WOMACK, STEVE (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), H1224 [23FE], H1337 [1MR]

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

——— H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies and continuing appropriations, H7806 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3148 [11AP]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H1544 [13MR]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (see H.R. 3), H3884 [9MY]

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

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

Crime: provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses and clarify manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served (see H.R. 5526), H3395 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see H.R. 5199), H3343 [16AP]

——— 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 Homeland Security: amend the Real ID Act to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements (see H.R. 3398), H170 [11JA]

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), H7824 [4SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate authority to pay reporting fees to educational institutions (see H.R. 3023), H3979 [15MY]

——— 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), H9574 [20NO]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H1699 [19MR]

Drugs: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H9431 [12OC]

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: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H82 [9JA]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7871 [5SE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9821 [10DE]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H4733 [25MY]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3931 [10MY]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 4916), H1729 [20MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]

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

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H3835 [8MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H2043 [22MR]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see H.R. 3324), H3148 [11AP]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H5153 [13JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H3978 [15MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income compensation of Armed Forces members assigned to special operations forces who serve in support of certain operations combating terrorism (see H.R. 5747), H4584 [22MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5422), H3576 [25AP]

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: setting forth the Federal budget for 2019–2028 (see H. Con. Res. 128), H6195 [13JY]

House of Representatives: implement budget and appropriations process reforms (see H.R. 7191), H9742 [29NO]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

House of Representatives: implement budget and appropriations process reforms (H.R. 7191), H9743 [29NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H10611 [3JA]

Letters

Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act: by, Committee on the Budget (House), H10321 [19DE]

Budget aggregate and allocation revisions: by, Committee on the Budget (House), H3047 [26MR], H8724 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on the Budget (House), H4375 [22MY]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: by, Committee on the Budget (House), H6181 [13JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H10611 [3JA]

Remarks

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4876 [7JN]

——— submission of committee allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels, H3926• [10MY], H9086 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5717 [26JN]

House of Representatives: implement budget and appropriations process reforms (H.R. 7191), H10321 [19DE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3901• [10MY]

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

Reports

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H1437–H1440 [6MR], H9451–H9457 [30OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 115th Congress: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 115–1124), H10609 [2JA]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2019–2028: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 115–816), H6195 [13JY]

Rules

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), E528• [24AP]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H3047 [26MR], H8724 [13SE]

Budget levels, H3926• [10MY]

Committee on Appropriations (House) spending authority, H3047 [26MR], H3926• [10MY], H8724 [13SE], H9087 [26SE]

Spending authority for House authorizing committees, H3926• [10MY]

Tributes

Berry, Charles, H4290 [22MY]