ARRINGTON, JODEY C. (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H106 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 37), H2630 [3AP] (see H.R. 4712), H10418 [21DE]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5111 [22JN]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H2371 [23MR]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 147), H2630 [3AP]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 1192), H2630 [3AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H609 [23JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H4312 [17MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H2630 [3AP]

American Health Care Act: apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 2192), H2939 [27AP]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H4356 [18MY]

Armed Forces: provide for issuance of Gold Star Installation Access Card to next of kin of members who die while serving and ensure that remarried surviving spouses with children remain eligible for benefits (see H.R. 3897), H8523 [6NO]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2166), H4199 [15MY]

Army: anniversary of 1st Infantry Division (see H. Res. 267), H4611 [25MY]

BLM: disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (see H.J. Res. 36), H879 [1FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H9427 [16NO]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 613), H2288 [21MR]

Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see H.R. 781), H2371 [23MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (see H. Res. 630), H9467 [28NO]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H2465 [27MR]

Converse Veterans Post Office Building, Converse, TX: designate (see H.R. 1208), H4391 [19MY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 1045), H2021 [9MR]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 2226), H3004 [1MY]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H8226 [25OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H9620 [4DE]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see H.R. 4058), H8030 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H4939 [15JN]

——— disapprove rule on accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.J. Res. 57), H1087 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule on teacher preparation issues (see H.J. Res. 58), H1087 [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]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H8598 [7NO]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 1203), H2371 [23MR] (see H.R. 1895), H2696 [4AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expedite U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring process for law enforcement positions by expanding authority to waive polygraph examinations for certain applicants (see H.R. 2213), H4225 [16MY]

——— improve border security by building physical barriers, securing ports of entry, hiring additional agents, increasing aerial patrols, using National Guard support, and assisting law enforcement (see H.R. 3548), H6572 [28JY]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law (see H.R. 1334), H3068 [2MY]

——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (see H.R. 505), H747 [30JA]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 3212), H5833 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 83), H1465 [1MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: make certifications relative to U.S. and foreign financial institutions’ aircraft-related transactions involving Iran (see H.R. 4324), H9517 [29NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2601), H4503 [23MY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H5140 [23JN]

——— designate State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of educational assistance programs (see H.R. 3949), H7841 [4OC]

——— enter into memorandum of understanding with a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under which departmental health care providers shall query such network (see H.R. 3832), H7532 [26SE]

——— establish a commission to make recommendations on modernization or realignment of health facilities, improve construction and management leases, and amend and fund the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 4243), H8495 [3NO]

——— establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program (see H.R. 4242), H8495 [3NO]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see H.R. 2123), H7751 [3OC]

——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 3218), H5830 [13JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1259), H1392 [28FE]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see H.R. 2288), H3066 [2MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H5382 [3JY]

Encinal Veterans Post Office, Encinal, TX: designate (see H.R. 1211), H4391 [19MY]

Endy Nddiobong Ekpanya Post Office Building, Pearland, TX: designate (see H.R. 294), H179 [5JA]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 1179), H1301 [16FE]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H2848 [25AP]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 637), H747 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 5), H236 [9JA]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H975 [3FE]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 31), H2816 [24AP]

Federal employees: provide for an alternative removal process for removal or misconduct (see H.R. 559), H545 [13JA]

Federal Highway Administration: issue a final rule approving use of Clearview font on road signs (see H.R. 2029), H4199 [15MY]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (see H.R. 10), H4224 [16MY]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 2133), H6468 [26JY]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 1116), H2630 [3AP]

——— specify which depository institutions are subject to certain maintenance of records and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2954), H7534 [26SE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H2942 [27AP]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H1595 [7MR]

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. 82), H2445 [24MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2445 [24MR]

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. 8), H2445 [24MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary of organization and Girl Scout Cookie Program (see H. Res. 206), H2183 [17MR]

Government regulations: review rules made after enactment of Congressional Review Act to ensure compliance (see H.R. 1170), H1300 [16FE]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 878), H1595 [7MR]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H5233 [27JN]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H8495 [3NO]

Immigration: amend laws relative to aliens associated with a criminal gang (see H.R. 3697), H7315 [12SE]

——— 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. 400), H2371 [23MR]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H9570 [30NO]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 4092), H8075 [23OC]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3003), H5297 [28JN]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H4610 [25MY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2431), H4649 [6JN]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: discontinue process of consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal to reduce growth rate of Medicare spending (see H.J. Res. 51), H5387 [6JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H2698 [4AP]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 1304), H2371 [23MR]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 314), H2698 [4AP]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H8386 [1NO]

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. 308), H2350 [22MR]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1599), H5233 [27JN]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H6521 [27JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2723), H10421 [21DE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 656), H5386 [6JY]

——— permit States to impose individual responsibility requirement for nondisabled, nonelderly, and nonpregnant individuals eligible for medical assistance (see H.R. 1381), H2465 [27MR]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H7888 [5OC]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 1156), H6214 [24JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 50), H1394 [28FE]

Mission Veterans Post Office Building, Mission, TX: designate (see H.R. 1209), H4391 [19MY]

National Day of Civility: designate (see H. Res. 400), H5109 [22JN]

National Pet Adoption Day: designate (see H. Res. 133), H2021 [9MR]

National Pet Adoption Month: designate (see H. Res. 133), H2021 [9MR]

