MILLER, CAROL D. (a Representative from West Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5676 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4579 [12JN]
Appointments
Committee on the Climate Crisis (House, Select), H2319 [4MR]
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]
——— 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]
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), H8960 [18NO]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3285 [25AP]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5305 [9JY]
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1147), H1517 [11FE]
Appalachian Regional Commission: aid in development of an ethane storage hub in central Appalachia and assist in developing infrastructure necessary to allow the region to benefit from associated manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 4433), H7864 [20SE]
——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4434), H7865 [20SE]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H4167 [23MY]
Congress: joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. Res. 6), H1171 [23JA]
Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 4189), H10124 [11DE]
DEA: require health care professionals to certify they will not prescribe more than a seven-day supply of opioids as treatment for acute pain or provide refills as part of their registration to prescribe opioids (see H.R. 1614), H7904 [24SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 2859), H5203 [26JN]
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), H2797 [25MR]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H3407 [1MY]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H8056 [26SE]
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), H3407 [1MY]
——— 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), H3406 [1MY]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H7244 [23JY]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H8679 [30OC]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4629 [12JN]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3130 [8AP]
——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H8459 [23OC]
Dept. of Labor: harmonize definitions of employee with common law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 4069), H9348 [6DE]
Dept. of Transportation: accelerate completion of Appalachian development highway system by facilitating exchanges between States with unspent balances of targeted funds to States that lack funding (see H.R. 4896), H8594 [29OC]
——— conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H8200 [16OC]
——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H3304 [29AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8742 [8NO]
——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1213 [24JA]
——— 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), H7990 [25SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1464 [7FE]
——— 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), H1519 [11FE]
Disasters: require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs relative to protections for travel, lodging, and dining services in disaster areas (see H.R. 2623), H8200 [16OC]
Diseases and disorders: ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 4429), H9296 [5DE]
Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]
Employment: expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H8261 [18OC]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H3442 [2MY]
Families and domestic relations: allow parents option of using a portion of future Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave following birth or adoption of a child in exchange for delaying retirement (see H.R. 1940), H2885 [27MR]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H721 [17JA]
——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 1761), H2763 [21MR]
——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4168 [23MY]
Foreign trade: authorize the President to take certain actions relative to reciprocal trade to encourage other nations to reduce tariffs (see H.R. 764), H1210 [24JA]
Georgia (country): support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (see H.R. 598), H3285 [25AP]
Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H8459 [23OC]
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), H3963 [17MY]
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]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H4433 [11JN]
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), H3220 [9AP]
——— 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), H3131 [8AP]
Japan: reaffirm vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond (see H. Res. 349), H8542 [28OC]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1587 [13FE]
Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see H.R. 714), H1494 [8FE]
Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H8228 [17OC]
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 862), H2235 [26FE]
Liechtenstein: anniversary (see H. Res. 69), H8910 [15NO]
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), H2747 [14MR]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7755 [17SE]
——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H5169 [25JN]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4773 [18JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H7472 [25JY]
——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H8596 [29OC]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7707 [12SE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]
——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H4168 [23MY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H4697 [13JN]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8228 [17OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 1265), H5266 [28JN]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H8229 [17OC]
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), H2681 [12MR]
Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H9295 [5DE]
——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H1341 [31JA]
Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H7837 [19SE]
Monuments and memorials: limit Presidential use of Antiquities Act to designate national monuments (see H.R. 1664), H4168 [23MY]
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), H7152 [18JY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]
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), H2236 [26FE]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H4390 [10JN]
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), H4390 [10JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8541 [28OC]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]
Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]
Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8389 [22OC]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3407 [1MY]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H8541 [28OC]
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), H8057 [26SE]
Religion: condemn global persecution of Christians or members of any faith and prioritize freedom of conscience and religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy consideration (see H. Res. 640), H8259 [18OC]
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, 630), H8201 [16OC]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7244 [23JY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H5168 [25JN]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H8959 [18NO]
Taxation: 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), H3682 [9MY]
——— 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), H10124 [11DE]
——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 1872), H3131 [8AP]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H8056 [26SE]
——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H3442 [2MY]
——— 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), H9348 [6DE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7755 [17SE]
——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see H.R. 1251), H4389 [10JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H4697 [13JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4345 [5JN]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H4349 [6JN]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8260 [18OC]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3844 [15MY]
World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H9171 [21NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H1336 [30JA]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program on drugged driving prevention (see H.R. 3159), H4349 [6JN]
——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see H.R. 3362), H4917 [19JN]
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: designate (see H.R. 4610), H8095 [4OC]
Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 4571), H8080 [27SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program on drugged driving prevention (H.R. 3159), H4349 [6JN]
——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (H.R. 3362), H4919 [19JN]
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: designate (H.R. 4610), H8096 [4OC]
Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (H.R. 4571), H8082 [27SE]
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), H1564 [13FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H2602 [8MR]
Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building, Mastic, NY: designate (H.R. 829), H2970 [2AP]
Bureau of the Census: proposed use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5945 [17JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death, H5648 [11JY]
Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA: change address (S. 725), H2971 [2AP]
CDC: neonatal abstinence syndrome research funding, H4579 [12JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2854 [27MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5648 [11JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10116 [11DE]
Dept. of Transportation: require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (H.R. 3362), E1620• [19DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4579 [12JN]
Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10116 [11DE]
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. Res. 497), H5945 [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, H8380 [22OC]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5233 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5233 [27JN]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H538 [14JA]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H538 [14JA]
Italy: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (H.R. 540), H2969, H2970 [2AP]
Marine Corps: anniversary of terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H8451 [23OC]
Mustoe, Emma: West Virginia Dept. of Education Golden Horseshoe award recipient, E497• [29AP], E513• [30AP]
Pyle, Isaac: West Virginia Dept. of Education Golden Horseshoe award recipient, E497• [29AP], E513• [30AP]
Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H575 [15JA]
Saudi Arabia: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]
Spain: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5850 [16JY]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12138 [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, H8063 [27SE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2134, H2135 [26FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), H8063 [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), H3332 [30AP]
United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3007 [3AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H3000 [3AP]
Tributes
Shah, Rajnikant C. (R.C.), E1086• [30AU]
Stephens, Booker T., E505• [30AP]
Williams, Hershel W. (Woody), H704 [17JA]