GUEST, MICHAEL (a Representative from Mississippi)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4940 [20JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5177 [26JN]

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), H1493 [8FE]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H12303 [30DE]

——— 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]

AID: prescribe manner in which programs are identified overseas (see H.R. 2744), H4066 [21MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4011 [20MY]

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

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H12297 [23DE]

——— 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), H3503 [8MY]

Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H5169 [25JN]

Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see H.R. 949), H2043 [19FE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1339 [30JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H3131 [8AP]

Crime: provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses and clarify manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served (see H.R. 1645), H2613 [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested commodity crops under Market Facilitation Program (see H.R. 1238), H2030 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see H.R. 3243), H8541 [28OC]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4011 [20MY]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]

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), H2828 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see H.R. 4892), H10017 [10DE]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H4433 [11JN]

——— require certain coordination with Federal and non-Federal entities relative to cybersecurity risks and incidents (see H.R. 5394), H10123 [11DE]

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

——— support employees who carry out essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see H. Res. 170), H2322 [4MR]

Dept. of State: support U.S. international cyber diplomacy by establishing an Ambassador to lead cyber diplomacy efforts, rejecting Internet censorship, and including Internet freedoms in human rights reports (see H.R. 739), H1343 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H8260 [18OC]

——— extend I-14 interstate highway to additional areas in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi (see H.R. 2220), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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), H9222 [3DE]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H1214 [24JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2681 [12MR]

——— 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), H9180 [26NO]

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

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H7904 [24SE]

Employment: expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see H.R. 1399), H2323 [4MR]

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), H12303 [30DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see H.R. 4283), H8098 [4OC]

Federal employees: provide for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for employees convicted of certain crimes relative to the sexual abuse of children (see H.R. 3816), H7153 [18JY]

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), H8880 [14NO]

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

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 1761), H2743 [14MR]

Georgia (country): support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (see H.R. 598), H4011 [20MY]

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), H4919 [19JN]

House of Representatives: require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8389 [22OC]

House Rules: require all transcripts and recordings submitted during a closed hearing of a committee be made available to all Members on the same schedule and basis (see H. Res. 657), H8539 [28OC]

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), H3793 [14MY]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H6001 [17JY]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3056), H4315 [4JN]

——— streamline application process for H–2A employers to meet labor needs of agricultural communities (see H.R. 3319), H5169 [25JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7489 [2AU]

——— 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), H4011 [20MY]

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), 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), H3964 [17MY]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, reaffirm solidarity with Kenyan people, and support efforts to counter terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice (see H. Res. 75), H1519 [11FE]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1785), H7244 [23JY]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H7506 [16AU]

Medicare: delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H8910 [15NO]

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

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 4932), H8742 [8NO]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H10259 [12DE]

——— 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), H8724 [1NO]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H9388 [9DE]

——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 2990), H4698 [13JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3220 [9AP]

——— 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]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2919 [28MR]

NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H7704 [12SE]

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

Nicaragua: condemn violence against citizens protesting repression, support democratic efforts, call for release of wrongfully detained individuals, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see H. Res. 754), H9387 [9DE]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H4011 [20MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H9122 [20NO]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2370 [5MR]

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), H9348 [6DE]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3131 [8AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H7245 [23JY]

Public safety officers: provide opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, to first responders for personal use to prevent accidental overdose due to incidental contact with dangerous drugs (see H.R. 1823), H2754 [18MR]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

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

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. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H7904 [24SE]

Senate Rules: require any sitting Senator actively seeking election to the Presidency to recuse themselves from impeachment trial of an incumbent President serving his or her first term (see H. Res. 744), H9294 [5DE]

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), H12211 [18DE]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see H.R. 996), H2317 [28FE]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3477 [7MY]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H9348 [6DE]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H6000 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3305 [29AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7505 [16AU]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H2313 [28FE]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 856), H7525 [27AU]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H5077 [24JN]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2381), H9348 [6DE]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8910 [15NO]

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), H9296 [5DE]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H7666 [11SE]

——— authorize actions relative to foreign countries engaged in illicit trade in tobacco products or their precursors (see H.R. 1642), H8679 [30OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: issue depredation permits for taking of black vultures to livestock farmers to prevent harm to livestock (see H.R. 3655), H5302 [9JY]

Wildlife: support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see H.R. 1919), H2884 [27MR]

Women: 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), H3447 [3MY]

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

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 413), H4180 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (see H.R. 3990), H7463 [25JY]

——— require an exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (see H.R. 1590), H2581 [7MR]

Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building, Brookhaven, MS: designate (see H.R. 2246), H3254 [10AP]

Foreign aid: improve coordination of programs to provide trade capacity building assistance (see H.R. 2067), H3067 [3AP]

——— modify authorization to provide assistance to certain foreign police and law enforcement forces (see H.R. 2068), H3067 [3AP]

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 383), H3842 [15MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (H.R. 3990), H7468 [25JY]

——— require an exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (H.R. 1590), H2585 [7MR]

Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building, Brookhaven, MS: designate (H.R. 2246), H3258 [10AP]

Foreign aid: improve coordination of programs to provide trade capacity building assistance (H.R. 2067), H3069 [3AP]

——— modify authorization to provide assistance to certain foreign police and law enforcement forces (H.R. 2068), H3069 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H4705 [18JN]

Christmas Day: observance, H12288 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (H.R. 3990), H7933 [25SE]

——— establish a school security coordinating council (H.R. 1593), H2929, H2930 [1AP]

——— improve employee morale by conferring new responsibilities to Chief Human Capital Officer, establishing employee engagement committee, requiring action plans, and authorizing employee award program (H.R. 1433), H2929 [1AP]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 1589), H2932 [1AP]

——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H7933 [25SE]

——— require an exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (H.R. 1590), H2931 [1AP]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H8043 [26SE]

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

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), H7444 [25JY]

Jackson, MS: anniversary of First Baptist Church of Jackson Carols by Candlelight event, H10235 [12DE]

Mangum, Jake: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame C Spire Ferriss Trophy recipient, H4705 [18JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H4151 [23MY]

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 (H.R. 336), H7444 [25JY]

Mississippi: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H3955 [17MY], E625• [17MY]

NASA: tribute to Stennis Space Center, H7135 [18JY]

National Police Week: observance, H3955 [17MY], E625• [17MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H7819 [19SE]

National Recovery Month: observance, H8043 [26SE]

Trump, President: impeachment, H8396 [23OC]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12159 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H8815 [13NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H8708 [31OC]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4298 [4JN]

Tributes

Brinner, Louis, H9103 [20NO]

Broome, H.D., E1083• [30AU]

Cochran, Ian A., H8265 [21OC]

Little, Lake, H5770 [12JY]

Minshew, Gardner, H8607 [30OC]

Rogers, Ray, H10604 [17DE]

Sullivan, Brad, H7892 [24SE]