BROOKS, MO (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H133 [10JA]

Census: require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 3600), H1127 [13FE]

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H7825 [4SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide procedures for guidance issued (see H.R. 5534), H4777 [5JN]

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), H5987 [3JY]

——— provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 4915), H1699 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H9449 [26OC]

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), H1508 [9MR]

——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 483), H1609 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 5115), H7776 [28AU]

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

——— 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 Justice: reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H9408 [28SE]

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: 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), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3055 [2AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H3148 [11AP]

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), H3931 [10MY]

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), H1374 [5MR]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H5094 [12JN]

Immigration: change first-time illegal entry into the U.S. from a misdemeanor to a felony and make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6318), H6196 [13JY]

——— 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), H7747 [7AU]

——— 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), H9444 [23OC]

——— provide that certain naturalized individuals who are affiliated with a criminal gang are subject to revocation of citizenship (see H.R. 5065), H1699 [19MR]

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

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8739 [20SE]

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), H7782 [31AU]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5987 [3JY]

Korean Peninsula: commend diplomatic negotiations on denuclearization (see H. Res. 861), H5201 [14JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H6558 [18JY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H3210 [12AP]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H4733 [25MY]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 1156), H5022 [8JN]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H4981 [7JN]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 5503), H3315 [13AP]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5062), H7748 [7AU]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H7689 [25JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4981 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H1179 [14FE]

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), H4776 [5JN]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (see H.R. 6227), H5748 [26JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

Space policy: improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events (see H.R. 3086), H5022 [8JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H1127 [13FE]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 110), H4739 [1JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H1342 [1MR]

Turkey: restrict loans from international financial institutions until the Turkish Government ends detention of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6633), H7756 [17AU]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H6042 [10JY]

Warrant Officer Day: designate (see H. Res. 947), H5285 [19JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 5313), H1651 [15MR]

Judge James E. Horton, Jr., Post Office Building, Athens, AL: designate (see H.R. 6513), H7686 [25JY]

NASA: designate Marshall Space Flight Center to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base (see H.R. 5345), H1727 [20MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 5313), H1653 [15MR]

Judge James E. Horton, Jr., Post Office Building, Athens, AL: designate (H.R. 6513), H7687 [25JY]

NASA: designate Marshall Space Flight Center to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base (H.R. 5345), H1728 [20MR]

Letters

Special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials: several Representatives, H3838 [9MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H981 [8FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H906 [7FE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3189, H3190 [12AP]

——— deficit, H981 [8FE]

Census: impact of counting of illegal immigrants in 2020 census on congressional redistricting, H4287 [22MY]

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), Senate amendment, H981 [8FE]

Florence, AL: anniversary, E284• [8MR], E303• [13MR]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), H485 [18JA]

Immigration: economic impact of illegal immigration, H1130 [14FE]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, H1131 [14FE]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3838 [9MY]

NASA: designate Marshall Space Flight Center to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base (H.R. 5345), H5769 [27JN]

Tributes

Fitzgerald, Ray, E1366• [5OC]

Jackson, Jimmy E., H3786 [8MY]

Tate, William, E217• [26FE]