HARTZLER, VICKY (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4610 [23MY], H4714 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7859 [5SE]

Appointments

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

——— H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5788 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 4844), H785 [5FE]

——— 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), H19 [8JA]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 7066), H9460 [30OC]

Australia: commemorate anniversary of World War I Battle of Hamel, forging relationship with the U.S., and support continued military, diplomatic, security, and economic cooperation (see H. Res. 1029), H7687 [25JY]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H10104 [11DE]

China: require an unclassified interagency report on political influence operations in the U.S. (see H.R. 6010), H6112 [11JY]

Crime: prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 5637), H3705 [26AP]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1046), H3930 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: recognize importance of Congress completing appropriations legislation, reconcile differences between House and Senate versions, and present to the President before the start of new fiscal year (see H. Res. 995), H6263 [16JY]

——— 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), H5581 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H5817 [27JN]

——— require disclosures of foreign donations, contracts, or gifts by institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5336), H1756 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5900), H5363 [20JN]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assist in preventing emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles (see H.R. 6401), H6463 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: limit exemption from foreign agent registration requirements for persons engaging in activities in furtherance of certain bona fide pursuits to activities which do not promote a foreign political agenda (see H.R. 5336), H1756 [21MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H1178 [14FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 809), H9439 [19OC]

——— 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), H3707 [26AP]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2452), H6464 [17JY]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 5413), H4139 [16MY]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H9449 [26OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H1221 [20FE]

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]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H4981 [7JN]

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

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), H8739 [20SE]

FCC: establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see H.R. 4881), H1268 [26FE]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H584 [19JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H555 [18JA]

FEMA: reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 6455), H9449 [26OC]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 3790), H625 [22JA]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 788), H902 [6FE]

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), H4210 [17MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1729 [20MR]

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

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 737), H1214 [15FE]

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]

——— prioritize obligations and appropriate emergency funding for continued pay for the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers if statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 1536), H625 [22JA]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6213), H5648 [25JN]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H.J. Res. 130), H1374 [5MR]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 4760), H584 [19JA]

——— require country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers to extend reciprocal treatment to U.S. nationals (see H.R. 178), H4849 [6JN]

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

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), H7782 [31AU]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3056 [2AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]

——— 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), H9767 [6DE]

——— pursue and enter into a military treaty alliance of extended deterrence (see H. Con. Res. 139), H9444 [23OC]

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), H3050 [26MR]

——— include complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in U.S. strategy for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region (see H. Res. 976), H5976 [28JN]

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 967), H7825 [4SE]

——— recognize readiness, end strength, and modernization challenges and that budgetary uncertainty impedes ability to meet ongoing and unexpected threats, putting national security at risk (see H. Res. 994), H6263 [16JY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 656), H9691 [28NO]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7871 [5SE]

Medicare: improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 6932), H10338 [19DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H1653 [15MR]

——— 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), H170 [11JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1152), H9568 [16NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1152), H9568 [16NO]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H6042 [10JY]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H10512 [20DE]

Navy: recognize perilous readiness state due to high operational demands, increased deployment lengths, shortened training periods, and deferred maintenance in the era of sequestration and without consistent funding (see H. Res. 998), H6263 [16JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: determine if Iran has used funds from sanctions relief or certain payments to sponsor terrorist organizations, for illicit narcotics activities, or military operations in Syria (see H.R. 6774), H9153 [27SE]

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), H5987 [3JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H4243 [18MY]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H4730 [24MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H1221 [20FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H8886 [25SE]

SO2 Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith Post Office, Bevier, MO: designate (see H.R. 5475), H3146 [11AP]

Southwest Airlines Co.: commend Tammie Jo Bonnell Shults and crew for efforts to safely land aircraft suffering in-flight engine failure and express condolences to family of Jennifer Riordan who died during the flight (see H. Res. 837), H3452 [23AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H1221 [20FE]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6460), H6588 [19JY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H8886 [25SE]

——— modify rules relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 35), H1075 [8FE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1098), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide for treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees (see H.R. 365), H784 [5FE]

Turkey: restrict loans from international financial institutions until the Turkish Government ends detention of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6633), H7724 [26JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H1221 [20FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9443 [23OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9408 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Rural Utilities Service provision of assistance for broadband services without certain minimum download and upload speeds and clarify broadband loan and loan guarantee authority (see H.R. 5213), H1500 [8MR]

——— provide flexibility under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 6541), H7720 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (see H.R. 6471), H6648 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for the non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel and reform recruitment and hiring process (see H.R. 5521), H3342 [16AP]

Law enforcement: allow use of counter drone technology to detect, monitor, and engage with unauthorized drones that pose a reasonable threat to the safety and security of certain facilities and assets (see H.R. 5366), H1754 [21MR]

Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building, Columbia, MO: designate (see H.R. 4960), H973 [7FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Rural Utilities Service provision of assistance for broadband services without certain minimum download and upload speeds and clarify broadband loan and loan guarantee authority (H.R. 5213), H1502 [8MR]

——— provide flexibility under National School Lunch Program (H.R. 6541), H7725 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (H.R. 6471), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for the non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel and reform recruitment and hiring process (H.R. 5521), H3342 [16AP]

Law enforcement: allow use of counter drone technology to detect, monitor, and engage with unauthorized drones that pose a reasonable threat to the safety and security of certain facilities and assets (H.R. 5366), H1755 [21MR]

Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building, Columbia, MO: designate (H.R. 4960), H975 [7FE]

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), H562 [19JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3200 [12AP]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4159 [17MY]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3200 [12AP]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3200 [12AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow counter-drone technology in defense of mobility airlift operations, H4676 [23MY]

——— amend national defense strategy to counter China’s use of immigration programs and visas to enter the U.S. for political, academic, or social influence efforts, H4668 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4372 [22MY], H4656, H4668, H4676 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7703 [26JY]

——— express that continuing resolutions erode military readiness and pose a risk to national security and call for Congress to pass defense-related appropriations before the start of a new fiscal year, H6165 [12JY]

——— making appropriations, H479 [18JA], H685 [30JA]

Dept. of Education: encourage institutions of higher education to have students attend in-person loan counseling sessions, H7859, H7860 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7859, H7860 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendments, H685 [30JA]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H5162 [14JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs, H9156 [28SE]

Fayette, MO: tribute to Fayette High School marching band, H4592 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit purchase of certain Chinese-made video surveillance equipment or services, H4656 [23MY]

Health care professionals: protect sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (H.R. 302), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1082), H9156 [28SE]

Journal: question of approval, H4291 [22MY]

Knob Noster, MO: tribute to Knob Noster High School girls’ track team, H5510 [22JN]

Peculiar, MO: anniversary of Coleman Baptist Church, E1088• [26JY]

Russia: develop strategy to expose and deter interference in U.S. elections and other democratic countries, H3347 [17AP]

Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building, Columbia, MO: designate (H.R. 4960), H6212 [16JY]

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, H1591 [14MR]

Votes: position on missed, H10576• [21DE], E177• [13FE], E710• [22MY], E1071• [25JY], E1699•, E1701• [20DE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, H1346 [5MR]

Tributes

Goeglein, Mark, H4291 [22MY]

Helms, Betty R., E1439• [23OC]

Huntley, Samantha, H5162 [14JN]

Morton, Ryan, H1588 [14MR]