SMITH, ADRIAN (a Representative from Nebraska)

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H5090 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H1586 [13FE]

Animals: authorize assistance under certain rural development programs for establishment or expansion of animal care facilities or veterinary practices in rural areas (see H.R. 1651), H4171 [24MY]

Armed Forces: remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H7597 [10SE]

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), H5827 [15JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H520 [11JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in implementation of Platte River Recovery Implementation Program First Increment Extension for threatened and endangered species in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin (see H.R. 3237), H4627 [12JN]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see H.R. 1452), H2587 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (see H.R. 3183), H4774 [18JN]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H2587 [7MR]

——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H4121 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H2370 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H8102 [8OC]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H8720 [31OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see H.R. 4482), H8145 [15OC]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 385), H465 [10JA]

Dept. of the Interior: periodically reevaluate and display a need for a species to remain on the endangered species list (see H.R. 5095), H8877 [14NO]

Dept. of Transportation: finalize rules to protect consumers from risks of carbon monoxide poisoning and rollaways from motor vehicles (see H.R. 3145), H8388 [22OC]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

——— modify hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H10017 [10DE]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H463 [10JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2505 [6MR]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

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

Elections: recognize value and importance of Electoral College (see H. Res. 350), H3503 [8MY]

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), H8679 [30OC]

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

——— impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H4390 [10JN]

FBI: enforce National Instant Criminal Background Check System deadline for final disposition of appeals to correct its records when right to own a firearm is unjustly denied and report on such appeals (see H.R. 1817), H2828 [26MR]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5913 [16JY]

FDA: codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see H.R. 4881), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H8960 [18NO]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H4345 [5JN]

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), H1172 [23JA]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H4218 [3JN]

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

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H5169 [25JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H9058 [19NO]

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), H5261 [27JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3102 [4AP]

——— 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), H2988 [2AP]

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), H3440 [2MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1855), H5168 [25JN] (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

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), H4011 [20MY]

Medicare: allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 4838), H8457 [23OC]

——— amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H7837 [19SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3407 [1MY]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3911), H7241 [23JY]

——— extend enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 3431), H5075 [24JN]

——— extend work geographic index floor (see H.R. 3445), H5075 [24JN]

——— 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), H8720 [31OC]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H4770 [18JN]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H8960 [18NO]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3416), H5036 [21JN]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2828 [26MR]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 3127), H8720 [31OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2939 [1AP]

——— 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), H7560 [9SE]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H3844 [15MY]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see H.R. 1052), H1459 [7FE]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H5077 [24JN]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 2594), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide for transparency of secondary payer reporting information (see H.R. 1375), H9058 [19NO]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H2828 [26MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H10017 [10DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H9122 [20NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 1265), H4697 [13JN]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H7162 [22JY]

——— 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), H3925 [16MY]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H7379 [24JY]

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 719), H9121 [20NO]

Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see H.R. 3104), H7501 [13AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H2763 [21MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2782), H4315 [4JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2587 [7MR]

——— streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4070), H7467 [25JY]

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

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by eliminating contingency fund and distributing such amounts to States for child care (see H.R. 1245), H2103 [25FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by requiring States to spend a certain amount of funds on work and work support activities (see H.R. 1246), H2103 [25FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to improve alignment with workforce development programs by holding State agencies accountable for employment outcomes (see H.R. 1413), H2271 [27FE]

——— conduct demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management services for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 1476), H2314 [28FE]

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

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), H8114 [11OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H7490 [2AU]

Senate Rules: require any sitting Senator actively seeking election to the Presidency to recuse themselves from impeachment trial of an incumbent President serving his or her first term (see H. Res. 744), H9294 [5DE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

Taco John’s (business): anniversary (see H. Res. 749), H9387 [9DE]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H4011 [20MY]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H4063 [21MY]

——— automatically postpone certain deadlines in the case of taxpayers located in a disaster area (see H.R. 1095), H2887 [27MR]

——— 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), H8541 [28OC]

——— 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), H2312 [28FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H9388 [9DE]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3099 [4AP]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical and menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses in order to allow use of health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for such products (see H.R. 1922), H8298 [21OC]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2177), H3216 [9AP]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H4011 [20MY]

——— 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), H3215 [9AP]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4953), H10017 [10DE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7990 [25SE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2746), H3840 [15MY]

——— provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 2742), H9388 [9DE]

——— reduce penalties for self-corrections by taxpayers under certain laws affecting individual retirement plans relative to employer-sponsored retirement plans (see H.R. 4117), H9296 [5DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2381), H4773 [18JN]

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

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3477 [7MY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H4345 [5JN]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3449 [3MY]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: anniversary (see H. Res. 225), H2717 [13MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2939 [1AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1363 [5FE]

World Trade Organization: reaffirm commitment, improve speed and predictability of dispute settlement, address appellate concerns, increase transparency, fair treatment of developing countries, and address needs of free and open economies (see H. Res. 746), H10307 [16DE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H2748 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2392), H3303 [29AP]

FCC: enhance ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances (see H.R. 5025), H8739 [8NO]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (see H.R. 1472), H2314 [28FE]

Medicare: remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 1041), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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), H3923 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: target Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to truly needy families (see H.R. 1473), H2314 [28FE]

Taxation: provide tax relief for certain disasters (see H.R. 2284), H3255 [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 2392), H3304 [29AP]

FCC: enhance ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances (H.R. 5025), H8741 [8NO]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (H.R. 1472), H2316 [28FE]

Medicare: remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (H.R. 1041), H1462 [7FE]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (H.R. 2788), H3925 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: target Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to truly needy families (H.R. 1473), H2316 [28FE]

Taxation: provide tax relief for certain disasters (H.R. 2284), H3259 [10AP]

Letters

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: several organizations, H12274 [19DE]

Remarks

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), H7331 [24JY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H3192 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3689 [10MY]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2248 [27FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2248 [27FE]

Floods: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Nebraska, H2767 [25MR]

Gering, NE: anniversary of Scotts Bluff National Monument, H10234• [12DE]

Homestead Act: anniversary, H2326 [5MR]

Homestead National Monument of America: rename as Homestead National Historical Park (H.R. 1472), H2326 [5MR], H9087 [20NO]

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), H5230 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5230 [27JN]

Nebraska: tribute to career and technical education programs, H2617 [11MR]

——— tribute to North Central Sports Club student athletes, H3451 [7MY]

——— tribute to 3d Congressional District Young Entrepreneur Award recipients, E999• [25JY]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 430), H532 [14JA]

Smith, Diana: Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, H1495 [11FE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4141 [23MY]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12272, H12273, H12275, H12278, H12280, H12281 [19DE]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12159 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12250 [19DE]

——— ratify, H8393 [23OC]

Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), H9365, H9366 [9DE]

Votes: position on missed, H8366• [22OC], H9245• [4DE], E1138• [12SE]

Statements

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Alex Hendrie, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H12273 [19DE]

——— Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H12273 [19DE]

——— Heritage Action for America (organization), H12274 [19DE]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H12273 [19DE]

Tributes

Dittrich, Casey, H2925 [1AP]

Dulaney, Vera, H5593 [11JY]

LaMere, Frank, H4924 [20JN]

Masek, Margaret, H1468 [8FE]

Smith, Jerry, H5251 [27JN]