JOYCE, DAVID P. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4831 [6JN]

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), H3707 [26AP]

Bill Harris Post Office, Ashland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5868), H4209 [17MY]

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

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), H3148 [11AP]

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 (see H. Res. 717), H677 [29JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4924), H903 [6FE]

Crime: prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4655), H733 [30JA]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute a private, visual depiction of a person’s intimate parts, or of a person engaging in sexually explicit conduct, without the person’s consent (see H.R. 4472), H3148 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see H.R. 1480), H1477 [7MR]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 6495), H9425 [9OC]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4694 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1336 [27FE]

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see H.R. 5871), H4209 [17MY]

——— reauthorize grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities (see H.R. 5547), H7772 [24AU]

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), H7772 [24AU]

Dept. of Transportation: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H10512 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 1820), H1699 [19MR]

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 5520), H3397 [17AP]

——— hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see H.R. 2147), H554 [18JA]

DIPG Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H9444 [23OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9668 [27NO]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H4850 [6JN]

——— increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 5634), H3705 [26AP]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H1335 [27FE]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 975), H1267 [26FE]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (see H.R. 4779), H1442 [6MR]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3575 [25AP]

EPA: provide for an integrated water pollution control planning process and promote green infrastructure (see H.R. 7279), H10338 [19DE]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see H.R. 5701), H8886 [25SE]

FDA: ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 2051), H8732 [17SE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 6445), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H3979 [15MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H1267 [26FE]

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: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H625 [22JA]

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 7049), H9436 [16OC]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H6264 [16JY]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H1729 [20MR]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H1543 [13MR]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (see H. Res. 724), H903 [6FE]

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), H1178 [14FE]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3211 [12AP]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and reinstate such coverage in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such coverage (see H. Res. 1066), H8726 [13SE]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H1609 [14MR]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H1544 [13MR]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1610 [14MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H784 [5FE]

——— provide for a single point of contact for taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft (see H.R. 5439), H3211 [12AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1653 [15MR]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3747 [1MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H9091 [26SE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H7756 [17AU]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7776 [28AU]

Medicare: modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H7756 [17AU]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H975 [7FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of offical funds for airline accommodations for Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 5232), H1501 [8MR]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 783), H1608 [14MR]

National Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 692), H172 [12JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H8171 [12SE]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 2584), H1267 [26FE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3315 [13AP]

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

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: repeal funding limitation (see H.R. 7081), H9439 [19OC]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 5340), H1727 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H3783 [7MY]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7729 [26JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9668 [27NO]

Southwest Airlines Co.: commend Tammie Jo Bonnell Shults and crew for efforts to safely land aircraft suffering in-flight engine failure and express condolences to family of Jennifer Riordan who died during the flight (see H. Res. 837), H3507 [24AP]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H83 [9JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9668 [27NO]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H5094 [12JN]

——— eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of the rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 6081), H7156 [24JY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H8171 [12SE]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 4459), H3887 [9MY]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H677 [29JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9668 [27NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 909), H4583 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to assist law enforcement who provide a beneficiary’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer card number with apprehension of criminals or suspects (see H.R. 5740), H3885 [9MY]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H4979 [7JN]

Medicare: provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5052), H1212 [15FE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (see H. Res. 890), H3929 [10MY]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H3782 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that pre-existing condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 6496), H7154 [24JY]

Russia: condemn ongoing occupation of, and human rights violations in, Crimea and call for continued sanctions against those engaged in such illegal occupation (see H. Res. 1022), H7155 [24JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to assist law enforcement who provide a beneficiary’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer card number with apprehension of criminals or suspects (H.R. 5740), H3886 [9MY]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (H.R. 6043), H4981 [7JN]

Medicare: provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (H.R. 5052), H1213 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that pre-existing condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (H.R. 6496), H7156 [24JY]

Remarks

Broadview Heights, OH: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1405• [12OC]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4831, H4832 [6JN]

——— require completion of Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study Brandon Road Study by certain date, H4831, H4832 [6JN]

Cortland, OH: Maplewood Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1368• [5OC]

Cueni, Ryan: Lake County, OH, Chiefs of Police Association Medal of Honor recipient, E1231• [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 959), H6607 [23JY]

Health: encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and child-care professionals to prevent sunburns in minors and support efforts to curb incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin-protection (H. Res. 282), H4761 [5JN]

Twinsburg, OH: George G. Dodge Intermediate School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, E200• [16FE], E208• [23FE]

——— Wilcox Primary School Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Hall of Fame School designee, E552• [26AP]

Tributes

Harris, Robert J., E113• [30JA]

Huffman, Michael, E1543• [20NO]

Mazany, Mathew, H5759 [27JN], H5966 [28JN]