RATCLIFFE, JOHN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5684 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1321 [30JA]

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 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), H4011 [20MY]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA]

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

——— 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), H1361 [5FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2762 [21MR]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H6001 [17JY]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (see H.R. 2505), H3440 [2MY]

Armed Forces: expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H4181 [30MY]

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

Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see H. Res. 116), H1519 [11FE]

Budget: cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see H.R. 3930), H8057 [26SE]

——— 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), H1285 [29JA]

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

China: require an unclassified interagency report on political influence operations in the U.S. (see H.R. 1811), H2754 [18MR]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1586 [13FE]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H4434 [11JN]

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]

——— prevent fraudulent joinder (see H.R. 5345), H9346 [6DE]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H3271 [15AP]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 611), H2102 [25FE]

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), H4629 [12JN]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3149), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4098), H7479 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H601 [15JA]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (see H.R. 1158), H1580 [13FE]

——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H7904 [24SE]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H4121 [22MY]

——— extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 251), H228 [4JA]

——— require an exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (see H.R. 1590), H2828 [26MR]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), consideration (see H. Res. 634), H8198 [16OC]

Dept. of State: 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), H10610 [17DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on oligarchs and parastatal entities of Iran (see H.R. 1441), H5260 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H1214 [24JA]

——— 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), H5008 [20JN]

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), H7506 [16AU]

——— 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), H4181 [30MY]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]

Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see H.R. 2869), H4773 [18JN]

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

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 4009), H7464 [25JY]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 787), H1211 [24JA]

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

Drugs: stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China (see H.R. 1542), H2367 [5MR]

Europe: commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security (see H. Res. 116), H1519 [11FE]

——— 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), H3342 [30AP]

FBI: provide briefings relative to counterintelligence activities to congressional intelligence committees (see H.R. 2286), H3255 [10AP]

——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement when an illegal immigrant attempts to receive a firearm (see H.R. 1412), H2797 [25MR]

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: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3972), H7484 [30JY]

——— require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 1087), H1461 [7FE]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1283 [29JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H288 [8JA]

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

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H6001 [17JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H998 [22JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H288 [8JA]

Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation: extend authority for establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families (see H.R. 2819), H3961 [17MY]

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), H4315 [4JN]

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), H3681 [9MY]

Information technology: leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see H.R. 1668), H2646 [11MR]

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), H5008 [20JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3682 [9MY]

——— 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]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1339 [30JA]

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), H2763 [21MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (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]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 1250), H2030 [14FE]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H5729 [11JY]

Medicare: improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H5077 [24JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3407 [1MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8199 [16OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 20), H210 [3JA]

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

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 334), H3340 [30AP]

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 security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (see H.R. 1493), H2322 [4MR]

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

Patents: include exclusive economic zone as part of U.S. for patent infringement (see H.R. 3954), H7667 [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H3449 [3MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 185), H288 [8JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2370 [5MR]

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]

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), H2506 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H4629 [12JN]

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]

——— ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H1363 [5FE]

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), H1173 [23JA]

Social Security: 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), H1173 [23JA]

Taxation: amend definition of qualified amateur sports organization in the Internal Revenue Code to remove restriction on student-athletes using or being compensated for use of their name, image, or likeness (see H.R. 1804), H4121 [22MY]

——— 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), H8880 [14NO]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H3843 [15MY]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]

——— 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), H7707 [12SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4065 [21MY]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1725), H2716 [13MR]

——— 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), H4011 [20MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H3101 [4AP]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1213 [24JA]

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

Ukraine: support defense of independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity (see H.R. 3047), H4698 [13JN]

Venezuela: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (see H.R. 2204), H3407 [1MY]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 2334), H3274 [18AP]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7837 [19SE]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5202 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 51), H2745 [14MR]

Crime: make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (see H.R. 1986), H2917 [28MR]

——— provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses and clarify manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served (see H.R. 1645), H2613 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 4237), H7535 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see H.R. 3238), H4627 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 1927), H2885 [27MR]

Forest Service: transfer certain national forest lands in Texas (see H.R. 343), H284 [8JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 51), H2747 [14MR]

Crime: make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (H.R. 1986), H2918 [28MR]

——— provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses and clarify manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served (H.R. 1645), H2615 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (H.R. 4237), H7535 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (H.R. 3238), H4628 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (H.R. 1927), H2886 [27MR]

Forest Service: transfer certain national forest lands in Texas (H.R. 343), H287 [8JA]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5686• [11JY]

——— report on feasibility of establishing a high-level, interagency U.S.-Taiwan working group for coordinating responses to merging issues relative to cybersecurity, H5686• [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (H.R. 251), Senate amendments, H697 [17JA]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12182 [18DE]

Votes: position on missed, E768• [13JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: proposed nomination to be Director, S5127, S5129 [29JY]

Resignations

Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7978 [25SE]

Tributes

Hall, Ralph M., H2628 [11MR]

Ross, Jason, E1321• [21OC]