BERGMAN, JACK (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6418, H6425 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2810, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8012 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5760 [12JY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H7089 [6SE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H5921 [17JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H4180 [4MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H4855 [12JN]

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: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 60), H1949 [8MR]

——— clarify treatment of orders to serve on active duty relative to eligibility for certain benefits and calculating deadlines for certain benefits (see H.R. 1384), H2630 [3AP]

——— establish a separation oath (see H.R. 3232), H5831 [13JY]

——— 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), H8227 [25OC]

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

Canada: reaffirm strategic partnership with the U.S., support strong trade relationship and job creation, encourage greater security collaboration, and support an increased focus on energy security (see H. Res. 357), H6215 [24JY]

Capitol Police Board: make payments from the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund to Capitol Police employees who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (see H.R. 3298), H6040 [19JY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit institutions receiving Federal research and development grants that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses from receiving indirect cost reimbursements (see H.R. 1342), H1528 [2MR]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1302 [16FE]

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]

——— prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (see H.R. 4494), H9568 [30NO]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide an exemption from rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 1264), H5049 [21JN]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 1045), H1183 [14FE]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 442), H2241 [20MR]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H6590 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: impose consequences for failure to meet statutory deadlines for validation of financial statements as ready for audit and for completion of a full audit on financial statements (see H.R. 2040), H4571 [24MY]

——— improve and enhance authorities relative to employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status) (see H.R. 1777), H4571 [24MY]

——— improve authority to protect certain military facilities, assets, and information from unmanned aircraft (see H.R. 1968), H4313 [17MY]

——— intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H2794 [6AP]

——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 3036), H5138 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 2434), H7314 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H7751 [3OC]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (see H.R. 3770), H7751 [3OC]

——— reauthorize special diabetes programs for Indians (see H.R. 2545), H7314 [12SE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 3473), H7889 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

——— prohibit funding for procurement of uniforms not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 1811), H4504 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 2666), H7751 [3OC]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1178), H9377 [15NO]

——— express that J-1 visa programs, specifically the Summer Work Travel, Au Pair, Camp Counselor, and Intern and Trainee programs, are vital to the U.S. economy and national interests (see H. Res. 529), H7752 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: amend rules relative to electronic logging devices that record driving time to monitor hours of service for commercial drivers (see H.R. 3282), H9941 [14DE]

——— require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on economic and environment risks to the Great Lakes of oil spills or leaks (see H.R. 458), H609 [23JA]

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]

——— authorize sale of Pershing Hall (see H.R. 2773), H9469 [28NO]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to veterans (see H.R. 1162), H1300 [16FE]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to veterans for education and training as physician assistants and establish payment structure for physician assistants (see H.R. 3262), H5920 [17JY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H4918 [14JN]

——— certify sufficient participation of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities in contracts under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (see H.R. 2781), H5296 [28JN]

——— clarify authority to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (see H.R. 1545), H2082 [15MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1013 [6FE]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 2652), H4602 [25MY]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1131), H1298 [16FE]

——— 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), H8033 [12OC]

——— 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]

——— furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care (see H.R. 918), H1080 [7FE]

——— grant eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1379), H1592 [7MR]

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

——— improve hiring, training, and efficiency of acquisition personnel and organizations (see H.R. 3169), H5390 [10JY]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 1005), H1307 [16FE]

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

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 512), H471 [12JA]

——— provide documents on oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure medical records are available electronically and are easily transferrable between medical facilities (see H.R. 4245), H8495 [3NO]

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

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 632), H1013 [6FE]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 1133), H8042 [19OC]

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

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H2630 [3AP]

Diseases and disorders: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H7751 [3OC]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H2628 [3AP]

Dole, Bob: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3332), H6468 [26JY]

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

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

Evers-Williams, Myrlie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2130), H4648 [6JN]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H2053 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 26), H98 [4JA]

Federal employees: provide greater, and increased awareness of, whistleblowing protections and require greater accountability and discipline for supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers (see H.R. 3042), H7919 [10OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1884), H3069 [2MY]

Federal Highway Administration: issue a final rule approving use of Clearview font on road signs (see H.R. 2029), H6468 [26JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H1532 [2MR]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H1532 [2MR]

FTC: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see H.R. 3409), H8077 [23OC]

Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 873), H2973 [28AP]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 2678), H4856 [12JN]

Immigration: amend the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program (see H.R. 2004), H2899 [26AP]

——— 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), H1245 [15FE]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal (see H.R. 849), H4312 [17MY]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H4855 [12JN]

Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2601 [30MR]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H7589 [27SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H7314 [12SE]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1454), H2812 [20AP]

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 429), H1393 [28FE]

——— reduce rates of pay following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 2665), H4603 [25MY]

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

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1026), H1393 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H1126 [13FE]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H9620 [4DE]

Privacy: 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), H978 [3FE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H5140 [23JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H2596 [30MR]

Taxation: clarify certain rules relative to veteran health insurance and codify veteran eligibility for premium tax credit (see H.R. 2372), H4618 [30MY]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (see H.R. 1090), H7672 [2OC]

——— improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 3761), H8227 [25OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H2150 [16MR]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 564), H4504 [23MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 424), H298 [10JA]

U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin (see H.R. 1580), H8144 [24OC]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H4939 [15JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1186 [14FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: presume those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of Vietnam have been exposed to Agent Orange and should be eligible for all benefits under the Agent Orange Act (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2899 [26AP]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H9517 [29NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: increase authorized funding for the Soo Locks (see H.R. 2806), H4700 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reissue a rule on extension of expiration dates for double-crested cormorant depredation orders (see H.R. 4429), H9424 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 2749), H4614 [26MY]

——— specify funding source for travel related to examinations of medical disability benefit applicants by non-departmental physicians and codify use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see H.R. 1564), H2147 [16MR]

Immigration: reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (see H.R. 1627), H2240 [20MR] (see H.R. 4207), H8384 [1NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: increase authorized funding for the Soo Locks (H.R. 2806), H4701 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reissue a rule on extension of expiration dates for double-crested cormorant depredation orders (H.R. 4429), H9426 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 2749), H4615 [26MY]

——— specify funding source for travel related to examinations of medical disability benefit applicants by non-departmental physicians and codify use of contract physicians for disability examinations (H.R. 1564), H2149 [16MR]

Immigration: reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (H.R. 1627), H2240 [20MR]

——— reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (H.R. 4207), H8385 [1NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4625 [6JN], H4823 [12JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H245 [10JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H593 [23JA]

Alpena, MI: anniversary of Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, E669• [18MY]

——— tribute to Hinks Elementary School students for ‘‘Coins for Cops, Change Drive’’ to benefit Michigan State Fallen Trooper Fund, E661• [18MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6418, H6425 [26JY]

Armed Forces Day: observance, H4421 [22MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), H7787 [4OC]

Calumet, MI: anniversary of Keweenaw National Historical Park, E1535• [8NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H1163 [14FE]

Corps of Engineers: Soo Locks modernization project funding, H6425 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6418, H6425 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service program funding, H2842 [25AP]

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

——— carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to veterans for education and training as physician assistants and establish payment structure for physician assistants (H.R. 3262), H6542 [28JY]

——— certify sufficient participation of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities in contracts under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (H.R. 2781), H6178 [24JY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (H.R. 2123), H8558 [7NO]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 2749), H6176 [24JY]

——— information technology systems development and modernization funding, H6418 [26JY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (H.R. 512), H1107 [13FE]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1259), H2074 [15MR]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (H.R. 2288), H4417 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H6418 [26JY]

Emmet County, MI: anniversary of Friendship Centers of Emmet County, E761• [6JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), H2990 [1MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H6425 [26JY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2936), H8329 [1NO]

French, Brett: Lake Superior Community Partnership Distinguished Service Award recipient, E336• [16MR]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H246 [10JA]

Immigration: increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (H.R. 3004), H5346 [29JN]

Iron River, MI: anniversary of Upper Peninsula Championship Rodeo, E957• [11JY]

Lemire, David: Marquette, MI, Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E913• [28JN]

Members of Congress: limit terms, H2342 [22MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H4421, H4422 [22MY]

Michigan: anniversary of Honor Bank, E1539• [8NO]

——— anniversary of Michigan State Police, E294• [8MR]

——— tribute to Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association All-State players from the 1st Congressional District, E914• [28JN]

Morality and ethics: reaffirm importance of civility, H1163 [14FE]

National Police Week: observance, H4362 [19MY]

Northwestern Michigan College: anniversary of aviation program, E1538• [8NO]

Rural areas: tribute, H6281 [25JY]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI: recognize anniversary of closure of Kincheloe AFB, MI, and tribute to economic progress during transition from military-focused community, H7903 [10OC]

Veterans Day: observance, H8684 [9NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary, H2455 [27MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Alexandria, VA: tribute to survivors of shootings at congressional baseball game practice and commend first responders, H9935 [14DE]

Tributes

Andrews, Steve, E671• [18MY]

Pleger, Thomas C., E727• [25MY]