RUTHERFORD, JOHN H. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5684 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4878, H4895 [19JN]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H3249 [10AP]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H5252 [27JN]

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 chemical abortions performed without the presence of a health care provider (see H.R. 4935), H8678 [30OC]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2506 [6MR]

Adams-Onís Treaty: anniversary of acquisition of Florida from Spain (see H. Res. 142), H2317 [28FE]

Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 101), H2719 [13MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2797 [25MR]

Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building, Winter Haven, FL: designate (see H.R. 2969), H5008 [20JN]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H2887 [27MR]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Con. Res. 71), H10259 [12DE]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 1805), H2745 [14MR]

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2422), H5169 [25JN]

——— 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), H5586 [10JY]

——— amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3449 [3MY]

——— authorize military departments to pay National Guard and Reserve component officers aviation incentive pay at the same rate as active duty pilots (see H.R. 2953), H10017 [10DE]

——— provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see H.R. 2937), H7904 [24SE]

——— 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), H2647 [11MR]

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

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to the priority rights of the U.S., of claims for the payment of customs duties (see H.R. 2261), H8082 [27SE]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8097 [4OC]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H5008 [20JN]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H3341 [30AP]

China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H7379 [24JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H8720 [31OC]

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

Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see H.R. 3303), H7506 [16AU]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7506 [16AU]

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

——— notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects (see H.R. 977), H3130 [8AP]

Courts: allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (see H.R. 5403), H10123 [11DE]

——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1683), H2679 [12MR]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 2305), H8827 [13NO]

Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see H.R. 5417), H10257 [12DE]

——— expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H7471 [25JY]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H8827 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H1339 [30JA]

——— extend Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (see H.R. 4496), H8083 [27SE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (see H.R. 5437), H10305 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 344), H1464 [7FE]

——— 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: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 1685), H12211 [18DE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3406 [1MY]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H5728 [11JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H3682 [9MY]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8388 [22OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H8260 [18OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H3963 [17MY]

——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H3271 [15AP]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 4004), H7598 [10SE]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H7497 [9AU]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H8680 [30OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H2923 [29MR]

——— 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), H4065 [21MY]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H603 [15JA]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H5169 [25JN]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H12211 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H8102 [8OC]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H3253 [10AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (see H.R. 504), H1244 [28JA]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H2756 [18MR]

——— notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H5255 [27JN]

——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 3714), H5914 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program (see H.R. 4886), H8539 [28OC]

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

——— establish Office of Digital Law Enforcement and grant programs to improve digital evidence capacity of law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5227), H9168 [21NO]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2648 [11MR]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H3924 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 2379), H3342 [30AP]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H7472 [25JY]

——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 916), H1335 [30JA]

——— require an alien lawfully admitted to the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain approval prior to receiving a firearm (see H.R. 5507), H12289 [19DE]

Dept. of Labor: remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept for purposes of exemptions from Federal overtime rules (see H.R. 2506), H7560 [9SE]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H361 [9JA]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 2412), H3339 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (see H.R. 278), H721 [17JA]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 205), H1213 [24JA]

——— prohibit issuance of certain geological and geophysical exploration permits in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1149), H1517 [11FE]

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), H3477 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 2487), H7990 [25SE]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H7704 [12SE]

——— carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities and improve facility inspections and care for women (see H.R. 1125), H1491 [8FE]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H5826 [15JY]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H9296 [5DE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H465 [10JA]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H8596 [29OC]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (see H.R. 1271), H2031 [14FE]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4949), H8717 [31OC]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H4697 [13JN]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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), H9171 [21NO]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H4121 [22MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H520 [11JA]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 1126), H1586 [13FE]

——— provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 3147), H4343 [5JN]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H5913 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H5913 [16JY]

——— update handbook on planning and activating community-based outpatient clinics to improve leasing projects and provide training on use of such handbook (see H.R. 3277), H4694 [13JN]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H5261 [27JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8677 [30OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

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

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H7473 [25JY]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5169 [25JN]

Employment: expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H7754 [17SE]

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (see H.R. 2319), H7775 [18SE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7153 [18JY]

——— 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 enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H5008 [20JN]

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 Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices: establish (see H.R. 5229), H9168 [21NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H1582 [13FE]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H678 [16JA]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H7490 [2AU]

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), H3216 [9AP]

——— increase punishment for straw purchasing and ensure the Firearms Transaction Record used to purchase firearms contains a clear outline of penalties for straw purchases (see H.R. 4939), H8730 [5NO]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H1285 [29JA]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H5203 [26JN]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 788), H9170 [21NO]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 1579), H7152 [18JY]

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

Floods: acknowledge significance of sea level rise and flooding in the U.S. and in Florida and affirm need for greater adaptation funding and use of historical flooding and sea level rise projections into planning (see H. Res. 112), H2829 [26MR]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H3215 [9AP]

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H4920 [19JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H229 [4JA]

FTC: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 3956), H7775 [18SE]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7667 [11SE]

Health: exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H7905 [24SE]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H8828 [13NO]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H9388 [9DE]

Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 37), H8742 [8NO]

House of Representatives: require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting (see H. Res. 633), H8261 [18OC]

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), H2988 [2AP]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3241), H5203 [26JN]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H7505 [16AU]

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

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H7666 [11SE]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H7707 [12SE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8298 [21OC]

——— 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), H8056 [26SE]

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), H3286 [25AP]

Jacksonville, FL: designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 4446), H7865 [20SE]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1855), H7506 [16AU]

