CARTER, EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3667 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3667 [26AP]

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), H170 [11JA]

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see H.R. 4819), H1478 [7MR]

Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 7015), H9432 [12OC]

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), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2166), H677 [29JA]

——— 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), H1335 [27FE]

——— 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), H3783 [7MY]

Atlanta United FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 1179), H10210 [13DE]

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), H629 [25JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H584 [19JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H9408 [28SE]

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: 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), H5649 [25JN]

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), H1508 [9MR]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H173 [12JA]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 1635), H6650 [23JY]

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

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4584 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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 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), H7759 [21AU]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H2043 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H3096 [10AP]

Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (see H.R. 5242), H3056 [2AP]

——— develop and implement national standards and best practices for school resource officers (see H.R. 5243), H3056 [2AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

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]

FCC: 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), H5749 [26JN]

Federal employees: provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct (see H.R. 559), 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), H3931 [10MY]

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

Health: ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 1121), H8727 [13SE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H7943 [7SE]

Immigration: fund construction of southern border wall, ensure compliance with Federal immigration law, and combat sanctuary cities, transnational gangs, human trafficking, and drugs (see H.R. 7059), H9436 [16OC]

——— limit separation of families seeking asylum, expedite asylum process for individuals with children, increase Federal immigration judges, and authorize new family shelters (see H.R. 6195), H5649 [25JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H1214 [15FE]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 4916), H1336 [27FE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5094 [12JN]

Medicaid: clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see H.R. 3891), H5649 [25JN]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7688 [25JY]

Medicare: ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H7728 [26JY]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H7156 [24JY]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H1179 [14FE]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 5958), H4728 [24MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 4509), H19 [8JA]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2024), H1342 [1MR]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 2584), H5363 [20JN]

Postal Service: establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers and review foreign practices relative to exchange of e-commerce goods with the U.S. (see H.R. 5524), H7156 [24JY]

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]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, provide spending information and limits on such programs, and prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 2832), H404 [16JA]

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2918), H7156 [24JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

Sports: recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1610 [14MR]

SSA: prohibit use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer Disability Case Processing System (see H.R. 5221), H3211 [12AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of the rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 6081), H6465 [17JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Police: treat transfer to a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center administrative or supervisory position as law enforcement officer service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 6490), H7154 [24JY]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (see H.R. 5483), H3209 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (see H.R. 5582), H3451 [23AP]

——— 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), H1727 [20MR]

——— 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]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H1608 [14MR]

Insurance: 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), H7941 [7SE]

IRS: report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program (see H.R. 6333), H6111 [11JY]

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see H.R. 6584), H7722 [26JY]

Taxation: provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 4962), H974 [7FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Capitol Police: treat transfer to a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center administrative or supervisory position as law enforcement officer service for retirement purposes (H.R. 6490), H7156 [24JY]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (H.R. 5483), H3210 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (H.R. 5582), H3452 [23AP]

——— nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist’s disclosure of availability of equivalent alternative drugs or methods of purchasing less expensive drugs (H.R. 5343), H1728 [20MR]

——— require certain disproportionate share hospital (DSH) covered entities under the 340B drug discount program to submit reports on utilization rates of outpatient hospital services furnished by such entities (H.R. 5598), H3506 [24AP]

Insurance: 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 (H.R. 6733), H7942 [7SE]

IRS: report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program (H.R. 6333), H6111 [11JY]

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (H.R. 6584), H7726 [26JY]

Taxation: provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (H.R. 4962), H975 [7FE]

Remarks

American College of Surgeons: tribute to ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training course, E431• [11AP]

Appropriations: making continuing, H531 [18JA], H893 [6FE], H10493 [20DE]

Armed Forces: provide for interest payments by agencies in the case of administrative error in processing certain annuity deposits for prior military service (H.R. 4431), H9077 [26SE]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (H.R. 5812), H5074 [12JN]

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (S. 2076), H10285 [19DE]

Chatham County, GA: tribute to Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team, H3729 [27AP]

Crime: clarify definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ (H.R. 6691), H7930 [7SE]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment, H9248 [28SE]

——— allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (H.R. 5483), H5061 [12JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 4275), H5067 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 3994), H6610 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (H.R. 5582), H5062 [12JN]

——— coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (H.R. 1222), H1240 [26FE]

——— establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (H.R. 5327), H5055, H5056 [12JN]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs, H893 [6FE]

——— nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist’s disclosure of availability of equivalent alternative drugs or methods of purchasing less expensive drugs (H.R. 5343), H8796 [25SE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, H893 [6FE]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (S. 2465), H10054 [11DE]

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 amendment, H10493 [20DE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H10493 [20DE]

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 (H.R. 5247), H1526 [13MR]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5516 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9248 [28SE]

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]

FAA: reauthorize programs, E1336• [28SE]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (H.R. 5333), H6236 [16JY]

——— improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 772), H819 [6FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H893 [6FE]

Georgia: Richmond Hill Middle School team winner of Congressional App Challenge for 1st Congressional District, H164 [11JA]

Goodwill Industries Week: observance, H3869 [9MY]

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, H531 [18JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H1359 [5MR]

Health: anniversary of Spanish Flu pandemic, H8110 [12SE]

——— authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), H4360 [22MY]

——— 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), H10061 [11DE]

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), E1336• [28SE]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10493 [20DE]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (S. 2554), H8795, H8796, H8799 [25SE]

——— 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 (H.R. 6733), H8796 [25SE]

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

Medicare: prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), H8796, H8799, H8801 [25SE]

——— repeal therapy cap, H893 [6FE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H8110 [12SE], H9393 [28SE]

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: observance, H3689 [26AP]

National Stop the Bleed Day: observance, E431• [11AP]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7889 [6SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H1359 [5MR], H3893 [10MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6638 [23JY]

Savannah, GA: anniversary of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, H898 [6FE]

——— tribute to Savannah Police Dept., Cann Park anti-crime operation, H3959 [15MY]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H531 [18JA]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1337• [28SE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H539 [18JA], H573 [19JA], H1355 [5MR], H1685 [19MR]

Valdosta State University: tribute to football team, H10271 [19DE]

Votes: position on missed, H4367• [22MY], H5272• [19JN], H5706• [26JN], E717• [23MY]

World Pharmacists Day: observance, H9139 [27SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H16 [8JA]

Statements

Why I Am a Republican: Hunt Wasden, E645• [15MY]

Tributes

Barton, Tom, H127 [10JA]

Baum, Raymond S., H1116 [13FE]

Beimler, John, H9772 [10DE]

Brown, Bill, H9772 [10DE]

Celiz, Christopher A., H6634 [23JY]

Christie, Anthony, H5139 [13JN]

Cobb, Henry H., III (Nubbin), H9772 [10DE]

Cox, Alivea, H5511 [22JN]

DeLoach, James M., Sr., H6100 [11JY]

DePriest, Patricia, H3737 [27AP], E570• [27AP]

Dickerson, Joe B., H3496 [24AP]

Doering, Matt, H9523 [14NO]

DuRant, Linda, H6245 [16JY]

Edwards, Edgar M., Sr., H7874 [6SE]

Francisco, George E., H10271 [19DE]

Fuller, James F., Sr., H3919 [10MY]

Greene, Parker, H10271 [19DE]

Jacobs, Ronnie E., H3383 [17AP]

Jones, Danny, H9772 [10DE]

Kaczorowski, Stanley J., H456 [17JA]

Kenny, Michael, H1320 [27FE]

Lee, Billy, H398 [16JA]

Ligon, William T., H7874 [6SE]

Loupee, Jerry L., H5078 [12JN]

Maciel, Joseph, H6469 [18JY]

McFadden, Michael, H6469 [18JY]

Mengoni, Joseph and Josephine, H7864 [5SE]

Miller, Zell, H3875, H3876, H3877, H3878, H3880, H3882 [9MY]

Oie, Svein, H7874 [6SE]

Reddick, Josh, H7673 [25JY]

Strother, Gordon, Jr., H9772 [10DE]

Sullivan, Michael, H5967 [28JN]

Sweatte, Raymond, H5967 [28JN]

Thompson, Ronnie W., H6469 [18JY]

Varnedoe, Gordon (Batman), H4723 [24MY]

Warnock, Bob, H7874 [6SE]

Weber, Mark, H3431 [18AP]

White, John, H9772 [10DE]

Yeargan, Oran, H9553 [16NO]

Zipperer, Ed, H7711 [26JY]