BOST, MIKE (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H1163 [23JA]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4892 [19JN], H4940 [20JN], H5012, H5016 [21JN], H5052, H5060 [24JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3391 [1MY]

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), H7472 [25JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H9222 [3DE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H9222 [3DE]

——— 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), H1361 [5FE]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 314), H282 [8JA]

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), H3729 [10MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2762 [21MR]

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H2587 [7MR]

American Legion: anniversary (see H. Res. 539), H8083 [27SE]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 3245), H4693 [13JN]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements (see H.R. 2472), H3438 [2MY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 99), H1585 [13FE]

Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office, Olympia Fields, IL: designate (see H.R. 1449), H2313 [28FE]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2584), H8459 [23OC]

CFTC: modernize authority to conduct research, development, demonstration, and information programs (see H.R. 4535), H8054 [26SE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4895), H9059 [19NO]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 769), H12293 [19DE]

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1363 [5FE]

Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building, Elgin, IL: designate (see H.R. 1844), H2761 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: recognize start of inland waterway system navigation season and call for investment in waterway infrastructure (see H. Res. 484), H5727 [11JY]

Courts: require impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death (see H.R. 3980), H7463 [25JY]

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]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H8083 [27SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H8083 [27SE]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1518 [11FE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H7379 [24JY]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8724 [1NO]

——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H4920 [19JN]

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), H7598 [10SE]

——— 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), H4168 [23MY]

——— 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), H4772 [18JN]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7162 [22JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3791 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (see H.R. 504), H1218 [25JA]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 2521), H9186 [29NO]

——— require use of American made iron and steel products in southern border wall construction (see H.R. 1543), H2367 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2797 [25MR]

——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 916), H1394 [6FE]

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

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 2412), H9223 [3DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H8056 [26SE]

——— 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), H7756 [17SE]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H203 [3JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H7598 [10SE]

——— 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), H1213 [24JA]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see H.R. 4285), H7664 [11SE]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 561), H7471 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— improve work-study allowance program (see H.R. 3535), H5255 [27JN]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H7755 [17SE]

——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 3788), H5998 [17JY]

——— prohibit transmission of certain information to Dept. of Justice for use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3450), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), 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. 203), H678 [16JA] (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H5008 [20JN]

——— 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), H1350 [4FE]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3826), H7149 [18JY]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1802), H3926 [16MY]

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H10016 [10DE]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H2988 [2AP]

Egypt: enact reforms to ensure Coptic Christians have the same rights and opportunities as other Egyptian citizens and take steps to end attacks on Christians (see H. Res. 49), H676 [16JA]

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

EPA: adjust the renewable fuel obligation to account for the full volume of gasoline and diesel produced by small refineries that are allowed certain exemptions (see H.R. 4385), H7773 [18SE]

——— 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), H4698 [13JN]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H3130 [8AP]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2273 [27FE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5306 [9JY]

——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H5586 [10JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H4066 [21MY]

——— lengthen statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations (see H.R. 1575), H4121 [22MY]

FDA: codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see H.R. 4881), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H9223 [3DE]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H465 [10JA]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H2719 [13MR]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 830), H2719 [13MR]

——— establish a review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 1594), H3682 [9MY]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 741), H1285 [29JA]

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), H202 [3JA]

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H5826 [15JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1493 [8FE]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see H.R. 2333), H3274 [18AP]

——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H8103 [8OC]

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), H2987 [2AP]

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), H5203 [26JN]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 3000), H9223 [3DE]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 517), H9222 [3DE] (see H.R. 586), H3341 [30AP]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2681 [12MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H6001 [17JY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8056 [26SE]

——— 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), H3442 [2MY]

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), H5008 [20JN]

——— 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), H4920 [19JN]

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), H5008 [20JN]

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]

——— 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), H3260 [10AP]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1519 [11FE]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see H.R. 714), H1170 [23JA]

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), H7490 [2AU]

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), H1285 [29JA]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2797 [25MR]

Medicare: exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H3729 [10MY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7904 [24SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3276 [18AP]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H7666 [11SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2988 [2AP]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H1341 [31JA]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8910 [15NO]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H3683 [9MY]

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), H7152 [18JY]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3844 [15MY]

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

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H9223 [3DE]

NIH: conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 4221), H7528 [30AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H5007 [20JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 369), H357 [9JA]

Political 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), H8389 [22OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1244 [28JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H1285 [29JA]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1244 [28JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5305 [9JY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H3267 [12AP]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2042 [19FE]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H203 [3JA]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8114 [11OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H8090 [1OC]

Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5123), H8908 [15NO]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

Simon, Arthur: tribute (see H. Res. 378), H3789 [14MY]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H8880 [14NO]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H206 [3JA]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see H.R. 139), H6000 [17JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H7867 [20SE]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H3682 [9MY]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3477 [7MY]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

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

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H2317 [28FE]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H7904 [24SE]

