WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5698 [11JY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H3281 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind (see H.R. 2010), H7837 [19SE]
——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA]
——— 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 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]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H8082 [27SE]
——— 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]
Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 5410), H12292 [19DE]
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), H8881 [14NO]
Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4168 [23MY]
——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2681 [12MR]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]
Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see H.R. 2433), H3403 [1MY]
——— 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), H2235 [26FE]
CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H3729 [10MY]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 2427), H3403 [1MY]
Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1620), H2583 [7MR]
Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H8460 [23OC]
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), H3130 [8AP]
——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 1025), H1391 [6FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1935), H3276 [18AP]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H465 [10JA] (see H.R. 421), H358 [9JA]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H5826 [15JY]
Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H282 [8JA]
DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (see H.R. 4131), H7481 [30JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 2859), H7707 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 344), H9388 [9DE]
——— 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]
——— support F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (see H. Res. 177), H2368 [5MR]
Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1605), H4066 [21MY]
——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see H.R. 3243), H8541 [28OC]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H8261 [18OC]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7483 [30JY]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8056 [26SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see H.R. 3306), H4770 [18JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish National Sexual Assault Care and Treatment Task Force (see H.R. 4758), H8460 [23OC]
——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3407 [1MY]
——— 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), H4168 [23MY]
——— 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), H4314 [4JN]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H361 [9JA]
——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H3339 [30AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3285 [25AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H4217 [3JN]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3070 [3AP]
Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 2721), H7379 [24JY]
Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 479), H3271 [15AP]
——— waive passport fees for families of Armed Forces members who are hospitalized abroad (see H.R. 2847), H4350 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see H.R. 4028), H8880 [14NO]
——— establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3596), H5265 [28JN]
——— establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 4967), H8718 [31OC]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3276 [18AP]
——— study regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to aggregates used in construction projects and reduce costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects (see H.R. 5117), H10017 [10DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H3682 [9MY]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2505 [6MR]
——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H9058 [19NO]
——— 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), H9122 [20NO]
——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H463 [10JA]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2505 [6MR]
——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H9223 [3DE]
——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H7708 [12SE]
——— 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]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H3101 [4AP]
Dorothy Braden Bruce Post Office Building, Midlothian, VA: designate (see H.R. 4975), H8724 [1NO]
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), H7991 [25SE]
Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5261 [27JN]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 250), H3259 [10AP]
EPA: reauthorize diesel emissions reduction program (see H.R. 1768), H2743 [14MR]
——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 1024), H1391 [6FE]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2273 [27FE]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5729 [11JY]
——— 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), H3130 [8AP]
——— establish a challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage data (see H.R. 2643), H9348 [6DE]
——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H4349 [6JN]
——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H8880 [14NO]
——— 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), H8229 [17OC]
——— provide for information sharing on robocall and spoofing violations, authorize provision of a robocall blocking service, and study information requirements for certain VoIP service providers (see H.R. 2386), H3682 [9MY]
——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1006), H3102 [4AP] (see H.R. 1096), H3069 [3AP]
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), H7834 [19SE]
——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H7711 [13SE]
Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 1927), H2885 [27MR]
Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H1172 [23JA]
——— prohibit International Stock Index Investment Fund of the Thrift Savings Plan from investing in any entity in-peer or near-peer competitor nations as outlined in the National Defense Strategy (see H.R. 2903), H8679 [30OC]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H3070 [3AP]
——— provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 4707), H8198 [16OC]
Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 741), H2102 [25FE]
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), H7489 [2AU]
Fish and fishing: phase out large-scale driftnet fishing and develop alternative fishing methods and gear types that reduce incidental catch of living marine resources (see H.R. 1979), H3792 [14MY]
