VEASEY, MARC A. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5788 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H5507 [21JN]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9439 [19OC]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

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

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1229), H3707 [26AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2044), H583 [19JA]

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see H. Res. 838), H3505 [24AP]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 103), H783 [5FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

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

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

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: extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H738 [2FE]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 6874), H8883 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: increase minority student participation in Cyber Scholarship Program (see H.R. 5746), H3928 [10MY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8742 [24SE]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 6280), H5974 [28JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3095 [10AP]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H8883 [25SE]

——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9150 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1143), H3210 [12AP]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H551 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H903 [6FE]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

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]

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), H10337 [19DE]

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), H9153 [27SE]

——— facilitate reunification of Central American families, report on, and develop a strategy to reduce, gender-based and gang violence, and address impact of family separation on Central American children (see H.R. 6193), H5580 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H133 [10JA]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grants to retrain transportation workers (see H.R. 6200), H5580 [22JN]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H4692 [23MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H1729 [20MR]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5154 [13JN]

Education: provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 5962), H4728 [24MY]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 6607), H7748 [7AU]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H5817 [27JN]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H9758 [30NO]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 7347), H10336 [19DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H9758 [30NO]

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

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H3576 [25AP]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H9091 [26SE]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested persons to promote fish conservation (see H.R. 6660), H9439 [19OC]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 200), H5286 [19JN]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7772 [24AU]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8739 [20SE]

GAO: require study of Federal agencies to determine which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s participation in the workforce (see H.R. 5565), H3441 [18AP]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5280), H3783 [7MY]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H3316 [13AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

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]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 6509), H7756 [17AU]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 6527), H7686 [25JY]

——— establish immigration consumer fraud information hotlines and websites and provide for outreach campaigns on such fraud (see H.R. 6363), H6173 [12JY]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5363 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H901 [6FE]

——— 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), H5978 [28JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9420 [5OC]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3835 [8MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3835 [8MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medicare: provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H3452 [23AP]

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

Members of Congress: ensure access to Federal facilities in order to exercise oversight responsibilities (see H.R. 6260), H5973 [28JN]

——— permit office of a Member of the House to employ a certain number of interns under the Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting number of other employees (see H.R. 6956), H9150 [27SE]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9443 [23OC]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H9569 [16NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

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

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H737 [2FE]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 4985), H5507 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H3783 [7MY]

Pensions: provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information (see H.R. 4610), H18 [8JA]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1138), H9467 [6NO]

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), H8108 [10SE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H9408 [28SE]

Refugees: set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level (see H.R. 6909), H9089 [26SE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H8886 [25SE]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9419 [5OC]

Social Security: strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 6929), H9149 [27SE]

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

Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4489), H1127 [13FE]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H7756 [17AU]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7735 [31JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 2309), H9415 [2OC]

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]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H903 [6FE]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: call on Congress to enact a new Voting Rights Act preclearance formula and condemn voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions (see H. Res. 751), H7825 [4SE]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 6880), H8884 [25SE]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see H.R. 6093), H7943 [7SE]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see H.R. 6272), H9569 [16NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H5817 [27JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9569 [16NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (see H.R. 4980), H1074 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize research in fossil energy and promote development and demonstration of environmentally responsible coal and natural gas technologies (see H.R. 5745), H3928 [10MY]

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

SBA: modify upfront guarantee fees for certain 7(a) loans to eliminate economic barriers faced by women, minorities, and veteran small business owners (see H.R. 7186), H9691 [28NO]

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]

Women: report on efforts to support minority women involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H.R. 7092), H9448 [26OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (H.R. 4980), H1075 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize research in fossil energy and promote development and demonstration of environmentally responsible coal and natural gas technologies (H.R. 5745), H3930 [10MY]

SBA: modify upfront guarantee fees for certain 7(a) loans to eliminate economic barriers faced by women, minorities, and veteran small business owners (H.R. 7186), H9691 [28NO]

Women: report on efforts to support minority women involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (H.R. 7092), H9449 [26OC]

Remarks

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H9098 [27SE]

Dallas, TX: condemn shooting of Botham Jean by Dallas police officer, H9098 [27SE]

——— Trini Garza High School recipient of National Title I Association Nation Title I Distinguished School Award, H1467 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7705 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Office of Science basic research programs (H.R. 5905), H5778 [27JN]

——— carry out certain upgrades to research equipment and construction of a research user facility, H5778 [27JN]

——— establish policy for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (H.R. 5906), H5780 [27JN]

——— establish policy for science and energy research and development programs and reform National Laboratory management and technology transfer programs, H5778 [27JN]

——— provide directors of the National Laboratories signature authority for certain agreements (H.R. 5907), H5782 [27JN]

——— provide for a low-dose radiation basic research program, H5778 [27JN]

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, H5163 [14JN]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6481 [18JY]

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

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Mount Zion Baptist Church, H765 [5FE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance, H4784 [6JN]

NASA: designate Marshall Space Flight Center to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base (H.R. 5345), H5769 [27JN]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 1768), H9585 [27NO]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6481 [18JY]

Triangle Volleyball Club (organization): National Council of Youth Sports Sports Teach Respect Initiative Values and Excellence (STRIVE) Organization of the Year award recipient, E1320• [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, E912• [25JN]

Women: strengthen the aerospace workforce by promoting NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and NASA internship and fellowship opportunities to women (H.R. 4254), H9581 [27NO]

Tributes

Brooks, Roy C., H6554 [18JY], E1016• [16JY]

Bush, Barbara Pierce, E577• [1MY]

Cary, Reby, H10190 [13DE]

Daniels, B.R., H1107 [13FE]

Daniels, B.R., Jr., H3690 [26AP], E542• [26AP]

Franklin, Bettye J. Wilson, H1658 [19MR], E337• [19MR]

Martinez, Robert, E1325• [27SE]

Ross, Regina Farr, H1321 [27FE]

Strong, Zebedee, H7938 [7SE]

Valenciano, Pauline Gasca, H4861 [7JN]

York, Gwen, H1250 [26FE], E220• [26FE]