HARTZLER, VICKY (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

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

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H4430 [11JN]

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), H4168 [23MY]

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

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

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H9171 [21NO]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 956), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

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), H9296 [5DE]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5305 [9JY]

Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3478 [7MY]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H3963 [17MY]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 2767), H9180 [26NO]

——— 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), H2323 [4MR]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H2236 [26FE]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see H.R. 2249), H4122 [22MY]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2970), H4161 [23MY]

Aviation: withhold Federal grants from airports that violate grant agreements by discriminating against an air carrier operating pursuant to Federal contract (see H.R. 2955), H5077 [24JN]

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H6001 [17JY]

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): investigate certain business dealings while Joseph R. Biden, Jr., served as Vice President and whether such dealings resulted in conflicts of interests or affected U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 631), H8389 [22OC]

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), H2648 [11MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see H. Con. Res. 10), H3267 [12AP]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]

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), H1494 [8FE]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H8228 [17OC]

——— direct the President to impose penalties pursuant to denial orders relative to certain Chinese telecommunications companies that are in violation of U.S. export control or sanctions laws (see H.R. 602), H1494 [8FE]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (see H. Res. 393), H4122 [22MY]

——— require an unclassified interagency report on political influence operations in the U.S. (see H.R. 1811), H2754 [18MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H4167 [23MY]

——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H2317 [28FE]

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see H.R. 3071), H4216 [3JN]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H2940 [1AP]

Courts: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 1269), H2031 [14FE]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H1172 [23JA]

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] (see H.R. 2817), H3924 [16MY]

——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H2987 [2AP]

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

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (see H. Res. 50), H1173 [23JA]

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), H8299 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (see H.R. 3183), H4388 [10JN]

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]

——— improve innovation in defense procurement (see H.R. 3014), H4350 [6JN]

——— improve oversight of privatized military housing provided to Armed Forces members and their families (see H.R. 2811), H3924 [16MY]

——— include in each national defense strategy steps to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and to assure an uninterrupted supply of medicines (see H.R. 4710), H8226 [17OC]

——— 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: create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see H.R. 1678), H3477 [7MY]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see H.R. 3243), H4627 [12JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3503 [8MY]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H9176 [22NO]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7472 [25JY]

——— 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), H8827 [13NO]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H1586 [13FE]

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

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H5776 [12JY]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H209 [3JA]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H3792 [14MY]

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), H8540 [28OC]

——— facilitate removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database (see H.R. 146), H8082 [27SE]

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]

——— provide for comprehensive domestic human trafficking estimate (see H.R. 4581), H8596 [29OC]

——— report on educational materials used in the West Bank and Gaza by the Palestinian Authority or U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 2343), H5270 [2JY]

——— revoke existing, and prohibit issuance of, visas to researchers affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and call for certain allies to take similar measures (see H.R. 2713), H3788 [14MY]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 2412), H3792 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H5077 [24JN]

——— ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H10610 [17DE]

——— exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1698), H4181 [30MY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 1697), H3407 [1MY]

——— 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), H7990 [25SE]

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

——— 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), H4175 [28MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H9180 [26NO]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 203), H1493 [8FE]

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H3682 [9MY]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H10263 [13DE]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2322 [4MR]

——— 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), H7506 [16AU]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see H.R. 2184), H3682 [9MY]

——— improve procurement practices (see H.R. 1577), H2504 [6MR]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H2748 [14MR]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H2273 [27FE]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7990 [25SE]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H7990 [25SE]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H1586 [13FE]

——— 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), H7904 [24SE]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H678 [16JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1464 [7FE]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H9348 [6DE]

——— 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), H2035 [14FE]

——— require directors of medical centers to submit annual pamphlets on the status of such facilities (see H.R. 1944), H4066 [21MY]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 1962), H3926 [16MY]

Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see H.R. 2869), H5077 [24JN]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Education: carry out programs to combat human trafficking in schools (see H.R. 4580), H8596 [29OC]

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), H3503 [8MY]

Diseases and disorders: reauthorize Mosquito Abatement Safety and Health Act and epidemiology laboratory capacity grants and require a GAO study on existing mosquito and other vector-borne surveillance and control programs (see H.R. 345), H2587 [7MR]

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

Drugs: improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H7756 [17SE]

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

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5261 [27JN]

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

——— extend maximum term for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits (see H.R. 1764), H8102 [8OC]

——— impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H7152 [18JY]

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), H2648 [11MR]

——— require reports by Dept. of State and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 2023), H2985 [2AP]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H5168 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]

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: issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9348 [6DE]

