BRAT, DAVE (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), H5855 [14JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6423 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H4186 [8MY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H683 [24JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H7533 [26SE]

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), H5391 [10JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3067 [2MY]

Barbara Johns Day: designate (see H. Res. 245), H2629 [3AP]

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. 29), H546 [13JA]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 613), H2698 [4AP]

Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 3184), H5432 [11JY]

CBO: make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see H.R. 3822), H8037 [16OC]

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), H1532 [2MR]

Colleges and universities: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see H. Res. 307), H5181 [26JN]

Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 395), H297 [10JA]

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: eliminate (see H.R. 1031), H1356 [27FE]

Contracts: require executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts of a certain value (see H.R. 3365), H7487 [25SE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3530), H8598 [7NO]

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

Courts: prohibit Federal officials and employees from entering into settlements that provide for payment of attorney’s fees by the Federal Government in certain environmental law cases (see H.R. 1525), H2059 [13MR]

——— provide exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over any challenge to an Executive order, action, or memorandum (see H.R. 2660), H4602 [25MY]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 586), H609 [23JA]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (see H.R. 1865), H6581 [28JY]

——— condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities (see H. Res. 257), H6618 [25AU]

——— expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H5433 [11JY]

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), H4616 [26MY]

——— extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H8595 [7NO]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H5886 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve and enhance authorities relative to employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status) (see H.R. 1777), H4313 [17MY]

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), H702 [27JA]

——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 483), H469 [12JA]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4274), H8596 [7NO]

——— provide student loan forgiveness to borrowers of Federal student loans who agree to delay eligibility to collect Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4584), H9756 [7DE]

——— repeal certain higher education programs (see H.R. 3957), H7841 [4OC]

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, 43), H744 [30JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H8295 [31OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 486), H469 [12JA]

——— facilitate removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database (see H.R. 844), H975 [3FE]

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 State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1178), H7751 [3OC]

——— limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and PLO pending certification payments are not being made to terrorists or their families (see H.R. 789), H1014 [6FE]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 377), H2601 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: disapprove Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule known as the ‘‘Stream Protection Rule’’ that imposes certain environmental regulations on coal mining operations (see H.J. Res. 38), H743 [30JA]

——— provide financial incentives for coastal States to allow energy development off their shores through revenue-sharing agreements and optimize State onshore resource management of Federal land (see H.R. 4239), H9665 [5DE]

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), H9789 [11DE]

——— perform comprehensive review of regulations and facilitate use of outcome-based performance standards (see H.R. 2714), H4605 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transfer of unused Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent (see H.R. 1112), H1297 [16FE]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H3322 [3MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H5832 [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]

——— 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), H5833 [13JY]

District of Columbia: require reciprocity with other States and jurisdictions relative to ability of individuals to carry certain concealed firearms (see H.R. 2909), H4996 [20JN]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5833 [13JY]

Drugs: allow the manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document (see H.R. 1020), H1125 [13FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 3711), H7425 [14SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H7672 [2OC]

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

——— clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 848), H4995 [20JN]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H193 [6JA]

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

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1314), H1527 [2MR]

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

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3546), H6572 [28JY]

——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H9517 [29NO]

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), H2151 [16MR]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H6147 [20JY]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 76), H2053 [10MR]

——— improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 816), H4648 [6JN]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see H.R. 74), H39 [3JA]

——— provide requirements for agency decisionmaking based on science (see H.R. 4231), H8443 [2NO]

——— 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]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 674), H684 [24JA]

——— require identification of certain persons who participated in a rulemaking in publications related to such rulemaking (see H.R. 1460), H4312 [17MY]

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

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1701), H2631 [3AP]

——— provide certain reforms to promote accountability and efficiency in the civil service (see H.R. 3257), H5884 [14JY]

——— provide for an alternative removal for removal or misconduct (see H.R. 559), H1013 [6FE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 358), H4424 [22MY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H38 [3JA]

——— provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3139), H6147 [20JY]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H234 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H9665 [5DE]

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), H236 [9JA]

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

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), H2797 [8AP]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 4631), H9845 [12DE]

Hate groups: condemn violence in Charlottesville, VA, offer condolences to families of victims, reject hate groups, and urge the President to address threats posed by those groups (see H.J. Res. 117), H7182 [7SE]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 878), H1011 [6FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 175), H98 [4JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H2598 [30MR]

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

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for recess of the House after a certain date unless the House has approved each regular appropriation bill for next fiscal year (see H. Res. 43), H5050 [21JN]

Immigration: 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), H297 [10JA]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H4186 [8MY]

——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted annually (see H.R. 3775), H7421 [14SE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, and reduce asylum fraud (see H.R. 391), H1127 [13FE]

——— 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), H4611 [25MY]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see H.R. 1303), H1527 [2MR]

——— reform congressional authority to admit refugees, permit States the option of resettling refugees, enhance integrity of refugee program, and curb fraud (see H.R. 2826), H4944 [16JN]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 1149), H1299 [16FE]

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), H4940 [15JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H4939 [15JN]

Insurance: remove penalties for health insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 1592), H8076 [23OC]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 372), H234 [9JA]

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]

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

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H5979 [18JY]

Justice Antonin G. Scalia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 1019), H1125 [13FE]

Kenya: disapprove proposed foreign military sale Air Tractor aircraft with weapons and related support (see H.J. Res. 72), H1596 [7MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn intercontinental ballistic missile development, urge South Korean countering of such threat, and support U.S. sanctions and international pressure to abandon missile programs (see H. Res. 92), H1186 [14FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H4186 [8MY] (see H.R. 2723), H4703 [7JN]

