HUIZENGA, BILL (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5133 [25JN]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9993 [10DE]

SEC: prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information to prevent insider trading (H.R. 2534), H9276 [5DE]

——— require conduct of investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors (H.R. 1815), H8216 [17OC]

——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3624), H8238 [18OC]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H9101 [20NO]

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H3249 [10AP]

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), H3682 [9MY]

——— 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), H2938 [1AP]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]

——— 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), 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), H9058 [19NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3267 [12AP]

Aretha Franklin Post Office Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 3976), H7463 [25JY]

Armed Forces: provide for continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 491), H517 [11JA]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H3285 [25AP]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see H.R. 2249), H3682 [9MY]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8097 [4OC]

China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H7708 [12SE]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H7560 [9SE]

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H545 [14JA]

——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1586 [13FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 969), H1361 [5FE]

Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]

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]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 611), H675 [16JA]

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), H4629 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 344), H678 [16JA]

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), H4629 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see H.R. 4482), H9257 [4DE]

——— 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), H7990 [25SE]

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), H4629 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H958 [18JA]

——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 3561), H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H7598 [10SE]

——— establish a pilot program on drugged driving prevention (see H.R. 3159), H9348 [6DE]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

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), H2035 [14FE]

——— 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), H7497 [9AU]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 4009), H7775 [18SE]

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

Egypt: enact reforms to ensure Coptic Christians have the same rights and opportunities as other Egyptian citizens and take steps to end attacks on Christians (see H. Res. 49), H998 [22JA]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H9058 [19NO]

EPA: reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (see H.R. 2319), H3264 [12AP]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see H.R. 2626), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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]

——— require guidance clarity statements on certain agency documents not issued in accordance with rulemaking process and therefore not legally binding (see H.R. 5270), H9179 [26NO]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H5078 [24JN]

FRS: report on cybersecurity efforts (see H.R. 4458), H8596 [29OC]

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]

Germany: recognize alliance and strong friendship with the U.S. and reaffirm significance of Wundarbar Together-Germany and the U.S. initiative (see H. Res. 446), H9257 [4DE]

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

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1440), H2312 [28FE]

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), H1393 [6FE]

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), H9059 [19NO]

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), H9349 [6DE]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 4159), H7488 [2AU]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7471 [25JY]

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]

Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4390 [10JN]

——— condemn firing of rockets by terrorist groups, support right of self-defense, commend U.S. provision of military assistance, and express concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza (see H. Res. 727), H10259 [12DE]

——— 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), H3286 [25AP]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1394 [6FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 141), H2317 [28FE]

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), H9256 [4DE]

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), H1393 [6FE]

Medicare: delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H8596 [29OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3267 [12AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7707 [12SE]

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), H289 [8JA]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (see H.R. 336), H3341 [30AP]

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), H7598 [10SE]

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see H. Res. 422), H4313 [4JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4314 [4JN]

NOAA: update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2551), H3474 [7MY]

North American Securities Administrators Association: commend role of State securities regulators in protecting and educating investors and promoting capital formation and urge continued collaboration with SEC (see H. Res. 456), H5037 [21JN]

Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 3666), H5583 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H5007 [20JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2797 [25MR]

Patriot Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H7665 [11SE]

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]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H9059 [19NO]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H4433 [11JN]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H10125 [11DE]

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

Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see H. Res. 552), H7665 [11SE]

——— impose sanctions relative to provision of certain vessels for construction of Russian energy export pipelines (see H.R. 4818), H8456 [23OC]

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), H8145 [15OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

SEC: amend definition of whistleblower (see H.R. 2515), H3447 [3MY]

——— clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors (see H.R. 4344), H7753 [17SE]

——— revise definitions of ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 2436), H3403 [1MY]

SSA: modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see H.R. 3566), H5729 [11JY]

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.: rename as Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. (see H.R. 4470), H7901 [24SE]

Taiwan: support diplomatic alliances around the world (see H.R. 4754), H8910 [15NO]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 2086), H3682 [9MY]

