RODGERS, CATHY McMORRIS (a Representative from Washington)

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 taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H10610 [17DE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H8595 [29OC]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H1211 [24JA]

——— 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]

AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8596 [29OC]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. military personnel and working dog who carried out mission leading to death in Syria (see H. Res. 678), H8881 [14NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3267 [12AP]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5305 [9JY]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H8260 [18OC]

Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see H.R. 2433), H3503 [8MY]

——— authorize military departments to pay National Guard and Reserve component officers aviation incentive pay at the same rate as active duty pilots (see H.R. 2953), H8090 [1OC]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H5077 [24JN]

——— improve ability of separating or retiring members to seek services provided by county veterans service offices (see H.R. 2554), H3964 [17MY]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H8596 [29OC]

Brain Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 209), H2647 [11MR]

Budget: provide for cost estimates of major legislation (see H.R. 4959), H8786 [12NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs (see H.R. 537), H543 [14JA]

——— establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (see H.R. 4659), H8880 [14NO]

——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1268), H2031 [14FE]

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), H8742 [8NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H9388 [9DE]

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

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see H.R. 4018), H7497 [9AU]

Crime: make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 1325), H2615 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 1328), H3442 [2MY]

——— study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 2644), H3679 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program to share information with designated relatives and friends of Armed Forces members relative to experiences and challenges of military service, particularly overseas deployments (see H.R. 2727), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H2235 [26FE]

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), H1350 [4FE]

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

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H7379 [24JY]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H3220 [9AP]

——— improve mental health services for students (see H.R. 1395), H3341 [30AP]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H5260 [27JN]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7837 [19SE]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H12211 [18DE]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 3086), H4312 [4JN]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H7837 [19SE]

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), H7666 [11SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H5302 [9JY]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H5585 [10JY]

——— establish a national assessment standard for evaluating prospective foster and adoptive parents and a national registry to improve matching of foster and adoptive children with families (see H.R. 3359), H4917 [19JN]

——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see H.R. 1583), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3678 [9MY]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4314 [4JN]

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

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3403 [1MY]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H2985 [2AP]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H3924 [16MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3476 [7MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H3964 [17MY]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H7244 [23JY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H7161 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H8785 [12NO]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7511 [20AU]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4433 [11JN]

——— increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants and Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 3023), H4170 [24MY]

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), H1333 [30JA]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 4069), H12211 [18DE]

Dept. of State: provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes (see H.R. 1819), H8596 [29OC]

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), H4345 [5JN]

——— reauthorize Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pipeline safety programs (see H.R. 4700), H8198 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8098 [4OC]

——— carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities and improve facility inspections and care for women (see H.R. 1125), H9256 [4DE]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H8730 [5NO]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H5270 [2JY]

——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (see H.R. 1674), H3130 [8AP]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 1718), H2716 [13MR]

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H8102 [8OC]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H3926 [16MY]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4949), H8730 [5NO]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H4390 [10JN]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (see H.R. 4162), H8261 [18OC]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 561), H7532 [3SE]

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H7525 [27AU]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (see H.R. 2557), H4350 [6JN]

——— improve recruitment of Veterans Health Administration personnel by enhancing the hiring timeline, releasing physicians from non-compete agreements, and updating minimum credentials (see H.R. 1163), H4433 [11JN]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 4524), H8103 [8OC]

——— 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), H4434 [11JN]

——— 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), H7532 [3SE]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (see H.R. 4920), H9123 [20NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 203), H2102 [25FE] (see H.R. 299), H2887 [27MR]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H9059 [19NO]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8540 [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), H1218 [25JA]

——— require directors of medical centers to submit annual pamphlets on the status of such facilities (see H.R. 1944), H2988 [2AP]

Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see H.R. 2869), H4701 [14JN]

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), H3473 [7MY]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H2748 [14MR]

Disabled: establish a demonstration program to assist transition-aged youth with covered disabilities in obtaining customized, competitive integrated employment (see H.R. 3070), H4216 [3JN]

——— prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H678 [16JA]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 4009), H7464 [25JY]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8679 [30OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2035 [14FE]

Drugs: improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H7472 [25JY]

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

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H7473 [25JY]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5169 [25JN]

Employment: expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H7754 [17SE]

EPA: establish a voluntary program to reduce emissions from wood heaters (see H.R. 5391), H10123 [11DE]

Europe: require reports by Dept. of State and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 2023), H2985 [2AP]

Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (see H.R. 1526), H2367 [5MR]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4181 [30MY]

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (see H.R. 2319), H7666 [11SE]

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

——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9176 [22NO]

——— prohibit Internet service providers from knowingly submitting inaccurate Internet access service coverage information or data in order to compile an inaccurate broadband coverage map (see H.R. 4227), H9296 [5DE]

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), H8910 [15NO]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3972), H7462 [25JY]

Federal Transit Administration: determine how and where housing units could be built near transit stops during the engineering phase of fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 4307), H7704 [12SE]

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), H4774 [18JN]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 2179), H9180 [26NO]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H206 [3JA]

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

Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see H. Res. 512), H8103 [8OC]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H8540 [28OC]

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]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7905 [24SE]

Health: ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 692), H3476 [7MY]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H7560 [9SE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3276 [18AP]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7775 [18SE]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H4349 [6JN]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H7153 [18JY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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), H3286 [25AP]

John Henry Turpin Post Office Building, Bremerton, WA: designate (see H.R. 4034), H7465 [25JY]

Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4867), H8538 [28OC]

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), H1244 [28JA]

