LAMB, CONOR (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H3978 [15MY]

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

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H8107 [10SE]

Buy American Act: apply to Federal spending and grant programs, set domestic content standards for Dept. of Transportation grantees, and require Federal disclosure of waivers (see H.R. 904), H9443 [23OC]

——— standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H3743 [27AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1869), H7732 [27JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H6650 [23JY]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8742 [24SE]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H7870 [5SE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H7156 [24JY]

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), H7871 [5SE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8739 [20SE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H3743 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: appropriate funds for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants (see H.R. 3495), H3743 [27AP]

——— make available on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website opioid prescribing guidance for certain Medicare beneficiaries and update such guidance periodically (see H.R. 5777), H3934 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 4057), H8728 [13SE]

——— 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), H9463 [2NO]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H7728 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see H.R. 3174), H3743 [27AP]

——— establish and strengthen projects that defray costs of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 4083), H3743 [27AP]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H7748 [7AU]

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), H9432 [12OC]

——— prohibit revision of approved oil and gas leasing program 5-year plan (see H.R. 2248), H7920 [6SE]

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), H3576 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 5520), H3783 [7MY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H5507 [21JN]

——— 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), H3783 [7MY]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 1279), H7920 [6SE]

——— hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see H.R. 2147), H3783 [7MY]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5507 [21JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H5507 [21JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2282), H5649 [25JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6589 [19JY]

Drugs: establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (see H.R. 5891), H4284 [21MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 31), H5991 [6JY]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H4210 [17MY]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H6041 [10JY]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H7870 [5SE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 6238), H5978 [28JN]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H3743 [27AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1475), H7943 [7SE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H9091 [26SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8739 [20SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8739 [20SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H7871 [5SE]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H10171 [12DE]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H7688 [25JY]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3835 [8MY]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H6175 [12JY]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H7871 [5SE]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1421), H3743 [27AP]

——— require Medicare Advantage and part D prescription drug plans to include information on risks associated with opioids, coverage of certain nonopioid pain treatments, and safe disposal of prescription drugs (see H.R. 5775), H3934 [11MY]

——— require prescription drug plans to include information on adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage of nonpharmacological therapies and nonopioid medications or devices used to treat pain (see H.R. 5686), H3781 [7MY]

Melinda ‘Mindy’ Gene Picotti Post Office, Laceyville, PA: designate (see H.R. 6606), H8172 [12SE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2713), H3452 [23AP] (see H.R. 3913), H3746 [1MY]

National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election: establish (see H.R. 356), H7728 [26JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 547), H3743 [27AP]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

NIH: establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see H.R. 4733), H3743 [27AP]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1138), H9511 [13NO]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H6112 [11JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H6041 [10JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H7777 [28AU]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H7772 [24AU]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7772 [24AU]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H8172 [12SE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H8172 [12SE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H3707 [26AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H8739 [20SE]

——— prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H6650 [23JY]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9419 [5OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6589 [19JY]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1902), H3707 [26AP]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H5022 [8JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6589 [19JY]

Taxation: create a tax credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 792), H7743 [3AU]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H6589 [19JY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H7732 [27JY]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (see H.R. 4451), H3835 [8MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4958), H3783 [7MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: develop best practices for States to use to protect integrity of Federal elections and make election technology improvement grants to States (see H.R. 3751), H7728 [26JY]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H7728 [26JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2978), H7156 [24JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6589 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Climate: develop and implement interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin (see H.R. 7087), H9443 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see H.R. 5871), H4209 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 6815), H8725 [13SE]

——— designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (see H.R. 5805), H3976 [15MY]

——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (see H.R. 6420), H6557 [18JY]

——— 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]

Taxation: allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 7086), H9443 [23OC]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives, H3193 [12AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Climate: develop and implement interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin (H.R. 7087), H9443 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (H.R. 5871), H4210 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning (H.R. 6815), H8727 [13SE]

——— designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (H.R. 5805), H3978 [15MY]

——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 6420), H6558 [18JY]

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

Taxation: allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (H.R. 7086), H9443 [23OC]

Letters

Election of Conor Lamb to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H3193 [12AP]

Election of Troy Balderson to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H7862 [5SE]

Motions

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7861 [5SE]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H3194 [12AP]

Remarks

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4866 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), motion to recommit, H7861 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3998 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (H.R. 5805), H3998 [16MY], H4866 [7JN]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, H3998 [16MY]

Drugs: establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (H.R. 5891), H5128 [13JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3194 [12AP]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: funding, H4866 [7JN]

Veterans: ensure than veterans receive financial counseling when applying for student loans, H7861 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3194 [12AP]