BROOKS, MO (a Representative from Alabama)

Announcements

Supreme Court: authorize Speaker Ryan to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House in the matter of U.S. v. Texas relative to use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform (H. Res. 639), H1770 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Amelia Boynton Robinson Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 4777), H1460 [17MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H4193 [1JY]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 4730), H3266 [25MY]

——— making continuing (see H.J. Res. 99), H6102 [28SE]

Armed Forces: prevent unlawful aliens from enlisting (see H.R. 5710), H4659 [11JY]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H7059 [30NO]

Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4817), H1495 [21MR]

BLM: convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, AZ, to qualified entities (see H.R. 6344), H6299 [17NO]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: recognize failure to follow legal and ethical obligations and responsibilities expected of a Federal agency head during her tenure as Sec. of State (see H. Res. 884), H5865 [22SE]

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 Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H281 [11JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide clarity on States’ ability to manage the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and provide State funding for drug addiction treatment for program participants (see H.R. 4540), H893 [24FE]

——— provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4420), H568 [3FE]

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: prohibit use of military bases to temporarily house unaccompanied illegal alien children (see H.R. 4537), H774 [11FE]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H5162 [7SE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1737 [14AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the U.S. as a refugee (see H.R. 4074), H7272 [6DE]

——— complete the required southwest border fencing by a certain date (see H.R. 4547), H5023 [18JY]

——— establish the U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (see H.R. 4860), H2845 [18MY]

——— require the check of an alien’s Internet activity prior to issuance of a visa (see H.R. 4310), H5023 [18JY]

——— 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), H6108 [28SE]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 5646), H4466 [6JY]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 4089), H5031 [21JY]

——— subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (see H.R. 4791), H1461 [17MR]

——— terminate U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program (see H.R. 5141), H2149 [29AP]

Dept. of HUD: ensure accountability in the provision of public housing by providing family income reviews (see H.R. 4133), H1390 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize provisions relative to Independent Counsel (see H.R. 5271), H4468 [6JY]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 5035), H1922 [21AP]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove final rule relative to interpretation of the ‘advice’ exemption in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (see H.J. Res. 87), H2701 [17MY]

——— 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), H1637 [12AP]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H4927 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: oppose Coastal Climate Resilience Program (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3704 [10JN]

——— reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (see H.R. 5486), H3913 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: require a report on whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist entity (see H.R. 3693), H1996 [26AP]

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

District of Columbia: require reciprocity with other States and jurisdictions relative to ability of individuals to carry certain concealed firearms (see H.R. 4348), H175 [7JA]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H2700 [17MY]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 4149), H5023 [18JY]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H5097 [6SE]

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), H1997 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: amend law relative to judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 4768), H1419 [16MR]

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

——— 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), H3965 [16JN]

Financial institutions: require use of a driver’s license or personal identification card for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service (see H.R. 6287), H7059 [30NO]

Firearms: allow interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs (see H.R. 4928), H1767 [15AP]

——— eliminate authority of the executive branch to further restrict conduct of individuals relative to firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4319), H102 [6JA]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H4171 [22JN]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 5666), H4547 [7JY]

——— 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]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H4815 [12JY]

Foreign trade: ensure that any country designated a nonmarket economy country under the Tariff Act retain this status until it demonstrates that it meets the criteria for treatment as a market economy (see H. Res. 848), H5161 [7SE]

——— prioritize reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall U.S. trade deficit (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7058 [30NO]

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), H5018 [14JY]

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), H5097 [6SE]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 3012), H5162 [7SE]

House Rules: require the Committee on Appropriations (House) to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending (see H. Res. 698), H1923 [21AP] (see H. Res. 707), H2066 [27AP]

Immigration: authorize States in which it is proposed to place or resettle a Syrian refugee to refuse such placement or resettlement if it makes certain certifications (see H.R. 4078), H5023 [18JY]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 5654), H4546 [7JY]

