NEWHOUSE, DAN (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4710 [24MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4950 [7JN]

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. 4712), H405 [16JA]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H3707 [26AP]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H3397 [17AP]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7748 [7AU]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H3444 [18AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate Rayburn House Office Building room as the ‘‘Stephen D. Vermillion III, Room’’ (see H. Res. 624), H7735 [31JY]

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), H9420 [5OC]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9463 [2NO]

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), H7754 [14AU]

Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see H.R. 5199), H3707 [26AP]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H629 [25JA]

——— carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H7871 [5SE]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H9420 [5OC]

——— 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), H678 [29JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish new goals and carry out certain demonstration projects relative to energy storage (see H.R. 5610), H5153 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H9431 [12OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 6136), H5363 [20JN]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), H6559 [18JY]

——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 6595), H7732 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1342 [1MR]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1442 [6MR]

——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 7209), H10338 [19DE]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H6175 [12JY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H6175 [12JY]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5093 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3343 [16AP]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H7735 [31JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9574 [20NO]

Drugs: authorize use of eligible investigational drugs by patients diagnosed with a disease or condition in which death will occur within a matter of months, or with another eligible illness (see H.R. 5247), H1699 [19MR]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

Endangered species: provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining impact of proposed Federal agency action (see H.R. 6346), H6173 [12JY]

EPA: exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see H.R. 5275), H1607 [14MR]

——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 5855), H9526 [14NO]

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H6264 [16JY]

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), H629 [25JA]

Foreign policy: support continued cooperation with Israel, ensure adequate capabilites to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities, and support stability and safety in the Middle East (see H. Res. 785), H4695 [23MY]

FTC: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see H.R. 3409), H1127 [13FE]

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), H3056 [2AP]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]

Government: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H603 [20JA]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H.J. Res. 130), H1334 [27FE]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H132 [10JA]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 6580), H8887 [25SE]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9511 [13NO]

Information technology: allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (see H.R. 4824), H678 [29JA]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 6898), H9409 [28SE]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and reinstate such coverage in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such coverage (see H. Res. 1066), H8726 [13SE]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H1127 [13FE]

James Marshall ‘Jimi’ Hendrix Post Office Building, Renton, WA: designate (see H.R. 6628), H7735 [31JY]

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), H2043 [22MR]

Medicare: allow individuals to choose to opt out of part A benefit (see H.R. 6703), H9420 [5OC]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H7751 [10AU]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H7732 [27JY]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H629 [25JA]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3443 [18AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 5507), H5581 [22JN]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1794), H583 [19JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H7735 [31JY]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1444), H9668 [27NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H133 [10JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H9420 [5OC]

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), H9463 [2NO]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H9463 [2NO]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H9668 [27NO]

Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security, commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process, and call for passage of a balanced budget (see H. Res. 919), H4776 [5JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9574 [20NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9574 [20NO]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 6813), H9420 [5OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H9463 [2NO]

——— make certain bonuses tax free (see H.R. 5012), H3397 [17AP]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: define endangered species petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog (see H.R. 6355), H6173 [12JY]

——— increase State and local involvement in management plans under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6364), H6174 [12JY]

——— prohibit designation as critical habitat of certain areas in artificial water diversion or delivery facilities under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6354), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for greater certainty and improved planning for incidental take permit holders under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6360), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for greater county and State consultation relative to petitions under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6345), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for improved precision in listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered and potentially endangered species (see H.R. 6356), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide grants to non-Federal landowners who protect or restore habitat and contribute to recovery of an endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 6344), H6173 [12JY]

——— remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6784), H8170 [12SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9574 [20NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9539 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen, exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (see H. Res. 1176), H10102 [11DE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H. Con. Res. 138), exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (see H. Res. 1142), H9510 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 900), H4137 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1176), H10102 [11DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), consideration (see H. Res. 953), H5361 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (see H.R. 6652), H7742 [3AU]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (S. 2322), consideration (see H. Res. 1185), H10586 [21DE]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during November district work period (see H. Res. 1142), H9510 [13NO]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), consideration (see H. Res. 831), H3342 [16AP]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), consideration (see H. Res. 879), H3833 [8MY]

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

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), consideration (see H. Res. 831), H3342 [16AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 1001), H6462 [17JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), consideration (see H. Res. 1142), H9510 [13NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (H.R. 6652), H7742 [3AU]

Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building, West Richland, WA: designate (H.R. 5504), H3316 [13AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1229 [26FE], H4245 [21MY]

Letters

Agriculture Improvement Act: several organizations, H10124–H10126 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture authority to make certain grants to support development, production, or marketing of alcoholic beverages and rescind CCC funds made available for such grants: several organizations, H4201 [17MY]

——— Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, H4202 [17MY]

Federal Columbia River Power System operation that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs: Annie Terracciano, Northern Lights, Inc., H3550 [25AP]

——— Benton County, WA, Public Utility District, H3550 [25AP]

——— Jo Elg, United Electric Co-Op Inc., H3551 [25AP]

——— Joe Jarvis, Blachly-Lane County Cooperative Electric Association, H3549 [25AP]

——— Ken Dizes, Salmon River Electric Cooperative, Inc., H3550 [25AP]

Remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act: James Unsworth, Washington (State) Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, H9515 [14NO]

——— Joe Stohr, Washington (State) Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, H9516 [14NO]

Lists

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance members, H4202 [17MY]

Remarks

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 (H.R. 4712), consideration (H. Res. 694), H502 [18JA]

