HERN, KEVIN (a Representative from Oklahoma)
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 discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]
——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 956), H2370 [5MR]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H8880 [14NO]
——— 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: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4168 [23MY]
——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3276 [18AP]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H3102 [4AP]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H5270 [2JY]
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), H2317 [28FE]
Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]
Budget: cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see H.R. 3930), H7473 [25JY]
——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H1339 (see H.J. Res. 40), H1336 [30JA]
——— ensure timely completion of concurrent resolution and regular appropriation bills (see H.R. 1059), H1460 [7FE]
——— provide for legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions and cancellations of items of new direct spending and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 5220), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see H.R. 3979), H7490 [2AU]
Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2650), H9122 [20NO]
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), H8721 [31OC]
Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see H.R. 949), H2236 [26FE]
China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H8229 [17OC]
Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 769), H10609 [17DE]
Clean Air Act: repeal provisions requiring States to address emissions that endanger public health or welfare in other countries if such countries provide reciprocal protections (see H.R. 1584), H3503 [8MY]
Congress: joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. Res. 6), H1171 [23JA]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H2506 [6MR]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8299 [21OC]
Courts: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 1269), H2031 [14FE]
——— provide for the secure storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge (see H.R. 4825), H8456 [23OC]
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), H5078 [24JN]
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), H2797 [25MR]
——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H3216 [9AP]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3406 [1MY]
——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1339 [30JA]
——— 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), H8299 [21OC]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H3407 [1MY]
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), H3267 [12AP]
——— 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), H3267 [12AP]
——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H601 [15JA]
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), H3341 [30AP]
——— 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), H7905 [24SE]
Dept. of Labor: harmonize definitions of employee with common law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 4069), H12292 [19DE]
——— prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances relative to Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3515), H7153 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior: empower States to manage development and production of oil and gas on Federal land, distribute Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing revenues to coastal States, and promote alternative energy (see H.R. 4294), H8742 [8NO]
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]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3341 [30AP]
——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 578), H2317 [28FE]
——— 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), H9256 [4DE]
——— 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), H8720 [31OC]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1213 [24JA]
——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H7666 [11SE]
——— 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), H3406 [1MY]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H7598 [10SE]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H7715 [16SE]
——— 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), H2235 [26FE]
Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 130), H1583 [13FE]
EPA: make changes relative to water quality certification (see H.R. 2205), H3252 [10AP]
FAA: provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see H.R. 5297), H12292 [19DE]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H8459 [23OC]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7244 [23JY]
——— establish program to promote availability and sustainability of robust rural broadband networks in high cost rural areas (see H.R. 2929), H4168 [23MY]
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), H7834 [19SE]
Federal agencies and departments: require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see H.R. 4283), H8200 [16OC]
——— require response to comments from congressional committees about proposed rulemaking (see H.R. 395), H678 [16JA]
——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1363 [5FE]
Federal employees: eliminate use of official time (see H.R. 4090), H9296 [5DE]
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), H2323 [4MR]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H465 [10JA]
Freedom of religion: express support for freedom of conscience and oppose efforts to restrict tax-exempt status and other legal protections of religious organizations (see H.J. Res. 78), H8880 [14NO]
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), H8261 [18OC]
Green New Deal: express that implementation would negatively impact civil liberties and the economy, many proposals are unrelated to climate change, and it would usher in socialist policies (see H. Res. 398), H4119 [22MY]
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), H3843 [15MY]
——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H8828 [13NO]
House of Representatives: require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8542 [28OC]
House Rules: require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee (see H. Res. 110), H1587 [13FE]
——— 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: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3963 [17MY]
——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H7775 [18SE]
——— provide appropriations to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 796), H2035 [14FE]
Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8880 [14NO]
International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H9121 [20NO]
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), H4122 [22MY]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5203 [26JN]
——— 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]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1394 [6FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H7990 [25SE]
Law enforcement officers: include railroad police officers in definition of qualified law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5439), H12292 [19DE]
Medicaid: authorize States to provide ‘‘swipe cards’’ to recipients with funds designated for medical expenses, provide earned income tax credit for unused funds, and enroll patients in a catastrophic plan (see H.R. 2715), H3788 [14MY]
——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H4629 [12JN]
Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H2887 [27MR]
——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H12292 [19DE]
——— 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), H8679 [30OC]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3267 [12AP]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H2828 [26MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 1265), H4629 [12JN]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 18), H210 [3JA]
——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 236), H1393 [6FE]
——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 129), H9122 [20NO]
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), H2506 [6MR]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]
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), H7775 [18SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H5776 [12JY]
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), H3503 [8MY]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 692), H8828 [13NO]
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]
Native Americans: provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma relative to land in Illinois (see H.R. 396), H1213 [24JA]
