OLSON, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4836 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6440 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 4660), H1076 [8FE]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9416 [2OC]

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see H. Res. 838), H3505 [24AP]

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

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), H10337 [19DE]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 637), H10270 [17DE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see H.R. 4311), H3936 [11MY]

Corps of Engineers: expedite completion of certain feasibility studies and reports for a storm damage mitigation project along the Texas coast and amend Coastal Barrier Resources Act to allow for such project (see H.R. 5897), H4284 [21MY]

Crime: prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 5637), H3705 [26AP]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H6264 [16JY]

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), H3444 [18AP]

——— award grants to local educational agencies to enable high school students to take a computer coding class in place of certain other subjects in order to fulfill a graduation requirement (see H.R. 6334), H6111 [11JY]

——— carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H1610 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7772 [24AU]

——— 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), H4849 [6JN]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 4507), H133 [10JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (see H.R. 6400), H7157 [24JY]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), H6264 [16JY]

——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 6595), H7943 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide additional grants for school security for purchasing and installing metal detectors and encouraging limitation of entry and exit points (see H.R. 5135), H1544 [13MR]

——— 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), H1544 [13MR]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1544 [13MR]

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), H10512 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into memorandum of understanding with a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under which departmental health care providers shall query such network (see H.R. 3832), H3931 [10MY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 3666), H4777 [5JN]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see H.R. 4312), H3055 [2AP]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 5413), H4139 [16MY]

——— provide for housing stipends and supply fee payments under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for individuals affected by extended school closures due to natural disasters (see H.R. 3940), H3931 [10MY]

——— 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), H975 [7FE]

Eastern Europe: affirm U.S. support to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in their effort to retain political sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H. Res. 955), H5362 [20JN]

Europe: reject Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, support energy security and diversification, and impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on pipeline (see H. Res. 1035), H9153 [27SE]

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), H4777 [5JN]

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 (see H.R. 2345), H3052 [29MR]

FEMA: provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 3238), H3210 [12AP]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as a fundamental human right (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5975 [28JN]

FTC: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see H.R. 3409), H18 [8JA]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5280), H3783 [7MY]

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

Immigration: fund construction of southern border wall, ensure compliance with Federal immigration law, and combat sanctuary cities, transnational gangs, human trafficking, and drugs (see H.R. 7059), H9460 [30OC]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H478 [17JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to establish a Border Wall and Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 7073), H9444 [23OC]

India: enhance defense and security cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 6506), H8739 [20SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H976 [7FE]

Insurance: 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), H132 [10JA]

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 additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H678 [29JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3397 [17AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3444 [18AP]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]

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), H5981 [29JN]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H4850 [6JN]

Medicare: ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H3707 [26AP]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H5022 [8JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 146), H10586 [21DE]

Moldova: reaffirm policy to support sovereignty and territorial integrity, strengthen U.S. relations, and encourage democratic reforms (see H. Res. 745), H1220 [20FE]

NASA: specify U.S. human spaceflight goals and objectives (see H.R. 6910), H9153 [27SE]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H1179 [14FE]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 4985), H5286 [19JN]

Patents: include exclusive economic zone as part of U.S. for patent infringement (see H.R. 7201), H9743 [29NO]

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]

Postal Service: require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1057), H3148 [11AP]

Social Security: replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment (see H.R. 6933), H9420 [5OC]

Southwest Airlines Co.: commend Tammie Jo Bonnell Shults and crew for efforts to safely land aircraft suffering in-flight engine failure and express condolences to family of Jennifer Riordan who died during the flight (see H. Res. 837), H3452 [23AP]

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), H3444 [18AP]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 4736), H1179 [14FE]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 5220), H9092 [26SE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H3746 [1MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide for improved precision in listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered and potentially endangered species (see H.R. 6356), H6173 [12JY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H4210 [17MY]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 5621), H9153 [27SE]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 6922), H9089 [26SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H3444 [18AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H8886 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 5013), H1177 [14FE]

FCC: remove requirement to perform certain environmental reviews as a condition of permitting the placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities following a major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4845), H581 [19JA]

FERC: address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel (see H.R. 6552), H7721 [26JY]

Immigration: require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6553), H7721 [26JY]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 4849), H581 [19JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (H.R. 5013), H1178 [14FE]

FCC: remove requirement to perform certain environmental reviews as a condition of permitting the placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities following a major disaster or emergency (H.R. 4845), H582 [19JA]

FERC: address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel (H.R. 6552), H7725 [26JY]

Immigration: require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 6553), H7725 [26JY]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (H.R. 4849), H582 [19JA]

Remarks

Abbott, Dana: National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame Award recipient, E770• [5JN]

Alvin, TX: tribute to Alvin High School color guard, E633• [11MY]

——— tribute to Alvin High School track and field teams, E776• [5JN]

——— tribute to Alvin Independent School District ‘‘The Day’’ of Service project, E1357• [2OC]

