FULCHER, RUSS (a Representative from Idaho)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H9058 [19NO]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H9058 [19NO]

——— 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), H1465 [7FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H8679 [30OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide for water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance in Western States (see H.R. 5217), H9167 [21NO]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H6001 [17JY]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 215), H5260 [27JN]

——— authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (see H.R. 214), H288 [8JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4629 [12JN]

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), H3442 [2MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7903 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H1244 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H8880 [14NO]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3792 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 2493), H3439 [2MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H3503 [8MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9058 [19NO]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H10263 [13DE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4389 [10JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5272 [5JY]

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), H9180 [26NO]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2940 [1AP]

Federal agencies and departments: appropriately limit impact of the presence of large Federal installations in delineation of core based statistical areas (see H.R. 1113), H2370 [5MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H1585 [13FE]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H2719 [13MR]

Forest Service: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho (see H.R. 482), H463 [10JA]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3501 [8MY]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 1607), H7378 [24JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H4171 [24MY]

House Rules: prohibit Members from voting ‘‘present’’ on any recorded vote (see H. Res. 736), H9296 [5DE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2681 [12MR]

Insurance: provide for a definition of short-term limited duration insurance (see H.R. 4811), H9123 [20NO]

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), H7521 [23AU]

——— oppose lifting of sanctions without addressing nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities (see H. Res. 390), H5827 [15JY]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H3131 [8AP]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1587 [13FE]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1785), H3130 [8AP]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H1334 [30JA]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H7521 [23AU]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 708), H2035 [14FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: deem certain State veterans homes meeting certain health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4138), H9256 [4DE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 20), H4774 [18JN]

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), H1586 [13FE]

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), H7560 [9SE]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 565), H7905 [24SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3477 [7MY]

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), H4167 [23MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3449 [3MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 779), H2919 [28MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 2699), H7493 [6AU]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Chief Pharmaceutical Negotiator responsible for trade negotiations and agreements relative to foreign governments that fail to reward U.S. pharmaceutical innovation (see H.R. 2209), H3682 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H4175 [28MY]

Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H4066 [21MY]

Religion: condemn global persecution of Christians or members of any faith and prioritize freedom of conscience and religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy consideration (see H. Res. 640), H8259 [18OC]

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), H8103 [8OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9058 [19NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9058 [19NO]

Taxation: establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H4697 [13JN]

——— 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), H8056 [26SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H4389 [10JN]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8229 [17OC]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8260 [18OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9058 [19NO]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8541 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases (see H.R. 4026), H7465 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility to allow greater aquifer recharge through Federal lands and facilities (see H.R. 2871), H4063 [21MY]

Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 2240), H3254 [10AP]

National Forensic Science Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 572), H7866 [20SE]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases (H.R. 4026), H7469 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility to allow greater aquifer recharge through Federal lands and facilities (H.R. 2871), H4065 [21MY]

Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (H.R. 2240), H3257 [10AP]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H705 [17JA]

——— 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, H3003 [3AP]

Abrams, Deirdre: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1311• [18OC], E1413• [8NO]

Collins, Madison: C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, H3298 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: departmental medical facilities funding, H5018 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5018 [21JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3827 [15MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H2089 [25FE]

Health: 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), H3867 [16MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5982 [17JY]

——— require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting, H8381 [22OC]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5233 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5233 [27JN]

Insurance: provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect, H3867 [16MY]

LA Aluminum Casting Co.: Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient, E1407• [8NO]

Lanterman, Caitlin: C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, H3298 [29AP]

National Apprenticeship Week: observance, E1459• [18NO]

Tiderman-Gross, Erin: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1311• [18OC], E1413• [8NO]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12179 [18DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3326 [30AP]

Tributes

Lunsford, Roy, E933• [17JY]

Miller, Kevin, E1250 [4OC]

Schaefer, Robert E., E1404• [8NO]

Van Riper, Wayne L., H3243• [10AP]

Whitehead, David E., E1591• [14DE]