COLLINS, CHRIS (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H2273 [27FE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]

——— 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]

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), H3478 [7MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3220 [9AP]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H3963 [17MY]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H7775 [18SE]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H3963 [17MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 1805), H3267 [12AP]

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), H1464 [7FE]

Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building, Mastic, NY: designate (see H.R. 829), H1243 [28JA]

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to the priority rights of the U.S., of claims for the payment of customs duties (see H.R. 2261), H8082 [27SE]

——— clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H3926 [16MY]

Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, Middletown, NY: designate (see H.R. 694), H996 [22JA]

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

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

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H3267 [12AP]

Congressman Bill Carney Post Office, Smithtown, NY: designate (see H.R. 828), H1242 [28JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H3267 [12AP]

Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H3102 [4AP]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H4697 [13JN]

——— 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), H5007 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H1282 [29JA]

——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1066), H2317 [28FE]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 1328), H2506 [6MR]

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), H717 [17JA]

——— support F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (see H. Res. 177), H2368 [5MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see H.R. 1743), H2717 [13MR]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see H.R. 1742), H2717 [13MR]

——— provide for consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process (see H.R. 1744), H2717 [13MR]

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]

——— award certain allergies and asthma-related grants and increase preference given to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs (see H.R. 2468), H7244 [23JY]

——— 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), H5007 [20JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H361 [9JA]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H5305 [9JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7378 [24JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4772 [18JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H5261 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct an inland waters threat analysis (see H.R. 4402), H8057 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H5261 [27JN]

——— 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), H1335 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H7484 [30JY]

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]

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

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see H.R. 825), H1242 [28JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H3682 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H4066 [21MY]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 2692), H3844 [15MY]

——— 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), H3963 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H7774 [18SE]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H7484 [30JY]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2273 [27FE]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H7484 [30JY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1244 [28JA]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H7483 [30JY]

——— extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 2493), H3729 [10MY]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H7775 [18SE]

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H7775 [18SE]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H2717 [13MR]

——— 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), H3286 [25AP]

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

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H7490 [2AU]

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

——— 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), H3926 [16MY]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see H.R. 617), H721 [17JA]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H2748 [14MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4772 [18JN]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H5261 [27JN]

——— 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), H1214 [24JA]

EPA: clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (see H.R. 843), H1339 [30JA]

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]

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]

——— remove Federal cap on Passenger Facility Charge Program to finance airport construction and renovation projects (see H.R. 3791), H7598 [10SE]

FCC: 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), H1586 [13FE]

——— 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), H7510 [20AU]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see H.R. 4399), H8057 [26SE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2273 [27FE]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 720), H7521 [23AU]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H361 [9JA]

——— provide for compensation of Federal and District of Columbia employees excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 750), H1244 [28JA]

FEMA: include algal blooms in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 414), H3442 [2MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H4345 [5JN]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 741), H1209 [24JA]

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), H2100 [25FE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 175), H7711 [13SE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 1761), H2743 [14MR]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H1213 [24JA]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4168 [23MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H3101 [4AP]

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

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H5776 [12JY]

Foreign trade: authorize the President to take certain actions relative to reciprocal trade to encourage other nations to reduce tariffs (see H.R. 764), H1210 [24JA]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 1607), H2582 [7MR]

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), H1494 [8FE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H282 [8JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H996 [22JA]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: redesignate as Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 695), H996 [22JA]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3241), H5008 [20JN]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H4389 [10JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7471 [25JY]

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), H3927 [16MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2940 [1AP]

——— 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), H2988 [2AP]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1351 [4FE]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

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]

Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building, Floral Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 1833), H2755 [18MR]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1925), H7483 [30JY]

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: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3926 [16MY]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H3792 [14MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H4066 [21MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H7775 [18SE]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H5169 [25JN]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H7506 [16AU]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3844 [15MY]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 3711), H7162 [22JY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H5203 [26JN]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H7161 [22JY]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H7493 [6AU]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H5261 [27JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

