GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5215 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Clean the Bay Day: support efforts and goals (see H. Res. 912), H4729 [24MY]

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]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H678 [29JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see H.R. 4058), H18 [8JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 3994), H6175 [12JY]

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), H5022 [8JN]

Dept. of Education: allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 5332), H5201 [14JN]

——— carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H5817 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow National Health Service Corps members to provide obligated service as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools, other community-based settings, or patient homes (see H.R. 5711), H3833 [8MY]

——— establish Megan Rondini and Leah Griffin National Sexual Assault Care and Treatment Task Force (see H.R. 7292), H10209 [13DE]

——— establish Megan Rondini National Sexual Assault Care and Treatment Task Force (see H.R. 7222), H9767 [6DE]

——— issue guidance relative to expedited approval of certain drugs (see H.R. 5806), H3976 [15MY]

——— nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist’s disclosure of availability of equivalent alternative drugs or methods of purchasing less expensive drugs (see H.R. 5343), H1727 [20MR]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see H.R. 5641), H9415 [2OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election (see H. Res. 970), H5816 [27JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue bonds to finance construction of a southern border wall (see H.R. 7304), H10210 [13DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H7728 [26JY]

Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (see H.R. 5242), H3343 [16AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

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]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7748 [7AU]

FCC: establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see H.R. 2903), H6589 [19JY]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see H.R. 4881), H6264 [16JY]

——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H6464 [17JY]

FDA: amend policies relative to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5811), H3976 [15MY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR]

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

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H.J. Res. 130), H1334 [27FE]

Health: 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), H9408 [28SE]

Immigration: clarify standards of family detention and treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6204), H5580 [22JN]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7748 [7AU]

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

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H678 [29JA]

——— prohibit health insurance issuers, group health plans, Medicare Advantage organizations, and prescription drug plan sponsors from limiting drug price information a pharmacy may give to a consumer (see H.R. 6733), H7941 [7SE]

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), H9822 [10DE]

Israel: 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]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1155), H625 [22JA]

——— allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to certain benefits to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations (see H.R. 6502), H7685 [25JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H478 [17JA]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 1156), H5749 [26JN]

——— waive certain telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder (see H.R. 5603), H4243 [18MY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9436 [16OC]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5062), H7735 [31JY]

National Day of Civility: designate (see H. Res. 400), H6465 [17JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: carry out activities relative to development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map to assist rural broadband development (see H.R. 4810), H584 [19JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3798), H7688 [25JY]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 3919), H7728 [26JY]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H9420 [5OC]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 4124), H19 [8JA]

Public welfare programs: extend State court funding for child welfare (see H.R. 4461), H630 [25JA]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see H. Res. 712), H624 [22JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

Taxation: allow tax credit for coal-powered electric generation units (see H.R. 5270), H3097 [10AP]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H785 [5FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5978 [28JN]

Walker, Wyatt T.: tribute (see H. Res. 742), H1217 [16FE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9691 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appalachian Regional Commission: relocate headquarters (see H.R. 4860), H582 [19JA]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (see H.R. 5812), H3976 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see H.R. 5350), H1727 [20MR]

Fairlawn, VA: designate a single, unique zip code (see H.R. 5758), H3929 [10MY]

Medicaid: provide requirements relative to use of qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5801), H3976 [15MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit relative to any stillborn child of a taxpayer (see H.R. 7208), H9758 [30NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Appalachian Regional Commission: relocate headquarters (H.R. 4860), H583 [19JA]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (H.R. 5812), H3978 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (H.R. 5350), H1728 [20MR]

Fairlawn, VA: designate a single, unique zip code (H.R. 5758), H3930 [10MY]

Medicaid: provide requirements relative to use of qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 5801), H3977 [15MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit relative to any stillborn child of a taxpayer (H.R. 7208), H9758 [30NO]

Remarks

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (H.R. 5812), H5073 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, H10328 [19DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election (H. Res. 970), H5840 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Economic Development Pilot Program funding for Appalachian States through reductions in EPA operating account funding, H6444 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6444 [17JY], H6507 [18JY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H3436 [18AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 5247), H1525 [13MR], H1743 [21MR]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5215 [15JN]

——— define what constitutes a controlled substance analogue, clarify temporary import and distribution controls of certain synthetic drugs, and ensure Federal researchers can continue controlled substance research, H5215 [15JN]

E. Dillon & Co.: anniversary, E1089• [26JY]

EPA: prohibit funding to regulate trailers under the Clean Air Act, H6507 [18JY]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10328 [19DE]

Tributes

Baum, Raymond S., H1116 [13FE]

Carson, Ron, E245• [1MR]

Hough, Jane L., E1220• [7SE]

Jones, Carwyn, E1653• [12DE]

Martin, Lloyd C. (Sonny), E377• [26MR]

Steger, Charles W., Jr., H3766 [7MY], E592• [7MY]

Zimmerman, William B., Jr., E454• [12AP]