——— create a tax credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 2993), H7666 [11SE]

——— 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), H2312 [28FE]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H1585 [13FE]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H4011 [20MY]

——— 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), H7152 [18JY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2370 [5MR]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1366), H8462 [24OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H10259 [12DE]

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

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]

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), H5266 [28JN]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7756 [17SE]

——— reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 4494), H7989 [25SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin (see H.R. 1023), H1391 [6FE]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8083 [27SE]

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), H4181 [30MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: award grants to support community-based coverage entities to carry out a coverage program that provides health coverage and educational and occupational training to qualifying individuals (see H.R. 4925), H8677 [30OC]

SEC: carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (see H.R. 2919), H4118 [22MY]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 609), H675 [16JA]

Constitutional authority statements

SEC: carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (H.R. 2919), H4120 [22MY]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (H.R. 609), H677 [16JA]

Letters

SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act: Ken Bentsen, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), H8212 [17OC]

——— several financial organizations, H8212 [17OC]

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, H3295 [29AP]

American Legion: anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary, E1408• [8NO]

China: address efforts to supplant U.S. and its free enterprise system as world’s dominant economic power, H8848 [14NO]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, H7970 [25SE]

Eagle Alloy, Inc.: anniversary, E1009• [30JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 1595), H7970 [25SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5133 [25JN]

Grand Haven, MI: anniversary of American Legion Charles A. Conklin Post 28, H4438 [12JN]

——— Peach Plains Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8284 [21OC]

Holland, MI: Eagle Crest Charter Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8284 [21OC]

——— Lakewood Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8284 [21OC]

——— tribute to Holland Virtual Tech High School, H5926 [17JY]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H664 [16JA]

Mason County, MI: tribute to Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, E782• [18JN]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9993, H9994 [10DE]

NOAA: require no less than 10 percent of funds awarded under living shoreline grant program be available to projects located within the Great Lakes, H9993, H9994 [10DE]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: establish a whistleblower program (H.R. 3625), H7803 [19SE]

SEC: amend definition of whistleblower (H.R. 2515), H5278• [9JY]

——— apply investor testing requirements only to applicable disclosure documents developed after a certain date, H8219 [17OC]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (H.R. 2919), H5283• [9JY]

——— clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors (H.R. 4344), H8931 [18NO]

——— clarify that the term ‘‘retail investor’’ does not mean an institutional investor, H8219, H8220 [17OC]

——— exempt companies from requirement to disclose total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees if they are required to make chief executive officer pay ratio or conflict minerals disclosures, H8238 [18OC]

——— exempt Form CRS from investor testing requirements, H8216 [17OC]

——— include specific consideration of unique challenges senior investors face as part of overall investor testing, H8217, H8218 [17OC]

——— limit prosecutions of insider trading to people who use wrongful nonpublic information to profit, H9276 [5DE]

——— prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material, nonpublic information to prevent insider trading (H.R. 2534), H9272, H9274, H9276 [5DE]

——— repeal certain disclosure requirements relative to conflict minerals, H5133 [25JN]

——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3624), H8236, H8238 [18OC]

Spring Lake, MI: anniversary, H7760 [18SE]

Squires, Lewis: Michigan Association of Chiropractors Chiropractor of the Year award recipient, E1201• [24SE]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12178 [18DE]

Tyson Foods, Inc.: tribute to 50th Upward Academy, H7913 [25SE], E1161• [17SE]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8848 [14NO]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12262 [19DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), E458• [12AP]

Votes: position on missed, H7976• [25SE], E52• [16JA], E167• [13FE], E458• [12AP], E598• [15MY], E656• [22MY], E817• [21JN], E1171• [18SE]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4438 [12JN]

Wyoming, MI: tribute to American Legion Roger B. Chaffee Post 154, E1408• [8NO]

Tributes

Borr, Roger H. and Ruth E., E879• [9JY]

Eman, Diet, H7639 [11SE]

Haas, Thomas J., H4926 [20JN]

Mason, Russell, H3465 [7MY]

Mulder, Andrew J., E115• [30JA]