LANCE, LEONARD (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4829 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4674 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6435 [17JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3667 [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), H3667 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9415 [2OC]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2220), H554 [18JA]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H1267 [26FE]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

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), H4285 [21MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to give States flexibility in how they provide assistance for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4666), H83 [9JA]

Civil rights: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (see H.R. 1272), H4849 [6JN]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4924), H903 [6FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H9415 [2OC]

Crime: prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4655), H903 [6FE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H5363 [20JN]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H6042 [10JY]

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), H976 [7FE]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 6032), H5095 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3931 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5900), H4981 [7JN]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1227 [23FE]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H6175 [12JY]

——— require certain disproportionate share hospitals to be Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-ready facilities, requiring a sexual assault forensic examiner be available at all times (see H.R. 6273), H8728 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H3506 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5505), H3444 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H6264 [16JY]

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), H3835 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5094 [12JN]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1972), H132 [10JA]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H6589 [19JY]

——— prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H9152 [27SE]

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), H5022 [8JN]

Diseases and disorders: recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 593), H6590 [19JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

Drugs: 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]

——— stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China (see H.R. 7091), H9448 [26OC]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H785 [5FE]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 6663), H7871 [5SE]

EPA: require powerplant permitting authorities to notify municipalities within a certain distance of a proposed powerplant development site (see H.R. 4992), H1074 [8FE]

FCC: clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures relative to wireless communications (see H.R. 6424), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide a consistent local broadcast channel to provide emergency news and information in underserved States and ensure such channel can disseminate emergency warnings to broadcast stations around the State (see H.R. 6416), H7777 [28AU]

——— 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), H5153 [13JN]

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), H1543 [13MR]

——— 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]

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), H3750 [3MY]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see H.R. 6337), H6111 [11JY]

Frank Leone Post Office, Oakland, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6428), H6557 [18JY]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5507 [21JN]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H3444 [18AP]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (see H. Res. 724), H903 [6FE]

House Rules: encourage consensus and increase accountability and transparency (see H. Res. 1090), H9151 [27SE]

——— 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), H7772 [24AU]

Human rights: provide assistance in abolishing human trafficking in the U.S. (see H.R. 2803), H3931 [10MY]

Immigration: amend the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program (see H.R. 2004), H6650 [23JY]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H2043 [22MR]

——— reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (see H.R. 4207), H785 [5FE]

——— 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. 6172), H5649 [25JN] (see H.R. 6183), H5750 [26JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9092 [26SE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 676), H19 [8JA]

——— 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), H9153 [27SE]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H478 [17JA]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, entities controlled by Iranian armed forces, supporters of ballistic missile program, and violations of agreement relative to nuclear program (see H.R. 4821), H552 [18JA]

——— 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), H1508 [9MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: require report on status of nuclear program to establish a baseline of progress for negotiations on denuclearization and annual updates on such progress (see H.R. 6012), H5022 [8JN]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 5060), H3931 [10MY]

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

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7728 [26JY]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see H.R. 6855), H8738 [20SE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H5363 [20JN]

——— create care management demonstration programs for chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 3867), H4584 [22MY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3444 [18AP]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 6056), H5020 [8JN]

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

——— provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during review of hospital outpatient payment rates (see H.R. 6138), H6264 [16JY]

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

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

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 2712), H3444 [18AP]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6988), H9405 [28SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H4694 [23MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4210 [17MY]

NATO: prohibit funding for U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 6530), H7732 [27JY]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize (see H.R. 6602), H7723 [26JY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure any replacement allows States to reform their individual health insurance markets provided that such reform includes certain features (see H. Res. 1089), H9151 [27SE]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1295), H1335 [27FE]

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]

——— establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers and review foreign practices relative to exchange of e-commerce goods with the U.S. (see H.R. 5524), H4850 [6JN]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H5151 [13JN]

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H3097 [10AP]

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6626), H7871 [5SE]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 422), H132 [10JA]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H7729 [26JY]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H4139 [16MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9408 [28SE]

——— ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3192), H1609 [14MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

Syria: condition U.S. assistance to Government-controlled territories on human rights reforms, political transition, and a safe and voluntary return of refugees (see H.R. 4681), H3507 [24AP]

Taxation: provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see H.R. 6392), H6263 [16JY]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 5220), H4850 [6JN]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 4789), H172 [12JA]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 53), H5817 [27JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 929), H5021 [8JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9425 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CDC: reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H1728 [20MR]

DEA: establish a national clearinghouse for all orders of controlled substances and require such orders pass through a database to identify suspicious orders and notify suppliers before orders are filled (see H.R. 6600), H7723 [26JY]

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), H3833 [8MY]

——— 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), H901 [6FE]

Information technology: ensure Federal funds for construction or acquisition of broadband facilities are not spent in areas where sufficient broadband is already offered or where network deployment is already funded (see H. Res. 690), H169 [11JA]

Medicaid: provide extension of enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage for health homes for individuals with substance use disorders (see H.R. 5810), H3976 [15MY]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks: designate (see H. Res. 803), H2042 [22MR]

Orphan Drug Act: affirm importance, commend life-saving accomplishments, and recognize need and continued support for research in development of therapies, treatments, and cures for rare diseases (see H. Res. 1154), H9568 [16NO]

Russia: commend Dept. of Justice investigation of interference in U.S. elections, accept U.S. intelligence on such interference, analyze impact of summit, and implement sanctions (see H. Res. 1015), H6649 [23JY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (see H.R. 4803), H403 [16JA]

Constitutional authority statements

CDC: reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (H.R. 5353), H1728 [20MR]

DEA: establish a national clearinghouse for all orders of controlled substances and require such orders pass through a database to identify suspicious orders and notify suppliers before orders are filled (H.R. 6600), H7726 [26JY]

FCC: combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (H.R. 5709), H3834 [8MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 4953), H902 [6FE]

Medicaid: provide extension of enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage for health homes for individuals with substance use disorders (H.R. 5810), H3978 [15MY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (H.R. 4803), H404 [16JA]

Proclamations

Israel Independence Anniversary: by, E516• [24AP]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H5366 [21JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H531 [18JA]

CDC: reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use, H5518 [22JN]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (H.R. 5353), H5059 [12JN]

Colleges and universities: require disclosure of hazing incidents (H.R. 2926), H8159 [12SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (H.R. 4481), H809 [6FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (H.R. 4924), H809 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: expedite completion of feasibility study for Warren Glen Dam Removal Project, H4829 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4829 [6JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 3994), H6608, H6609, H6610 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4677 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 292), H4353 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 5505), H3957 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: Delaware River Basin Restoration Program funding through reductions in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service construction funding, H6435, H6436 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6382, H6435, H6436, H6458 [17JY]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5518 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9247 [28SE]

EPA: Superfund Enforcement program funding, H6382 [17JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3669 [26AP]

——— study economic impact of Temporary Flight Restrictions on local airports, recommend mitigation options, and analyze security procedures to allow limited use of certain airports, H3669 [26AP]

FCC: combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (H.R. 5709), H6597 [23JY]

——— 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), H990, H991, H992 [8FE]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (H.R. 4881), H6595, H6596 [23JY]

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

——— 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), H6592, H6593, H6594 [23JY]

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, H531 [18JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H3894 [10MY]

Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (H.R. 1017), H3957 [15MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H6458 [17JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6458 [17JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3894 [10MY]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (S. 3029), H10056 [11DE]

Public Schools Week: observance, H1616 [15MR]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H531 [18JA]

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, H992, H994 [8FE]

Tributes

Gallagher, Sean, H905 [7FE]

Gunn, Daniel C., H5104 [13JN]