JORDAN, JIM (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7849 [20SE]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H8732 [8NO]

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]

——— 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), H3926 [16MY]

——— ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 634), H1173 [23JA]

——— 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 dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 956), H2370 [5MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 833), H2828 [26MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H2235 [26FE]

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7152 [18JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 45), H1583 [13FE]

Budget: provide for cost estimates of major legislation (see H.R. 4959), H8717 [31OC]

Bureau of the Census: require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (see H.R. 3765), H5910 [16JY]

Carl Nunziato VA Clinic, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 5023), H8739 [8NO]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H5775 [12JY]

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]

Committee on Oversight and Reform (House): submit official transcript of testimony by Michael Cohen to Dept. of Justice to aid in investigation and possible prosecution for false testimony (see H. Res. 304), H3256 [10AP]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H2235 [26FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 611), H1363 [5FE] (see H.R. 2817), H4218 [3JN]

——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 671), H998 [22JA]

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), H4433 [11JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H8785 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H3304 [29AP]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H282 [8JA]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation agencies by allowing them to engage in competitive contracting with the private sector (see H.R. 2363), H3306 [29AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 479), H1464 [7FE]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 2412), H3339 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 32), H201 [3JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1424), H2312 [28FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H3220 [9AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2047 [22FE]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H2043 [19FE]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 1910), H2884 [27MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H2371 [5MR]

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), H8145 [15OC]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3341 [30AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a method by which the economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be offset by the repeal of other regulatory actions (see H.R. 575), H601 [15JA]

——— 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]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H2102 [25FE]

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), H998 [22JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H201 [3JA]

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]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 3200), H7904 [24SE]

Havlicek, John: tribute (see H. Res. 486), H5774 [12JY]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment to apportion Representatives among States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 34), H1465 [7FE]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 4170), H7492 [6AU]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H6001 [17JY]

——— 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), H4629 [12JN]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1171 [23JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H7152 [18JY]

Lance Corporal Andy ‘Ace’ Nowacki Post Office, Grand River, OH: designate (see H.R. 3275), H7526 [27AU]

Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office, North Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 4875), H8538 [28OC]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H2587 [7MR]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H7490 [2AU]

Medicare: exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H3729 [10MY]

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), H3963 [17MY]

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), H8114 [11OC]

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (see H.R. 4790), H8387 [22OC]

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]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H2317 [28FE]

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 64), H2317 [28FE]

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), H8090 [1OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2047 [22FE]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see H.R. 835), H3681 [9MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2047 [22FE]

Taxation: allow tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H3267 [12AP]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H2988 [2AP]

——— expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits for such accounts (see H.R. 603), H1173 [23JA]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H721 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H3259 [10AP]

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

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H8261 [18OC]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H2919 [28MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H3267 [12AP]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H2987 [2AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2047 [22FE]

Remarks

Bureau of the Census: proposed use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5948 [17JY]

——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (H.R. 3765), H5842 [16JY]

Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), H8686 [31OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7849, H7850 [20SE]

——— prohibit mandatory binding arbitration contracts negotiated as part of collective bargaining agreement in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases, H7849, H7850 [20SE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H1298 [30JA], H2403, H2489, H2490, H2491, H2492, H2494 [6MR]

——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2384 [6MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4719 [18JN]

Federal employees: ensure IRS employees are included in a pay increase provided for Federal civilian employees, H1306 [30JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for travel expenses of any senior political appointee on non-commercial, private, or chartered aircraft unless no commercial flight is available, H2490 [6MR]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), H1298, H1300, H1306 [30JA]

Government: express that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur (H. Res. 79), H1310 [30JA]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, H1300 [30JA]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5842 [16JY]

——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Res. 497), H5948 [17JY]

——— 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, H8373 [22OC]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H591 [15JA], H1300 [30JA]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H591 [15JA]

Lobbyists: prohibit lobbyists from working on behalf of countries engaging in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, H2492 [6MR]

Moorman, James I.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1381• [31OC]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H7094 [18JY]

Office of Government Ethics: promulgate regulations establishing limits on gifts and donations to legal defense funds, H2494 [6MR]

——— promulgate rules to apply ethics laws to unpaid employees of any agency, Executive Office of the President, or the White House, H2491 [6MR]

——— require a report on impact of retroactive application of ethics waiver process for certain executive branch employees, H2489 [6MR]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Military Hall of Fame inductees, E455• [12AP]

Privacy: limit warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H4719 [18JN]

Tiffin, OH: anniversary of Sisters of St. Francis, E858• [27JN]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12184 [18DE]

——— request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H8069 [27SE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), H8069 [27SE]

Werling, Donald: Central Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame inductee, E548• [7MY]

Resignations

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H12285 [19DE]

Tributes

Gossard, Bill, E477• [18AP]

Hall, Pam, E462• [12AP]