HECK, DENNY (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4826 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4565 [22MY], H4678 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6451 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H1477 [7MR]

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (see H.R. 5317), H1652 [15MR]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9425 [9OC]

Armed Forces: calculate retroactively to the start of Afghanistan combat operations of days of service performed as a Ready Reserve member to reduce eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 569), H5817 [27JN]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9460 [30OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 5121), H3783 [7MY]

——— require servicemembers receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4954), H3444 [18AP]

Baltic States: recognize independence anniversary, commend political, economic, social, and military progress, support NATO European Deterrence Initiative, and continue mutually beneficial relationship (see H. Res. 826), H10171 [12DE]

Cambodia: promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law, condemn political violence and human rights violations, and call for respect for freedom of the press, assembly, and speech and electoral reforms (see H. Res. 661), H133 [10JA]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H9691 [28NO]

Climate: recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9822 [10DE]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 28), H7825 [4SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H1217 [16FE]

Credit: clarify exclusion for seller-financers from the definition of mortgage originator (see H.R. 5287), H1608 [14MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1241), H3096 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H5095 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8171 [12SE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2234), H5094 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 6495), H7689 [25JY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H1214 [15FE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H8739 [20SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H83 [9JA]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1179 [14FE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1374 [5MR]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H4777 [5JN]

——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 5551), H3440 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: extend pilot program on off-base transition training for veterans and spouses (see H.R. 4835), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H4979 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H8728 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: include State insurance commissioner as a voting member of Financial Stability Oversight Council (see H.R. 5666), H3741 [27AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 4766), H168 [11JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 5520), H3397 [17AP]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 2652), H1221 [20FE]

——— 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), H3576 [25AP]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 5314), H1651 [15MR]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H9152 [27SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7728 [26JY]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H9821 [10DE]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H583 [19JA]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H1478 [7MR]

——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 530), H1342 [1MR]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1342 [1MR]

Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 6885), H8884 [25SE]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

Europe: reject Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, support energy security and diversification, and impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on pipeline (see H. Res. 1035), H7724 [26JY]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H3976 [15MY]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose incident report on false ballistic missile event in Hawaii, review current missile threat notification protocols, and strenthen public health readiness for various weapon attacks (see H.R. 4949), H1699 [19MR]

——— require Executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding certain contracts (see H.R. 5401), H2041 [22MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 964), H4730 [24MY]

FEMA: reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H7723 [26JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (see H.R. 3999), H1699 [19MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H1699 [19MR]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H7156 [24JY]

GSA: require disclosure of beneficial ownership by a foreign person of high-security space leased to accommodate a Federal agency (see H.R. 2426), H4981 [7JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H9153 [27SE]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7748 [7AU]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 6711), H7870 [5SE]

Immigration: eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 5058), H1212 [15FE]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H5095 [12JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H9416 [2OC]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H8108 [10SE]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 237), H3506 [24AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H4243 [18MY]

James Marshall ‘Jimi’ Hendrix Post Office Building, Renton, WA: designate (see H.R. 6628), H7724 [26JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabiltation (see H. Res. 763), H7729 [26JY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 686), H1544 [13MR]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Medicaid: delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see H.R. 5912), H5286 [19JN]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H3444 [18AP]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H4849 [6JN]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H133 [10JA]

National Credit Union Administration: delay effective date of rule titled ‘‘Risk-Based Capital’’ (see H.R. 5288), H1608 [14MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H555 [18JA]

National Nordic Museum: designate (see H. Res. 855), H3741 [27AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3707 [26AP]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H3783 [7MY]

Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity: establish (see H.R. 1987), H629 [25JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H4777 [5JN]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H5978 [28JN]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7743 [3AU]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H7689 [25JY]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H5581 [22JN]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H6587 [19JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3835 [8MY]

SEC: allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see H.R. 4267), H1699 [19MR]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see H.R. 6638), H7732 [27JY]

Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building, West Richland, WA: designate (see H.R. 5504), H3315 [13AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7728 [26JY]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H630 [25JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7728 [26JY]

Taxation: include green infrastructure bonds in definition of qualified private activity bonds (see H.R. 7041), H9419 [5OC]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 2514), H4139 [16MY]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H6112 [11JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7756 [17AU]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 2669), H7871 [5SE]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

——— develop best practices for States to use to protect integrity of Federal elections and make election technology improvement grants to States (see H.R. 3751), H784 [5FE]

——— require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (see H.R. 4276), H629 [25JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1211 [15FE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H5507 [21JN]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H9449 [26OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7728 [26JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 667), H3783 [7MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H5095 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 6944), H9150 [27SE]

Europe: require reports by Dept. of State, Dept. of the Treasury, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 6224), H5748 [26JN]

Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (see H.R. 7039), H9419 [5OC]

Frank, Billy, Jr.: support national day of remembrance in honor of life, legacy, and accomplishments (see H. Res. 769), H1507 [9MR]

National Orca Protection Month: observance (see H. Res. 959), H5580 [22JN]

Native Americans: recognize anniversary of Tribal Canoe Journey of the Tribal Nations of the Pacific Northwest and congratulate Puyallup Tribe of Indians for hosting the Power Paddle to Puyallup (see H. Res. 1037), H7725 [26JY]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

Taxation: allow deduction of moving expenses of Federal employees (see H.R. 7254), H10102 [11DE]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 6944), H9152 [27SE]

Europe: require reports by Dept. of State, Dept. of the Treasury, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (H.R. 6224), H5749 [26JN]

Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (H.R. 7039), H9420 [5OC]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (H.R. 5216), H1502 [8MR]

Taxation: allow deduction of moving expenses of Federal employees (H.R. 7254), H10103 [11DE]

Remarks

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (H.R. 5841), H5694, H5695 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: GAO study on compliance with stormwater runoff mitigation requirements, H4826 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4826 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements, H5792 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5792 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6451 [17JY]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), H4346 [22MY]

EPA: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey funding, H6451 [17JY]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 3906), H6220 [16JY]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), consideration (H. Res. 682), H109 [10JA]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 2083), H5701 [26JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6132 [12JY]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H109 [10JA]

Labor unions: importance, H667 [29JA]

National Orca Protection Month: observance (H. Res. 959), H5753 [27JN]

Orca Awareness Month: observance, H5701 [26JN]

Tributes

Ashida, Erik, H5695 [26JN]

Easley, Shaun, E892• [21JN]

McCartney, Daniel, H7 [8JA]