MITCHELL, PAUL (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4570 [22MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3654 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3654 [26AP]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (H.R. 6335), H10081 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 4660), H133 [10JA]

Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice: establish (see H.R. 4588), H8171 [12SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 6635), H9574 [20NO]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9432 [12OC]

Budget: modify congressional budget and appropriations process to provide fiscal stability (see H.R. 5214), H1500 [8MR]

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]

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), H555 [18JA]

Census: require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 3600), H4850 [6JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for an action plan to prevent opioid addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (see H.R. 5590), H5022 [8JN]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H9431 [12OC]

Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office, Beaverton, MI: designate (see H.R. 6116), H5200 [14JN]

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1596), H3397 [17AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H785 [5FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 8), H4738 [1JN]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H4694 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H4730 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (see H.R. 4508), H173 [12JA]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H6264 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a grant for nonprofit, nongovernmental entities to support oversight and anti-abuse education at the U.S. Olympic Committee, its national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization (see H.R. 5252), H3343 [16AP]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1442 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor: promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 4115), H678 [29JA]

——— provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider under ERISA (see H.R. 4604), H1544 [13MR]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H3343 [16AP]

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), H3316 [13AP]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H7943 [7SE]

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), H5987 [3JY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H3343 [16AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

Egypt: express concern over attacks on Coptic Christians (see H. Res. 673), H7825 [4SE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7743 [3AU]

——— recognize importance of funding workforce development programs (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5977 [28JN]

FDA: allow for detention, refusal, and destruction of certain drugs offered for importation (see H.R. 5752), H5095 [12JN]

——— strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (see H.R. 5228), H5094 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: reform to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 6787), H8170 [12SE]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H554 [18JA]

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (see H.R. 4925), H783 [5FE]

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), H4730 [24MY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7871 [5SE]

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), H610 [21JA]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6213), H5648 [25JN]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): impose sanctions for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of the use of civilians as human shields (see H.R. 3542), H1127 [13FE]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7743 [3AU]

——— 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), H9436 [16OC]

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

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

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4777 [5JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H3576 [25AP]

——— prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 4916), H3707 [26AP]

——— report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program (see H.R. 6333), H6111 [11JY]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H9744 [29NO]

——— authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5750 [26JN]

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]

Labor unions: allow question of representation affecting commerce when fewer than half of bargaining unit members had opportunity to vote in certification elections or no election was held (see H.R. 4327), H733 [30JA]

Law enforcement officers: permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2561), H584 [19JA]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 4005), H5094 [12JN]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 4998), H5094 [12JN]

——— provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider treatment capacity (see H.R. 5477), H5022 [8JN]

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H555 [18JA]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H3316 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H7920 [6SE]

——— waive certain telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder (see H.R. 5603), H5095 [12JN]

Merit Systems Protection Board: reauthorize and modify authority (see H.R. 6391), H6263 [16JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1152), H9568 [16NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1152), H9568 [16NO]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H3576 [25AP]

National Workforce Development Month: observance (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

OSHA: provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers (see H.R. 5988), H6175 [12JY]

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]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see H.R. 4476), H6196 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5861), H5095 [12JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H6196 [13JY]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H3506 [24AP]

Schools: improve school safety and mental health services (see H.R. 5324), H2043 [22MR]

Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building, Howell, MI: designate (see H.R. 6020), H4848 [6JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H7824 [4SE]

Social Security: ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3192), H5022 [8JN]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

Taxation: apply current income tax brackets to capital gains brackets (see H.R. 6179), H7689 [25JY]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 6757), H8106 [10SE]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 4131), H1217 [16FE]

——— make certain bonuses tax free (see H.R. 5012), H1442 [6MR]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (see H.R. 6760), H8733 [17SE]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 6277), H7772 [24AU]

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

——— promote new business innovation (see H.R. 6756), H8733 [17SE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 5067), H3746 [1MY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H3210 [12AP]

Technology: promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce (see H.R. 4829), H552 [18JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 2591), H677 [29JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9539 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: require priority be given to homeless children and youth and students in foster care under Federal TRIO programs (see H.R. 5915), H4583 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 7209), H9758 [30NO]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 4942), H901 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require the Surface Transportation Board to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (see H.R. 4921), H782 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require Federal evaluation activities and improve Federal data management (H.R. 4174), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 149), H10586 [21DE]

——— strengthen and enhance authority to discipline officers and employees for Anti-Deficiency Act violations (see H.R. 6891), H8884 [25SE]

Taxation: make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 and medical expense deduction, make certain bonuses tax free, increase standard deduction, and make child tax credit fully refundable (see H.R. 5372), H1754 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: require priority be given to homeless children and youth and students in foster care under Federal TRIO programs (H.R. 5915), H4584 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (H.R. 7209), H9758 [30NO]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (H.R. 4942), H902 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require the Surface Transportation Board to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (H.R. 4921), H783 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: strengthen and enhance authority to discipline officers and employees for Anti-Deficiency Act violations (H.R. 6891), H8886 [25SE]

