ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)

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 pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H2047 [22FE]

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4345 [5JN]

Centre College: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H676 [16JA]

Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see H.R. 949), H1394 [6FE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1172 [23JA]

Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 4189), H10017 [10DE]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H1464 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H1339 [30JA]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H7472 [25JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H4629 [12JN]

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), H8720 [31OC]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H5077 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H3216 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 203), H2370 [5MR]

——— 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), H5077 [24JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H10016 [10DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5586 [10JY]

——— establish program to promote availability and sustainability of robust rural broadband networks in high cost rural areas (see H.R. 2929), H4350 [6JN]

——— require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming (see H.R. 2682), H4345 [5JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H1213 [24JA]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H3729 [10MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H8300 [21OC]

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), H1494 [8FE]

Health care professionals: require prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating patients with opioid and other substance use disorders and incorporate such training in medical school curricula (see H.R. 4974), H8724 [1NO]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 1157), H1580 [13FE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3442 [2MY]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H7472 [25JY]

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), H2919 [28MR]

Medicare: delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H4182 [30MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3477 [7MY]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H6001 [17JY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H5261 [27JN]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H8880 [14NO]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H8741 [8NO]

——— 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), H8720 [31OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H4011 [20MY]

National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H2717 [13MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H5826 [15JY]

Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H9223 [3DE]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

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

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H7162 [22JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8459 [23OC]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H520 [11JA]

Taxation: exempt aging process in determination of production period for distilled spirits for purposes of capitalization of interest costs (see H.R. 4284), H7664 [11SE]

——— extend certain incentives related to empowerment zones (see H.R. 2238), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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), H8260 [18OC]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3449 [3MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4919 [19JN]

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

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692, 4695), H8596 [29OC]

U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4862), H8596 [29OC]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8228 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: assess suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in Kentucky as the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area (see H.R. 5305), H9293 [5DE]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: establish (see H.R. 240), H227 [4JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: assess suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in Kentucky as the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area (H.R. 5305), H9294 [5DE]

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: establish (H.R. 240), H228 [4JA]

Eulogies

Tatum, Lloyd (Happy): by, E772• [13JN]

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), H2006 [14FE]

AID: Armenian democracy assistance funding, H4649 [13JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2018 [14FE], H10382, H10588 [17DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations (H.R. 648), H1151 [23JA]

Cooper, Cornelia Dozier: Kentucky Arts Council Governor’s Awards in the Arts Milner Award recipient, E1087• [30AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), Senate amendment, H10382 [17DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, H2018 [14FE]

Dept. of State: expand opportunities for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to compete for grants and contracts, H4686 [13JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H4679 [13JN]

——— making appropriations, H1151 [23JA], H10588 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in Kentucky as the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area, H10589 [17DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4456 [12JN], H4646, H4647, H4649, H4677, H4679, H4682, H4686 [13JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1151 [23JA]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5157 [25JN]

International Boundary and Water Commission: ensure equitable financial responsibility for Nogales, NM, for International Outfall Interceptor wastewater pipeline maintenance, H4647 [13JN]

National Drug Court Month: observance, H3800 [15MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10588 [17DE]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2213 [26FE]

Pakistan: condition assistance funding on release of Shakil Afridi, H4649 [13JN]

U.N.: prohibit funding for climate change organizations and programs, H4646 [13JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Paris Agreement withdrawal funding, H4682 [13JN]

Votes: position on missed, H12114• [18DE], E437• [9AP]

Tributes

Adkisson, Dave, E1085• [30AU]

Harley, Shawn B., E1203• [24SE]

Tatum, Lloyd (Happy), E772• [13JN]

Wattenbarger, Donald L., E132• [5FE]

Wiles, J.P., E1647• [3JA]

Wooton, Patrick, E1587• [13DE]