STIVERS, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5692 [11JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: 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), H2506 [6MR]
African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H7480 [30JY]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3285 [25AP]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5168 [25JN]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3032), H4174 [28MY]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1285 [29JA]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 791), H1285 [29JA]
Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H7904 [24SE]
——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H4011 [20MY]
——— improve fielding of newest generations of personal protective equipment (see H.R. 5491), H12289 [19DE]
——— limit funding to reduce number of active duty members deployed to Syria (see H.R. 914), H1465 [7FE]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 96), H1349 [4FE]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8742 [8NO]
Carl Nunziato VA Clinic, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 5023), H8739 [8NO]
CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2584), H7715 [16SE]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3729 [10MY]
Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H10263 [13DE]
——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (see H.R. 4803), H9223 [3DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1213 [24JA]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 969), H1361 [5FE]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8102 [8OC]
Corp. for National and Community Service: authorize grant program that strengthens capacity of community development financial institutions through alignment with national service participants (see H.R. 3845), H7150 [18JY]
Crime: authorize a court to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1949), H3963 [17MY]
——— authorize a court to impose a reduced sentence for a youthful victim offender (see H.R. 1950), H3963 [17MY]
——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see H.R. 5395), H10123 [11DE]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H2987 [2AP]
——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 671), H718 [17JA]
——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H4773 [18JN]
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), H5169 [25JN]
——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H1214 [24JA]
——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see H.R. 4820), H9257 [4DE]
Dept. of Defense: improve innovation in defense procurement (see H.R. 3014), H5077 [24JN]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H3220 [9AP]
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), H3729 [10MY]
——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H8680 [30OC]
——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 4555), H8261 [18OC]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H7536 [6SE]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H3792 [14MY]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3220 [9AP]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H2503 [6MR]
——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 1229), H7521 [23AU]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H1285 [29JA] (see H.R. 3267), H5203 [26JN]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H2757 [18MR]
——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H4342 [5JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H7536 [6SE]
Dept. of HHS: assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see H.R. 4980), H9223 [3DE]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]
——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H8114 [11OC]
——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H5008 [20JN]
——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H3285 [25AP]
——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities (see H.R. 2076), H3068 [3AP]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1363 [5FE]
——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H8737 [8NO]
——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (see H.R. 2700), H3788 [14MY]
——— 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]
——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H5039 [21JN]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H4773 [18JN]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2797 [25MR]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3130 [8AP]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H5728 [11JY]
——— reauthorize Healthy Start program (see H.R. 4801), H8455 [23OC]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H3286 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H9256 [4DE]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H2681 [12MR]
——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]
——— waive certain environmental requirements to permit searches for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S. (see H.R. 3968), H7990 [25SE]
Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 2162), H3216 [9AP]
——— expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H4920 [19JN]
——— provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of youths who are aging out of foster care (see H.R. 4300), H7704 [12SE]
Dept. of Justice: expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see H.R. 2368), H3682 [9MY]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2797 [25MR]
——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H1464 [7FE]
——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H7505 [16AU]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H2646 [11MR]
——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 916), H2797 [25MR]
Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (see H.R. 5314), H9293 [5DE]
Dept. of State: provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2796), H3923 [16MY]
——— 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 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), H3682 [9MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: reform anti-money laundering laws (see H.R. 2514), H4218 [3JN]
——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5266 [28JN]
——— update dollar amount thresholds for certain currency transaction and suspicious activity reports (see H.R. 388), H4175 [28MY]
Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 2692), H3844 [15MY]
——— 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), H4218 [3JN]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H5728 [11JY]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H3503 [8MY]
——— study regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to aggregates used in construction projects and reduce costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects (see H.R. 5117), H9123 [20NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H4341 [5JN]
——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (see H.R. 1674), H3130 [8AP]
——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H3220 [9AP]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1244 [28JA]
——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 716), H1170 [23JA]
——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H7598 [10SE]
——— extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 2493), H4012 [20MY]
——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H8741 [8NO]
——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H1494 [8FE]
——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H1339 [30JA]
——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H8102 [8OC]
——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1424), H2312 [28FE]
——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]
——— 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), H7532 [3SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2887 [27MR]
——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H8742 [8NO]
——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H3130 [8AP]
——— 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), H1214 [24JA]
——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]
——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 749), H1209 [24JA]
——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1802), H3130 [8AP]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H7598 [10SE]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1492 [8FE]
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), H8786 [12NO]
Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7529 [30AU]
