BURCHETT, TIM (a Representative from Tennessee)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5561 [10JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5052 [24JN]
Articles and editorials
Open Letter to TVA’s New CEO—You Need To Be the Leader Your Predecessor Was Not—Here’s How, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E647• [21MY]
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]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H5775 [12JY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H1586 [13FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H1394 [6FE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H8679 [30OC]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5826 [15JY]
Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 3304), H4770 [18JN]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H8880 [14NO]
Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 1557), H2503 [6MR]
Budget: ensure timely completion of concurrent resolution and regular appropriation bills (see H.R. 1059), H1460 [7FE]
——— establish a point of order against long-term direct spending (see H.R. 4115), H7480 [30JY]
Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9349 [6DE]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7490 [2AU]
Courts: provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a U.S. district court shall lie to the Supreme Court (see H.R. 4219), H8596 [29OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 2859), H4773 [18JN]
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), H3305 [29AP]
——— expand access to graduate education by allowing use of Federal Pell Grant Program funds for postbaccalaureate study (see H.R. 3334), H4916 [19JN]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H3341 [30AP]
——— terminate (see H.R. 899), H1519 [11FE]
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), H4314 [4JN]
——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3793 [14MY]
——— 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]
Dept. of the Interior: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H7490 [2AU]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H4218 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]
——— 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]
——— 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), H2796 [25MR]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H7838 [19SE]
Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4066 [21MY]
Drugs: impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (see H.R. 2226), H3792 [14MY]
——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H10124 [11DE]
Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 1914), H3342 [30AP]
FAA: issue temporary flight restrictions for concerts and other major events held at stadiums (see H.R. 3646), H5302 [9JY]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4181 [30MY]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7153 [18JY]
——— 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]
——— 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), H7506 [16AU]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H3407 [1MY]
FDA: establish a time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs (see H.R. 5497), H12289 [19DE]
Federal agencies and departments: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H2036 [14FE]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H2235 [26FE]
——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4218 [3JN]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H5826 [15JY]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H520 [11JA]
Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN]
Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 1157), H1580 [13FE]
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), H4168 [23MY]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4390 [10JN]
——— 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), H3478 [7MY]
Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, reaffirm solidarity with Kenyan people, and support efforts to counter terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice (see H. Res. 75), H1351 [4FE]
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), H1363 [5FE]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]
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), H7489 [2AU]
Medicare: ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 3772), H8389 [22OC]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]
——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H4218 [3JN]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H7707 [12SE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8910 [15NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see H.R. 1781), H3477 [7MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 20), H1244 [28JA]
Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H5913 [16JY]
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), H7489 [2AU]
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: establish (see H.R. 5211), H9176 [22NO]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H4217 [3JN]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]
National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 677), H8724 [1NO]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 3820), H7149 [18JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H3271 [15AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3271 [15AP]
Paula Robinson and Judy Spray Memorial Post Office Building, Henning, TN: designate (see H.R. 3680), H5583 [10JY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H4390 [10JN]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H12292 [19DE]
Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see H. Res. 149), H2234 [26FE]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H3267 [12AP]
Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 738), H2273 [27FE]
SBA: assess threats and breaches, develop a strategy, and report to Congress on actions taken relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 2331), H3503 [8MY]
——— assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]
——— establish Innovation Voucher Grant Program (see H.R. 5348), H9346 [6DE]
——— improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3774), H5910 [16JY]
——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H8826 [13NO]
——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see H.R. 3661), H5583 [10JY]
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), H8098 [4OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 32), H3503 [8MY]
Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Murfreesboro, TN: designate (see H.R. 1341), H2100 [25FE]
Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7472 [25JY]
Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H4217 [3JN]
——— allow tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H3267 [12AP]
——— clarify treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (see H.R. 3213), H4432 [11JN]
——— exclude all disability-related first responder retirement payments from gross income regardless of retirement age (see H.R. 2560), H3793 [14MY]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3304 [29AP]
——— 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), H8056 [26SE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3266 [12AP]
——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see H.R. 4805), H8455 [23OC]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H3304 [29AP]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7775 [18SE]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]
——— 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]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H7490 [2AU]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8261 [18OC]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H3102 [4AP]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7990 [25SE]
World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8541 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise (see H.R. 4003), H7464 [25JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis (see H.R. 2216), H3253 [10AP]
Economy: provide for procedures to meet a target ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (see H.R. 5178), H9057 [19NO]
Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1908), H2884 [27MR]
Embassies: prohibit funding for art in any U.S. embassy or consulate (see H.R. 2127), H3128 [8AP]
——— prohibit installation or display of art in any U.S. embassy (see H.R. 2008), H2938 [1AP]
House Rules: require all transcripts and recordings submitted during a closed hearing of a committee be made available to all Members on the same schedule and basis (see H. Res. 657), H8539 [28OC]
Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution and repeal automatic appropriation of funds for salaries (see H.R. 3440), H5075 [24JN]
Poland: celebrate anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., honor service of Poles who served during World War II and in Afghanistan and Iraq, and recognize contributions of Polish Americans (see H. Res. 699), H8878 [14NO]
Pornography: prohibit provision of foreign assistance to border countries that are not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 5367), H9387 [9DE]
Postal Service: establish rules and procedures relative to use of centralized delivery of mail to residential housing units (see H.R. 2158), H3216 [9AP]
SBA: require approval or disapproval of Small Business Investment Company applications applicants within set reasonable timelines (see H.R. 4944), H8717 [31OC]
Taxation: provide for issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (see H.R. 3861), H7157 [19JY]
TVA: require certain Board of Directors meetings to be transparent and open to the public (see H.R. 881), H1333 [30JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Crime: provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise (H.R. 4003), H7469 [25JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis (H.R. 2216), H3257 [10AP]
Economy: provide for procedures to meet a target ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (H.R. 5178), H9058 [19NO]
Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1908), H2886 [27MR]
Embassies: prohibit funding for art in any U.S. embassy or consulate (H.R. 2127), H3129 [8AP]
——— prohibit installation or display of art in any U.S. embassy (H.R. 2008), H2939 [1AP]
Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution and repeal automatic appropriation of funds for salaries (H.R. 3440), H5076 [24JN]
Pornography: prohibit provision of foreign assistance to border countries that are not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the U.S. (H.R. 5367), H9387 [9DE]
Postal Service: establish rules and procedures relative to use of centralized delivery of mail to residential housing units (H.R. 2158), H3218 [9AP]
SBA: require approval or disapproval of Small Business Investment Company applications applicants within set reasonable timelines (H.R. 4944), H8719 [31OC]
Taxation: provide for issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (H.R. 3861), H7157 [19JY]
TVA: require certain Board of Directors meetings to be transparent and open to the public (H.R. 881), H1337 [30JA]
Petitions and memorials
Tennessee: TVA Transparency Act, E647• [21MY]
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), H1562 [13FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H4423 [11JN]
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H9102 [20NO]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process, H4094• [22MY]
——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4094• [22MY]
Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate, H2216 [26FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H1508 [11FE]
Floods: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Tennessee, H2220 [26FE]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H12181 [18DE]
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]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H1432 [7FE], H1508 [11FE]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred, H2818 [26MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8665 [30OC]
National Recovery Month: observance, H8074 [27SE]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2216 [26FE]
SBA: support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (H.R. 3661), H8801 [13NO]
Strata-G, LLC: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dream Big Small Business of the Year Award recipient, E1593• [16DE]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12180 [18DE]
Votes: position on missed, E645• [21MY], E1589• [13DE]
Weigel’s Farm Stores, Inc.: tribute, H3464 [7MY]
Tributes
Berrong, James, H9210 [3DE]
Bostic, Edward P., H8587 [29OC]
Brown, John O., H9041 [19NO]
Colquitt, James, H7639 [11SE]
Corcoran, Pierce, H348 [9JA]
Daniel, Charlie, H1559 [13FE]
Dunn, Bill, H7761 [18SE]
McGraw, John J., Sr., E1481• [20NO]
Mobley, Pam, H12287 [19DE]
Narveson, Clayton E., H5815 [15JY]
Parker, H. Travis, H10604 [17DE]
Seymour, Arthur, Jr., H3118 [8AP]
Vines, Georgiana, E1335• [23OC]
Watkins, Bryson, H2628 [11MR]