HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME (a Representative from Washington)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H2750 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H721 [17JA]

——— 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), H1494 [8FE]

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), H3272 [15AP]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2681 [12MR]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 379), H3789 [14MY]

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

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3277 [18AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H520 [11JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1066), H2748 [14MR]

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), H2035 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H7528 [30AU]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7525 [27AU]

——— 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), H7505 [16AU]

Dept. of Energy: direct Federal research on electric grid modernization and security (see H.R. 5428), H10262 [13DE]

——— establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H4163 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3849), H7150 [18JY]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see H.R. 478), H463 [10JA]

——— 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), H8910 [15NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1285 [29JA]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]

——— 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), H7528 [30AU]

——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H8828 [13NO]

——— 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), H3964 [17MY]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H3339 [30AP]

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see H.R. 1488), H2322 [4MR]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H8102 [8OC]

——— reauthorize and enhance poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 501), H517 [11JA]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H5728 [11JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H7161 [22JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H3440 [2MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7903 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see H.R. 4351), H7753 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H7903 [24SE]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H8113 [11OC]

Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see H.R. 1733), H2716 [13MR]

Dept. of State: provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2796), H3923 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct Community Development Financial Institution Fund to perform outreach program for new markets tax credit to underserved communities (see H.R. 3664), H5583 [10JY]

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), H9122 [20NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H7506 [16AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H8596 [29OC]

——— 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), H7497 [9AU]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1424), H7496 [9AU]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2235 [26FE]

——— 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), H3266 [12AP]

Diseases and disorders: ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 4429), H7991 [25SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

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), H8261 [18OC]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H7493 [6AU]

Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (see H.R. 1526), H3729 [10MY]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H9058 [19NO]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7162 [22JY]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H3130 [8AP]

FDA: strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H3260 [10AP]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see H.R. 2592), H3500 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1921), H2884 [27MR]

——— require agencies only procure cut flowers and cut greens produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3019), H4164 [23MY]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H10259 [12DE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H3304 [29AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H520 [11JA]

GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]

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), H8721 [31OC]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H2029 [14FE]

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

Immigration: 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: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 4159), H7488 [2AU]

——— 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), H3439 [2MY]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H3926 [16MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4349 [6JN]

——— 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), H3131 [8AP]

John Henry Turpin Post Office Building, Bremerton, WA: designate (see H.R. 4034), H7465 [25JY]

Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4867), H8538 [28OC]

Medicaid: provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H8828 [13NO]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2029 [14FE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3267 [12AP]

——— extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H12297 [23DE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 803), H4697 [13JN]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3332), H9256 [4DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3267 [12AP]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H3406 [1MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H2370 [5MR]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H7521 [23AU]

——— 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), H7161 [22JY]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H7244 [23JY]

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

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H8541 [28OC]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5266 [28JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H5260 [27JN]

Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (see H.R. 3937), H12211 [18DE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4773 [18JN]

Native Americans: provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H4121 [22MY]

NIH: make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see H.R. 4519), H8542 [28OC]

NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H8828 [13NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H357 [9JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1339 [30JA]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8257 [18OC]

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

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H1364 [5FE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2919 [28MR]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2323 [4MR]

Ruckelshaus, William D.: tribute (see H. Res. 753), H9387 [9DE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H5729 [11JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5728 [11JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H3339 [30AP]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9223 [3DE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see H.R. 3211), H4432 [11JN]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H2587 [7MR]

——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H4433 [11JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3304 [29AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3259 [10AP]

——— provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption (see H.R. 5296), H9255 [4DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H8096 [4OC]

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

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3439 [2MY]

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), H3259 [10AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2939 [1AP]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H3787 [14MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8090 [1OC]

——— 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), H3729 [10MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4348 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers in medical specialties in Reserve components (see H.R. 3034), H4174 [28MY]

Dept. of Transportation: reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains (see H.R. 851), H1283 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for home loan program guaranteed loans (see H.R. 1448), H2313 [28FE]

FEMA: provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for derailment and incident response to accidents involving rail tank cars transporting crude oil or ethanol (see H.R. 4987), H8729 [5NO]

Forest Service: carry out Special Forest Products program to charge and collect not less than fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4357), H7753 [17SE]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ and clarify definition of navigable waters (see H.R. 667), H718 [17JA]

Women: recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 643), H8259 [18OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers in medical specialties in Reserve components (H.R. 3034), H4175 [28MY]

Dept. of Transportation: reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains (H.R. 851), H1284 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for home loan program guaranteed loans (H.R. 1448), H2316 [28FE]

FEMA: provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for derailment and incident response to accidents involving rail tank cars transporting crude oil or ethanol (H.R. 4987), H8729 [5NO]

Forest Service: carry out Special Forest Products program to charge and collect not less than fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System lands (H.R. 4357), H7754 [17SE]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ and clarify definition of navigable waters (H.R. 667), H720 [17JA]

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), H1560 [13FE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H10589 [17DE]

Campbell, Amy: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1160• [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (H.R. 91), E528• [2MY]

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: dedication of U.S. Army Buffalo Soldiers Memorial, H7779 [19SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H10589 [17DE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10589 [17DE]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: observance, H8152 [16OC]

Ruiz, David: Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Bravo Award recipient, E1208• [25SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), E418• [8AP]

Votes: position on missed, E248• [5MR], E1486• [21NO]