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), H2150 [16MR]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 2819), H6299 [25JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2350 [22MR]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1454), H2630 [3AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H9179 [13NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H6520 [27JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 6), H2060 [13MR]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 553), H1245 [15FE]

National George C. Marshall Museum and Library, Lexington, VA: designate (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2082 [15MR]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 288), H2941 [27AP]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3441), H6582 [28JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 3053), H7090 [6SE]

OMB: require an annual report on Federal budget offsets and pay-fors (see H.R. 1999), H2784 [6AP]

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), H4312 [17MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H7887 [5OC]

——— repeal (see H.R. 175), H98 [4JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H94 [4JA]

——— 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]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1341), H1538 [6MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide that former Presidents may not receive Government-funded office space, staff, or free use of the mail (see H.R. 2298), H4571 [24MY]

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]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 422), H747 [30JA]

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), H4817 [8JN]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 80), H7975 [11OC]

SBA: create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 2780), H4646 [6JN]

Ships and vessels: waive requirements that ships transporting goods between U.S. ports be built primarily in the U.S. and have U.S. citizens as their owners and crews for humanitarian relief efforts (see H.R. 3966), H7886 [5OC]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 603), H8443 [2NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5833 [13JY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 352), H193 [6JA]

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]

——— prohibit employees from receiving continued Federal retirement benefits if they are convicted of a felony as it relates to their official job duties (see H.R. 3097), H5380 [29JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5833 [13JY]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H7842 [4OC]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 2721), H7487 [25SE]

——— deny as a trade or business expense deduction amounts paid or incurred in connection with the settlement of a sexual harassment or sexual assault claim (see H.R. 4495), H9568 [30NO]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H4225 [16MY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 500), H470 [12JA]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H9789 [11DE]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 4131), H8225 [25OC]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2310), H3322 [3MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 631), H4390 [19MY]

——— 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]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 29), H37 [3JA]

Terrorism: deem specific activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of U.S. nationality (see H.R. 1021), H1125 [13FE]

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), H545 [13JA]

U.N.: disapprove U.N. General Assembly resolution on U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel (see H. Res. 671), H10430 [29DE]

——— 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]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 545), H2793 [6AP]

U.S. Navy Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby Post Office, Palmyra, VA: designate (see H.R. 3183), H5432 [11JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5833 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 119), H8075 [23OC]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see H.R. 2125), H2846 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: cover certain vitamins under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3529), H6572 [28JY]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see H.R. 1753), H2515 [28MR]

——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation of producers in commodity check-off programs (see H.R. 1752), H2515 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (see H.R. 591), H560 [20JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H5758 [12JY]

GPO: provide the public with access to the laws of the U.S. in a digitized, searchable, non-proprietary open data format (see H.R. 1729), H2463 [27MR]

Immigration: end Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and children, and make mandatory and permanent requirements to use electronic employment eligibility verification system (see H.R. 4340), H8696 [9NO]

Lake of the Woods Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 190), H2052 [10MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit authority of the President to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 2157), H2895 [26AP]

SBA: clarify responsibilities of commercial market representatives (see H.R. 1597), H2182 [17MR]

——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for the Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (see H.R. 2835), H4817 [8JN]

Taxation: create Universal Savings Accounts (see H.R. 937), H1081 [7FE]

——— expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits for such accounts (see H.R. 247), H94 [4JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 119), H8076 [23OC]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (H.R. 2125), H2847 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: cover certain vitamins under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (H.R. 3529), H6577 [28JY]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (H.R. 1753), H2516 [28MR]

——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation of producers in commodity check-off programs (H.R. 1752), H2516 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (H.R. 591), H560 [20JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (H.R. 3197), H5759 [12JY]

GPO: provide the public with access to the laws of the U.S. in a digitized, searchable, non-proprietary open data format (H.R. 1729), H2464 [27MR]

Immigration: end Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and children, and make mandatory and permanent requirements to use electronic employment eligibility verification system (H.R. 4340), H8698 [9NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit authority of the President to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing (H.R. 2157), H2897 [26AP]

SBA: clarify responsibilities of commercial market representatives (H.R. 1597), H2184 [17MR]

——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for the Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (H.R. 2835), H4819 [8JN]

Taxation: create Universal Savings Accounts (H.R. 937), H1085 [7FE]

——— expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits for such accounts (H.R. 247), H96 [4JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7489 [26SE], H9711 [7DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6423 [26JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), H5080 [22JN]

Chesterfield County, VA: anniversary of Chesterfield County historic courthouse, E1414• [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6423 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to conduct medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs, H6423 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H6423 [26JY]

Journal: question of approval, H9731 [7DE]

Memorial Day: observance, H4562 [24MY]

Merchants Grocery Co.: anniversary, E1527• [7NO]

National Beer Day: observance, E475• [6AP]

National George C. Marshall Museum and Library, Lexington, VA: designate (H. Con. Res. 33), H4674, H4675, H4676 [7JN]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), H8578 [7NO]

Schlafly, Phyllis: tribute to advocacy for inventors and the patent system, E665• [18MY]

Virginia: tribute to Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipients, E990• [14JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2958• [28AP], H6326• [26JY]

Tributes

Liptak, Catherine, E1046• [25JY]

Reed, Anthony, E1404• [23OC]

Thomas, Cameron, H4562 [24MY]