STEFANIK, ELISE M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4204 [17MY], H4215 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4653 [23MY], H4711 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7856 [5SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5788 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H3979 [15MY]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9152 [27SE]

Anti-Bullying Roundtable: establish (see H.R. 4536), H4694 [23MY]

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

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]

——— improve employment, educational, child care, and transition assistance opportunities for military spouses and families (see H.R. 5125), H1333 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4793), H3060 [5AP]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2220), H3050 [26MR]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2166), H583 [19JA]

——— require that Members of Congress be notified whenever a constituent is seriously wounded and hospitalized while on active duty (see H.R. 5098), H1266 [26FE]

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3049 [26MR]

Asia: develop a long-term strategic vision and a comprehensive, multifaceted, and principled U.S. policy for the Indo-Pacific region (see H.R. 6888), H9821 [10DE]

Australia: affirm U.S.-Australia cooperation on space research, exploration, and utilization (see H. Res. 1052), H7920 [6SE]

——— commemorate anniversary of World War I Battle of Hamel, forging relationship with the U.S., and support continued military, diplomatic, security, and economic cooperation (see H. Res. 1029), H7687 [25JY]

Aviation: create opportunities for women in the aviation industry (see H.R. 4673), H405 [16JA]

Baltic States: recognize independence anniversary, commend political, economic, social, and military progress, support NATO European Deterrence Initiative, and continue mutually beneficial relationship (see H. Res. 826), H3315 [13AP]

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), H5749 [26JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to give States flexibility in how they provide assistance for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4666), H738 [2FE]

Children and youth: express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5154 [13JN]

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see H.R. 6821), H8733 [17SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8724 [13SE]

Courts: protect U.S. businesses from foreign companies claiming diplomatic immunity in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5116), H1610 [14MR]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H9574 [20NO]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (see H.R. 5483), H3209 [12AP]

——— develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (see H.R. 4275), H1336 [27FE]

——— require certain training as a condition of registration to prescribe or dispense opioids for pain treatment or management (see H.R. 4075), H133 [10JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 5640), H4733 [25MY]

——— improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas (see H.R. 3566), H133 [10JA]

——— reauthorize National Organic Program and provide for modernization of organic import documentation, new technology advancements, and stricter enforcement of organic products entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3871), H1755 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 3994), H1544 [13MR]

——— study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: develop with Israel directed energy capabilities to detect and defeat ballistic missiles (see H.R. 6725), H7919 [6SE]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3343 [16AP]

——— require disclosures of foreign donations, contracts, or gifts by institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5336), H1756 [21MR]

——— 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 Energy: provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 5031), H1442 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H7156 [24JY]

——— direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H7943 [7SE]

——— disseminate resources to early childhood care and education providers working with young children on ways to recognize and respond to children who may be impacted by trauma related to substance abuse (see H.R. 5889), H5022 [8JN]

——— ensure State prescription drug monitoring programs receiving funds through State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 4236), H133 [10JA]

——— establish a pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition from treatment to independent living and the workforce (see H.R. 5736), H4210 [17MY]

——— establish and operate recovery home certification programs (see H.R. 5100), H3211 [12AP]

——— establish community action opioid response grant program (see H.R. 5124), H3343 [16AP]

——— nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist’s disclosure of availability of equivalent alternative drugs or methods of purchasing less expensive drugs (see H.R. 5343), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide assistance to States in complying with and implementing child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to promote better protections for young children and family-centered responses (see H.R. 5890), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 5900), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 7212), H9763 [3DE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5365), H3097 [10AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H7689 [25JY]

——— reauthorize rural emergency medical services training and equipment assistance program (see H.R. 5429), H4694 [23MY]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H6559 [18JY]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see H.R. 5641), H9415 [2OC]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H976 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize international cooperative activities to strengthen efforts relative to countering violent extremism (see H.R. 6408), H6463 [17JY]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 5619), H3574 [25AP]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 4403), H733 [30JA]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H4733 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H678 [29JA]

——— limit exemption from foreign agent registration requirements for persons engaging in activities in furtherance of certain bona fide pursuits to activities which do not promote a foreign political agenda (see H.R. 5336), H1756 [21MR]

——— 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), H1336 [27FE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1374 [5MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (see H.R. 5892), H5022 [8JN]

——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 6791), H8170 [12SE]

Dept. of State: establish a permanent residence in Jerusalem, Israel, for the U.S. Ambassador to Israel (see H.R. 3547), H603 [20JA]

——— establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 1559), H1127 [13FE]

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), H8172 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see H.R. 6307), H5987 [3JY]

Dept. of Transportation: address delays in commercial driver’s license skills testing and retesting (see H.R. 4719), H3887 [9MY]

——— 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), H5363 [20JN]

