CONAWAY, K. MICHAEL (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4177 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4572, H4575 [22MY]

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]

Articles and editorials

Food-Stamp Work Requirements Will Lift Americans Out of Poverty, H3202 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see H. Res. 838), H3505 [24AP]

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

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), H5749 [26JN]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see H.R. 4311), H1076 [8FE]

Corps of Engineers: expedite completion of certain feasibility studies and reports for a storm damage mitigation project along the Texas coast and amend Coastal Barrier Resources Act to allow for such project (see H.R. 5897), H4284 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H785 [5FE]

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), H9425 [9OC]

——— 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), H9420 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: extend I-14 interstate highway to additional areas in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi (see H.R. 6111), H5199 [14JN]

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

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), H1609 [14MR]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5094 [12JN]

Depts. of Justice and Education: prohibit authorizing policies or agreements between schools and law enforcement encouraging non-reporting of criminal activity of students (see H.R. 5400), H2041 [22MR]

Egypt: express concern over attacks on Coptic Christians (see H. Res. 673), H170 [11JA]

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]

Europe: require reports by Dept. of State, Dept. of the Treasury, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 6224), H7751 [10AU]

Federal agencies and departments: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H170 [11JA]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5280), H3783 [7MY]

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

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

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H.J. Res. 130), H1334 [27FE]

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

——— 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H7156 [24JY]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4139 [16MY]

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]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]

Marine Corps: anniversary of women’s service (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1699 [19MR]

Medicare: provide for coverage of rural emergency medical center services (see H.R. 5678), H9744 [29NO]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 881), H3834 [8MY]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 4985), H6464 [17JY]

NIST: improve assistance provided by Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 5517), H3750 [3MY]

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), H8169 [12SE]

Religion: recognize significance of parsonage allowance to religious and spiritual communities and support its continued exemption from gross income for tax purposes (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6463 [17JY]

Social Security: replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment (see H.R. 6933), H9420 [5OC]

Taxation: enhance requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 4857), H1478 [7MR]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Baltic States: reaffirm NATO collective defense principles, support sovereignty and express concern over Russian military activity and subversive actions, and enhance defense cooperation (see H. Res. 846), H3575 [25AP]

China: safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China and protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China (see H.R. 6001), H4775 [5JN]

Courts: protect U.S. businesses from foreign companies claiming diplomatic immunity in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5116), H1333 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (see H.R. 2), H3208 [12AP]

Dept. of Defense: enter into an international joint-build, cost-sharing program for the next generation nuclear-powered fast attack submarine program, and encourage the Navy to maximize utility of autonomous underwater vehicles (see H. Res. 1173), H9820 [10DE]

Employment: limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards and promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing (see H.R. 6515), H7686 [25JY]

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), H7724 [26JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H82 [9JA]

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), H1652 [15MR]

Georgia (country): support territorial integrity and reaffirm the U.S. does not recognize independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions currently occupied by Russia (see H. Res. 847), H3575 [25AP]

Israel: pursue and enter into a military treaty alliance of extended deterrence (see H. Con. Res. 139), H9090 [26SE]

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), H1373 [5MR]

Nassua (U.S.S.): transfer Tarawa-class amphibious ship to Japan (see H.R. 6000), H4775 [5JN]

SEC: require certain issuers to disclose information on foreign jurisdictions that prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections (see H.R. 7234), H9819 [10DE]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6037), H4979 [7JN]

——— make public names and addresses of foreign persons contributing certain amounts to certain tax-exempt organizations and require disclosure of foreign campaign contributions (see H.R. 6983), H9405 [28SE]

Texas: include areas in the Central Texas Corridor as part of the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 4823), H552 [18JA]

Conference reports

Agriculture Improvement Act (H.R. 2), H9823–H10030 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

China: safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China and protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China (H.R. 6001), H4776 [5JN]

Courts: protect U.S. businesses from foreign companies claiming diplomatic immunity in U.S. courts (H.R. 5116), H1335 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3209 [12AP]

Employment: limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards and promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing (H.R. 6515), H7687 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (H.R. 4747), H82 [9JA]

Nassua (U.S.S.): transfer Tarawa-class amphibious ship to Japan (H.R. 6000), H4776 [5JN]

SEC: require certain issuers to disclose information on foreign jurisdictions that prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections (H.R. 7234), H9820 [10DE]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (H.R. 6037), H4981 [7JN]

——— make public names and addresses of foreign persons contributing certain amounts to certain tax-exempt organizations and require disclosure of foreign campaign contributions (H.R. 6983), H9407 [28SE]

Texas: include areas in the Central Texas Corridor as part of the Interstate Highway System (H.R. 4823), H554 [18JA]

Letters

Agriculture and Nutrition Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4047, H4048 [16MY]

——— Representative Foxx, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4047 [16MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4048 [16MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4047 [16MY]

Border Security and Immigration Reform Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5482 [21JN]

Every Kid Outdoors Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8139 [12SE]

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8132 [12SE]

Securing America’s Future Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5424 [21JN]

Remarks

Alaska: exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, H4169 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: assess and evaluate importation of tree and wood pests and provide options on how to intercept, detect, and address outbreaks, H4217 [18MY]

——— cap acreage eligible for enrollment in Conservation Reserve Program, H4185 [17MY]

——— enhance Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, crop insurance, conservation programs, and agricultural research programs, H4231 [18MY]

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

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program, H4153 [17MY]

——— extend and modernize sugar program, repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and establish tariff-rate quotas for sugar, H4175, H4176, H4177 [17MY]

——— facilitate assistance to host countries and AID through Farmer-To-Farmer Program, establish geographically defined crop yield metrics system, and make data available to the public, H4189 [17MY]

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

——— phase out agricultural subsidies, H4184 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3197 [12AP], H4046, H4048, H4049, H4053, H4057 [16MY], H4169, H4175, H4176, H4177, H4180, H4181, H4184, H4185, H4186, H4189, H4194 [17MY], H4216, H4217, H4225 [18MY], H6493 [18JY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10142, H10148 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4153 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), corrections in engrossment, H5450 [21JN]

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

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H4231 [18MY]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H4057 [16MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3197 [12AP], H4046, H4048, H4053, H4057 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of depredation permits to livestock farmers authorizing taking of black vultures during calving season, H4225 [18MY]

——— conduct a special resource study of the George W. Bush Childhood Home, Midland, TX (H.R. 3008), H9777 [10DE]

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 (H. Res. 1035), H10074 [11DE]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), H143 [11JA]

Forest Service: modernize competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program and prioritize grants for forest restoration, H4216 [18MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6130 [12JY]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H143 [11JA]

Mineral Wells, TX: anniversary of Mineral Wells Airport, E647• [15MY]

National Adoption Day: observance, E1432• [19OC]

National Bible Week: observance, H9681 [28NO]

Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E632• [11MY]

Powell, JoAnne: Tom Green Soil & Water Conservation Board Special Friends of Conservation Award recipient, E333• [19MR]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9681 [28NO]

Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act: reauthorize, H4186 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, H92• [10JA], H10444• [20DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 115th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 115–1108), H10599 [27DE]

Agriculture and Nutrition Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 115–661), H3749 [3MY]

Agriculture Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 115–1072), H9819 [10DE]

Tributes

Bradford, Mike, E1650• [12DE]

Bush, Barbara Pierce, H3698 [26AP]

Craig, Robert, E487• [17AP]

Nelson, Damon P., H9532 [15NO]

Powers, Leo J., E487• [17AP]