——— deny Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 3816), H5031 [21JY]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 4720), H1152 [7MR]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4030), H5712 [20SE]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H365 [13JA]

——— make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief (see H.R. 4856), H1582 [23MR]

——— prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (see H.R. 4025), H5023 [18JY] (see H.R. 4031), H5031 [21JY]

——— reform congressional authority to admit refugees, permit States option of resettling refugees, enhance integrity of refugee program, and curb fraud (see H.R. 4731), H1496 [21MR]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H5097 [6SE]

——— require fencing along, and operational control of, the southwest border (see H.R. 4034), H5023 [18JY]

——— require State ratification of a refugee plan before refugees may be initially placed or resettled in the State (see H.R. 6110), H5799 [21SE]

——— 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]

——— suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security (see H.R. 4048), H5031 [21JY]

——— suspend admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the U.S. and give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4033), H5039 [25JY]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4218), H5023 [18JY]

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), H6002 [27SE]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H4054 [21JN]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H4661 [11JY]

Library of Congress: retain headings ‘‘Aliens’’ and ‘‘Illegal Aliens’’ in list of Library of Congress Subject Headings (see H.R. 4926), H1679 [13AP]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H6366 [29NO]

——— 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]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H3968 [16JN]

——— improve patient access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5210), H2701 [17MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5162 [7SE]

Middle East: ensure Israeli-Palestinian peace process comes through direct negotiations and call for continued U.S. veto of U.N. Security Council resolutions making unilateral decisions on peace process (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6366 [29NO]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 5457), H3753 [13JN]

National Moonshot Day: designate (see H. Res. 749), H3265 [25MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorize the Speaker of the House to initiate a civil action to prohibit relinquishing control over Internet domain name system (see H. Res. 853), H5339 [12SE]

Native Americans: reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H855 [23FE]

Patents: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 2045), H6179 [14NO]

Pharmaceuticals: allow manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (see H.R. 790), H432 [1FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H6180 [14NO]

Refugees: prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from certain countries (see H.R. 4044), H5023 [18JY]

SEC: exempt certain micro-offerings from registration requirements to assist small businesses in raising capital (see H.R. 4850), H1582 [23MR]

Taxation: protect religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship (see H.R. 6086), H6109 [28SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H1996 [26AP]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H3564 [8JN]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H651 [9FE]

——— treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4474), H4277 [5JY]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see H.R. 4167), H1117 [2MR]

Thomas, Clarence: tribute (see H. Res. 942), H7181 [5DE]

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), H2160 [6MY]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H5097 [6SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H3705 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the diversity visa lottery program (see H.R. 4598), H891 [24FE]

——— provide resources and incentives for enforcement of immigration laws in the interior of the U.S. (see H.R. 4597), H891 [24FE]

——— transfer authority to designate temporary protected status to foreign nationals from the executive branch to Congress and set time limits for the duration of such protection (see H.R. 6345), H6299 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Immigration: improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the diversity visa lottery program (H.R. 4598), H892 [24FE]

——— provide resources and incentives for enforcement of immigration laws in the interior of the U.S. (H.R. 4597), H892 [24FE]

——— transfer authority to designate temporary protected status to foreign nationals from the executive branch to Congress and set time limits for the duration of such protection (H.R. 6345), H6301 [17NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1769 [18AP]

Remarks

Alpha Delta Kappa (organization): anniversary, E1175• [6SE]

Budget: deficit, H654 [10FE], H5344 [13SE]

Economy: impact of immigration on the economy, H5715 [21SE]

Immigration: reform H–2B seasonal nonimmigrant worker visa program, H105 [7JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to police shootings and racial relations, H5167 [8SE]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, H1855 [20AP]

Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H5205, H5206 [8SE]

Venezuela: financial insolvency and food shortages due to high inflation rate and high spending and borrowing, H1347 [15MR]

Voting: address allegations relative to prevalence of noncitizen voter fraud, H6368 [30NO]

Tributes

Moneymaker, Clayton E., E1558• [1DE]