BROOKS, SUSAN W. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select), H1490 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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 (see H.R. 962), H2506 [6MR]

AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8880 [14NO]

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), H8881 [14NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2887 [27MR]

American Legion: anniversary (see H. Res. 539), H7505 [16AU]

Appropriations: making for Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 271), H465 [10JA]

Armed Forces: 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), H2587 [7MR]

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

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8057 [26SE]

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

CDC: provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H7707 [12SE]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 4078), H7467 [25JY]

Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H4920 [19JN]

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

Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see H.R. 3303), H4770 [18JN]

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 756), H10016 [10DE]

Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H2648 [11MR]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (see H.R. 4131), H7481 [30JY]

——— require health care professionals to certify they will not prescribe more than a seven-day supply of opioids as treatment for acute pain or provide refills as part of their registration to prescribe opioids (see H.R. 1614), H9058 [19NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H2035 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 1328), H2100 [25FE]

——— study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 2644), H3679 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H1464 [7FE]

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), H2582 [7MR]

——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H8260 [18OC]

——— establish Pell Plus program creating a partnership with colleges and universities to assist low-income students in their third and fourth years who are on a path to graduate on time (see H.R. 4608), H8094 [4OC]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4414), H7834 [19SE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H8145 [15OC]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H4121 [22MY]

——— include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 3808), H7666 [11SE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7511 [20AU]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7837 [19SE]

——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (see H.R. 4447), H9123 [20NO]

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), H5008 [20JN]

——— 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), H3102 [4AP]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H8057 [26SE]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H7505 [16AU]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]

——— 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), H3788 [14MY]

——— 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), H1214 [24JA]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7484 [30JY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H5585 [10JY]

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

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7666 [11SE]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H5585 [10JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 776), H5585 [10JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H5728 [11JY]

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), H7525 [27AU]

——— notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H8680 [30OC]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2402), H3338 [30AP]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 3702), H8880 [14NO]

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

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3792 [14MY]

——— federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see H.R. 3583), H5270 [2JY]

Dept. of State: encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking (see H.R. 467), H4314 [4JN]

——— review U.S.-Turkey relations (see H.R. 4694), H8229 [17OC]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H4314 [4JN]

——— 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), H3926 [16MY]

——— 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), H3792 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pipeline safety programs (see H.R. 4700), H8460 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8460 [23OC]

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

——— 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), H361 [9JA]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8145 [15OC]

——— 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), H1171 [23JA]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H8730 [5NO]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H1464 [7FE]

——— 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), H8145 [15OC]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4920), H8677 [30OC]

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

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H9256 [4DE]

——— 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), H4065 [21MY]

——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H9059 [19NO]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8261 [18OC]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H721 [17JA]

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

EPA: 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), H9122 [20NO]

Ernest ‘Ernie’ T. Pyle Post Office, Dana, IN: designate (see H.R. 4734), H8257 [18OC]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4389 [10JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5078 [24JN]

——— combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (see H.R. 583), H2102 [25FE]

——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H8596 [29OC]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as an information service (see H.R. 1101), H3130 [8AP]

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

——— provide evidence of certain robocall violations to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 3325), H4770 [18JN]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1006, 1096), H3130 [8AP]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA]

Federal aid programs: recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 59), H719 [17JA]

Federal employees: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 545), H1214 [24JA]

——— amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H8199 [16OC]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and Dept. of Homeland Security employees tasked with securing the border working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 371), H545 [14JA]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H282 [8JA]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H8960 [18NO]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H9388 [9DE]

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

——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H7476 [26JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H7560 [9SE]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H8098 [4OC]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 39), H2648 [11MR] (see H. Res. 269), H2917 [28MR]

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), H1363 [5FE]

House Rules: implement Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select) recommendations (see H. Res. 526), H7467 [25JY]

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), H4434 [11JN]

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

——— 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]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: redesignate as Indiana Dunes National Park (see H.R. 684), H719 [17JA]

Information technology: create and implement an inter-agency strategy to secure fifth generation (5G) and future technology and infrastructure in the U.S. and with strategic allies (see H.R. 2881), H4063 [21MY]

——— leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see H.R. 1668), H2828 [26MR]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H8741 [8NO]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 5200), H9121 [20NO]

Iran: expand sanctions relative to ballistic missile program and impose additional sanctions relative to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 2118), H7379 [24JY]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 194), H7378 [24JY]

Iraq: impose sanctions on persons, including Iran and its affiliates, that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq (see H.R. 571), H7378 [24JY]

Israel: 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), H4176 [28MY]

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), H1244 [28JA]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H8910 [15NO]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H8741 [8NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H3267 [12AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H8113 [11OC]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H3787 [14MY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8102 [8OC]

——— 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), H8828 [13NO]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H3842 [15MY]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H8298 [21OC]