OMB: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see H.R. 2322), H3926 [16MY]
——— reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H2748 [14MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H9348 [6DE]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1464 [7FE]
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), H465 [10JA]
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]
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 Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H2763 [21MR]
Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2236 [26FE]
SBA: adjust employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern (see H.R. 5130), H8909 [15NO]
——— assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H8199 [16OC]
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), H8103 [8OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H7755 [17SE]
——— permit private persons to seek sanctions by filing civil actions (see H.R. 1259), H2031 [14FE]
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]
Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see H.R. 2294), H4218 [3JN]
——— tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2370 [5MR]
——— 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), H7376 [24JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]
Taxation: allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3708), H10610 [17DE]
——— 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), H8145 [15OC]
——— 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), H3442 [2MY]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3926 [16MY]
——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H678 [16JA]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3476 [7MY]
——— 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), H7707 [12SE]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5270 [2JY]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2919 [28MR]
——— provide permanent disaster tax relief (see H.R. 3287), H8596 [29OC]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H5304 [9JY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3305 [29AP]
——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see H.R. 4518), H8200 [16OC]
——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 1027), H3476 [7MY]
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), H2888 [27MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H4629 [12JN]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8261 [18OC]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8102 [8OC]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2235 [26FE]
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), H2763 [21MR]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H1464 [7FE]
——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4698 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: provide for cost estimates of major legislation (see H.R. 4959), H8717 [31OC]
Corps of Engineers: modify procedure for communicating certain emergency risks (see H.R. 3944), H7377 [24JY]
Domestic policy: increase emergency and disaster relief response, build safer communities, strengthen Second Amendment rights, and streamline administrative reviews (see H.R. 4759), H8258 [18OC]
Education: encourage career and technical education institutions to bolster domestic workforce and qualify career and technical education costs for 529 college savings programs (see H.R. 4760), H8258 [18OC]
Firearms: permit law-abiding citizens in States with constitutional carry laws the same legal authority to possess a firearm as individuals in States that require a permit to carry a concealed weapon (see H.R. 5301), H9255 [4DE]
Immigration: screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside the U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, provide detention alternatives, and codify third country asylum rule (see H.R. 4030), H7465 [25JY]
SBA: reauthorize SCORE Association (see H.R. 4407), H7834 [19SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Budget: provide for cost estimates of major legislation (H.R. 4959), H8719 [31OC]
Corps of Engineers: modify procedure for communicating certain emergency risks (H.R. 3944), H7378 [24JY]
Domestic policy: increase emergency and disaster relief response, build safer communities, strengthen Second Amendment rights, and streamline administrative reviews (H.R. 4759), H8260 [18OC]
Education: encourage career and technical education institutions to bolster domestic workforce and qualify career and technical education costs for 529 college savings programs (H.R. 4760), H8260 [18OC]
Firearms: permit law-abiding citizens in States with constitutional carry laws the same legal authority to possess a firearm as individuals in States that require a permit to carry a concealed weapon (H.R. 5301), H9256 [4DE]
Immigration: screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside the U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, provide detention alternatives, and codify third country asylum rule (H.R. 4030), H7470 [25JY]
SBA: reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 4407), H7836 [19SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4631 [13JN]
Remarks
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (H.R. 1146), H7672 [12SE]
Bixby, OK: tribute to Bixby High School football team, H10024 [11DE]
Budget: deficit, H3071 [4AP], H3833 [15MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (H. Res. 430), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4406 [11JN]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (H. Res. 107), H8600 [30OC]
Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 2513), H8303 [22OC]
Dept. of HHS: restore conscience protection rule to protect health care professionals from being coerced into performing procedures that violate their beliefs, H4406 [11JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program, H9974 [10DE]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for transport of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car, H5054 [24JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5054 [24JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4406 [11JN]
Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation, H9974 [10DE]
Gold Star families: tribute, E675• [24MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1160 [23JA]
Gradel, Donna: Council of Chief State School Officers State Teacher of the Year for Oklahoma award recipient, E529• [2MY]
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, H8376 [22OC]
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, H1433 [7FE]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E1554• [6DE]
National Police Week: observance, E630• [20MY]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9974 [10DE]
NOAA: establish a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response program, H9974 [10DE]
——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems, H9974 [10DE]
Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (H.R. 559), H4203 [3JN]
Oklahoma: tribute to inauguration of State government officials, H582 [15JA]
Owasso, OK: tribute to Owasso High School football team, H10024 [11DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3523 [9MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H7230 [23JY]
——— role of U.S. as net exporter of energy sources, H7230 [23JY]
Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3833 [15MY]
SBA: reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 4407), H8276 [21OC]
Tornadoes: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected in Oklahoma, H4209, H4210 [3JN]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H1433 [7FE]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12162 [18DE]
Tulsa, OK: Gathering Place (park) recipient of USA Today Best New Attraction award, E113• [30JA]
——— tribute to Lincoln Christian School football team, H10024 [11DE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3367 [1MY]
U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (H.R. 1261), H4201 [3JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3362• [1MY], H4295• [4JN]
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’’ (H.R. 1773), E345• [25MR]
Tributes
Andert, Paul, E479• [18AP]
Baker, Bill J., E322• [21MR]
Caldwell, William, E1226• [27SE]
Cole, Arles, E1554• [6DE]
Hester, Stacy, E1050• [13AU]
Ingraham, Kelli, E1487• [21NO]
Jimenez, Eric, E230• [28FE]
Luitwieler, Peter E., H2590 [8MR]
Metevalis, Marina, E345• [25MR]
Mills, James B., E856• [27JN]
Mills, Ossie, H1485 [8FE]
Nipps, Oscar, Jr., H4631 [13JN]
Oliver, Clarence G., Jr., E178• [14FE]
Oxford, Sandy, E805• [20JN]
Riesinger, Frank, E994• [25JY]
Shepherd, Johnathan, E1017• [30JY]
Tinkham, Cynthia, E166• [13FE]