WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 21), consideration (H. Res. 5), H15 [3JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5695 [11JY]

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), H10167 [12DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 5), H15 [3JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H15 [3JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3535 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3285 [25AP]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H2797 [25MR]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7473 [25JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 6), H465 [10JA]

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

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 201), H2614 [8MR]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H7493 [6AU]

DEA: amend certain regulations so that practitioners may not administer more than 3 days of medication to a person at one time when administering narcotics in order to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms (see H.R. 2281), H9176 [22NO]

——— authorize debarment of certain controlled substances registrants (see H.R. 4806), H8542 [28OC]

——— clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated (see H.R. 4963), H8718 [31OC]

——— clarify process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order (see H.R. 3878), H8542 [28OC]

——— convene a task force to recommend the most effective program to share data and implement real-time drug diversion prevention (see H.R. 4814), H8542 [28OC]

——— provide for modification, transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals (see H.R. 4812), H8542 [28OC]

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), H2235 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: 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), H1586 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H3067 [3AP]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H7244 [23JY]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]

——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H8910 [15NO]

——— 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), H716 [17JA]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H7162 [22JY]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7162 [22JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H7161 [22JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 776), H7161 [22JY]

——— require certain disproportionate share hospitals to be Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-ready facilities, requiring a sexual assault forensic examiner be available at all times (see H.R. 461), H462 [10JA]

——— test the feasibility and outcomes of integrating a substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment locator tool into prescription drug monitoring programs of eligible States (see H.R. 3927), H8542 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 251), H228 [4JA]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 2521), H8459 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2719 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3043), H8742 [8NO]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pipeline safety programs (see H.R. 4700), H8198 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H10307 [16DE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3304 [29AP]

——— 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), H8730 [5NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2102 [25FE]

——— 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), H1363 [5FE]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3826), H8145 [15OC]

Drugs: facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications (see H.R. 4810), H8730 [5NO]

——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H8596 [29OC]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5169 [25JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5005 [20JN]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9257 [4DE]

——— prohibit application of private land use restrictions to amateur service communications without reasonable accommodations (see H.R. 466), H462 [10JA]

——— prohibit Internet service providers from knowingly submitting inaccurate Internet access service coverage information or data in order to compile an inaccurate broadband coverage map (see H.R. 4227), H9257 [4DE]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA]

——— clarify types of patents on safe and effective drug list, require list of applicable exclusivities for listed drugs, update patent sponsor requirements, and reform patent list guidelines (see H.R. 1503), H3102 [4AP]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see H.R. 938), H3130 [8AP]

——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (see H.R. 1520), H3102 [4AP]

Federal employees: ensure personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes (see H.R. 5054), H8783 [12NO]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2719 [13MR]

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1350 [4FE]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H5776 [12JY]

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

GAO: evaluate and report on the in-patient and outpatient drug treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the U.S. (see H.R. 1303), H8541 [28OC]

——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H7666 [11SE]

Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3630), H5302 [9JY]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 2781), H7162 [22JY]

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

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), H5914 [16JY]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2797 [25MR]

——— 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), H3503 [8MY]

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]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H2888 [27MR]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5586 [10JY]

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), H1244 [28JA]

Medicaid: provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H8880 [14NO]

——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 259, 260), H228 [4JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see H.R. 1781), H3130 [8AP]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H4697 [13JN]

——— 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), H1586 [13FE]

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), H7152 [18JY]

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), H3070 [3AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3449 [3MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2615 [8MR]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8542 [28OC]

Portland Trail Blazers (basketball team): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 69), H8457 [23OC]

Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H9171 [21NO]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 260), H228 [4JA]

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

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

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. 630), H8300 [21OC]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H3477 [7MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H8730 [5NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H10124 [11DE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2756 [18MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4764), H8542 [28OC]

Taxation: exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1961), H2915 [28MR]

——— 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), H3449 [3MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2647 [11MR]

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

Telecommunications: prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risks and provide reimbursement for replacement of equipment or services posing such risks (see H.R. 4459), H7901 [24SE] (see H.R. 4998), H8737 [8NO]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]

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), H2235 [26FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2919 [28MR]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7990 [25SE]

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), H7244 [23JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4121 [22MY]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4348 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 525), H518 [11JA]

Dept. of Transportation: allow eligibility for Essential Air Service program benefits for certain locations with high military use (see H.R. 690), H958 [18JA]

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

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), H1461 [7FE]

Forest Service: authorize insect and disease treatment programs on certain Federal land (see H.R. 691), H958 [18JA]

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), H958 [18JA]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 280), H2986 [2AP]

Medicaid: extend demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3074), H4216 [3JN]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (see H.R. 524), H518 [11JA]