Anderson, Cathey: Energy Northwest (company) CEO Lifesaving Award recipient, H8890 [26SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H599 [20JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen, exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1176), H10115, H10119, H10120, H10123, H10126 [12DE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H. Con. Res. 138), exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1142), H9514, H9517, H9518 [14NO]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (H.R. 3030), E493• [18AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3181 [12AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), H6158 [12JY]

Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust: observance, E493• [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate authority to make certain grants to support development, production, or marketing of alcoholic beverages and rescind CCC funds made available for such grants, H4201, H4202 [17MY]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program, H4152 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4201, H4202, H4205 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4150, H4151, H4152 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10115, H10119, H10120, H10122, H10124, H10126 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H4151 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4676 [23MY]

——— convey certain land along the Columbia River to the Tri-Cities area of Washington, H4676 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: Defense-Related Uranium Mines Program funding, H4945 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to sell transmission assets of Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and TVA, H4950 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), consideration (H. Res. 953), H5438, H5439, H5441, H5443, H5444, H5447 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (H.R. 6652), H10306 [19DE], E1123• [3AU]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H5221 [15JN]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6483 [18JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4903, H4904, H4945, H4948, H4950 [7JN]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 2083), H5700 [26JN]

Gallaway, Marc: Association of Washington School Principals Middle Level Principal of the Year award recipient, H8890 [26SE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H599 [20JA]

Heritage University: tribute to founders, H1682 [19MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H8890 [26SE]

Honor Flight Ephrata (organization): tribute, H4245 [21MY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during November district work period (H. Res. 1142), H9514 [14NO]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H599 [20JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H599 [20JA]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), H3549, H3552 [25AP], H5701 [26JN]

——— provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3517 [25AP]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), consideration (H. Res. 831), H3405, H3406, H3407, H3408, H3409 [18AP]

Journal: question of approval, H3158 [12AP], H6177 [13JY], H9541 [16NO]

Keller, Will: Molina Healthcare, Inc., Community Champion Award recipient, E1402• [12OC]

National Ocean Policy: implementation funding, H4948 [7JN]

National Police Week: observance, H4212 [18MY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), consideration (H. Res. 879), H3844, H3846, H3848 [9MY]

Okanogan, WA: Virginia Grainger Elementary School first grade class recipient of President’s Environmental Youth Award, H9542 [16NO]

Richland, WA: Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory named an American Physical Society historic site, H6178 [13JY]

Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building, West Richland, WA: designate (H.R. 5504), H3230 [13AP], H6209 [16JY], E457• [13AP]

Sessions, James and Angie: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1405• [12OC]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra relative to whether certain disclosures required by California law violate freedom of speech, H1592 [14MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H91 [10JA], H5756 [27JN]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), consideration (H. Res. 831), H3405, H3406, H3407, H3408, H3409 [18AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6478, H6479, H6483, H6484, H6485 [18JY]

Trombley, Aaron: Washington State Trooper of Year award recipient, H4212 [18MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), consideration (H. Res. 1142), H9514, H9515, H9516, H9517, H9521 [14NO]

Union Gap, WA: Los Hernandez Tamales (restaurant) recipient of James Beard Foundation America’s Classics Award, H1182 [15FE]

Votes: position on missed, H9135• [27SE]

Washington: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H4212 [18MY]

Webb, James: Aerospace Medical Association Louis H. Bauer Founders Award recipient, H7879 [6SE]

Yakama Nation Treaty: anniversary, H4984 [8JN]

Reports filed

Clarify House Proceedings and Actions During November District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1142) (H. Rept. 115–1022), H9510 [13NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1176) (H. Rept. 115–1074), H10102 [11DE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 119, Oppose Federal Efforts To Establish a Carbon Tax on Fuels for Electricity and Transportation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1001) (H. Rept. 115–834), H6462 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 900) (H. Rept. 115–679), H4137 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3053, Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 879) (H. Rept. 115–665), H3833 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act and H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 831) (H. Rept. 115–641), H3342 [16AP]

Consideration of H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 953) (H. Rept. 115–771), H5361 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 6784, Manage Our Wolves Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1142) (H. Rept. 115–1022), H9510 [13NO]

Consideration of S. 2322, Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions (CURD) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1185) (H. Rept. 115–1103), H10586 [21DE]

Exemption From Certain War Power Resolution Requirements for Resolution on Removal of Armed Forces From Unauthorized Hostilities in Yemen: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1176) (H. Rept. 115–1074), H10102 [11DE]

Exemption From Certain War Power Resolution Requirements of H. Con. Res. 138, Removal of Armed Forces From Unauthorized Hostilities in Yemen: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1142) (H. Rept. 115–1022), H9510 [13NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal Columbia River Power System operation that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs: Benton County, WA, Public Utility District, H3551 [25AP]

——— United Electric Co-Op Inc., H3551 [25AP]

Tributes

Barry, Rowdy, H7879 [6SE]

Dishon, Dan, H1231 [26FE]

Hohenberg, Kenneth, H7879 [6SE]

Jim, Russell, H3330 [16AP]

McGinnis, Karen, H4697 [24MY]

Moyer, Jim, H3159 [12AP]

Moyer, Michelle, E1399• [12OC]

Pendleton, Jack J., E1404• [12OC]

Simpson, Fredi, H10324 [19DE]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H1707 [20MR]

Sziebert, Steven, E553• [26AP]

Turner, John, H10174 [13DE]

Ungerecht, Todd, H3728 [27AP]