FERGUSON, A. DREW, IV (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4891 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H2047 [22FE]

——— 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), H1361 [5FE]

Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 101), H7903 [24SE]

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), H4176 [28MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H1581 [13FE]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1494 [8FE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1418), H2887 [27MR]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (see H.R. 2505), H4175 [28MY]

Augusta University: anniversary of Dental College of Georgia (see H. Res. 247), H2761 [21MR]

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

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see H.R. 3071), H4698 [13JN]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H4314 [4JN]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H361 [9JA]

Crime: provide a defense to prosecution for fraud and related activity in connection with computers for persons defending against unauthorized intrusions into their computers (see H.R. 3270), H4694 [13JN]

——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2348), H4697 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4098), H7905 [24SE]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4175 [28MY]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H2757 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H5913 [16JY]

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), H7511 [20AU]

Dept. of Labor: promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 989), H1389 [6FE]

——— report on future growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce (see H.R. 827), H2797 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H5302 [9JY]

——— 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), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H9180 [26NO]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on effect of certain delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 3012), H4164 [23MY]

——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2628), H3678 [9MY]

——— 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), H9223 [3DE]

——— 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]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H5913 [16JY]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 127), H3276 [18AP]

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

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2939 [1AP]

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), H3728 [10MY]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2236 [26FE]

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

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H2796 [25MR]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4434 [11JN]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see H.R. 114), H229 [4JA]

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]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H5825 [15JY]

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), H5266 [28JN]

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]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H3728 [10MY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H4181 [30MY]

IRS: provide authority to rescind preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) of tax return preparers based on negligence, fraud, or abuse of the tax system (see H.R. 3466), H8541 [28OC]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4434 [11JN]

——— 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]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: redesignate as Jimmy Carter National Historic Park (see H.R. 5472), H12209 [18DE]

Korean Peninsula: observe anniversary of March First Movement, recognize importance of U.S. alliance with Republic of Korea, commend denuclearization efforts, and reaffirm support for sovereignty (see H. Res. 159), H4172 [24MY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]

Medicare: 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), H8596 [29OC]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7707 [12SE]

——— 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), H8097 [4OC]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see H.R. 2282), H9348 [6DE]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide coverage of certain DNA specimen provenance assay tests (see H.R. 2371), H3283 [25AP]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 3127), H9348 [6DE]

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

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H8096 [4OC]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H8541 [28OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H9175 [22NO]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H7755 [17SE]

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), H4314 [4JN]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces and prioritize community college, historically Black college and university, and minority-serving institution applicants (see H.R. 2518), H3447 [3MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8785 [12NO]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2035 [14FE]

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

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

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2664), H4697 [13JN]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H2742 [14MR]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by eliminating contingency fund and distributing such amounts to States for child care (see H.R. 1245), H2103 [25FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by including apprenticeships as a work activity (see H.R. 1247), H2103 [25FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by requiring States to spend a certain amount of funds on work and work support activities (see H.R. 1246), H2103 [25FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to improve alignment with workforce development programs by holding State agencies accountable for employment outcomes (see H.R. 1413), H2271 [27FE]

——— conduct demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management services for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 1476), H2682 [12MR]

——— target Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to truly needy families (see H.R. 1473), H2748 [14MR]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2988 [2AP]

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]

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9058 [19NO]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H8724 [1NO]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H4011 [20MY]

——— authorize designation of additional taxable vaccines (see H.R. 1973), H9348 [6DE]

——— clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see H.R. 2985), H8097 [4OC]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 1084), H1461 [7FE]

——— make look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent (see H.R. 5240), H9168 [21NO]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H4773 [18JN]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H2887 [27MR]

——— 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), H8113 [11OC]

——— 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), H9171 [21NO]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H8720 [31OC]

——— provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers (see H.R. 4716), H8299 [21OC]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H5305 [9JY]

——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H8090 [1OC]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 2210), H9058 [19NO]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H4217 [3JN]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]

——— restore limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4509), H8053 [26SE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H7536 [6SE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3683 [9MY]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: issue depredation permits for taking of black vultures to livestock farmers to prevent harm to livestock (see H.R. 3655), H7990 [25SE]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8113 [11OC]

World Trade Organization: reaffirm commitment, improve speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address appellate concerns, increase transparency, fair treatment of developing countries, and address needs of free and open economies (see H. Res. 746), H10611 [17DE]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4698 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools (see H.R. 3539), H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (see H.R. 4023), H7465 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools (H.R. 3539), H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (H.R. 4023), H7469 [25JY]

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), unanimous-consent request, H5011 [21JN]

Journal: question of approval, H2327 [5MR]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12185 [18DE]

Votes: correction, H4987• [20JN]

——— position on missed, H4558• [12JN]

Tributes

Deal, Nathan, H279 [8JA]

Dillard, George S., III, H5593 [11JY]

Freeman, Dale, E475• [18AP], E487• [25AP]

Isakson, Senator, H9048 [19NO]

Lewis, Representative, H9048 [19NO]

Tate, Benny, H3799 [15MY]

Yeager, Mike, H2087 [25FE]