BURGESS, MICHAEL C. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 7), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2955 [2AP]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (H. Res. 296), consideration (H. Res. 655), H8557 [29OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4092, H4093 [22MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 2513), H8335 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2955 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4877 [19JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4738, H4739 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3518 [9MY]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3179 [9AP]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during summer district work period (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during winter district work period (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

——— ratify and affirm all investigations and subpoenas by committees of the House pertaining to the President, his staff, immediate family, business entities, or organizations (H. Res. 507), adopt (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 274), H2955 [2AP]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

Immigration: reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5935 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3518 [9MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3032 [3AP]

Articles and editorials

Inside the Hottest Job Market in Half a Century, Erie Morath and Lauren Weber, Wall Street Journal, H2844 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H9222 [3DE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H10610 [17DE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H1394 [6FE]

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H2587 [7MR]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H6001 [17JY]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (see H.R. 2505), H3440 [2MY]

Armed Forces: provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses and improve portability of occupational licenses from State to State for military spouses (see H.R. 2618), H3964 [17MY]

Bankruptcy: modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 4421), H8828 [13NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see H. Con. Res. 10), H8596 [29OC]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2584), H3500 [8MY]

CDC: provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H4063 [21MY]

Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 512), H518 [11JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]

Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see H.R. 3303), H7244 [23JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 969), H5007 [20JN]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H1285 [29JA]

Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see H.R. 5417), H12212 [18DE]

——— make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 1325), H4065 [21MY]

——— 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. 1645), H2613 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 2644), H3793 [14MY]

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. 1605), H2582 [7MR]

——— 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. 4098), H12211 [18DE]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H3477 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish program for research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power (see H.R. 3828), H12211 [18DE]

——— support access to all domestic energy sources in an effort to achieve full energy security (see H. Res. 597), H8054 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8081 [27SE]

——— develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools (see H.R. 3539), H5256 [27JN]

——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 5199), H9121 [20NO]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]

——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H8910 [15NO]

——— 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. 647), H1339 [30JA]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3109), H4341 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3101 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2317 [28FE]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H2748 [14MR]

Dept. of State: encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking (see H.R. 467), H4314 [4JN]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H361 [9JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see H.R. 1173), H2756 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H12292 [19DE]

——— reauthorize Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pipeline safety programs (see H.R. 4700), H8460 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8460 [23OC]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2317 [28FE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7837 [19SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1339 [30JA]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H8541 [28OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H1342 [31JA]

Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5317), H12292 [19DE]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 787), H1211 [24JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 250), H361 [9JA]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 5434), H10305 [16DE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2103 [25FE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5078 [24JN]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as an information service (see H.R. 1101), H3130 [8AP]

——— establish advisory committee to develop best practices relative to combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls (see H.R. 3780), H5911 [16JY]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9348 [6DE]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1006), H3130 [8AP] (see H.R. 1096), H3069 [3AP]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see H.R. 4399), H9223 [3DE]

——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (see H.R. 1520), H2939 [1AP]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 1927), H2885 [27MR]

Federal employees: provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct, reduce benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes, and extend probationary periods (see H.R. 3348), H7484 [30JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]

Foreign trade: authorize the President to take certain actions relative to reciprocal trade to encourage other nations to reduce tariffs (see H.R. 764), H1210 [24JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H288 [8JA]

GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]

Health: anniversary of eradication of smallpox and recognition of importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 592), H7989 [25SE]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H7463 [25JY]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 179), H2368 [5MR]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 2781), H3923 [16MY]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 3000), H7244 [23JY]

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. 374), H3727 [10MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2888 [27MR]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H2888 [27MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H8785 [12NO]

Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office, Castroville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4785), H8386 [22OC]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 1250), H2030 [14FE]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H2719 [13MR]

Medicaid: provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H8737 [8NO]

——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]

Medicare: extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H12297 [23DE]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (see H.R. 336), H9222 [3DE]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H2827 [26MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 2699), H8260 [18OC]

Overton, Richard A.: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H518 [11JA]

Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 3666), H5583 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H4314 [4JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 2447), H4434 [11JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3304 [29AP]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8098 [4OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see H.R. 2294), H3263 [12AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7837 [19SE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H361 [9JA]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see H.R. 835), H1282 [29JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]

Taiwan: reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan and to implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (see H. Res. 273), H3478 [7MY]

Taxation: extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H12292 [19DE]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H8459 [23OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H7379 [24JY]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H8261 [18OC]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 2334), H3449 [3MY]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8720 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to stabilize individual and small group State insurance markets and lower patient costs (see H.R. 1510), H2366 [5MR]

Central America: redirect foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and target it to fight systemic corruption and address driving causes of illegal immigration into the U.S. (see H. Res. 18), H211 [3JA]

CIA: prohibit use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action and transfer authority to conduct such strikes to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 112), H205 [3JA]

Dept. of Education: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see H.R. 103), H204 [3JA]

Dept. of Energy: repeal certain Federal energy conservation standards (see H.R. 105), H205 [3JA]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees relative to maximum number of Public Health Service officers assigned to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 106), H205 [3JA]

——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (see H.R. 2700), H3788 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 109), H205 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: report on number of firearm transaction denials, referrals to ATF for investigation, prosecutions due to such investigations, and firearms recovered when a denial was issued after a firearm transfer (see H.R. 4490), H7989 [25SE]

Drugs: require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see H. Con. Res. 55), H7377 [24JY]

EPA: repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (see H.R. 104), H205 [3JA]

Firearms: provide exception to certain mandatory minimum sentences for persons employed outside the U.S. by a Federal agency who uses or carries an agency-issued firearm during a violent crime committed while on-duty (see H.R. 110), H205 [3JA]

Foreign aid: reduce foreign assistance to certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children placed in Federal custody due to immigration status (see H.R. 2049), H3067 [3AP]

FTC: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 108), H205 [3JA]

Health: protect individual choice of health insurance (see H. Res. 750), H9387 [9DE]

Medicaid: sunset the limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs (see H.R. 107), H205 [3JA]

Medicare: extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H4216 [3JN]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 338), H3404 [1MY]

Postal Service: remove authority to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress (see H.R. 111), H205 [3JA]

Public Health Service: establish Ready Reserve Corps to make certain vital health care jobs are adequately staffed when disasters strike (see H.R. 4870), H8538 [28OC]

Taxation: increase dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from gross income of the employee (see H.R. 2614), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1458 [7FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to stabilize individual and small group State insurance markets and lower patient costs (H.R. 1510), H2369 [5MR]

CIA: prohibit use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action and transfer authority to conduct such strikes to the Dept. of Defense (H.R. 112), H214 [3JA]

Dept. of Education: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (H.R. 103), H214 [3JA]

Dept. of Energy: repeal certain Federal energy conservation standards (H.R. 105), H214 [3JA]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees relative to maximum number of Public Health Service officers assigned to the Dept. of Defense (H.R. 106), H214 [3JA]

——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (H.R. 2700), H3790 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 109), H214 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: report on number of firearm transaction denials, referrals to ATF for investigation, prosecutions due to such investigations, and firearms recovered when a denial was issued after a firearm transfer (H.R. 4490), H7989 [25SE]

EPA: repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (H.R. 104), H214 [3JA]

Firearms: provide exception to certain mandatory minimum sentences for persons employed outside the U.S. by a Federal agency who uses or carries an agency-issued firearm during a violent crime committed while on-duty (H.R. 110), H214 [3JA]

Foreign aid: reduce foreign assistance to certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children placed in Federal custody due to immigration status (H.R. 2049), H3068 [3AP]

FTC: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (H.R. 108), H214 [3JA]

Medicaid: sunset the limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs (H.R. 107), H214 [3JA]

Medicare: extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (H.R. 3644), H5304 [9JY]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (H.R. 3062), H4217 [3JN]

Postal Service: remove authority to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress (H.R. 111), H214 [3JA]

Public Health Service: establish Ready Reserve Corps to make certain vital health care jobs are adequately staffed when disasters strike (H.R. 4870), H8539 [28OC]

