THORNBERRY, MAC (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4173 [17MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4556 [22MY], H4680 [23MY], H4711, H4712 [24MY]
Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5218 [15JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5788 [27JN]
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, E1517• [13NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see H. Res. 838), H3505 [24AP]
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), H1653 [15MR]
Dept. of Commerce: 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), H7689 [25JY]
Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H5094 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see H.R. 4910), H1268 [26FE]
Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H5817 [27JN]
——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5225 [15JN]
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]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H1609 [14MR]
George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5280), H3783 [7MY]
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), H555 [18JA]
Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3507 [24AP]
Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]
Medicare: prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H4694 [23MY]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5104), H1374 [5MR]
——— provide for coverage of rural emergency medical center services (see H.R. 5678), H9691 [28NO]
Religion: recognize significance of parsonage allowance to religious and spiritual communities and support its continued exemption from gross income for tax purposes (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6463 [17JY]
Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9421 [5OC]
Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1442 [6MR]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 564), H8739 [20SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 5515), H3315 [13AP]
Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see H.R. 6047), H4980 [7JN]
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson U.S. Courthouse, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5772), H3929 [10MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H3316 [13AP]
Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (H.R. 6047), H4981 [7JN]
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson U.S. Courthouse, Amarillo, TX: designate (H.R. 5772), H3930 [10MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3449 [23AP], H3751 [7MY]
Letters
Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H9792 [10DE]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4375•, H4376•, H4377•, H4378 [22MY]
——— Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House), H4376• [22MY]
——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4377• [22MY]
——— Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4377• [22MY]
——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4375• [22MY]
——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4375• [22MY]
——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H4376• [22MY]
——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4378• [22MY]
——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H4377• [22MY]
——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4376• [22MY]
——— Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H4375• [22MY]
——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4377• [22MY]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4376• [22MY]
——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4375• [22MY]
——— Representative Womack, Committee on the Budget (House), H4375• [22MY]
Dept. of Defense efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H1088 [13FE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act amendments: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3891 [10MY]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4721 [24MY], H5784 [27JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3449 [23AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2026• [22MR]
——— making continuing, H590, H600 [20JA]
Armed Forces: expand preventive health care services under the TRICARE program to include cost sharing for contraception, H5783 [27JN]
Armed Forces Day: observance, E681• [18MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish Cattle and Carcass Grading Correlation and Training Centers to improve standardization of beef grading, H4173 [17MY]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4173 [17MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4367, H4368, H4374, H4556, H4557, H4558, H4572, H4575, H4577, H4580 [22MY], H4606, H4607, H4654, H4656, H4661, H4662, H4663, H4667, H4676, H4682 [23MY], H4699, H4705, H4707, H4708, H4715 [24MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7699, H7700, H7706 [26JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), corrections in engrossment, H4722 [24MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), motion to instruct conferees, H5783 [27JN]
——— convey certain land along the Columbia River to the Tri-Cities area of Washington, H4676 [23MY]
——— establish a database of small business innovators to track whether their technologies get taken up in a program of record, H4556, H4557 [22MY]
——— include dinnerware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4661, H4662 [23MY]
——— include stainless steel flatware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4663 [23MY]
——— making appropriations, H723 [30JA], H2026• [22MR]
——— National Nuclear Security Administration weapons activities funding, H4667 [23MY]
——— overseas contingency operations funding, H4557, H4558 [22MY]
Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration defense nuclear nonproliferation funding through reduction of W76–2 warhead modification program funding, H4942 [7JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendments, H723 [30JA]
Dept. of State: include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), Senate amendment, H2026• [22MR]
Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5218, H5220 [15JN]
——— specify the factors used to determine whether a controlled substance analogue is intended for human consumption, H5218, H5220 [15JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4942 [7JN]
GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H590, H600 [20JA]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H590, H600 [20JA]
——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H590, H600 [20JA]
J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson U.S. Courthouse, Amarillo, TX: designate (H.R. 5772), H6221 [16JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4606 [23MY]
Point of order, H4720 [24MY]
Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas by using the gradient survey method to determine the ownership boundary between public and private land, H2026• [22MR]
Space policy: provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (H.R. 2809), H3487 [24AP]
Votes: position on missed, E703• [22MY], E1213• [6SE], E1704• [20DE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 115th Congress: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 115–1100), H10586 [21DE]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5515) (H. Rept. 115–863), H6648 [23JY]
——— Committee of Conference (H.R. 5515) (H. Rept. 115–874), H7685 [25JY]
——— Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 5515) (H. Rept. 115–676), H3975 [15MY], H4283 [21MY]
Tributes
Drisko, Melissa, E1612• [6DE]
Jennings, Sarah, E1061• [25JY]
McCain, Senator, H7700 [26JY]