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

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3130 [8AP]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 4043), H7465 [25JY]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see H.R. 2314), H3264 [12AP]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H7775 [18SE]

——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (see H.R. 3078), H5008 [20JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8090 [1OC]

——— terminate Presidential Election Campaign Fund and transfer remaining funds to NIH 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (see H.R. 2234), H7867 [20SE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3503 [8MY]

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]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1200), H1582 [13FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2988 [2AP]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8102 [8OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7484 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air Force: designate Scott AFB, IL, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing as a center of excellence for KC–135R maintenance operations (see H.R. 4513), H8053 [26SE]

Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3824), H7149 [18JY]

CFTC: provide for cooperation with foreign regulators (see H.R. 4696), H8198 [16OC]

Corps of Engineers: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (see H.R. 3898), H7240 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H600 [15JA]

——— modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (see H.R. 2797), H3923 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 5397), H10123 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

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

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 1962), H2915 [28MR]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. POW taken prisoner by Japan while serving in the Pacific Theater (see H.R. 5044), H8783 [12NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Air Force: designate Scott AFB, IL, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing as a center of excellence for KC–135R maintenance operations (H.R. 4513), H8055 [26SE]

Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 3824), H7151 [18JY]

CFTC: provide for cooperation with foreign regulators (H.R. 4696), H8199 [16OC]

Corps of Engineers: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (H.R. 3898), H7243 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (H.R. 562), H602 [15JA]

——— modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (H.R. 2797), H3925 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (H.R. 5397), H10124 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 1360), H2234 [26FE]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (H.R. 4949), H8719 [31OC]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (H.R. 1962), H2918 [28MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. POW taken prisoner by Japan while serving in the Pacific Theater (H.R. 5044), H8784 [12NO]

Letters

Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act: several health organizations, H10281 [16DE]

Lists

Health organizations supporting H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act, H10281 [16DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H708, H710 [17JA]

——— 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), H2628 [11MR]

——— 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, H2627 [11MR]

Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (H.R. 2726), H10275 [16DE]

Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 3824), H7255 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (H.R. 3898), H7561 [10SE]

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), H2404 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (H.R. 562), H1250 [29JA]

Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration antidumping and countervailing duty trade remedy enforcement funding, H4892 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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 (H.R. 2700), H4013 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: incorporate findings and recommendations of Inspector General investigation to protect public housing residents and improve agency oversight and enforcement of public housing regulations, H5060 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (H.R. 1941), H7610 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (H.R. 3362), H10280 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 1360), H2105 [26FE]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (H.R. 3530), H10274 [16DE]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), H7731 [17SE]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (H.R. 4920), H10270, H10271 [16DE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H3749 [14MY]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), H2334 [5MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4892 [19JN], H5015, H5016, H5017 [21JN], H5060 [24JN]

East St. Louis, IL: anniversary of American Legion Post 53, E873• [5JY]

——— tribute to East St. Louis Senior High School boys’ track and field team, E684• [30MY]

——— tribute to East St. Louis Senior High School football team, E1537• [4DE]

——— tribute to East St. Louis Senior High School girls’ track and field team, E685• [30MY]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (H.R. 2015), H4013 [21MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit funding used in contravention of the Executive Order relative to buy American preference requirements, H5016, H5017 [21JN]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2105 [26FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2105 [26FE]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (H.R. 4719), H10279, H10280 [16DE]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H4040 [21MY]

——— study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4183), H10272 [16DE]

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), H5233 [27JN]

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

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H447 [10JA]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H447 [10JA]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H709, H710 [17JA]

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, H1250 [29JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2628 [11MR]

Public Schools Week: observance, H2831 [27MR]

Smith, Shelly: VFW Illinois Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E460• [12AP]

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

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H10603 [17DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3391 [1MY]

——— require President’s public plan to be posted in the Federal Register and allow a public comment period before the plan is submitted to Congress, H3391 [1MY]

Veterans: importance of pro-bono legal services provided by public university law schools, H5015 [21JN]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), H4043 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2598• [8MR], E153• [8FE], E180• [14FE], E741• [11JN], E754• [12JN]

Waterloo, IL: unveiling of POW-MIA Monument, E1169• [18SE]

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), H4014 [21MY]

World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H2831 [27MR]

Tributes

Breslin, Megan, E646• [21MY]

Brown, Revis, E1159• [17SE]

Bryson, Seymour, H3505 [9MY]

Campbell, Katherine, E1293• [16OC]

Chew, Mary Nell, E455• [12AP]

Colter, Robert E. and Catherine Stromdahl, E1039• [6AU]

Conner, Noah, E637• [21MY]

Endicott, Lyle, E1300• [17OC]

Juenger, Vera, E1534• [4DE]

Monaghan, Michael S., E654• [22MY]

Monken, Jim, E1040• [6AU]

Nezamis, Peter, H1250 [29JA]

Reppert, John C., E1339• [23OC]

Vanfossan, Kody, H3505 [9MY]

Welch, Harvey, H3505 [9MY]