SMITH, JASON (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6529 [18JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort French President Emmanuel Macron into the House Chamber, H3509 [25AP]

Committee to escort the President, H726 [30JA]

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), H173 [12JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H3060 [5AP]

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

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), H1653 [15MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H4979 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H7735 [31JY]

——— 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), H6112 [11JY]

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), H1476 [7MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 548), H19 [8JA]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H5022 [8JN]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (see H.R. 6471), H8739 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H4243 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H5817 [27JN]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H5817 [27JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1212), H3835 [8MY]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4843), H7871 [5SE]

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

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

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

——— exempt from certain Clean Air Act requirements law enforcement agency incinerator units when used for the sole purpose of destroying contraband or household pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 6291), H7728 [26JY]

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]

FEMA: transfer flood map preparation functions to the U.S. Geological Survey (see H.R. 5559), H3576 [25AP]

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), H3979 [15MY]

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

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H4243 [18MY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9691 [28NO]

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

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 4916), H1442 [6MR]

——— prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (see H.R. 3500), H5507 [21JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3835 [8MY]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1227 [23FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H10104 [11DE]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5861), H4209 [17MY]

——— help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, provide spending information and limits on such programs, and prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 2832), H19 [8JA]

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), H9744 [29NO]

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]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H133 [10JA]

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

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 6757), H8106 [10SE]

——— exclude bequests to certain exempt organizations from the value of taxable estates (see H.R. 6329), H6041 [10JY]

——— improve access to health care through modernized health savings accounts (see H.R. 5138), H1653 [15MR]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (see H.R. 6760), H8107 [10SE]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 6277), H8172 [12SE]

——— permit unborn children to be account beneficiaries of section 529 education savings accounts (see H.R. 4794), H555 [18JA]

——— promote new business innovation (see H.R. 6756), H8106 [10SE]

——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms (see H.R. 5006), H1227 [23FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: define endangered species petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog (see H.R. 6355), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for greater county and State consultation relative to petitions under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6345), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for improved precision in listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered and potentially endangered species (see H.R. 6356), H6173 [12JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: provide for a technical expert panel to provide recommendations on reducing opioid use in the surgical setting and on best practices for pain management (see H.R. 5718), H3884 [9MY]

Medicare: minimize costs and burdens by considering removal of certain measures applicable to inpatient hospitals and post-acute care inpatient providers and providing for meaningful measures (see H.R. 7253), H10102 [11DE]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 6225), H5748 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5843), H4137 [16MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to the child tax credit (see H.R. 5903), H4582 [22MY]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 6674), H7756 [17AU]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see H.R. 6627), H7724 [26JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5422), H3052 [29MR]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 7289), H10169 [12DE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 6312), H5990 [6JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Drugs: provide for a technical expert panel to provide recommendations on reducing opioid use in the surgical setting and on best practices for pain management (H.R. 5718), H3886 [9MY]

Medicare: minimize costs and burdens by considering removal of certain measures applicable to inpatient hospitals and post-acute care inpatient providers and providing for meaningful measures (H.R. 7253), H10103 [11DE]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (H.R. 6225), H5749 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5843), H4138 [16MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to the child tax credit (H.R. 5903), H4583 [22MY]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (H.R. 6674), H7756 [17AU]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (H.R. 6627), H7727 [26JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5422), H3052 [29MR]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (H.R. 7289), H10170 [12DE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (H.R. 6312), H5991 [6JY]

Remarks

Bismarck, MO: anniversary, E963• [3JY]

Cadet, MO: Kingston Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1680• [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6529, H6530 [18JY]

Eminence, MO: anniversary, E1724• [21DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit funding for payment of legal fees of outside advocacy groups for certain environmental settlements, H6529, H6530 [18JY]

Gott, Dennis: Missouri Grocers Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1046• [23JY]

Jefferson County, MO: anniversary, E1491• [2NO]

Madison County, MO: anniversary, E1475• [30OC]

Poplar Bluff, MO: Lake Road Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1678• [17DE]

Portageville, MO: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1487• [2NO]

Salem, MO: anniversary of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, E939• [28JN]

Salem (MO) News: anniversary, E1725• [21DE]

Sikeston, MO: tribute to American Legion Post 114 Riders, E1276• [20SE]

Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 2888), H751 [5FE]

Taxation: make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9167 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, E718• [23MY]

Wayne County, MO: anniversary, E1492• [2NO]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, H7755 [17AU]

Tributes

Cleve, Reginald D., E510• [23AP]

Humphrey, Tressie E. Butt, E584• [3MY], E651• [15MY]

Julian, Haline, E649• [15MY]

Overbey, Dan, E1186• [31AU]

Swindle, Virginia Brown, E650• [15MY]