Robert Maxwell VA Clinic, Bend, OR: designate (see H.R. 685), H719 [17JA]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation): nullify (see H.R. 1803), H2745 [14MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 525), H520 [11JA]

Dept. of Transportation: allow eligibility for Essential Air Service program benefits for certain locations with high military use (H.R. 690), H958 [18JA]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H9387 [9DE]

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 (H.R. 1101), H1464 [7FE]

Forest Service: authorize insect and disease treatment programs on certain Federal land (H.R. 691), H958 [18JA]

Health: ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (H.R. 692), H958 [18JA]

Medicaid: extend demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (H.R. 3074), H4217 [3JN]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (H.R. 524), H520 [11JA]

Robert Maxwell VA Clinic, Bend, OR: designate (H.R. 685), H720 [17JA]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation): nullify (H.R. 1803), H2747 [14MR]

Letters

Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act: Stacy Chamberlin, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, H4709 [18JN]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: several biotechnology organizations, H10097 [11DE]

——— several pharmaceutical companies, H10130 [12DE]

Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act: Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H3536 [9MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provision relative to liability of online platforms for illegal content posted by third parties: by, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H12259 [19DE]

Lists

Availability of medications in H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act reference countries, H10099–H10101 [11DE]

Top Medicare Part B drugs not covered by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (excluding vaccines), H10099 [11DE]

Motions

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3237 [10AP]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3904 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3548 [9MY]

Remarks

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products, H10203, H10204 [12DE]

——— allow State-run health insurance marketplaces to be eligible for federally-facilitated marketplace navigator program funds, H3881 [16MY]

——— authorize a pilot program to develop, expand, and enhance commercialization of biomedical products, H10205 [12DE]

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 525), H2055• [25FE]

——— establish annual enrollment targets for health insurance exchanges, H3896 [16MY]

——— 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), H10096, H10098, H10099, H10102, H10103, H10104, H10105, H10106 [11DE], H10129, H10131, H10132, H10134, H10135, H10201, H10202, H10203, H10204, H10205, H10209, H10210, H10211, H10218 [12DE]

——— extend deadline by which States may apply for Federal assistance to establish State-based marketplaces and extend date for State exchanges to be self-sustaining, H3887 [16MY]

——— prevent spread pricing in Medicaid by pharmacy benefit managers and increase funding for NIH clinical trials, H10218 [12DE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 2035), H7310• [24JY]

——— reauthorize and enhance poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 501), H2053• [25FE]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7308• [24JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1379), H4264 [4JN]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (H.R. 776), H7365• [24JY]

——— report on extent to which increases in prices of commonly prescribed drugs has caused individuals with health insurance to forego needed treatment, H3886 [16MY]

——— report on use of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act user fees to fund outreach and enrollment, navigator program, and maintenance of Healthcare.gov and its call centers, H3897 [16MY]

——— require navigators to provide information in plain language regarding essential health benefits and coverage and treatment parity for mental health and substance abuse, H3890, H3891 [16MY]

——— require navigators to receive training on how to assist consumers with Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment, H3886 [16MY]

——— require reports during annual open enrollment period on performance of the Federal exchange and the Small Business Health Options Program exchange, H3883 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), H2958, H2960, H2962, H2964, H2966, H2967• [2AP]

Depts. of HHS and Education: ensure access by students and faculty of pharmacy schools to information on use and availability of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H3882 [16MY]

Dory, Rudy: National Grocers Association Clarence G. Adamy Great American Award recipient, H3297 [29AP]

Drugs: acknowledge impact of high cost of prescription drugs on communities of color and persons living in rural or sparsely populated areas, H10209 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10131, H10132, H10134, H10135, H10201, H10202, H10209, H10211, H10219 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10098, H10099, H10103 [11DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 3375), H7297 [24JY]

——— combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (H.R. 583), H2051• [25FE]

——— disclose list of rules and regulations permanently forborne in Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections, H3181 [9AP]

——— engage tribal stakeholders and providers to ensure accessible and affordable broadband Internet access on tribal lands, H3227 [10AP]

——— ensure ability of broadband Internet providers to block unlawful content, such as child pornography or copyright-infringing materials, H3234 [10AP]

——— ensure future reports on the state of broadband deployment are based on accurate data and correct past inaccuracies prior to the report’s release, H3229, H3230 [10AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5035), H9961 [10DE]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), H9240, H9244 [4DE]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking, H7298 [24JY]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3170, H3174, H3175, H3179, H3181 [9AP], H3225, H3226, H3227, H3228, H3229, H3230, H3231, H3233, H3234 [10AP]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), motion to recommit, H3237 [10AP]

FDA: invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases, H10210, H10211 [12DE]

