PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H6501 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 4879), H628 [25JA]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H6589 [19JY]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 413), H7735 [31JY]

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), H4777 [5JN]

——— extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers and improve electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges (see H.R. 5467), H3146 [11AP]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

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

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H1076 [8FE]

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), H3887 [9MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to give States flexibility in how they provide assistance for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4666), H173 [12JA]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H903 [6FE]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see H.R. 5311), H6175 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4316), H738 [2FE]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (see H.R. 5259), H3397 [17AP]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3738), H1477 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Rural Export Center (see H.R. 6150), H5284 [19JN]

——— study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H5581 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1239), H1477 [7MR]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 4973), H1478 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: 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), H3978 [15MY]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 949), H1373 [5MR]

——— provide temporary Impact Aid Program construction grants to eligible local educational agencies (see H.R. 6830), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H6264 [16JY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H785 [5FE]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5900), H4284 [21MY]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1378), H1477 [7MR]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H3931 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H733 [30JA]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 6747), H7941 [7SE]

Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see H.R. 3174), H1217 [16FE]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H3931 [10MY]

——— 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), H7688 [25JY]

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), H9408 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation: adjust and provide flexibility in hours of service requirements relative to transportation of agricultural commodities, short-haul operations, and sleeper berths and reduce paperwork (see H.R. 6178), H5649 [25JN]

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

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 5358), H3148 [11AP]

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

——— require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights (see H.R. 4445), H1336 [27FE]

——— study impact of motor carrier electronic logging devices (see H.R. 6159), H5987 [3JY]

——— update hours of service regulations for truck drivers (see H.R. 5417), H3148 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H733 [30JA]

——— establish Alzheimer’s disease research, education, and clinical centers (see H.R. 5191), H3097 [10AP]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 1802), H1335 [27FE]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 4556), H6264 [16JY]

——— 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), H9691 [28NO]

——— prohibit from requiring a surviving spouse to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies (see H.R. 5301), H1651 [15MR]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 103), H1442 [6MR]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 6244), H5815 [27JN]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

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

EPA: amend application of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms (see H.R. 1737), H5981 [29JN]

——— clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification under Clean Air Act provisions relative to air pollution from a stationary source (see H.R. 3128), H9821 [10DE]

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

——— reallocate renewable fuel obligation of certain exempted small refineries to other refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers (see H.R. 6731), H7941 [7SE]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H3097 [10AP]

FAA: address need for pilot development and encourage more individuals to enter the field of aviation (see H.R. 6957), H9150 [27SE]

——— establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see H.R. 5701), H10211 [13DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: align certain provisions with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H5977 [28JN]

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

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H1442 [6MR]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 757), H1178 [14FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H1214 [15FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1374 [5MR]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 4878), H1442 [6MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H8886 [25SE]

Financial institutions: clarify role and location of insured depository institutions is not affected by contracts with third party service providers and that debts owed are applicable to Federal preemption of State usury laws (see H.R. 4439), H733 [30JA]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see H.R. 5645), H3741 [27AP]

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

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 50), H5817 [27JN]

——— require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives (see H.R. 4659), H1442 [6MR]

GSA: transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution (see H.R. 6407), H6463 [17JY]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H3835 [8MY]

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), H9763 [3DE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 3440), H4243 [18MY]

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

——— 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), H4980 [7JN]

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

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9152 [27SE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H9511 [13NO]

Iran: condemn 1988 massacre of political prisoners and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 188), H1336 [27FE]

——— 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), H9450 [26OC]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1610 [14MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1653 [15MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H8886 [25SE]

——— delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see H.R. 5912), H4778 [5JN]

Medicare: allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to certain benefits to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations (see H.R. 6502), H10170 [12DE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H7156 [24JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3936 [11MY]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 4006), H1127 [13FE]

