UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 1161), H7920 [6SE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7688 [25JY]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H3317 [13AP]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9420 [5OC]

Baltic States: recognize independence anniversary, commend political, economic, social, and military progress, support NATO European Deterrence Initiative, and continue mutually beneficial relationship (see H. Res. 826), H10338 [19DE]

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), H7943 [7SE]

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

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), H737 [2FE]

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]

Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office, Beaverton, MI: designate (see H.R. 6116), H5200 [14JN]

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

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H5977 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and operate recovery home certification programs (see H.R. 5100), H7871 [5SE]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 6421), H6557 [18JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H5363 [20JN]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H5817 [27JN]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H4284 [21MY]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H5981 [29JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: oppose detention and possible removal of Iraqi Chaldean Christians (see H. Res. 824), H3209 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a grant for nonprofit, nongovernmental entities to support oversight and anti-abuse education at the U.S. Olympic Committee, its national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization (see H.R. 5252), H1542 [13MR]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4963), H974 [7FE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (see H.R. 5717), H3884 [9MY]

——— provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (see H.R. 4854), H2043 [22MR]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 6747), H8739 [20SE]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (see H.R. 3356), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1503 [8MR]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1442 [6MR]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 4471), H1374 [5MR]

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 Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 5358), H9153 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 2648), H6112 [11JY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H7156 [24JY]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H1336 [27FE]

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

EPA: publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid (see H.R. 3106), H7743 [3AU]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5817 [27JN]

FCC: 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), H3444 [18AP]

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), H1653 [15MR]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1374 [5MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H3316 [13AP]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9821 [10DE]

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

Health: 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), H5977 [28JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H3507 [24AP]

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

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

——— expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 1970), H733 [30JA] (see H.R. 6580), H8108 [10SE]

——— 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), H1542 [13MR]

——— 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. 6183), H5649 [25JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8171 [12SE]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and reinstate such coverage in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such coverage (see H. Res. 1066), H8726 [13SE]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H3148 [11AP]

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), H9432 [12OC]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H7728 [26JY]

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]

Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building, Ceres, CA: designate (see H.R. 6405), H7871 [5SE]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H5977 [28JN]

——— permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see H.R. 7149), H9568 [16NO]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 7217), H9767 [6DE]

Medicare: ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H7728 [26JY]

——— expand use of telehealth (see H.R. 3482), H5094 [12JN]

——— provide for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program relative to air ambulance services (see H.R. 3780), H3444 [18AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H1698 [19MR]

Moldova: reaffirm policy to support sovereignty and territorial integrity, strengthen U.S. relations, and encourage democratic reforms (see H. Res. 745), H7689 [25JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H6042 [10JY]

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

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (see H.R. 5002), H1126 [13FE]

Russia: condemn ongoing occupation of, and human rights violations in, Crimea and call for continued sanctions against those engaged in such illegal occupation (see H. Res. 1022), H7871 [5SE]

Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building, Howell, MI: designate (see H.R. 6020), H4848 [6JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H7871 [5SE]

——— encourage charitable giving and simplify ways for charities to conduct their mission (see H.R. 2916), H3783 [7MY]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5153), H8743 [24SE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H3575 [25AP]

——— terminate Presidential Election Campaign Fund and transfer remaining funds to the NIH 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (see H.R. 2008), H5977 [28JN]

——— treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans under the tax on private foundation excess business holdings (see H.R. 2293), H1127 [13FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3239), H9152 [27SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9408 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program relative to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities (see H.R. 5175), H1441 [6MR]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see H.R. 6835), H8731 [17SE]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (see H.R. 5800), H3975 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see H.R. 5541), H3396 [17AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program relative to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities (H.R. 5175), H1441 [6MR]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (H.R. 6835), H8732 [17SE]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (H.R. 5800), H3977 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (H.R. 5541), H3396 [17AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1505 [9MR], H10607 [2JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1505 [9MR], H10607 [2JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H530 [18JA]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8228 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a program to support availability of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HA-LEU) fuel (H.R. 6140), H10043• [11DE]

——— establish the same compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for both light bulbs and motors in ceiling fan light kits (S. 2030), H1659, H1660, H1661 [19MR]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8228 [13SE]

EPA: reauthorize Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, H8228 [13SE]

FDA: improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 772), H815, H816, H817, H818, H821 [6FE]

FERC: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Gibson Dam (S. 490), H6226, H6227 [16JY]

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, H530 [18JA]

Medicaid: extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting, H10050 [11DE]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (H.R. 7217), H10050 [11DE]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (H.R. 5800), H5041 [12JN]

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (H.R. 5002), H5039 [12JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3893 [10MY]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H530 [18JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1426 [6MR]

Tributes

McBride, William, E1717• [20DE]