PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

EPA: improve pesticide registration and certain other activities and extend and modify fee authorities (S. 483), H2068 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in Government activities (see H.R. 2014), H5261 [27JN]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]

——— 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), H1519 [11FE]

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 272), H281 [8JA]

——— prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 272), H603 [15JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7837 [19SE]

Armed Forces: remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H2102 [25FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H2236 [26FE]

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H3274 [18AP]

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), H5306 [9JY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H5304 [9JY]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and repeal Federal regulations on switchblade knives which burden citizens (see H.R. 88), H7990 [25SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H603 [15JA]

Death and dying: ensure individuals facing the end of their lives have access to quality medical, palliative, and hospice care and oppose Federal policies or practices that support or facilitate assisted suicide (see H. Con. Res. 79), H10258 [12DE]

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 (see H.R. 1), H603 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (see H.R. 3183), H4388 [10JN]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H1282 [29JA]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE] (see H.R. 4297), H7756 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 344), H1244 [28JA]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H4314 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1518 [11FE]

——— establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 5397), H10123 [11DE]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1519 [11FE]

——— provide temporary Impact Aid Program construction grants to eligible local educational agencies (see H.R. 3647), H7904 [24SE]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 2486), H7521 [23AU]

Dept. of Energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see H.R. 3586), H5258 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H4066 [21MY]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H8056 [26SE]

——— 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), H1393 [6FE]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H4216 [3JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H209 [3JA]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7867 [20SE]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H1519 [11FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish minimum staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers along U.S. northern border (see H.R. 4276), H7596 [10SE]

——— increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see H.R. 4482), H7901 [24SE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]

——— require use of American made iron and steel products in southern border wall construction (see H.R. 1543), H2367 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H2035 [14FE]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4629 [12JN]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H1209 [24JA]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H9122 [20NO]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H2042 [19FE]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H9180 [26NO]

Dept. of State: provide funds for a U.S. pavillion at Expo 2020 Dubai (see H.R. 4842), H8457 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H4697 [13JN]

——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see H.R. 2460), H3404 [1MY]

——— 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. 1374), H7837 [19SE]

——— modify hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H9180 [26NO]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H463 [10JA]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H7597 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5775 [12JY]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H5255 [27JN]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H465 [10JA]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on radiation exposure relative to cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands (see H.R. 1628), H5775 [12JY]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 637), H715 [17JA]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H465 [10JA]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H8742 [8NO]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H721 [17JA]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide transition assistance to Armed Forces members recently separated from active duty and their spouses (see H.R. 1599), H2582 [7MR]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H8459 [23OC]

——— 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 circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H1172 [23JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H520 [11JA]

——— 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), H1173 [23JA]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3826), H7149 [18JY]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 1962), H8910 [15NO]

——— 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. 1802), H2745 [14MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H5729 [11JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 5299), H9255 [4DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H8300 [21OC]

Employment: protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H4629 [12JN]

EPA: clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source that emits air pollutants constitutes a modification or construction relative to Clean Air Act standards (see H.R. 172), H721 [17JA]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 752), H1210 [24JA]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2036 [14FE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5586 [10JY]

——— establish program to promote availability and sustainability of robust rural broadband networks in high cost rural areas (see H.R. 2929), H4118 [22MY]

——— require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming (see H.R. 2682), H7560 [9SE]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4487), H8145 [15OC]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H5007 [20JN]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H7529 [30AU]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 32), H5008 [20JN]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3683 [9MY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H12292 [19DE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 300), H7471 [25JY]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H7666 [11SE]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H7537 [6SE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H7665 [11SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3963 [17MY]

Immigration: permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 2124), H3276 [18AP]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]

Infrastructure: improve Federal permitting processes for certain projects (see H.R. 3671), H5583 [10JY]

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]

——— make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (see H.R. 2790), H4315 [4JN]

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]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]

