LONG, BILLY (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3645 [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), H3645 [26AP]

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), H581 [19JA]

——— 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), H478 [17JA]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8733 [17SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to give States flexibility in how they provide assistance for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4666), H733 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H737 [2FE]

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), H1610 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (see H.R. 6471), H9408 [28SE]

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), H8732 [17SE]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 5358), H3343 [16AP]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5154 [13JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H19 [8JA]

FCC: ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see H.R. 4682), H1076 [8FE]

——— 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), H1503 [8MR]

——— publish on Commission website documents to be voted on by the Commission (see H.R. 6422), H6557 [18JY]

——— require approval or denial of a license transfer application within a certain number of days of submission (see H.R. 7365), H10510 [20DE]

FDA: expand conditional approval pathway for more animal drugs (see H.R. 5599), H3835 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require guidance clarity statements on certain agency documents not issued in accordance with rulemaking process and therefore not legally binding (see H.R. 7378), H10510 [20DE]

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]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H6558 [18JY]

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), H7728 [26JY]

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), H10104 [11DE]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H625 [22JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3397 [17AP]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9415 [2OC]

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), H3783 [7MY]

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), H4140 [16MY]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H5981 [29JN]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H3887 [9MY]

Medicare: provide for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program relative to air ambulance services (see H.R. 3780), H173 [12JA]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H8886 [25SE]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see H.R. 2599), H1699 [19MR]

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 Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9511 [13NO]

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), H4694 [23MY]

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), H5363 [20JN]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H9092 [26SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H975 [7FE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

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

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

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), H1729 [20MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 4736), H133 [10JA]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H5649 [25JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5978 [28JN]

——— provide for treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees (see H.R. 365), H733 [30JA]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5422), H3453 [23AP]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2946), H6464 [17JY]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H3343 [16AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: exempt certain structures from removal from property on Table Rock Lake (see H.R. 7126), H9525 [14NO]

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

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H552 [18JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 4817), H478 [17JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: exempt certain structures from removal from property on Table Rock Lake (H.R. 7126), H9526 [14NO]

EPA: exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (H.R. 5275), H1608 [14MR]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (H.R. 4828), H554 [18JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (H.R. 4817), H478 [17JA]

Remarks

Better Life in Recovery (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1211• [5SE]

MacDonald, Martin: Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E302• [13MR]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of New Covenant Academy, E1410• [16OC]

TLC Properties (business): anniversary, E884• [21JN]

Votes: position on missed, E66• [18JA], E265• [6MR], E1069• [25JY]

Wilson, Edward O.: Retiree Council of Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Retired Solider of the Year award recipient, E1204• [5SE]

Tributes

Armstrong, Richard (Skip), E1239• [12SE]

Clemens, Michael, E1006• [12JY]

Eidem, Aaron J., E49• [16JA]

Hibdon, Guido, E1322• [27SE]

Young, Larry, E800• [7JN]