KUSTOFF, DAVID (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5177 [26JN]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H2705 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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 taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H1339 [30JA]

——— 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), H1394 [6FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7483 [30JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H284 [8JA]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2650), H8459 [23OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 31), H3068 [3AP]

Colleges and universities: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see H. Res. 191), H2584 [7MR]

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), H2939 [1AP]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3220 [9AP]

——— 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), H8828 [13NO]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 2486), H7715 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a national telehealth program (see H.R. 4900), H8594 [29OC]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 4899), H8594 [29OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H5168 [25JN]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H7536 [6SE]

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

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H8260 [18OC]

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), H7511 [20AU]

Dept. of Justice: expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see H.R. 2368), H4314 [4JN]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H4773 [18JN]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H288 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: periodically reevaluate and display a need for a species to remain on the endangered species list (see H.R. 5095), H8877 [14NO]

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), H3792 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— 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), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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), H2762 [21MR]

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), H7526 [27AU]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

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

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1908), H2884 [27MR]

FAA: issue temporary flight restrictions for concerts and other major events held at stadiums (see H.R. 3646), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H6001 [17JY]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H6001 [17JY]

——— provide evidence of certain robocall violations to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 3325), H4770 [18JN]

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 employees: provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct, reduce benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes, and extend probationary periods (see H.R. 3348), H5261 [27JN]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 741), H1209 [24JA]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 1222), H3285 [25AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H545 [14JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H288 [8JA]

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), H8828 [13NO]

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]

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), H7157 [19JY]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 1157), H1580 [13FE]

House Rules: 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]

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

Iran: terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see H.R. 5086), H8877 [14NO]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3220 [9AP]

——— 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), H9181 [26NO]

——— 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), H3260 [10AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H5261 [27JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H8541 [28OC]

Law enforcement officers: permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2805), H3924 [16MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7471 [25JY]

——— 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), H8144 [15OC]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H7867 [20SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

Middle East: improve 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 (H.R. 336), consideration (see H. Res. 348), H3440 [2MY]

——— 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), H3259 [10AP]

——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and combat anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (H.R. 336), consideration (see H. Res. 314), H3256 [10AP]

——— 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]

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), H8542 [28OC]

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), H5775 [12JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H5776 [12JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 3869), H7160 [22JY]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H2887 [27MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H4171 [24MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]

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]

Postal Service: establish rules and procedures relative to use of centralized delivery of mail to residential housing units (see H.R. 2158), H8541 [28OC]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H8827 [13NO]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

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: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H4434 [11JN]

Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Murfreesboro, TN: designate (see H.R. 1341), H2100 [25FE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H8145 [15OC]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H4167 [23MY]

——— clarify treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (see H.R. 3213), H4432 [11JN]

——— 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), H2716 [13MR]

——— 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), H2587 [7MR]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H1244 [28JA]

——— 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), H8082 [27SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H4390 [10JN]

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

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8960 [18NO]

Tobacco products: authorize actions relative to foreign countries engaged in illicit trade in tobacco products or their precursors (see H.R. 1642), H5260 [27JN]

Transportation: ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see H.R. 2804), H3923 [16MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H2235 [26FE]

——— 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), H7529 [30AU]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H3843 [15MY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3843 [15MY]

Wildlife: support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see H.R. 1919), H2884 [27MR]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7904 [24SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7158 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: define term ‘‘serious felony’’ to allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against violent, repeat offenders (see H.R. 2837), H4009 [20MY]

——— penalize false communications to cause an emergency response (see H.R. 1772), H2743 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program (see H.R. 4898), H8594 [29OC]

Dept. of Justice: require registration of tableting or encapsulating machines to assist law enforcement in identifying counterfeit pill makers (see H.R. 2020), H2985 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on oligarchs and parastatal entities of Iran (see H.R. 1441), H2312 [28FE]

Drugs: prohibit knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other form intended for distribution (see H.R. 4510), H8053 [26SE]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see H.R. 1954), H2915 [28MR]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 1602), H2582 [7MR] (see H.R. 2015), H2938 [1AP]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and promote uniformity and reciprocity among States in licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 4037), H7465 [25JY]

Law enforcement: develop a national strategy to combat financial networks of transnational organized criminals (see H.R. 1387), H2270 [27FE]

Paula Robinson and Judy Spray Memorial Post Office Building, Henning, TN: designate (see H.R. 3680), H5583 [10JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: define term ‘‘serious felony’’ to allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against violent, repeat offenders (H.R. 2837), H4010 [20MY]

——— penalize false communications to cause an emergency response (H.R. 1772), H2746 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program (H.R. 4898), H8595 [29OC]

Dept. of Justice: require registration of tableting or encapsulating machines to assist law enforcement in identifying counterfeit pill makers (H.R. 2020), H2986 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on oligarchs and parastatal entities of Iran (H.R. 1441), H2316 [28FE]

Drugs: prohibit knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other form intended for distribution (H.R. 4510), H8055 [26SE]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (H.R. 1954), H2918 [28MR]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (H.R. 1602), H2585 [7MR]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (H.R. 2015), H2939 [1AP]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and promote uniformity and reciprocity among States in licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 4037), H7470 [25JY]

Law enforcement: develop a national strategy to combat financial networks of transnational organized criminals (H.R. 1387), H2272 [27FE]

Paula Robinson and Judy Spray Memorial Post Office Building, Henning, TN: designate (H.R. 3680), H5584 [10JY]

Motions

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), H1554 [13FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5312 [10JY], H7093 [18JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), motion to recommit, H1554 [13FE]

Calhoun, Valerie: Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, H7094 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4784 [19JN]

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

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), H9243 [4DE]

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), H5178 [26JN]

Israel: 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 (H. Res. 246), H7393 [25JY]

Jews: affirm that it is within national security interests of the U.S. to combat anti-Semitism and express support for Israel, H1554 [13FE]

McKenzie, TN: anniversary, H1175 [24JA]

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 (H.R. 336), H7393 [25JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program funding, H5178 [26JN]

Tinkle, Paul: Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, H5313 [10JY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12169 [18DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Asian carp control and eradication in Mississippi River and tributaries funding, H4784 [19JN]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12260 [19DE]

Tributes

Gatti, Matthew, H3848 [16MY]

Kirk, Bob, H609 [16JA]

Lipman, Ira A., H8074 [27SE]