BAIRD, JAMES R. (a Representative from Indiana)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: 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), H3280 [22AP]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H1339 [30JA]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H7774 [18SE]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H9058 [19NO]
——— 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), H1465 [7FE]
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), H9059 [19NO]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5585 [10JY]
American Legion: anniversary (see H. Res. 539), H7505 [16AU]
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]
——— amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3478 [7MY]
——— authorize location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H.R. 5046), H8783 [12NO]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]
Asia: call for protection of human rights, religious freedom, and democracy in Bangladesh, combat Islamist militant threats to religious freedom in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and investigate terrorist affiliations (see H. Res. 160), H7667 [11SE]
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), H4161 [23MY]
Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 3245), H4693 [13JN]
Business and industry: commend cooperative business model and businesses, employees, and practitioners who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities (see H. Res. 602), H8261 [18OC]
CFTC: eliminate double-sided confirmation requirement for swap data repositories (see H.R. 4247), H8299 [21OC]
——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4895), H9059 [19NO]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H8090 [1OC]
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: provide for a pilot project for a nationwide network of secure computing enclaves for federally funded research in universities (see H.R. 3611), H5269 [2JY]
——— 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), H3476 [7MY]
Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1605), H7244 [23JY]
——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3149), H4343 [5JN]
——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H7162 [22JY]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H7715 [16SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish program for research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power (see H.R. 3828), H7245 [23JY]
——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 3915), H7241 [23JY] (see H.R. 4091), H9180 [26NO]
Dept. of HHS: authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H9171 [21NO]
——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H4697 [13JN]
——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H7707 [12SE]
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), H4121 [22MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 3665), H7529 [30AU]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
Dept. of State: provide for comprehensive domestic human trafficking estimate (see H.R. 4581), H8786 [12NO]
Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H7707 [12SE]
——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see H.R. 2460), H5261 [27JN]
——— 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), H7837 [19SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H7497 [9AU]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2505 [6MR]
——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H8960 [18NO]
——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H5272 [5JY]
——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H8260 [18OC]
——— 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), H7708 [12SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1586 [13FE]
——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8298 [21OC]
——— 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]
Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see H.R. 617), H4433 [11JN]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H4121 [22MY]
Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3926 [16MY]
Ernest ‘Ernie’ T. Pyle Post Office, Dana, IN: designate (see H.R. 4734), H8257 [18OC]
FCC: establish program to promote availability and sustainability of robust rural broadband networks in high cost rural areas (see H.R. 2929), H5729 [11JY]
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), H8299 [21OC]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for appointment in the civil service (see H.R. 3938), H7376 [24JY]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H8388 [22OC]
——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H2102 [25FE]
Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H603 [15JA]
——— prohibit International Stock Index Investment Fund of the Thrift Savings Plan from investing in any entity in-peer or near-peer competitor nations as outlined in the National Defense Strategy (see H.R. 2903), H9058 [19NO]
——— provide for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for employees convicted of certain crimes relative to the sexual abuse of children (see H.R. 3816), H7153 [18JY]
Flag—U.S.: recognize historic, cultural, and political significance of ‘‘Betsy Ross Flag’’ (see H. Res. 485), H5774 [12JY]
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]
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), H3681 [9MY]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5261 [27JN]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and redirect such funds to homeless and veterans’ assistance programs (see H.R. 3218), H7990 [25SE]
——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see H.R. 3964), H8724 [1NO]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3259 [10AP]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]
——— streamline application process for H–2A employers to meet labor needs of agricultural communities (see H.R. 3319), H7153 [18JY]
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: redesignate as Indiana Dunes National Park (see H.R. 684), H719 [17JA]
Information technology: leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see H.R. 1668), H2646 [11MR]
Insurance: codify certain rules relative to health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (see H.R. 5224), H10017 [10DE]
Iran: make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (see H.R. 2790), H4434 [11JN]
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), H7158 [19JY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8786 [12NO]
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), H3406 [1MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
NSF: support research on opioid addiction (see H.R. 3153), H4348 [6JN]
——— support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (see H.R. 4355), H7753 [17SE]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H8729 [5NO]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see H.R. 1665), H2646 [11MR]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see H.R. 3038), H4629 [12JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H3963 [17MY]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2648 [11MR]
Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H4390 [10JN]
Richard G. Lugar Post Office, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 3152), H4348 [6JN]
Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8145 [15OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 680), H8739 [8NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H4121 [22MY]
Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9058 [19NO]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H4121 [22MY]
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 726), H9169 [21NO]
Taxation: allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H3476 [7MY]
——— 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), H3260 [10AP]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H5266 [28JN]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H7837 [19SE]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H7904 [24SE]
——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 3744), H7756 [17SE]
——— 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), H8260 [18OC]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4168 [23MY]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3260 [10AP]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7505 [16AU]
——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1366), H9175 [22NO]
——— provide that eligibility to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of VA medical services under laws for disabilities to include hospital services and extended care services (see H.R. 3565), H5729 [11JY]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7708 [12SE]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H7483 [30JY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3477 [7MY]
——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3793 [14MY]
Terrorism: penalize acts of domestic terrorism (see H.R. 4187), H8730 [5NO]
Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see H.R. 3356), H5729 [11JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: issue depredation permits for taking of black vultures to livestock farmers to prevent harm to livestock (see H.R. 3655), H5302 [9JY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 270), H2924 [29MR]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8200 [16OC]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H4121 [22MY]
World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4698 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CFTC: revise and improve advisory committees (see H.R. 4770), H8297 [21OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]
SBA: improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3774), H5910 [16JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of return of Indiana National Guard 151st Infantry Regiment Company D, commonly referred to as the Indiana Rangers, from combat (see H. Res. 508), H7241 [23JY]
Constitutional authority statements
CFTC: revise and improve advisory committees (H.R. 4770), H8298 [21OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (H.R. 4817), H8458 [23OC]
SBA: improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 3774), H5912 [16JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3741 [14MY]
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), H1564 [13FE]
Budget: deficit, H3832 [15MY]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (H. Res. 107), H8582 [29OC]
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), H2536 [7MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program funding, H4944 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 758), H10040 [11DE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10040 [11DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4944 [20JN]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5216 [27JN]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5230 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5230 [27JN]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10040 [11DE]
Journal: question of approval, H7166 [23JY]
Kokomo, IN: tribute to Northwestern High School girls’ basketball team, E415• [8AP]
Marine Corps: anniversary of terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H8450 [23OC]
Motor vehicles: tribute to international automakers, H7444 [25JY]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H7224 [23JY]
National Dairy Month: observance, E862• [27JN]
NSF: support research on opioid addiction (H.R. 3153), H7173 [23JY]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (H.R. 1665), H7168 [23JY]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (S. 737), H9363• [9DE]
Oxford, IN: tribute to Benton Central Jr-Sr High School girls’ basketball team, E415• [8AP]
Political science: assessment of socialism, capitalism, and the free market, H10010 [10DE]
Purdue University: anniversary, E577• [10MY]
——— tribute to marching band, E596• [15MY]
Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3832 [15MY]
Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 2207), H10040 [11DE]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12162 [18DE]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12128 [18DE]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12264 [19DE]
——— ratify, H7661 [11SE]
Votes: correction, H4982• [20JN]
——— position on missed, H8899• [15NO], E45• [15JA], E90• [24JA]
Voting: promote increased voter participation through innovation in voting, including in voting technology, voter registration technology, and election security, H2536 [7MR]
Tributes
Brown, Dorothy (Mom), H5027 [21JN], E814• [21JN]
Dombkowski, Jason, H3956 [17MY]
Piggott, Mike, H3742 [14MY]