LaMALFA, DOUG (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5662, H5703 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4956 [20JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

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), H3407 [1MY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 2014), H2938 [1AP]

——— 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), H1282 [29JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H1494 [8FE]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. military personnel and working dog who carried out mission leading to death in Syria (see H. Res. 678), H8881 [14NO]

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), H4122 [22MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4181 [30MY]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H9123 [20NO]

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

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), H8460 [23OC]

Aviation: withhold Federal grants from airports that violate grant agreements by discriminating against an air carrier operating pursuant to Federal contract (see H.R. 2955), H4161 [23MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide for water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance in Western States (see H.R. 5217), H9167 [21NO]

——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1268), H2031 [14FE]

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), H8542 [28OC]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1244 [28JA]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H8541 [28OC]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 664), H718 [17JA]

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 importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4150), H7488 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1066), H1460 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: limit number of civilian employees (see H.R. 248), H227 [4JA]

——— 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), H3220 [9AP]

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), H2582 [7MR]

——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H3477 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: require Western Area Power Administration establishment of a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers (see H.R. 4444), H7865 [20SE]

Dept. of HHS: acquire private land to facilitate access to Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, CA (see H.R. 4495), H9123 [20NO]

——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 1135), H8144 [15OC]

——— 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), H3926 [16MY]

——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see H.R. 62), H2035 [14FE]

——— 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), H4314 [4JN]

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

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H5039 [21JN]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H4701 [14JN]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H4314 [4JN]

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), H3101 [4AP]

——— require certain nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond prior to entry into the U.S., with funds being forfeited if such aliens overstay their visas (see H.R. 2260), H7472 [25JY]

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), H7472 [25JY]

——— establish Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking (see H.R. 836), H7536 [6SE]

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

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H5077 [24JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 479), H2043 [19FE]

——— waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 2229), H3253 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: coordinate Federal and State permitting processes relative to construction of new surface water storage projects on Federal lands and designate Bureau of Reclamation as lead agency (see H.R. 1621), H2583 [7MR]

——— reaffirm that certain lands have been taken into trust for Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 2961), H4161 [23MY]

——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (see H.R. 1435), H2312 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H8677 [30OC]

——— clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H3729 [10MY]

——— establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (see H.R. 2838), H8097 [4OC]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H463 [10JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H4434 [11JN]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California that are rescinded or reimbursed be used for water storage, nitrate reduction, or well construction (see H.R. 1600), H2582 [7MR]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2453), H7536 [6SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H12211 [18DE]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on effect of certain delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 3012), H4164 [23MY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 578), H3728 [10MY]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H3220 [9AP]

——— 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), H8960 [18NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2102 [25FE]

——— 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), H3791 [14MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H3473 [7MY]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 579), H601 [15JA]

——— require coordination with impacted parties when conducting forest management activities (see H.R. 5218), H9167 [21NO]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H7472 [25JY]

District of Columbia: establish child safety acccounts to be used for alternative education options for students facing safety issues at school (see H.R. 2538), H3683 [9MY]

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

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

——— provide for enhanced penalties for certain offenses relative to controlled substances containing fentanyl (see H.R. 1655), H2614 [8MR]

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), H1465 [7FE]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5169 [25JN]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H10017 [10DE]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 5434), H12292 [19DE]

——— extend maximum term for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits (see H.R. 1764), H2763 [21MR]

——— make changes relative to water quality certification (see H.R. 2205), H3252 [10AP]

Europe: require reports by Dept. of State and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 2023), H3792 [14MY]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4919 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H8724 [1NO]

——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 1289), H3276 [18AP]

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 the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1363 [5FE]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H361 [9JA]

——— provide for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for employees convicted of certain crimes relative to the sexual abuse of children (see H.R. 3816), H5999 [17JY]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 830), H1282 [29JA]

——— ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met (see H.R. 1311), H5260 [27JN]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 1222), H3267 [12AP]

——— limit authority of States and localities to regulate conduct, or impose penalties or taxes, in relation to rifles or shotguns (see H.R. 1072), H1460 [7FE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 175), H7521 [23AU]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 1761), H2743 [14MR]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4218 [3JN]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 788), H1394 [6FE]

——— prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8298 [21OC]

Forest Service: authorize appropriations for road infrastructure (see H.R. 5334), H9345 [6DE]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3501 [8MY]

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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H4919 [19JN]

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), H8542 [28OC]

