BLUM, ROD (a Representative from Iowa)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5832 [13JY]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H6520 [27JY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H2848 [25AP]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H7486 [25SE]
American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H4356 [18MY]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H2973 [28AP]
Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 2174), H2896 [26AP]
Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1225), H7424 [14SE]
Colleges and universities: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see H. Res. 307), H4181 [4MY]
Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 395), H297 [10JA]
Congressional Office of Compliance: 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]
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), H2970 [28AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide that determinations of eligibility and level of assistance for rural development programs shall be made without regard to incarcerated prisoner populations (see H.R. 3890), H7635 [28SE]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1046), H5434 [11JY]
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), H5434 [11JY]
——— improve and enhance authorities relative to employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status) (see H.R. 1777), H2849 [25AP]
Dept. of Education: provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see H.R. 3083), H5231 [27JN]
Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H2053 [10MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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. 174), H195 [6JA] (see H.R. 300), H179 [5JA]
Dept. of HUD: nullify certain regulations and notices (see H.R. 482), H469 [12JA]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate roles of Loretta E. Lynch and James B. Comey, Jr., in matters relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Trump’s campaign and administration (see H. Res. 477), H6466 [26JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H6147 [20JY]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1306 [16FE]
——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 1058), H2802 [12AP]
——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 512), H1100 [9FE]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 2973), H5047 [21JN]
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]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9427 [16NO]
Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 2273), H5180 [26JN]
EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 1179), H1596 [7MR]
——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H1186 [14FE]
——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1311), H4225 [16MY]
Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H9179 [13NO]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1080 [7FE]
FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products and provide for regulation of vapor product batteries and vapor products (see H.R. 1136), H2630 [3AP]
——— improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 772), H818 [31JA]
——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H7919 [10OC]
Federal agencies and departments: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H975 [3FE]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H2350 [22MR]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H4648 [6JN]
Freedom of Information Act: apply to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 1694), H2369 [23MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H548 [13JA]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H7487 [25SE]
Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H7424 [14SE]
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), H5921 [17JY]
——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H5921 [17JY]
Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 3363), H6212 [24JY]
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), H3068 [2MY]
Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H3004 [1MY]
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), H179 [5JA]
Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H5233 [27JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H9433 [21NO]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H686 [24JA]
Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7841 [4OC]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H2350 [22MR]
Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H9433 [21NO]
——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H9430 [17NO]
——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H8443 [2NO]
——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3817), H7434 [21SE]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H2350 [22MR]
——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H1183 [14FE]
——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H9469 [28NO]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H4191 [11MY]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H560 [20JA]
——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1316), H1527 [2MR]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H7222 [11SE]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 807), H4424 [22MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H7429 [18SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 6), H45 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 13), H196 [6JA]
——— constitutional amendment to limit terms, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 13), H4505 [23MY]
——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 322), H180 [5JA]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 314), H4178 [4MY]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 288), H2941 [27AP]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 986), H5379 [29JN]
——— transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Corps of Engineers to BIA to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 3688), H7315 [12SE]
NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3441), H8296 [31OC]
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), H7534 [26SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H10181 [18DE]
——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in locations with no exchange plans (see H.R. 2516), H4356 [18MY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H549 [13JA]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 1436), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H6042 [19JY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 354), H193 [6JA]
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), H946 [2FE]
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see H.R. 4476), H9515 [29NO]
SBA: improve small business development centers program (see H.R. 1702), H2517 [28MR]
Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see H.R. 619), H681 [24JA]
Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 603), H8443 [2NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9427 [16NO]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9427 [16NO]
Tariff: modernize temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 4318), H8695 [9NO]
Taxation: expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 1750), H2515 [28MR]
——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 2383), H5140 [23JN]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (see H.R. 1090), H1243 [15FE]
——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H876 [1FE]
——— improve the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 2821), H8033 [12OC]
——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 1158), H1950 [8MR]
——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2310), H3322 [3MY]
——— 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]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4855 [12JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H43 [3JA]
——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 2552), H4388 [19MY]
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), H747 [30JA]
Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3330), H6144 [20JY]
United Kingdom: express continued support for special relationship with the U.S. and urge negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) (see H. Res. 60), H686 [24JA]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H5180 [26JN]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9427 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal agencies and departments: reauthorize whistleblower protection program in Federal inspector general offices (see H.R. 4043), H8030 [12OC]
Iowa: repeal legislation to confer jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation to the State (see H.R. 1074), H1242 [15FE]
Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 4511), H9597 [1DE]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 4509), H9597 [1DE]
——— prohibit use of official funds for long-term vehicle leases (see H.R. 4510), H9597 [1DE]
——— reduce rates of pay following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 4512), H9597 [1DE]
Office of Special Counsel: provide access to certain information (see H.R. 2195), H2940 [27AP]
——— reauthorize and modify certain authorities in order to ensure protection of Federal whistleblowers (see H.R. 69), H39 [3JA]
Taxation: provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see H.R. 4424), H9424 [16NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Federal agencies and departments: reauthorize whistleblower protection program in Federal inspector general offices (H.R. 4043), H8032 [12OC]
Iowa: repeal legislation to confer jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation to the State (H.R. 1074), H1244 [15FE]
Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (H.R. 4511), H9598 [1DE]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (H.R. 4509), H9598 [1DE]
——— prohibit use of official funds for long-term vehicle leases (H.R. 4510), H9598 [1DE]
——— reduce rates of pay following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 4512), H9598 [1DE]
Office of Special Counsel: provide access to certain information (H.R. 2195), H2942 [27AP]
——— reauthorize and modify certain authorities in order to ensure protection of Federal whistleblowers (H.R. 69), H48 [3JA]
Taxation: provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (H.R. 4424), H9426 [16NO]
Remarks
Bice, Richard: Alzheimer’s Association Greater Iowa Chapter Advocate of the Year award, E923• [29JN]
Federal employees: extend whistleblowing protections to employees who disclose information about travel, including improper use of aircraft, H8004 [12OC]
——— provide greater, and increased awareness of, whistleblowing protections and require greater accountability and discipline for supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers (S. 585), H7998, H7999 [12OC]
——— provide greater, and increased awareness of, whistleblowing protections and require greater accountability and discipline for supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers (S. 585), motion to recommit, H8004 [12OC]
Iowa: repeal legislation to confer jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation to the State (H.R. 1074), H8324 [1NO]
Office of Special Counsel: reauthorize and modify certain authorities in order to ensure protection of Federal whistleblowers (H.R. 69), H73 [4JA]
Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H9240 [14NO]
Tributes
Aarhus, Ryan, E964• [12JY]
Aarhus, Todd, E964• [12JY]
Leonard, Patrick, E617• [8MY]
Lerner, Carolyn, E827• [15JN]