ESTES, RON (a Representative from Kansas)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3644 [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), H3644 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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 (see H.R. 4712), H170 [11JA]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3444 [18AP]

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H3148 [11AP]

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (see H.J. Res. 132), H3444 [18AP]

Crime: provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 4915), H3097 [10AP]

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]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (see H.R. 4508), H173 [12JA]

Dept. of HHS: disseminate resources to early childhood care and education providers working with young children on ways to recognize and respond to children who may be impacted by trauma related to substance abuse (see H.R. 5889), H5022 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 5613), H4981 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H5154 [13JN]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5093 [12JN]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H3741 [27AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

Endangered species: provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining impact of proposed Federal agency action (see H.R. 6346), H6173 [12JY]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see H.R. 3608), H6175 [12JY]

EPA: exempt from certain Clean Air Act requirements law enforcement agency incinerator units when used for the sole purpose of destroying contraband or household pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 6291), H7728 [26JY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn promotion of ideas that create animosity and anger toward Jews and the Jewish religion and all expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance (see H. Res. 772), H1610 [14MR]

FCC: require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 5983), H4732 [25MY]

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), H3979 [15MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H1608 [14MR]

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

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6213), H5648 [25JN]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

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

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 4916), H1179 [14FE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H4243 [18MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H6112 [11JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3060 [5AP]

Medicare: extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H5094 [12JN]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H9526 [14NO]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 881), H3834 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H1179 [14FE]

——— delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 5963), H5977 [28JN]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3798), H8171 [12SE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H9439 [19OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 354), H3210 [12AP]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5861), H5022 [8JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H4849 [6JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

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

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 1175), H6112 [11JY]

——— improve access to health care through modernized health savings accounts (see H.R. 5138), H6112 [11JY]

——— 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), H6112 [11JY]

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

——— provide for treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees (see H.R. 365), H6112 [11JY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H7688 [25JY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H6112 [11JY]

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. 4706), H1127 [13FE] (see H.R. 5447), H3453 [23AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: define endangered species petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog (see H.R. 6355), H6173 [12JY]

——— increase State and local involvement in management plans under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6364), H6174 [12JY]

——— prohibit designation as critical habitat of certain areas in artificial water diversion or delivery facilities under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6354), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for greater certainty and improved planning for incidental take permit holders under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6360), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for greater county and State consultation relative to petitions under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 6345), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide for improved precision in listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered and potentially endangered species (see H.R. 6356), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide grants to non-Federal landowners who protect or restore habitat and contribute to recovery of an endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 6344), H6173 [12JY]

Water: facilitate and streamline Bureau of Reclamation and BIA processes for creating or expanding certain water projects and authorize certain water development projects (see H.R. 4419), H4777 [5JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9744 [29NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: penalize false communications to cause an emergency response (see H.R. 5204), H1476 [7MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish State and local fusion center technical assistance program (see H.R. 5099), H1332 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend authority to carry out Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Federal reclamation project (see H.R. 5584), H3452 [23AP]

ERISA: amend (see H.R. 7278), H10169 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: institute reforms to program of block grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5489), H3209 [12AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: penalize false communications to cause an emergency response (H.R. 5204), H1477 [7MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish State and local fusion center technical assistance program (H.R. 5099), H1334 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend authority to carry out Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Federal reclamation project (H.R. 5584), H3452 [23AP]

ERISA: amend (H.R. 7278), H10170 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: institute reforms to program of block grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 5489), H3210 [12AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H479 [18JA]

Remarks

Andale, KS: express condolences to victims of St. Joseph Catholic Church fire, H5668 [26JN]

Aviation: conduct a global aviation security review (H.R. 4559), H41, H42 [9JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3178 [12AP]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4881 [7JN]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), Senate amendment, H7194• [25JY]

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7852 [5SE]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (H.R. 4508), H3965 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (H.R. 3331), E835• [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection counter terrorist networks activities (H.R. 4578), H40, H41 [9JA]

——— establish State and local fusion center technical assistance program (H.R. 5099), H1665, H1666 [19MR]

——— examine actions undertaken to combat vehicular terrorism (H.R. 4227), H1666, H1667 [19MR]

——— examine actions undertaken to combat vehicular terrorism (H.R. 4227), Senate amendments, H10414, H10415 [20DE]

——— submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures (H.R. 3202), H43, H45 [9JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a student count for purposes of calculating formula allocations for certain Native American education programs under the Johnson-O’Malley Act (S. 943), H10039, H10040, H10041 [11DE]

——— designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (H.R. 5613), H6631 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6519 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care (H.R. 918), H8167 [12SE]

——— increase number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans (H.R. 4635), H8167 [12SE]

——— study effectiveness of Veterans Crisis Line in preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4173), H8167 [12SE]

Economy: status, H8164, H8165 [12SE]

Education: importance of workforce development and role of skills-based training programs in sustaining viability of U.S. workforce, H3965 [15MY]

FAA: establish Task Force of Flight Standards Reform, H3650 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3650 [26AP]

FCC: 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 (H.R. 2345), H8167 [12SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in honor of Robert Kunze III, H8881 [25SE]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 4760), H5430 [21JN]

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), H7656 [25JY]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), H3421• [18AP]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H467 [17JA]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 88), Senate amendment, H10475 [20DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7656 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: institute reforms to program of block grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 5489), H3965 [15MY]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (H.R. 4547), H749 [5FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H467 [17JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H4767 [5JN], H8164, H8165 [12SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), H9130 [27SE]

——— extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H10475 [20DE]

——— improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), H3426 [18AP]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses (H.R. 6199), H7656 [25JY]

Transportation Security Administration: strengthen air cargo security (H.R. 4176), H1663, H1664 [19MR]

Trump, President: proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services, H4273 [21MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to carry out any rulemaking on the status of the lesser prairie chicken, H6519 [18JY]

Votes: position on missed, H653• [29JA], H3561• [25AP], H10445• [20DE], E114• [30JA], E833• [13JN], E864• [19JN]

Wichita, KS: anniversary of Dockum Drugstore sit-in, H6577 [19JY]

——— opening of Wichita Advanced Learning Library, H5185 [14JN]

——— tribute to business and education partnerships to train workers for aerospace industry jobs, H3965 [15MY]

——— tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking, H7901 [6SE]

Tributes

Kunze, Robert, III, H8880 [25SE]

Spexarth, Dan, H5666 [26JN]