COLLINS, CHRIS (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4925 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H1178 [14FE]

Anti-Bullying Roundtable: establish (see H.R. 4536), H1477 [7MR]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H3444 [18AP]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H4285 [21MY]

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3049 [26MR]

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), H1544 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H1728 [20MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 5640), H4850 [6JN]

——— 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), H733 [30JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 3994), H3397 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H3506 [24AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see H.R. 7313), H10210 [13DE]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see H.R. 7312), H10210 [13DE]

——— provide for consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process (see H.R. 7311), H10210 [13DE]

Dept. of HHS: nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist’s disclosure of availability of equivalent alternative drugs or methods of purchasing less expensive drugs (see H.R. 5343), H6196 [13JY]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see H.R. 1519), H1609 [14MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H6465 [17JY]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H6559 [18JY]

——— require certain disproportionate share hospital (DSH) covered entities under the 340B drug discount program to submit reports on low-income utilization rates of outpatient hospital services furnished by such entities (see H.R. 5598), H3505 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (see H.R. 6400), H6463 [17JY]

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

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), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of State: prohibit flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 6450), H6588 [19JY]

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), H10211 [13DE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see H.R. 6307), H5987 [3JY]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H1217 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H7688 [25JY]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1699 [19MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1442 [6MR]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3452 [23AP]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4843), H1544 [13MR]

DIPG Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H3744 [27AP]

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), H1541 [13MR]

——— provide for enhanced penalties for certain offenses relative to controlled substances containing fentanyl (see H.R. 3883), H3343 [16AP]

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

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H6465 [17JY]

FCC: combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (see H.R. 5709), H3833 [8MY]

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H3931 [10MY]

FEMA: exempt properties located in flood hazard areas that are participating in an approved buy-out program from mandatory purchase requirement under National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 5618), H6112 [11JY]

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), H18 [8JA]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9821 [10DE]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H3148 [11AP]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H3397 [17AP]

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

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H1654 [15MR]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H4285 [21MY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H4850 [6JN]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H10104 [11DE]

Israel: commemorate anniversary of recognition of Jerusalem as the capital, commend subsequent relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and reaffirm U.S.-Israel friendship (see H. Con. Res. 144), H10600 [27DE]

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 rehabilitation (see H. Res. 763), H3444 [18AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H3397 [17AP]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H1506 [9MR]

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 967), H7157 [24JY]

Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building, Saugerties, NY: designate (see H.R. 4722), H405 [16JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H3316 [13AP]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H3210 [12AP]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H3979 [15MY]

——— expand and revise classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 750), H4584 [22MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H3316 [13AP]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H133 [10JA]

——— require prescription drug plans to include information on adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage of nonpharmacological therapies and nonopioid medications or devices used to treat pain (see H.R. 5686), H3781 [7MY]

——— suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (see H.R. 5676), H3749 [3MY]

Members of Congress: provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members sentenced for certain offenses (see H.R. 4314), H733 [30JA]

National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY: recognize (see H.R. 6077), H6589 [19JY]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H4584 [22MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H3148 [11AP]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H7689 [25JY]

Native Americans: provide the right of those born in Canada or the U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 6598), H7723 [26JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H10104 [11DE]

OSHA: provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers (see H.R. 5988), H6196 [13JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H3444 [18AP]

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (see H.R. 6930), H9149 [27SE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see H. Res. 712), H738 [2FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H4733 [25MY]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

Taxation: establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5153), H5094 [12JN]

——— improve access to health care through modernized health savings accounts (see H.R. 5138), H1610 [14MR]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H3444 [18AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H4982 [7JN]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H3506 [24AP]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H677 [29JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9569 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services (see H.R. 6372), H6195 [13JY]

——— provide for certain user fees under the 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 6240), H5815 [27JN]

FCC: clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures relative to wireless communications (see H.R. 6424), H6557 [18JY]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 5472), H3146 [11AP]

Information technology: create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (see H.R. 4798), H403 [16JA]

SBA: prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see H.R. 6241), H5815 [27JN]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H2041 [22MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services (H.R. 6372), H6196 [13JY]

——— provide for certain user fees under the 340B drug discount program (H.R. 6240), H5816 [27JN]

FCC: clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures relative to wireless communications (H.R. 6424), H6558 [18JY]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (H.R. 5472), H3147 [11AP]

Information technology: create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (H.R. 4798), H404 [16JA]

SBA: prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (H.R. 6241), H5816 [27JN]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (H.R. 5395), H2042 [22MR]

Remarks

Aurora, NY: anniversary, E443• [12AP]

Batavian.com (Internet site): anniversary, E574• [1MY]

Corps of Engineers: investigation account funding, H4925 [7JN]

Cox, Bob: U.S. Capitol Police Life Saving Award recipient, E884• [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (H.R. 931), Senate amendment, H5572 [22JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4925 [7JN]

Holland, NY: anniversary, E443• [12AP]

Iowa (U.S.S.): anniversary of explosion during live-fire exercise, E447• [12AP]

Israel: independence anniversary, E482• [17AP]

Lake View, NY: anniversary, E732• [24MY]

Rush, NY: anniversary, E354• [21MR]

Shelby, NY: anniversary, E846• [14JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H3088 [10AP]

Wales, NY: anniversary, E443• [12AP]

Resignations

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7749 [10AU]

Tributes

Bowman, Danny, E1247• [13SE]

Delano, Paul R., Jr., E997• [11JY]