Taxation: increase dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from gross income of the employee (H.R. 2614), H3680 [9MY]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1462 [7FE]

Letters

Allegation of sexual assault by Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement staff on children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally: Jonathan H. Hayes, Dept. of HHS, H2692 [13MR]

Payment Commission Data Act: Francis J. Crosson, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, H8526 [28OC]

Save the Internet Act: several businesses and startups, H3145 [9AP]

Remarks

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H3813 [15MY]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 7), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2949, H2954 [2AP]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (H. Res. 296), consideration (H. Res. 655), H8553, H8555, H8556 [29OC]

CDC: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease, H4548 [12JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2841, H2842, H2843, H2845, H2846 [27MR]

Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Joint, Select): establish (H. Con. Res. 54), H7261, H7262 [24JY]

Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), H8688 [31OC], H12119 [18DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process, H4092, H4093, H4094 [22MY]

——— prohibit requirement to publish consumer complaints on public website, H4092 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4092, H4093, H4094 [22MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 2513), H8335 [22OC]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit reallocation of Civil Works Program funding for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H4739, H4741 [18JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2384 [6MR]

Denton, TX: dedication of G. Roland Vela Athletic Complex, E771• [13JN]

——— tribute to McMath Middle School jazz band, E179• [14FE]

Denton County, TX, Master Gardener Association: anniversary, E36• [11JA]

Denton VA Mental Health Annex, Denton, TX: opening, E1027• [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, H30 [3JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 758), H10035, H10039, H10041 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: allegation of sexual assault by Office of Refugee Resettlement staff on children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, H2692 [13MR]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10035, H10038, H10039, H10041 [11DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10101 [11DE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 728), H8515, H8516 [28OC]

——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (H.R. 2700), H3804 [15MY], H3856, H3857 [16MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 647), H8524, H8525 [28OC]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 2035), H7309, H7310 [24JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7305, H7308 [24JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 269), H263, H265 [8JA]

——— require navigators to provide information in plain language regarding essential health benefits and coverage and treatment parity for mental health and substance abuse, H3890 [16MY]

——— require navigators to receive training on how to assist consumers with Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment, H3887 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: postpone impeachment inquiry until after operational control of the U.S. southern border has been achieved, H8555 [29OC]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7259, H7262 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2949, H2952, H2953 [2AP]

——— grant funding for nonprofit, nongovernmental entities to support oversight and anti-abuse education at the U.S. Olympic Committee, its national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization, H4877 [19JN]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (H. Res. 208), H2692, H2693 [13MR]

——— require a report from State and local governments that are DNA Backlog Grant Program recipients on best practices for reducing DNA evidence backlog, H3032, H3033 [3AP]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates, H5928 [17JY]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9069, H9071, H9072 [20NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7259, H7261, H7262 [24JY]

——— report to Congress anonymized data on number, industry, and location of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities, H8335 [22OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4877 [19JN], E812• [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4548 [12JN], H4738, H4739, H4741 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3510, H3514, H3517 [9MY]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10035, H10101 [11DE]

Edgerton, Nathan: University of North Texas in DC Internship Program Legacy Award recipient, E540• [3MY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H4738, H4739 [18JN]

EPA: hiring authority funding, E812• [20JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 3375), H7297, H7301 [24JY]

——— establish advisory committee to develop best practices relative to combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls, H7301 [24JY]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3179, H3180 [9AP]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3145 [9AP]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (H.R. 269), H263, H265 [8JA]

——— clarify types of patents on safe and effective drug list, require list of applicable exclusivities for listed drugs, update patent sponsor requirements, and reform patent list guidelines (H.R. 1503), H3487, H3488 [8MY]

——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (H.R. 1520), H3486 [8MY]

Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Flower Mound High School boys’ soccer team, E624• [17MY]

Frankson, Kim: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E479• [18AP]

GAO: study influence of all entities on virtuous cycle of the Internet ecosystem and whether such rules protect the access of consumers to a free and open Internet, H3179, H3180 [9AP]

Griffin, Ricky: American Baseball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year award recipient, E913• [12JY]

