MAST, BRIAN J. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (H.R. 6793), H9656 [27NO]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4822 [6JN]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (H.R. 6622), H9656 [27NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5984 [3JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H4850 [6JN]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H4210 [17MY]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see H.R. 4202), H9092 [26SE]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9092 [26SE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 4693), H7921 [6SE]

Armed Forces: protect U.S. military personnel from malaria (see H. Res. 1062), H8170 [12SE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9092 [26SE]

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. 4223), H1544 [13MR] (see H.R. 5819), H4210 [17MY]

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), H1544 [13MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 4957), H1478 [7MR]

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H7921 [6SE]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H1442 [6MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5996), H4775 [5JN]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be use on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 919), H9526 [14NO]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H9574 [20NO]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1507 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H7921 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H3746 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide loan repayment incentives for certain physician assistants or faculty at a graduate-level physician assistant education program (see H.R. 1605), H7920 [6SE]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1335 [27FE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H1336 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to frontline operational components for procurement of certain items that do not meet specified criteria (see H.R. 5574), H3441 [18AP]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), H6111 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: clarify applicability of the Fair Housing Act to recovery facilities to allow local communities to prevent location of sober living homes in residential neighborhoods (see H.R. 5724), H5649 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H678 [29JA]

——— 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), H1336 [27FE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1374 [5MR]

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4221), H1227 [23FE]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 1911), H4285 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 5014), H1177 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 809), H6175 [12JY]

——— disapprove courses for purposes of educational assistance programs unless the educational institution permits individuals to attend or participate in courses pending departmental payment (see H.R. 4830), H552 [18JA]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H975 [7FE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1212), H3743 [27AP]

——— make certain improvements relative to inspections of departmental medical facilities and care for women (see H.R. 3558), H7921 [6SE]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see H.R. 4312), H405 [16JA]

——— provide for payment of Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient (see H.R. 6679), H7772 [24AU]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H784 [5FE]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 7158), H9568 [16NO]

Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (see H.R. 5242), H1610 [14MR]

——— develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers (see H.R. 5523), H3342 [16AP]

——— develop and implement national standards and best practices for school resource officers (see H.R. 5243), H1610 [14MR]

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), H5201 [14JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H3096 [10AP]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H5094 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose incident report on false ballistic missile event in Hawaii, review current missile threat notification protocols, and strenthen public health readiness for various weapon attacks (see H.R. 4949), H1374 [5MR]

Federal aid programs: recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 1026), H9092 [26SE]

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), H1502 [8MR]

——— 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 a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5090), H1503 [8MR]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (see H.R. 3999), 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), H4210 [17MY]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (see H.R. 6622), H9092 [26SE]

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

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

Government: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H625 [22JA]

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), H9539 [15NO]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H5094 [12JN]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3513), H7921 [6SE]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H1542 [13MR]

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

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), H7921 [6SE]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H584 [19JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3746 [1MY]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H3746 [1MY]

——— authorize assistance for anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 5126), H1333 [27FE]

——— 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]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3744 [27AP]

——— commemorate anniversary of recognition of Jerusalem as the capital, commend subsequent relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and reaffirm U.S.-Israel friendship (see H. Con. Res. 144), H9767 [6DE]

Keiser University: anniversary (see H. Res. 680), H18 [8JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 763), H3708 [26AP]

Korean Peninsula: commend diplomatic negotiations on denuclearization (see H. Res. 861), H4210 [17MY]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9153 [27SE]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H9443 [23OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H8727 [13SE]

Moldova: reaffirm policy to support sovereignty and territorial integrity, strengthen U.S. relations, and encourage democratic reforms (see H. Res. 745), H5581 [22JN]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 6636), H9432 [12OC]

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 6270), H5974 [28JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9691 [28NO]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 2584), H3148 [11AP]

National Public Safety Aviation Day: designate (see H. Res. 991), H7921 [6SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 775), H1542 [13MR]

NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see H.R. 4062), H737 [2FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 4831), H976 [7FE]

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), H6263 [16JY]

Russia: condemn chemical weapons attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter, extend sympathies to those affected by the attack, and reaffirm U.S.-British relationship (see H. Res. 786), H3576 [25AP]

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H733 [30JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9431 [12OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to the child tax credit (see H.R. 5903), H4582 [22MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H1442 [6MR]

——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 4736), H584 [19JA]