——— tribute to Joe’s Barbeque (business), H6032 [10JY]

Aly, Sarfraz: OakBend Medical Center, Richmond, TX, Physician of the Year award recipient, E108• [29JA]

Amirthalingham, Meeha: Discovery Education and 3M Co., America’s Top Young Scientist finalist, E1181• [28AU]

Appropriations: making continuing, H531 [18JA]

Best Buddies International (organization): tribute to Katy, TX, Seven Lakes High School chapter, E1126• [7AU]

Bishop, Leigha: Fort Bend, TX, Independent School District Elementary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E634• [11MY]

Bivens, Audrey: Arc (organization) of Katy, TX, Hometown Heroes award recipient, E636• [11MY]

Bratcher, Ashley: Stafford, TX, Municipal School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E845• [14JN]

Brown, Carole and Robert C.: Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation Cultural Vanguard Award recipients, E55• [17JA]

Catcher’s University, LLC: tribute to 12 and under baseball team, E1138• [10AU]

Cinco Charities, Inc.: tribute to Ballard House, H3085 [10AP]

Corps of Engineers: expedite previously authorized projects in declared disaster areas, H4836 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4836 [6JN]

Cromie, Kim: Katy, TX, Independent School District Nurse of the Year award recipient, E772• [5JN]

Davis, Amanda: Texas Association of Public Safety Communication Officials Trainer of the Year award recipient, E635• [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6440 [17JY]

Deroche, Cade: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E403• [5AP]

Economy: status, H8165 [12SE]

Fort Bend, TX: anniversary of Lopez Mexican Restaurant, H4762 [5JN]

Fort Bend County, TX: Fort Bend County Fire Marshal’s Office recipient of Texas Fire Marshals Association Achievement of Excellence Award and Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Letter of Appreciation, E103• [29JA]

Galor, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1477• [30OC]

Garcia, Lenny: Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1182• [28AU]

Georgia (country): reaffirm strategic partnership with the U.S., and promote U.S. companies doing business in Georgia, H6274 [17JY]

Gonzales, Jose: Katy, TX, Independent School District Chief’s Meritorious Citation Award recipient, E843• [14JN]

Gorman, Douglas (Pat): Katy, TX, Senior Citizen of the Year award recipient, E637• [11MY]

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]

Graham, Billy: tribute (H.J. Res. 130), H1326 [27FE]

Hall, Garrett: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1473• [30OC]

Houston, TX: anniversary of J. Frank Dobie High School, E1244• [13SE]

——— tribute to Tony’s Pizza and Grinders (business), H6637 [23JY]

Katy, TX: anniversary of Mo’s Place (business), E231• [27FE]

——— tribute to Epiphany of the Lord Catholic School, E1182• [28AU]

——— tribute to Katy Independent School District track and field teams, E448• [12AP]

——— tribute to Katy Police Dept., Above and Beyond award recipients, E762• [5JN]

——— tribute to Seven Lakes High School quiz bowl team, E631• [11MY]

——— tribute to Tompkins High School boys’ basketball team, H1530• [13MR]

Klawitter, Art: Harris County, TX, Academy of Family Physicians Physician of the Year award recipient, E106• [29JA]

Lane, Ashley: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1276• [20SE]

Long, Morgan: National Merit Scholarship finalist, E395• [5AP]

Manvel, TX: tribute to Manvel High School football team, H7 [8JA]

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

Missouri City, TX: Plantation at Quail Valley recipient of Houston Apartment Association Senior Living Community of the Year award, E1134• [7AU]

——— tribute to Ridge Point High School girls’ volleyball team, H9658 [27NO]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7900 [6SE]

National Park Service: National Maritime Heritage Grant Program funding, H6440 [17JY]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7887, H7891, H7894 [6SE]

——— codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), motion to recommit, H7898 [6SE]

——— require export applications for small volumes of natural gas to show that such export was produced using available techniques to minimize methane emissions from leaks or venting, H7894 [6SE]

Needville, TX: tribute to Needville High School dance and drill team, E1269• [20SE]

——— tribute to Needville High School girls’ volleyball team, H9731 [29NO], E105• [29JA]

News media: allegations of media bias, H1587 [14MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jim Allison for medicine, E1480• [30OC]

NRC: establish a framework for user fees and charges to increase transparency and provide long-term certainty for nuclear powerplants and licensing process and begin a rulemaking on decommissioning (H.R. 1320), H8789, H8791, H8792 [25SE]

Onstead, Samuel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1271• [20SE]

Paget, Alexis: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Hero Award recipient, E1133• [7AU]

Panjwani, Komal: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1181• [28AU]

Pearson, Lane: Houston Association of Realtors Fort Bend County, TX, Outstanding Realtor award recipient, E105• [29JA]

Pickering, Christopher: Katy, TX, Independent School District Chief’s Meritorious Citation Award recipient, E843• [14JN]

