SPANO, ROSS (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4884 [19JN], H5052 [24JN]
Appointments
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5252 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: 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), H4168 [23MY]
——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8730 [5NO]
——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 956), H1349 [4FE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H12297 [23DE]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H12297 [23DE]
——— 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]
Adams-Onís Treaty: anniversary of acquisition of Florida from Spain (see H. Res. 142), H2047 [22FE]
Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 101), H1339 [30JA]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7536 [6SE]
Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building, Winter Haven, FL: designate (see H.R. 2969), H5008 [20JN]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H4697 [13JN]
Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3449 [3MY]
——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H3102 [4AP]
——— 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), H1244 [28JA]
Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8200 [16OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 5), H1339 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 22), H1214 [24JA]
——— ensure timely completion of concurrent resolution and regular appropriation bills (see H.R. 1059), H2615 [8MR]
China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H7560 [9SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1935), H2988 [2AP]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1213 [24JA]
——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1363 [5FE]
Congressional Advisory Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5528), H12290 [19DE]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H8057 [26SE]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1858), H4314 [4JN]
Corps of Engineers: notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects (see H.R. 977), H3130 [8AP]
Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 1227), H3070 [3AP]
——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1683), H7990 [25SE]
Crime: prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4150), H7488 [2AU]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H7559 [9SE]
——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3627), H5272 [5JY]
Dept. of Education: disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (see H.R. 811), H1339 [30JA]
——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see H.R. 3243), H8679 [30OC]
——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H7666 [11SE]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H9348 [6DE]
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), H8388 [22OC]
——— issue grants to train students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth (see H.R. 4388), H8299 [21OC]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H5260 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H5255 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking (see H.R. 836), H2919 [28MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 3585), H5258 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H4697 [13JN]
——— create supplemental grants to States for distracted driving prevention and provide States applying for such grants an explanation of the eligibility decision (see H.R. 2416), H8827 [13NO]
——— establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see H.R. 2460), H4434 [11JN]
——— 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]
——— require States to conduct life-cycle cost analyses for certain infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1890), H4066 [21MY]
——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2453), H5826 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to establish a small business (see H.R. 4991), H8737 [8NO]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]
——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H7158 [19JY]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2681 [12MR]
——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 846), H4314 [4JN]
——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2628), H8459 [23OC]
——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H2615 [8MR]
——— 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), H1213 [24JA]
——— 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), H1342 [31JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7483 [30JY]
Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H10016 [10DE]
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), H1587 [13FE]
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), H7754 [17SE]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4389 [10JN]
FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (see H.R. 2319), H8056 [26SE]
FCC: ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as an information service (see H.R. 1101), H3271 [15AP]
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), H12303 [30DE]
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), H2035 [14FE]
——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H1465 [7FE]
FEMA: allow for consideration of private flood insurance for purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements (see H.R. 1666), H4390 [10JN]
——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3258), H4694 [13JN]
Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2719 [13MR]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 788), H2615 [8MR]
Foreign aid: improve coordination of programs to provide trade capacity building assistance (see H.R. 2067), H7483 [30JY]
——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H717 [17JA]
Freedom of religion: express support for freedom of conscience and oppose efforts to restrict tax-exempt status and other legal protections of religious organizations (see H.J. Res. 78), H9059 [19NO]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1213 [24JA]
GAO: study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4183), H8389 [22OC]
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), H3285 [25AP]
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), H4121 [22MY]
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), H8229 [17OC]
——— require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8542 [28OC]
Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3241), H8200 [16OC]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H4065 [21MY]
