KELLY, TRENT (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]

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]

——— ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind (see H.R. 2010), H2988 [2AP]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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), H1586 [13FE]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. military personnel and working dog who carried out mission leading to death in Syria (see H. Res. 678), H8960 [18NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2273 [27FE]

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H1214 [24JA]

Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see H.R. 2433), H3792 [14MY]

——— 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), H1586 [13FE]

——— improve fielding of newest generations of personal protective equipment (see H.R. 5491), H12289 [19DE]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H9171 [21NO]

——— provide penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member (see H.R. 2911), H4118 [22MY]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1586 [13FE]

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), H1586 [13FE]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H8785 [12NO]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H678 [16JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 969), H1361 [5FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H9175 [22NO]

CPSC: adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against risk of upholstered furniture flammability (see H.R. 2647), H8113 [11OC]

Crime: prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4150), H7488 [2AU]

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

Dept. of Defense: provide travel to Dover AFB, DE, for family of Armed Forces members who die outside the U.S. but not in a theater of combat operations so the family may receive the remains of the deceased (see H.R. 3065), H4315 [4JN]

——— 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), H2035 [14FE]

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), H2582 [7MR]

——— create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see H.R. 1678), H2678 [12MR]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1586 [13FE]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 1229), H2029 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see H.R. 62), H2035 [14FE]

——— 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), H3304 [29AP]

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

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H8200 [16OC]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H4701 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify authority for pay and work schedules of Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1392), H7903 [24SE]

——— require an exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (see H.R. 1590), H2719 [13MR]

——— 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: use lawfully forfeited drug seizures to increase border security (see H.R. 416), H520 [11JA]

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), H206 [3JA]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H4168 [23MY]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

——— modify hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H9257 [4DE]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2453), H7536 [6SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H2762 [21MR]

——— 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), H1464 [7FE]

Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building, Brookhaven, MS: designate (see H.R. 2246), H5038 [21JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 1914), H3070 [3AP]

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

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H3271 [15AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 65), H4920 [19JN]

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]

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), H4772 [18JN]

House Rules: require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee (see H. Res. 110), H1587 [13FE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2103 [25FE]

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

——— provide appropriations to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 796), H2035 [14FE]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7501 [13AU]

——— 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), H4168 [23MY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]

Medicaid: prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see H.R. 2856), H4063 [21MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7837 [19SE]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H4175 [28MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H4066 [21MY]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H4697 [13JN]

——— 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), H7598 [10SE]

——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 2990), H8459 [23OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]

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

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), H8542 [28OC]

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), H3926 [16MY]

National Oceanographic Partnership Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3161), H4349 [6JN]

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 383), H3964 [17MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

OMB: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see H.R. 2322), H3442 [2MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 185), H207 [3JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1244 [28JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 890), H1334 [30JA]

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]

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]

Puerto Rico: compensate certain residents of Vieques island for use of such island for military readiness (see H.R. 4605), H8094 [4OC]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

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), H1363 [5FE]

Remanufacturing Day: designate (see H. Res. 303), H3256 [10AP]

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 64), H1518 [11FE]

SBA: specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (see H.R. 227), H209 [3JA]

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]

Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2317 [28FE]

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 513), H2719 [13MR] (see H.R. 1545), H2797 [25MR]

——— ensure electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the energy credit (see H.R. 3274), H4774 [18JN]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2828 [26MR]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H7867 [20SE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H9122 [20NO]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H3477 [7MY]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3476 [7MY]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4168 [23MY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H4066 [21MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4919 [19JN]

——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see H.R. 2266), H3272 [15AP]

——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 801), H3791 [14MY]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H3101 [4AP]

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

——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3793 [14MY]

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]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H10610 [17DE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2747 [14MR]

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]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2105), H3100 [4AP]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8097 [4OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4121 [22MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H1391 [6FE]

Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 82), H1243 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide space-available travel on military aircraft to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of Armed Forces members who die during active duty (see H.R. 1017), H1391 [6FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide continuing appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and law enforcement and customs and border protection officers in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 815), H1242 [28JA]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: provide authority to enter into agreements to plan, design, and construct, or lease facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities (see H.R. 4152), H7488 [2AU]

