GIANFORTE, GREG (a Representative from Montana)

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

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

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H8785 [12NO]

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

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4122 [22MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4433 [11JN]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H7161 [22JY]

Appropriations: making for Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 271), H465 [10JA]

Armed Forces: 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 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), H675 [16JA]

Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see H. Res. 116), H2682 [12MR]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7904 [24SE]

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

CDC: conduct a national suicide prevention media campaign and establish National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4585), H8088 [1OC]

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

Colleges and universities: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see H. Res. 191), H2584 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: 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: update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8541 [28OC]

Dept. of HHS: expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 5199), H9121 [20NO]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7598 [10SE]

——— 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]

——— provide full-year appropriations for Indian Health Service in the event of a partial lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 195), H465 [10JA]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4919 [19JN]

——— revise amount of minimum allotments under Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) program (see H.R. 3592), H5258 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3843 [15MY]

——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see H.R. 4289), H8114 [11OC]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H3789 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 998), H2273 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: update dollar amount thresholds for certain currency transaction and suspicious activity reports (see H.R. 388), H3728 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H3729 [10MY]

——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see H.R. 2460), H3683 [9MY]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1698), H2680 [12MR]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1697), H2680 [12MR]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H463 [10JA]

——— reauthorize Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pipeline safety programs (see H.R. 4700), H8460 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow health professional trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine (see H.R. 3228), H4626 [12JN]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H7472 [25JY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H603 [15JA]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4370), H8960 [18NO]

——— 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), H3251 [10AP]

——— 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), H7560 [9SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H721 [17JA]

——— 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]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4314 [4JN]

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]

Endangered species: provide that nonnative species shall not be treated as endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 30), H12292 [19DE]

Endangered Species Act: encourage construction of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5445), H12292 [19DE]

——— increase transparency, support regulatory certainty, and reauthorize (see H.R. 5467), H12292 [19DE]

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

——— make changes relative to water quality certification (see H.R. 2205), H3252 [10AP]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 752), H1363 [5FE]

Europe: commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security (see H. Res. 116), H2682 [12MR]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5169 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7598 [10SE]

——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum (see H.R. 4855), H8462 [24OC]

——— provide for information sharing on robocall and spoofing violations, authorize provision of a robocall blocking service, and study information requirements for certain VoIP service providers (see H.R. 2386), H3682 [9MY]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1006), H2987 [2AP]

——— publish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls (see H.R. 3434), H5075 [24JN]

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), H7834 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve efforts to identify and reduce improper payments (see H.R. 5389), H10123 [11DE]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2543), H3473 [7MY]

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), H4917 [19JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 65), H5266 [28JN]

——— recognize historic, cultural, and political significance of ‘‘Betsy Ross Flag’’ (see H. Res. 485), H5774 [12JY]

Foreign policy: emphasize importance of foreign alliances and partnerships in advancing U.S. interests and security (see H. Res. 222), H3844 [15MY]

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

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), H4434 [11JN]

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), H1363 [5FE]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H7990 [25SE]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H4217 [3JN]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H4919 [19JN]

Insurance: 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), H2797 [25MR]

——— require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (see H.R. 5304), H9256 [4DE]

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), 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), H2940 [1AP]

——— 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), H2988 [2AP]

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

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), H1393 [6FE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H1334 [30JA]

——— allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H3440 [2MY]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 1342), H2939 [1AP]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H7153 [18JY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H7903 [24SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3792 [14MY]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H5169 [25JN]

——— 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), H8596 [29OC]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2035 [14FE]

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

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (see H.R. 4455), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H2916 [28MR]

——— provide for transparency of secondary payer reporting information (see H.R. 1375), H7837 [19SE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H3259 [10AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 1265), H2031 [14FE]

——— 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), H210 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 20), H289 [8JA]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 26), H520 [11JA]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H4168 [23MY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 336), H4011 [20MY]

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), H7379 [24JY]

National FFA Organization: amend charter (see H.R. 439), H958 [18JA]

