KING, STEVE (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4123 [16MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3664 [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), H3664 [26AP]

Articles and editorials

Racist Vestige of the Past That Progressives Are Happy To Leave in Place, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, H3665 [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), H678 [29JA]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H1544 [13MR]

——— 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), H903 [6FE]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8739 [20SE]

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

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

Central America: redirect foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and target it to fight systemic corruption and address driving causes of illegal immigration into the U.S. (see H. Res. 1092), H9151 [27SE]

China: express solidarity with Tuidang Movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce ties to the Communist Party and affiliates and call for immediate end to campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Res. 932), H5991 [6JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3707 [26AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H8739 [20SE]

Crime: provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses and clarify manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served (see H.R. 5526), H3395 [17AP]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List (see H.R. 5508), H6112 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H1373 [5MR]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H5507 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H132 [10JA]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4274), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of Energy: make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 5556), H3441 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1563), H1227 [23FE]

——— 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), H3397 [17AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (see H.R. 6400), H7157 [24JY]

——— develop educational materials relative to human trafficking in schools (see H.R. 5407), H2041 [22MR]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), H6111 [11JY]

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 Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H4693 [23MY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H4693 [23MY]

——— 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), H4850 [6JN]

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

——— study impact of motor carrier electronic logging devices (see H.R. 6159), H6264 [16JY]

——— update hours of service regulations for truck drivers (see H.R. 5417), H3211 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2322), H1543 [13MR]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H8886 [25SE]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 5413), H4139 [16MY]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H1477 [7MR]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H6651 [23JY]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1972), H903 [6FE]

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]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H3741 [27AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3936 [11MY]

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]

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: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H4139 [16MY]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 200), H5201 [14JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5201 [14JN]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as a fundamental human right (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5975 [28JN]

Genocide: draw upon relevant lessons of past genocides to help prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups (see H. Res. 220), H555 [18JA]

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), H5648 [25JN]

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

Immigration: clarify prohibition on postsecondary education benefits for certain aliens and grant a private right of action to persons injured by a violation of such prohibition (see H.R. 5229), H1501 [8MR]

——— create a fund for construction of continuous wall along southern U.S. border, redirect amounts from foreign aid penalties and certain fees to such fund, and increase Border Patrol salaries and overtime (see H.R. 6657), H7943 [7SE]

——— provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 5653), H3741 [27AP]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H478 [17JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H738 [2FE]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3707 [26AP]

IRS: prohibit employees from unionizing and entering into collective bargaining agreements (see H.R. 6268), H5974 [28JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3707 [26AP]

——— commemorate anniversary of recognition of Jerusalem as the capital, commend subsequent relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and reaffirm U.S.-Israel friendship (see H. Con. Res. 144), H9767 [6DE]

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]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied to certain hospitals (see H.R. 1130), H4210 [17MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H4777 [5JN]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H1127 [13FE]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 6980), H9439 [19OC]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1316), H3316 [13AP]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 1173), H1729 [20MR]

——— provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H4850 [6JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1284), H1342 [1MR]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see H.R. 2599), H1543 [13MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 5507), H4733 [25MY]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 3378), H4981 [7JN]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 881), H3931 [10MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H1076 [8FE]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 840), H3506 [24AP]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see H.R. 3324), H737 [2FE]

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), H2043 [22MR]

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), H4981 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 4894), H733 [30JA]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see H.R. 3400), H5977 [28JN]

Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 7178), H9667 [27NO]

SBA: establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see H.R. 4668), H1544 [13MR]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3936 [11MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H3050 [26MR]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment (see H.R. 6933), H9526 [14NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3936 [11MY]

Taxation: establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5153), H3783 [7MY]

——— make certain bonuses tax free (see H.R. 5012), H1755 [21MR]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see H.R. 4424), H170 [11JA]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 5067), H3887 [9MY]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2946), H9758 [30NO]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H5225 [15JN]

Turkey: restrict loans from international financial institutions until the Turkish Government ends detention of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6633), H7724 [26JY]

Voting: prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections for State or local office (see H.R. 6482), H7154 [24JY]

Waters, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks about public treatment of members of the Trump administration (see H. Res. 962), H5817 [27JN]

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

Women: support access to comprehensive, convenient, compassionate, life-affirming, high-quality health care and recognize high standards established by Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers consortium (see H. Res. 1033), H9439 [19OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3936 [11MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7776 [28AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 4879), H628 [25JA]

