MARCHANT, KENNY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H2750 [18MR]

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), H3844 [15MY]

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

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

——— 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), H675 [16JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H1211 [24JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H1465 [7FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3220 [9AP]

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

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H4433 [11JN]

Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (see H.R. 526), H3681 [9MY]

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

Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 512), H518 [11JA]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H3926 [16MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2817), H3924 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: support F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (see H. Res. 177), H2368 [5MR]

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), H4390 [10JN]

——— clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of college credit policies (see H.R. 4380), H7772 [18SE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3448 [3MY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H3271 [15AP]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7378 [24JY]

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 (see H.R. 1903), H4345 [5JN]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3793 [14MY]

——— establish Prescription Safety Alert System to combat prescription drug abuse by collecting, maintaining, and providing to dispensers patients’ prescription and dispensing history (see H.R. 1845), H7490 [2AU]

——— 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), H5826 [15JY]

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

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H4122 [22MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3069 [3AP]

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), H3963 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3843 [15MY]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 777), H7707 [12SE]

Dept. of State: 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: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see H.R. 1173), H2323 [4MR]

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

——— 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), H9256 [4DE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2756 [18MR]

——— 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), H3681 [9MY]

Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5317), H10611 [17DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

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

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

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 250), H7511 [20AU]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 5341), H9346 [6DE]

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]

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), H5038 [21JN]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4434 [11JN]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H3101 [4AP]

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H7152 [18JY]

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

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), H8725 [1NO]

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), H3069 [3AP]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H7497 [9AU]

Hong Kong: 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 (see H.R. 3289), H7990 [25SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3276 [18AP]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H288 [8JA]

India: condemn terrorist attack on paramilitary forces, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, and reaffirm solidarity with people of India (see H. Res. 408), H5008 [20JN]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H7497 [9AU]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H2988 [2AP]

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), H4182 [30MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5203 [26JN]

——— 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), H3443 [2MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1855), H5305 [9JY] (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office, Castroville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4785), H8386 [22OC]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]

Liechtenstein: anniversary (see H. Res. 69), H12305 [2JA]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 1250), 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), H3259 [10AP]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H5913 [16JY]

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see H.R. 4161), H8786 [12NO]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H3439 [2MY]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H3500 [8MY]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H7472 [25JY]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see H.R. 2282), H3255 [10AP]

——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 3029), H4174 [28MY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H7152 [18JY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H4181 [30MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2719 [13MR]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]

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), H5007 [20JN]

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

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: recognize Arlington, TX, as home of National Medal of Honor Museum and authorize establishment of commemorative work in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5173), H9180 [26NO]

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), H4697 [13JN]

Overton, Richard A.: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H518 [11JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H2270 [27FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2782), H7775 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 2447), H3403 [1MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3963 [17MY]

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]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H3286 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H2742 [14MR]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H3267 [12AP]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H5304 [9JY]

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. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7379 [24JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7666 [11SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3305 [29AP]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

Taxation: clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see H.R. 2985), H9348 [6DE]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 1084), H1461 [7FE]

——— 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), H7501 [13AU]

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

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see H.R. 619), H675 [16JA]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3304 [29AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H7483 [30JY]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H7837 [19SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7471 [25JY]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H3068 [3AP]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see H.R. 2314), H3264 [12AP]

——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see H.R. 1251), H2030 [14FE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H4312 [4JN]

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

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

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

——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see H.R. 4518), H8053 [26SE]

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

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

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3681 [9MY]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 2334), H3306 [29AP]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

World Trade Organization: reaffirm U.S. commitment, improve dispute settlement, address appellate concerns, increase transparency, ensure fair treatment of developing countries, and address needs of free and open economies (see H. Res. 746), H9347 [6DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow members who have already attained a degree to use Dept. of Defense tuition assistance to pay for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels (see H.R. 2598), H3500 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H2646 [11MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3946), H7377 [24JY]

SSA: reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (see H.R. 1838), H2760 [21MR]

Taxation: repeal ceiling on sum of annual deductible and other out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid under a high deductible health plan (see H.R. 4130), H7481 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: allow members who have already attained a degree to use Dept. of Defense tuition assistance to pay for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels (H.R. 2598), H3502 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (H.R. 1662), H2647 [11MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (H.R. 3946), H7378 [24JY]

SSA: reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (H.R. 1838), H2761 [21MR]

Taxation: repeal ceiling on sum of annual deductible and other out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid under a high deductible health plan (H.R. 4130), H7482 [30JY]

Lists

Bedford, TX, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Awards of Excellence recipients and teachers, E358• [27MR]

Remarks

Bedford, TX: tribute to Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Awards of Excellence recipients and teachers, E358• [27MR]

Griffin, Jim, E568• [9MY]

Lone Star Analysis (company): expansion and grand opening of new corporate headquarters in Addison, TX, E684• [30MY]

Love Thy Baby (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1271• [11OC]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12253 [19DE]

——— ratify, H7662• [11SE]

Tributes

Bradshaw, Richard, E1098• [6SE]

Coats, Carl, E1385• [31OC]

Cruz, Rafael B., E322• [21MR]

Pettit, Jon, E1016• [30JY]

Pittman, Joyce Howard, E687• [30MY]

Rainwater Family, E231• [28FE]

Reddy, Y.S. Jagan Mohan, E1059• [16AU]

Rhodes, Scott, E300• [13MR]