LESKO, DEBBIE (a Representative from Arizona)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H4730 [24MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H6041 [10JY]

Arizona: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, AZ (see H.R. 6146), H5284 [19JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 6635), H9408 [28SE]

Armed Forces: establish searchable database containing names and citations of members who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 7097), H9744 [29NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H5750 [26JN]

Bullhead City, AZ: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange (see H.R. 6738), H7941 [7SE]

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

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and repeal Federal regulations on switchblade knives which burden citizens (see H.R. 84), H7743 [3AU]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H6558 [18JY]

Crime: provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 4915), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to qualified partnerships to remove non-native plant species that contribute to drought conditions (see H.R. 6961), H10170 [12DE]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H6264 [16JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide civil space situational awareness services and information (see H.R. 6226), H5748 [26JN]

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), H6464 [17JY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H6464 [17JY]

——— carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Office of Science basic research programs (see H.R. 5905), H4582 [22MY]

——— establish policy for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 5906), H4582 [22MY]

——— provide directors of the National Laboratories signature authority for certain agreements (see H.R. 5907), H4582 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: abolish Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (see H.R. 7051), H9463 [2NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (see H.R. 6439), H6587 [19JY]

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

——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 6595), H9432 [12OC]

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), H7777 [28AU]

Dept. of the Interior: convey Federal reversionary interests to land owned by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ (see H.R. 6739), H7941 [7SE]

——— 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), H8728 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 5876), H4736 [29MY]

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), H5094 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 5986), H7754 [14AU]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H6650 [23JY]

——— provide for the non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel and reform recruitment and hiring process (see H.R. 5521), H5817 [27JN]

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

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see H.R. 6398), H6462 [17JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

Egypt: express concern over attacks on Coptic Christians (see H. Res. 673), H8172 [12SE]

EPA: direct program offices to carry out certain assessments relative to chemical toxicity (see H.R. 6399), H6462 [17JY] (see H.R. 6468), H6648 [23JY]

FEC: expand ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations (see H.R. 2101), H7751 [10AU]

Federal agencies and departments: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H6464 [17JY]

Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6989), H9463 [2NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 61), H6559 [18JY]

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), H9092 [26SE]

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]

Health: ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 1121), H9425 [9OC]

Immigration: 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), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 5653), H5095 [12JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H4850 [6JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to establish a Border Wall and Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 7073), H9471 [9NO]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9092 [26SE]

Insurance: expand access to short-term, limited-duration health plans by extending duration of the plans and making them renewable (see H.R. 6261), H8728 [13SE]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H6589 [19JY]

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), H9153 [27SE]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4285 [21MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H4243 [18MY]

——— 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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H7743 [3AU] (see H.R. 2723), H6175 [12JY]

Law enforcement officers: include railroad police officers in definition of qualified law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6914), H9089 [26SE]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: improve (see H.R. 6105), H6264 [16JY]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H9436 [16OC]

Medicare: allow individuals to choose to opt out of part A benefit (see H.R. 6703), H9092 [26SE]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H6650 [23JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7772 [24AU]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H7156 [24JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 6), H6264 [16JY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9574 [20NO]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling (see H. Res. 318), H7777 [28AU]

Mueller, Robert S., III: call for timely conclusion or report on status with an anticipated date of conclusion of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 870), H5507 [21JN]

NIST: authorize programs (see H.R. 6229), H5748 [26JN]

NSF: provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (see H.R. 5509), H5201 [14JN]

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), H5095 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H6042 [10JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3798), H7688 [25JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H5506 [21JN]

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]

Public welfare programs: 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), H6650 [23JY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H4849 [6JN]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6175 [12JY]

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

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9574 [20NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

SSA: implement certain recordkeeping recommendations to reduce fraud resulting from misuse of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals (see H.R. 6006), H7728 [26JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

Taxation: allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see H.R. 5860), H6650 [23JY]

——— allow the carryforward of health flexible spending arrangement account balances (see H.R. 6313), H6175 [12JY]

——— 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), H4981 [7JN]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H6558 [18JY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1204), H6175 [12JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H6112 [11JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 564), H8171 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide for improved precision in listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered and potentially endangered species (see H.R. 6356), H6173 [12JY]

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), H9432 [12OC]

——— recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1071), H9092 [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), H9569 [16NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9569 [16NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9511 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: allow States to submit a State management decision and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 6259), H5973 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (see H.R. 6400), H6463 [17JY]

Federal aid programs: recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 1026), H7687 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: allow States to submit a State management decision and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (H.R. 6259), H5976 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (H.R. 6400), H6464 [17JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6591 [23JY]

Letters

Election of Debbie Lesko to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H3762 [7MY]

——— Michele Reagan, Arizona Sec. of State, H3762 [7MY]

U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7813 [4SE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7813 [4SE]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H3762, H3774 [7MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H7676 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: impact of lack of timely and predictable funding on national security, H7676 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (H.R. 6400), H7811, H7812, H7813 [4SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3763 [7MY], H3990 [16MY]

——— oath of office, unanimous-consent request, H3762 [7MY]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 4760), H5430 [21JN]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7891 [6SE]

NIST: authorize programs (H.R. 6229), H8868 [25SE]

NSF: provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (H.R. 5509), H8864 [25SE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H3990 [16MY], H5085 [12JN], H8178 [13SE]

TriYoung, Inc.: tribute, H8178 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H8184• [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3763 [7MY]

Tributes

Flores, Maximo, H10323 [19DE]