VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5745, H5746 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5895, energy and water development appropriations, H5827 [28JN]

——— H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies and continuing appropriations, H7806 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: modernize Food for Peace Program (see H.R. 5276), H7759 [21AU]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 6635), H7777 [28AU]

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 697), H5363 [20JN]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 6793), H8887 [25SE]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H1340 [1MR]

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), H1609 [14MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3444 [18AP]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3227), H3343 [16AP]

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

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 99), H582 [19JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide for an independent assessment in order to update the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (see H.R. 3694), H1729 [20MR]

——— 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), H9467 [6NO]

Dept. of Education: support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H3931 [10MY]

——— 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), H7689 [25JY]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 5115), H3783 [7MY]

——— limit orphan drug exclusion under the discount drug program requiring drug manufacturers to provide drugs to eligible health care organizations at reduced prices (see H.R. 2889), H10170 [12DE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3507 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see H.R. 6887), H10612 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 4057), H9471 [9NO]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H9539 [15NO]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide protections for employees receving tips by ensuring that all tips are the property of the employee and not the employer (see H.R. 5180), H3050 [26MR]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H7685 [25JY]

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), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3397 [17AP]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 632), H5286 [19JN]

Drugs: 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), H5581 [22JN]

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

FAA: require air carriers to disclose date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance (see H.R. 6028), H9408 [28SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: align certain provisions with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H3444 [18AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5201 [14JN]

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

——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls (see H.R. 5573), H9668 [27NO]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 1223), H6464 [17JY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H4730 [24MY]

Firearms: 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), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H10337 [19DE]

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

Forests: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse effects of deforestation (see H.R. 6503), H9092 [26SE]

Genocide: draw upon relevant lessons of past genocides to help prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups (see H. Res. 220), H9526 [14NO]

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

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

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H677 [29JA]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H3930 [10MY]

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

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

——— 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), H1127 [13FE]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H8887 [25SE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 6689), H7871 [5SE]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1729 [20MR]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H581 [19JA]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5286 [19JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5286 [19JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H3050 [26MR]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H10337 [19DE]

——— provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities (see H.R. 2687), H1217 [16FE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H1267 [26FE]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H133 [10JA]

——— expand and revise classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 750), H3783 [7MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H3050 [26MR]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 4582), H678 [29JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H6558 [18JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3506 [24AP]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H7689 [25JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H3746 [1MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 1173), H3444 [18AP]

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

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 827), H3315 [13AP]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5286 [19JN]

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

——— strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H3452 [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H3444 [18AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H6042 [10JY]

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), H7752 [10AU]

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

Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3746 [1MY]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1148), H9539 [15NO]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H5750 [26JN]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 4459), H3316 [13AP]

Tobacco products: prevent the sale of e-cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 7337), H10335 [19DE]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 4271), H83 [9JA]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 5621), H5201 [14JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7772 [24AU]

Voting: limit authority of State election officials to remove registrants from the official list of eligible voters in Federal elections on the basis of interstate cross-checks (see H.R. 3091), H5507 [21JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1729 [20MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9152 [27SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9758 [30NO]

Remarks

Air Force: AIM–120 delta advanced medium-range air-to-air missile funding, H5795 [27JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H890 [6FE]

Black History Month: observance, E124• [2FE]

Chesterton, IN: anniversary of Izaak Walton League, Porter County Chapter, E1451• [26OC]

Clifford, Robert A.: Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1495• [6NO]

Crown Point, IN: anniversary of Lake County Parks and Recreation, E657• [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal, H5741 [26JN]

——— Breast Cancer Research Program funding, H5745 [26JN]

——— CVN–80 aircraft carrier funding, H5806 [27JN]

——— Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental funding, H5801 [27JN]

——— Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency funding, H5793 [27JN]

——— electromagnetic railgun development funding, H5743, H5744 [26JN]

——— making appropriations, H719, H724 [30JA], H890 [6FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5716, H5741, H5743, H5744, H5745, H5746, H5747 [26JN], H5793, H5795, H5801, H5805, H5806, H5811, H5812 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9042 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to contravene existing Federal requirements for meaningful consultation and engagement with tribal communities, H5747 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendments, H719, H724 [30JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9042 [26SE]

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, H890 [6FE]

Gary, IN: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E789• [7JN]

——— anniversary of St. John the Baptist Church, E1197• [4SE]

——— tribute to Gary Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Classic Basketball Invitational, E1534• [16NO]

——— tribute to Gary Frontiers Service Club Inc., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees and officers, E7• [8JA]

Hammond, IN: tribute to individuals taking oath of citizenship, E8• [8JA], E95• [25JA], E251• [5MR], E405• [9AP], E587• [7MY], E760• [5JN], E927• [27JN], E1120• [3AU], E1191• [4SE], E1391• [12OC], E1473• [30OC]

Hawkins, LaTroy: Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E1534• [16NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1229• [12SE]

Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductees, E575• [1MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E7• [8JA]

Merrillville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural Center of Northwest Indiana Hindu Religious Center, E399• [5AP]

National Civil Rights Day: observance, E578• [1MY]

National Day of Civility: observance, H1659 [19MR]

National security: space-based ballistic missile defense technology funding, H5805 [27JN]

Navy: Virginia-class submarine program funding through reductions in shipbuilding and procurement programs funding, H5811 [27JN]

Northern Indiana Area Labor Federation: tribute to Community Labor Awards recipients, E1410• [16OC]

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.: tribute to Luminary Award recipients, E1230• [12SE]

Pakistan: Coalition Support Fund reimbursements funding, H5746 [26JN]

Ryba, Janice: Asian American Medical Association Crystal Globe Award recipient, E1485• [2NO]

Strack, Jeff: Calumet Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1490• [2NO]

Syria: anniversary of start of civil war, E369• [26MR]

——— U.S. policy, E369• [26MR]

Valparaiso, IN: anniversary of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 81, E87• [22JA]

Votes: position on missed, H10534• [21DE], E9• [8JA], E171• [13FE], E725• [24MY], E859• [19JN], E1036• [19JY], E1566• [28NO]

WJOB–Radio (Hammond, IN): anniversary of ‘‘Veterans Views’’ radio show, E74• [19JA]

World Civility Day: observance, E394• [5AP]

Tributes

Fesko, Timothy, E1407• [16OC]

Jent, Julia, E735• [25MY]

Marsh, Leroy, E1119• [3AU]

Robinson, Evelyn Walker, E1593• [3DE]

Sepp, Stephen, H5812 [27JN]

Smith, Quentin, E124• [2FE]