PERRY, SCOTT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H1164 [23JA]
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5680 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4743 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]
——— ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H3407 [1MY]
——— 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), H715 [17JA]
——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H2919 [28MR]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H7244 [23JY]
——— 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]
Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 5410), H12212 [18DE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4011 [20MY]
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), H1170 [23JA]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 45), H1583 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see H.R. 2433), H4434 [11JN]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see H. Res. 127), H3102 [4AP]
Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): investigate certain business dealings while Joseph R. Biden, Jr., served as Vice President and whether such dealings resulted in conflicts of interests or affected U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 631), H8389 [22OC]
Budget: provide for legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions and cancellations of items of new direct spending and limited tax benefits (see H.R. 5220), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see H.R. 638), H715 [17JA]
Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H5826 [15JY]
CBO: make publicly available fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see H.R. 1077), H1460 [7FE]
China: require an unclassified interagency report on political influence operations in the U.S. (see H.R. 1811), H2754 [18MR]
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: protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8227 [17OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H2036 [14FE]
——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 2859), H4063 [21MY]
——— reform Federal sugar program (see H.R. 4521), H8053 [26SE]
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), H2828 [26MR]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7483 [30JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 74), H288 [8JA]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2719 [13MR]
Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 479), H7152 [18JY]
——— provide assistance for U.S. citizens and nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, bolster programs to address hostage-taking and rescue, and impose sanctions on persons responsible for such acts (see H.R. 1611), H8102 [8OC]
——— report on educational materials used in the West Bank and Gaza by the Palestinian Authority or U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 2343), H5270 [2JY]
——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see H.R. 554), H1214 [24JA]
——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 2412), H3339 [30AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 32), H201 [3JA] (see H.R. 256), H228 [4JA]
——— report on oligarchs and parastatal entities of Iran (see H.R. 1441), H5775 [12JY]
Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H4314 [4JN]
——— 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), H7837 [19SE]
——— 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), H3840 [15MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]
——— 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), H9059 [19NO]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1586 [13FE]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H5305 [9JY]
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), H10124 [11DE]
——— withhold assistance from countries that do not monitor or prosecute production or distribution of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs or do not require registration of tableting and encapsulating machines (see H.R. 1098), H2887 [27MR]
Education: encourage more Holocaust education in school curricula (see H. Res. 27), H4122 [22MY]
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), H2682 [12MR]
Employment: expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see H.R. 1399), H2323 [4MR]
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), H1390 [6FE]
EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 5341), H9346 [6DE]
FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H2828 [26MR]
——— provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application (see H.R. 4244), H12297 [23DE]
——— speed up approvals of lower-cost, generic, and ‘‘follow-on’’ insulin products (see H.R. 5444), H12297 [23DE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide for a method by which the economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be offset by the repeal of other regulatory actions (see H.R. 575), H2762 [21MR]
——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1519 [11FE]
Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 848), H7244 [23JY]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H5077 [24JN]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]
——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 1761), H2757 [18MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H201 [3JA]
GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8145 [15OC]
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), H2939 [1AP]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see H.R. 3289), H4695 [13JN]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1586 [13FE]
House of Representatives: 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 (see H. Res. 633), H8198 [16OC]
Human rights: increase role of financial industry in combatting human trafficking (see H.R. 295), H2035 [14FE]
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), H206 [3JA]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H3442 [2MY] (see H.R. 1738), H3477 [7MY]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]
——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted (see H.R. 2278), H3255 [10AP]
——— provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 2989), H4163 [23MY]
——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 891), H1334 [30JA]
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), H4165 [23MY]
International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H9121 [20NO]
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), H4391 [10JN]
