WALBERG, TIM (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4993 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 4712), H170 [11JA]

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), H733 [30JA]

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), H4739 [1JN]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2016), H3096 [10AP]

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

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and ensure fair treatment of detainees and release of those unjustly detained (see H. Res. 1111), H9421 [5OC]

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), H7776 [28AU]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H4981 [7JN]

Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office, Beaverton, MI: designate (see H.R. 6116), H5200 [14JN]

Dept. of Education: 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 HHS: establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 6421), H8739 [20SE]

——— notify health care providers about permitted disclosures under privacy laws of health information during emergencies, including overdoses (see H.R. 5695), H3782 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: oppose detention and possible removal of Iraqi Chaldean Christians (see H. Res. 824), H3209 [12AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1002), H1335 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 3861), H3507 [24AP]

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), H5286 [19JN]

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]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H10512 [20DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7743 [3AU]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H8728 [13SE]

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5977 [28JN]

FCC: facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H901 [6FE]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see H.R. 6835), H8731 [17SE]

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

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

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), H8728 [13SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H584 [19JA]

——— require country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers to extend reciprocal treatment to U.S. nationals (see H.R. 178), H4730 [24MY]

——— 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), H5977 [28JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H584 [19JA]

Insurance: 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), H1267 [26FE]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H3575 [25AP]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3211 [12AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3316 [13AP]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H6464 [17JY]

Medicare: improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H5153 [13JN]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 881), H4695 [23MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9569 [16NO]

OSHA: provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers (see H.R. 5988), H8172 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H4285 [21MY]

Poland: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1168), H9822 [10DE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H975 [7FE]

——— 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]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H7756 [17AU]

Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building, Howell, MI: designate (see H.R. 6020), H4848 [6JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7743 [3AU]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7743 [3AU]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 6813), H9416 [2OC]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H4982 [7JN]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see H.R. 4424), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide for flexible giving accounts (see H.R. 6616), H7723 [26JY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H1221 [20FE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H1502 [8MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7743 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: amend functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries (see H.R. 5174), H1441 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 7029), H9414 [2OC]

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), H1211 [15FE]

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 7049), H9424 [9OC]

OPM: reform disciplinary procedures applicable to members of the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 6376), H6195 [13JY]

Taxation: facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 7386), H10511 [20DE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: amend functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries (H.R. 5174), H1441 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (H.R. 5009), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 7029), H9415 [2OC]

Drugs: authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (H.R. 5041), H1213 [15FE]

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 7049), H9425 [9OC]

OPM: reform disciplinary procedures applicable to members of the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6376), H6196 [13JY]

Taxation: facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (H.R. 7386), H10512 [20DE]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (H.R. 5194), H1476 [7MR]

Poems

‘‘Anvil of God’s Word,’’ John Clifford, H464 [17JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H533, H534 [18JA]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, E320• [15MR]

Bronson, MI: anniversary of Bethel Gilead Community Church, E1339• [28SE]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), H3966 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2353), Senate amendment, H7192 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7852 [5SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (H.R. 5009), H3435 [18AP], H5042 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), H118, H120, H124 [10JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce proposed rule relative to injured or amputee veteran’s ability to select prosthetist or orthotist of choice whether employed by VA or on contract with VA, H4993 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4993 [8JN]

Doden, Daryle L.: Moody Bible Institute Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year award recipient, E135• [5FE]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H3435 [18AP]

——— authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (H.R. 5041), H5044 [12JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5519 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9248 [28SE]

Education: importance of workforce development and role of skills-based training programs in sustaining viability of U.S. workforce, H3966 [15MY]

Edw. C. Levy Co.: anniversary, E1221• [7SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4993 [8JN]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6014), H7867 [5SE]

FCC: reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1413 [6MR]

FDA: improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 772), H817 [6FE]

FERC: establish minimum monetary thresholds for public utility facility merger authorizations (H.R. 1109), Senate amendment, H8245 [13SE]

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, H533, H534 [18JA]

Irish Hills, MI: anniversary of Michigan International Speedway, H4724 [24MY]

Jackson, MI: anniversary of Henry Ford Allegiance Health, E1174• [24AU]

Jenkins, Andrew: Dept. of Justice Congressional Badge of Bravery recipient, H3159 [12AP]

Leslie, Al: American Family Insurance Co., ALL-USA Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year, E1348• [28SE]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H464 [17JA]

National Bible Week: observance, H9678 [28NO]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, H118, H120, H124 [10JA]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9678 [28NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7171 [25JY]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H533, H534 [18JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H464 [17JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1425 [6MR], H1616 [15MR], H5757 [27JN]

Tributes

Risner, Christopher, H9702 [29NO]

Young, Tania Pratnicki, H136 [11JA]