——— require vehicles that are modified to increase seating capacity, such as retrofitted limousines, to comply with the same safety regulations as other new vehicles (see H.R. 7260), H10103 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 2648), H9420 [5OC]

——— authorize use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 6815), H8725 [13SE]

——— 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]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 2652), H584 [19JA]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H625 [22JA]

——— ensure each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation (see H.R. 1943), H1609 [14MR]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 5864), H4209 [17MY]

——— hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see H.R. 2147), H132 [10JA]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 5966), H4728 [24MY]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H9153 [27SE]

——— 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), H584 [19JA]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4843), H9691 [28NO]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 1445), H3210 [12AP]

Depts. of Justice and Education: prohibit authorizing policies or agreements between schools and law enforcement encouraging non-reporting of criminal activity of students (see H.R. 5400), H2041 [22MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H9574 [20NO]

Drugs: authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (see H.R. 5041), H1336 [27FE]

——— establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids (see H.R. 3964), H133 [10JA]

——— establish an interagency task force to improve Federal response to families impacted by substance abuse disorders (see H.R. 5891), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide for delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner (see H.R. 5202), H1653 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see H.R. 4417), H9431 [12OC]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 6406), H8728 [13SE]

Europe: reject Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, support energy security and diversification, and impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on pipeline (see H. Res. 1035), H7724 [26JY]

FAA: promulgate regulations to prohibit storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes (see H.R. 5315), H1699 [19MR]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H4848 [6JN]

FCC: establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see H.R. 2903), H4981 [7JN]

——— require U.S.-based foreign media outlets to submit semiannual reports (see H.R. 5354), H1728 [20MR]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H785 [5FE]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see H.R. 4077), H6650 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve and modernize digital services and websites and promote use of digital processes over paper-based and in-person encounters (see H.R. 5759), H6196 [13JY]

——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H405 [16JA]

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]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1884), H1699 [19MR]

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]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see H.R. 6337), H7157 [24JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H1608 [14MR]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H5977 [28JN]

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), H603 [20JA]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 4631), H733 [30JA]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H4210 [17MY]

GSA: transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution (see H.R. 6407), H6463 [17JY]

Hamlin, Erin: tribute to participation in Olympic Games (see H. Res. 778), H1543 [13MR]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H3210 [12AP]

——— require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5858), H4209 [17MY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H3397 [17AP]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H7921 [6SE]

House Rules: encourage consensus and increase accountability and transparency (see H. Res. 1090), H9439 [19OC]

——— prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H7772 [24AU]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H1610 [14MR]

——— 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), H5649 [25JN]

India: enhance defense and security cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 6506), H8108 [10SE]

Information technology: create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (see H.R. 4798), H625 [22JA]

——— identify and document best practices for cyber hygiene to improve computer network security (see H.R. 3010), H1477 [7MR]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 6898), H9153 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H3148 [11AP]

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), H8728 [13SE]

——— 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), H18 [8JA]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H478 [17JA]

——— 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), H3056 [2AP]

——— impose sanctions relative to Iranian financial institutions and development and use of Iranian digital currency (see H.R. 7321), H10269 [17DE]

Israel: authorize assistance for anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 5126), H1610 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— pursue and enter into a military treaty alliance of extended deterrence (see H. Con. Res. 139), H9421 [5OC]

——— support right of self-defense and condemn Hamas (terrorist organization) violence in Gaza (see H.J. Res. 135), H5286 [19JN]

Joseph Sanford Jr., Channel, NY: designate (see H.R. 6125), H8886 [25SE]

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), H1610 [14MR]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: improve (see H.R. 6105), H6042 [10JY]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10209 [13DE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H1506 [9MR]

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 967), H7157 [24JY]

Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building, Saugerties, NY: designate (see H.R. 4722), H405 [16JA]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medicaid: allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 982), H132 [10JA]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H975 [7FE]

Medicare: promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H3210 [12AP]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H5154 [13JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H9691 [28NO]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H133 [10JA]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 3378), H3210 [12AP]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 6636), H7724 [26JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6988), H9744 [29NO]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H3148 [11AP]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3445 [18AP]

Native Americans: provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity (see H.R. 4506), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide the right of those born in Canada or the U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 6598), H7723 [26JY]

NATO: support renaming of NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in honor of John McCain (see H. Res. 1053), H7920 [6SE]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9449 [26OC]

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), H3576 [25AP]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 1893), H9436 [16OC]

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 6064), H7824 [4SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 5963), H5977 [28JN]

——— ensure any replacement allows States to reform their individual health insurance markets provided that such reform includes certain features (see H. Res. 1089), H9425 [9OC]

——— extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 4831), H552 [18JA]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 3919), H7921 [6SE]

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), H8108 [10SE]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H5815 [27JN]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H6587 [19JY]