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

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H5826 [15JY]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H7756 [17SE]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H7707 [12SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4171 [24MY]

——— 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]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3407 [1MY]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H3285 [25AP]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H3729 [10MY]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8742 [8NO]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H8113 [11OC]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2102 [25FE]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 789), H1211 [24JA] (see H.R. 803), H1217 [25JA]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H7152 [18JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H4168 [23MY]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 2594), H9223 [3DE]

——— 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), H3843 [15MY]

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

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H7161 [22JY]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H3923 [16MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2988 [2AP]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H7990 [25SE]

Middle East: recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1372), H2681 [12MR]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]

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), H5776 [12JY]

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), H7536 [6SE]

Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (see H.R. 3937), H7837 [19SE]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 687), H8910 [15NO]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 653), H8730 [5NO]

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), H2273 [27FE]

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

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 719), H9121 [20NO]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H8143 [15OC]

Native Americans: authorize urban Indian organizations to enter arrangements to share medical services and facilities with Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to improve health care access for Native American veterans (see H.R. 4153), H7521 [23AU]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H7903 [24SE]

NIH: make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see H.R. 4519), H8053 [26SE]

Pensions: provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 1916), H2884 [27MR]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8596 [29OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2988 [2AP]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7536 [6SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress (see H.R. 1410), H2271 [27FE]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H9223 [3DE]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2042 [19FE]

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]

Ruckelshaus, William D.: tribute (see H. Res. 753), H9387 [9DE]

Seattle Sounders FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 707), H8909 [15NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H4180 [30MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2035 [14FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2323 [4MR]

SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H4181 [30MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2035 [14FE]

Syria: halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, and impose new sanctions (see H.R. 31), H465 [10JA]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H4167 [23MY]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H7598 [10SE]

——— 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), H3926 [16MY]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2763 [21MR]

——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H3503 [8MY]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H2754 [18MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H4118 [22MY]

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

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H3682 [9MY]

——— 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), H8113 [11OC]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H9180 [26NO]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4314 [4JN]

——— provide that eligibility to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of VA medical services under laws for disabilities to include hospital services and extended care services (see H.R. 3565), H5257 [27JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7837 [19SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H7990 [25SE]

Three Seas Initiative: support efforts to increase energy resilience and infrastructure connectivity in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirm U.S. authority to finance projects, and condemn Russian efforts to weaponize energy (see H. Res. 672), H8786 [12NO]

Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see H.R. 4331), H8596 [29OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under minimum standards for elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4326), H9171 [21NO]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see H.R. 3356), H4917 [19JN]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: consolidate protection of fish and regulation of waterways under Endangered Species Act into a single agency (see H.R. 548), H600 [15JA]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H8828 [13NO]

U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 3510), H7521 [23AU]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 5060), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H1586 [13FE] (see H.R. 333), H3925 [16MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2939 [1AP]

Water pollution: improve and coordinate interagency Federal actions and provide assistance to States for responding to public health challenges posed by emerging contaminants (see H.R. 5361), H9386 [9DE]

Women: mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H7598 [10SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7904 [24SE]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3844 [15MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2035 [14FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. POW taken prisoner by Japan while serving in the Pacific Theater (see H.R. 5044), H9388 [9DE]

——— 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), H7244 [23JY]

——— 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), H7836 [19SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H7666 [11SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4314 [4JN]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4698 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

CPSC: codify a fast-track recall program to remove potentially hazardous products from the marketplace as quickly and efficiently as possible (see H.R. 3169), H4387 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (see H.R. 3888), H7240 [23JY]

FCC: improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H4349 [6JN]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H1461 [7FE]

Medicare: delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H3841 [15MY]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4057), H7466 [25JY]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 4779), H8386 [22OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (H.R. 2505), H3441 [2MY]

CPSC: codify a fast-track recall program to remove potentially hazardous products from the marketplace as quickly and efficiently as possible (H.R. 3169), H4388 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (H.R. 3888), H7242 [23JY]

FCC: improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3162), H4349 [6JN]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (H.R. 1096), H1464 [7FE]

Medicare: delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (H.R. 2771), H3843 [15MY]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 4057), H7471 [25JY]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 4779), H8387 [22OC]

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), H1565 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H10119 [11DE]

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

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center funding, H4543 [12JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10119 [11DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 3375), H7300 [24JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), H9243 [4DE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3176 [9AP]

Gee, Jan: Women Grocers of America (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, H2677 [12MR]

Government regulations: impact of State and Federal regulations on ability of local government and community organizations to provide community servicies, H5086 [25JN]

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), H3860 [16MY]

House of Representatives: importance of moral character in public service, H4016 [21MY]

Israel: 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 (H. Res. 246), H8049 [26SE]

——— report on congressional delegation trip, H8046, H8048, H8049, H8050 [26SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (H.R. 1948), H2907 [28MR]

National Bible Week: observance, H9104 [20NO]

Patriotism: restore promise of America, H2838 [27MR]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9104 [20NO]

Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, E510• [30AP]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Hope House women’s shelter, H5086 [25JN]

Trump, President: terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2237 [27FE]

Votes: position on missed, E860• [27JN]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4021 [21MY]

Reports filed

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Rodgers: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 116–359), H12289 [19DE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, H5935 [17JY]

Tributes

Boysen, Dick, E1373• [30OC]

Davis, John, E309• [14MR]

Eigeman, Elaine, H2907 [28MR]

Friedman, David, H8050 [26SE]

Poulson, Mike, E311• [14MR]

Skaer, Laura, E298• [13MR]