DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3666 [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), H3666 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H9443 [23OC]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H3783 [7MY]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9415 [2OC]

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), H4210 [17MY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9463 [2NO] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H733 [30JA]

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), H3211 [12AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 799), H2041 [22MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1342 [1MR]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1836), H1335 [27FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H9539 [15NO]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1442 [6MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary budget authority for a fiscal year if the financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 3079), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8732 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (see H.R. 4684), H555 [18JA]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H8739 [20SE]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H4733 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decision seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum (see H. Res. 987), H6111 [11JY]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 3569), H5153 [13JN]

——— provide grants for drug disposal sites (see H.R. 5557), H7728 [26JY]

——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 5551), H3835 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H7870 [5SE]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H5748 [26JN]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8732 [17SE]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H9819 [10DE]

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), H7751 [10AU]

——— 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: carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning (see H.R. 4241), H1699 [19MR]

——— develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H7743 [3AU]

Disasters: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5474), H4777 [5JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H1543 [13MR]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3575 [25AP]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H1729 [20MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H9758 [30NO]

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

——— require broadband Internet access providers to be subject to rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see H.R. 1868), H3750 [3MY]

FDA: establish Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board (see H.R. 5739), H3885 [9MY]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 2212), H1543 [13MR]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H7734 [31JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]

Foreign policy: affirm U.S. commitment to NATO and condemn President Trump’s failure to confront Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for Russia’s election interference and worldwide aggression (see H. Res. 1008), H7157 [24JY]

Foreign trade: request the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and negotiations with China on certain trade-related concerns (see H. Res. 1018), H7689 [25JY]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8732 [17SE]

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

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), H10338 [19DE]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— 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]

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: provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 7300), H10209 [13DE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 405), H5022 [8JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H9436 [16OC]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H9511 [13NO]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H4850 [6JN]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H3576 [25AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H9436 [16OC]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 6225), H5748 [26JN]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 4724), H3060 [5AP]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H18 [8JA]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H9443 [23OC]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1128 [13FE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National Nordic Museum: designate (see H. Res. 855), H3741 [27AP]

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), H737 [2FE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3273), H1267 [26FE]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 5173), H1544 [13MR]

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), H7756 [17AU]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H4849 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: provide grants for coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program with career pathways (see H.R. 5888), H4283 [21MY]

Refugees: set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level and operate U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in good faith (see H. Res. 1073), H8738 [20SE]

Russia: accept and support U.S. intelligence on interference in U.S. elections and call on President Trump to rescind invitation to Russian President, Vladimir Putin (see H. Res. 1014), H6649 [23JY]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H3742 [27AP]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9449 [26OC]

——— require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement and impose conditions relative to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, uranium enrichment, and human rights (see H.R. 7350), H10512 [20DE]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1267 [26FE]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H133 [10JA]

Taxation: increase tax on certain global intangible income by requiring taxes to be paid based on the country in which the profits are earned and not averaged (see H.R. 6015), H4848 [6JN]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 5621), H7754 [14AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1211 [15FE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1508 [9MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4243 [18MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7871 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: develop a joint action plan to reduce single use drug waste and better manage costs relative to drug vial sizes and drug delivery systems (see H.R. 5867), H4209 [17MY] (see H.R. 6142), H5284 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H3395 [17AP]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H5284 [19JN]

Medicare: prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H5284 [19JN]

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

Taxation: provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H1332 [27FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: develop a joint action plan to reduce single use drug waste and better manage costs relative to drug vial sizes and drug delivery systems (H.R. 5867), H4210 [17MY]

——— develop a joint action plan to reduce single use drug waste and better manage costs relative to drug vial sizes and drug delivery systems (H.R. 6142), H5285 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (H.R. 5533), H3396 [17AP]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (H.R. 6143), H5285 [19JN]

Medicare: prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (H.R. 6144), H5285 [19JN]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (H.R. 6505), H7687 [25JY]

Taxation: provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (H.R. 5108), H1334 [27FE]

Letters

Know the Lowest Price Act: Karry K. La Violette, National Community Pharmacists Association, H8798 [25SE]

——— Tom O’Donnell, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, H8798 [25SE]

Patient Right To Know Drug Prices Act: Karry K. La Violette, National Community Pharmacists Association, H8798 [25SE]

——— Saul Levin, American Psychiatric Association, H8798 [25SE]

Motions

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 (H.R. 5645), H3856 [9MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H573 [19JA], H616 [22JA], H826 [6FE]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen, exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1176), H10120 [12DE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H. Con. Res. 138), exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1142), H9518 [14NO]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 54), H10340 [20DE]

Asia: develop a long-term strategic vision and a comprehensive, multifaceted, and principled U.S. policy for the Indo-Pacific region (S. 2736), H10137 [12DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3172 [12AP]

Climate: effects of climate change, H6567 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10120 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), consideration (H. Res. 964), H5762 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), consideration (H. Res. 953), H5443 [21JN]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (H. Res. 990), H6490 [18JY]

Dept. of HUD: set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (H.R. 5735), consideration (H. Res. 934), H5112 [13JN]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H5112, H5113 [13JN]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), consideration (H. Res. 934), H5112 [13JN]

FAA: apply medical certification standards to operators of air balloons, H3516 [25AP], H3668 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3668 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3516 [25AP]

FEMA: provision of disaster and mitigation assistance improvement (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3516 [25AP]

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), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 727), H826 [6FE]

FTC: ensure mergers involving pharmaceutical companies do not lead to increases in prescription drug prices, H3856 [9MY]

——— exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (H.R. 5645), motion to recommit, H3856 [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, H573 [19JA], H616 [22JA]

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 (H.R. 3440), H573 [19JA], H826 [6FE]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry, H6490 [18JY]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally, H5762 [27JN]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions, H7662, H7663 [25JY]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (S. 2554), H8797, H8798 [25SE]

——— modify definition of qualified health plan for health insurance premium tax credit and allow individuals purchasing health insurance in individual market to buy lower premium copper plan (H.R. 6311), H7662, H7663 [25JY]

Medicare: prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), H8797, H8798, H8800 [25SE]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 88), Senate amendment, H10471 [20DE]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance, H9519 [14NO]

SSA: reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (H.R. 1512), H3376 [17AP]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), H9127, H9128, H9131 [27SE]

——— extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H10471 [20DE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9169 [28SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), H6567 [19JY]

Trump, President: characterization of remarks relative to investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections during news conference with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6273 [17JY], H6476 [18JY]

——— evaluation of administration, H616 [22JA]

——— summit meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6476 [18JY]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (H.R. 5447), H3542 [25AP]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (H.R. 5788), consideration (H. Res. 934), H5112 [13JN]

Votes: position on missed, E777• [5JN], E997• [11JY]

Tributes

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H3390 [17AP]