HIGGINS, BRIAN (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H3060 [5AP]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8742 [24SE]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8887 [25SE]

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3049 [26MR]

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), H1127 [13FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 1139), H9471 [9NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

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), H9510 [13NO]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3707 [26AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 4856), H581 [19JA]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8733 [17SE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H8728 [13SE]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H6173 [12JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H5094 [12JN]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H6589 [19JY]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 860), H3742 [27AP]

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 Commerce: create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website (see H.R. 4970), H1268 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8727 [13SE]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H9431 [12OC]

——— develop guidance on pain management and prevention of opioid use disorder for hospitals receiving payments under Medicare (see H.R. 5774), H5286 [19JN]

——— direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H7754 [14AU]

——— improve Head Start Program by assisting young children who experience higher barriers to learning due to chronic stress, neglect, hunger, abuse, or trauma outside of school (see H.R. 737), H4849 [6JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5900), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide for opioid quality measures development and a technical expert panel on reducing surgical setting opioid use and data collection on perioperative opioid use (see H.R. 5774), H5286 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 6615), H9821 [10DE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3887 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see H.R. 4940), H1076 [8FE]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H6112 [11JY]

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]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H733 [30JA]

——— reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H7156 [24JY]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4730 [24MY]

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), H4979 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see H.R. 6307), H5987 [3JY]

Dept. of Transportation: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H6465 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see H.R. 2147), H3096 [10AP]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H6650 [23JY]

Drugs: provide for a technical expert panel to provide recommendations on reducing opioid use in the surgical setting and on best practices for pain management (see H.R. 5718), H3884 [9MY]

——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see H.R. 3692), H3835 [8MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 31), H7756 [17AU]

——— 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]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1442 [6MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3576 [25AP]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H6650 [23JY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1179 [14FE]

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), H1221 [20FE]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H19 [8JA]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3464), H6042 [10JY]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4186), H5094 [12JN]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5248), H4139 [16MY]

Foreign policy: affirm U.S. commitment to NATO and condemn President Trump’s failure to confront Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for Russia’s election interference and worldwide aggression (see H. Res. 1008), H7157 [24JY]

Foreign trade: request the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and negotiations with China on certain trade-related concerns (see H. Res. 1018), H7689 [25JY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H9408 [28SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H8887 [25SE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H7156 [24JY]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

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), H7871 [5SE]

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), H5287 [19JN]

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

——— 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. 6236), H6042 [10JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9408 [28SE]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H7824 [4SE]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H4733 [25MY]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H3979 [15MY]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H1373 [5MR]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H8728 [13SE]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3056 [2AP]

IRS: provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 7300), H10209 [13DE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3097 [10AP]

Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 7108), H10170 [12DE]

Joseph Sanford Jr., Channel, NY: designate (see H.R. 6125), H8172 [12SE]

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H7782 [31AU]

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

Labor unions: 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), H6042 [10JY]

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

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10209 [13DE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H1506 [9MR]

Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building, Saugerties, NY: designate (see H.R. 4722), H405 [16JA]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H3931 [10MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H3064 [9AP]

——— cover opioid treatment program services (see H.R. 5083), H1443 [6MR]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 908), H9463 [2NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H3210 [12AP]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 5985), H4850 [6JN]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H7824 [4SE]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H9092 [26SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 6431), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5160), H3097 [10AP]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H5154 [13JN]

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H9443 [23OC]

National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY: recognize (see H.R. 6077), H6042 [10JY]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H3148 [11AP]

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

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), H1268 [26FE]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 756), H1654 [15MR]

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

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

Native Americans: provide the right of those born in Canada or the U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 6598), H7723 [26JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 5455), H4694 [23MY]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4730 [24MY]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1026), H1342 [1MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H3978 [15MY]

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 6064), H7824 [4SE]

Poland: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1168), H9763 [3DE]

Political campaigns: 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), H6559 [18JY]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 (see H.R. 3671), H8107 [10SE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H1372 [5MR]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: provide grants for coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program with career pathways (see H.R. 5888), H4283 [21MY]

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (see H.R. 6930), H9149 [27SE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H4849 [6JN]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3060 [5AP]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

