WALORSKI, JACKIE (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5696 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4891 [19JN]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H5090 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 2014), H2938 [1AP]

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

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 956), H3406 [1MY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H4389 [10JN]

——— 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), H1361 [5FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2987 [2AP]

American Legion: anniversary (see H. Res. 539), H7505 [16AU]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H4117 [22MY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): investigate certain business dealings while Joseph R. Biden, Jr., served as Vice President and whether such dealings resulted in conflicts of interests or affected U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 631), H8597 [29OC]

Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see H. Res. 116), H2829 [26MR]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 3245), H4693 [13JN]

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

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see H.R. 1452), H2313 [28FE]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H7245 [23JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H676 [16JA]

CDC: provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H5586 [10JY]

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

Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H2748 [14MR]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see H. Res. 618), H9223 [3DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform Federal sugar program (see H.R. 4521), H8053 [26SE]

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), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H8260 [18OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H4701 [14JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8199 [16OC]

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), H8729 [5NO]

——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 1135), H4919 [19JN]

——— 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), H4349 [6JN]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 4004), H8097 [4OC]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H717 [17JA]

——— 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), H7598 [10SE]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 437), H603 [15JA]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H3791 [14MY]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H4345 [5JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H4314 [4JN]

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

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H2762 [21MR]

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), H3792 [14MY]

——— make grants to State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see H.R. 3496), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H3259 [10AP]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H361 [9JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: collect data and issue report on opportunity zone tax incentives created by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 2593), H8102 [8OC]

——— provide States with access to records on unredeemed savings bonds to facilitate reuniting of bonds with bondholders by putting names and addresses in State unclaimed property databases (see H.R. 5269), H9257 [4DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see H.R. 2460), H3683 [9MY]

——— 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), H5585 [10JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 2487), H4350 [6JN]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (see H.R. 1658), H2614 [8MR]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H361 [9JA]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4949), H8717 [31OC]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H3679 [9MY]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H6001 [17JY]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H5272 [5JY]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H9223 [3DE]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]

——— 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), H8828 [13NO]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (see H.R. 4920), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H7904 [24SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 203), H678 [16JA] (see H.R. 299), H1172 [23JA]

——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]

——— 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), H2756 [18MR]

——— 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), H3070 [3AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4100), H7479 [30JY]

——— facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications (see H.R. 4810), H8786 [12NO]

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

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), H676 [16JA]

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

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]

Ernest ‘Ernie’ T. Pyle Post Office, Dana, IN: designate (see H.R. 4734), H8257 [18OC]

Europe: commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security (see H. Res. 116), H2829 [26MR]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H6001 [17JY]

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), H12211 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 249), H1464 [7FE]

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

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H2030 [14FE]

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), H2323 [4MR]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H1363 [5FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2756 [18MR]

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), H3342 [30AP]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H717 [17JA]

Foreign trade: require Dept. of Defense to justify national security basis for certain tariffs and increase congressional oversight of process by which Presidents can apply such tariffs (see H.R. 1008), H1390 [6FE]

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), H201 [3JA]

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), H1363 [5FE]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H5203 [26JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

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

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), H5270 [2JY]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3963 [17MY]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: redesignate as Indiana Dunes National Park (see H.R. 684), H719 [17JA]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8298 [21OC]

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), H3927 [16MY]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H2915 [28MR] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

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), H3683 [9MY]

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: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2748 [14MR]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H5729 [11JY]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H4175 [28MY]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H7525 [27AU]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3792 [14MY]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5333), H9345 [6DE]

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see H.R. 2477), H3438 [2MY]

——— 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), H3787 [14MY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7525 [27AU]

——— 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), H7598 [10SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 3127), H5306 [9JY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H5776 [12JY]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H8720 [31OC]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H2233 [26FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3285 [25AP]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H3406 [1MY]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 3711), H5827 [15JY]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 2594), H3500 [8MY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H2826 [26MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H5305 [9JY]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 3062), H4216 [3JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3285 [25AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 4468), H12297 [23DE]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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), H3963 [17MY]

——— recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1372), H3963 [17MY]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H3844 [15MY]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 653), H8457 [23OC]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 175), H2368 [5MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3341 [30AP]

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]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 779), H1211 [24JA]

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), H2270 [27FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 2447), H8827 [13NO]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1339 [30JA]

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), H357 [9JA]

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

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by eliminating contingency fund and distributing such amounts to States for child care (see H.R. 1245), H2030 [14FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by including apprenticeships as a work activity (see H.R. 1247), H2030 [14FE]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes and providing transitional phase-out of benefits to support success in work (see H.R. 1490), H2322 [4MR]

——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by requiring States to spend a certain amount of funds on work and work support activities (see H.R. 1246), H2030 [14FE]

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

——— conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 4571), H8080 [27SE]

