DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4707 [24MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3720 [27AP]

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), H3720 [27AP]

Articles and editorials

Disappearing ‘Man’s Man Blues’, Suzanne Fields, Washington (DC) Times, E1336• [28SE]

Every Day One Local Vietnam Veteran Picks Up Trash and Prays for Everyone Who Passes Him, Brittany Crocker, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E721• [23MY]

‘Pay Up You NATO Deadbeats or Else,’ Eric Margolis, H6047 [11JY]

U.S. Is No Stranger to Interfering in the Elections of Other Countries, Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles (CA) Times (2016), H6268 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arms sales: modify certification and reporting requirements for sales of major defense equipment relative to which nonrecurring costs of research, development, and production are waived or reduced (see H.R. 6296), H5975 [28JN]

Corps of Engineers: convey certain property to Nashville, TN (see H.R. 5419), H3052 [29MR]

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

——— provide for conveyance of certain property in Cheatham County, TN (see H.R. 5703), H3833 [8MY]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H6112 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H1653 [15MR]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H554 [18JA]

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), H2043 [22MR]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H583 [19JA]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4274), H555 [18JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H3931 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 6664), H8728 [13SE]

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), H1542 [13MR]

——— provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (see H.R. 4854), H1478 [7MR]

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), H9758 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 5876), H5022 [8JN]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 1120), H1653 [15MR]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8732 [17SE]

Drugs: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3397 [17AP]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 5218), H1699 [19MR]

EPA: provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities (see H.R. 4902), H2043 [22MR]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 2212), H1502 [8MR]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H3210 [12AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (see H.R. 5415), H4139 [16MY]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H404 [16JA]

Federal employees: provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct (see H.R. 559), H3743 [27AP]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H581 [19JA]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H3576 [25AP]

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

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H3930 [10MY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H1543 [13MR]

Immigration: provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 5653), H3741 [27AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H555 [18JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H976 [7FE]

Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building, Memphis, TN: designate (see H.R. 5349), H1727 [20MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2723), H1336 [27FE]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: improve (see H.R. 6105), H7743 [3AU]

Major Homer L. Pease Post Office, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 6621), H7723 [26JY]

Medicare: ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H7728 [26JY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1939), H3210 [12AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H2043 [22MR]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H7728 [26JY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H3064 [9AP]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H3210 [12AP]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2050), H1477 [7MR]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 5958), H4728 [24MY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H1442 [6MR]

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), H1477 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, provide spending information and limits on such programs, and prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 2832), H678 [29JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8732 [17SE]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H7689 [25JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8732 [17SE]

Taxation: reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H7754 [14AU]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H1127 [13FE] (see H.R. 5447), H3507 [24AP]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H629 [25JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H8732 [17SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 6263), H7728 [26JY]

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

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7871 [5SE]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 4044), H1653 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 6912), H9089 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require producers to choose between receiving Federal crop insurance coverage or agriculture risk coverage/price loss coverage (see H.R. 5203), H1476 [7MR]

GAO: study feasibility of establishing and maintaining automated system that tracks prescription drug prices (see H.R. 6593), H7722 [26JY]

Remote Area Medical (organization): grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5488), H3209 [12AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: privatize administration and operation of Midway Atoll and transfer exclusive jurisdiction to a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll (see H.R. 6879), H8884 [25SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (H.R. 6912), H9091 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require producers to choose between receiving Federal crop insurance coverage or agriculture risk coverage/price loss coverage (H.R. 5203), H1477 [7MR]

GAO: study feasibility of establishing and maintaining automated system that tracks prescription drug prices (H.R. 6593), H7726 [26JY]

Remote Area Medical (organization): grant Federal charter (H.R. 5488), H3210 [12AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: privatize administration and operation of Midway Atoll and transfer exclusive jurisdiction to a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll (H.R. 6879), H8885 [25SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1449 [7MR], H10513 [21DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H978, H981 [8FE]

Armed Forces: decision to withdraw from Syria, H10513 [21DE]

Budget: deficit, H981 [8FE]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), consideration (H. Res. 748), H1279 [27FE]

Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate (H.R. 3469), H1517 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration (H. Res. 908), H4598 [23MY]

——— report on existing incentive programs for cost-saving ideas and how to expand and streamline such programs to reward personnel who improve efficiency, H4598 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increasing levels of Federal student loan debt, H90 [10JA]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3720, H3721 [27AP]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H5162 [14JN]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: establish a national standard for hiring motor carriers, H3720, H3721 [27AP]

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), H3720, H3721 [27AP]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6072 [11JY]

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), Senate amendment, H978, H981 [8FE]

Foreign countries: U.S. interference or attempts to influence presidential elections in other countries, H6268 [17JY]

GAO: study feasibility of establishing and maintaining automated system that tracks prescription drug prices (H.R. 6593), E1096• [26JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9534 [15NO]

Iron and steel industry: imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, H1449 [7MR]

Jordan, Representative: allegations of knowledge of sexual misconduct by Ohio State University team doctor against students while employed as assistant wrestling coach, H6269 [17JY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, E1335• [28SE]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending, H6047 [11JY]

Syria: alleged use of chemical weapons against Syrian population, H3155 [12AP]

Transportation Security Administration: U.S. Air Marshals Service funding, H3589 [26AP]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy and the Middle East, H3155 [12AP]

Tributes

Bell, Phillip W. (Wayne), E1477• [30OC]

Dunn, Paul E., E1081• [26JY]

Jameson, Tanner L., E1319• [27SE]

Jensen, Tom, E1088• [26JY]

Keck, Lillian E. Duncan, E175• [13FE]

Volk, Lou, E721• [23MY]

Wright, Ella Mae, E1487• [2NO]