Fort Monroe National Monument: provide for acquisition of non-Federal land (see H.R. 4345), H7753 [17SE]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H201 [3JA]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (see H.R. 2440), H4434 [11JN]
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), H2235 [26FE]
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), H282 [8JA]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]
Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H3681 [9MY]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3305 [29AP]
——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 891), H3259 [10AP]
Information technology: create and implement an inter-agency strategy to secure fifth generation (5G) and future technology and infrastructure in the U.S. and with strategic allies (see H.R. 2881), H8960 [18NO]
Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4175 [28MY]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3130 [8AP]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H3477 [7MY]
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), H7379 [24JY]
Israel: 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), H4391 [10JN]
Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]
Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H2323 [4MR]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]
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), H4011 [20MY]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7483 [30JY]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H8459 [23OC]
——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H8228 [17OC]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3407 [1MY]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7483 [30JY]
——— 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), H8960 [18NO]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H9256 [4DE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4066 [21MY]
——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H1458 [7FE]
——— 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), H4698 [13JN]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3341 [30AP]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H4168 [23MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 18), H545 [14JA]
——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 751), H1209 [24JA]
——— prohibit use of funds for official travel during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.R. 793), H2323 [4MR]
Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H7837 [19SE]
Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H7471 [25JY]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see H.R. 4934), H8960 [18NO]
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), H8201 [16OC]
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), H4167 [23MY]
National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see H. Res. 334), H3340 [30AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4773 [18JN]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2506 [6MR]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 279), H2938 [1AP]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H5203 [26JN]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 628), H8143 [15OC]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1347), H2100 [25FE]
NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H9349 [6DE]
OMB: provide exception to contractor past performance standards for failure to deliver goods or complete work due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1212), H2615 [8MR]
——— reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3102 [4AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H4065 [21MY]
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), H465 [10JA]
Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1351 [4FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H5008 [20JN]
Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see H. Res. 149), H3260 [10AP]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2719 [13MR]
Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 73), H8878 [14NO]
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), H3964 [17MY]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 897), H1334 [30JA]
Reverend Curtis West Harris Post Office Building, Hopewell, VA: designate (see H.R. 3847), H7150 [18JY]
Robinson, Rodney: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 351), H3440 [2MY]
Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building, Virginia Beach, VA: designate (see H.R. 3305), H4770 [18JN]
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), H8261 [18OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (see H. Res. 384), H7991 [25SE]
Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 3829), H7149 [18JY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2317 [28FE]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H4217 [3JN]
——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H9171 [21NO]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit relative to any stillborn child of a taxpayer (see H.R. 58), H721 [17JA] (see H.R. 2461), H3404 [1MY]
——— allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H9223 [3DE]
——— allow tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H4345 [5JN]
——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H2587 [7MR]
——— 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), H7867 [20SE]
——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]
——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H7472 [25JY]
——— 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), H8056 [26SE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4121 [22MY]
——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account (see H.R. 5339), H9346 [6DE]
——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see H.R. 2266), H3407 [1MY]
——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 2730), H7837 [19SE]
——— provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones (see H.R. 5082), H8877 [14NO]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8056 [26SE]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H2586 [7MR]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H201 [3JA]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3503 [8MY]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H4181 [30MY]
Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see H.R. 3356), H7708 [12SE]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H1335 [30JA]
——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7708 [12SE]
——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H2797 [25MR]
——— reauthorize Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (see H.R. 4828), H8680 [30OC]
——— seek compensation for damages to trust resources and use funds received as that compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 3370), H4918 [19JN]
U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 3510), H5200 [26JN]
