POSEY, BILL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6521 [18JY]

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), H405 [16JA]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H7743 [3AU]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2166), H583 [19JA]

Aviation: create opportunities for women in the aviation industry (see H.R. 4673), H9092 [26SE]

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]

Census: require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 3600), H903 [6FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 4957), H9420 [5OC]

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), H9092 [26SE]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H3096 [10AP]

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), H3211 [12AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 2553), H1336 [27FE]

——— disapprove rule on accessing short-term, small-dollar loans (see H.J. Res. 122), H976 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (see H.J. Res. 132), H3783 [7MY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5996), H7754 [14AU]

Corps of Engineers: prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 6700), H8728 [13SE]

Crime: clarify meaning of terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’ relative to liability for acts of terrorism (see H.R. 5954), H4728 [24MY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H9091 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H83 [9JA]

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), H3056 [2AP]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H173 [12JA]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4274), H83 [9JA]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 5734), H9460 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H1373 [5MR]

——— 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), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge (see H.R. 5176), H4739 [1JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5900), H4284 [21MY]

——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (see H.R. 5261), H4739 [1JN]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H4739 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (see H.R. 6400), H6559 [18JY]

——— develop educational materials relative to human trafficking in schools (see H.R. 5407), H2041 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 1511), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H733 [30JA]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1221 [20FE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 5014), H6264 [16JY]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), H1179 [14FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

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), H5649 [25JN]

——— issue bonds to finance construction of a southern border wall (see H.R. 7325), H10512 [20DE]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H6175 [12JY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H6175 [12JY]

——— update hours of service regulations for truck drivers (see H.R. 5417), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1336 [27FE]

——— disapprove courses for purposes of educational assistance programs unless the educational institution permits individuals to attend or participate in courses pending departmental payment (see H.R. 4830), H552 [18JA]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H5286 [19JN]

——— extend authority to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 6941), H9526 [14NO]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see H.R. 4312), H6112 [11JY]

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

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H6175 [12JY]

Drugs: authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (see H.R. 5041), H4739 [1JN]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H9431 [12OC]

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]

——— 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]

——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 5855), H9526 [14NO]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1543 [13MR]

FCC: 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), H6175 [12JY]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 1223), H7776 [28AU]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H3783 [7MY]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see H.R. 6835), H9444 [23OC]

——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H1336 [27FE]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H82 [9JA]

Federal employees: provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct (see H.R. 559), H902 [6FE]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5248), H1542 [13MR]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1508 [9MR]

——— 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), H3936 [11MY]

Foreign trade: provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch (see H.R. 5281), H1653 [15MR]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (see H.R. 6622), H9092 [26SE]

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), H630 [25JA]

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), H6042 [10JY]

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

Health: clarify that certain reimbursements for organ donation are not considered valuable consideration and, therefore, receipt of such reimbursements is not a criminal act (see H.R. 6448), H6587 [19JY]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H9463 [2NO]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents (see H.R. 6190), H5649 [25JN]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, and reduce asylum fraud (see H.R. 391), H9691 [28NO]

——— 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), H9439 [19OC]

——— provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 5653), H3741 [27AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H478 [17JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to establish a Border Wall and Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 7073), H9438 [19OC]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H7688 [25JY]

Insurance: expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 6292), H5975 [28JN]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 237), H4981 [7JN]

Internet: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites and direct the FTC to simplify its complaint reporting system and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 2495), H8728 [13SE]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H478 [17JA]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1508 [9MR]

Keiser University: anniversary (see H. Res. 680), H18 [8JA]

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), H2043 [22MR]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

Medicare: expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse (see H.R. 5684), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5991 [6JY]

——— provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the ‘‘Medicare & You’’ handbook (see H.R. 5685), H4739 [1JN]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1316), H6558 [18JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H733 [30JA]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 5675), H4739 [1JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H4777 [5JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 146), H10586 [21DE]

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 5503), H3343 [16AP]

——— support CubeSat Launch Initiative and recognize development of WeissSat–1 designed by the Weiss School team in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1334 [27FE]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H4285 [21MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9511 [13NO]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H5987 [3JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4306), H7156 [24JY]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 775), H1699 [19MR]

