DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3646, H3658 [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), H3646, H3658 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 771), H9768 [6DE]

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H10104 [11DE]

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 5763), H3929 [10MY]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3624), H903 [6FE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (see H. Res. 766), H4778 [5JN]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 413), H7735 [31JY]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 4693), H4777 [5JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

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), H4981 [7JN]

——— extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers and improve electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges (see H.R. 5467), H3146 [11AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3444 [18AP]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 4223), H3046 [23MR]

Cambodia: promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law, condemn political violence and human rights violations, and call for respect for freedom of the press, assembly, and speech and electoral reforms (see H. Res. 661), H19 [8JA]

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), H1127 [13FE]

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), H7751 [10AU]

Climate: recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9744 [29NO]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2567), H1267 [26FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1268 [26FE]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 3945), H5022 [8JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 8), H4242 [18MY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H9539 [15NO]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8739 [20SE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H9092 [26SE]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1442 [6MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: address deferred maintenance at schools of agriculture and Agricultural Research Service facilities (see H.R. 6474), H7157 [24JY]

——— assist and incentivize organic agriculture by expanding its access to, and eligibility for, Federal rural development and agricultural loan programs (see H.R. 4671), H1342 [1MR]

——— better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems (see H.R. 3637), H83 [9JA]

——— end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H5154 [13JN]

——— make grants to carry out gleaning projects (see H.R. 3815), H3343 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1239), H1221 [20FE]

——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 6840), H8743 [24SE]

——— 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), H7754 [14AU]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8739 [20SE]

——— allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H1221 [20FE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2234), H7772 [24AU]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 4379), H3060 [5AP]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H9449 [26OC]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3840), H7943 [7SE]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H9439 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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), H7154 [24JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H737 [2FE]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 5115), H8886 [25SE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H1442 [6MR]

——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see H.R. 6586), H9691 [28NO]

——— reauthorize rural emergency medical services training and equipment assistance program (see H.R. 5429), H4694 [23MY]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1609 [14MR]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H6264 [16JY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8732 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decision seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum (see H. Res. 987), H6111 [11JY]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H173 [12JA]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H554 [18JA]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H8886 [25SE]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3397 [17AP]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H7870 [5SE]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8732 [17SE]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H9819 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 7005), H9406 [28SE]

——— 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), H9420 [5OC]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H3887 [9MY]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H676 [29JA]

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), H1227 [23FE]

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 5520), H3444 [18AP]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 5452), H3979 [15MY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H405 [16JA]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 1802), H3096 [10AP]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 4556), H7735 [31JY]

——— furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain World War I veterans (see H.R. 4565), H83 [9JA]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 93), H3059 [5AP]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H9153 [27SE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1212), H554 [18JA]

——— 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), H1221 [20FE]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H3046 [23MR]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 1445), H404 [16JA]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H3148 [11AP]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 5314), H1651 [15MR]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 103), H1442 [6MR]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H9152 [27SE]

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), H10104 [11DE]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5649 [25JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 6), H5151 [13JN]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H2043 [22MR]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 5015), H1177 [14FE]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H3060 [5AP]

FAA: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 2212), H3750 [3MY]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H7824 [4SE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

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. 6238), H5814 [27JN]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1503 [8MR]

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 (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms (see H.R. 5652), H3741 [27AP]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8732 [17SE]

GAO: study FEMA buyout practices (see H.R. 5846), H4138 [16MY]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5649 [25JN]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7729 [26JY]

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), H7943 [7SE]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H6589 [19JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H83 [9JA]

International relations: recognize that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation (see H. Res. 470), H3211 [12AP]

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), H584 [19JA]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 986), H6041 [10JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5201 [14JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5201 [14JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9668 [27NO]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9436 [16OC]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H9539 [15NO]

Medicare: ensure providers of services receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 4215), H6464 [17JY]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H3887 [9MY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H1127 [13FE]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5104), H3060 [5AP]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5052), H3148 [11AP]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H678 [29JA]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 3124), H7871 [5SE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 5507), H3507 [24AP]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H7685 [25JY]