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), H4121 [22MY]

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H3682 [9MY]

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

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), H2317 [28FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H2235 [26FE]

NOAA: clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relative to Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecasting System are excepted services under Anti-Deficiency Act (see H.R. 3297), H5039 [21JN]

Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3870), H7506 [16AU]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1216), H1583 [13FE]

Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: increase funding (see H.R. 2288), H3255 [10AP]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 263), H1213 [24JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2047 [22FE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2757 [18MR]

Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4066 [21MY]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H1334 [30JA]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H4182 [30MY]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 2151), H3926 [16MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1214 [24JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3964 [17MY]

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), H2742 [14MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1214 [24JA]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H5305 [9JY]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1739), H2716 [13MR]

——— exclude all disability-related first responder retirement payments from gross income regardless of retirement age (see H.R. 2560), H3926 [16MY]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H4181 [30MY]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H5270 [2JY]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H2273 [27FE]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3476 [7MY]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 3744), H5774 [12JY]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H7493 [6AU]

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

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H4345 [5JN]

——— 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), H3682 [9MY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H3926 [16MY]

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), H4390 [10JN]

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

——— enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H7511 [20AU]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1171), H2273 [27FE]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H7496 [9AU]

U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin (see H.R. 1023), H1391 [6FE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H2506 [6MR]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H2323 [4MR]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2105), H3100 [4AP]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1214 [24JA]

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), H3926 [16MY]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H5270 [2JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1726), H2716 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: require hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide uninsured individuals with access to the lowest negotiated rate for items and services furnished to such individuals (see H.R. 3386), H5005 [20JN]

——— strengthen 340B drug pricing program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers (see H.R. 1559), H2503 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide temporary resident status and employment authorization for certain non-seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2801), H3923 [16MY]

——— provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection authority relative to national security determinations about wind turbines proposed to be constructed in the U.S. in bodies of water that border Canada (see H.R. 4441), H7865 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide drivers’ licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3739), H5774 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 3231), H4627 [12JN]

FCC: clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures relative to wireless communications (see H.R. 2165), H3216 [9AP]

Firearms: limit authority of States and localities to regulate conduct, or impose penalties or taxes, in relation to rifles or shotguns (see H.R. 1072), H1460 [7FE]

SBA: prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see H.R. 595), H674 [16JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 1726), H2718 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: require hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide uninsured individuals with access to the lowest negotiated rate for items and services furnished to such individuals (H.R. 3386), H5007 [20JN]

——— strengthen 340B drug pricing program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers (H.R. 1559), H2505 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide temporary resident status and employment authorization for certain non-seasonal agricultural workers (H.R. 2801), H3925 [16MY]

——— provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection authority relative to national security determinations about wind turbines proposed to be constructed in the U.S. in bodies of water that border Canada (H.R. 4441), H7866 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide drivers’ licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens (H.R. 3739), H5775 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade community facilities of such organizations (H.R. 3231), H4628 [12JN]

FCC: clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures relative to wireless communications (H.R. 2165), H3218 [9AP]

Firearms: limit authority of States and localities to regulate conduct, or impose penalties or taxes, in relation to rifles or shotguns (H.R. 1072), H1463 [7FE]

SBA: prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (H.R. 595), H677 [16JA]

Letters

Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H8085 [1OC]

Remarks

Bellavia, David: Medal of Honor recipient, H5072 [24JN]

CDC: Firefighter Cancer Registry funding, H4548 [12JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4548 [12JN]

Derby, NY: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 578, H7586 [10SE]

Junior League of Buffalo, Inc.: anniversary, H4337 [5JN]

Pledge of Allegiance: anniversary, H7550 [9SE]

Votes: position on missed, H5192•, H5197• [26JN], E90• [24JA], E935• [17JY]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H8085 [1OC]

Tributes

Bellamy, Francis, H7550 [9SE]