BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4951 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H3443 [18AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H3097 [10AP]

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

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (see H.R. 5812), H4210 [17MY]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H3931 [10MY]

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: provide for an action plan to prevent opioid addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (see H.R. 5590), H4210 [17MY]

China: impose duties on imported merchandise in an amount equivalent to estimated annual loss of revenue from violations of U.S. intellectual property rights (see H.R. 1048), H975 [7FE]

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

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (see H.R. 5483), H3936 [11MY]

——— develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (see H.R. 4275), H3887 [9MY]

——— restore ability to target pharmaceutical companies distributing opioids in certain communities by implementing a probable cause standard for intervention and striking the corrective action plan option (see H.R. 6702), H7870 [5SE]

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), H1476 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: appoint a Federal Coordinator to coordinate opioid abuse reduction programs, serve as a liaison to State and local opioid reduction activities, and establish an electronic database on opioid abuse information (see H.R. 4284), H3931 [10MY]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H3887 [9MY]

——— authorize certain substance abuse recovery services grants to be used to establish regional technical assistance centers (see H.R. 5587), H4285 [21MY]

——— authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (see H.R. 4684), H4210 [17MY]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see H.R. 5197), H3887 [9MY]

——— conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (see H.R. 5582), H3936 [11MY]

——— ensure that federally-funded programs and activities to prevent or treat mental health or substance use disorders are evidence-based (see H.R. 5272), H3979 [15MY]

——— establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see H.R. 5327), H4285 [21MY]

——— establish a pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition from treatment to independent living and the workforce (see H.R. 5736), H3885 [9MY]

——— issue guidance relative to expedited approval of certain drugs (see H.R. 5806), H4243 [18MY]

——— promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (see H.R. 3331), H3931 [10MY]

——— provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge (see H.R. 5176), H3887 [9MY]

——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (see H.R. 5261), H3887 [9MY]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H3936 [11MY]

——— provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids (see H.R. 5796), H4210 [17MY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4584 [22MY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 5329), H4210 [17MY]

——— require States to operate drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 5808), H4210 [17MY]

——— update or issue one or more guidances addressing alternative methods for data collection on opioid sparing and inclusion of such data in product labeling (see H.R. 5473), H3887 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require certain nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond prior to entry into the U.S., with funds being forfeited if such aliens overstay their visas (see H.R. 6089), H5977 [28JN]

——— 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 the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see H.R. 4910), H1268 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation (see H.R. 1943), H1502 [8MR]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7759 [21AU]

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), H3936 [11MY]

——— 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]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H1267 [26FE]

——— provide for delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner (see H.R. 5202), H3887 [9MY]

——— require improved packaging and disposal methods with respect to certain drugs (see H.R. 5687), H3887 [9MY]

Edmonds, Rodrick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1142), H3930 [10MY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7921 [6SE]

FCC: combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (see H.R. 5709), H5286 [19JN]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see H.R. 4881), H5507 [21JN]

——— 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), H5286 [19JN]

FDA: amend policies relative to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5811), H4981 [7JN]

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

Foreign policy: support continued cooperation with Israel, ensure adequate capabilites to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities, and support stability and safety in the Middle East (see H. Res. 785), H3747 [1MY]

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), H603 [20JA]

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

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7921 [6SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H584 [19JA]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9431 [12OC]

Insurance: 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), H8728 [13SE]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H2043 [22MR]

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

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]

——— support right of self-defense and condemn Hamas (terrorist organization) violence in Gaza (see H.J. Res. 135), H5022 [8JN]

Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building, Memphis, TN: designate (see H.R. 5349), H1727 [20MR]

Major Homer L. Pease Post Office, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 6621), H7723 [26JY]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (see H.R. 5797), H4210 [17MY]

——— cover protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder (see H.R. 5789), H4243 [18MY]

——— provide extension of enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage for health homes for individuals with substance use disorders (see H.R. 5810), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider treatment capacity (see H.R. 5477), H4210 [17MY]

——— provide requirements relative to use of qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5801), H4243 [18MY]

——— require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures (see H.R. 5583), H4243 [18MY]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (see H.R. 5800), H4584 [22MY]

Medicare: encourage use of non-opioid analgesics for management of post-surgical pain (see H.R. 5809), H4733 [25MY]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H5649 [25JN]

——— expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse (see H.R. 5684), H3931 [10MY]

——— identify and notify outlier prescribers of opioids (see H.R. 5716), H4584 [22MY]

——— provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the ‘‘Medicare & You’’ handbook (see H.R. 5685), H3887 [9MY]

——— provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program (see H.R. 5605), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide for certain program integrity transparency measures (see H.R. 5715), H4285 [21MY]

——— provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see H.R. 4841), H3931 [10MY]

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

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H3887 [9MY]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 5675), H3887 [9MY]

——— require prescription drug plans to include information on adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage of nonpharmacological therapies and nonopioid medications or devices used to treat pain (see H.R. 5686), H3887 [9MY]

——— require review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder be included in initial preventive physical examinations (see H.R. 5798), H4243 [18MY]

——— 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]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (see H.R. 5002), H3979 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H6041 [10JY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H1127 [13FE]

Public Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (see H.R. 449), H3886 [9MY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H5201 [14JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7759 [21AU]

Social Security: ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3192), H4243 [18MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7759 [21AU]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 6757), H8733 [17SE]

——— 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), H6112 [11JY]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H170 [11JA]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (see H.R. 6760), H8733 [17SE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H5649 [25JN]

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

——— permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible (see H.R. 4978), H5507 [21JN]

——— promote new business innovation (see H.R. 6756), H8733 [17SE]

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), H3094 [10AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7759 [21AU]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 6263), H6465 [17JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7871 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see H.R. 5311), H1651 [15MR]

Crime: prohibit awarding credit toward service of sentences for satisfactory behavior for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 6844), H8737 [20SE]

FCC: reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (see H.R. 4986), H1074 [8FE]

FDA: allow for detention, refusal, and destruction of certain drugs offered for importation (see H.R. 5752), H3928 [10MY]

Medicaid: require State plans have in place certain drug utilization review activities to receive full Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5799), H3975 [15MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (H.R. 5311), H1653 [15MR]

Crime: prohibit awarding credit toward service of sentences for satisfactory behavior for certain drug offenses (H.R. 6844), H8738 [20SE]

FCC: reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1075 [8FE]

FDA: allow for detention, refusal, and destruction of certain drugs offered for importation (H.R. 5752), H3930 [10MY]

Medicaid: require State plans have in place certain drug utilization review activities to receive full Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R. 5799), H3977 [15MY]

Remarks

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 (H.R. 4712), H568 [19JA]

——— 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 (H.R. 4712), consideration (H. Res. 694), H496, H497 [18JA]

Appropriations: making continuing, H894 [6FE]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date, H3538 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations, H894 [6FE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to sell transmission assets of Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and TVA, H4950 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, H894 [6FE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H4951 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4950, H4951 [7JN]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), H1460 [7MR]

——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1460 [7MR]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (S. 96), H991 [8FE]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1410 [6MR]

FDA: allow for detention, refusal, and destruction of certain drugs offered for importation (H.R. 5752), H5117, H5118, H5119 [13JN]

——— strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (H.R. 5228), H5118 [13JN]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H894 [6FE]

Medicare: improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (H.R. 1898), H6065 [11JY]

——— repeal therapy cap, H894 [6FE]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (H.R. 582), Senate amendment, H993 [8FE]

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 (H.R. 5447), H3538 [25AP]