BROOKS, MO (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7049 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5296 [28JN]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H5111 [22JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H6593 [8AU]

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: anniversary (see H. Res. 161), H4649 [6JN]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H2630 [3AP]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H7383 [13SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 620), H7217 [8SE]

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): welcome leaders to the U.S., commemorate anniversary, and commend efforts to achieve stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 311), H4391 [19MY]

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 73), H6655 [5SE]

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]

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), H9901 [13DE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H2445 [24MR]

Courts: 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]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2948), H6655 [5SE]

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), H5233 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H10247 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: require the President to report on Iran’s use of commercial aircraft for military and terrorist activity (see H.R. 566), H4424 [22MY]

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), H10180 [18DE]

——— 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), H9846 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish policy for science and energy research and development programs and reform National Laboratory management and technology transfer programs (see H.R. 589), H609 [23JA]

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]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1639), H2601 [30MR]

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

——— 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), H1528 [2MR]

——— 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), H42 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 4295), H8660 [8NO]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 3212), H6655 [5SE]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H7919 [10OC]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1178), H6607 [15AU]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (see H.R. 1532), H2081 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4939 [15JN]

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]

——— restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1537), H4944 [16JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1180), H2898 [26AP]

——— expand use of E-verify program to hold employers accountable (see H.R. 2461), H7090 [6SE]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 3711), H7216 [8SE]

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), H2848 [25AP]

EPA: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (see H.R. 2370), H4821 [8JN]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H8145 [24OC]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 1223), H6654 [5SE]

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

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

——— 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]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1339), H2151 [16MR]

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

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 3312), H7487 [25SE]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 788), H2848 [25AP]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 358), H194 [6JA]

——— 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), H6521 [27JY]

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

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2620), H4567 [24MY]

Fish and fishing: provide for management of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3588), H6590 [4AU]

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), H548 [13JA]

Foreign countries: impose a fee for remittance transfers to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 1813), H2597 [30MR]

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), H2816 [24AP]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 878), H9517 [29NO]

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see H.R. 3329), H6521 [27JY]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment to apportion Representatives among States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 106), H5109 [22JN]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 514), H7217 [8SE]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 83), H301 [10JA]

——— 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), H41 [3JA]

——— criminalize overstaying a visa (see H.R. 643), H7183 [7SE]

——— 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), H9427 [16NO]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 4295), H8660 [8NO]

——— 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]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 1010), H1465 [1MR]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, and reduce asylum fraud (see H.R. 391), H297 [10JA]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 604), H7314 [12SE]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 241), H93 [4JA]

——— 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), H5233 [27JN]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 361), H392 [11JA]

——— 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), H4914 [13JN]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 1149), H6590 [4AU]

——— require State ratification of a refugee plan before refugees may be initially placed or resettled in the State (see H.R. 4310), H8661 [8NO]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal (see H.R. 849), H4995 [20JN]

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

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), H4425 [22MY]

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

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 257), H5382 [3JY]

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. 2723), H5921 [17JY]

Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers, Jr., Post Office Building, Birmingham, AL: designate (see H.R. 4646), H9939 [14DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1465 [1MR]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied to certain hospitals (see H.R. 1130), H1298 [16FE]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H9378 [15NO]

——— 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), H7672 [2OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H2797 [8AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H560 [20JA]

——— provide for a prior authorization process for certain high cost durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 2445), H7223 [11SE]

——— 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), H3068 [2MY]

Members of Congress: allow Members to carry a concealed firearm with exceptions (see H.R. 2945), H5233 [27JN]

——— allow Members to carry a concealed firearm with exceptions and authorize use of official funds to pay for firearms training (see H.R. 2951), H5112 [22JN]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 6), H8033 [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 50), H819 [31JA]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 179), H2812 [20AP]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H7672 [2OC]

National Anthem: express that appropriate conduct during a rendition is codified specifying that non-military individuals ‘‘should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart’’ (see H. Res. 532), H7535 [26SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 3053), H7487 [25SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 175), H1186 [14FE]

——— 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]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 953), H2185 [17MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1341), H1528 [2MR]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 422), H298 [10JA]

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), H10346 [20DE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 80), H236 [9JA]

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), H8227 [25OC]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 3934), H7749 [3OC]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 407), H703 [27JA]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 176), H43 [3JA]

——— deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID number application process (see H.R. 1041), H6654 [5SE]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 296), H7976 [11OC]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1393), H4611 [25MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8226 [25OC]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by aliens in an unlawful immigration status (see H.R. 819), H6654 [5SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1200), H4855 [12JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 198), H2630 [3AP]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H2517 [28MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H43 [3JA]

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

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2149), H6655 [5SE]

——— require provision of Social Security account numbers as a condition to receive the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.R. 1671), H2943 [27AP] (see H.R. 2581), H4423 [22MY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 29), H2698 [4AP]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see H.R. 582), H609 [23JA]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2432), H4221 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign trade: prioritize reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall U.S. trade deficit (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2349 [22MR]

Immigration: improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2233), H2971 [28AP]

——— modify procedure to designate a foreign state (see H.R. 2604), H4503 [23MY]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see H.R. 2186), H2939 [27AP]

Members of Congress: allow Members to carry a concealed firearm with exceptions (see H.R. 2940), H4992 [20JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 1718), H2444 [24MR]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 733), H743 [30JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Immigration: improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 2233), H2972 [28AP]

——— modify procedure to designate a foreign state (H.R. 2604), H4504 [23MY]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (H.R. 2186), H2941 [27AP]

Members of Congress: allow Members to carry a concealed firearm with exceptions (H.R. 2940), H4993 [20JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 1718), H2444 [24MR]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (H.R. 733), H745 [30JA]

Proclamations

Alpha Delta Kappa (organization) Month: by, E1175• [7SE]

Remarks

Alpha Delta Kappa (organization): anniversary, E1175• [7SE]

Amtrak: funding, H7049, H7050 [6SE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H7049, H7050 [6SE]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (H.R. 115), consideration (H. Res. 323), H4240 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7049, H7050 [6SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7049, H7050 [6SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to continue to serve relative to diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer, H9848 [13DE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, H5983 [19JY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, H4653 [7JN]

Washington (DC) Post: allegations of media bias relative to reporting of voter fraud in 1982 Alabama Legislature election of Representative Mo Brooks, H1017 [7FE]

Remarks in House relative to

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

Tributes

Cooke, Cindy, E518• [20AP]

Harrison, Robert C., E1489• [2NO]

Lynn, Joshua K., H5770 [13JY]

Matlock, Richard S., E868• [21JN]

Sebring, Velma Lee, E1035• [24JY]

Wyche, Larry, E990• [14JY]