HOLDING, GEORGE (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

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), H3537 [9MY]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H2705 [13MR]

U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, H3090 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H1393 [6FE]

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

——— 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), H1465 [7FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2887 [27MR]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5305 [9JY]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H5038 [21JN]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]

Budget: ensure timely completion of concurrent resolution and regular appropriation bills (see H.R. 1059), H1460 [7FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H3070 [3AP]

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]

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), H2648 [11MR]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H3067 [3AP]

——— 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), H4121 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3503 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H7990 [25SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2505 [6MR]

——— 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), H1363 [5FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4100), H7479 [30JY]

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

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H7472 [25JY]

FCC: provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H3130 [8AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 1087), H1461 [7FE]

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

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), H7152 [18JY]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H4121 [22MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2885 [27MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1493 [8FE]

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1127), H1492 [8FE]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 595), H7989 [25SE]

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: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H7153 [18JY]

India: condemn terrorist attack on paramilitary forces, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, and reaffirm solidarity with people of India (see H. Res. 261), H2988 [2AP] (see H. Res. 408), H4698 [13JN]

——— enhance defense and security cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 2123), H3128 [8AP]

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), H9171 [21NO]

——— 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), H4315 [4JN]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H3131 [8AP] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3102 [4AP]

——— 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), H2888 [27MR]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1339 [30JA]

Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office Building, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 4981), H8729 [5NO]

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), H2987 [2AP]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2748 [14MR]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H5257 [27JN]

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see H.R. 4161), H7488 [2AU]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7244 [23JY]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 3772), H5910 [16JY]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 3425), H5037 [21JN]

——— 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), H8720 [31OC]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7525 [27AU]

——— 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), H7472 [25JY]

——— 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), H4701 [14JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H4117 [22MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H9256 [4DE]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H7707 [12SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H9295 [5DE]

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), H4182 [30MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8228 [17OC]

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), H4217 [3JN]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H3101 [4AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H2763 [21MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit use of premiums paid as an offset for other Federal spending (see H.R. 4035), H7465 [25JY]

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), H721 [17JA]

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 welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H2763 [21MR]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Taiwan: foster security through inclusion in international organizations, review of Dept. of State diplomatic guidance, and enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship (see H.R. 2002), H3260 [10AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan and to implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (see H. Res. 273), H3131 [8AP]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H4217 [3JN]

——— apply current income tax bracket breakpoints to capital gains brackets (see H.R. 589), H8260 [18OC]

——— authorize designation of additional taxable vaccines (see H.R. 1973), H8260 [18OC]

——— 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 savings (see H.R. 1007), H1390 [6FE]

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

——— 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]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4953), H8717 [31OC]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2719 [13MR]

——— provide an exemption from Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies (see H.R. 4598), H8089 [1OC]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H5913 [16JY]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 2210), H3252 [10AP]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H2826 [26MR]

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

——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H7560 [9SE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3439 [2MY]

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), H2795 [25MR]

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

Walter B. Jones, Jr., Post Office, Farmville, NC: designate (see H.R. 5037), H8783 [12NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

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]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8720 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (see H.R. 1902), H2884 [27MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 29), H602 [15JA]

Taxation: incentivize manufacturers to relocate to opportunity zones (see H.R. 3390), H5006 [20JN]

——— provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Florence (see H.R. 536), H543 [14JA]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 5512), H12290 [19DE]

United Kingdom: recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 174), H2368 [5MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (H.R. 1902), H2886 [27MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 29), H603 [15JA]

Taxation: incentivize manufacturers to relocate to opportunity zones (H.R. 3390), H5007 [20JN]

——— provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Florence (H.R. 536), H544 [14JA]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (H.R. 5512), H12291 [19DE]

Remarks

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10134 [12DE]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10134 [12DE]

Erwin, NC: tribute to Cape Fear Christian Academy girls’ softball team, E665• [23MY]

Holly Springs, NC: tribute to Holly Grove Middle School Solve for Tomorrow team, E269• [7MR]

India: commend efforts to bring stability to Jammu and Kashmir regions, E1385• [31OC]

Medicare: provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (H.R. 2905), E660• [23MY]

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), H3537 [9MY]

Russia: human rights violations, E1349• [28OC]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, H4139 [23MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4139 [23MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12269• [19DE]

Votes: position on missed, H3044• [3AP]

Tributes

Barreto Ortiz, Elis A., E1247• [4OC]

Falivena, Lawrence, E1212• [26SE]

Jones, Walter B., H2349• [5MR]

Kandarian, Steven, H3243 [10AP]

Steele-Bodger, Micky, E995• [25JY]