GROTHMAN, GLENN (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6457 [17JY], H6514 [18JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3647 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3647 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 4844), H1179 [14FE]

——— 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), H133 [10JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 4660), H1179 [14FE]

Armed Forces: clarify effective date of promotion of commissioned officers of the Army and Air National Guard and improve processes for Federal recognition of promotions of such officers (see H.R. 5713), H4584 [22MY]

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

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9425 [9OC]

China: express solidarity with Tuidang Movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce ties to the Communist Party and affiliates and call for immediate end to campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Res. 932), H7157 [24JY]

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see H.R. 6821), H8725 [13SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 5640), H6464 [17JY]

——— provide for State and tribal regulation of hemp production (see H.R. 5485), H4584 [22MY]

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: 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), H7689 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H3783 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 6992), H9432 [12OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 907), H4733 [25MY]

Dept. of Labor: remove certain restrictions on advertising and public relations by allowing workforce development boards to use Federal resources to advertise their services (see H.R. 5880), H4730 [24MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow nonprofit organizations to share information on human trafficking or money laundering with financial institutions and regulatory authorities under a safe harbor that offers protection from liability (see H.R. 6729), H9092 [26SE]

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), H1753 [21MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans (see H.R. 7128), H10512 [20DE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 4716), H1227 [23FE]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for certain deceased members of Reserve components (see H.R. 3195), H3835 [8MY]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see H.R. 4312), H1179 [14FE]

——— provide documents on oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure medical records are available electronically and are easily transferrable between medical facilities (see H.R. 4245), H83 [9JA]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H8886 [25SE]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H6463 [17JY]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1972), H1213 [15FE]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H5022 [8JN]

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

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 2273), H9415 [2OC]

——— include fentanyl analogues under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see H.R. 4922), H7751 [10AU]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 714), H9408 [28SE]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws, and exclude cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 715), H9408 [28SE]

Egypt: express concern over attacks on Coptic Christians (see H. Res. 673), H1336 [27FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2650), H7871 [5SE]

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

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn promotion of ideas that create animosity and anger toward Jews and the Jewish religion and all expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance (see H. Res. 772), H1699 [19MR]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H552 [18JA]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 2212), H9408 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 4929), H1374 [5MR]

——— reform to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 6787), H9092 [26SE]

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), H7921 [6SE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 3790), H133 [10JA]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 788), H82 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 200), H4210 [17MY]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as a fundamental human right (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5975 [28JN]

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

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

Hamas (terrorist organization): impose sanctions for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of the use of civilians as human shields (see H.R. 3542), H1127 [13FE]

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), H8727 [13SE]

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]

House Rules: prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H7772 [24AU]

Immigration: clarify requirements for alien physicians who come to the U.S. to practice medicine in areas with a shortage of health care professionals and their subsequent permanent residence status (see H.R. 6123), H5224 [15JN]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6183), H5649 [25JN]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H1336 [27FE]

——— 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), H7921 [6SE]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H3097 [10AP]

——— 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), H1442 [6MR]

——— prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 4916), H1076 [8FE]

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), H3783 [7MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabiltation (see H. Res. 763), H1610 [14MR]

Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H9408 [28SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H8886 [25SE]

National Chemistry Week: designate (see H. Res. 1129), H9439 [19OC]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 881), H3834 [8MY]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H7689 [25JY]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H4584 [22MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9092 [26SE]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

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), H4778 [5JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H3743 [27AP]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 3919), H6650 [23JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H4584 [22MY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H8733 [17SE]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to prohibit the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 12), H1544 [13MR]

——— 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]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6558 [18JY]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H4733 [25MY]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

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

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H4285 [21MY]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see H.R. 4424), H83 [9JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H1609 [14MR]

U.N.: disapprove U.N. General Assembly resolution on U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel (see H. Res. 671), H173 [12JA]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 5447), H3507 [24AP]

Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building, Milwaukee, WI: designate (see H.R. 5784), H3935 [11MY]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H3148 [11AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H5095 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1698 [19MR]

Dept. of the Interior: consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (see H.R. 7170), H9667 [27NO]

Depts. of Justice and Education: prohibit authorizing policies or agreements between schools and law enforcement encouraging non-reporting of criminal activity of students (see H.R. 5400), H2041 [22MR]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H3741 [27AP]

Drugs: establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (see H.R. 5891), H4284 [21MY]

——— increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking (see H.R. 6057), H5020 [8JN]

Employment: extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (see H.R. 6811), H8725 [13SE]

Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6989), H9405 [28SE]

Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 1056), H7941 [7SE]

Medicaid: impose restrictions on opioid prescriptions (see H.R. 5635), H3705 [26AP]

Medicare: preserve integrity by maintaining current eligibility age of 65 (see H. Res. 1096), H9151 [27SE]

Members of Congress: require timely filing of reports on transactions in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities (see H.R. 5458), H3095 [10AP]

OSHA: require immediate notification to an employer of a penalty, prohibit public notice of such citation for a certain period, and require public notice when an employer successfully contests any proposed penalty (see H.R. 5870), H4209 [17MY]

SSA: prohibit use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer Disability Case Processing System (see H.R. 5221), H1501 [8MR]

Taxation: allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions (see H.R. 6812), H8725 [13SE]

——— treat certain income with respect to partnership interests held in connection with the performance of services as ordinary income (see H.R. 5514), H3315 [13AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (H.R. 5332), H1698 [19MR]

Dept. of the Interior: consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (H.R. 7170), H9667 [27NO]

Depts. of Justice and Education: prohibit authorizing policies or agreements between schools and law enforcement encouraging non-reporting of criminal activity of students (H.R. 5400), H2042 [22MR]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (H.R. 5658), H3743 [27AP]

Drugs: establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (H.R. 5891), H4284 [21MY]

——— increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking (H.R. 6057), H5021 [8JN]

Employment: extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (H.R. 6811), H8727 [13SE]

Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (H.R. 6989), H9407 [28SE]

Medicaid: impose restrictions on opioid prescriptions (H.R. 5635), H3706 [26AP]

Members of Congress: require timely filing of reports on transactions in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities (H.R. 5458), H3096 [10AP]

OSHA: require immediate notification to an employer of a penalty, prohibit public notice of such citation for a certain period, and require public notice when an employer successfully contests any proposed penalty (H.R. 5870), H4210 [17MY]

SSA: prohibit use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer Disability Case Processing System (H.R. 5221), H1502 [8MR]

Taxation: allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions (H.R. 6812), H8727 [13SE]

——— treat certain income with respect to partnership interests held in connection with the performance of services as ordinary income (H.R. 5514), H3316 [13AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products, H4219 [18MY]

Armed Forces: decision to withdraw from Syria, H10331 [19DE]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), Senate amendment, H7193 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work-capable requirements and use E-verify system to assure recipients of training are legal immigrants, H4188 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4188 [17MY], H4219 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6457, H6458 [17JY], H6514 [18JY]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (H.R. 5658), H3843 [9MY]

Drugs: establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (H.R. 5891), H5127, H5128, H5129 [13JN]

Education: importance of workforce development and role of skills-based training programs in sustaining viability of U.S. workforce, H3964 [15MY]

EPA: prohibit funding to implement or enforce ground-level ozone standards, H6514 [18JY]

FAA: authorize use of certain actively tethered public unmanned aircraft systems for public safety purposes, specifically fire engines, E564• [27AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), E564• [27AP]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H466 [17JA]

National Bible Week: observance, H9684 [28NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6457, H6458 [17JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6457, H6458 [17JY]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (H.R. 1026), H4749 [5JN]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9684 [28NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H466 [17JA]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), H6565 [19JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), H9546 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H5115• [13JN], H5852• [28JN]