BISHOP, MIKE (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4576 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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 (see H.R. 4712), H478 [17JA]
Ali, Muhammad: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 579), H9431 [12OC]
Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H976 [7FE]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H3707 [26AP]
——— protect common household pets from harmful confinement (see H.R. 4941), H3507 [24AP]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 4693), H3707 [26AP]
Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1419), H6041 [10JY]
Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1225), H9539 [15NO]
Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate Rayburn House Office Building room as the ‘‘Stephen D. Vermillion III, Room’’ (see H. Res. 624), H7735 [31JY]
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), H5094 [12JN]
Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office, Beaverton, MI: designate (see H.R. 6116), H5200 [14JN]
Congressional Office of Compliance: prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (see H.R. 4494), H133 [10JA]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 2553), H3148 [11AP]
Credit: exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements (see H.R. 1360), H132 [10JA]
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), H5581 [22JN]
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), H1508 [9MR]
——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H132 [10JA]
——— carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H7728 [26JY]
——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 949), H4285 [21MY]
——— 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), H83 [9JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 6421), H9153 [27SE]
——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H7157 [24JY]
——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H5977 [28JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: oppose detention and possible removal of Iraqi Chaldean Christians (see H. Res. 824), H3209 [12AP]
——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), 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), H1542 [13MR]
——— provide additional grants for school security for purchasing and installing metal detectors and encouraging limitation of entry and exit points (see H.R. 5135), H1508 [9MR]
——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 6747), H9436 [16OC]
——— provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1507 [9MR]
——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1442 [6MR]
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), H1336 [27FE]
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), H9153 [27SE]
——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), H3211 [12AP]
Dept. of Transportation: modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H7824 [4SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1217 [16FE]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H1221 [20FE]
——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 3666), H1609 [14MR]
——— hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see H.R. 2147), H3750 [3MY]
——— improve scheduling of medical appointments, accountability of contractors for care scheduled on behalf of veterans, and payment of claims to providers (see H.R. 4783), H1076 [8FE]
——— increase number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans (see H.R. 4635), H976 [7FE]
——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H6559 [18JY]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6651 [23JY]
EPA: exempt from certain Clean Air Act requirements law enforcement agency incinerator units when used for the sole purpose of destroying contraband or household pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 6291), H7728 [26JY]
FCC: ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see H.R. 4682), H1507 [9MR]
——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H5286 [19JN]
Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see H.R. 6835), H9420 [5OC]
——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H1653 [15MR]
——— 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), H3453 [23AP]
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), H3453 [23AP]
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), H1699 [19MR]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H1608 [14MR]
Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]
Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5977 [28JN]
Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H5094 [12JN]
House Rules: encourage consensus and increase accountability and transparency (see H. Res. 1090), H9151 [27SE]
Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6651 [23JY]
——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H478 [17JA]
——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6183), H5750 [26JN]
Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for the interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 6044), H4980 [7JN]
Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H7921 [6SE]
——— condemn terrorist funding, oppression of antigovernment demonstrators, and interference with social media and reaffirm U.S. support of freedoms of speech and assembly and establishment of a democratic system (see H. Res. 675), H133 [10JA]
——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, entities controlled by Iranian armed forces, supporters of ballistic missile program, and violations of agreement relative to nuclear program (see H.R. 4821), H552 [18JA]
——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4139 [16MY]
IRS: develop comprehensive customer service strategy (see H.R. 5375), H1754 [21MR]
——— make available an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings (see H.R. 5377), H1754 [21MR]
——— preserve taxpayers’ rights to administrative appeal of deficiency payments (see H.R. 3220), H1755 [21MR]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]
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 rehabiltation (see H. Res. 763), H3750 [3MY]
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), H4243 [18MY]
Law enforcement officers: permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2561), H1336 [27FE]
McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]
Medicare: ensure appropriate care for victims of sexual assault (see H.R. 3415), H9408 [28SE]
——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H133 [10JA]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H1127 [13FE]
——— provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see H.R. 4841), H3444 [18AP]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H9449 [26OC]
——— restructure payment adjustment for non-emergency end-stage renal disease ambulance transports (see H.R. 6269), H9416 [2OC]
——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2276), H9425 [9OC]
Meningitis B Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 842), H3506 [24AP]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H8728 [13SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H630 [25JA]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H975 [7FE]
NIST: improve assistance provided by Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 5517), H4243 [18MY]
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), H7728 [26JY]
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]
——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H975 [7FE]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5861), H4209 [17MY]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H3743 [27AP]
Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H8727 [13SE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H1609 [14MR]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 2651), H4730 [24MY]
SSA: make on-line tools available to allow individuals to assess the impact of earnings on eligibility for, and amount of, disability benefits received through Federal and State programs (see H.R. 3309), H5817 [27JN]
——— provide certain individuals with information on employment support services (see H.R. 3310), H5817 [27JN]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to the child tax credit (see H.R. 5903), H4582 [22MY]
