CRAWFORD, ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1321 [30JA], H12285 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind (see H.R. 2010), H2988 [2AP]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in Government activities (see H.R. 2014), H3729 [10MY]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H1211 [24JA]

——— 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), H2923 [29MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4167 [23MY]

Aviation: withhold Federal grants from airports that violate grant agreements by discriminating against an air carrier operating pursuant to Federal contract (see H.R. 2955), H4161 [23MY]

CFTC: clarify venue for judicial review of Commission rules (see H.R. 4246), H8103 [8OC]

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

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

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H8595 [29OC]

——— condemn theft of intellectual property and control export of covered national interest technology and intellectual property (see H.R. 3532), H5255 [27JN]

——— safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China and protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China (see H.R. 704), H1494 [8FE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1339 [30JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H7775 [18SE]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H282 [8JA]

Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see H.R. 5417), H10257 [12DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 3960), H7462 [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]

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), H3682 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7597 [10SE]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H5585 [10JY]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H282 [8JA]

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

——— waive certain environmental requirements to permit searches for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S. (see H.R. 3968), H7708 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H3729 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H3840 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H7715 [16SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1339 [30JA]

——— 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), H2615 [8MR]

——— 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), H3070 [3AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H3926 [16MY]

Employment: expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H7754 [17SE]

——— expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see H.R. 1399), H2270 [27FE]

Endangered species: provide that nonnative species shall not be treated as endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 30), H12211 [18DE]

Endangered Species Act: encourage construction of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5445), H12212 [18DE]

——— increase transparency, support regulatory certainty, and reauthorize (see H.R. 5467), H12292 [19DE]

EPA: make changes relative to water quality certification (see H.R. 2205), H5008 [20JN]

FBI: provide briefings relative to counterintelligence activities to congressional intelligence committees (see H.R. 2286), H3255 [10AP]

FCC: 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]

——— require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming (see H.R. 2682), H5203 [26JN]

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]

——— prohibit sale of poppy seeds, or food that contains poppy seeds, with unsafe levels of certain opiates (see H.R. 2078), H5077 [24JN]

FEMA: allow communities to develop alternative flood insurance rate maps (see H.R. 472), H2370 [5MR]

——— improve mapping under National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 342), H2317 [28FE]

——— provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks (see H.R. 3779), H5911 [16JY]

Firearms: 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]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4011 [20MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 65), H4695 [13JN]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform process to obtain surveillance warrants (see H.R. 5396), H10123 [11DE]

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H5729 [11JY]

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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H8082 [27SE]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8103 [8OC]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H7521 [23AU]

House of Representatives: require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting (see H. Res. 633), H8198 [16OC]

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), H7905 [24SE]

Immigration: reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 891), H1334 [30JA]

Iran: make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (see H.R. 2790), H4434 [11JN]

——— terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see H.R. 5086), H8877 [14NO]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1762), H12211 [18DE]

Korean War: require veterans who were captured or entered MIA status while serving in a combat unit receive combat pay for each month spent in captured or MIA status (see H.R. 2555), H3474 [7MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

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), H1285 [29JA]

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]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1583 [13FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H8720 [31OC]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H10259 [12DE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4946), H8717 [31OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H8720 [31OC]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 803), H1586 [13FE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H8200 [16OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3407 [1MY]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H4349 [6JN]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H1458 [7FE]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H5077 [24JN]

——— 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), H1458 [7FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3130 [8AP]

Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H8742 [8NO]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8786 [12NO]

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), H7560 [9SE]

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 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), H8144 [15OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3729 [10MY]

North Little Rock, AR: transfer lands at Camp Joseph T. Robinson to Arkansas Dept. of Veterans Affairs for expansion of Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery (see H.R. 2033), H2985 [2AP]

OSHA: authorize Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1956), H3729 [10MY]

Pelosi, Speaker: expel from the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 620), H8460 [23OC]

Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]

