WATKINS, STEVE (a Representative from Kansas)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a health care provider (see H.R. 4935), H9123 [20NO]

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

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

——— 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), H1465 [7FE]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. military personnel and working dog who carried out mission leading to death in Syria (see H. Res. 678), H8960 [18NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2681 [12MR]

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H3342 [30AP]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H3220 [9AP]

Animals: authorize assistance under certain rural development programs for establishment or expansion of animal care facilities or veterinary practices in rural areas (see H.R. 1651), H4171 [24MY]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H3130 [8AP]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2762 [21MR]

Armed Forces: provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses and improve portability of occupational licenses from State to State for military spouses (see H.R. 3072), H8880 [14NO]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H2273 [27FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H2587 [7MR]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see H.R. 2326), H4011 [20MY]

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), H9171 [21NO]

Budget: ensure timely completion of concurrent resolution and regular appropriation bills (see H.R. 1059), H1586 [13FE]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 99), H2273 [27FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H3267 [12AP]

Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H5077 [24JN]

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

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H2756 [18MR]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H3267 [12AP]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7152 [18JY]

Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 2121), H3682 [9MY]

——— make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 1325), H3285 [25AP]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 611), H3341 [30AP]

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

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H3844 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H7666 [11SE]

——— ensure that any food that may be served as part of a reimbursable meal under national school lunch or breakfast programs may be sold in schools (see H.R. 3291), H4700 [14JN]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H7666 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve innovation in defense procurement (see H.R. 3014), H4350 [6JN]

——— 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), H3280 [22AP]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H8299 [21OC]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H4314 [4JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H6001 [17JY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4011 [20MY]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8090 [1OC]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize hydroelectric production and efficiency improvement incentives (see H.R. 3361), H4917 [19JN]

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), H3267 [12AP]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H4066 [21MY]

——— conduct a study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see H.R. 1841), H2940 [1AP]

——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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), H4697 [13JN]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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), H7903 [24SE]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 573), H601 [15JA]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H603 [15JA]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H4011 [20MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H4773 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3792 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3522), H5261 [27JN]

Dept. of State: establish Assistant Sec. of State for Energy Resources (see H.R. 2046), H5913 [16JY]

——— provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2796), H3923 [16MY]

——— support U.S. international cyber diplomacy by establishing an Ambassador to lead cyber diplomacy efforts, rejecting Internet censorship, and including Internet freedoms in human rights reports (see H.R. 739), H1343 [31JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1586 [13FE]

——— designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 1340), H2100 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H3926 [16MY]

——— 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), H7598 [10SE]

——— 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), H3305 [29AP]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 487), H3304 [29AP]

——— require States to conduct life-cycle cost analyses for certain infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1890), H7493 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow health professional trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine (see H.R. 3228), H4626 [12JN]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8460 [23OC]

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H2923 [29MR]

——— contact certain veterans to encourage receipt of departmental medical examinations (see H.R. 4154), H7488 [2AU]

——— 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), H603 [15JA]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H3681 [9MY]

——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 3788), H5998 [17JY]

——— 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), H7666 [11SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 203), H2102 [25FE] (see H.R. 299), H1464 [7FE]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H8145 [15OC]

——— 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), H1519 [11FE]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 1962), H4011 [20MY]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see H.R. 617), H675 [16JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H5913 [16JY]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H3729 [10MY]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 4009), H7905 [24SE]

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

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H7473 [25JY]

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), H8786 [12NO]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5261 [27JN]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]

EPA: adjust the renewable fuel obligation to account for the full volume of gasoline and diesel produced by small refineries that are allowed certain exemptions (see H.R. 4385), H7773 [18SE]

——— impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H4434 [11JN]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2506 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement when an illegal immigrant attempts to receive a firearm (see H.R. 1412), H5913 [16JY]

FCC: establish program to promote availability and sustainability of robust rural broadband networks in high cost rural areas (see H.R. 2929), H5729 [11JY]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H3271 [15AP]

——— publish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls (see H.R. 3434), H7521 [23AU]

FDA: codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see H.R. 4881), H12292 [19DE]

——— 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), H7834 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require response to comments from congressional committees about proposed rulemaking (see H.R. 395), H3266 [12AP]

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), H8144 [15OC]

——— enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 2179), H8880 [14NO]

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

——— remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act (see H.R. 5289), H9221 [3DE]