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), H1285 [29JA]
EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 3559), H7162 [22JY]
——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]
——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 1024), H4167 [23MY]
——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H7483 [30JY]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2036 [14FE]
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), H7666 [11SE]
——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1397), H2270 [27FE]
FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]
——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see H.R. 2136), H3792 [14MY]
FDA: require labels of drugs that contain an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient (see H.R. 2074), H3682 [9MY]
FDIC: clarify definition of a deposit broker (see H.R. 2572), H3499 [8MY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H8082 [27SE]
——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H282 [8JA]
Federal Home Loan Banks: provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development (see H.R. 2391), H7536 [6SE]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H8880 [14NO]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]
——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 741), H1209 [24JA]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H2938 [1AP]
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), H2100 [25FE]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H603 [15JA]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1519 [11FE]
Foreign trade: authorize the President to take certain actions relative to reciprocal trade to encourage other nations to reduce tariffs (see H.R. 764), H1464 [7FE]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2885 [27MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5585 [10JY]
——— require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 281), H5775 [12JY]
FTC: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 108), H5585 [10JY]
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), H8054 [26SE]
——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H9348 [6DE]
Germany: recognize alliance and strong friendship with the U.S. and reaffirm significance of Wundarbar Together-Germany and the U.S. initiative (see H. Res. 446), H8542 [28OC]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H1519 [11FE]
Havlicek, John: tribute (see H. Res. 486), H5774 [12JY]
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), H1393 [6FE]
——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8057 [26SE]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN]
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), H3843 [15MY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3130 [8AP]
House of Representatives: constitutional amendment to apportion Representatives among States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 34), H1211 [24JA]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H7560 [9SE]
Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 1740), H10263 [13DE]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]
——— provide for special immigrant status for Syrian Kurds and other Syrians who partnered with the U.S. in Syria (see H.R. 4873), H12211 [18DE]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H6001 [17JY]
Insurance: create safe harbor for insurers that provide services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 4074), H7467 [25JY]
——— extend limited wraparound coverage pilot program (see H.R. 4763), H8258 [18OC]
——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4175 [28MY]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H2233 [26FE]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H4349 [6JN]
Investments: protect investment choices by allowing money market funds to elect to be stable value funds if they meet certain criteria and would be exempt from default liquidity fee requirements (see H.R. 4492), H7989 [25SE]
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), H8828 [13NO]
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]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3477 [7MY]
——— condemn firing of rockets by terrorist groups, support right of self-defense, commend U.S. provision of military assistance, and express concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza (see H. Res. 727), H9349 [6DE]
——— 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]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1519 [11FE]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: impose sanctions (see H.R. 4084), H7476 [26JY]
Lance Corporal Andy ‘Ace’ Nowacki Post Office, Grand River, OH: designate (see H.R. 3275), H8113 [11OC]
Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office, North Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 4875), H8538 [28OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H8228 [17OC]
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), H1285 [29JA]
Medal of Honor: tribute to African American recipients (see H. Res. 96), H1349 [4FE]
Medicaid: allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H7598 [10SE]
——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3477 [7MY]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H2367 [5MR]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H8741 [8NO]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H5729 [11JY]
——— 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), H8113 [11OC]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8102 [8OC]
——— 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), H8742 [8NO]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3477 [7MY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4066 [21MY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H7506 [16AU]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H7529 [30AU]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2763 [21MR]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H4315 [4JN]
Mining and mineral resources: 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), H1363 [5FE]
Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H7837 [19SE]
Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H6001 [17JY]
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), H7598 [10SE]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H5168 [25JN]
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (see H.R. 4790), H8387 [22OC]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 565), H8090 [1OC]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 653), H8457 [23OC]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3926 [16MY]
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), H2029 [14FE]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H4218 [3JN]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 3869), H7160 [22JY]
News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 2054), H4434 [11JN]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see H.R. 3038), H4434 [11JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees (see H. Res. 593), H7989 [25SE]
OMB: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see H.R. 2322), H3792 [14MY]
O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H5305 [9JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (see H.R. 4075), H7467 [25JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H2887 [27MR]
——— ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H3129 [8AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3131 [8AP]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H4698 [13JN]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1465 [7FE]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5305 [9JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress (see H.R. 1410), H2506 [6MR]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H3305 [29AP]
Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9257 [4DE]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2042 [19FE]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4774 [18JN]
SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]
——— 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), H3682 [9MY]
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]
SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H5776 [12JY]
——— extend certain exemptions and reduced disclosure requirements for companies that were emerging growth companies and would continue to be emerging growth companies if not for certain restrictions (see H.R. 4918), H8677 [30OC]
