ROONEY, FRANCIS (a Representative from Florida)

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), H1214 [15FE]

——— 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), H173 [12JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H554 [18JA]

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

China: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit free expression and practice of faith by such minorities (see H. Res. 434), H3343 [16AP]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): release of memo on alleged misuse of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 717), H677 [29JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on accessing short-term, small-dollar loans (see H.J. Res. 122), H3750 [3MY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5996), H5095 [12JN]

Corps of Engineers: prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 6700), H9668 [27NO]

Crime: provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 4915), H3148 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H6042 [10JY]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (see H.R. 4508), H173 [12JA]

Dept. of Energy: provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 5031), H7943 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: disseminate resources to early childhood care and education providers working with young children on ways to recognize and respond to children who may be impacted by trauma related to substance abuse (see H.R. 5889), H5022 [8JN]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H3835 [8MY]

——— provide assistance to States in complying with and implementing child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to promote better protections for young children and family-centered responses (see H.R. 5890), H5022 [8JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2439), H7728 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 907), H4850 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (see H.R. 5892), H5022 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2469), H1221 [20FE]

——— 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), H9436 [16OC]

——— extend moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 5014), H1177 [14FE]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H9420 [5OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a commission to make recommendations on modernization or realignment of health facilities, improve construction and management leases, and amend and fund the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 4243), H3148 [11AP]

Drugs: establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (see H.R. 5891), H4736 [29MY]

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]

——— 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), H8887 [25SE]

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), H1342 [1MR]

——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 7131), H9525 [14NO]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H4739 [1JN]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 2212), H1221 [20FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H1442 [6MR]

Financial institutions: establish requirements for use of a driver’s license or personal identification card for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service (see H.R. 1457), H82 [9JA]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 3790), H1442 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H10211 [13DE]

Foreign policy: reduce global fragility and violence by improving U.S. capacity to address causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility in pilot countries (see H.R. 5273), H8886 [25SE]

——— 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), H3317 [13AP]

Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see H. Res. 349), H9432 [12OC]

——— improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally and appoint new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and Special Advisor for International Religious Freedom (see H. Res. 319), H5750 [26JN]

Georgia (country): reaffirm strategic partnership with the U.S., support NATO membership, peaceful resolution of dispute with Russia, institutional reforms, and increased trade, and protect intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H3148 [11AP]

——— support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (see H.R. 6219), H7156 [24JY]

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

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6213), H6175 [12JY]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3513), H7943 [7SE]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 6536), H7687 [25JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H584 [19JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3507 [24AP]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration—cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 774), H3744 [27AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to establish a Border Wall and Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 7073), H9438 [19OC]

Internet: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites and direct the FTC to simplify its complaint reporting system and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 2495), H5225 [15JN]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H8728 [13SE]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H584 [19JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1443 [6MR]

IRS: prohibit employees from unionizing and entering into collective bargaining agreements (see H.R. 6268), H8739 [20SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3097 [10AP]

Keiser University: anniversary (see H. Res. 680), H18 [8JA]

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 rehabilitation (see H. Res. 763), H3097 [10AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations and payment of dues or fees to such organizations for nonrepresentational activity (see H.R. 6544), H7720 [26JY]

Law enforcement officers: allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2513), H1342 [1MR]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H1342 [1MR]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 242), H3049 [26MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 6), H3783 [7MY] (see H.J. Res. 134), H5095 [12JN]

——— require forfeiture of worker’s compensation benefits for Members who used campaign funds for personal use or engaged in other offenses that abused the public trust (see H.R. 2492), H677 [29JA]

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 6270), H9416 [2OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H7782 [31AU]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 987), H5749 [26JN]

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H7943 [7SE]

——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (see H.R. 2748), H7156 [24JY]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as the framework for sustainable peace, address certain failings in implementation of such Agreement, and call for inquiry into Patrick Finucane murder (see H. Res. 777), H3050 [26MR]

OSHA: amend laws relative to labor organization representation during physical inspections of workplaces (see H.R. 3586), H1213 [15FE]

——— authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1444), H4584 [22MY]

——— 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), H4738 [1JN]

Postal Service: designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities (see H.R. 6113), H5199 [14JN]

Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security, commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process, and call for passage of a balanced budget (see H. Res. 919), H6113 [11JY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H8727 [13SE]

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H903 [6FE]

Taxation: eliminate certain fuel excise taxes and impose a tax on greenhouse gas emissions to provide revenue for maintaining and building infrastructure (see H.R. 6463), H7689 [25JY]

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 7173), H9667 [27NO]

——— make certain bonuses tax free (see H.R. 5012), H1699 [19MR]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H5977 [28JN]

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership: establish to assist countries in Sahel, Maghreb, and adjacent regions of Africa to improve capabilities to counter terrorist threats (see H.R. 6018), H8172 [12SE]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H1342 [1MR]

Venezuela: condemn deteriorating situation and resulting regional humanitarian crisis, affirm support for legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court, and urge further regional action in support of democracy (see H. Res. 1006), H8887 [25SE]