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), H9092 [26SE]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5062), H8886 [25SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 733), H974 [7FE]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5201 [14JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9668 [27NO]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 1122), H9439 [19OC]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4285 [21MY]

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H7777 [28AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 6097), H7754 [14AU]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H3064 [9AP]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H4210 [17MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

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), H6651 [23JY]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 3617), H4694 [23MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: disapprove granting of Presidential pardons to himself or any member of his family for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Res. 523), H4982 [7JN]

——— disapprove granting of reprieve or Presidential pardons to himself for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H7772 [24AU]

——— disclose use of Federal funds with any privately held company owned by the President (see H.R. 5873), H4209 [17MY]

——— require Presidential Inaugural Committees to disclose all committee expenditures, restrict use of funds raised to official inaugural activities, and mandate surplus funds are donated to charity (see H.R. 5008), H10337 [19DE]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1081), H8884 [25SE]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9442 [23OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H1754 [21MR]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (see H.R. 6227), H7156 [24JY]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 5893), H5750 [26JN]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H19 [8JA]

Taxation: allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 4473), H903 [6FE]

——— 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), H9691 [28NO]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H9821 [10DE]

——— improve access to health care through modernized health savings accounts (see H.R. 5138), H3979 [15MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H1332 [27FE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H8742 [24SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7921 [6SE]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

——— require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (see H.R. 4276), H4850 [6JN]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 6612), H7723 [26JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H3148 [11AP]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1544 [13MR]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H9821 [10DE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 4912), H1336 [27FE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7776 [28AU]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 4044), H584 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (see H. Res. 884), H3885 [9MY]

Chetco River: make technical corrections to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System segment designations (see H.R. 6546), H7721 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (see H.R. 5550), H3440 [18AP]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 5549), H3440 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend deadline for promulgation of regulations under Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (see H.R. 6414), H6557 [18JY]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 4766), H168 [11JA]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4208 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices (see H.R. 5866), H4209 [17MY]

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see H.R. 6539), H7720 [26JY]

——— prohibit from requiring a surviving spouse to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies (see H.R. 5301), H1651 [15MR]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation into the U.S. of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as U.S. environmental law requirements (see H.R. 5611), H3574 [25AP]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 859), H3742 [27AP]

Oregon: designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 6484), H7154 [24JY]

Social Security: clarify entitlement to certain benefits through the month of the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 5302), H1651 [15MR]

Taxation: increase tax on certain global intangible income by requiring taxes to be paid based on the country in which the profits are earned and not averaged (see H.R. 6015), H4848 [6JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Chetco River: make technical corrections to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System segment designations (H.R. 6546), H7725 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (H.R. 5550), H3442 [18AP]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (H.R. 5549), H3442 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend deadline for promulgation of regulations under Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (H.R. 6414), H6558 [18JY]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (H.R. 4766), H169 [11JA]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (H.R. 5857), H4209 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices (H.R. 5866), H4210 [17MY]

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (H.R. 6539), H7725 [26JY]

——— prohibit from requiring a surviving spouse to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies (H.R. 5301), H1652 [15MR]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation into the U.S. of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as U.S. environmental law requirements (H.R. 5611), H3575 [25AP]

Oregon: designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (H.R. 6484), H7155 [24JY]

Social Security: clarify entitlement to certain benefits through the month of the death of the beneficiary (H.R. 5302), H1652 [15MR]

Taxation: increase tax on certain global intangible income by requiring taxes to be paid based on the country in which the profits are earned and not averaged (H.R. 6015), H4849 [6JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H608 [21JA], H613 [22JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3174 [12AP]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 109), H3174 [12AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), H6159 [12JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations, H9647, H9652 [27NO]

——— enhance maritime safety, H7644 [25JY]

——— establish Blue Technology center of expertise, H7644 [25JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8224 [13SE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4800, H4814 [6JN]

Crime: clarify definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ (H.R. 6691), H7936• [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, E1693• [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), E733• [24MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7707• [26JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), E948• [28JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, E1324• [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, H3909 [10MY]