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), H3448 [3MY]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H10306 [16DE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H5585 [10JY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H7903 [24SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H8102 [8OC]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4946), H8717 [31OC]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7536 [6SE]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H12211 [18DE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2035 [14FE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3844 [15MY]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 2594), H8260 [18OC]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H7990 [25SE]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8102 [8OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8090 [1OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 1265), H2031 [14FE]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H4919 [19JN]

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]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H4919 [19JN]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8260 [18OC]

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 412), H4180 [30MY]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2719 [13MR]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 104), H1494 [8FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 779), H1211 [24JA]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H7666 [11SE]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 759), H1210 [24JA]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1216), H2317 [28FE]

NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H9349 [6DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8056 [26SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2782), H3923 [16MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H7473 [25JY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3793 [14MY]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7472 [25JY]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 1965), H4697 [13JN] (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H1334 [30JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H6001 [17JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3844 [15MY]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

Superior National Forest: provide for a land exchange with PolyMet Mining, Inc. (see H.R. 527), H543 [14JA]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 413), H5038 [21JN]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2743 [14MR]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3449 [3MY]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2177), H3216 [9AP]

——— 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), H3342 [30AP]

——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see H.R. 1796), H2744 [14MR]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H7525 [27AU]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1244 [28JA]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 856), H1283 [29JA]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8785 [12NO]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2381), H3303 [29AP]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 5512), H12290 [19DE]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8679 [30OC]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see H.R. 2090), H5728 [11JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H8910 [15NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: enact as law certain regulations relative to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at aquaculture facilities and protect public resources (see H.R. 1242), H2030 [14FE]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H9222 [3DE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8388 [22OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H3449 [3MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8090 [1OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H3267 [12AP] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5270 [2JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H8679 [30OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5007 [20JN]

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

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3131 [8AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H602 [15JA]

CFTC: reauthorize (see H.R. 4895), H8594 [29OC]

Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 202), H2614 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Rural Export Center (see H.R. 5203), H9121 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1323), H2046 [22FE]

——— extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system to certain sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5103), H8878 [14NO]

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see H.R. 1488), H2322 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1698), H2680 [12MR]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1697), H2680 [12MR]

EPA: impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H4163 [23MY]

FCC: establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (see H.R. 2601), H3501 [8MY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H2233 [26FE]

REALTORS Land Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 381), H3790 [14MY]

Taxation: equalize charitable mileage rate with business travel rate relative to deductibility of costs of operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 2072), H3068 [3AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 4494), H7989 [25SE]

Constitutional authority statements

CFTC: reauthorize (H.R. 4895), H8595 [29OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Rural Export Center (H.R. 5203), H9122 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system and provide eligibility for discounted drug prices under 340B drug pricing program to certain sole community hospitals (H.R. 1323), H2047 [22FE]

——— extend floor on area wage index under inpatient prospective payment system to certain sole community hospitals (H.R. 5103), H8879 [14NO]

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (H.R. 1488), H2322 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (H.R. 1698), H2681 [12MR]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (H.R. 1697), H2681 [12MR]

EPA: impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (H.R. 3006), H4166 [23MY]

FCC: establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (H.R. 2601), H3502 [8MY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 1379), H2235 [26FE]

Taxation: equalize charitable mileage rate with business travel rate relative to deductibility of costs of operating a motor vehicle (H.R. 2072), H3069 [3AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 4494), H7990 [25SE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5338 [10JY]

U.S.-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7195 [23JY]

Remarks

EPA: improve pesticide registration and certain other activities and extend and modify fee authorities (S. 483), H2068, H2087 [25FE]

Votes: correction, E906• [11JY]

——— position on missed, H8165• [16OC]

Reports filed

CFTC Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4895) (H. Rept. 116–313), H9178 [26NO]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture (House), H1443–H1449 [7FE]

Tributes

Kuznia, Riley S., E104• [29JA]

Polashek, Anthony G., E1361• [29OC]