Nicaragua: report on, and impose sanctions against, those responsible for human rights violations and corruption and call for negotiations to end political crisis (see H.R. 6683), H8739 [20SE]

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H5974 [28JN]

——— reauthorize national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia program and require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region (see H.R. 6645), H7734 [31JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), 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), H9436 [16OC]

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

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H4140 [16MY]

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 Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (see H.R. 449), H4739 [1JN]

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), H133 [10JA]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H7824 [4SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H7756 [17AU]

——— recognize significance of parsonage allowance to religious and spiritual communities and support its continued exemption from gross income for tax purposes (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6463 [17JY]

Rosenstein, Rod J.: impeach (see H. Res. 1028), H7687 [25JY]

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

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H630 [25JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H1267 [26FE]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment (see H.R. 6933), H9436 [16OC]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H3148 [11AP]

——— allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see H.R. 5860), H4209 [17MY]

——— 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), H5094 [12JN]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 296), H9439 [19OC]

——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (see H.R. 6250), H5815 [27JN]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H1227 [23FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H4210 [17MY]

——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms (see H.R. 5006), H7943 [7SE]

Turkey: restrict loans from international financial institutions until the Turkish Government ends detention of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6633), H7748 [7AU]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1227 [23FE]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 5621), H4210 [17MY]

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), H7689 [25JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9408 [28SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H8172 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 980), H5987 [3JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a preference in the allocation of donated organs for individuals who are lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5518), H3315 [13AP]

FAA: provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (see H.R. 5346), H1727 [20MR]

Federal Maritime Commission: provide statutory authority for Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services and increase public awareness and understanding of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office (see H.R. 6303), H5986 [3JY]

Members of Congress: require disclosure of business ties with foreign entities (see H.R. 5469), H3146 [11AP]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 6270), H5974 [28JN]

National Credit Union Administration: delay effective date of rule titled ‘‘Risk-Based Capital’’ (see H.R. 5288), H1608 [14MR]

Taxation: establish a new status for certain tax-exempt organizations with administrative expenses not exceeding a certain percentage of contributions (see H.R. 6397), H6462 [17JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: establish a preference in the allocation of donated organs for individuals who are lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5518), H3316 [13AP]

FAA: provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (H.R. 5346), H1728 [20MR]

Federal Maritime Commission: provide statutory authority for Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services and increase public awareness and understanding of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office (H.R. 6303), H5987 [3JY]

Members of Congress: require disclosure of business ties with foreign entities (H.R. 5469), H3147 [11AP]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (H.R. 6270), H5976 [28JN]

National Credit Union Administration: delay effective date of rule titled ‘‘Risk-Based Capital’’ (H.R. 5288), H1609 [14MR]

Taxation: establish a new status for certain tax-exempt organizations with administrative expenses not exceeding a certain percentage of contributions (H.R. 6397), H6464 [17JY]

Remarks

Brevard County, FL: tribute to Family Christmas Extravaganza, E1565• [28NO]

Cocoa Beach, FL: tribute to ‘‘Footprints in the Sand’’ Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk, E591• [7MY]

Crime: clarify meaning of terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’ relative to liability for acts of terrorism (H.R. 5954), H6618 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acquisition of aviation helmets, H6521 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6521 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow for use of certain foreign assets to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, H6618 [23JY]

FAA: provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, H3598 [26AP]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (H.R. 5346), H5770, H5771 [27JN]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3598 [26AP]

Florida Institute of Technology: anniversary, E1375• [5OC]

Melbourne, FL: anniversary of Christian Care Ministry, E1090• [26JY]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (H.R. 6270), E1268• [20SE]

National Estuaries Week: observance, E1268• [20SE]

NOAA: reauthorize national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia program and require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region (H.R. 6645), E1268• [20SE]

Palm Bay, FL: tribute to Palm Bay Police Dept., Annual Valor Award recipients, E173• [13FE]

Space Coast Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1387• [9OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5273• [19JN], E15• [9JA], E532• [25AP], E1743• [2JA]

Tributes

Deane, John R., III, E1021• [17JY]

McCay, Mary H., E75• [19JA]

Olson, Tim and Suzanne, E708• [22MY]