——— make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (see H.R. 2790), H5776 [12JY]
Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H5169 [25JN]
IRS: report on Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program on how to better identify individuals receiving W-2 wages without work authorization (see H.R. 4005), H7464 [25JY]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5776 [12JY]
——— 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), H5306 [9JY]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1519 [11FE]
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), H3070 [3AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1855), H5038 [21JN] (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]
Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H8102 [8OC]
Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H5913 [16JY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H7521 [23AU]
——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]
——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H4216 [3JN]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]
Melinda Gene Picotti Post Office, Laceyville, PA: designate (see H.R. 4279), H7664 [11SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 20), H4920 [19JN]
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), H2035 [14FE]
——— 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), H2233 [26FE]
Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H5776 [12JY]
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), H4698 [13JN]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H7837 [19SE]
National Park Service: establish African American Burial Grounds Network (see H.R. 1179), H3448 [3MY]
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), H1339 [30JA]
Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]
Political science: recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity (see H. Res. 253), H2796 [25MR]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1394 [6FE]
Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see H. Res. 149), H2234 [26FE]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H4314 [4JN]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H7667 [11SE]
Russia: impose sanctions relative to provision of certain vessels for construction of Russian energy export pipelines (see H.R. 3206), H5078 [24JN]
——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 596), H2035 [14FE]
Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8090 [1OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
SEC: clarify definition and regulation of digital tokens and tax treatment of virtual currency (see H.R. 2144), H3215 [9AP]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building, Hookstown, PA: designate (see H.R. 3207), H5169 [25JN]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Susquehanna National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 262), H228 [4JA]
Syria: condition U.S. assistance to Government-controlled territories on human rights reforms, political transition, and a safe and voluntary return of refugees (see H.R. 1706), H3102 [4AP]
Taiwan: foster security through inclusion in international organizations, review of Dept. of State diplomatic guidance, and enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship (see H.R. 2002), H3131 [8AP]
——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan and to implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (see H. Res. 273), H3102 [4AP]
——— support diplomatic alliances around the world (see H.R. 4754), H8596 [29OC]
Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H3477 [7MY]
——— 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), H7471 [25JY]
——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H2235 [26FE]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H7525 [27AU]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1350 [4FE]
——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see H.R. 2266), H4434 [11JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7462 [25JY]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H9122 [20NO]
Tibet: recognize significance of genuine autonomy of Tibet and the Tibetan people and the work the Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding (see H. Res. 697), H10263 [13DE]
Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see H.R. 4331), H9059 [19NO]
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), H5776 [12JY]
Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see H.R. 3356), H5776 [12JY]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3843 [15MY]
Women: denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H1391 [6FE]
——— 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), H1173 [23JA]
World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8720 [31OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 50), H2680 [12MR]
Clean Air Act: repeal provisions requiring States to address emissions that endanger public health or welfare in other countries if such countries provide reciprocal protections (see H.R. 1584), H2581 [7MR]
Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit delegation of legislative powers (see H.J. Res. 70), H5201 [26JN]
——— constitutional amendment to require legislative approval for certain regulations (see H.J. Res. 71), H5201 [26JN]
Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H1349 [4FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal sugar program and certain other programs relating to sugar (see H.R. 3705), H5726 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: carry out program permitting institutions of higher education to cosign Federal student loans for students attending the institution (see H.R. 3786), H5911 [16JY]
——— require institutions of higher education to file a disclosure report whenever such institutions receive gifts from or enters into a contract with foreign sources, valued over a certain amount (see H.R. 3921), H7241 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator (see H.R. 3787), H5911 [16JY]
——— prohibit admission to U.S. as a nonimmigrant under certain categories, aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries (see H.R. 5461), H10609 [17DE]
Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see H.R. 3583), H5257 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation: take actions to address issues affected by motorcoach and school bus operators (see H.R. 5462), H10609 [17DE]