Taxation: amend shareholder ownership and passive income rules of the personal holding company tax provisions (see H.R. 4045), H903 [6FE]
——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 6757), H8106 [10SE]
——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H1608 [14MR]
——— establish a new phaseout of credit for electric cars (see H.R. 7065), H9435 [16OC]
——— exclude from definition of personal holding company income certain royalties and rents derived from active trade or business (see H.R. 5813), H3976 [15MY]
——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (see H.R. 6760), H8107 [10SE]
——— promote new business innovation (see H.R. 6756), H8106 [10SE]
——— provide a safe harbor for income and employment tax purposes for determinations of worker classifications as independent contractors versus employees and increase reporting under such safe harbor (see H.R. 4165), H6589 [19JY]
——— provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 6290), H7728 [26JY]
——— provide for treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees (see H.R. 365), H5094 [12JN]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H2043 [22MR]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H6650 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H7941 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H3935 [11MY]
Dept. of Education: require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (see H.R. 5157), H1372 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain medical centers have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances medications (see H.R. 6848), H8737 [20SE]
Federal agencies and departments: reduce size of Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 6938), H9150 [27SE]
Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]
IRS: require tax refunds affiliated with electronically filed returns be made by electronic funds transfer, report on improper payments, and enhance protections against identity theft refund fraud (see H.R. 5368), H1754 [21MR]
Medicare: provide clarification about minimal self-adjustment for off-the-shelf orthotics (see H.R. 4772), H168 [11JA]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: determine if Iran has used funds from sanctions relief or certain payments to sponsor terrorist organizations, for illicit narcotics activities, or military operations in Syria (see H.R. 6774), H8169 [12SE]
Pipelines: impose additional requirements on portions of petroleum pipelines that cross the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4787), H172 [12JA]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5835, 5836), H4137 [16MY]
Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building, Howell, MI: designate (see H.R. 6020), H4848 [6JN]
SSA: provide for a single point of contact for individuals who are victims of identity theft (see H.R. 6084), H5151 [13JN]
Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (see H.R. 5445), H3094 [10AP]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 6277), H5974 [28JN]
——— modify treatment of use of public infrastructure property for the private business use test for private activity bonds (see H.R. 6276), H5974 [28JN]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (see H.R. 5788), H3975 [15MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (H.R. 6734), H7942 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (H.R. 5780), H3935 [11MY]
Dept. of Education: require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (H.R. 5157), H1373 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain medical centers have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances medications (H.R. 6848), H8738 [20SE]
Federal agencies and departments: reduce size of Federal workforce through attrition (H.R. 6938), H9152 [27SE]
IRS: require tax refunds affiliated with electronically filed returns be made by electronic funds transfer, report on improper payments, and enhance protections against identity theft refund fraud (H.R. 5368), H1755 [21MR]
Medicare: provide clarification about minimal self-adjustment for off-the-shelf orthotics (H.R. 4772), H169 [11JA]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: determine if Iran has used funds from sanctions relief or certain payments to sponsor terrorist organizations, for illicit narcotics activities, or military operations in Syria (H.R. 6774), H8170 [12SE]
Pipelines: impose additional requirements on portions of petroleum pipelines that cross the waters of the Great Lakes (H.R. 4787), H173 [12JA]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5835), H4138 [16MY]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5836), H4138 [16MY]
Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building, Howell, MI: designate (H.R. 6020), H4849 [6JN]
SSA: provide for a single point of contact for individuals who are victims of identity theft (H.R. 6084), H5153 [13JN]
Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), H3095 [10AP]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (H.R. 6277), H5976 [28JN]
——— modify treatment of use of public infrastructure property for the private business use test for private activity bonds (H.R. 6276), H5976 [28JN]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (H.R. 5788), H3977 [15MY]
Letters
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act: Christopher Detzler, National Council of Social Security Management Associations, H7114 [24JY]
——— Dan Weber, Association of Mature American Citizens, H7114 [24JY]
——— Joyce A. Rogers, AARP (organization), H7114 [24JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7170 [25JY]
Proclamations
BreAnna I. Nixon Recipient of Greater Lansing, MI, Area Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Youth on the Move Award: by, E483• [17AP]
Cordell Henderson Recipient of Greater Lansing, MI, Area Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Frederick Douglass Award: by, E488• [17AP]
Martrell Jackson Recipient of Greater Lansing, MI, Area Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Youth on the Move Award: by, E480• [17AP]
Theresa Randleman Recipient of Greater Lansing, MI, Area Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Business Excellence Award: by, E490• [17AP]
Wayne Lynn Recipient of Greater Lansing, MI, Area Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Community Service Award: by, E486• [17AP]
Remarks
Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5521 [22JN]
——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9248 [28SE]
Frank Rewold and Son, Inc.: anniversary, E1330• [28SE]
Howell, MI: National Main Street Center, Inc., Great American Main Street Award recipient, E487• [17AP]
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H66 [9JA]
NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending, H6179 [13JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: determine if Iran has used funds from sanctions relief or certain payments to sponsor terrorist organizations, for illicit narcotics activities, or military operations in Syria (H.R. 6774), H8905 [26SE]
Pace, Kristi: Brighton, MI, Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E360• [22MR]
Postal Service: 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, H9248 [28SE]
Rochester College: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams, H3214 [13AP]
Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building, Howell, MI: designate (H.R. 6020), H8248• [13SE]
Sports: require amateur sports organizations recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee to report sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes to law enforcement authorities (S. 534), H637 [29JA]
SSA: provide for a single point of contact for individuals who are victims of identity theft (H.R. 6084), H7113, H7115 [24JY]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1311• [26SE]
Tariff: modernize temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4318), H185, H385, H386 [16JA]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1427 [6MR]
Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), H3427 [18AP]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (H.R. 5788), H5167, H5172 [14JN]
Tributes
Alberta, Richard, H32 [9JA]
Hack, David, H66 [9JA]
Martinico, Rosaria (Sara), H7170 [25JY]
Overall, Eric, H66 [9JA]