——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 2124), H3503 [8MY]
Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H5038 [21JN]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8056 [26SE]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2888 [27MR]
——— 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), H2888 [27MR]
Jacksonville, FL: designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 4446), H7865 [20SE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H5913 [16JY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]
Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H1334 [30JA]
Medicare: establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H2887 [27MR]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8260 [18OC]
——— 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), H8083 [27SE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H5913 [16JY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 25), H2236 [26FE]
——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 211), H1213 [24JA]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]
NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H8724 [1NO]
——— anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of returning humans to the Moon and Mars, selection of diverse lunar exploration crew, and U.S. leadership in space (see H. Res. 443), H4920 [19JN]
National Academy of Inventors: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2857), H7598 [10SE]
National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 334), H3443 [2MY]
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), H4433 [11JN]
——— waive application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land (see H.R. 1702), H2797 [25MR]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 383), H4122 [22MY]
National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 677), H8724 [1NO]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 213), H2647 [11MR]
NOAA: make certain changes to NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (see H.R. 2406), H4066 [21MY]
Officer Robert German Post Office Building, Windermere, FL: designate (see H.R. 5062), H8825 [13NO]
OMB: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H3503 [8MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H4171 [24MY]
Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]
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), H465 [10JA]
Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1422), H7483 [30JY]
Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]
Postal Service: establish rules and procedures relative to use of centralized delivery of mail to residential housing units (see H.R. 2158), H5008 [20JN]
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), H3341 [30AP]
Pueblo (U.S.S.): maintain seizure and detention of crew were in violation of international law and call for return to the U.S. Navy by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 439), H7667 [11SE]
Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H7837 [19SE]
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]
SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H7904 [24SE]
——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5256 [27JN]
——— establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see H.R. 1648), H3477 [7MY]
——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a Federal construction contract (see H.R. 2344), H5776 [12JY]
——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H9171 [21NO]
——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5078), H9171 [21NO]
——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (see H.R. 2142), H3407 [1MY]
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), H8103 [8OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7483 [30JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7483 [30JY]
Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions (see H.R. 651), H4065 [21MY]
——— 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), H2748 [14MR]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H7707 [12SE]
——— 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), H4121 [22MY]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3305 [29AP]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2235 [26FE]
——— provide a temporary increase in limitation on deductible contributions made for relief efforts relative to Hurricane Dorian (see H.R. 4415), H7834 [19SE]
——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 856), H9058 [19NO]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3442 [2MY]
——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7598 [10SE]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8910 [15NO]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H4315 [4JN]
——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H3407 [1MY]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under minimum standards for elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4326), H9059 [19NO]
——— 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), H4701 [14JN]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]
U.N.: certify U.S. assistance for humanitarian programs in Syria is not misdirected (see H.R. 4868), H8680 [30OC]
United Kingdom: recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 174), H9349 [6DE]
Venezuela: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (see H.R. 2204), H4314 [4JN]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3681 [9MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H3070 [3AP]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4697 [13JN]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]
——— 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), H3447 [3MY]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7483 [30JY]
World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7484 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1178), H1581 [13FE]
Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H9056 [19NO]
Crime: establish a rebuttable presumption that certain Federal offenses were induced by coercion if a defendant was the victim of trafficking when such offense was committed (see H.R. 5080), H8877 [14NO]
Federal employees: provide for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for employees convicted of certain crimes relative to the sexual abuse of children (see H.R. 3816), H5999 [17JY]
Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 4223), H7528 [30AU]
Members of Congress: suspend salary during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (see H.R. 1178), H1581 [13FE]
