VALADAO, DAVID G. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (see H. Res. 766), H7825 [4SE]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8739 [20SE]

Aviation: create opportunities for women in the aviation industry (see H.R. 4673), H1336 [27FE]

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), H1127 [13FE]

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), H733 [30JA]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): release of memo on alleged misuse of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 717), H677 [29JA]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3530), H1502 [8MR]

Crime: condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities (see H. Res. 257), H1443 [6MR]

——— prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4655), H1477 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 5640), H4981 [7JN]

——— provide for prize competitions relative to specialty crop mechanization (see H.R. 7110), H9460 [30OC]

——— reauthorize National Organic Program and provide for modernization of organic import documentation, new technology advancements, and stricter enforcement of organic products entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3871), H1729 [20MR]

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), H8172 [12SE]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H3397 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H7686 [25JY]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 2644), H4243 [18MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5365), H4285 [21MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H7729 [26JY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H5022 [8JN]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 5329), H4777 [5JN]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H7921 [6SE]

——— support endemic orphan fungal disease research, incentivize valley fever vaccine development, and discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics (see H.R. 6562), H7777 [28AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 4403), H1076 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see H.R. 4720), H1442 [6MR]

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), H7825 [4SE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 4319), H478 [17JA]

——— 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), H3444 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a demonstration program to provide expanded access to medical services through partnerships between departmental medical centers and federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 5047), H3746 [1MY]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1336 [27FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H133 [10JA]

——— improve process for determining the eligibility of caregivers of veterans to certain benefits (see H.R. 1910), H1227 [23FE]

EPA: exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see H.R. 5275), H1607 [14MR]

Financial institutions: establish requirements for use of a driver’s license or personal identification card for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service (see H.R. 1457), H82 [9JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H3979 [15MY]

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

Immigration: maintain custody of adults charged with illegal entry with their children while charges are pending and authorize construction of facilities to hold families during legal proceedings (see H.R. 6173), H5649 [25JN]

——— 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H7871 [5SE]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 6898), H9088 [26SE]

——— 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]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1610 [14MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1653 [15MR]

Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office, McArthur, CA: designate (see H.R. 6655), H7748 [7AU]

Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building, Ceres, CA: designate (see H.R. 6405), H6463 [17JY]

Marvin Gaye Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1496), H1477 [7MR]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H3148 [11AP]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H6175 [12JY]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H8886 [25SE]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H5022 [8JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H3978 [15MY]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H3707 [26AP]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H3148 [11AP]

Members of Congress: permit office of a Member of the House to employ a certain number of interns under the Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting number of other employees (see H.R. 6956), H9150 [27SE]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H6042 [10JY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9409 [28SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H3444 [18AP]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H6559 [18JY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

Native Americans: provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity (see H.R. 4506), H6175 [12JY]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see H.R. 3324), H3148 [11AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H8171 [12SE]

Pensions: provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 6377), H7729 [26JY]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 5173), H1441 [6MR]

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), H7756 [17AU]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6650 [23JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2911), H7943 [7SE]

Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office, Orange, CA: designate (see H.R. 4946), H901 [6FE]

Sports: recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1610 [14MR]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H19 [8JA]

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), H8739 [20SE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H8743 [24SE]

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

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 6890), H9432 [12OC]

Venezuela: condemn deteriorating situation and resulting regional humanitarian crisis, affirm support for legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court, and urge further regional action in support of democracy (see H. Res. 1006), H8887 [25SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5201 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: call for participating countries to work to resolve international parental child abduction cases (see H. Res. 729), H974 [7FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H415 [17JA], H7873 [6SE]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3495 [24AP]

Caruthers, CA: tribute to Elder’s Mini Mart (business), E1355• [2OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H5615 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4904 [7JN]

DeSilva, David: California Agricultural Teachers Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1265• [17SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4904 [7JN]

Giacomazzi, Lilia Curti: Kings County, CA, June Dairy Month Committee Distinguished Dairyperson Award recipient, E900• [22JN]

Hanford, CA: anniversary of Giacomazzi Dairy, E903• [22JN]

——— tribute to Sierra Pacific High School girls’ basketball team, E545• [26AP]

Hanse, Pete: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1220• [7SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10161 [12DE]

Kern County, CA: anniversary of Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, E575• [1MY]

Kings County, CA, Farm Bureau: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Supporter of the Year award recipient, E1223• [7SE]

Omni Family Health, Inc.: tribute, E1543• [20NO]

Sanger, CA: anniversary of Sanger Masonic Lodge No. 316, E1415• [16OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H3086 [10AP]

Votes: position on missed, H620• [22JA]

Tributes

Benitez, Maria L., E1715• [20DE]

Chandler, Dylan C., E1700• [20DE]

Cornforth, Donald E., E1155• [17AU]

Dias, Gregory O., Jr. (Butch), E21• [10JA]

Dunklin, Kristina E.N., E353• [21MR]

Finzel, Perry, E1708• [20DE]

Gibson, John C., Sr., E414• [10AP]

Koelewyn, Kevin T., E1630• [10DE]

Lobmeyer, Dixie Valentine, E1718• [20DE]

Machado, Fernando C. (Fred), E1126• [7AU]

Martinho, Eileen G., E1719• [20DE]

Martins, John C., E902• [22JN]

Mendes, Justin, E1721• [20DE]

Mizner, Jacob B., E1712• [20DE]

Nelson, Damon P., H9530 [15NO]

Rafferty, Caitriona, E1699• [20DE]

Renteria, Andrew G., E1706• [20DE]

Rillo, Kayla A., E1709• [20DE]

Rojewski, Cole J., E1701• [20DE]

Rosa, Matthew, E818• [8JN]

Stamper, Jeffrey, E16• [9JA]

Tavlian, Alexander E., E1711• [20DE]

Vetter, Anna R., E1700• [20DE]

Viveros, Gabriel C., III, E1699• [20DE]