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

SSA: permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5815 [27JN]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H2041 [22MR]

Taxation: authorize designation of additional taxable vaccines (see H.R. 4993), H1074 [8FE]

——— create long-term care accounts funded by proceeds of the sale or assignment of life insurance contracts (see H.R. 7203), H9757 [30NO]

——— 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), H9449 [26OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H7824 [4SE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 3349), H1699 [19MR]

——— 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]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

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 States to provide voter registration forms at certain naturalization proceedings (see H.R. 3113), H7156 [24JY]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H1653 [15MR]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H3887 [9MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5201 [14JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 5431), H3059 [5AP]

Constitutional authority statements

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (H.R. 5431), H3059 [5AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3103 [11AP]

Remarks

Al-Ross Screen Printing and Embroidery (business): West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E197• [15FE]

Amherst, NY: anniversary of Red Blazer Men’s Chorus, E412• [10AP]

Appropriations: making continuing, H491 [18JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3158 [12AP]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H29 [9JA]

——— anniversary of Elim Christian Fellowship, E1571• [29NO]

——— anniversary of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, H3403 [18AP], E536• [25AP]

——— proposal to reopen and revitalize DL&W Terminal, H6273 [17JY]

——— tribute to Gerard Place (organization), E500• [18AP]

——— tribute to proposed African American Veterans Monument to be located in the Buffalo and Erie County Military Park, H7170 [25JY]

——— unveiling of plans for new port of entry at Peace Bridge, H1275 [27FE]

Buffalo State, State University of New York: tribute to men’s basketball team graduating seniors, E141• [6FE]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team graduating seniors, E145• [6FE]

Children and youth: tribute to student activists calling for action against gun violence, H3103 [11AP]

Clark, Paul: West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E191• [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to join lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, H5105 [13JN]

Dept. of State: refugee resettlement agencies funding, H10115 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 4444), H6051 [11JY]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H9100 [27SE]

FAA: enforce flight safety regulations, H29 [9JA], H1381 [6MR]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3587 [26AP]

Firearms: gun control, H3103 [11AP], H10037 [11DE]

Gill, Liveleen M.: Asian American Physician Association of Western New York Physician of the Year award recipient, E1579• [29NO]

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, H491 [18JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H688 [30JA]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H4590 [23MY]

Insurance: modify definition of qualified health plan for health insurance premium tax credit and allow individuals purchasing health insurance in individual market to buy lower premium copper plan (H.R. 6311), H7661 [25JY]

Medicare: provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (H.R. 3748), H5105 [13JN], H7661 [25JY]

National Volunteer Month: observance, E500• [18AP]

Northern Ireland: anniversary of Good Friday Agreement, H1616 [15MR]

Piasecki, Wendy: West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year award recipient, E195• [15FE]

Shell Fab and Design (business): West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Chamber Member of the Year award recipient, E198• [15FE]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H491 [18JA]

St. Patrick’s Day: observance, H1616 [15MR]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, H7094 [24JY]

Tonawanda Coke Corp.: condemn actions to block entry of firefighters responding to plant fire and urge compliance with all environmental laws, H7833 [5SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H4858 [7JN], H7880 [6SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H5666 [26JN]

Votes: correction, H3911• [10MY], E1001• [12JY]

West Seneca, NY: tribute to West Seneca West Senior High School football team, E15• [9JA]

——— West Seneca Youth Theatre recipient of West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Community Service Organization of the Year Award, E194• [15FE]

Tributes

Blanchard, Thomas, Jr., E923• [26JN]

Bronner, T. Anthony, E1571• [29NO]

Clarke, Michael K., E763• [5JN]

Colon, Henry and Gwen, E474• [16AP]

DiPirro, Colleen C., E118• [30JA]

Downing, David M., E435• [11AP]

Krupski, Anthony B., Jr., E1025• [17JY]

Lemke, Frank J., E827• [12JN]

Martin, Eric, E418• [10AP]

McCarthy, Thomas H., E311• [14MR]

Melius, Jim, H421 [17JA]

Mesiah, Frank, H3788 [8MY]

Moran, Thomas J., E255• [5MR]

Myles, Arthur, E1207• [5SE]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H1704 [20MR]