——— condemn destabilizing activities and call on Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to explain why it continues to plan to hold the World Cup in Russia based on such activities (see H. Res. 926), H5154 [13JN]

——— condemn ongoing occupation of, and human rights violations in, Crimea and call for continued sanctions against those engaged in such illegal occupation (see H. Res. 1022), H8728 [13SE]

——— strengthen U.S. response to election interference (see H.R. 5910), H4583 [22MY]

SBA: study and identify best practices for closing the gender, race, and income gap in patenting rates for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6390), H7921 [6SE]

Schools: improve school safety and mental health services (see H.R. 5324), H1729 [20MR]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 20), H5095 [12JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H3978 [15MY]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H6175 [12JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H3930 [10MY]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H2041 [22MR]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions (see H.R. 5771), H5363 [20JN]

——— clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (see H.R. 4803), H403 [16JA]

——— 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), H9574 [20NO]

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

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5153), H8728 [13SE]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1337), H7871 [5SE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2318), H903 [6FE]

——— make public names and addresses of foreign persons contributing certain amounts to certain tax-exempt organizations and require disclosure of foreign campaign contributions (see H.R. 6983), H9405 [28SE]

——— provide a tax credit to consumers to reimburse a portion of the cost of broadband infrastructure serving limited broadband districts (see H.R. 6442), H6587 [19JY]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2946), H4584 [22MY]

Technology: promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce (see H.R. 4829), H1336 [27FE]

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership: establish to assist countries in Sahel, Maghreb, and adjacent regions of Africa to improve capabilities to counter terrorist threats (see H.R. 6018), H6264 [16JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: anniversary (see H. Res. 1070), H8732 [17SE]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H2043 [22MR]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 199), H6465 [17JY]

Veterans: extend authorities relating to homeless veterans (see H.R. 4898), H731 [30JA]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 5194), H1475 [7MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 6263), H7689 [25JY]

——— 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), H9408 [28SE]

Yemen: provide for continuation in effect of sanctions (see H.R. 4603), H7748 [7AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 5922), H4583 [22MY]

Mazdzer, Chris: tribute to participation in Olympic Games (see H. Res. 784), H1608 [14MR]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish (see H.R. 5356), H1728 [20MR]

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (see H.R. 6930), H9149 [27SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 6362), H6173 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6796), H8724 [13SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (H.R. 5922), H4584 [22MY]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish (H.R. 5356), H1729 [20MR]

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (H.R. 6930), H9151 [27SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (H.R. 6362), H6175 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6796), H8726 [13SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4782 [6JN]

Remarks

Adams, NY: anniversary of South Jefferson VFW Post 5344, E755• [1JN]

Adirondack 46ers, Inc.: anniversary, E1118<0F> [3AU]

Adirondack Forty-Sixers, Inc.: anniversary, H10037 [11DE]

Armed Forces: authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to use the same residences as the servicemembers, H9801 [10DE]

Barkeater Chocolates Co.: anniversary, E713• [23MY]

Behan, Mark: Crandall, NY, Public Library Henry Crandall Award recipient, E1277• [20SE]

Canton, NY: anniversary of North Country Public Radio, E290• [9MR], E312• [14MR]

Carpenter, Andrew: Council for Exceptional Children ‘‘Yes I Can’’ Award recipient, E162• [8FE]

Carthage, NY: anniversary of Farney’s Home and Building Center, E755• [1JN]

——— tribute to Elizabeth Wende Breast Care Center, E1062• [25JY]

Clinton County, NY: anniversary of Clinton County Firefighter’s Association, E342• [20MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H27 [9JA]

Corinth, NY: anniversary, E511• [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide support for dairy producers (H.R. 5462), H3158 [12AP]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4204 [17MY], H4215 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4373, H4559 [22MY], H4677 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7704 [26JY]

——— eliminate requirement of strategy to counter destabilizing activities of Iran, H4559 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide all college students with explanation on seeking additional assistance from the financial aid office should they experience a change in financial circumstances, H7856 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7856 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6447 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (S. 2248), H9801 [10DE]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H5161 [14JN]

EPA: Lake Champlain Basin Program funding, H6447 [17JY]

Forest Service: include invasive vegetation in designated treatment areas under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H4204 [17MY]

——— modernize competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program and prioritize grants for forest restoration, H4215 [18MY]

Fulton Chain of Lakes Association: anniversary, E1117• [3AU]

Glen Falls, NY: anniversary of Binley Florist and Garden Center, E582• [3MY]

Hodge, Hailey: SBA Syracuse, NY, District Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E229• [27FE]

Hope, NY: anniversary, E718• [23MY]

Indian Lake, NY: tribute to Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce, E661• [16MY]

Johnstown, NY: anniversary of Willing Helpers’ Home for Women, E1521• [14NO]