——— prohibit Internet service providers from knowingly submitting inaccurate Internet access service coverage information or data in order to compile an inaccurate broadband coverage map (see H.R. 4227), H9348 [6DE]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H3220 [9AP]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4487), H12292 [19DE]

——— 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]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H5728 [11JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 1087), H2047 [22FE]

——— require guidance clarity statements on certain agency documents not issued in accordance with rulemaking process and therefore not legally binding (see H.R. 5270), H9179 [26NO]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1283 [29JA]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H465 [10JA]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2236 [26FE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H721 [17JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H3271 [15AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H2615 [8MR]

Freedom of religion: express support for freedom of conscience and oppose efforts to restrict tax-exempt status and other legal protections of religious organizations (see H.J. Res. 78), H9123 [20NO]

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), H8910 [15NO]

——— study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4183), H8114 [11OC]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 39), H519 [11JA] (see H. Res. 269), H2917 [28MR]

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]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (see H.R. 2440), 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), H8199 [16OC]

——— promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 1409), H5270 [2JY]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H7153 [18JY]

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (see H.R. 3289), H7867 [20SE]

House of Representatives: require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8460 [23OC]

House Rules: require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee (see H. Res. 110), H1519 [11FE]

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), H4172 [24MY]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H4167 [23MY]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (see H.R. 3442), H7775 [18SE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3682 [9MY]

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), H5077 [24JN]

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), H3727 [10MY]

——— oppose lifting of sanctions without addressing nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities (see H. Res. 390), H4010 [20MY]

——— terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see H.R. 5086), H9171 [21NO]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H5169 [25JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3220 [9AP]

——— condemn firing of rockets by terrorist groups, support right of self-defense, commend U.S. provision of military assistance, and express concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza (see H. Res. 727), H10125 [11DE]

——— recognize and affirm historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem, commend access of all faiths to holy sites there, and condemn UNESCO efforts to delegitimize that connection (see H. Res. 12), H4629 [12JN]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1339 [30JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 141), H2317 [28FE]

Lebanon: restrict military assistance pending certification that steps are being taken to end Hezbollah (terrorist organization) and Iranian influence over security forces (see H.R. 3331), H8083 [27SE]

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), H4011 [20MY]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H7472 [25JY]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 708), H3681 [9MY]

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), H3442 [2MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H4011 [20MY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H8057 [26SE]

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

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H5168 [25JN]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), 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), H8260 [18OC]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H4434 [11JN]

——— 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), H3843 [15MY]

——— recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1372), H2317 [28FE]

Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H7867 [20SE]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H3926 [16MY]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]

NASA: 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]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 334), H7473 [25JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3792 [14MY]

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), H4217 [3JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 363), H3679 [9MY]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H10259 [12DE]

OMB: submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule (see H.R. 1917), H9296 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H6001 [17JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2987 [2AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 890), H2506 [6MR]

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), H8542 [28OC]

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), H9257 [4DE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H3277 [18AP]

Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H10263 [13DE]

Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H8198 [16OC]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9296 [5DE]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H3478 [7MY]

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), H8114 [11OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H9171 [21NO]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see H.R. 2294), H8083 [27SE]

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

Social Security: disregard certain ABLE account contributions when determining a disabled individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity (see H.R. 2656), H3679 [9MY]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H3679 [9MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H7493 [6AU]

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

Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds (see H.J. Res. 77), H8201 [16OC]

Taiwan: support diplomatic alliances around the world (see H.R. 4754), H8596 [29OC]

Taxation: allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 905), H1494 [8FE]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H2748 [14MR]

——— 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), H2587 [7MR]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H3729 [10MY]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3271 [15AP]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H9122 [20NO]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1992), H3285 [25AP]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2177), H3216 [9AP]

——— 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), H7536 [6SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H5168 [25JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1586 [13FE]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 4043), H7501 [13AU]

——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 801), H2762 [21MR]

——— provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 2742), H5039 [21JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H5304 [9JY]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3963 [17MY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4122 [22MY]

Three Seas Initiative: support efforts to increase energy resilience and infrastructure connectivity in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirm U.S. authority to finance projects, and condemn Russian efforts to weaponize energy (see H. Res. 672), H9296 [5DE]

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

U.N.: certify U.S. assistance for humanitarian programs in Syria is not misdirected (see H.R. 4868), H9296 [5DE]

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), H2924 [29MR]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H2987 [2AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7904 [24SE]

——— 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]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 4738), H9059 [19NO]

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), H7472 [25JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H8102 [8OC]

——— 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), H9171 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: 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]

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), H3403 [1MY]

——— provide retroactive application of mandatory increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation (see H.R. 1758), H2743 [14MR]