Taxation: make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 and medical expense deduction, make certain bonuses tax free, increase standard deduction, and make child tax credit fully refundable (H.R. 5372), H1755 [21MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5 [8JA], H735 [2FE], H1269 [27FE], H3933 [11MY], H5979 [29JN], H6177 [13JY], H7945 [10SE], H9577 [27NO]

Letters

Army Stryker combat vehicle funding: several Representatives, H4596 [23MY]

Coordinated Response Through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing (CRISIS) Act: Representative Frelinghuysen, Committee on Appropriations (House), H5322 [20JN]

——— Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5321, H5322 [20JN]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H5322 [20JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5321 [20JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H735 [2FE], H3933 [11MY], H5979 [29JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 4712), H566 [19JA]

Agriculture: impact of tariffs, H7709 [26JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H825 [6FE], H997 [8FE], H10480 [20DE]

Army: Stryker combat vehicle funding, H4596 [23MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3169 [12AP]

Bush, George: tribute (H. Res. 1172), H10082 [11DE]

Corporal Jeffrey Allen Williams Post Office Building, Warrenville, IL: designate (H.R. 4407), Senate amendments, H10080 [11DE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify Federal/non-Federal cost share of, seek congressional approval before constructing additional technologies at, and expedite completion of, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study Brandon Road Study, H4828 [6JN]

——— construction of Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, H8227 [13SE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8227 [13SE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4828 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and establish tariff-rate quotas for sugar, H4176 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4176 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10118 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H10118 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4269 [21MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration (H. Res. 908), H4596 [23MY]

——— making appropriations, H825 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to join lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, H5325 [20JN]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1183), H10480 [20DE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study of potential impacts of significantly delayed, significantly diminished, or completely failed delivery of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), H3657• [26AP]

——— require the Surface Transportation Board to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (H.R. 4921), H3068 [10AP]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8227 [13SE]

Donna Sauers Besko Post Office, Lake Odessa, MI: designate (H.R. 1850), H10080 [11DE]

Drugs: authorize, develop, and implement a coordinated tracking system of federally-funded initiatives and grant programs for substance abuse treatment, prevention, and enforcement, H5321, H5324 [20JN], H9249 [28SE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9249 [28SE]

FAA: establish pilot program to provide air traffic control services on a preferential basis to aircraft equipped with Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technology, H3657• [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3657• [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require Federal evaluation activities and improve Federal data management (H.R. 4174), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 149), H10570 [21DE]

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (H.R. 4925), H3068, H3069 [10AP]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 727), H825 [6FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 734), H997 [8FE]

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), H825 [6FE], H997 [8FE]

——— improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, H5583 [25JN]

——— 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, H5583 [25JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10480 [20DE]

——— reform, H5583 [25JN]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, H7709 [26JY]

James William Robinson, Jr., Memorial Post Office Building, Westmont, IL: designate (H.R. 6167), H10081 [11DE]

Macomb County, MI: anniversary, H26 [9JA]

Michigan: tribute to 10th Congressional District Congressional Art Competition winners, H4141 [17MY]

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H26 [9JA]

Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate, H10081 [11DE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize, redesignate as Office of National Drug Control, and enhance authorities to improve Federal drug control efforts (H.R. 5925), H5304, H5321, H5323, H5324, H5325 [20JN]

Postmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office, Lake City, SC: designate (H.R. 7230), H10082 [11DE]

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (S. 3209), H10081 [11DE]

Rheker, Dylan: Macomb County, MI, Volunteer of the Year award recipient, H4141 [17MY]

Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office, Columbus, GA: designate (S. 3237), H10082 [11DE]

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (H.R. 6930), H10081 [11DE]

Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI: groundbreaking ceremony for Eisenhower Veteran Care Transition Center, H9551• [16NO]

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: change address (H.R. 7243), H10082 [11DE]

Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office, Hawthorne, NV: designate (H.R. 5205), H10080 [11DE]

SO2 Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith Post Office, Bevier, MO: designate (H.R. 5475), H10080 [11DE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1257, H1258, H1260, H1261, H1262 [26FE], H1425, H1426, H1427, H1428, H1430, H1431 [6MR], H1684 [19MR]

Taxation: promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), H9116 [27SE]

Thomas P. Costin, Jr., Post Office Building, Lynn, MA: designate (H.R. 6059), H10081 [11DE]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (H.R. 6335), H10081 [11DE]

Votes: position on missed, H4670• [23MY]

Resignations

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3491 [24AP]

Tributes

Mitchell, Sherry A., H3753 [7MY]

Murphy, Monroe, H6578 [19JY]

Palazzolo, Joseph, E1343• [28SE]

Sugrue, Dennis P., E1118• [3AU]