Immigration: streamline application process for H–2A employers to meet labor needs of agricultural communities (see H.R. 3319), H4770 [18JN]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]

——— modify timeframe for determining size standards for manufacturing small business concerns (see H.R. 4702), H8198 [16OC]

Uzbekistan: reaffirm commitment to U.S.-Uzbekistan strategic partnership and express support for independence (see H. Res. 599), H8054 [26SE]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (H.R. 613), H677 [16JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide space-available travel on military aircraft to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of Armed Forces members who die during active duty (H.R. 1017), H1393 [6FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide continuing appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and law enforcement and customs and border protection officers in the event of a Government shutdown (H.R. 815), H1243 [28JA]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: provide authority to enter into agreements to plan, design, and construct, or lease facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities (H.R. 4152), H7489 [2AU]

Immigration: streamline application process for H–2A employers to meet labor needs of agricultural communities (H.R. 3319), H4772 [18JN]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1615), H2585 [7MR]

——— modify timeframe for determining size standards for manufacturing small business concerns (H.R. 4702), H8199 [16OC]

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 (H.R. 1919), H2886 [27MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: importance of farmers, H9065 [20NO]

Armed Forces: tribute, H1355 [5FE]

Army: anniversary of safe return of 173d Quartermaster Service Co., from Vietnamese Conflict, E1038• [6AU]

Columbus, MS: tribute to Heritage Academy football team, H10019 [11DE]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (H. Res. 107), H8582 [29OC]

Corinth, MS: tribute to Corinth High School football team, H10019 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5347 [10JY], H5632 [11JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, H10085 [11DE]

——— provide that Armed Forces members and their immediate family members are eligible for parole in place under Immigration and Nationality Act, H5632 [11JY]

Discrimination: condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (H. Res. 183), E311• [14MR]

Horton, Greg: Secret Service Top 10 Computer Forensic Examiners honoree, E1080• [27AU]

Jewell, Dennis (D.J.): Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service by a U.S. Veteran recipient, E701• [4JN]

Louisville, MS: tribute to Nanih Waiya High School football team, H10019 [11DE]

Oxford, MS: tribute to Oxford High School football team, H10019 [11DE]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1615), H8808 [13NO]

Trump, President: impeachment, H8831 [14NO]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12178 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H9065 [20NO]

Votes: position on missed, H8072• [27SE], E63• [17JA], E431• [9AP]

West Point, MS: tribute to West Point High School football team, H10019 [11DE]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H7978 [25SE]

Tributes

Armstrong, Johnnie M., E1287• [16OC]

Boren, Jeffery S., E1369• [30OC]

Brett, Charlie, E8• [3JA]

Brownlee, Robert, Sr., E1049• [13AU]

Chisolm, Richard, E275• [8MR]

Farmer, Donald F., E236• [4MR]

Ford, John D., E1326• [22OC]

Green, Fred (Bud), E337• [25MR]

Hatcher, John A., Jr., E3• [3JA]

Herring, Robert S., E1045• [9AU]

Holland, Sadie, H8831 [14NO], E1452• [15NO]

Holland, Steve, H8831 [14NO], E1454• [15NO]

Holman, Timothy, E739• [11JN]

Hudson, James E., E808• [20JN]

Jamison, Robert J., Sr., E366• [28MR]

Latimer, Joan A. Starcher, E1076• [27AU]

Mabus, Chip, E1524• [3DE]

Marlow, Johnny N., E1095• [6SE]

Martin, Billy, E361• [27MR]

McCoy, William J., H8831 [14NO], E1432• [13NO]

Merritt, Joseph L., E719• [6JN]

Mims, Larry M., E1605• [18DE]

Neaves, Andrew (Clyde), E1609• [18DE]

Norwood, Terry, E655• [22MY]

Powell, Dane W., E1363• [29OC]

Segars, Kelly S., Sr., E986• [25JY]

Shannon, John R., Jr., E94• [25JA]

Smith, William D., III, E1092• [6SE]

Thames, Billy J., Jr., E945• [18JY]

Towery, Bobby, Jr., E1479• [20NO]

Voyles, Jeremy A., E1117• [10SE]

Weeks, Cecil, E727• [10JN]

Zaiontz, Agnes, E782• [18JN]