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), H7904 [24SE]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 661), H3271 [15AP]

Foreign investments: impose sanctions on any foreign person who engages in public or private sector corruption that adversely affects U.S. foreign investors (see H.R. 2167), H5913 [16JY]

Foreign policy: emphasize importance of foreign alliances and partnerships in advancing U.S. interests and security (see H. Res. 222), H3306 [29AP]

GAO: study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H8596 [29OC]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7905 [24SE]

Green New Deal: express that implementation would negatively impact civil liberties and the economy, many proposals are unrelated to climate change, and it would usher in socialist policies (see H. Res. 398), H4119 [22MY]

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), H5266 [28JN]

Hong Kong: address political demonstrators’ demands, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill (see H. Res. 543), H7905 [24SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1494 [8FE]

House of Representatives: require Members to have non-participatory access to committee impeachment proceedings, transcribed interviews, and depositions (see H. Res. 639), H8389 [22OC]

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), H2988 [2AP]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1519 [11FE]

India: end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (see H. Res. 745), H9347 [6DE]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3682 [9MY]

International Roma Day: observance (see H. Res. 292), H3100 [4AP]

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), H6002 [17JY]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H4629 [12JN]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H3102 [4AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4349 [6JN]

——— 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]

Japan: reaffirm vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond (see H. Res. 349), H3964 [17MY]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1351 [4FE]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, reaffirm solidarity with Kenyan people, and support efforts to counter terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice (see H. Res. 75), H1519 [11FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 141), H3267 [12AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1855), H5261 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2805), H6001 [17JY]

Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (see H. Res. 101), H1519 [11FE]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see H.R. 3580), H7153 [18JY]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 708), H3266 [12AP]

Medicare: 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), H3271 [15AP]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H3267 [12AP]

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

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H5169 [25JN]

——— 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), H8057 [26SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4121 [22MY]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H3271 [15AP]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see H.R. 1052), H2103 [25FE]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H4314 [4JN]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 1041), H2036 [14FE]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H4315 [4JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 1265), H2797 [25MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 20), H6002 [17JY]

——— suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 26), H520 [11JA]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H4434 [11JN]

——— 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), H1494 [8FE]

——— 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), H2828 [26MR]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H6001 [17JY]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H5913 [16JY]

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

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), H9296 [5DE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3260 [10AP]

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 security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H5169 [25JN]

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

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 104), H1587 [13FE]

Native Americans: allow tribal grant school employees to participate in Federal Employee Health Benefits program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program (see H.R. 895), H8909 [15NO]

——— enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see H.R. 3846), H7598 [10SE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H3271 [15AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1464 [7FE]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1587 [13FE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1519 [11FE]

——— establish rules and procedures relative to use of centralized delivery of mail to residential housing units (see H.R. 2158), H8959 [18NO]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7483 [30JY]

Power resources: express that production of oil and natural gas is critical to U.S. economy and national security, promote greater energy production and independence, and call for cooperation in addressing energy needs (see H. Res. 522), H7467 [25JY]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H7493 [6AU]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H3260 [10AP]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H3220 [9AP]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2236 [26FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H7484 [30JY]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]

——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (see H.R. 2142), H4349 [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. 604), H8098 [4OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H5913 [16JY]

Senior citizens: enhance age-friendly communities for older individuals (see H.R. 4827), H8542 [28OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5913 [16JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H9058 [19NO]

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]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

Syria: condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (see H. Res. 395), H4345 [5JN]

——— condition U.S. assistance to Government-controlled territories on human rights reforms, political transition, and a safe and voluntary return of refugees (see H.R. 1706), H2888 [27MR]

——— reaffirm unique collaboration among U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including faith-based organizations, and Israel Defense Forces to deliver humanitarian assistance to Syrians (see H. Res. 310), H3478 [7MY]

Taiwan: foster security through inclusion in international organizations, review of Dept. of State diplomatic guidance, and enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship (see H.R. 2002), H3260 [10AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan and to implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (see H. Res. 273), H3131 [8AP]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see H.R. 621), H1519 [11FE]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H2796 [25MR]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 513), H3220 [9AP] (see H.R. 1545), H3305 [29AP]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H3285 [25AP] (see H.R. 1994), H3477 [7MY]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1739), H4433 [11JN]

——— 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), H8260 [18OC]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H8388 [22OC]

——— expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 5007), H8738 [8NO]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3271 [15AP]