——— extend State court funding for child welfare (see H.R. 4602), H8094 [4OC]

——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 2940), H4160 [23MY]

——— target Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to truly needy families (see H.R. 1473), H2506 [6MR]

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), H2103 [25FE]

Richard G. Lugar Post Office, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 3152), H4348 [6JN]

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]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7244 [23JY]

Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1759), H2743 [14MR]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H2742 [14MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 726), H9169 [21NO]

Syria: 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), H465 [10JA]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 3316), H9223 [3DE]

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

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H461 [10JA]

——— 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), H8261 [18OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H2236 [26FE] (see H.R. 1994), H3342 [30AP]

——— establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H2312 [28FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H8097 [4OC]

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

——— include certain over-the-counter medical and menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses in order to allow use of health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for such products (see H.R. 1922), H2884 [27MR]

——— increase limitation on estate tax valuation of certain real property used in farming or other trades or businesses (see H.R. 5259), H9175 [22NO]

——— make fuel cells using electromechanical processes eligible for the energy tax credit (see H.R. 2040), H2986 [2AP]

——— make look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent (see H.R. 5240), H9168 [21NO]

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

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H4066 [21MY]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 3744), H5774 [12JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H8720 [31OC]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2679 [12MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H998 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2965), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see H.R. 1508), H2366 [5MR]

——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see H.R. 1251), H2030 [14FE]

——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (see H.R. 3078), H4312 [4JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H4312 [4JN]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 2210), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H3101 [4AP]

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

——— repeal qualified contract exception to extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3479), H5166 [25JN]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H2826 [26MR]

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

——— treat certain payments made by tribal governments as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2810), H4698 [13JN]

——— treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes (see H.R. 2484), H3439 [2MY]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H7473 [25JY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H5260 [27JN]

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

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of return of Indiana National Guard 151st Infantry Regiment Company D, commonly referred to as the Indiana Rangers, from combat (see H. Res. 508), H7241 [23JY]

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

Wildlife: establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 2081), H4390 [10JN]

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), H2748 [14MR]

——— 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), H7244 [23JY]

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

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 4738), H8257 [18OC]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1285 [29JA]

World Food Day: designate (see H. Res. 632), H8198 [16OC]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, 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 U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7484 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: recognize service of working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program and prioritize adoption of such dogs to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers (see H. Con. Res. 43), H4119 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H3253 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 713), H1170 [23JA]

Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts with beneficiaries (see H.R. 2883), H4064 [21MY]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2782), H3923 [16MY]

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

Social Security: repeal retirement earnings test (see H.R. 2663), H3726 [10MY]

Taxation: provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (see H.R. 4349), H7753 [17SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (H.R. 2218), H3257 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (H.R. 713), H1172 [23JA]

Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts with beneficiaries (H.R. 2883), H4065 [21MY]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (H.R. 4934), H8679 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2782), H3924 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management services for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (H.R. 1476), H2317 [28FE]

Social Security: repeal retirement earnings test (H.R. 2663), H3727 [10MY]

Taxation: provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (H.R. 4349), H7754 [17SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H8231 [18OC]

Remarks

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), H1431 [7FE], H1558, H1560, H1562, H1566 [13FE]

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), H10108 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9071 [20NO]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10108 [11DE]

House of Representatives: require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting, H8381 [22OC]

JJ Babbitt Co., Inc.: anniversary, E633• [20MY]

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 (H.R. 336), H3930 [17MY]

——— support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (H. Res. 326), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9270 [5DE]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5931 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, H5931 [17JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), H5931 [17JY]

Plymouth, IN: Indiana Chamber of Commerce Community of the Year award recipient, E1137• [12SE]

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

——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2940), H4195 [3JN]

Richard G. Lugar Post Office, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 3152), H8232 [18OC]

Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1759), H3149, H3151 [9AP]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5931 [17JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 2207), H8843 [14NO], H9270 [5DE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (H.R. 1869), H9071 [20NO]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12121 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12253 [19DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), E413• [4AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1317• [30JA], E169• [13FE], E638• [21MY], E856•, E858• [27JN], E869• [2JY], E1330• [23OC]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9270 [5DE]

Tributes

Bontrager, Wilbur, E344• [25MR]

Falkowski, Ben, E31• [10JA]

Flynn, Forrest, E18• [8JA]

Jennings, Bruce D., E1199• [24SE]

Maple, Steve, E1366• [29OC]

McFadden, Maureen, H2088 [25FE], E206• [25FE]

Mitros, Stephen, E449• [10AP]

Moya, Salvador, E645• [21MY]

Ryman, Mary, E1555• [6DE]

Sparks, Dave and Kathleen, E451• [10AP]

Steenbeke, Joseph, E124• [4FE]

Tess (military working dog), E124• [4FE]

Wiseman, Norman, E1207• [25SE]