National Health Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 470), H5258 [27JN]

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), H4390 [10JN]

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), H7488 [2AU]

——— clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 779), H1211 [24JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]

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: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1351 [4FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H8785 [12NO]

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

——— promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see H.R. 3458), H7904 [24SE]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see H.R. 1502), H2366 [5MR]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H2742 [14MR]

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]

——— 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]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H7990 [25SE]

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), H9349 [6DE]

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 individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 908), H1334 [30JA]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H3407 [1MY]

——— 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), H2312 [28FE]

——— exclude all disability-related first responder retirement payments from gross income regardless of retirement age (see H.R. 2560), H3474 [7MY]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1992), H3131 [8AP]

——— 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), H3964 [17MY]

——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see H.R. 1796), H2744 [14MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1393 [6FE]

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 379), H357 [9JA]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 856), H2648 [11MR]

——— 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), H5169 [25JN]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3449 [3MY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H5038 [21JN]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: increase State and local involvement in management plans under Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 4483), H12211 [18DE]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H1363 [5FE]

——— reissue rule delisting grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and prohibit further judicial review of the decision (see H.R. 1445), H2313 [28FE]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see H.R. 4779), H8596 [29OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2919 [28MR]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4314 [4JN]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see H.R. 837), H1282 [29JA]

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 (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

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

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7484 [30JY]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3067 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a Federal cost-share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana (see H.R. 2492), H3439 [2MY]

——— make available continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by Kinsey Irrigation Co., and Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (see H.R. 3471), H5166 [25JN]

Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park (see H.R. 426), H461 [10JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (see H.R. 967), H1361 [5FE]

——— modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (see H.R. 3716), H5726 [11JY]

Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (see H.R. 1972), H2916 [28MR]

Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (see H.R. 298), H282 [8JA]

Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (see H.R. 1267), H2031 [14FE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 297), H282 [8JA]

Taxation: extend and improve Indian coal production tax credit (see H.R. 3542), H5256 [27JN]

——— extend credit for production of refined coal (see H.R. 2622), H3678 [9MY]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (see H.R. 1918), H2884 [27MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a Federal cost-share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana (H.R. 2492), H3441 [2MY]

——— make available continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by Kinsey Irrigation Co., and Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (H.R. 3471), H5167 [25JN]

Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park (H.R. 426), H463 [10JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (H.R. 967), H1362 [5FE]

——— modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (H.R. 3716), H5728 [11JY]

Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (H.R. 1972), H2918 [28MR]

Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (H.R. 298), H286 [8JA]

Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (H.R. 1267), H2034 [14FE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (H.R. 297), H286 [8JA]

Taxation: extend and improve Indian coal production tax credit (H.R. 3542), H5259 [27JN]

——— extend credit for production of refined coal (H.R. 2622), H3680 [9MY]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (H.R. 1918), H2886 [27MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3507 [9MY], H4927 [20JN]

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, H4929 [20JN]

Albertson, Karlee: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Montana, E813• [21JN]

Billings, MT: tribute to Society of St. Vincent de Paul Project REBOOT (Refurbished Electronics Bringing Out Opportunities Together), E725• [6JN], E727• [10JN]

Bradley, Justin: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1457• [18NO]

Cogley, Herbert: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1439• [14NO]

Cooper, Betty: American Mothers, Inc., Montana Mother of the Year award recipient, E563• [9MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2530 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: investigation of possible price manipulation, collusion, or unfair practices in the cattle market, H8303 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5594 [11JY]

——— Malmstrom AFB, MT, facilities improvement funding, H5594 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products, H10203 [12DE]

——— 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), H10203 [12DE]

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), H2960 [2AP]

——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (H.R. 4289), H8179 [16OC]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (H.R. 2733), H8179 [16OC]

Dillon, MT: anniversary of Montana Youth Challenge Academy, E781• [18JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10204 [12DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 3375), H7299 [24JY]

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

——— publish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls, H9243 [4DE]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), H499 [11JA]

Gaub, Le: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1444• [14NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H499 [11JA]