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

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H4315 [4JN]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H3276 [18AP]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H2719 [13MR]

——— 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), H4434 [11JN]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2888 [27MR]

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

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 1933), H7666 [11SE]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 2291), H8388 [22OC]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2499), H3439 [2MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7560 [9SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H678 [16JA]

——— 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 amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H3285 [25AP]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3793 [14MY]

Terrorism: penalize acts of domestic terrorism (see H.R. 4187), H7905 [24SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H4390 [10JN]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8261 [18OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H3266 [12AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H7536 [6SE]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see H.R. 837), H3259 [10AP]

——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 1776), H3260 [10AP]

——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H3220 [9AP]

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

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), H3267 [12AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4389 [10JN]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4698 [13JN]

——— 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), H4629 [12JN]

Yemen: condemn human rights violations, ideology of hate against Jews, blocking of humanitarian aid, and attacks on civilians by Houthi movement and support peaceful end of civil war while preventing terrorist foothold (see H. Con. Res. 50), H7560 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 3150), H4343 [5JN]

Dept. of State: modernize and streamline public diplomacy capabilities, increase evaluation of public diplomacy programming, and enhance strategic planning for public diplomacy physical presence abroad (see H.R. 2159), H3216 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: approve Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement (see H.R. 3491), H5167 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: staff each medical center with at least one suicide prevention coordinator (see H.R. 5029), H8739 [8NO]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of shareholder claims arising from appointment of a conservator or receiver for certain depository institutions (see H.R. 4267), H7596 [10SE]

Fort Scott National Historic Site: modify boundary (see H.R. 1061), H1460 [7FE]

GAO: report on Dept. of Veterans Affairs handling of veterans considered high risk, review mental health and suicide prevention services, and report on efforts to integrate mental health care into primary care clinics (see H.R. 5030), H8739 [8NO]

NIH: prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 4800), H8387 [22OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, relative to segregated schools (see H. Res. 382), H3790 [14MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 1872), H2826 [26MR]

Trump, President: support Executive order on combating anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 764), H10265 [14DE]

U.S. Special Operations Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Conan, the military working dog (see H.R. 5537), H12297 [23DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (H.R. 3150), H4345 [5JN]

Dept. of State: modernize and streamline public diplomacy capabilities, increase evaluation of public diplomacy programming, and enhance strategic planning for public diplomacy physical presence abroad (H.R. 2159), H3218 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: approve Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement (H.R. 3491), H5168 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: staff each medical center with at least one suicide prevention coordinator (H.R. 5029), H8741 [8NO]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of shareholder claims arising from appointment of a conservator or receiver for certain depository institutions (H.R. 4267), H7597 [10SE]

Fort Scott National Historic Site: modify boundary (H.R. 1061), H1463 [7FE]

GAO: report on Dept. of Veterans Affairs handling of veterans considered high risk, review mental health and suicide prevention services, and report on efforts to integrate mental health care into primary care clinics (H.R. 5030), H8741 [8NO]

NIH: prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (H.R. 4800), H8388 [22OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (H.R. 1872), H2827 [26MR]

U.S. Special Operations Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Conan, the military working dog (H.R. 5537), H12297 [23DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H233 [8JA]

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), unanimous-consent request, H2390 [6MR]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), H1547 [13FE]

Black History Month: observance, H1399 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (H.R. 66), H1376• [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), E253• [6MR]

Dessaso, Chayne: U.S. Military Academy appointee, H2005 [14FE]

Fort Scott National Historic Site: modify boundary (H.R. 1061), H2327 [5MR]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H234 [8JA]

——— 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, H8379 [22OC]

India: end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (H. Res. 745), H9383 [9DE]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H3072 [4AP]

Journal: question of approval, H233 [8JA]

Kansas: anniversary of statehood, H1236 [28JA]

Kansas Day: observance, H1236 [28JA]

Magathan, Liam: Congressional Award Silver Medal recipient, H3311 [30AP]

National School Choice Week: observance, H1162 [23JA]

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), H2327 [5MR]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 66), H1376• [6FE]

SBA: eliminate inclusion of option years in award price for sole source contracts (H.R. 190), H664 [16JA]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12180 [18DE]

Votes: position on missed, E157• [11FE], E297• [13MR]

West Point Association of Graduates: anniversary, H2634 [11MR]

Tributes

Dicus, John, E922• [15JY]