BRIDENSTINE, JIM (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6493 [27JY]

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), H548 [13JA]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H1013 [6FE]

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

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 147), H549 [13JA]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 1192), H1301 [16FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H560 [20JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H300 [10JA]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: establish 50th Anniversary Apollo I Memorial (see H.R. 703), H701 [27JA]

Armed Forces: 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), H2465 [27MR]

Army: ensure ballistic missile defense capacity (see H.R. 1916), H2805 [14AP]

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: eliminate sequestration for revised security category and eliminate reduction in discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts for national defense (see H.R. 1441), H4648 [6JN]

Cernan, Eugene A.: express that the first launch of the Space Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew ‘‘Gene’’ Cernan (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1307 [16FE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (see H.R. 1699), H5233 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: expand capacity and capability of ballistic missile defense system of the U.S. (see H.R. 2912), H4936 [15JN]

——— improve and enhance authorities relative to employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status) (see H.R. 1777), H2943 [27AP]

——— increase number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 941), H2560 [29MR]

——— strengthen security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region (see H.R. 2621), H4649 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 431), H390 [11JA]

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), H1100 [9FE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H2698 [4AP]

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]

Dept. of Justice: increase oversight of pretrial release program by requiring entities that receive funds to report on defendants’ criminal behavior and failure to appear at trial (see H.R. 2152), H5111 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (see H.R. 355), H236 [9JA]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 364), H194 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2478), H5111 [22JN]

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

——— 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), H1532 [2MR]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 1844), H3004 [1MY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law allowing physician-assisted suicide for certain adults diagnosed with a terminal disease (see H.J. Res. 27), H947 [2FE]

——— require reciprocity with other States and jurisdictions relative to ability of individuals to carry certain concealed firearms (see H.R. 2909), H5233 [27JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5180 [26JN]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 1179), H2054 [10MR]

——— disapprove rule on accidental release prevention requirements and risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H947 [2FE]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1315), H1527 [2MR]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1430), H1947 [8MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1431), H1947 [8MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 76), H39 [3JA]

——— 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), H2369 [23MR]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable and enable regulatory technology (RegTech) applications (see H.R. 1530), H2081 [15MR]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 1116), H4390 [19MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H1949 [8MR]

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

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2560 [29MR]

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]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H2974 [28AP]

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]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 361), H561 [20JA]

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), H4649 [6JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H4648 [6JN]

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), H4913 [13JN]

Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H3004 [1MY]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H4940 [15JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H2898 [26AP] (see H.R. 2723), H4821 [8JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H686 [24JA]

Medicaid: eliminate State Children’s Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirement and disproportionate share hospital cuts for States not implementing Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expansion (see H.R. 682), H703 [27JA]

Medicare: 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), H4702 [7JN]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 1156), H1299 [16FE]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 553), H4855 [12JN]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 870), H1186 [14FE]

——— provide for continuing cooperation with Israel Space Agency (see H.R. 1159), H1300 [16FE]

National Guard: require an annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs (see H.R. 2564), H4425 [22MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 986), H2898 [26AP]

Navy: state U.S. policy on minimum number of available battle force ships (see H.R. 2994), H5380 [29JN]

NOAA: improve weather research (see H.R. 353), H236 [9JA]

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]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5180 [26JN]

Space policy: improve safety of commercial space flight by authorizing operation of aircraft with experimental certificates carrying persons or property to support research and training for space flight participants and crew (see H.R. 2571), H4389 [19MY]

——— improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events (see H.R. 3086), H5231 [27JN]

——— provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (see H.R. 2809), H4700 [7JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5180 [26JN]

Taxation: allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 1317), H4648 [6JN]

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

——— 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]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H37 [3JA]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 545), H4995 [20JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5180 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 4), H45 [3JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 4), H53 [3JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5437 [12JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6410 [26JY]

Boy Scouts: importance, H4493 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6410 [26JY]

House of Representatives: expand use of Members’ Representational Allowance for security expenses to include security at a Member’s private residence, H6410 [26JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H6410 [26JY]

NOAA: improve weather research (H.R. 353), H216 [9JA]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be NASA Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7109 [8NO]