SCHRADER, KURT (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4823, H4838 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4567 [22MY], H4711 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (see H. Res. 766), H3211 [12AP]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H1544 [13MR]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H3096 [10AP]

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), H8739 [20SE]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H7824 [4SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4316), H903 [6FE]

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), H6175 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4859), H7156 [24JY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 2477), H1373 [5MR] (see H.R. 2718), H7728 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 5556), H3441 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H551 [18JA]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see H.R. 5641), H3706 [26AP]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1221 [20FE]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H737 [2FE]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5505), H3444 [18AP]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8739 [20SE]

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]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

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), H9569 [16NO]

——— establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 5171), H9460 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H133 [10JA]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 93), H3316 [13AP]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1653 [15MR]

Endangered species: provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining impact of proposed Federal agency action (see H.R. 6346), H6173 [12JY]

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

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (see H.R. 5333), H6042 [10JY]

——— define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H3050 [26MR]

——— expand conditional approval pathway for more animal drugs (see H.R. 5599), H3505 [24AP]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relative to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 5554), H3441 [18AP]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 778), H1217 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 4929), H783 [5FE]

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), H5814 [27JN]

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

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), H10211 [13DE]

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

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

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H5287 [19JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6113 [11JY]

Insurance: facilitate State efforts to establish auto-enrollment systems to provide opt-out insurance coverage for individuals eligible for premium assistance or Medicaid (see H.R. 5624), H3705 [26AP]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H7688 [25JY]

——— prohibit health insurance issuers, group health plans, Medicare Advantage organizations, and prescription drug plan sponsors from limiting drug price information a pharmacy may give to a consumer (see H.R. 6733), H8728 [13SE]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1729 [20MR]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H6175 [12JY]

——— authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H2043 [22MR]

Medicaid: clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see H.R. 3891), H5649 [25JN]

Medicare: provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5052), H5581 [22JN]

National Park Restoration Fund: establish from Federal land energy production revenues (see H.R. 5210), H1476 [7MR]

Oregon: designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 6484), H7154 [24JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 3919), H5022 [8JN]

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), H8728 [13SE]

——— 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), H1543 [13MR]

Product safety: require Federal and State mandated information declarations and labeling requirements applicable to chemical composition of, and radiation emitted by, consumer products meet minimum scientific standards (see H.R. 6022), H4848 [6JN]

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

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3060 [5AP]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H1654 [15MR]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H3342 [16AP]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 3048), H7156 [24JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide grants to non-Federal landowners who protect or restore habitat and contribute to recovery of an endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 6344), H6173 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H8172 [12SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 4912), H3097 [10AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H3835 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: compel manufacturers to correct inaccurate classification data reported to Medicaid rebate program (see H.R. 5712), H3833 [8MY]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see H.R. 7223), H9767 [6DE]

Medicare: provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5104), H1332 [27FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential Inaugural Committees to disclose all committee expenditures, restrict use of funds raised to official inaugural activities, and mandate surplus funds are donated to charity (see H.R. 5008), H1126 [13FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: compel manufacturers to correct inaccurate classification data reported to Medicaid rebate program (H.R. 5712), H3834 [8MY]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (H.R. 7223), H9768 [6DE]

Medicare: provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (H.R. 5104), H1334 [27FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential Inaugural Committees to disclose all committee expenditures, restrict use of funds raised to official inaugural activities, and mandate surplus funds are donated to charity (H.R. 5008), H1126 [13FE]

Letters

Federal Columbia River Power System operation that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs: Jack W. Heffling, United Power Trades Organization, H3545 [25AP]

——— Jim Matheson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, H3545 [25AP]

——— Marco A. Giamberardino, National Electrical Contractors Association, H3546 [25AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1181 [15FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products, H4219 [18MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4823, H4839 [6JN]

——— include any project or facility for which there is a final report for disposition in future work plans, H4839 [6JN]

——— municipality water supply assistance funding relative to adverse affects of construction projects, H4823 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4219 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), H10287 [19DE]

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relative to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (H.R. 5554), H6242 [16JY]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 2083), H4591 [23MY], H5698 [26JN]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), H3545, H3546 [25AP]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3440), H135 [11JA], H491 [18JA], H1181 [15FE]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H5369 [21JN]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program, H10051 [11DE]

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

Trump, President: Executive order ending policy that forced family separation for parents with children attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, H5369 [21JN]