RICE, TOM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H649 [16JA]

Firearms: strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2285 [28FE]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H5090 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H2647 [11MR]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H1494 [8FE]

——— 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), H1394 [6FE]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 4099), H7479 [30JY]

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), H8389 [22OC]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2681 [12MR]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1004), H2748 [14MR]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see H.R. 2249), H3477 [7MY]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8389 [22OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H284 [8JA]

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 569), H7865 [20SE]

Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton Post Office Building, Easley, SC: designate (see H.R. 152), H206 [3JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 664), H718 [17JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (see H.R. 4496), H7989 [25SE]

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), H4629 [12JN]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3149), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4098), H8200 [16OC]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H3503 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (see H.R. 504), H1218 [25JA]

——— rename Visa Waiver Program as Secure Travel Partnership (see H.R. 1996), H2923 [29MR]

Dept. of State: prohibit flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 144), H8459 [23OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: set minimum standards for tax return preparers (see H.R. 3330), H7598 [10SE]

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), H8298 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]

——— 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), H8828 [13NO]

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

——— 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), H4171 [24MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

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

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 250), H2887 [27MR]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see H.R. 1954), H3477 [7MY]

——— clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5826 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 824), H1464 [7FE]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1283 [29JA]

Federal employees: provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct, reduce benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes, and extend probationary periods (see H.R. 3348), H9058 [19NO]

FEMA: report on preliminary disaster damage assessment and establish damage assessment teams (see H.R. 4358), H7775 [18SE]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 741), H8298 [21OC]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H8298 [21OC]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H8388 [22OC]

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), H7243 [23JY]

Immigration: reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 60), H8540 [28OC]

IRS: prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings (see H.R. 1219), H2043 [19FE]

——— provide authority to rescind preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) of tax return preparers based on negligence, fraud, or abuse of the tax system (see H.R. 3466), H8057 [26SE]

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 (see H. Res. 246), H7162 [22JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1762), H2743 [14MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1855), H8298 [21OC] (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H6001 [17JY]

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

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8785 [12NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3285 [25AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see H.R. 1781), H2744 [14MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 4), H1586 [13FE]

Merit Systems Protection Board: reauthorize and modify authority (see H.R. 3357), H9058 [19NO]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H9348 [6DE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8228 [17OC]

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), H4217 [3JN]

OMB: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2761), H3841 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2782), H7755 [17SE]

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), H8388 [22OC]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H4433 [11JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H2756 [18MR]

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), H8145 [15OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9171 [21NO]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]

Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 3936), H7376 [24JY]

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (see H.R. 5306), H9349 [6DE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Taxation: clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see H.R. 2985), H7666 [11SE]

——— 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), H2587 [7MR]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 5494), H12289 [19DE]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H8113 [11OC]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H3252 [10AP]

——— 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), H8459 [23OC]

——— provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Florence (see H.R. 536), H543 [14JA]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H2919 [28MR]

Terrorism: penalize acts of domestic terrorism (see H.R. 4187), H8083 [27SE]

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see H.R. 1556), H3792 [14MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 2187), H3217 [9AP]

United Kingdom: recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 174), H2587 [7MR]

Voting: prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections for State or local office (see H.R. 151), H2586 [7MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H2615 [8MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 5524), H12290 [19DE]

——— require senior departmental officials to receive VA health care (see H.R. 5525), H12290 [19DE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 2145), H3215 [9AP]

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

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (see H.R. 1324), H2046 [22FE] (see H.R. 2319), H3264 [12AP]

Medicare: provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H7466 [25JY]

Taxation: automatically postpone certain deadlines in the case of taxpayers located in a disaster area (see H.R. 1095), H1461 [7FE]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (see H.R. 3286), H4695 [13JN]

——— provide a safe harbor for income and employment tax purposes for determinations of worker classifications as independent contractors versus employees and increase reporting under such safe harbor (see H.R. 1625), H2583 [7MR]

——— provide disaster tax relief (see H.R. 1148), H1517 [11FE]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H4695 [13JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (H.R. 5524), H12291 [19DE]

——— require senior departmental officials to receive VA health care (H.R. 5525), H12291 [19DE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2145), H3218 [9AP]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (H.R. 5341), H9347 [6DE]

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (H.R. 1324), H2047 [22FE]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (H.R. 2319), H3266 [12AP]

Medicare: provide certain coverage of audiologist services (H.R. 4056), H7470 [25JY]

Taxation: automatically postpone certain deadlines in the case of taxpayers located in a disaster area (H.R. 1095), H1464 [7FE]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (H.R. 3286), H4696 [13JN]

——— provide a safe harbor for income and employment tax purposes for determinations of worker classifications as independent contractors versus employees and increase reporting under such safe harbor (H.R. 1625), H2586 [7MR]

——— provide disaster tax relief (H.R. 1148), H1518 [11FE]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (H.R. 3287), H4696 [13JN]

Motions

Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12281 [19DE]

Proclamations

Constitution Week: by, E1070• [23AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H10599• [17DE]

——— making continuing, H636 [16JA]

Bennettsville, SC: anniversary, E1617• [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), H193 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD: allow waivers of certain environmental reviews during disaster recovery, H649 [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), H2963 [2AP]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H636, H649 [16JA]

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks, H2285 [28FE]

Firearms: strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2285 [28FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H636 [16JA]

Health: ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (H.R. 692), H2963 [2AP]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H193 [3JA], H636 [16JA]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), H3163 [9AP]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7098, H7099 [18JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10599• [17DE]

Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12274 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), motion to recommit, H12281 [19DE]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief, H10599• [17DE]

——— retain limitation on deduction of State and local taxes for certain high-income taxpayers, H12281 [19DE]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12174 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12255 [19DE]

Tributes

Hollings, Ernest F., H3122 [8AP]

McClary, Danisha L., E1482• [20NO]

Peterson, Leigha, E587• [14MY]