CUELLAR, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4699 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see H.R. 4819), H551 [18JA]

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see H. Res. 838), H3505 [24AP]

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), H9449 [26OC]

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

Commission on Securing Our Nation’s Children: establish (see H.R. 5380), H2040 [22MR]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see H.R. 4311), H133 [10JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H5649 [25JN]

——— enter into memoranda of understanding with State and local prosecuting authorities concerning adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors (see H.R. 5392), H3317 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 4001), H3050 [26MR]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H629 [25JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a strategy to secure schools and institutions of higher education from acts of terrorism, active shooters, and other homeland security threats (see H.R. 5731), H4584 [22MY]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 6664), H9408 [28SE]

——— reauthorize Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 6992), H9405 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 6747), H7941 [7SE]

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), H9463 [2NO]

——— 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), H5201 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 3861), H3979 [15MY]

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), H7735 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H3444 [18AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

Endangered species: call for China to maintain ban on rhinoceros and tiger parts, reduce demand for, and availability of, illicit wildlife parts, combat poaching and trafficking, and protect rhinoceros and tigers (see H. Res. 1177), H10103 [11DE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: provide for certain limitations on judicial review of agency actions (see H.R. 5468), H3146 [11AP]

FERC: address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel (see H.R. 6552), H7751 [10AU]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H6112 [11JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

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), H10512 [20DE]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9431 [12OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9821 [10DE]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H5153 [13JN]

——— ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H7728 [26JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H1609 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3148 [11AP]

——— 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), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide for coverage of rural emergency medical center services (see H.R. 5678), H10211 [13DE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H7689 [25JY]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1794), H583 [19JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9691 [28NO]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H1342 [1MR]

Patents: include exclusive economic zone as part of U.S. for patent infringement (see H.R. 7201), H9743 [29NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 5963), H7689 [25JY]

Pensions: authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design (see H.R. 4997), H3444 [18AP]

Product safety: require Federal and State mandated information declarations and labeling requirements applicable to chemical composition of, and radiation emitted by, consumer products meet minimum scientific standards (see H.R. 6022), H9444 [23OC]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions (see H.R. 5771), H3929 [10MY]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— make public names and addresses of foreign persons contributing certain amounts to certain tax-exempt organizations and require disclosure of foreign campaign contributions (see H.R. 6983), H9668 [27NO]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3052 [29MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H1178 [14FE]

Trademarks: clarify that the licensing of a mark, and any control or exercise of control thereof for certain purposes, does not create an employment or principal-agent relationship (see H.R. 6695), H7781 [31AU]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 466), H3342 [16AP]

Veterans: include federally qualified health centers and primary care associations in efforts to help homeless veterans (see H.R. 6572), H7722 [26JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9408 [28SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9420 [5OC]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 4044), H1214 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5280), H1607 [14MR]

Constitutional authority statements

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (H.R. 5280), H1609 [14MR]

Remarks

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (H.R. 4819), H6314 [17JY]

Air Force: conduct core sampling study at Lackland AFB, TX, to determine if any regulated or hazardous substances are present along route of wastewater pipeline replacement project, H4702 [24MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2020 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4702 [24MY]

——— making appropriations, H2020 [22MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5719 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9045 [26SE]

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

Dept. of State: include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), Senate amendment, H2020 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: preempt State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules, H3676 [26AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H8243 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9045 [26SE]

Encinal Veterans Post Office, Encinal, TX: designate (H.R. 1211), E1581• [29NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, H8243 [13SE]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3676 [26AP]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (S. 2734), H6224 [16JY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6183 [13JY]

KXTN–Radio (San Antonio, TX): anniversary, E851• [15JN]

McAleenan, Kevin K.: League of United Latin American Citizens Council Señor Internacional Award recipient, E192• [15FE]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 1567), H9592 [27NO]

Mission Veterans Post Office Building, Mission, TX: designate (H.R. 1209), H1347 [5MR]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7890 [6SE]

Pleasanton Veterans Post Office, Pleasanton, TX: designate (H.R. 1210), E1575• [29NO]

Votes: position on missed, E51• [17JA], E916• [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H401 [16JA], H3970 [15MY], H5646 [25JN]

Tributes

Guerra, Jose N., E135• [5FE]

Jacobson, Roberta S., E665• [16MY]

Leo, William, E651• [15MY]

Lizcano, Peter, E648• [15MY]

Villarreal, Ildefonso Guajardo, E197• [15FE]

Willis, Dallas L., E1712• [20DE]