Josephson, Daniel: Adirondack Council Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E976• [6JY]

Keeseville, NY: tribute to Keeseville Volunteer Fire Dept., E673• [17MY]

Laiacona, Nicholas M.: Friends of the New York State Military Museum (organization) and Association of the U.S. Army Capital District of New York Chapter Veteran of the Year Award recipient, E1430• [19OC], E1463• [26OC]

Lake George, NY: anniversary of Adirondack Winery, E532• [25AP]

Lake George Land Conservancy (organization): anniversary, E1159• [17AU]

Lake Placid, NY: anniverary of Ruthie’s Run (business), E1397• [12OC]

Lee, Gary: Adirondack Council Special Recognition Award recipient, E978• [6JY]

Lehigh Northeast Cement Co.: anniversary of Glens Falls, NY, plant, E1214• [6SE]

Lima, Michael: Fort Drum, NY, 10th Mountain Division Soldier of the Year award recipient, E674• [17MY]

Lyme, NY: anniversary, E750• [29MY]

Malcolm, Dominique: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New York, E187• [14FE]

Massena, NY: opening of St. Lawrence Centre Shopping and Entertainment Mall Sports Complex, E1071• [25JY]

Mazdzer, Chris: tribute to participation in Olympic Games, H1380 [6MR], E1281• [24SE]

Miner, Joseph M.: Newport County, RI, Council of the Navy League Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England Officer of the Year award recipient, E211• [23FE]

Moira, NY: anniversary of Village of Brushton, E1309• [26SE]

Mooers, NY: anniversary of Mooers Free Library, E1235• [12SE]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish, H4373 [22MY], H4677 [23MY]

North Country Community College: anniversary, E675• [17MY]

North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council: anniversary, E1485• [2NO]

Ogdensburg, NY: anniversary, E461• [13AP]

Olympic Games: tribute to New York participants, H1380 [6MR]

Pavlak, Cain: Fort Drum, NY, 10th Mountain Division Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, E677• [17MY]

Perkins, Margaret: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E328• [15MR]

Peru, NY: anniversary of North County Mission of Hope, E659• [16MY]

Plattsburgh, NY: anniversary of Clinton County Fair, E997• [11JY]

Rivera-Collazo, Victor M.: Puerto Rico Hall of Fame inductee, E467• [16AP]

Rouses Point, NY: opening of Proud Patriot restaurant, E959• [3JY]

Saratoga Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E523• [24AP]

Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, E129• [2FE]

SkyWest Airlines: tribute to round-trip service between Plattsburgh, NY, International Airport and Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC, E1172• [24AU]

South Glens Falls, NY: tribute to Moreau Community Center, E387• [2AP]

State University of New York, Canton: anniversary, E753• [1JN]

State University of New York, Plattsburgh: anniversary of University Police Dept., E744• [25MY]

State University of New York at Adirondack: opening of Adirondack Hall, E1189• [4SE]

Thousand Islands Bridge Authority: anniversary, E1156• [17AU]

Votes: position on missed, E52• [17JA]

Watertown, NY: anniversary of North Country Family Health Center at North Elementary School, E1658• [12DE]

——— completion of North Country Family Health Center renovation project, E1174• [24AU]

——— opening of Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore, E1140• [10AU]

Webber, Barbara: Greater Watertown, NY-North Country Chamber of Commerce Athena Award recipient, E1196• [4SE]

Wilton, NY: anniversary, E460• [13AP]

Tributes

Badger, Michael, E1459• [26OC]

Bannister, Jeffrey, H4783 [6JN]

Bolton, NY: anniversary of Bolton Volunteer Fire Co., E1391• [12OC]

Brodeur, Claudia, E1149• [14AU]

Bruno, Joseph A., E61• [18JA]

Chambers, Bradford, E955• [29JN]

Cherubini, Michael, E1151• [14AU]

Cook, Francis, E1576•, E1580• [29NO]

Cutting, Richard, E1459• [26OC]

Donovan, Madeline, E1531• [16NO]

Fawcett, Rocky, H91 [10JA]

Fleming, Madison, E291• [9MR]

Jackson, Ronald E., E185• [14FE]

Manda, Joan Gillam, E116• [30JA]

Mulcahy, Jack, E97• [25JA]

Parkinson, Kenneth, E231• [27FE]

Perry, Gerhardt, E953• [29JN]

Rourke, Louise, E1233• [12SE]

Scott, Michael, E60• [18JA]

Simpson, Bridget, E1233• [12SE]

Sprague, Derek J. (Boomer), E571• [27AP]

Terry, Julius, E1310• [26SE]

Tyo, Keith, E1017• [16JY]

Uline, Edwin, Sr., E463• [13AP]

Willbanks, Lee, E720• [23MY]

Woods, Jim, E155• [7FE]