Palestinian Authority: condition foreign aid on steps to end violence and terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens, condemn and investigate such acts, and terminate payments to those imprisoned or who died for such acts (see H.R. 1164), H6612 [18AU]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H9433 [21NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 953), H1307 [16FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 354), H2371 [23MR]

Pleasanton Veterans Post Office, Pleasanton, TX: designate (see H.R. 1210), H4391 [19MY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 422), H7424 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, provide spending information and limits on such programs, and prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 2832), H10421 [21DE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 80), H2445 [24MR]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 352), H2630 [3AP]

SSA: disapprove rule on implementation of legislation improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by including certain recipients of disability benefits (see H.J. Res. 40), H744 [30JA]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see H.R. 1540), H2794 [6AP]

Stephens, Don and Deyon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4714), H10418 [21DE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H2630 [3AP]

——— extend statute of limitations for taxpayers to make a claim for a credit or collect a tax refund and shorten statute of limitations for the IRS to collect back taxes after assessment (see H.R. 3223), H5886 [14JY]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 1175), H2465 [27MR]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 2853), H4818 [8JN]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 3090), H5295 [28JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 198), H44 [3JA]

Tilden Veterans Post Office, Tilden, TX: designate (see H.R. 1207), H4390 [19MY]

Transportation: ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see H.R. 2608), H4503 [23MY]

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. 14), H46 [3JA]

Veterans: protect veterans’ credit ratings by delaying inclusion of medical debt from services received through Veterans Choice Program and other VA programs from reports to credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 2683), H5434 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of disabled veterans in rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3562), H6573 [28JY]

——— permit approved appraisers to make appraisals for purposes of housing and small business loans based on inspections performed by third parties (see H.R. 3561), H6573 [28JY]

——— submit an annual report on use of official time by employees and limit instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes (see H.R. 1461), H2017 [9MR]

Medicare: reform and permanently extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program (see H.R. 4178), H8293 [31OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H4357 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of disabled veterans in rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3562), H6578 [28JY]

——— permit approved appraisers to make appraisals for purposes of housing and small business loans based on inspections performed by third parties (H.R. 3561), H6578 [28JY]

——— submit an annual report on use of official time by employees and limit instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes (H.R. 1461), H2020 [9MR]

Medicare: reform and permanently extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program (H.R. 4178), H8294 [31OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 101), H4359 [18MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H10431 [2JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H10431 [2JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H596 [23JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H7685 [3OC]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs, H9627 [5DE]

Budget: deficit, H7785 [4OC], H9438 [28NO]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), H496, H497 [13JA]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), H7785 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), H5769 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expedite U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring process for law enforcement positions by expanding authority to waive polygraph examinations for certain applicants (H.R. 2213), H4681 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply certain penalties to bad employees and ensure appropriate due process protections for whistleblowers (S. 1094), H4894 [13JN]

——— designate State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of educational assistance programs (H.R. 3949), H8563 [7NO]

——— furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of disabled veterans in rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3562), H8503 [6NO]

——— submit an annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees (S. 114), H6536 [28JY]

——— submit an annual report on use of official time by employees and limit instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes (H.R. 1461), H1962 [9MR]

——— Veterans Choice Program funding, H6536 [28JY]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H9361 [15NO]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (H.R. 998), H1379 [28FE]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), H3011 [2MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (H.R. 38), H9632 [5DE]

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate impact, provide for developing countries to promote basic education, improve learning outcomes, and eliminate waste (H.R. 601), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 502), H6662 [6SE]

Gail, TX: tribute to Borden County High School football team, H10413 [21DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2074 [15MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, H6662 [6SE]

Immigration: amend laws relative to aliens associated with a criminal gang (H.R. 3697), H7398 [14SE]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3003), H5187 [27JN]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (H.R. 2431), H5187 [27JN]

Lubbock, TX: tribute to Lubbock Chamber of Commerce award recipients, H9475 [29NO]

Medicare: reform and permanently extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program (H.R. 4178), H8304 [1NO]

Members of Congress: limit terms, H2343 [22MR]

National Bible Week: observance, H9241 [14NO]

National Farmers Day: observance, H7988 [12OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H4417 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H496, H497 [13JA], H1403 [1MR], H2074 [15MR]

——— repeal, H496, H497 [13JA], H1403 [1MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), H2408 [24MR]

Ports-to-Plains Alliance: tribute, H7321 [13SE]

Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission: consider removal of rules or sets of rules which are not compliant with certain provisions of the Congressional Review Act, H1379 [28FE]

Rural areas: tribute, H6280, H6282, H6283, H6284, H6285, H6286 [25JY]

SSA: disapprove rule on implementation of legislation improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by including certain recipients of disability benefits (H.J. Res. 40), H903 [2FE]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H9361 [15NO]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H7321 [13SE]

Veterans Day: observance, H8685 [9NO]

Votes: position on missed, H2988• [1MY], H5783• [13JY]

Tributes

Archibald, Norm, E604• [4MY]

Dean, Bill, H10414 [21DE]

Dykes, Spike, H4848 [12JN]

East, Floyd, Jr., H8016 [12OC]

Graves, Scott C., E100• [30JA]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H8394 [2NO]

Mulder, William C., H5001 [21JN]

Underwood, Louise Hopkins, H2139 [16MR]