GAO: conduct cost benefit analysis of establishment of State-administered health insurance plans for States that may want to offer a public option in their health insurance exchanges, H3888 [16MY]

——— determine accuracy and granularity of FCC broadband maps, identify programs and actions that rely on these maps, and make recommendations on how the FCC can produce more accurate maps, H3233 [10AP]

——— report on FCC efforts to assess competition in the wireline and wireless broadband Internet access market and how the government can increase competition, lower prices, and improve quality of service, H3225, H3226 [10AP]

——— report on whether Dept. of HHS has taken appropriate steps to ensure that routine maintenance to Healthcare.gov website is minimally disruptive to consumers, H3889 [16MY]

——— study effect of cuts to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and the Navigator Program on health insurance enrollment and costs of coverage, H3885 [16MY]

——— study influence of all entities on virtuous cycle of the Internet ecosystem and whether such rules protect the access of consumers to a free and open Internet, H3179 [9AP]

——— submit report with recommendations on how the FCC can expand broadband Internet service in rural and underserved areas, H3231 [10AP]

Health: ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal, H13 [3JA], H3528 [9MY]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (H.R. 692), H2958, H2960, H2966, H2967• [2AP]

——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3854, H3857, H3858, H3859, H3860, H3863, H3881, H3882, H3883, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3889, H3890, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3900, H3901, H3902, H3904 [16MY]

——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), motion to recommit, H3908 [16MY]

Honor Flight of Central Oregon (organization): tribute, E500• [29AP]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E776• [13JN], E1187• [20SE]

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings, H340 [9JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H340 [9JA]

——— amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H12, H13 [3JA]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H12, H13 [3JA]

——— recognize that short-term, limited duration insurance weakens protections for individuals living with preexisting health conditions, H3895 [16MY]

——— require a health insurance issuer offering short-term insurance to disclose certain information on coverage exclusions and premium variations and prohibit sale of such insurance during certain periods, H3895, H3896, H3898 [16MY]

La Grande, OR: anniversary of American Legion La Grande Post 43, E487• [25AP]

Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2778 [25MR]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), H4709 [18JN]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2778 [25MR]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, H2778 [25MR]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2214 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: acknowledge impact of revoking guidance relative to waivers for State innovation on those with disabilities, H3531 [9MY]

——— clarify ability of navigators to provide referrals to community-based organizations that address social needs related to health outcomes, H3893 [16MY]

——— clarify that certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation does not weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, H3548 [9MY]

——— ensure rural areas are included in navigator outreach, H3901 [16MY]

——— ensure veterans are included in navigator outreach, H3901, H3902 [16MY]

——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability, H3859 [16MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H340 [9JA]

——— implement outreach and educational activities in areas with high health disparities, H3892 [16MY]

——— prioritize areas with high concentrations of unemployment for navigator program outreach and educational activities, H3898, H3900 [16MY]

——— prohibit action that would result in higher premiums for comprehensive coverage, H3544 [9MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce affordability of comprehensive coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H3543 [9MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability or affordability of coverage for substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders, H3540 [9MY]

——— prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability, affordability, and comprehensiveness of health insurance for vulnerable communities, H3541 [9MY]

——— prohibit States from using waivers to provide health care plans that reduce coverage and decrease cost-sharing provisions, H3538 [9MY]

——— protect coverage for women’s health care as an essential health benefit, H3534 [9MY]

——— protect State efforts to strengthen insurance marketplaces, lower premiums, and expand access to care by preserving reinsurance programs, H3532 [9MY]

——— require GAO report on the impact of waivers for State innovation on coverage for mental health care treatment, H3534 [9MY]

——— require navigators to assist vulnerable populations including individuals with limited English proficiency and chronic illnesses, H3894 [16MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3520, H3523, H3524, H3528, H3531, H3532, H3534, H3535, H3536, H3537, H3538, H3540, H3541, H3543, H3544 [9MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), motion to recommit, H3548 [9MY]

Save the Internet Act: clarify impact on Internet Tax Freedom Act provisions, H3237 [10AP]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12187 [18DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3373, H3376 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, H983• [22JA], H2341• [5MR], H2388• [6MR], H3117• [8AP], E304• [13MR], E643• [21MY]

Statements

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Executive Office of the President, H10098 [11DE]

Net Neutrality—Blunt Tool for a Fast Changing Ecosystem: Barclays PLC, H3226 [10AP]

Tributes

Burns, Mark J., E1279• [11OC]

Forrest, Jenny, E680• [28MY]

Maxwell, Robert D., H3853 [16MY], E677• [28MY]

Neal, Gary, E189• [19FE]

Olsrud, Sherm, E906• [11JY]

Smith, Jeffrey S., E679• [28MY]