AMASH, JUSTIN (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7272 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5233 [27JN]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H821 [31JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H542 [13JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H548 [13JA]

Afghanistan: prohibit availability of funds for activities (see H.R. 1666), H4995 [20JN]

CIA: prohibit use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action and transfer authority to conduct such strikes to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 487), H469 [12JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: eliminate (see H.R. 1031), H1183 [14FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H7089 [6SE]

Corps of Engineers: release interim report on aquatic nuisance species control in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2983), H5048 [21JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 692), H685 [24JA]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 442), H390 [11JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 351), H193 [6JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 2654), H4602 [25MY]

——— repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 743), H743 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 2657), H4602 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1556), H2147 [16MR]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for a fiscal year if the financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 3079), H5231 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: terminate (see H.R. 899), H1079 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (see H.J. Res. 39), H744 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 43), H879 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H821 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide temporary relief from deportation and work authorization through provisional protected presence for eligible Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants (see H.R. 496), H7223 [11SE]

Dept. of Justice: repeal amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure legalizing widespread Government hacking under a single warrant (see H.R. 1110), H1297 [16FE]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal Federal law that reduces State highway funding for States that do not revoke or suspend drivers’ licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 1952), H2753 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 1820), H2597 [30MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H6590 [4AU]

District of Columbia: require reciprocity with other States and jurisdictions relative to ability of individuals to carry certain concealed firearms (see H.R. 2909), H4936 [15JN]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 2920), H7223 [11SE]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H1596 [7MR]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 975), H1082 [7FE]

EPA: prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 637), H682 [24JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H37 [3JA]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 34), H946 [2FE]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal (see H.R. 849), H5434 [11JY]

Library of Congress: ensure that bills or resolutions available on Congress.gov (website) are presented in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and track changes online within the same document (see H.R. 842), H1014 [6FE]

National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election: establish (see H.R. 356), H4191 [11MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3798), H9621 [4DE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 175), H42 [3JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 1436), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H6042 [19JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see H.R. 305), H2445 [24MR]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 4124), H8224 [25OC]

——— 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. 387), H690 [24JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H8076 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 15), H95 [4JA]

Cybersecurity: repeal certain laws relative to threats information sharing, privacy and civil liberties protections, Federal network security improvement, and recruitment of information technology and cybersecurity personnel (see H.R. 923), H1080 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit authority of personnel to prohibit a citizen or permanent U.S. resident from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion in a watchlist (see H.R. 248), H94 [4JA]

——— remove limitations on ability of certain dual citizens from participating in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 730), H743 [30JA]

Donna Sauers Besko Post Office, Lake Odessa, MI: designate (see H.R. 1850), H2628 [3AP]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 3114), H5374 [29JN]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove export of certain defense articles (see H.J. Res. 102), H4606 [25MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 15), H98 [4JA]

Cybersecurity: repeal certain laws relative to threats information sharing, privacy and civil liberties protections, Federal network security improvement, and recruitment of information technology and cybersecurity personnel (H.R. 923), H1084 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit authority of personnel to prohibit a citizen or permanent U.S. resident from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion in a watchlist (H.R. 248), H96 [4JA]

——— remove limitations on ability of certain dual citizens from participating in the visa waiver program (H.R. 730), H745 [30JA]

Donna Sauers Besko Post Office, Lake Odessa, MI: designate (H.R. 1850), H2629 [3AP]

Eximbank: abolish (H.R. 3114), H5377 [29JN]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove export of certain defense articles (H.J. Res. 102), H4610 [25MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H7272 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for certain adoptive forefeiture of assets, H7272 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7272 [12SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7272 [12SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2037• [10MR]

Tributes

Ehlers, Vern, H7105 [7SE]