Crime: punish unlawful obstruction of enforcement of laws of the U.S. by State officials (see H.R. 5884), H4242 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require certain nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond prior to entry into the U.S., with funds being forfeited if such aliens overstay their visas (see H.R. 5750), H3928 [10MY] (see H.R. 6089), H5152 [13JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 5284), H1608 [14MR]

Hungary: 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 Hungary (see H.R. 5647), H3741 [27AP]

SSA: implement certain recordkeeping recommendations to reduce fraud resulting from misuse of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals (see H.R. 6006), H4776 [5JN]

Taxation: reestablish 15 percent corporate rate bracket (see H.R. 7176), H9667 [27NO]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to agriculture, education, and public lands (see H.R. 5283), H1608 [14MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 4879), H629 [25JA]

Crime: punish unlawful obstruction of enforcement of laws of the U.S. by State officials (H.R. 5884), H4242 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require certain nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond prior to entry into the U.S., with funds being forfeited if such aliens overstay their visas (H.R. 5750), H3930 [10MY], H4242 [18MY]

——— require certain nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond prior to entry into the U.S., with funds being forfeited if such aliens overstay their visas (H.R. 6089), H5153 [13JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (H.R. 5284), H1609 [14MR]

Hungary: 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 Hungary (H.R. 5647), H3742 [27AP]

SSA: implement certain recordkeeping recommendations to reduce fraud resulting from misuse of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals (H.R. 6006), H4777 [5JN]

Taxation: reestablish 15 percent corporate rate bracket (H.R. 7176), H9667 [27NO]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to agriculture, education, and public lands (H.R. 5283), H1609 [14MR]

Letters

Prohibit FAA enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act: Grover Norquist, American for Tax Reform (organization), H3665 [26AP]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H774, H778 [5FE], H1434, H1435, H1436, H1437 [6MR], H1536–H1540 [13MR], H1719–H1726 [20MR], H3732 [27AP], H3826–H3832 [8MY], H4273 [21MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 4712), H575 [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 (H.R. 4712), consideration (H. Res. 694), H500 [18JA]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (H.R. 490), H577–H581 [19JA], H775, H778 [5FE], H1434, H1435, H1436, H1437 [6MR], H1539 [13MR], H1725 [20MR], H3733 [27AP], H3826–H3832 [8MY], H9682 [28NO]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 4660), H576 [19JA]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (H.R. 1192), H577 [19JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H576 [19JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H575 [19JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3165 [12AP]

Census: impact of counting of illegal immigrants in 2020 census on congressional redistricting, H5497 [21JN]

China: disapprove Chinese Civil Aviation Authority decision to expand civil air routes in the Taiwan Strait, E119• [30JA]

——— tribute to Tuidang Movement, E613• [9MY]

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, H659 [29JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H575 [19JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow drainage districts to compete for Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts to provide irrigation or water efficiency, H4123, H4124 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4049, H4123, H4124 [16MY], H4236–H4240 [18MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10123 [12DE]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H4238 [18MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H4049 [16MY], H4238 [18MY]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (H.R. 3320), E119• [30JA]

FAA: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3664 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3664, H3665 [26AP]

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), H149 [11JA]

Immigration: assessment of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and its recipients, H5013–H5016 [8JN]

——— 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, H5501 [21JN]

——— comparison of treatment of children separated from their parents who were attempting to enter the U.S. illegally with other children who are separated from their parents, H5499 [21JN]

——— impact of illegal immigration on violent crime, H5497 [21JN]

——— 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, H5495 [21JN]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, H4239 [18MY], H5497–H5502 [21JN]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H149 [11JA]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H574–H581 [19JA]

National Bible Week: observance, H9682 [28NO]

National K9 Veterans Day: observance, H1536 [13MR]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H149 [11JA]

Public welfare programs: encourage work requirements for beneficiaries to reduce unemployment and reduce need for guest workers, H4239 [18MY]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9682 [28NO]

SBA: eliminate inclusion of option years in the award price for sole source contracts (H.R. 6369), E1331• [28SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H574–H581 [19JA]

——— decision on partial birth abortion ban, H576 [19JA]

——— hearing of arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra relative to whether certain disclosures required by California law violate freedom of speech, H1590 [14MR]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (H.R. 535), E1393• [12OC]

——— observance of National Day, E1393• [12OC]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H5013–H5016 [8JN]

——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services, H4273 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5848• [28JN], H6633• [23JY], H7107• [24JY], E46• [16JA], E53• [17JA], E1214•, E1215•, E1216•, E1217•, E1218• [6SE]

Tributes

Arndt, Lennis (Red), E1343• [28SE], E1399• [12OC]

Smith, Marvin E., III, E1214• [6SE]