THOMPSON, GLENN (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H678 [16JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]

——— 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), 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), H1394 [6FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7525 [27AU]

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H1214 [24JA]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 2264), H3254 [10AP]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H7505 [16AU]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H1390 [6FE]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H9296 [5DE]

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

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 569), H7865 [20SE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]

CFTC: reauthorize (see H.R. 4895), H9059 [19NO]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3478 [7MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]

Courts: require impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death (see H.R. 3980), H7463 [25JY]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H678 [16JA]

Crime: prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 671), H718 [17JA]

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), H4388 [10JN]

——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5249), H9169 [21NO]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3444), H5075 [24JN]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H2681 [12MR]

——— support F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (see H. Res. 177), H2368 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H12211 [18DE]

——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 3108), H4341 [5JN]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 1592), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H281 [8JA]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3232), H4627 [12JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H4065 [21MY]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H8877 [14NO]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see H.R. 3800), H5998 [17JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H2681 [12MR] (see H.R. 3267), H4694 [13JN]

——— transition Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to a State-directed program of annual loan repayment benefits for workers in high-need occupations (see H.R. 4851), H8542 [28OC]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H3844 [15MY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H3791 [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), H7532 [3SE]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H1586 [13FE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H678 [16JA]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H5039 [21JN]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H5586 [10JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2680 [12MR]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H5913 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4121 [22MY]

——— extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 2709), H3788 [14MY]

——— federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see H.R. 3583), H5270 [2JY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 2831), H3962 [17MY]

——— enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (see H.R. 5314), H9293 [5DE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4248), H7558 [9SE]

——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H4390 [10JN]

——— modify hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H8960 [18NO]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8057 [26SE]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [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), H676 [16JA]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7497 [9AU]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H603 [15JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H721 [17JA]

——— 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), H3266 [12AP]

——— 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), H7483 [30JY]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8679 [30OC]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 5299), H10611 [17DE]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2102 [25FE]

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

——— stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China (see H.R. 1542), H2682 [12MR]

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

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4217 [3JN]

——— require installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft (see H.R. 911), H4919 [19JN]

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), H3220 [9AP]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H3407 [1MY]

——— require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming (see H.R. 2682), H4773 [18JN]

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), H8145 [15OC]

——— provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application (see H.R. 4244), H12297 [23DE]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

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

Federal employees: provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H10259 [12DE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H545 [14JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H2102 [25FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8199 [16OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1055), H3131 [8AP]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3501 [8MY]

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), H4771 [18JN]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

Health: 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), H7836 [19SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8300 [21OC]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2043 [19FE]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3286 [25AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H9176 [22NO]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H2616 [8MR]

——— 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), H10017 [10DE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5266 [28JN]

——— 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), H3260 [10AP]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1785), H2744 [14MR]

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]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H7521 [23AU]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7521 [23AU]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H2679 [12MR]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H4629 [12JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H8113 [11OC]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H4182 [30MY]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8786 [12NO]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7707 [12SE]

——— 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), H8097 [4OC]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5262), H9175 [22NO]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H4919 [19JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3682 [9MY]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H8097 [4OC]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H8730 [5NO]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H3729 [10MY]

Melinda Gene Picotti Post Office, Laceyville, PA: designate (see H.R. 4279), H7664 [11SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 18), H678 [16JA]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 26), H1213 [24JA]

Middle East: 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), H2887 [27MR]

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), H3285 [25AP]

Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H8299 [21OC]

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), H4182 [30MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H3477 [7MY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H5260 [27JN]

National FFA Organization: amend charter (see H.R. 439), H461 [10JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4773 [18JN]

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), H3305 [29AP]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H7902 [24SE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H8083 [27SE]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3285 [25AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H4390 [10JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2648 [11MR]

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), H678 [16JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1394 [6FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H721 [17JA]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H721 [17JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4066 [21MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1465 [7FE]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H4314 [4JN]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H3272 [15AP]

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), H8145 [15OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

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), H4697 [13JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2102 [25FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7472 [25JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2648 [11MR]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3407 [1MY]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9223 [3DE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H8113 [11OC]

Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building, Hookstown, PA: designate (see H.R. 3207), H4432 [11JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2102 [25FE]

Susquehanna National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 262), H603 [15JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for certain facilities that remediate and reclaim coal refuse sites by producing electricity from coal refuse (see H.R. 4735), H9171 [21NO]