China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H5911 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: waive certain environmental requirements to permit searches for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S. (see H.R. 3968), H7462 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to combat sex trafficking (see H.R. 1110), H1491 [8FE]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (see H.R. 3704), H5726 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve recruitment of Veterans Health Administration personnel by enhancing the hiring timeline, releasing physicians from non-compete agreements, and updating minimum credentials (see H.R. 1163), H1580 [13FE]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

FEMA: clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees (see H.R. 639), H716 [17JA]

Law enforcement officers: allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 1501), H2366 [5MR]

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 412), H4180 [30MY]

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]

Taxation: require States to give preference in allocating low-income housing credit dollar amounts to projects which are committed to providing non-smoking buildings (see H.R. 4689), H8197 [16OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (H.R. 833), H1284 [29JA]

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 (H.R. 2433), H3405 [1MY]

——— provide retroactive application of mandatory increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation (H.R. 1758), H2746 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: waive certain environmental requirements to permit searches for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S. (H.R. 3968), H7468 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to combat sex trafficking (H.R. 1110), H1493 [8FE]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (H.R. 3704), H5727 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve recruitment of Veterans Health Administration personnel by enhancing the hiring timeline, releasing physicians from non-compete agreements, and updating minimum credentials (H.R. 1163), H1584 [13FE]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (H.R. 3350), H4918 [19JN]

FEMA: clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees (H.R. 639), H719 [17JA]

Law enforcement officers: allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone (H.R. 1501), H2368 [5MR]

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), H359 [9JA]

Taxation: require States to give preference in allocating low-income housing credit dollar amounts to projects which are committed to providing non-smoking buildings (H.R. 4689), H8198 [16OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4351 [10JN]

Remarks

Abortion: repeal Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign assistance from being spent on the promotion or provision of abortion services, H188 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— 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, H4149 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H537 [14JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 21), H188 [3JA]

Armed Forces: ensure access to contraception and family planning education, H5548, H5549 [10JY]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), H2893 [28MR]

——— require eligibility to serve be based on gender-neutral occupational standards and prohibit exclusions based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, H5546 [10JY]

Central Methodist University: tribute to men’s soccer team, H554 [15JA]

China: assessment as threat relative to military capability, targeting of U.S. academic institutions, telecommunications components development, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, H3775 [14MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2849 [27MR]

Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School boys’ basketball team, H2890 [28MR]

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), H2591 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5343, H5546, H5548, H5549 [10JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, H10084 [11DE], E1578• [11DE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement rules on equal access in accordance with an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation for housing and community planning and development programs, H5055 [24JN]

——— repeal rule allowing placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities, H5056 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts, H7123• [18JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations, H188 [3JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5055, H5056 [24JN]

Discrimination: ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not require biological females to face competition from biological males in any sporting event, H3941 [17MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3941 [17MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3805 [15MY]

Fayette, MO: anniversary of Fayette Optimist Club, H7252 [24JY]

FEMA: clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees (H.R. 639), H3112 [8AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H537, H541, H542 [14JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H8376 [22OC]

——— 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, H8376 [22OC]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, H4351 [10JN]

——— 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), H5229 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5229 [27JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H442, H444, H446, H447, H448 [10JA], H538, H539, H541, H542 [14JA]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H442, H444, H446, H447, H448 [10JA], H538, H539, H540, H541, H542 [14JA]

Jones, Jazzmine: Boys & Girls Club of Missouri Youth of the Year award recipient, H7252 [24JY]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7123• [18JY]

National Bible Week: observance, H9109 [20NO]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9109 [20NO]

Rich Hill, MO: tribute to Rich Hill High School boys’ track and field team, H5084 [25JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H442, H444, H446, H447, H448 [10JA]

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month: observance, E1469• [19NO]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12261 [19DE]

——— ratify, H8265 [21OC]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify treatment of transgender individuals relative to access to female-only shelters, H2996 [3AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H2996 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2627• [11MR], E99•, E100• [28JA], E665• [23MY], E703• [4JN], E814• [21JN], E1572• [10DE]

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 (H. Res. 354), H4022 [21MY]

Woolford, Lyn: Safe Kids Worldwide (organization) America’s Favorite Crossing Guard finalist, H2276 [28FE]

Tributes

Guttormsen, Douglas B., E860• [27JN]

Kropf, Rodney, E1429• [12NO]

LaHaye, Beverly, E1133• [11SE]

Leuther, Thomas E., H3685 [10MY]

Swartz, Keith and Emma, H5084 [25JN], E732• [10JN]

White, Randy, H7252 [24JY]