Political ethics: prohibit use of funds for official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (see H.R. 1178), H1581 [13FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1178), H1584 [13FE]
Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (H.R. 5169), H9058 [19NO]
Crime: establish a rebuttable presumption that certain Federal offenses were induced by coercion if a defendant was the victim of trafficking when such offense was committed (H.R. 5080), H8879 [14NO]
Federal employees: provide for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for employees convicted of certain crimes relative to the sexual abuse of children (H.R. 3816), H6000 [17JY]
Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 4223), H7528 [30AU]
Members of Congress: suspend salary during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (H.R. 1178), H1584 [13FE]
Political ethics: prohibit use of funds for official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (H.R. 1178), H1584 [13FE]
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), H1559 [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, H4442 [12JN]
Agriculture: protect seasonal growers from unfair foreign competition, H8530 [28OC]
Air Force: anniversary, H7768 [18SE]
Appropriations: making continuing, H8943 [18NO]
Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (H.R. 5169), H9042 [19NO]
Black History Month: observance, H2295 [28FE]
Brandon, FL: tribute to Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, H2265 [27FE]
Budget: deficit, H2678 [12MR], H4425 [11JN]
Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), H8682 [31OC]
Crime: establish a rebuttable presumption that certain Federal offenses were induced by coercion if a defendant was the victim of trafficking when such offense was committed (H.R. 5080), H8870 [14NO]
Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration antidumping and countervailing duty trade remedy enforcement funding, H4940 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5696 [11JY], H5733 [12JY]
Dept. of HHS: rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H4448 [12JN]
Dept. of Justice: human trafficking assistance and school violence prevention funding through reductions in legal representation to immigrants claiming asylum pilot program funding, H5090 [25JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4940 [20JN], H5090 [25JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4998 [20JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4448 [12JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3940 [17MY]
Dover, FL: tribute to Strawberry Crest High School baseball team, H4208 [3JN]
Down Syndrome Awareness Month: observance, H8666 [30OC]
FAA: Office of Commercial Space Transportation funding, H5073 [24JN]
Federal employees: provide for forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for employees convicted of certain crimes relative to the sexual abuse of children (H.R. 3816), H9247 [4DE]
Florida: tribute to 15th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4296 [4JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H441 [10JA], H1398 [7FE]
Graham, Dakeyan C.D. (Dr. Dre): Florida Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, H7225 [23JY]
Groveland, FL: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, H3998 [20MY]
Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 4223), H7587 [10SE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H8140 [15OC]
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]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (H. Res. 462), H5144 [25JN]
——— 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]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H441 [10JA]
——— reform, H3120 [8AP]
Infrastructure Week: observance, H3826 [15MY]
Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H4998 [20JN]
Israel: elections, H3241 [10AP]
——— reaffirm relationship with the U.S., H3241 [10AP]
Lakeland, FL: tribute to Lakeland Christian School baseball team, H4208 [3JN]
——— tribute to Lakeland Christian School mock trial team, H2877 [27MR]
——— tribute to Lakeland Linder International Airport, H9103 [20NO]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H703 [17JA]
McLean, Michaela: Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant winner, H5831 [16JY]
Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H5981 [17JY]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H5831 [16JY]
National Adoption Month: observance, H8815 [13NO]
National Day of Prayer: observance, H3429 [2MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8283 [21OC]
National Guard: anniversary, H10128 [12DE]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9282 [5DE]
National School Choice Week: observance, H1319 [30JA]
National Small Business Week: observance, H3465 [7MY]
National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7891 [24SE]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (H. Res. 576), H7924 [25SE]
Patel, Aakash: Indo-U.S. Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year award recipient, H7980 [25SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3492 [8MY]
Pierce, Jennifer: Florida Fire Marshal of the Year award recipient, H10604 [17DE]
Pierce, Ron: Greater Brandon, FL, Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Award recipient, H2265 [27FE]
Plant City, FL: tribute to Florida Strawberry Festival, H2591 [8MR]
——— tribute to Plant City High School baseball team, H4208 [3JN]
SBA: Boots to Business Program funding, H5696 [11JY]
——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H8799 [13NO]
Temple Terrace, FL: declaration of city as a trafficking-free zone, H4705 [18JN]
Trump, President: 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 (S.J. Res. 54), H8063 [27SE]
Vega, Holly: Armed Forces Insurance Corp., Military Spouse of the Year award recipient, H9212 [3DE]
Votes: position on missed, E358• [27MR]
Women: 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 (H. Res. 354), H4052 [21MY]
World Heart Day: observance, H8043 [26SE]
Tributes
Burnham, Bruce, H4442 [12JN]
Dean, James, H2295 [28FE]
Diaz, Ed, H8208 [17OC]
Edwards, Randall, H5816 [15JY]
Foley, Ken, H10006 [10DE]
Frost, Hunter, H1320 [30JA]
Genshaft, Judy L., H5290 [9JY]
Hall, Ashley, H8283 [21OC]
Henderson, Billy, H5197 [26JN]
Hurd, Beverly, H8776 [12NO]
Jenkins, Herman, H2974 [2AP]
Kirkendall, Hope, H3912 [16MY]
Koehl, Andy, H7550 [9SE]
Ottinger, Terry, H7746 [17SE]
Pennington, Kenneth A., E1069• [23AU]
Shaw, A.D., H2110 [26FE]
Spano, Amie Sue, H2007 [14FE]
Thies, John, H9383 [9DE]