TURNER, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4203 [17MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: provide a process by which certain wounded warriors who face medical discharge may continue to serve as remotely piloted aircraft pilots or sensor operators in the Air Force (see H.R. 4453), H555 [18JA]

Bill Harris Post Office, Ashland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5868), H4209 [17MY]

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), H9449 [26OC]

Crime: prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 5637), H3705 [26AP]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H6175 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to award funds to certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities to award scholarships to students attending such institutions (see H.R. 51), H4777 [5JN]

——— extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H3576 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H3936 [11MY]

——— develop strategy to implement recommendations to prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 5562), H3783 [7MY]

——— ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H4778 [5JN]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4584 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see H. Res. 990), H6175 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (see H.R. 5735), H5022 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H584 [19JA]

——— make grants to, and enter into agreements with, State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see H.R. 7079), H9438 [19OC]

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see H.R. 5871), H6264 [16JY]

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), H7685 [25JY]

——— 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), H9408 [28SE]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see H.R. 4910), H1127 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H7735 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H737 [2FE]

——— 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), H1221 [20FE]

——— prohibit from requiring a surviving spouse to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies (see H.R. 5301), H1651 [15MR]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1972), H625 [22JA]

Drugs: provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see H.R. 3692), H5022 [8JN]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3743 [27AP]

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), H8172 [12SE]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H7688 [25JY]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1884), H7728 [26JY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H9408 [28SE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1508 [9MR]

——— 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), H5154 [13JN]

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

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 737), H1126 [13FE]

Health: ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 1121), H7728 [26JY]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H3743 [27AP]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8732 [17SE]

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]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H7156 [24JY]

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), H1544 [13MR]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 4005), H3444 [18AP]

——— allow States to provide medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families (see H.R. 6004), H4776 [5JN]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7776 [28AU]

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H1127 [13FE]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 5985), H7728 [26JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H4777 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 3913), H478 [17JA]

OMB: establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on harmonization of such efforts (see H.R. 4893), H677 [29JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that pre-existing condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 6496), H7154 [24JY]

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), H9153 [27SE]

Russia: 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), H7752 [10AU]

——— impose sanctions against those responsible for chemical weapons attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter (see H.R. 5428), H3059 [5AP]

Social Security: replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment (see H.R. 6933), H9449 [26OC]

Southwest Airlines Co.: commend Tammie Jo Bonnell Shults and crew for efforts to safely land aircraft suffering in-flight engine failure and express condolences to family of Jennifer Riordan who died during the flight (see H. Res. 837), H3452 [23AP]

Taxation: 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), H5649 [25JN]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H5201 [14JN]

——— 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), H6196 [13JY]

——— extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 5579), H3451 [23AP]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H5022 [8JN]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1201), H4694 [23MY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1204), H3978 [15MY]

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), H5201 [14JN]

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

Budget: change calendar period of the Federal fiscal year (see H.R. 5211), H1476 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish a prescription drug monitoring program for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 5591), H3505 [24AP]

——— improve ability to address sexual offenses (see H.R. 5622), H3574 [25AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: ensure politically funded information cannot be used as evidence to monitor a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 5235), H1501 [8MR]

Romania: celebrate anniversary of Great Union of 1918, commend citizens who fought for democracy, and reaffirm bonds with the U.S. (see H. Res. 1178), H10103 [11DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: change calendar period of the Federal fiscal year (H.R. 5211), H1477 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish a prescription drug monitoring program for Armed Forces members (H.R. 5591), H3506 [24AP]

——— improve ability to address sexual offenses (H.R. 5622), H3575 [25AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: ensure politically funded information cannot be used as evidence to monitor a U.S. citizen (H.R. 5235), H1502 [8MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: National Institute of Food and Agriculture agricultural research and extension funding equity for historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, H4204 [17MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4369 [22MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7701 [26JY]

Miamisburg, OH: anniversary, E842• [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, E36• [11JA], E115• [30JA], E172• [13FE], E706• [22MY], E901• [22JN], E1055• [24JY], E1244• [13SE], E1704• [20DE]

YWCA: anniversary, E1496• [6NO]

Tributes

Rice, Walter H., E1692• [20DE]

Tsongas, Representative, H7701 [26JY]

Wolaver, Lynn E., E742• [25MY]