——— extend or renew certain reasonable cost reimbursement contracts (see H.R. 6341), H6111 [11JY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 6932), H9425 [9OC]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1160), H1227 [23FE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H8886 [25SE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H1227 [23FE]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 3124), H5749 [26JN]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H7685 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 6986), H9460 [30OC]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H9668 [27NO]

National Nordic Museum: designate (see H. Res. 855), H5507 [21JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4849 [6JN]

NOAA: establish a regulatory system for marine aquaculture in U.S. waters (see H.R. 6966), H9404 [28SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7871 [5SE]

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), H4778 [5JN]

Political campaigns: 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), H7871 [5SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H8172 [12SE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H8733 [17SE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H8172 [12SE]

Product safety: require Federal and State mandated information declarations and labeling requirements applicable to chemical composition of, and radiation emitted by, consumer products meet minimum scientific standards (see H.R. 6022), H4848 [6JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H5977 [28JN]

Science: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 1358), H1178 [14FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H3453 [23AP]

——— equalize charitable mileage rate with business travel rate (see H.R. 5662), H3741 [27AP]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H1653 [15MR]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H5225 [15JN]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 5856), H10338 [19DE]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 5003), H3148 [11AP]

21st Century Conservation Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 2987), H1178 [14FE]

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

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H5094 [12JN]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H5817 [27JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H7943 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide support for dairy producers (see H.R. 5462), H3095 [10AP]

Dept. of Education: support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see H.R. 7023), H9414 [2OC]

Dept. of HHS: extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5498), H3209 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H4693 [23MY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H4693 [23MY]

FCC: establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (see H.R. 5497), H3209 [12AP]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 6689), H7776 [28AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: provide support for dairy producers (H.R. 5462), H3096 [10AP]

Dept. of Education: support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (H.R. 7023), H9415 [2OC]

Dept. of HHS: extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (H.R. 5498), H3210 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (H.R. 5949), H4694 [23MY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (H.R. 5948), H4694 [23MY]

FCC: establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (H.R. 5497), H3210 [12AP]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 6689), H7776 [28AU]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H6493 [18JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products, H4219 [18MY]

DEA: clarify definition of ‘‘imminent danger to the public health or safety’’ to restore authority to suspend a pharmaceutical distributor’s license under certain circumstances (H.R. 4079), E888• [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: add chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, mule, and moose to high-priority research and extension initiatives, H4129 [16MY]

——— allow drainage districts to compete for Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts to provide irrigation or water efficiency, H4123 [16MY]

——— designate a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator in each State, H4220 [18MY]

——— establish Office of Tribal Relations and New Beginnings Initiative to match funds invested in educational programs or services for Native Americans, H4221 [18MY]

——— expand access to traditional foods for native populations, H4194 [17MY]

——— extend and modernize sugar program, repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and establish tariff-rate quotas for sugar, H4175 [17MY]

——— modify Community Facilities Direct Loan and Guarantee Loan Program and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program to permit rural hospitals to refinance existing debt, H4126 [16MY]

——— National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program funding, H6493, H6494 [18JY]

——— phase out agricultural subsidies, H4183 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4048, H4055, H4123, H4124, H4126, H4128, H4129 [16MY], H4175, H4183, H4184, H4194 [17MY], H4219, H4220, H4221, H4224, H4227 [18MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10143, H10148 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H6493, H6494 [18JY]

——— streamline enrollment process for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs, H4184 [17MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H4048, H4055 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of depredation permits to livestock farmers authorizing taking of black vultures during calving season, H4224 [18MY]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), H1461 [7MR]

——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1461 [7MR]

FCC: establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S., H4128 [16MY]

Hutchison, MN: tribute to Peace Lutheran Church missionary program volunteers trip to Haiti, E1092• [26JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), H9545 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, E1731• [21DE]

Water: increase watershed-based collaboration between nonpoint sources and regulated point sources of pollution in order to advance goals of Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4124 [16MY]

——— repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4227 [18MY]

Tributes

Boswell, Leonard, E1311• [26SE]