STEWART, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4710 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H651 [16JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5887, H5888 [16JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1321 [30JA], H12285 [19DE]

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 certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 2014), H2938 [1AP]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 956), H1519 [11FE]

——— 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), H715 [17JA]

——— 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), H1361 [5FE]

Air Force: recognize contributions of those responsible for operating and maintaining Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation and importance of its continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and resiliency (see H. Res. 219), H5776 [12JY]

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

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H5035 [21JN]

——— authorize location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H.R. 5046), H8783 [12NO]

——— prohibit enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations relative to real property of servicemembers (see H.R. 4337), H8083 [27SE]

——— 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), H7483 [30JY]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1519 [11FE]

Aviation: withhold Federal grants from airports that violate grant agreements by discriminating against an air carrier operating pursuant to Federal contract (see H.R. 2955), H4161 [23MY]

Budget: cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see H.R. 3930), H7473 [25JY]

——— ensure timely completion of concurrent resolution and regular appropriation bills (see H.R. 1059), H1460 [7FE]

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

——— provide for legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions and cancellations of items of new direct spending and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 5220), H9349 [6DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah (see H.R. 644), H1218 [25JA]

——— execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (see H.R. 2030), H2985 [2AP]

China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H7756 [17SE]

——— condemn theft of intellectual property and control export of covered national interest technology and intellectual property (see H.R. 3532), H5255 [27JN]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (see H. Res. 393), H4315 [4JN]

Coast Guard: provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1363 [5FE]

Crime: provide a defense to prosecution for fraud and related activity in connection with computers for persons defending against unauthorized intrusions into their computers (see H.R. 3270), H4694 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Thorium-Bearing Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative (see H.R. 4410), H7834 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: modify authority to appoint retired Armed Forces members to departmental positions (see H.R. 3703), H5726 [11JY]

——— support F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (see H. Res. 177), H2368 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7505 [16AU]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H4431 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Thorium Storage, Energy, and Industrial Products Corp. (see H.R. 4410), H7834 [19SE]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H601 [15JA]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H3339 [30AP]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7506 [16AU]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3791 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 776), H1210 [24JA]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H4773 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 757), H1343 [31JA]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H5261 [27JN]

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), H3791 [14MY]

Dept. of State: 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), H288 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3043), H4180 [30MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 2509), H8785 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2505 [6MR]

——— 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), H7755 [17SE]

——— 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), H9059 [19NO]

——— 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), H1586 [13FE]

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]

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), H7476 [26JY]

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H5586 [10JY]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5261 [27JN]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 5341), H9346 [6DE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3427), H5037 [21JN]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2797 [25MR]

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), H3264 [12AP]

——— provide briefings relative to counterintelligence activities to congressional intelligence committees (see H.R. 2286), H3255 [10AP]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7153 [18JY]

——— 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), H5729 [11JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H3964 [17MY]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H4011 [20MY]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H3267 [12AP]

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), H3443 [2MY]

Firearms: 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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H9170 [21NO]

Green New Deal: express that implementation would negatively impact civil liberties and the economy, many proposals are unrelated to climate change, and it would usher in socialist policies (see H. Res. 398), H4119 [22MY]

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), H7153 [18JY]

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. 5038), H9171 [21NO]

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H7512 [20AU]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H7666 [11SE]

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]

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), H4774 [18JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3682 [9MY]

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building, Orem, UT: designate (see H.R. 887), H3843 [15MY]

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

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 54), H203 [3JA]

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), H3791 [14MY]

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

——— 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]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]

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), H2828 [26MR]

Monuments and memorials: limit Presidential use of Antiquities Act to designate national monuments (see H.R. 1664), H2646 [11MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]

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), H2029 [14FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3926 [16MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit assessment of intentions of political leadership of Russia (see H.R. 1273), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 1617), H2583 [7MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1464 [7FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 369), H357 [9JA]

Postal Service: provide certain nonpostal property, products, and services on behalf of State, local, and tribal governments (see H.R. 3577), H5266 [28JN]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see H.R. 3879), H7239 [23JY]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2323 [4MR]

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H5998 [17JY]

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), H2035 [14FE]

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9058 [19NO]

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), H678 [16JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 2086), H3276 [18AP]

——— 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), H7707 [12SE]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H7775 [18SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H9222 [3DE]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2381), H7755 [17SE]

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

Time: allow States to observe year-round daylight saving time (see H.R. 1601), H8102 [8OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools (see H.R. 4019), H7465 [25JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H4218 [3JN]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC] (see H.R. 4695), H8299 [21OC]

Utah: designate a mountain that protected Elk Ridge City, UT, from wildfire as ‘‘Miracle Mountain’’ (see H.R. 722), H1170 [23JA]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3476 [7MY]

Women: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H7479 [30JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7837 [19SE]

——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H3266 [12AP]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H9176 [22NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: authorize Utah to select lands that are available for disposal under the Pony Express Resource Management Plan to be used for support and benefit of State institutions (see H.R. 418), H358 [9JA]

Budget: require annual budget submissions by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (see H.R. 5490), H12289 [19DE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion (see H.R. 5331), H9345 [6DE]

Endangered Species Act: encourage construction of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5445), H10608 [17DE]

FCC: 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]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform process to obtain surveillance warrants (see H.R. 5396), H10123 [11DE]

Public lands: maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, and generate education funding (see H.R. 244), H227 [4JA]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: authorize Utah to select lands that are available for disposal under the Pony Express Resource Management Plan to be used for support and benefit of State institutions (H.R. 418), H360 [9JA]

Budget: require annual budget submissions by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (H.R. 5490), H12290 [19DE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion (H.R. 5331), H9347 [6DE]

Endangered Species Act: encourage construction of critical infrastructure (H.R. 5445), H10609 [17DE]

FCC: 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 (H.R. 4194), H7511 [20AU]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform process to obtain surveillance warrants (H.R. 5396), H10124 [11DE]

Public lands: maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, and generate education funding (H.R. 244), H228 [4JA]

Excerpts

‘‘Seven Miracles That Saved America—Why They Matter and Why We Should Have Hope’’, H7717 [17SE]

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), H1563 [13FE], H2732 [14MR]

——— 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, H2732 [14MR]

Budget: deficit, H8482 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures to return to the U.S. military working dogs who have retired from service abroad and been adopted by civilian families, E827• [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: remove or neutralize unauthorized international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) catchers, H5888 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 266), H494 [11JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), E827• [24JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H651, H659 [16JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3945 [17MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (H.R. 2440), H8482 [28OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5887, H5888 [16JY]

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (S. 49), H2338 [5MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide briefings to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) relative to emerging infectious diseases and pandemics, H5887, H5888 [16JY]

——— submit assessment of intentions of political leadership of Russia (H.R. 1617), H2665 [12MR]

Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H575 [15JA]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12142 [18DE]

Wildfires: hazardous fuels management activities funding to increase resiliency of Federal forests and protect against catastrophic wildfires, H651, H659 [16JA]