FRS: revise the transfers and withdrawals limit relative to savings deposits and transaction accounts (see H.R. 5460), H10609 [17DE]
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. 261), H2885 [27MR]
Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H1349 [4FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (H.J. Res. 50), H2681 [12MR]
Clean Air Act: repeal provisions requiring States to address emissions that endanger public health or welfare in other countries if such countries provide reciprocal protections (H.R. 1584), H2585 [7MR]
Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit delegation of legislative powers (H.J. Res. 70), H5202 [26JN]
——— constitutional amendment to require legislative approval for certain regulations (H.J. Res. 71), H5202 [26JN]
Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (H.R. 959), H1350 [4FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal sugar program and certain other programs relating to sugar (H.R. 3705), H5727 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: carry out program permitting institutions of higher education to cosign Federal student loans for students attending the institution (H.R. 3786), H5912 [16JY]
——— require institutions of higher education to file a disclosure report whenever such institutions receive gifts from or enters into a contract with foreign sources, valued over a certain amount (H.R. 3921), H7243 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator (H.R. 3787), H5912 [16JY]
——— prohibit admission to U.S. as a nonimmigrant under certain categories, aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries (H.R. 5461), H10610 [17DE]
Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (H.R. 3583), H5260 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation: take actions to address issues affected by motorcoach and school bus operators (H.R. 5462), H10610 [17DE]
FRS: revise the transfers and withdrawals limit relative to savings deposits and transaction accounts (H.R. 5460), H10610 [17DE]
Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (H.R. 960), H1350 [4FE]
Court documents
Criminal Complaint filed in U.S. v. Fakhruddin Attar and Farida Attar (excerpt), H1384 [6FE]
Letters
Border security funding and immigration reform: Russell T. Vought, OMB, H588 [15JA]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2020 [14FE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), consideration (H. Res. 52), H686 [17JA]
Armed Forces: Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193d Special Operations Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, E1069• [23AU], E1117• [10SE]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), H1546 [13FE]
China: assessment as threat relative to military capability, targeting of U.S. academic institutions, telecommunications components development, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, H3777 [14MY]
——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (H. Res. 393), H4233 [4JN]
Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (H.R. 959), H1384 [6FE]
Crowley, Michelle: Carlisle, PA, Exchange Club Molly Pitcher Club Award recipient, E153• [8FE]
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), H2397 [6MR]
——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2383 [6MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5682 [11JY]
——— submit report to Congress on cybersecurity threat information sharing with Defense Industrial Base, including academic institutions, H5682 [11JY]
Dept. of Energy: Water Power Technologies Office funding, H4744 [18JN]
Dept. of HHS: clarify that early childhood developmental screenings are considered an allowable medical service by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, H4615 [12JN]
——— research on certain Schedule I drugs that have shown promise in treating critical diseases funding, H4612 [12JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, H2020 [14FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: combat money laundering, H7451 [25JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5065 [24JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4612, H4615 [12JN], H4744 [18JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4450 [12JN]
FAA: Remote Tower Pilot Program funding, H5065 [24JN]
Glatfelter Insurance Group: anniversary of VFIS, E491• [25AP]
Government: express that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur (H. Res. 79), H1309 [30JA]
——— shutdown relative to budget process, H587 [15JA], H686 [17JA], H1322, H1323 [30JA]
Halifax, PA: anniversary, E1116• [10SE]
Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Police Dept., recipient of National Association of Town Watch ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award, E63• [17JA]
House of Representatives: 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]
Hummelstown, PA: tribute to Lower Dauphin High School boys’ soccer team, E1649• [3JA]
——— tribute to Lower Dauphin High School girls’ field hockey team, E1647• [3JA]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3056), unanimous-consent request, H4450 [12JN]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H587, H589 [15JA], H686 [17JA], H1322, H1323 [30JA]
——— reform, H5990 [17JY]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H587, H589 [15JA], H1322, H1323 [30JA], H5990 [17JY]
India: condemn terrorist attack on paramilitary forces, H2088 [25FE]
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: observance, H1383, H1385 [6FE]
Israel: U.S. recognition of sovereignty over the Golan Heights, H2803 [26MR]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H703 [17JA]
Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7110 [18JY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H5990 [17JY]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12158 [18DE]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H7659 [11SE]
Votes: position on missed, H1024• [23JA], H2956• [2AP], H3362• [1MY], E645• [21MY], E1578• [11DE]
Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (H.R. 960), H1384 [6FE]
——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (H. Res. 106), H1383, H1385 [6FE], H4151 [23MY]
Young America’s Foundation: anniversary, E1408• [8NO]
Tributes
Clemm, Robert, E963• [23JY]
Dahr, John W., E1221• [27SE], E1244• [4OC]
Drucker, Mitchell S., E1172• [18SE]
Jacobs, Ellen Greaney, E209• [26FE]
Karns, D. Scott, E421• [8AP]
Romberger, Thelma, E1122• [10SE]
Shifflet, Chad, E1470• [19NO]
Slavin, Edward K., E105• [29JA]