TENNEY, CLAUDIA (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4654, H4662 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H3148 [11AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H3060 [5AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see H.R. 4311), H733 [30JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance (see H.R. 5953), H5225 [15JN]

Credit: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (see H.R. 6737), H8108 [10SE]

Crime: provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 4915), H1610 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 5640), H3887 [9MY]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (see H.R. 5259), H3397 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: increase income limit of the simplified needs test on applications for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6349), H6173 [12JY]

——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 483), H7870 [5SE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H3885 [9MY]

——— establish and operate recovery home certification programs (see H.R. 5100), H1332 [27FE]

——— establish community action opioid response grant program (see H.R. 5124), H1699 [19MR]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop educational materials relative to human trafficking in schools (see H.R. 5407), H2041 [22MR]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 6664), H9408 [28SE]

——— prohibit funding to frontline operational components for procurement of certain items that do not meet specified criteria (see H.R. 5574), H3441 [18AP]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), H6111 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide disaster assistance to States and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 4557), H5977 [28JN]

——— set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (see H.R. 5735), H3936 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 907), H4583 [22MY]

——— 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), H1268 [26FE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), 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), H1544 [13MR]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H5286 [19JN]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H5286 [19JN]

——— 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), H4139 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H1336 [27FE]

——— furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain World War I veterans (see H.R. 4565), H1374 [5MR]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 5413), H3576 [25AP]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H6463 [17JY]

Depts. of Justice and Education: develop and implement national standards and best practices for school resource officers (see H.R. 5243), H1653 [15MR]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H3741 [27AP]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H8732 [17SE]

Drugs: provide for delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner (see H.R. 5202), H5094 [12JN]

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

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

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]

——— require reports by Dept. of State, Dept. of the Treasury, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 6224), H7754 [14AU]

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), H1729 [20MR]

FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 778), H2043 [22MR]

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), H7752 [10AU]

FEMA: exempt properties located in flood hazard areas that are participating in an approved buy-out program from mandatory purchase requirement under National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 5618), H6175 [12JY]

Financial institutions: ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (see H.R. 4607), H555 [18JA]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 3790), H1507 [9MR]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 788), H1477 [7MR]

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), H3317 [13AP]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6651 [23JY]

FRS: reform and increase monetary policy transparency and accountability (see H.R. 6741), H7941 [7SE]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 5472), H4139 [16MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H4695 [23MY]

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

Government: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H603 [20JA]

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

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 878), H737 [2FE]

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

——— limit separation of families seeking asylum, expedite asylum process for individuals with children, increase Federal immigration judges, and authorize new family shelters (see H.R. 6195), H5750 [26JN]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H173 [12JA]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8108 [10SE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 676), H19 [8JA]

——— 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), H478 [17JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1610 [14MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1653 [15MR]

——— support right of self-defense and condemn Hamas (terrorist organization) violence in Gaza (see H.J. Res. 135), H4850 [6JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H1543 [13MR]

Law enforcement: develop a national strategy to combat financial networks of transnational organized criminals (see H.R. 4768), H555 [18JA]

——— reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 5060), H8886 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2561), H3507 [24AP]

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), H7825 [4SE]

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

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3575 [25AP]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 3913), H1544 [13MR]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H478 [17JA]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H7943 [7SE]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

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: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H1544 [13MR]

——— 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), H9151 [27SE]

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), H6651 [23JY]

Printing: limit printing of Congressional Record and House Calendars (see H.R. 6708), H7870 [5SE]

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

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

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H1477 [7MR]

SEC: provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction over civil securities fraud actions (see H.R. 5037), H1211 [15FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9431 [12OC]

Southeast Asia: require a strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (see H.R. 6828), H8725 [13SE]

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

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

Taxation: 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), H8172 [12SE]

——— make certain bonuses tax free (see H.R. 5012), H1227 [23FE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H976 [7FE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 5067), H3887 [9MY]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1872), H5094 [12JN]

U.N.: establish U.S. policy relative to contributions to U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 6451), H6588 [19JY]

Veterans: protect veterans’ credit ratings by delaying inclusion of medical debt from services received through Veterans Choice Program and other VA programs from reports to credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 2683), H1755 [21MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: grant veterans’ access to certain fitness centers (see H.R. 5130), H1333 [27FE]

Erin Hamlin Post Office, Remsen, NY: designate (see H.R. 5063), H1212 [15FE]

FDIC: extend examination cycle for certain insured depository institutions (see H.R. 5076), H1220 [20FE]

FRS: establish a blackout period for public communications by the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4756), H131 [10JA]

——— require Federal Open Market Committee establishment of interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by depository institutions (see H.R. 4758), H131 [10JA]

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

Medicare: require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data (see H.R. 5723), H3884 [9MY]

Members of Congress: suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4870), H582 [19JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: grant veterans’ access to certain fitness centers (H.R. 5130), H1335 [27FE]

Erin Hamlin Post Office, Remsen, NY: designate (H.R. 5063), H1213 [15FE]

FDIC: extend examination cycle for certain insured depository institutions (H.R. 5076), H1221 [20FE]

FRS: establish a blackout period for public communications by the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4756), H132 [10JA]