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

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]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 3200), H5169 [25JN]

Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 573), H7866 [20SE]

House Rules: require a specific oath be administered to any witness appearing before a committee (see H. Res. 110), H1587 [13FE]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 3000), H4163 [23MY]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and redirect such funds to homeless and veterans’ assistance programs (see H.R. 3218), H7472 [25JY]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H4345 [5JN]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2615 [8MR]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H4773 [18JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3056), H5008 [20JN]

——— provide appropriations to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 796), H1217 [25JA]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]

——— reserve EB–5 visas for investors in new commercial enterprises in nationally declared major disaster areas (see H.R. 2173), H3216 [9AP]

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), H3727 [10MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4697 [13JN]

——— 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), H4698 [13JN]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1245 [28JA]

Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (see H.R. 3144), H4343 [5JN]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

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), H7708 [12SE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 1252), H2030 [14FE]

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: prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see H.R. 2856), H4063 [21MY]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2797 [25MR]

Medicare: exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H4182 [30MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3682 [9MY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8785 [12NO]

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), H4697 [13JN]

Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H7715 [16SE]

NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H8724 [1NO]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 687), H8910 [15NO]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3260 [10AP]

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), H4349 [6JN]

——— establish a Federal register of historic vehicles to document and preserve records of U.S. automotive and motorcycle history (see H.R. 5079), H8826 [13NO]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5319), H9349 [6DE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 779), H1211 [24JA]

——— enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see H.R. 3846), H7150 [18JY]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H8113 [11OC]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H282 [8JA]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H7666 [11SE]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 759), H1210 [24JA]

NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H9176 [22NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]

Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 890), H1334 [30JA]

Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H8828 [13NO]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]

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 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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H4182 [30MY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H4219 [3JN]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H3447 [3MY]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see H.R. 3879), H7239 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

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

Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H5169 [25JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H5998 [17JY]

Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (see H.R. 1253), H2030 [14FE]

Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Murrieta, CA: designate (see H.R. 646), H716 [17JA]

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: 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]

Shasta-Trinity National Forest: extend authority to collect marina fees (see H.R. 4778), H8386 [22OC]

Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 538), H8201 [16OC]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H4773 [18JN]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

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

Taiwan: support diplomatic alliances around the world (see H.R. 4754), H8542 [28OC]

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

——— 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]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H3682 [9MY]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H8741 [8NO]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H4773 [18JN]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H1464 [7FE]

——— make public names and addresses of foreign persons contributing certain amounts to certain tax-exempt organizations and require disclosure of foreign campaign contributions (see H.R. 703), H1494 [8FE]

——— 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), H4218 [3JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4772 [18JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8596 [29OC]

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

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 521), H518 [11JA]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8113 [11OC]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4011 [20MY]

——— treat certain payments made by tribal governments as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2810), H4012 [20MY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H1214 [24JA]

——— provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see H.R. 3356), H4917 [19JN]

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

U.N.: certify U.S. assistance for humanitarian programs in Syria is not misdirected (see H.R. 4868), H8680 [30OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: consolidate protection of fish and regulation of waterways under Endangered Species Act into a single agency (see H.R. 548), H600 [15JA]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 2947), H4161 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2988 [2AP]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 4347), H7753 [17SE]

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), H1173 [23JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H8113 [11OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3259 [10AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study (see H.R. 572), H601 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm action to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 317), H283 [8JA]

Dept. of Transportation: require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects (see H.R. 1515), H2366 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 1126), H1492 [8FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits for recreation services on lands managed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 316), H283 [8JA]

Fire prevention: exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (see H.R. 243), H227 [4JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2381), H3303 [29AP]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study (H.R. 572), H603 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm action to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (H.R. 317), H287 [8JA]

Dept. of Transportation: require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects (H.R. 1515), H2369 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (H.R. 1126), H1493 [8FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits for recreation services on lands managed by Federal agencies (H.R. 316), H287 [8JA]

Fire prevention: exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (H.R. 243), H228 [4JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 2381), H3304 [29AP]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1354 [5FE], H2839 [27MR], H3139 [9AP]

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), H2089 [25FE], H2974 [2AP]

Air pollution: proposed rule prohibiting States from setting stricter standards for regulating motor vehicle emissions and fuel economy than Federal standards, H7840 [20SE]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military personnel who carried out mission leading to death in Syria, H8464 [28OC]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H5090 [25JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (H.R. 1146), H7676 [12SE]

Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, H1355 [5FE]

BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management, H7892 [24SE]

Bureau of the Census: use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H995 [22JA]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, H5090 [25JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2839 [27MR]

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), H8682 [31OC]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H8253 [18OC]

Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust: observance, H3410 [2MY]

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), H2510 [7MR]

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 (H.R. 1903), H5090 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H1508 [11FE]

——— tribute to U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers, H3120 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm action to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (H.R. 317), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail development funding, H3931 [17MY]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects, H2220 [26FE]

——— require any discretionary grant funds provided for high-speed rail development in California be reimbursed and authorize additional funds for other transportation projects (H.R. 1515), H2343 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (H.R. 1947), H4050 [21MY]

——— groundbreaking of Redding, CA, Outpatient Clinic, H4298 [4JN]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers, H4050 [21MY]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (H.R. 1126), H1532 [13FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4978 [20JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve wildfire management operations, H1272 [29JA]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H3190 [9AP]

Economy: status, H3552 [9MY]

Ethiopia: express sympathy to families of victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plane crash, H2630 [11MR]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3139 [9AP]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 830), H1288 [30JA]

Fire prevention: exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (H.R. 243), H7445 [25JY]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2295 [28FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2295 [28FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Disciplined Services (H.R. 4270), H8140 [15OC]

Forest Service: proposed rule on fire mitigation by clearing trees and brush around power lines, H7892 [24SE]

——— timber production and management funding, H4978 [20JN]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H7551 [9SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H539 [14JA], H992 [22JA]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H2095 [25FE]

Hong Kong: address political demonstrators’ demands, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill (H. Res. 543), H8140 [15OC]

——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (H.R. 3289), H8140 [15OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7095 [18JY]

——— 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, H8265 [21OC]

Immigration: impact of illegal immigration on violent crime, H1354 [5FE]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H539 [14JA], H991, H992, H994, H995 [22JA], H1236 [28JA], H1380 [6FE]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H8943 [18NO], H10075 [11DE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H539 [14JA], H991, H992, H994, H995 [22JA], H1236 [28JA], H1508 [11FE], H3092 [4AP]

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), H7227 [23JY]

——— support right of self-defense and condemn Hamas (terrorist organization) violence in Gaza, H3686 [10MY]

Journal: question of approval, H3685 [10MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4999 [20JN]

Lupeika, Debbie: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved National Clinician of the Year award recipient, H4053 [21MY]

Mexico: suspension of tariffs on imported goods due to agreement on immigration enforcement, H4424 [11JN]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H5815 [15JY]

Mueller, Robert S., III: release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2786 [25MR]

——— testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H7374 [24JY]

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H349 [9JA]

National Park Service: tribute to display of historic vehicles on National Mall, H7980 [25SE]

National Police Week: observance, H3742 [14MY]

National School Choice Week: observance, H984 [22JA]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3552 [9MY]

Oroville, CA: Oroville Dam spillway restoration funding, H2722 [14MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H1176 [24JA]

Poway, CA: condemn shooting at Chabad of Poway Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders, H3288 [29AP]

Russia: reiterate support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemn aggressive actions and assaults on democracies, and oppose readmission into Group of Seven (H. Res. 546), H9211 [3DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H1176 [24JA]

Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12280 [19DE]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 2381), H4767 [18JN]

Trump, President: executive order to establish White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing, H5770 [12JY]

——— impeachment, H8816 [13NO]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H10606 [17DE], H12179 [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, H8062 [27SE]

——— State of the Union Message, H1366, H1380 [6FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), H8062 [27SE]

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), H3326 [30AP]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H9042 [19NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H2936 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H438• [10JA], H4244• [4JN], E24• [9JA]

Water: repeal of Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H7769 [18SE]

We Build the Wall (organization): tribute, H4208 [3JN]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to California, H374 [10JA], H7551 [9SE]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, H3999 [20MY]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4338 [5JN]

Tributes

Braica, Joshua, H3493 [8MY]

Cleckner, John E., Sr., H4017 [21MY]

Corona, Natalie, H535 [14JA]

Jernigan, Lee, H4124 [23MY]

Jones, Walter B., H2025 [14FE], H2346 [5MR]

McArthur, John, H8264 [21OC]

Nettleton, Steve, H1004 [23JA]

Shirley, Richard A., E73• [22JA]