——— prohibit funding to sell transmission assets of Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and TVA, E813• [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9647, H9652 [27NO]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service program funding, H3719 [27AP]

——— extend deadline for promulgation of regulations under Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (H.R. 6414), H7639 [25JY]

——— preempt State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules, H3674, H3676 [26AP]

——— reduce judicial review period when litigants can challenge State environmental reviews of transportation projects, H3652 [26AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H8244• [13SE]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8224 [13SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), E813• [8JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, H8244• [13SE]

FAA: allow promulgation of rules and regulations relative to recreational drone use, H3648 [26AP]

——— allow regulation of transportation of lithium batteries by air, H3658 [26AP]

——— apply medical certification standards to operators of air balloons, H3668 [26AP]

——— ensure that aircraft transitioning from flight over ocean to flight over land fly at safe altitude and no lower than specific flight operations require, H3663 [26AP]

——— establish pilot program to permit operators of Stage 2 airplanes to conduct operations in medium-hub or non-hub airports, H3658 [26AP]

——— establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system, H3661 [26AP]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3664 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs, H9034, H9039 [26SE]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3592, H3643, H3648, H3651, H3652, H3658, H3661, H3663, H3664, H3668, H3674, H3676 [26AP], H3714, H3716, H3717, H3718, H3719, H3721, H3724 [27AP]

——— require study on relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding noise impacts on communities surrounding airports, H3651 [26AP]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: establish a national standard for hiring motor carriers, H3721 [27AP]

FEMA: improve arbitration process for those disputing their eligibility for assistance, or repayment of assistance, following a disaster, H3715 [27AP]

——— 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), H3592 [26AP], H3714, H3715, H3716, H3717, H3718, H3721 [27AP]

——— 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), motion to recommit, H3724 [27AP]

——— limit reductions in assistance for recovery costs associated with rebuilding multi-structure educational, law enforcement, correctional, fire, or medical facilities, H3718 [27AP]

——— prevent recoupment of disaster relief funds previously certified by a FEMA Technical Assistance Contractor (TAC) as eligible, reasonable and reimbursable, H3718 [27AP]

——— provide for reimbursement to State and local units of government for housing that produces cost-savings to comparable FEMA solutions, H3716, H3717 [27AP]

——— waive cost share requirements for disaster recovery assistance to those affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and California wildfires, H3724 [27AP]

Financial institutions: ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (H.R. 4607), E269• [7MR]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 2083), H5699 [26JN]

GAO: study FEMA buyout practices (H.R. 5846), H6225 [16JY]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H608 [21JA], H613 [22JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H4800 [6JN], H8224 [13SE]

Health care professionals: protect sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (H.R. 302), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1082), H9034, H9039 [26SE]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H4143 [17MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H8244• [13SE]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment, support efforts to counter Russian aggression, prioritize strategy to counter Russian efforts to interfere in U.S. elections, and promote alliances and partnerships for shared challenges, H6267 [17JY]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), H7644 [25JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3909 [10MY]

Oregon: allow certain Native American tribes to lease or transfer certain lands (S. 1285), H3953• [15MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4814 [6JN]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S., H9648 [27NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Sessions v. Dimaya relative to definition of ‘‘violent felony’’ for purposes of deportation under immigration law, H7936• [7SE]

Trump, President: characterization of remarks relative to investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections during news conference with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6267 [17JY]

——— summit meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6267 [17JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), H9545 [16NO]

Votes: correction, E276• [7MR]

——— position on missed, H4846• [6JN], E173• [13FE], E269•, E274• [7MR], E325• [15MR], E363• [22MR], E865• [19JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H16 [8JA], H1370 [5MR], H1437 [6MR], H1540 [13MR], H5198 [14JN]

Tributes

Homendy, Jennifer L., E1193• [4SE]

Johnston, Jim, E162• [8FE]

LaMountain, Craig, E1574• [29NO]

McCarragher, Ward W., E397• [5AP]