JONES, WALTER B. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Representative Butterfield to administer oath of office to Representative Jones at Farmville, NC, H225 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 634), H715 [17JA]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA]

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

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

Agriculture: eliminate direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1211 [24JA]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 665), H718 [17JA]

Armed Forces: expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members by allowing use of tax-free Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts on homeschooling expenses (see H.R. 740), H1464 [7FE]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H1390 [6FE]

——— provide for continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 491), H517 [11JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 966), H1361 [5FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]

——— require active duty members and their spouses to submit a notarized document acknowledging any changes or declined coverage regarding their Servicemembers Group Life Insurance policy (see H.R. 610), H1339 [30JA]

Arms sales: modify certification and reporting requirements for sales of major defense equipment relative to which nonrecurring costs of research, development, and production are waived or reduced (see H.R. 1033), H1458 [7FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H676 [16JA]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 350), H545 [14JA] (see H.R. 367), H465 [10JA] (see H.R. 421), H358 [9JA]

——— 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), H1282 [29JA]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H282 [8JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 611), H675 [16JA]

——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 671), H718 [17JA]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program to lend departmental farm equipment to eligible farmers (see H.R. 351), H284 [8JA]

——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 563), H600 [15JA]

——— 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), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]

——— terminate (see H.R. 899), H1334 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H282 [8JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 385), H357 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H1170 [23JA]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H361 [9JA]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 479), H998 [22JA]

——— prohibit flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 144), H288 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off the coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 337), H284 [8JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 32), H465 [10JA] (see H.R. 256), H288 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H1218 [25JA]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H361 [9JA]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H998 [22JA]

——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 846), H1282 [29JA]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H1171 [23JA]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— 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 for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H603 [15JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H603 [15JA]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 1126), H1492 [8FE]

——— 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), H678 [16JA]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 749), H1209 [24JA]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see H.R. 617), H675 [16JA]

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

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H288 [8JA]

——— provide that a lapse in discretionary appropriations constitutes a financial hardship for purposes of a withdrawal from the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 673), H718 [17JA]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 788), H1211 [24JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H717 [17JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H288 [8JA]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 39), H519 [11JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 153), H288 [8JA]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H288 [8JA]

——— criminalize overstaying a visa (see H.R. 147), H288 [8JA]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 384), H357 [9JA]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see H.R. 714), H1170 [23JA]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]

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]

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

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]

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

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

Taxation: allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 905), H1334 [30JA]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H361 [9JA]

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

Tennessee: take certain Federal lands into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 453), H603 [15JA]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 450), H1363 [5FE]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 463), H462 [10JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 311), H282 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H462 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Pelosi, Speaker: authorize her or her designee to administer oath of office at Farmville, NC (see H. Res. 22), H228 [4JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (H.R. 463), H464 [10JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (H.R. 311), H286 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (H.R. 464), H464 [10JA]

Letters

Administration of oath of office to Representative Jones: Representative Butterfield, H233 [8JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Pelosi, Speaker: authorize her or her designee to administer oath of office at Farmville, NC (H. Res. 22), H225 [4JA]

Tribute, H1234, H1235 [28JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 22, Speaker Pelosi or her designee to administer oath of office to Representative Jones at Farmville, NC, H225 [4JA]

Tributes

Coward, Clifton J., Jr. (C.J.), E19• [8JA]