Western Hemisphere: reaffirm importance of preserving free and fair elections and strengthening democratic institutions and reject efforts by Venezuela, Russia, and others to interfere with elections (see H. Res. 843), H3506 [24AP]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H4584 [22MY]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 929), H5095 [12JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H8172 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see H.R. 6821), H8725 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: alter deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made (see H.R. 4850), H581 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), H168 [11JA]

Floods: acknowledge significance of sea level rise and flooding in the U.S. and in Florida and affirm need for greater adaptation funding and use of historical flooding and sea level rise projections into planning (see H. Res. 1087), H9090 [26SE]

Freedom of religion: oppose enforcement and call for global repeal of blasphemy laws, promote religious freedom, and condition U.S. foreign aid on level of enforcement of blasphemy laws in such countries (see H. Res. 1132), H9443 [23OC]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (see H.R. 6622), H7724 [26JY]

Georgia (country): support territorial integrity and condemn Syrian decision to recognize certain Georgian territories as independent (see H. Res. 1030), H7687 [25JY]

Labor unions: clarify term labor organization (see H.R. 5665), H3741 [27AP]

——— ensure labor organization transparency and accountability (see H.R. 5230), H1501 [8MR]

Medicare: study and report on feasibility of basing reimbursement rates for part B drugs and covered part D drugs on average prices in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member-states (see H.R. 6958), H9150 [27SE]

Members of Congress: set annual rate of pay for a Member who has served 12 consecutive years at $1 and exclude service during any such annual pay period as creditable service for purposes of an annuity (see H.R. 5539), H3396 [17AP]

NLRB: clarify rights of not-for-profit religious employers (see H.R. 7159), H9568 [16NO]

——— permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from employees’ paychecks dues owed to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires and allow employees to cancel such deductions (see H.R. 6412), H6463 [17JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 6922), H9089 [26SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (H.R. 6821), H8727 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: alter deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made (H.R. 4850), H582 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 4770), H169 [11JA]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (H.R. 6622), H7727 [26JY]

Labor unions: clarify term labor organization (H.R. 5665), H3743 [27AP]

——— ensure labor organization transparency and accountability (H.R. 5230), H1502 [8MR]

Medicare: study and report on feasibility of basing reimbursement rates for part B drugs and covered part D drugs on average prices in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member-states (H.R. 6958), H9152 [27SE]

Members of Congress: set annual rate of pay for a Member who has served 12 consecutive years at $1 and exclude service during any such annual pay period as creditable service for purposes of an annuity (H.R. 5539), H3396 [17AP]

NLRB: clarify rights of not-for-profit religious employers (H.R. 7159), H9569 [16NO]

——— permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from employees’ paychecks dues owed to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires and allow employees to cancel such deductions (H.R. 6412), H6464 [17JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (H.R. 6922), H9091 [26SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5993 [10JY], H10213 [17DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H490 [18JA], H10213 [17DE]

Remarks

Allen, Melanie: Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year award recipient, E705• [22MY]

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.: anniversary, E321• [15MR]

Corps of Engineers: expedite completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike in Florida, E849• [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 4770), H491 [18JA], H3381 [17AP], H3561 [25AP]

Florida: tribute to South Florida Water Management District Python Elimination Program, H64 [9JA]

Florida Gulf Coast University: tribute to women’s basketball team, E302• [13MR]

Florida SouthWestern State College: tribute to men’s basketball team, E322• [15MR]

Fort Myers Miracle (baseball team): tribute, E1250• [13SE]

Immigration: establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted annually (S. 1720), H5966 [28JN]

Kazakhstan: U.S. policy, E46• [16JA]

Members of Congress: set annual rate of pay for a Member who has served 12 consecutive years at $1 and exclude service during any such annual pay period as creditable service for purposes of an annuity (H.R. 5539), H3430 [18AP], H3494 [24AP], H3825 [8MY]

Mitsch, Bill: American Ecological Engineering Society Odum Award for Ecological Engineering Excellence recipient, E850• [15JN]

Naples, FL: Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens TripAdvisor (Internet site) Hall of Fame inductee, E886• [21JN]

Schoonmaker, James M. (Ding): National Sailing Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1507• [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, E1541• [20NO]

Testimonies

Dunbar High School, Fort Myers, FL, Academy for Technology Excellence: Carl Burnside, E1076• [26JY]

Tributes

Brittenham, Hugh, E429• [11AP]

Brock, Dwight, E851• [15JN]

Camelo, Michael, Jr., E766• [5JN]

Clawson, Jack, E767• [5JN]

Cronin, Thomas, E270• [7MR]

Doherty, Michel, E1601• [6DE]

Gaynor, Lavern Norris, E1606• [6DE]

Gonzalez, Sammy, E430• [11AP]

Jobbers-Miller, Adam, E1111• [31JY]

Sattler, Claire, E1566• [28NO]

Scott, Mike, E1248• [13SE]

Ward, Thad, E852• [15JN]