HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4164 [17MY]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H725 [30JA]

Conferee: H.R. 5895, energy and water development appropriations, H5827 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 620), H677 [29JA]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H173 [12JA]

Armed Forces: 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), H4736 [29MY]

Aviation: create opportunities for women in the aviation industry (see H.R. 4673), H6650 [23JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H3060 [5AP]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (see H.R. 5812), H4733 [25MY]

——— 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), H7943 [7SE]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H4730 [24MY]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H3930 [10MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8724 [13SE]

DEA: develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (see H.R. 4275), H4730 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish new goals and carry out certain demonstration projects relative to energy storage (see H.R. 5610), H3574 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see H.R. 5197), H4981 [7JN]

——— conduct programs to address usage of illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl (see H.R. 5580), H4730 [24MY]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 5115), H9152 [27SE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H6264 [16JY]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 6931), H9149 [27SE]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 2644), H584 [19JA]

——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (see H.R. 5261), H4730 [24MY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 5329), H4730 [24MY]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H3929 [10MY]

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), H1503 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 5171), H3931 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 4766), H405 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see H.R. 4312), H3064 [9AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8171 [12SE]

Drugs: authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (see H.R. 5041), H4730 [24MY]

——— 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]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H4981 [7JN]

——— require improved packaging and disposal methods with respect to certain drugs (see H.R. 5687), H4730 [24MY]

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), H3887 [9MY]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H4733 [25MY]

FEMA: reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 6455), H6651 [23JY]

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), H3835 [8MY]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9153 [27SE]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 878), H1373 [5MR]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H3506 [24AP]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H404 [16JA]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 6898), H9088 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit health insurance issuers, group health plans, Medicare Advantage organizations, and prescription drug plan sponsors from limiting drug price information a pharmacy may give to a consumer (see H.R. 6733), H8728 [13SE]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3835 [8MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5750 [26JN]

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

Medicaid: cover protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder (see H.R. 5789), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 7217), H9821 [10DE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers and suppliers across State lines to facilitate access to out-of-State pediatric care for children and their families (see H.R. 6524), H7686 [25JY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3032), H6464 [17JY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1939), H3148 [11AP]

——— expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse (see H.R. 5684), H4733 [25MY]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H5749 [26JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4733 [25MY]

——— 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), H3148 [11AP]

——— provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H1227 [23FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H7156 [24JY]

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (see H.R. 5002), H4730 [24MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H784 [5FE]

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), H8172 [12SE]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H8728 [13SE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6650 [23JY]

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

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9574 [20NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8171 [12SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8171 [12SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H9444 [23OC]

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

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 1261), H3835 [8MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8171 [12SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5201 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Transportation: reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains (see H.R. 7076), H9438 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for home loan program guaranteed loans (see H.R. 6161), H5362 [20JN]

Roads and highways: require economic review and agreement by Washington (State) and Oregon Governors before allowing collection of tolls on Interstates 5 and 205 between such States (see H.R. 6673), H7756 [17AU]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ and clarify definition of navigable waters (see H.R. 7194), H9742 [29NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (H.R. 5317), H1653 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation: reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains (H.R. 7076), H9439 [19OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for home loan program guaranteed loans (H.R. 6161), H5362 [20JN]

Roads and highways: require economic review and agreement by Washington (State) and Oregon Governors before allowing collection of tolls on Interstates 5 and 205 between such States (H.R. 6673), H7756 [17AU]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ and clarify definition of navigable waters (H.R. 7194), H9743 [29NO]

Letters

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act: Scott Corwin, Public Power Council and Jaime A. Pinkham, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, H5701 [26JN]

——— several fish and wildlife agencies, H5702 [26JN]

Remarks

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (H.R. 5317), H8160 [12SE]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (H. Res. 413), H7672 [25JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H623 [22JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: direct the payment of a portion of stewardship project timber revenues to the county in which the stewardship project occurs, H4164 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4164 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H5635 [25JN]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 2083), H5697, H5702 [26JN]

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, H623 [22JA]

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 (H.R. 1318), H10060 [11DE]

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), H3544, H3545 [25AP]

Karnofski, Kim: National Coalition of Classified Education Support Employee Unions Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award recipient, E520• [24AP]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (H.R. 7217), H10051 [11DE]

Oregon: decision to impose tolls at the Washington State line, H2029 [22MR]

Votes: correction, E1051• [24JY]

——— position on missed, H620• [22JA], E473• [16AP], E1052• [24JY]

Tributes

Meyers, Marvin (Cy), H1499 [8MR]

Sondker, Gordon W., E780• [6JN]