University of Virginia: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 320), H3265 [12AP]
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), H2317 [28FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H3070 [3AP]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (see H.R. 4566), H8080 [27SE]
——— express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 428), H4343 [5JN]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7990 [25SE]
——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 4738), H8542 [28OC]
World War II: 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), H9171 [21NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (see H.R. 2886), H4064 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of certain workers in exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers (see H.R. 2658), H3679 [9MY]
Dept. of Education: expand eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant Program to certain trade schools (see H.R. 625), H675 [16JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2885), H4064 [21MY]
——— improve procurement practices (see H.R. 1577), H2504 [6MR]
——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 2884), H4064 [21MY]
Education: recognize importance of career and technical education in preparing students to enter the workforce (see H. Res. 551), H7597 [10SE]
Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation (see H.R. 1747), H2717 [13MR]
House Rules: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for recess of the House after a certain date unless the House has approved each regular appropriation bill for next fiscal year (see H. Res. 20), H211 [3JA]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 236), H209 [3JA]
——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 857), H1283 [29JA]
——— prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 626), H675 [16JA]
National Center for Coastal Resilience: designate as a national center of excellence for research in coastal and recurrent flooding (see H. Res. 716), H9057 [19NO]
National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (see H. Res. 610), H8081 [27SE]
NSF: provide for a study on broadening participation in certain research and education programs and collect data on Federal research grants to science agencies (see H.R. 627), H675 [16JA]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 353), H3440 [2MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (H.R. 2886), H4065 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of certain workers in exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers (H.R. 2658), H3681 [9MY]
Dept. of Education: expand eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant Program to certain trade schools (H.R. 625), H678 [16JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (H.R. 2885), H4065 [21MY]
——— improve procurement practices (H.R. 1577), H2505 [6MR]
——— improve provision of health care (H.R. 2884), H4065 [21MY]
Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation (H.R. 1747), H2718 [13MR]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (H.R. 236), H218 [3JA]
——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (H.R. 857), H1284 [29JA]
——— prohibit use of official funds for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (H.R. 626), H678 [16JA]
NSF: provide for a study on broadening participation in certain research and education programs and collect data on Federal research grants to science agencies (H.R. 627), H678 [16JA]
Motions
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8642 [30OC]
Remarks
Arizona: ensure permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region does not result in increased mineral imports from certain countries, H8643 [30OC]
——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), motion to recommit, H8643 [30OC]
Bayliss Boatworks (business): anniversary, E395• [3AP], E435• [9AP]
Commissioners of the Revenue Association of Virginia: anniversary, E89• [24JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5344 [10JY], H5623, H5624, H5630 [11JY], E893• [10JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, H10083 [11DE]
——— establish cable security fleet to provide installation, maintenance, and repair of submarine cables and related equipment, H5630 [11JY]
——— low-enriched uranium for use in naval reactors feasibility assessment funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H5623, H5624 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, H10083 [11DE]
FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3176 [9AP]
Goodpasture, Grace Q.: National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Student-Athlete Scholarship recipient, E1315• [21OC], E1325• [22OC]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H10009 [10DE]
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, H8377 [22OC]
King George County, VA: anniversary, E1352• [28OC]
Martin, Victoria: tribute to participation in Special Olympic Games, E499• [29AP]
Mathews County, VA: tribute to Heritage Spring Festival, E455• [12AP]
Medicare: establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), H10009 [10DE]
Montclair, VA: anniversary of Montclair Lions Club, E352• [26MR]
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]
Navy: state U.S. policy on minimum number of available battle force ships, E893• [10JY]
Political science: assessment of socialism, capitalism, and the free market, H10008 [10DE]
Prince William County, VA: tribute to Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Gainesville and Manassas, E509• [30AP]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12188 [18DE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (H.R. 925), H9084 [20NO]
Votes: position on missed, H2847•, H2872 [27MR], E11• [4JA]
Tributes
Aldrich, Elizabeth Page, E556• [8MY]
Anderson, Scott M., E32• [10JA]
Bayliss, John, E398• [3AP], E431• [9AP]
Brown, Ruth, E599• [15MY]
Burrell, Raymond, E601• [15MY]
Carter, Ken, E463• [12AP]
Crowther, Elizabeth (Sissy), E354• [26MR]
Dempsey, Steve F., E1067• [20AU], E1460• [18NO]
Elswick, David, E195• [22FE]
Gooch, Robert S., IV, E86• [24JA]
Goss, Justin D., E1386• [31OC]
Hammer, Michael S., E378• [1AP]
Helsel, Gordon, E656• [22MY]
Hoggatt, Johnathan D., E879• [9JY]
Horne, Stacy, E173• [13FE]
Ingram, Charles E., E1272• [11OC]
Johnson, Woodford L., Sr., E1090• [6SE]
Lawler, Joan Albert, E1425• [12NO]
Loveless, Damon B., E351• [26MR]
Marsh, John O., Jr., E284• [11MR]
Martinez, Felix, E528• [2MY]
Moore, Ottie J., Sr., E850• [26JN]
Murphy, Tayloe and Helen, E550• [7MY]
Nunn, Rebecca Tebbs, E388• [2AP]
Ragsdale, Christopher, E1570• [10DE], E1576• [11DE]
Sheikh, Mohammad S., E960• [23JY]
Smith, Franklin D., E19• [8JA]
Smith, Harrison M., Jr., E353• [26MR]
Swann, Sue, E786• [18JN], E795• [19JN]
Thompson, Michael (Moses), E138• [6FE]
Thompson, Patrick, E168• [13FE]
White, Herbert L., Jr., E170• [13FE]
Whittaker, Hope Murphy (Jackie), E1084• [30AU]
Wormly, Veronica G., E375• [1AP]