WESTERMAN, BRUCE (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4167, H4172 [17MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3644 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3644 [26AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H6501 [18JY]

——— H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5984 [3JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9416 [2OC]

BLM: simplify permitting process for drilling on Federal lands (see H.R. 6088), H5152 [13JN]

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

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

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), H3097 [10AP]

Courts: modify composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas (see H.R. 6327), H6041 [10JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (see H.R. 5411), H3049 [26MR]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H4850 [6JN]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H132 [10JA]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4274), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H4210 [17MY]

——— require States to provide for the placement of a foster child in a cottage home and make a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments (see H.R. 4983), H4139 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders within designated wilderness areas (see H.R. 3593), H5817 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H3148 [11AP]

Dept. of Transportation: adjust and provide flexibility in hours of service requirements relative to transportation of agricultural commodities, short-haul operations, and sleeper berths and reduce paperwork (see H.R. 6178), H5505 [21JN]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 1568), H902 [6FE]

——— 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: carry out a demonstration program to expand availability of telemedicine services for veterans living in rural areas with certain mental health disorders (see H.R. 7017), H9414 [2OC]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 5864), H6465 [17JY]

——— 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), H3707 [26AP]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7772 [24AU]

EPA: direct program offices to carry out certain assessments relative to chemical toxicity (see H.R. 6399), H6462 [17JY] (see H.R. 6468), H6648 [23JY]

——— 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: provide with discretion in securing information technology and information systems (see H.R. 5300), H6112 [11JY]

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), H3931 [10MY]

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

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H4981 [7JN]

Immigration: amend the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program (see H.R. 2004), H1507 [9MR]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7772 [24AU]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H1127 [13FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H625 [22JA]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9526 [14NO]

Information technology: allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (see H.R. 4824), H4850 [6JN]

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), H9822 [10DE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H4777 [5JN]

Johnny Cash Post Office Building, Dyess, AR: designate (see H.R. 5934), H4850 [6JN]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, and strategic importance, recognize importance of Compact of Free Association renegotiation, and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1334 [27FE]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H1543 [13MR]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1939), H82 [9JA]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied to certain hospitals (see H.R. 1130), H3978 [15MY]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H6464 [17JY]

——— increase hospital competition (see H.R. 7084), H9744 [29NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H1502 [8MR]

National FFA Organization: update charter (see H.R. 5595), H7156 [24JY]

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), H5987 [3JY]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to prohibit the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 12), H1544 [13MR]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6558 [18JY]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (see H.R. 6227), H7156 [24JY]

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), H5977 [28JN]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 4131), H584 [19JA]

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

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 4962), H974 [7FE]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 5856), H8743 [24SE]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3330), H3835 [8MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age (see H.R. 6011), H4776 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H553 [18JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 5170), H1373 [5MR]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1137), H9460 [30OC]

Ouachita National Forest: exchange certain lands (see H.R. 5923), H4583 [22MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: define endangered species petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog (see H.R. 6355), H6173 [12JY]

Wildfires: protect communities (see H.R. 7315), H10210 [13DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age (H.R. 6011), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (H.R. 4843), H554 [18JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize and reform (H.R. 5170), H1373 [5MR]

Ouachita National Forest: exchange certain lands (H.R. 5923), H4584 [22MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: define endangered species petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog (H.R. 6355), H6174 [12JY]

Wildfires: protect communities (H.R. 7315), H10211 [13DE]

Remarks

Arkansas: tribute to 4th Congressional District service academy nominees, E730• [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: direct the payment of a portion of stewardship project timber revenues to the county in which the stewardship project occurs, H4165 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4165, H4167, H4168, H4172 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10122 [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H5617 [25JN]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H5617 [25JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: report on wildfire prevention, insect infestation, and disease prevention efforts on Federal land, H4172 [17MY]

Drugs: address opioid drug abuse epidemic by securing the southern border, H5667 [26JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs, E1341• [28SE]

Forest Service: consider only proposed forest management activity or no action in environmental assessments or impact statements relative to collaborative forest management plans, H4167, H4168 [17MY]

Graham, Billy: tribute (H.J. Res. 130), H1320 [27FE]

Health care professionals: protect sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (H.R. 302), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1082), E1341• [28SE]

Mulberry River Society: tribute, E503• [18AP]

Ouachita National Forest: exchange certain lands (H.R. 5923), H8130 [12SE]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra relative to whether certain disclosures required by California law violate freedom of speech, H1590 [14MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H4766 [5JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), H9543, H9545, H9546, H9547, H9549 [16NO]

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff: anniversary of ROTC officer program, E550• [26AP]

Votes: position on missed, E713• [23MY]

York, Kay: Arkansas Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, H8896 [26SE]

Tributes

Burkham, James C., E71• [19JA]

Cook, Jack C., H3159 [12AP], E356• [21MR]

Davis, Rick, H9702 [29NO]

Fernandez, Josie, E355• [21MR]

Fram, Jim, E352• [21MR]

Hill, Marvin, E106• [29JA], E117• [30JA]

Smith, Representative Lamar, H6476 [18JY]