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

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H8056 [26SE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 2439), H3403 [1MY] (see H.R. 3414), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H7379 [24JY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H2760 [21MR]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H7775 [18SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7536 [6SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 129), H678 [16JA]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 26), H545 [14JA]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (see H.R. 336), H3925 [16MY]

——— 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), H2828 [26MR]

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), H7707 [12SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H4121 [22MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: take certain actions to enhance U.S. representation and promote U.S. leadership in international communications standards-setting bodies (see H.R. 4463), H7901 [24SE] (see H.R. 4500), H8052 [26SE]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H9123 [20NO]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3341 [30AP]

OSHA: authorize Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1956), H8199 [16OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H5775 [12JY]

——— ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H3503 [8MY]

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

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 that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2036 [14FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7715 [16SE]

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

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

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, 630), H8201 [16OC]

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H2887 [27MR]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

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]

Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 614), H8103 [8OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H721 [17JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H4121 [22MY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H4218 [3JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H721 [17JA]

Syria: condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (see H. Res. 395), H7379 [24JY]

——— halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, and impose new sanctions (see H.R. 31), H201 [3JA]

Taxation: 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), H3682 [9MY]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see H.R. 3832), H12297 [23DE]

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

——— extend health coverage tax credit (see H.R. 1939), H8056 [26SE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H7152 [18JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H8959 [18NO]

——— 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), H7152 [18JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3843 [15MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1214 [24JA]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1366), H8741 [8NO]

——— provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (see H.R. 4349), H8880 [14NO]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H5305 [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), H8056 [26SE]

Telecommunications: prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (see H.R. 2063), H3067 [3AP]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H1214 [24JA]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H5260 [27JN]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7244 [23JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2747 [14MR]

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]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2919 [28MR]

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), H2648 [11MR]

——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H2919 [28MR]

——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H8542 [28OC]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H7379 [24JY]

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 4738), H8596 [29OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H721 [17JA]

World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1953), H3503 [8MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H600 [15JA]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H9171 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (see H.R. 2786), H3923 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote ability of beneficiaries to access their personal medical claim data through a mobile health record application (see H.R. 1390), H2270 [27FE]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 726), H9169 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (H.R. 2786), H3925 [16MY]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (H.R. 271), H285 [8JA]

Motions

Federal employees: provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), H1314 [30JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3309 [30AP]

Remarks

Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity (sorority): anniversary of Omega Chapter, E461• [12AP]

Carmel, IN: Mohawk Trails Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1481• [20NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 1328), H3490 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 758), H10039 [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), H10039 [11DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10119 [11DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 269), H264 [8JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1379), H4262, H4264 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: grant funding for nonprofit, nongovernmental entities to support oversight and anti-abuse education at the U.S. Olympic Committee, its national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization, H4877 [19JN]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (H.R. 2786), H3851 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H10605 [17DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4877 [19JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10119 [11DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 3375), H7300 [24JY]

——— provide evidence of certain robocall violations to Dept. of Justice, H7300 [24JY]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (H.R. 269), H264 [8JA]

Federal employees: prohibit pay increase for Federal civilian employees who have been disciplined for sexual misconduct, H1314 [30JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), motion to recommit, H1314 [30JA]

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), 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]

——— 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), H10039 [11DE]

Indiana Fever (basketball team): anniversary, E731• [10JN]

Indiana University: anniversary, E1227• [27SE]

Indianapolis, IN: Immaculate Heart of Mary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1479• [20NO]

National Police Week: observance, H3851 [16MY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 2207), H10039 [11DE]

Votes: correction, H4982•, H4987• [20JN]

——— position on missed, E610• [16MY], E927• [16JY], E1469• [19NO], E1569• [10DE]

Westfield, IN: St. Maria Goretti School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1483• [20NO]

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), H4016 [21MY]

Women & Hi Tech (organization): anniversary, E1024• [2AU]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (H.R. 550), H7809 [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1515 [11FE], H3785 [14MY]

Tributes

Applegate, Malcolm W., E1623• [19DE]

Cole, Courtney Cox, E1221• [27SE]

Ditslear, John, E1543• [5DE]

Dye, Alice Holliday, E669• [23MY]

Havens, Don S., E1477• [20NO]

Lugar, Richard G., H3310 [30AP]

MacAllister, Edwin (P.E.), E1348• [28OC]

McDonald, Jeffrey, E662• [23MY]

Moneymaker, Lou, E941• [18JY]

Nakata, Sarah E., E1620• [19DE]

Salin, William N., E570• [9MY]

Stephan, Peter R. (Bo), H8306 [22OC]

Trent, Tyler, H220 [4JA], E19• [8JA]

Wilson, John E. (Jumpin Johnny), E62• [17JA]

Wright, Lloyd, E1225• [27SE]