Health: protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 280), H3517 [9MY]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (H. Res. 750), H9959 [10DE]

——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3856, H3857, H3887, H3890, H3895 [16MY]

——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3804 [15MY]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (H.R. 2781), H8512 [28OC]

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings, H30 [3JA], H339, H345 [9JA]

——— legislative priorities, H2692 [13MR], H8553 [29OC]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H30 [3JA], H339, H345 [9JA]

——— reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution, H30 [3JA]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4284 [4JN]

——— border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children funding, H4739, H4741 [18JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (H. Res. 462), H5144 [25JN]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10035, H10039, H10041 [11DE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H1434 [7FE]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H339 [9JA]

——— recognize that short-term, limited duration insurance weakens protections for individuals living with preexisting health conditions, H3895 [16MY]

——— require a health insurance issuer offering short-term insurance to disclose certain information on coverage exclusions and premium variations and prohibit sale of such insurance during certain periods, H3895 [16MY]

Johnson, Jess: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E479• [18AP]

Keller, TX: tribute to Central High School theatre troupe, E625• [17MY]

Lawyers and attorneys: limit hourly compensation for litigation attorneys in pay discrimination class action law suits, H2842 [27MR]

Lewisville, TX: tribute to Lewisville High School student leaders, E105• [29JA]

Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2777, H2780 [25MR]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services, H2777 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2777 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H235 [8JA]

Medicare: provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8517, H8519 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (H.R. 1781), H8526, H8527 [28OC]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5927, H5929, H5930, H5931, H5932, H5934 [17JY]

Mitchell, Bobbie: United Way of Denton County, TX, Dr. Betty Myers Humanitarian Award recipient, E59• [17JA]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling, H2785 [25MR]

National Sunglasses Day: observance, E855• [27JN]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), consideration (H. Res. 748), H9959 [10DE]

Ortel, Laurie: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E479• [18AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, H5931 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H339, H345 [9JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), H5931 [17JY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3510, H3514, H3515, H3516, H3517 [9MY]

Seeliger-Dietschweiler, Wendy: World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, International Educator of the Year award recipient, E621• [17MY]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (H.R. 835), H8344 [22OC]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5931 [17JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 2207), H10039, H10041 [11DE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (H.R. 1869), H9071 [20NO]

Texas: request reimbursement of costs incurred from providing additional security along the southern border, H5144 [25JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H1434 [7FE]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12119 [18DE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), consideration (H. Res. 144), H2115 [26FE]

Turner, Kim Garza: University of North Texas in DC Internship Program Legacy Award recipient, E541• [3MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3032, H3033 [3AP]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, E769• [13JN]

Tributes

Allen, Charlotte, E87• [24JA]

Alvarado, Christian, E548• [7MY]

Appleton, Roy, Jr., E675• [24MY], E686• [30MY]

Brooks, Robert K., E1650• [3JA]

Brown, Brynn, E666• [23MY], E689• [30MY]

Brymer, Tom, E353• [26MR]

Bynum, Perry, E91• [24JA]

Emery, F. Charles, II, E1358• [29OC]

Goodman, Louis J., E245• [5MR]

Jonnalagadda, Vishok, E1527• [3DE]

Lail, Sonya, E620• [17MY]

Liang, Kate, E1527• [3DE]

Lu, Ernest, E1527• [3DE]

Myers, Bettye, E445• [10AP]

Nelson, Jane, E178• [14FE]

Nicholson, Lonnie, E1038• [6AU]

Pabba, Mayur, E1527• [3DE]

Payne, Tommy, E154• [8FE]

Perot, H. Ross, H5926 [17JY]

Perry, Sec. of Energy, H8945 [18NO]

Sharma, Shubh, E1527• [3DE]

Speakmon, Charles E. (Ed), E412• [4AP]

Spellerberg, Shirley Cunyus, E410• [4AP]

Stowers, Eli, E666• [23MY], E689• [30MY]

Taylor, Thomas E., E1583• [12DE]

Verma, Tarush, E1527• [3DE]

Wilson, Roy L., E1556• [6DE]

Xu, Connie, E1527• [3DE]