——— study the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company (see H.R. 3050), H5077 [24JN]
Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see H.R. 2294), H7598 [10SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2756 [18MR]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H7536 [6SE]
——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1551), H2503 [6MR]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H678 [16JA]
Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]
Sri Lanka: observe anniversary of end of civil war, commemorate lives lost, commend reconciliation efforts between diverse ethnic and religious communities, reform security sector, and prosecute war crimes (see H. Res. 442), H4695 [13JN]
Syria: condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (see H. Res. 395), H4434 [11JN]
——— 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), H2797 [25MR]
——— halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, and impose new sanctions (see H.R. 31), H201 [3JA]
Taxation: allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 908), H2797 [25MR]
——— 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]
——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H3130 [8AP]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 3121), H8910 [15NO]
——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H8102 [8OC]
——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allow individuals to carry forward dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances (see H.R. 3397), H5006 [20JN]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2667), H5169 [25JN]
——— make fuel cells using electromechanical processes eligible for the energy tax credit (see H.R. 2040), H2986 [2AP]
——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2177), H3477 [7MY]
——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H4217 [3JN]
——— 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]
——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H4773 [18JN]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3102 [4AP]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2035 [14FE]
——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 801), H2762 [21MR]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1794), H8056 [26SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H5203 [26JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H4011 [20MY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3729 [10MY]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H3841 [15MY]
——— 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]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H5305 [9JY]
Terrorism: penalize acts of domestic terrorism (see H.R. 4187), H7506 [16AU]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8960 [18NO]
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), H6001 [17JY]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 4273), H7596 [10SE]
Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H997 [22JA]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC] (see H.R. 4695), H8299 [21OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H7903 [24SE]
——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H5774 [12JY]
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), H1494 [8FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2716 [13MR]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4011 [20MY]
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), H2987 [2AP]
——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H4773 [18JN]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8083 [27SE]
——— 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]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]
——— 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), H8679 [30OC]
——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3305 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armenia: work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based on their common interests and U.S. security interests in the region (see H. Res. 475), H5303 [9JY]
Dept. of HUD: meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 2001), H2937 [1AP]
——— provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former Armed Forces members to help address veteran homelessness (see H.R. 715), H1170 [23JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H7704 [12SE]
——— provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 3147), H4343 [5JN]
Medicaid: enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities (see H.R. 5429), H10262 [13DE]
Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 3666), H5583 [10JY]
Taxation: expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5359), H9347 [6DE]
——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1366), H2233 [26FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of HUD: meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (H.R. 2001), H2938 [1AP]
——— provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former Armed Forces members to help address veteran homelessness (H.R. 715), H1172 [23JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (H.R. 4305), H7706 [12SE]
——— provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (H.R. 3147), H4345 [5JN]
Medicaid: enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities (H.R. 5429), H10262 [13DE]
Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (H.R. 3666), H5584 [10JY]
Taxation: expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (H.R. 5359), H9348 [6DE]
——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (H.R. 1366), H2235 [26FE]
Remarks
American Association of Service Coordinators: anniversary, E1182• [19SE]
Colleges and universities: importance of international students studying in the U.S., E511• [30AP]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance (H.R. 1060), H3768, H3769 [14MY]
Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 2513), H8320 [22OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (H.R. 3620), H7575 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10105 [11DE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages insured by FHA and require compliance with existing appraiser education requirement (H.R. 2852), H7572, H7573 [10SE]
——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 2162), H5279 [9JY]
——— require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (H.R. 1690), H7582, H7583 [10SE]
Dept. of Justice: Executive Office for Immigration Review funding to hire additional Federal immigration judges, H4784 [19JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: pay rewards to help identify and recover stolen assets linked to foreign government corruption and proceeds of such corruption hidden behind complex financial structures in the U.S. and abroad (H.R. 389), H3766, H3767 [14MY]
——— reform anti-money laundering laws, H8320 [22OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4784 [19JN]
Eximbank: modernize and reform to strengthen U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 3407), H8886, H8887 [15NO]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 1595), H7971 [25SE]
——— increase transparency relative to financial services benefitting state sponsors of terrorism, human rights abusers, and corrupt officials (H.R. 1037), H3770 [14MY]
——— make improvements relative to State banking agencies (H.R. 241), H7580 [10SE]
FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (H.R. 281), H7577, H7579 [10SE]
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), H5233, H5240 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5233 [27JN]
National Association of Bond Lawyers: anniversary, E104• [29JA]
National Week of Conversation: observance, E444• [10AP]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance, H8604 [30OC]
Sports: anniversary of college football, E1353• [28OC]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: develop and make available paid internships for minorities and women, H8886 [15NO]
——— expand Advisory Committee by two positions to include member representation for 4-year universities and community colleges, H8887 [15NO]
——— include community colleges in workforce recruitment efforts, H8886 [15NO]
——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8854 [14NO], H8886, H8887 [15NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4116 [22MY]
Tributes
Blom, David P., H3343 [1MY]
Cassady, Michael D., E1587• [13DE]
Collette, Joseph P., H3062 [3AP], E389• [2AP], E735• [10JN]
Dunlap, Bill, H3827 [15MY]
Jewell, Donald G., E55• [16JA]
Plummer, Harlan F., E1588• [13DE]
Staton, Theodore J., E184• [14FE]
Steinmetz, John T., E1251• [4OC]