Power resources: express that production of oil and natural gas is critical to U.S. economy and national security, promote greater energy production and independence, and call for cooperation in addressing energy needs (see H. Res. 522), H7467 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H3843 [15MY]

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

REALTORS Land Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 381), H3790 [14MY]

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), H8090 [1OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Scipio A. Jones Post Office, Little Rock, AR: permit display of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones (see H.R. 3317), H7837 [19SE]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H5826 [15JY]

Senate Rules: require any sitting Senator actively seeking election to the Presidency to recuse themselves from impeachment trial of an incumbent President serving his or her first term (see H. Res. 744), H9294 [5DE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H3926 [16MY]

Social Security: disregard certain ABLE account contributions when determining a disabled individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity (see H.R. 2656), H3679 [9MY]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H4773 [18JN]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H3679 [9MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H3926 [16MY]

Taxation: expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 5007), H8738 [8NO]

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

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H8459 [23OC]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1350 [4FE]

——— 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), H8679 [30OC]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: increase State and local involvement in management plans under Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 4483), H12211 [18DE]

——— issue depredation permits for taking of black vultures to livestock farmers to prevent harm to livestock (see H.R. 3655), H5302 [9JY]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7837 [19SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H3926 [16MY]

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), H7483 [30JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H2235 [26FE]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7158 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: modify composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas (see H.R. 1123), H1491 [8FE]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 1898), H2883 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints is transferred to a fund for certain border security activities (see H.R. 4383), H7773 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal government exercises jurisdiction (see H.R. 2889), H4117 [22MY]

Entry Adjudication Through General Legal Expertise Corps: establish (see H.R. 2980), H4162 [23MY]

FEMA: transfer flood map preparation functions to the U.S. Geological Survey (see H.R. 1402), H2270 [27FE]

Financial institutions: improve swap execution facility administration and swap entity compliance (see H.R. 4717), H8226 [17OC]

Immigration: simplify and rename H-2C worker program (see H.R. 3740), H5774 [12JY]

Phillips County, AR: commemorate anniversary of Elaine massacre, honor lives and express sympathy to families of African Americans killed during racial violence, and recognize role of Supreme Court decision on due process (see H. Res. 150), H2234 [26FE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: modify composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas (H.R. 1123), H1493 [8FE]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (H.R. 1898), H2886 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints is transferred to a fund for certain border security activities (H.R. 4383), H7774 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal government exercises jurisdiction (H.R. 2889), H4119 [22MY]

Entry Adjudication Through General Legal Expertise Corps: establish (H.R. 2980), H4166 [23MY]

FEMA: transfer flood map preparation functions to the U.S. Geological Survey (H.R. 1402), H2272 [27FE]

Financial institutions: improve swap execution facility administration and swap entity compliance (H.R. 4717), H8227 [17OC]

Immigration: simplify and rename H-2C worker program (H.R. 3740), H5775 [12JY]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (H.R. 5175), H9058 [19NO]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2512 [7MR], H3071 [4AP]

Remarks

Arkansas State University: hosting of annual College of Agriculture Agribusiness Conference, H2513 [7MR]

Courts: modify composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas (H.R. 1123), H8358 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5599 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding for certain support to Saudi Arabia-led intervention in Yemen against the Houthis, H5599 [11JY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12186 [18DE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2134 [26FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), veto, H2808 [26MR]

Votes: position on missed, E285• [11MR], E549• [7MY], E1285• [15OC], E1572• [10DE]

Resignations

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H8731 [8NO]

Tributes

Calkin, Paul E., E945• [18JY]

Collette, Joseph P., H3072 [4AP]

Exum, Bryan K., E1339• [23OC]

Ferriola, John, H10605 [17DE]

Lofton, Floyd, E1283• [15OC]

Newsome-Jackson, Gertrude, E1326• [22OC]

Smith, Vermalene, E1055• [16AU]

Stephen, Mike, H7250 [24JY]