BLUM, ROD (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4833 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 4879), H1127 [13FE]

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), H170 [11JA]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H733 [30JA]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): release of memo on alleged misuse of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 717), H677 [29JA]

Congress: eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see H. Res. 283), H3936 [11MY]

Crime: require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 6677), H7772 [24AU]

Dept. of Justice: provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (see H.R. 5682), H4285 [21MY]

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

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), H9416 [2OC]

Dept. of Transportation: adjust and provide flexibility in hours of service requirements relative to transportation of agricultural commodities, short-haul operations, and sleeper berths and reduce paperwork (see H.R. 6178), H6264 [16JY]

——— 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), H3444 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H4139 [16MY]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H4979 [7JN]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 975), H82 [9JA]

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: establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see H.R. 4881), H1336 [27FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H1179 [14FE]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1339), H733 [30JA]

Federal aid programs: recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 1026), H7921 [6SE]

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), H4210 [17MY]

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

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 878), H975 [7FE]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2141), H9449 [26OC]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents (see H.R. 6190), H5649 [25JN]

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

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 6898), H9088 [26SE]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and reinstate such coverage in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such coverage (see H. Res. 1066), H8726 [13SE]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4139 [16MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H4243 [18MY]

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), H4140 [16MY]

Members of Congress: set annual rate of pay for a Member who has served 12 consecutive years at $1 and exclude service during any such annual pay period as creditable service for purposes of an annuity (see H.R. 5539), H3396 [17AP]

National Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 692), H678 [29JA]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 840), H3506 [24AP]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 977), H5976 [28JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 4831), H1336 [27FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H3783 [7MY]

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), H9425 [9OC]

——— 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), H3059 [5AP]

Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security, commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process, and call for passage of a balanced budget (see H. Res. 919), H4776 [5JN]

SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 5193), H1475 [7MR]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H8886 [25SE]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H3342 [16AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to the child tax credit (see H.R. 5903), H4582 [22MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of the rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 6081), H9420 [5OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H7824 [4SE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H1127 [13FE]

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

——— reestablish 15 percent corporate rate bracket (see H.R. 7176), H9667 [27NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4139 [16MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 667), H170 [11JA]

——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1168), H9460 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 99), H582 [19JA]

GAO: report on compliance of contracting agencies with subcontracting plans and subcontracting goals under the Small Business Act (see H.R. 5144), H1340 [1MR]

Medicare: provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 6980), H9405 [28SE]

White House Conference on Small Business: reauthorize (see H.R. 6446), H6587 [19JY]

Constitutional authority statements

GAO: report on compliance of contracting agencies with subcontracting plans and subcontracting goals under the Small Business Act (H.R. 5144), H1341 [1MR]

Medicare: provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (H.R. 6980), H9407 [28SE]

White House Conference on Small Business: reauthorize (H.R. 6446), H6589 [19JY]

Letters

Eliminating Government-Funded Oil-Painting (EGO) Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1418 [6MR]

——— Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H1419 [6MR]

Remarks

Cedar Falls, IA: tribute to Cedar Falls High School rocket club, E673• [17MY]

Cook, Kaleb: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E990• [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4833 [6JN]

——— prioritize completion of Cedar River flood mitigation project in Cedar Rapids, IA, H4833 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: reauthorize and rename position of Whistleblower Ombudsman to Whistleblower Protection Coordinator in Federal inspector general offices (S. 1869), H4870 [7JN]

——— reauthorize whistleblower protection program in Federal inspector general offices (H.R. 4043), H1417, H1418 [6MR]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (S. 188), H1418, H1419 [6MR]

——— provide a temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (H.R. 1132), H1414, H1415, H1416 [6MR]

——— provide for a study on use of social media in security clearance investigations (H.R. 3737), H1416, H1417 [6MR]

King, Jared: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E429• [11AP]

Kleman, Caleb: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E552• [26AP]

——— U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E494• [18AP]

Nesmith, Mallory M.: U.S. Air Force Academy appointee, E501• [18AP]

Roling, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E972• [6JY]

Schneider, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1036• [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, E175• [13FE], E710• [22MY], E891•, E893• [21JN], E1005• [12JY]

Wartburg College: tribute to wrestling team, E333• [19MR]

Tributes

Duncan, Hannah, E1129• [7AU]

Kolbe, Sherry, E440• [12AP]

Milroy, Grace, E510• [23AP]

Ruba, Sam, E614• [9MY]

Zehr, Caleb, E614• [9MY]