GRAVES, TOM (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.J. Res. 31, Dept. of Homeland Security continuing appropriations, H1216 [25JA]

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]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H10610 [17DE]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H2370 [5MR]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H2506 [6MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4011 [20MY]

Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H8229 [17OC]

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

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), H3729 [10MY]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7867 [20SE]

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), H4434 [11JN]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H7506 [16AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H4168 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 3665), H7529 [30AU]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4066 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 3561), H7484 [30JY]

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), H3477 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8299 [21OC]

——— 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), H8090 [1OC]

——— 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), H8460 [23OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H8090 [1OC]

——— 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), H5077 [24JN]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4434 [11JN]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8679 [30OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7755 [17SE]

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), H3099 [4AP]

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), H12211 [18DE]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H5913 [16JY]

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

Firearms: 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), H206 [3JA]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 1579), H7837 [19SE]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H7904 [24SE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see H.R. 114), H2505 [6MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H3259 [10AP]

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]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

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

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H9176 [22NO]

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), H6000 [17JY]

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

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H3448 [3MY]

Information technology: leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see H.R. 1668), H3926 [16MY]

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), H4774 [18JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2888 [27MR]

——— 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), H5203 [26JN]

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

Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H6001 [17JY]

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

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5258 [27JN]

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), H3069 [3AP]

Medicaid: provide coverage of nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 3935), H7376 [24JY]

Medicare: 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), H5913 [16JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H8298 [21OC]

——— 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), H2370 [5MR]

Middle East: 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), H3130 [8AP]

Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see H.R. 3104), H6001 [17JY]

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

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), H8300 [21OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8261 [18OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7755 [17SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H4345 [5JN]

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), H7905 [24SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7755 [17SE]

Taxation: establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H3070 [3AP]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H7905 [24SE]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]

——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H4121 [22MY]

——— 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), H8541 [28OC]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1518 [11FE]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H3070 [3AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H2719 [13MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3926 [16MY]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H201 [3JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H7152 [18JY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H2047 [22FE]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7755 [17SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5077 [24JN]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7484 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: provide a defense to prosecution for fraud and related activity in connection with computers for persons defending against unauthorized intrusions into their computers (H.R. 3270), H4696 [13JN]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 264), H337 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5194 [26JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations (H.R. 648), H1153 [23JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 21), H186 [3JA]

Cohutta, GA: anniversary, E486• [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit GSA funding to relocate research agencies from National Capital Region, H5132 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reallocation of Civil Assets Forfeiture Fund for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H5131 [25JN]

——— Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence funding, H337 [9JA], H5194 [26JN]

District of Columbia: congressional role in local budget matters, H5106, H5109 [25JN]

FCC: prohibit funding to finalize rule imposing a cap on Universal Service Fund and allowing Schools and Libraries program and Rural Healthcare Support program caps to be combined, H5130 [25JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H186 [3JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 264), H332, H334, H335, H336 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 264), motion to recommit, H337 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5105, H5109, H5130, H5131, H5132 [25JN], H5178, H5183, H5184, H5185 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), motion to recommit, H5194 [26JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H186 [3JA], H332, H334, H335, H336 [9JA], H1153 [23JA]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H337 [9JA]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H186 [3JA], H332, H336 [9JA]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3589), H7816• [19SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program funding, H5109 [25JN]

OPM: prohibit furloughs or reduction in OPM employees, H5184, H5185 [26JN]

Tributes

Hodge, Albert and Cheryl, H1161 [23JA]