——— 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), H9256 [4DE]

——— create a tax credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 2993), H8541 [28OC]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2763 [21MR]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H4181 [30MY]

——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (see H.R. 898), H1334 [30JA]

——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H678 [16JA]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H2030 [14FE]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H7707 [12SE]

——— 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), H4390 [10JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1173 [23JA]

——— 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), H2988 [2AP]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3503 [8MY]

Terrorism: penalize acts of domestic terrorism (see H.R. 4187), H7526 [27AU]

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), H5776 [12JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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), H7490 [2AU]

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), H1393 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H3070 [3AP]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see H.R. 837), H1282 [29JA]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H2102 [25FE]

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), H7483 [30JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H1519 [11FE]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H5776 [12JY]

——— 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), H3792 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (see H.R. 245), H227 [4JA]

BatWeek: designate (see H. Res. 663), H8678 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H1282 [29JA]

EPA: provide regulatory relief for conventional marginally producing oil and gas wells from rule on methane leaks (see H.R. 1391), H2270 [27FE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 642), H716 [17JA]

Treaties and agreements: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4119 [22MY]

Wildlife: establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 2081), H3099 [4AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (H.R. 245), H228 [4JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (H.R. 832), H1283 [29JA]

EPA: provide regulatory relief for conventional marginally producing oil and gas wells from rule on methane leaks (H.R. 1391), H2272 [27FE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (H.R. 642), H719 [17JA]

Wildlife: establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (H.R. 2081), H3100 [4AP]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H371 [10JA], H1252 [29JA], H2049 [25FE], H2275 [28FE], H3409 [2MY], H3454 [7MY], H4073 [22MY], H4778 [19JN], H9297 [6DE], H9955 [10DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H1011 [23JA]

——— 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), H1467 [8FE], H3072 [4AP]

——— 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, H5091 [25JN]

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (H.R. 245), H469 [11JA]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H5010 [21JN]

Alzheimer’s Association: tribute to Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum, H2936 [1AP]

American Education Week: observance, H9062 [20NO]

American Heart Month: observance, H1379 [6FE]

American Legion: anniversary, H2703 [13MR]

American Red Cross: tribute to Holiday Mail for Heroes program, H9228 [4DE]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Army National Guard 28th Infantry Division, H2838 [27MR]

——— tribute to Pennsylvania National Guard, H1998 [14FE]

Armed Forces Day: observance, H3930 [17MY]

Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission: Dept. of HHS grant to expand Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team recipient, H7993 [26SE]

Aston, John: Centre County, PA, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award recipient, H7444 [25JY]

BatWeek: designate (H. Res. 663), H8942 [18NO]

Bergad, Inc.: tribute to building expansion, H1249 [29JA]

Black History Month: observance, H2275 [28FE]

Boy Scouts: importance, H2684 [13MR]

Brockway, PA: tribute to annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game, H5910 [16JY]

Brookville, PA: anniversary of Jefferson County Courthouse, H7670 [12SE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H1558 [13FE]

BWP Bats, LLC: Made in America Product Showcase honoree, H5925 [17JY]

Capitol Worship (organization): tribute, H3483 [8MY]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H1528 [13FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (H. Res. 119), H1528 [13FE]

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: tribute to Centre County Public Safety Training Center memorial to honor first responders killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H8284 [21OC]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of disaster, H1234 [28JA]

Chverchko, Matthew: SBA Pennsylvania Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H7873 [24SE]

Clarion, PA: tribute to revitalization efforts, H7588 [10SE]

Commodore, PA: tribute to Purchase Line High School, H2376 [6MR]

CommonFood Centre County (organization): tribute to food distribution event at Port Matilda Baptist Church, H8967 [19NO]

Community Action Month: observance, H3845 [16MY]

Computer Science Education Week: observance, H10029 [11DE]

Congress: tribute to National Prayer Breakfast, H1398 [7FE]

Congressional Service Organization Caucus: support, H9126 [21NO]

Correctional institutions: tribute to Federal corrections officers, H2219 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (H.R. 832), H2004 [14FE], H2650 [12MR], H4922 [20JN], H8075 [27SE]

——— Dairy Margin Coverage funding, H10603 [17DE]

——— emergency funding to stop spread of spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, H8543 [29OC]

——— importance of Emergency Food Assistance Program, H8967 [19NO]

