Veterans: delay inclusion in consumer credit reports and establish requirements for debt collectors relative to medical debt information of veterans due to inappropriate or delayed Veterans Choice Program billing payments (see H.R. 5593), H7617 [16DE]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with a written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options and provide counseling on housing benefits (see H.R. 6320), H7399 [7DE]

Voting: mitigate consequences of threats to voting systems, require voting systems to comply with certain NIST standards, and establish programs to promote research in innovative voting system technologies (see H.R. 6073), H5710 [20SE]

——— promote accuracy, integrity, and security in the administration of elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6072), H5710 [20SE]

Wiesel, Elie: tribute (see H. Res. 810), H4548 [7JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H3296 [26MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 4700), H1143 [3MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H3969 [16JN]

——— officially recognize service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during Battle of the Bulge (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4575 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cleland, Max: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5561), H4170 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5248), H2427 [16MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Cleland, Max: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5561), H4171 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (H.R. 5248), H2428 [16MY]

Letters

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act: Brian P. Adams, Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, H1520 [22MR]

——— James M. Dyer, Greater Macon, GA, Chamber of Commerce, H1521 [22MR]

——— Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma, H1520 [22MR]

——— Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia, H1520 [22MR]

——— Robert A.B. Reichert, Mayor of Macon-Bibb County, GA, H1519 [22MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H6091 [28SE]

Bushland, Raymond C.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1066• [8JY]

Cleland, Max: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5561), E983• [22JN]

Columbus, GA: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Epsicopal Church, E1122• [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: overseas contingency operations funding, H2835 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of military bases to temporarily house unaccompanied illegal alien children, H2839 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H2838 [18MY]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (H.R. 5248), E711• [16MY]

——— Home Telehealth Program funding, H2827 [18MY]

——— homeless veterans benefits funding, H2856 [19MY]

——— prohibit funding for employment incentives and relocation expenses, H2853 [19MY]

——— prohibit funding for union solicitation activities, H2853, H2854 [19MY]

——— prohibit funding to procure Essure permanent birth control system, H2840 [18MY]

——— Veterans Choice Program funding, H2829 [18MY]

——— Veterans Experience Office funding, H2851 [19MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H6091 [28SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2821, H2822, H2827, H2829, H2835, H2838, H2839, H2840 [18MY], H2851, H2853, H2854, H2855, H2856 [19MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce Executive order on project labor agreements, H2855 [19MY]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 4557), H1130 [3MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5485), H4419 [6JY]

Fort Benning, GA: anniversary of Army 199th Infantry Brigade, E762• [23MY]

Georgia: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, E1709• [12DE]

Jordan, Linda J.: National Association of Securities Professionals Joyce Johnson Award recipient, E764• [23MY]

Knipling, Edward: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1066• [8JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), Senate amendment, H6091 [28SE]

Macon, GA: anniversary of Unionville Missionary Baptist Church, E1432• [14NO]

——— ceremony to honor Negro League baseball players, E122• [4FE]

——— tribute to Central Georgia Technical College Iron Men Health Fair, E1282• [15SE]

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (H.R. 482), H1519, H1521 [22MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2834 [18MY]

Point of order, H2842 [18MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H362 [13JA], H5220 [8SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act: Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, H1521 [22MR]

Tributes

Averett, Martha Shipp, E754• [19MY]

Boyd, Horace C., E1037• [6JY]

Brown, Representative, E1617• [7DE]

Bussey, James A., Sr., E867• [9JN]

Cato, A. Wallace, E1653• [8DE]

Debro, Anna M., E1394• [28SE]

Dews, Robert W., E22• [8JA]

Ellis, Jacqueline A., E1416• [29SE]

Foley, Lydia de La Viña de, E1420• [29SE]

Glover, Beverly W., E502• [18AP]

Harden, Krysta, E227• [25FE]

Harrow, Mary Shipp, E754• [19MY]

Hyatt, Dorothy, E1409• [29SE]

Jackson, LaVerne, E726• [17MY]

Jeter, George W., E245• [29FE]

Johnson, Frank, E1537• [29NO]

Koehler, Don, E1125• [14JY]

Murray, William J., Jr., E1450• [14NO]

Patel, Pravinchandra H., and June Cassman, E1073• [8JY]

Pollard, David, E595• [26AP]

Pringle, David, E333• [17MR]

Rangel, Representative, E1617• [7DE]

Redding, Otis, Jr., E1236• [9SE]

Reed, Pearlie S., E470• [14AP]

Reese, J. Lamar, Jr., E1718• [13DE]

Rivers, A.J., E17• [7JA]

Simmons, Daniel, E1404• [29SE], E1443• [14NO]

Skinner, Ruth (Lady), E1028• [5JY]

Stanfill, William T., Sr., E1521• [18NO]

Wright, Robert L., E1344• [22SE]