Terrorism: counter growing presence and hostile activity of Iran and Hezbollah and disrupt and degrade illicit networks in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3118), H7943 [7SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 466), H9091 [26SE]

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership: establish to assist countries in Sahel, Maghreb, and adjacent regions of Africa to improve capabilities to counter terrorist threats (see H.R. 6018), H5286 [19JN]

U.N.: object to resolution criticizing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (see H. Res. 684), H555 [18JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units (see H.R. 5787), H7824 [4SE]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 199), H678 [29JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9758 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 6700), H7824 [4SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow States and local governments to purchase equipment suitable for school security activities (see H.R. 6975), H9405 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents are equipped with secure radios or other two-way communication devices supported by system interoperability (see H.R. 6742), H7941 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 5413), H3049 [26MR]

Firearms: impose a moratorium on the transfer or receipt of assault rifles and require agencies submit recommendations defining assault weapons and classifying firearms based on lethality (see H.R. 5286), H1608 [14MR]

——— require persons applying for a Federal license to sell firearms to complete an online behavioral detection awareness training course (see H.R. 5285), H1608 [14MR]

Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge: transfer Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, FL, for inclusion (see H.R. 5245), H1507 [9MR] (see H.R. 5319), H1652 [15MR]

NASA: support CubeSat Launch Initiative and recognize development of WeissSat–1 designed by the Weiss School team in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1334 [27FE]

NOAA: reauthorize national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia program and require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region (see H.R. 6645), H7734 [31JY]

Syria: condemn Bashar al-Assad regime and its backers for continued support of war crimes and crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 1165), H9758 [30NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (H.R. 6700), H7824 [4SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow States and local governments to purchase equipment suitable for school security activities (H.R. 6975), H9407 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents are equipped with secure radios or other two-way communication devices supported by system interoperability (H.R. 6742), H7942 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (H.R. 5413), H3049 [26MR]

Firearms: impose a moratorium on the transfer or receipt of assault rifles and require agencies submit recommendations defining assault weapons and classifying firearms based on lethality (H.R. 5286), H1609 [14MR]

——— require persons applying for a Federal license to sell firearms to complete an online behavioral detection awareness training course (H.R. 5285), H1609 [14MR]

Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge: transfer Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, FL, for inclusion (H.R. 5245), H1507 [9MR]

——— transfer Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, FL, for inclusion (H.R. 5319), H1653 [15MR]

NOAA: reauthorize national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia program and require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region (H.R. 6645), H7735 [31JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5509 [22JN]

Remarks

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (H.R. 6793), H9655, H9656 [27NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate room H-226 as the ‘‘Lincoln Room’’ (H. Res. 1063), H10514 [21DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations, H9648 [27NO]

——— authorizing appropriations, technical corrections (H.R. 7329), H10515, H10516 [21DE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify authority to grant credit to Florida for Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan work performed during design or construction, H4822 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4822 [6JN]

——— prohibit water discharges from Lake Okeechobee until the water quality is deemed safe, H5158 [14JN], H5510 [22JN], H5651 [26JN], H6044 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents are equipped with secure radios or other two-way communication devices supported by system interoperability (H.R. 6742), H8753• [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 51), H9655 [27NO]

——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9648 [27NO]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency (S. 3367), H10516, H10517 [21DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2315), H8162 [12SE]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (H.R. 6622), H9656 [27NO]

GSA: provide flexibility relative to leaseback of certain Federal real property (H.R. 7319), H10515 [21DE]

Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge: transfer Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, FL, for inclusion, H9648 [27NO]

Journal: question of approval, H10513 [21DE]

NASA: support CubeSat Launch Initiative and recognize development of WeissSat–1 designed by the Weiss School team in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (H. Con. Res. 109), H1274 [27FE]

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]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H8252 [13SE]

Public Buildings Reform Board: ensure adequate time is provided to carry out responsibilities (H.R. 7318), H10514 [21DE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2315), H8162 [12SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2315), H8162 [12SE]

Syria: condemn Bashar al-Assad regime and its backers for continued support of war crimes and crimes against humanity (H. Res. 1165), H10072 [11DE]

Taxation: 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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2315), H8162 [12SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8253 [13SE]

Tributes

Corey, Thomas, H790 [6FE], E150• [7FE]

Frisch, Dennis, E326• [15MR]

Jackson, Wayne P., E900• [22JN]

Reed, Nathaniel P., H6178 [13JY]

Wickstrom, Karl, E931• [27JN]