——— require Federal Open Market Committee establishment of interest rates on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank by depository institutions (H.R. 4758), H132 [10JA]

Medicare: require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data (H.R. 5723), H3886 [9MY]

Members of Congress: suspend salary during a Government shutdown (H.R. 4870), H583 [19JA]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H572 [19JA]

Air Force: Research Laboratory Information Directorate (Rome Lab) recipient of Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Excellence in Technology Transfer Award, H3431 [18AP]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H10507 [20DE]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 19th Amendment providing for women’s suffrage, H398 [16JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), H3821 [8MY]

Critz Farms (business): New York State Agricultural Society Business of the Year Award recipient, H766 [5FE]

Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust: observance, H3340 [16AP]

Delhi, NY: tribute to Delaware Academy High School girls’ basketball team, H3689 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide support for dairy producers, H7865 [5SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4662, H4663 [23MY]

——— include stainless steel flatware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4662, H4663 [23MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5966 [28JN]

——— Rome Lab funding, H5966 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (H.R. 5735), H5178 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3333 [16AP]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H9553 [16NO]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), H4348 [22MY]

Financial institutions: place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), H1313 [27FE]

FRS: reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (H.R. 4293), H3115 [11AP]

Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H3572 [25AP]

Hamlin, Erin: tribute to participation in Olympic Games, H1171 [14FE]

Homes for Our Troops (organization): tribute, H9396 [28SE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10095 [11DE], H10504–H10506 [20DE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (H. Res. 676), H129 [10JA]

Larson, Amanda: Oneida, NY, Rotary Club Roses to the Living Award recipient, H5222 [15JN]

Leo, Hank: Oneida, NY, Rotary Club Roses to the Living Award recipient, H5222 [15JN]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H572 [19JA]

Medicare: require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data (H.R. 5723), H4270 [21MY], H5265 [19JN]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and tracking and monitoring data, H9553 [16NO]

Morrisville State College: tribute to brewing program, H5139 [13JN]

Muse, Ty: Broome County, NY, Baden-Powell Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, H1201 [15FE]

National Day of Civility: designate (H. Res. 400), H6163 [12JY]

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H64 [9JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3868 [9MY]

New Hartford, NY: anniversary, H2031 [22MR]

——— tribute to JavaScouts robotics team, H164 [11JA]

New York: tribute to Central New York Memorial Stair Climb, H7902 [6SE]

——— tribute to Run for the Fallen, H4762 [5JN]

——— tribute to 22d Congressional District small businesses, H9554 [16NO]

O’Brien, Jennifer: American Mothers Inc., New York Mother of the Year award recipient, H3495 [24AP]

Phillips, Melvin: oppose eviction from ancestral Oneida Indian lands in Vernon, NY, H10190 [13DE]

Public Schools Week: observance, H1587 [14MR]

Redfield, NY: tribute to new Oswego County, NY, snowfall record, H9 [8JA]

Revere Copper Co.: tribute, H9554 [16NO]

Rome, NY: anniversary of Rome Elks Lodge 96, H1468 [7MR]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), H1639 [15MR]

Staff: tribute, H10506 [20DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H572 [19JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H898 [6FE], H3087 [10AP]

Utica, NY: anniversary of Masonic Care Community of New York, H3562 [25AP]

——— tribute to DAR Oneida County Chapter Good Citizens Award finalists, H3130 [11AP]

Utica Comets (hockey team): tribute to hosting of American Hockey League All-Star game, H456 [17JA]

Verona, NY: tribute to Vernon-Verona-Sherrill School District and National FFA Organization chapter for Maple Weekend, H1646 [15MR]

Veterans Day: observance, H9553 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H698• [30JA]

Whitesboro, NY: anniversary of Utica Curling Club, H5577 [22JN]

World War II: importance of heart shield Bibles, H3958 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H10095 [11DE], H10505, H10507 [20DE]

Tributes

Busch, Cooper, H3825 [8MY]

Carson, Dan, H6246 [16JY]

Chantry, Bill, H10503 [20DE]

Cleary, Trey, H9553 [16NO]

Corey, Timothy, H6637 [23JY]

Crossley, Kevin, H3332 [16AP]

D’Amico, Rudy, H10157 [12DE]

Force, Robert and Donna, H10323 [19DE]

Gray, Jason, H9554 [16NO]

Henry, Fran, H9749 [30NO]

Nell, Merle (Skippy), H9523 [14NO]

Pagliaro, Antonio, H3085• [10AP]

Palmer, Kenneth, H8249 [13SE]

Patrick, Jessie, H3765 [7MY]

Patterson, Andrew, H1752 [21MR]

Roberts, Peg, H9749 [30NO]

Ros-Lehtinen, Representative, H6105, H6106, H6107 [11JY]

Scarano, John, H9731 [29NO]

Small, Goldie, H1681 [19MR]

Snopek, Harold, H3382• [17AP]

Sperling, Helen, H3340 [16AP]

Stoquert, Sandra, H1250 [26FE]

VanSlyke, James, H10504 [20DE]

View, Mary, H1531 [13MR]

Wilcox, Ryan, H9396 [28SE]

Williamson, Alan, H1321 [27FE]

Wood, John (Woody), H10086 [11DE]

Zecca, James, H3731 [27AP]