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), H7471 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (see H.R. 4789), H8387 [22OC]

——— expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H1580 [13FE]

——— grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties (see H.R. 1866), H2795 [25MR]

——— permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2805), H3924 [16MY]

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

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H2504 [6MR]

Maurice M. Paul Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainseville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1415), H2271 [27FE]

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), H3259 [10AP]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2648 [11MR]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H8910 [15NO]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H10306 [16DE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H4773 [18JN]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H8880 [14NO]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H3285 [25AP]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H8596 [29OC]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H12292 [19DE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7707 [12SE]

——— 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), H8228 [17OC]

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

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H9223 [3DE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H8298 [21OC]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H3926 [16MY]

——— 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), H7597 [10SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2648 [11MR]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H7904 [24SE]

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 (see H.R. 336), H7378 [24JY]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H5077 [24JN]

NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H8596 [29OC]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 334), H3443 [2MY]

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

National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 535), H7481 [30JY]

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), H2648 [11MR]

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

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 213), H2647 [11MR]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H9257 [4DE]

Officer Robert German Post Office Building, Windermere, FL: designate (see H.R. 5062), H8825 [13NO]

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), H5913 [16JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H3729 [10MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1464 [7FE]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1411), H2648 [11MR]

——— reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 3456), H5776 [12JY]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H8742 [8NO]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H5827 [15JY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H8145 [15OC]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H7378 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H3070 [3AP]

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]

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: exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 609), H1285 [29JA]

Ships and vessels: provide for deferral of payment of a duty on the sale of certain used vessels (see H.R. 2239), H5261 [27JN]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 3829), H8680 [30OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H7152 [18JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H7496 [9AU]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see H.R. 139), H678 [16JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

Taxation: allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 3453), H7536 [6SE]

——— apply current income tax bracket breakpoints to capital gains brackets (see H.R. 589), H8679 [30OC]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H9256 [4DE]

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

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H4697 [13JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H9348 [6DE]

——— 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]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2719 [13MR]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H3341 [30AP]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1794), H8459 [23OC]

——— provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 2742), H3840 [15MY]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H4697 [13JN]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]

——— 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]

Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see H.R. 4331), H8299 [21OC]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H5774 [12JY]

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), H1586 [13FE]

Women: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H10017 [10DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

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), H678 [16JA]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H5776 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 1325), H2046 [22FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 3585), H5258 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H4341 [5JN]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide transition assistance to Armed Forces members recently separated from active duty and their spouses (see H.R. 1599), H2582 [7MR]

Immigration: permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 2124), H3128 [8AP]

Leo C. Chase Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, St. Augustine, FL: designate (see H.R. 2948), H4161 [23MY]

Nation’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4542), H8079 [27SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 1325), H2047 [22FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration off the coast of Florida (H.R. 3585), H5260 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 3103), H4343 [5JN]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide transition assistance to Armed Forces members recently separated from active duty and their spouses (H.R. 1599), H2585 [7MR]

Immigration: permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (H.R. 2124), H3129 [8AP]

Leo C. Chase Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, St. Augustine, FL: designate (H.R. 2948), H4165 [23MY]

Nation’s Oldest Port National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 4542), H8081 [27SE]

Motions

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5161 [25JN]

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), H1563 [13FE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2022 [14FE]

——— making continuing, H634 [16JA]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 27), H558 [15JA]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), H691, H692 [17JA]

Armed Forces: tribute to Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing, H8253 [18OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H7932 [25SE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, H2022 [14FE]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement basic pay and overtime funding, H5161 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida, H4952 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4878 [19JN], H4952 [20JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H424 [10JA]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H634 [16JA], H3189 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H622 [16JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H424 [10JA], H622, H635 [16JA], H691, H692 [17JA]

House of Representatives: require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting, H8302 [22OC]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5153 [25JN]

——— 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), H5233 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), motion to recommit, H5161 [25JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5233 [27JN]

——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (H.R. 2124), H3774 [14MY]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H446 [10JA], H635 [16JA], H691, H692 [17JA]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H446 [10JA]

Jacksonville, FL: anniversary of Meninak Club of Jacksonville, H8549 [29OC]

Knights of Columbus (organization): tribute, H983 [22JA]

Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (H.R. 1156), H3915 [16MY]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H616 [16JA]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H5592 [11JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), H8506 [28OC]

National Police Week: observance, H3913, H3914, H3915, H3916, H3917 [16MY]

NOAA: data collection for use in stock assessments of red snapper and other reef fish species in South Atlantic funding through reductions in National Telecommunications and Information Administration funding, H4878 [19JN]

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 (H.R. 369), H616 [16JA]

St. Augustine, FL: anniversary of St. Augustine Art Association, E705• [4JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H983 [22JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H446 [10JA]

——— impeachment, H9280 [5DE]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12140 [18DE]

U.S. Naval Academy: tribute to mixed crew team, H7257 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, E159• [11FE], E339• [25MR], E434• [9AP], E616• [16MY], E921• [15JY], E1333• [23OC], E1569• [10DE]

Tributes

Brown, Dennis, E366• [28MR]

Calhoun, Michael A., H2629 [11MR]

Chaires, Matthew (Gunner), H4442 [12JN]

Gulliford, William, E789• [18JN]

Hollowell, Clarence, H5290 [9JY]

Shaver, Nancy, H2735 [14MR]

Warmouth, Victoria, E1123• [10SE]

Washburn, Chandler, H7257 [24JY]

Whitaker, Lance, H3914 [16MY]