——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (H.R. 5249), H9230 [4DE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (H.R. 3444), H5175 [26JN]

——— proposed rule limiting broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H7257 [24JY]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (H.R. 3125), H4922 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (H.R. 3108), H4436 [12JN]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (H.R. 1592), H2650 [12MR], H8301 [22OC], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), H2061, H2062 [25FE]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (H.R. 5092), H8884 [15NO], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (H.R. 3800), H7226 [23JY]

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (H.R. 4674), H9062 [20NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (H.R. 3267), H4632 [13JN]

——— Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program funding, H4535 [12JN]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success, H9062 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: importance of community health centers, H2803 [26MR]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (H.R. 3073), H5273 [9JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 1695), H2733 [14MR], H2943 [2AP], H3845 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, H2106 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (H.R. 5314), H9298 [6DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, H3853 [16MY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H8393 [23OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4535 [12JN]

Dixon, Jakob: SkillsUSA Inc., National SkillsUSA Sheet Metal Contest award recipient, H5830 [16JY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H548 [15JA], H2106 [26FE], H7993 [26SE]

DuBois, PA: DuBois Area Middle School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, H5206 [27JN]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary, H2942 [2AP]

Ebeck, Jeffrey: Centre County, PA, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award recipient, H7444 [25JY]

Education: tribute to career and technical education programs, H1252 [29JA]

EPA: provide regulatory relief for conventional marginally producing oil and gas wells from rule on methane leaks (H.R. 1391), H2264 [27FE]

Family Meals Month: observance, H7746 [17SE]

FCC: expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H8148 [16OC]

Flag Day: observance, H4442 [12JN]

German-American Heritage Month: observance, H8550 [29OC]

Germany: recognize alliance and strong friendship with the U.S. and reaffirm significance of Wundarbar Together-Germany and the U.S. initiative (H. Res. 446), H4778 [19JN], H8550 [29OC]

——— recognize anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall as the start of reunification of both Germany and Europe and commend German economic and democratic leadership and progress of former communist countries, H8793 [13NO]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, H2684 [13MR]

Hire a Veteran Day: observance, H7382 [25JY]

History: anniversary of repeal of prohibition, H9264 [5DE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H220 [4JA]

Hunger: importance of food banks and food pantries in effort to combat food insecurity, H10031 [11DE]

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 [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]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H2106 [26FE]

Independence Day: observance, H5731 [12JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1878), H2889 [28MR], H2943 [2AP], H9062 [20NO]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H1287 [30JA]

Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month: observance, H3106 [8AP]

Johnstown, PA: tribute to Richland High School, H2376 [6MR]

——— tribute to Showcase for Commerce business trade show and defense contract exhibit, H4225 [4JN]

Journal: question of approval, H3105 [8AP], H8835 [14NO]

Lam, Cindy: Pennsylvania 15th Congressional District Congressional Art Competition winner, H5044 [24JN]

Lions Clubs: tribute, H3795 [15MY]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H1011 [23JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H535 [14JA]

Medicare: protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 5262), H9210 [3DE]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (H.R. 1034), H8961 [19NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H4072 [22MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, H3853 [16MY]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H5307 [10JY], H7097, H7098 [18JY]

Mount Aloysius College: tribute to events to honor life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., H1176 [24JA]

NAFTA: anniversary, H8829 [14NO]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H5917 [17JY]

National Adoption Month: observance, H9066 [20NO]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2650 [12MR]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H7993 [26SE]

National Apprenticeship Week: observance, H8790 [13NO]

National Bible Week: observance, H9105 [20NO]

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (organization): tribute, H5816 [15JY]

National Chocolate Milk Day: observance, H8075 [27SE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H8301 [22OC]

National Dairy Month: observance, H4393 [11JN]

National EMS Week: observance, H4123 [23MY]

National Farm to School Month: observance, H8207 [17OC]

National FFA Organization: amend charter (H.R. 439), H966 [22JA]

National Forest Products Week: observance, H8528 [28OC]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H3410 [2MY]

National Homeownership Month: observance, H4400 [11JN]

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H300 [9JA]

National Library Week: observance, H3134 [9AP]

National Literacy Month: observance, H7997 [26SE]

National Medal of Honor Day: observance, H2784 [25MR]

National Mentoring Month: observance, H1252 [29JA]

National Nurses Week: observance, H3718 [10MY]