Grove, Gregory: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1458• [18NO]

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), H2960 [2AP]

Heaton, Roland: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1440• [14NO]

Helmbrecht, Donald: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1458• [18NO]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5232 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5232 [27JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H444 [10JA], H1253 [29JA], H1368 [6FE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H444 [10JA], H1253 [29JA], H3997 [20MY]

Insurance: require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (H.R. 5304), H10204 [12DE]

Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (H.R. 1972), H8176 [16OC]

Johnston, Kyla: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Montana, E813• [21JN]

Jolly, Jodie Penrod: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1477• [20NO]

Kalispell, MT: tribute to Code Girls United (organization) Northwest Regional App Challenge award recipients, H5174 [26JN]

——— tribute to North West Montana Veterans Service Center, E1233• [1OC]

Klose, Richard: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1442• [14NO]

Knoell, Roger: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1459• [18NO]

LaForge, Mary: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1443• [14NO]

Lungren, Matt and Kristin, E1124• [10SE]

Malnaa, Lynne and Myron: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honorees, E1424• [12NO], E1445• [14NO]

Medicare: provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8519 [28OC]

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 (H.R. 1781), H8519 [28OC]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, H3508 [9MY]

Miller, Perry: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1446• [14NO]

Montana: tribute to National High School Finals Rodeo participants, H7387• [25JY]

National Police Week: observance, H3773 [14MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H4927 [20JN]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (H.R. 297), H299 [9JA], H2814 [26MR]

——— recognize crisis of violence against Native women, H8179 [16OC]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2215 [26FE]

Neary, Neil: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1459• [18NO]

Price, Thomas: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1460• [18NO]

Riensche, Harold: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1437• [13NO], E1460• [18NO]

Semple, Karen: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1446• [14NO]

Smith, Buffy: National Center for Women and Information Technology National Educator Award recipient, E1549• [6DE]

Stephen-Hassard, Quintin: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1436• [13NO]

Straugh, Thomas: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1478• [20NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H7601 [11SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H444 [10JA]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12161 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H7870 [24SE], H9061 [20NO]

University of Montana Western: tribute to women’s basketball team, H3091 [4AP]

Watkins, James: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1461• [18NO]

White, William: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1448• [14NO]

Winnett, MT: tribute to Winnett Agricultural and Community Enhancement and Sustainability (ACES) program, E307• [14MR]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4338 [5JN]

Wright, George: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1462• [18NO]

Tributes

Artukovich, Barrett, E143• [7FE]

Blackaby, Faith, E83• [24JA]

Crain, Ellen, E855• [27JN]

Downs, Justin, E404• [4AP]

Edwards, Alicja, E59• [17JA]

Flynn, Daniel, E1431• [13NO]

Follett, Doug, E925• [16JY]

Fransen, Tanja, E595• [15MY]

Geiger, James, E1432• [13NO]

Goyette, Thomas, E1433• [13NO]

Kelly, Susan, E1525• [3DE]

Kohn, Jay, E29• [10JA]

Longfellow, Dale, E1433• [13NO]

Madill, Justin, E1434• [13NO]

Mallo, Bridget, E528• [2MY]

McGee, Troy, E365• [28MR]

McGuigan, Chris, E441• [10AP]

Meged, Haven, E963• [23JY]

Mitchell, Adeline, E1435• [13NO]

Morford, John, E1155• [17SE]

Palmer, Wade, H3773 [14MY]

Preston, Judy, E1195• [24SE]

Rankin, Jeannette, H2733 [14MR]

Sargent, Jim (Sarge), E659• [23MY]

Snuggs, Dave, E227• [28FE]

Stenswick, Jack, E177• [14FE]

Stimatze, Mason, E1465• [19NO]

Wellknown Buffalo, Peggy White, E1525• [3DE]

Whitedirt, Crystal, E781• [18JN]

Wynne, Jillian, E83• [24JA]

Wynne, Julia, E83• [24JA]

Ziegler, Ziggy and Stella, E1350• [28OC]