Pipelines: prohibit use of eminent domain to construct natural gas pipelines in order to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas, H7898 [6SE]

Power resources: global competitiveness of U.S. oil and gas industry, H5349, H5352, H5353, H5355 [20JN]

Puri, Sonali: Texas Art Education Association State Visual Arts Scholastic Event Gold Seal award recipient, E766• [5JN]

Ramirez, Kendra: Texas Education Support Staff Association Nelda Van Dyke Award for Educational Office Employee of the Year recipient, E1135• [7AU]

Richmond, TX: tribute to Foster High School girls’ swim team, E237• [27FE]

——— tribute to Richmond Police Dept., awards banquet honorees, E236• [27FE]

Rosenberg, TX: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District recipient of Texas Association of School Administrators School Board Award, E1182• [28AU]

——— tribute to Lamar Consolidated High School Air Force JROTC program, E225• [27FE]

——— tribute to Lamar Consolidated Independent School District employee service award recipients, E846•, E847•, E848• [14JN]

Ross, Mary Ellen Trail: Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas, Inc., gold medal recipient, E1359• [2OC]

Saharia, Aditya: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1128• [7AU]

Sanchez, Bel: Comcast Corp., Hispanic Hero Award recipient, E1182• [28AU]

Sanchez, Luis F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1128• [7AU]

Scott, Tanner: National Merit Scholarship finalist, E395• [5AP]

Seiss, Michael: Katy, TX, Independent School District Chief’s Meritorious Citation Award recipient, E843• [14JN]

Shockey, Matthew: Sugar Land, TX, Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E397• [5AP]

Simonton, TX: reopening of Roper’s Country Store and Cafe after Hurricane Harvey, H1107 [13FE]

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

Sugar Land, TX: Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award recipient, E1141• [10AU]

——— Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital inclusion in Becker’s Hospital Review (publication) 100 Great Hospitals in America list, E1278• [20SE]

——— Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit Dept., recipient of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Beacon Award for Excellence, E101• [29JA]

——— tribute to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, H1682 [19MR]

——— tribute to Suburban Sugar Land Women (organization) honorees, E232• [27FE]

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

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1258 [26FE], H8165 [12SE], H9141 [27SE]

Texas: tribute 22d Congressional District students selected for Texas Commission on the Arts Young Masters Class, E399• [5AP]

Thomas, Albert: National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year award recipient, E391• [5AP]

Thomas, Shaughn: Fort Bend, TX, Independent School District Secondary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E634• [11MY]

Umeakuana, Favour: Texas Art Education Association State Visual Arts Scholastic Event Gold Seal award recipient, E766• [5JN]

Vela, Lee: Public Relations Society of America Houston Legacy Award recipient, E1132• [7AU]

Votes: position on missed, H9257• [28SE], H10346• [20DE], E297• [13MR], E527• [24AP], E723• [23MY], E1721• [20DE]

Ware, Crystel: Texas Alliance of Black School Educators Educator of the Year award recipient, E401• [5AP]

Wilson, Jaime: Katy, TX, VFW Post 9182 Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year Award recipients, E844• [14JN]

Tributes

Appel, Herb, H6052 [11JY]

Armstrong, Jack, E231• [27FE]

Bernal, Aria, E233• [27FE]

Beverly, Kendra, E1131• [7AU]

Bratanov, Kaloyan, E233• [27FE]

Bush, Barbara Pierce, H3696 [26AP]

Bush, George, H9811 [10DE]

Chemudupaty, Pranav, E633• [11MY]

Coakley, William, E233• [27FE]

Cress, Kevin, E1273• [20SE]

Daniels, Helen, E775• [5JN]

De Leon, Kayla, E393• [5AP]

DeWitt, Bart, E768• [5JN]

Eichelberger, Lonnie, H127 [10JA]

Ellis, Madison, E104• [29JA]

Fan, Lawrence, E175• [13FE]

Haney, Debra, E172• [13FE]

Herndon, John, E1355• [2OC]

Hodge, Jerry, E1182• [28AU]

Holloway, Gabi, E393• [5AP]

Jackson, Kendall, E632• [11MY]

Kelley, Yolanda, E1129• [7AU]

Ketchum, Troy, E1130• [7AU]

Koch, Dee, E495• [18AP]

Long, Jeremy L., E658• [16MY]

Lowery, Lori, H177 [16JA]

Manibog, Daniel, E393• [5AP]

Nelson, Johnny, H655 [29JA]

Powers, Kylie, E230• [27FE]

Richard, Beverly, E775• [5JN]

Rudd, Brayden, E233• [27FE]

Sampa, John, E173• [13FE]

Simpson, TeKylah, E1279• [20SE]

Sticklen, Emma, E233• [27FE]

Stock, Randy, E1181• [28AU]

Swindell, Doyle, E768• [5JN]

Torres, Lydia, E775• [5JN]

Vannerson, Reese, E1181• [28AU]

Wilson, Debbie, E170• [13FE]