National Nutrition Month: observance, H2514 [7MR]

National Park and Recreation Month: observance, H5307 [10JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9382 [9DE]

National Pennsylvania Day: observance, H7094 [18JY]

National Police Week: observance, H3774 [14MY]

National Pollinator Week: observance, H4767 [18JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H4997 [20JN]

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: observance, H3296 [29AP]

National Rural Health Day: observance, H8961 [19NO]

National Service Organization Caucus: establish, H3240 [10AP]

National Skilled Nursing Care Week: observance, H3455 [7MY]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7818 [19SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3551 [9MY]

National Volunteer Week: observance, H3240 [10AP]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H2508 [7MR]

Northern Cambria, PA: tribute to Northern Cambria Middle School students, H5830 [16JY]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (H.R. 642), H1001 [23JA]

Patton, PA: tribute to Cambria Heights High School, H2376 [6MR]

PCN (television network): anniversary of coverage of Pennsylvania Farm Show, H581 [15JA]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H2590 [8MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H3800 [15MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Farm Show, H291 [9JA]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Consortium To Combat Substance Abuse, H3296 [29AP]

——— tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H2049 [25FE]

Public Schools Week: observance, H2800 [26MR]

Read Across America Day: observance, H2342 [5MR]

Reedsville, PA: Juniata Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America recipient of Gold Journey to Excellence Award, H1508 [11FE]

Religion: importance and impact of Bible on individuals and on development of American culture, H9105 [20NO]

Religious Freedom Day: observance, H663 [16JA]

Religious Freedom Week: observance, H5089 [25JN]

Ridgway, PA: Ridgway Area High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H681 [17JA]

SBA: tribute to Small Business Development Centers, H364 [10JA]

SkillsUSA Inc.: tribute, H8116 [15OC]

St. Francis University: Appalachian Regional Commission grant recipient, H7249 [24JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H5588 [11JY]

Taxation: expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (H.R. 898), H9062 [20NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H7599 [11SE]

Timber Innovation Day: observance, H8528 [28OC]

Treaties and agreements: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (H. Con. Res. 42), H4072 [22MY]

Trump, President: impeachment, H8305 [22OC], H8836 [14NO]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12180 [18DE]

——— State of the Union Message, H1355 [5FE], H1365 [6FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2106 [26FE]

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute, H5313 [10JY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12260 [19DE]

——— ratify, H7870 [24SE], H8829 [14NO], H9955 [10DE]

United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): tribute, H3311 [30AP]

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown: tribute to PITTchFEST event, H5080 [25JN]

Veterans Day: observance, H8776 [12NO]

Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, H2876 [27MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1354• [28OC], E1593• [16DE]

Warren County, PA: anniversary, H8204 [17OC]

Weaver, Ben: SBA Western Pennsylvania Veteran-Owned Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H7549 [9SE]

Wendle, Ethan: SBA Pennsylvania Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H7873 [24SE]

Wildlife: support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence, H2655 [12MR]

Wingate, PA: tribute to Bald Eagle Area High School unified bocce team, H3481 [8MY]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, H5173 [26JN]

——— 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), H4021 [21MY]

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings, H8528 [28OC]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2973 [2AP]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4337 [5JN]

Zippo Manufacturing Co.: Made in America Product Showcase honoree, H5925 [17JY]

Tributes

Collier, Jeremy, H4229 [4JN]

Corman, J. Doyle, H10234 [12DE]

Evanko, Andy, H5910 [16JY]

Farmer, Brad, H4074 [22MY]

Fornicola, Richard, H9260• [5DE]

Gorman, Anthony, H3800 [15MY]

Immel, Debra, H9260• [5DE]

Jaster, Lisa, H2508 [7MR]

Keller, Representative, H4205 [3JN]

Kline, Dick, H372 [10JA]

Landy, Morton (Shea), H12286 [19DE]

Lugar, Richard G., H3348 [1MY]

McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays, H2508 [7MR]

McGinnis, Ross, H2784 [25MR]

Messina, Michael, H5172 [26JN]

Pingee, Allen, H4393 [11JN]

Sharkey, Neil, H7840 [20SE]

Tarbell, Ida, H2508 [7MR]

Willman, Erin, H7979 [25SE]

Wisner, Michael, H607 [16JA]

Witmer, Chuck, H9260• [5DE]

Zernick, Jakob, H7639 [11SE]