ARRINGTON, JODEY C. (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit expenditure for an abortion of Federal funds authorized or appropriated for preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6742), H1995 [12MY]
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), H1663 [11MR]
——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5706 [23OC]
Audie Murphy Post Office Building, Greenville, TX: designate (see H.R. 5988), H1250 [27FE]
China: express that China made multiple, serious mistakes in early stages of coronavirus outbreak that heightened severity and spread of ongoing pandemic (see H. Res. 907), H1880 [7AP]
Chisholm National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 8771), H5931 [18NO]
Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China’s Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1901 [21AP]
Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 1227), H1424 [28FE]
Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see H.R. 5417), H149 [9JA]
——— hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during protests financially liable for cost of Federal policing (see H.R. 8117), H4319 [1SE]
Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (see H. Res. 50), H240 [14JA]
Dept. of Justice: clarify contempt authority of immigration judges (see H.R. 5708), H1439 [2MR]
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), H848 [5FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans (see H.R. 7111), H2367 [4JN]
Dionne Phillips Bagsby Post Office Building, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 5562), H63 [8JA]
Diseases and disorders: provide relief to workers impacted by coronavirus and support for re-opening businesses (see H.R. 7066), H2362 [1JN]
Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see H.R. 4907), H1987 [8MY]
Federal employees: provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in securities listed on certain foreign exchanges (see H.R. 6614), H1957 [23AP]
Floyd, George: call for justice relative to death (see H. Res. 1007), H2397 [15JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 5831), H1016 [10FE]
GAO: conduct an audit relative to impeachment inquiry and trial of President Trump (see H.R. 5769), H934 [6FE]
Georgia (country): impose sanctions if commitments or contractual agreements with U.S. persons engaging in business operations are being undermined (see H.R. 1461), H1694 [13MR]
Health: prevent certain cases of out-of-network surprise medical bills, strengthen health care consumer protections, and improve health care information transparency (see H.R. 5826), H1016 [10FE]
Immigration: clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see H.R. 3964), H1047 [11FE]
Insurance: allow membership organizations to offer health insurance to members through health share pools, including across State lines, regardless of employment relationship or pre-existing condition (see H.R. 6712), H1977 [5MY]
Iran: condemn actions and support protesters, their demands for accountability, and their desire for Iran to respect freedom and human rights (see H. Res. 791), H240 [14JA]
——— 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), H1876 [3AP]
Israel: authorize funding for bilateral cooperative program with Israel for development of health technologies with a focus on combating coronavirus (see H.R. 6829), H3982 [29JY]
Law enforcement: oppose calls to defund police (see H. Res. 1007), H2397 [15JN]
Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building, Stafford, TX: designate (see H.R. 8340), H4715 [22SE]
Li Wenliang Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6740), H1982 [8MY]
Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 8353), H4883 [23SE]
Medicare: 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), H13 [7JA]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 8845), H6141 [3DE]
——— provide payments for home health services furnished via audio and video telehealth during emergency periods (see H.R. 8677), H5705 [23OC]
Middle East: support announcements of establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (see H. Res. 1110), H4544 [17SE]
Ralph Hall Post Office, Fate, TX: designate (see H.R. 5987), H1250 [27FE]
Repp, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 892), H1587 [10MR]
Russia: call for immediate release of Trevor Reed (see H. Res. 1115), H4490 [16SE]
SBA: extend eligibility for Paycheck Protection Program to certain public hospitals (see H.R. 6569), H1898 [21AP]
——— make eligible certain nonprofit organizations serving developmentally disabled individuals for Paycheck Protection Program (H.R. 7664), consideration (see H. Res. 1116), H4960 [24SE]
——— provide for automatic forgiveness of certain Paycheck Protection Program loans (see H.R. 7777), H4246 [18AU]
——— require Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and any affiliates to return amounts received under Paycheck Protection Program (see H.R. 7802), H3880 [27JY]
Schools: require elementary and secondary schools to provide an option for safe, in-person attendance during school year (see H.R. 7736), H4191 [30JY]
States: certify process for distributing coronavirus relief funds to local governments (see H.R. 7065), H2370 [4JN]
——— restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the Federal Government (see H.R. 5862), H1123 [12FE]
Taxation: allow certain deductions to apply to qualified business development company interest dividends in the same manner as qualified real estate investment trust dividends (see H.R. 6458), H1878 [7AP]
——— clarify that receipt of SBA Paycheck Protection Program coronavirus assistance does not affect tax treatment of ordinary business expenses paid with such assistance (see H.R. 6821), H5700 [20OC]
——— encourage investment to renew, restore, and rebuild American economy for workers, families, and small businesses, maximize innovation through research and development, and secure medical supplies (see H.R. 11), H5683 [13OC]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1424 [28FE]
——— increase limitation on estate tax valuation of certain real property used in farming or other trades or businesses (see H.R. 5259), H149 [9JA]
——— increase research tax credit and provide better access to the credit for business startups (see H.R. 7766), H3837 [23JY]
——— make look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent (see H.R. 5240), H13 [7JA]
——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (see H.R. 7886), H4339 [11SE]
——— provide payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from coronavirus (see H.R. 7615), H4339 [11SE]
——— provide tax credit for domestic medical and drug manufacturing and advanced medical manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 7767), H3838 [23JY]
——— provide temporary employee payroll tax holiday (see H.R. 8201), H4335 [11SE]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 222), H239 [14JA]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 4549), H1994 [12MY]
Tom Reid Post Office Building, Pearland, TX: designate (see H.R. 7810), H3978 [29JY]
Western National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 8771), H5931 [18NO]
WHO: withhold U.S. payment until international commission is established to investigate coronavirus pandemic and Director-General resigns (see H. Res. 917), H1884 [10AP]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 5002), H748 [30JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: provide liquidity to job creators (see H.R. 7734), H3836 [23JY]
Crime: increase certain penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees (see H.R. 8030), H4236 [14AU]
——— increase maximum term of imprisonment for rioting (see H.R. 8031), H4236 [14AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify standards to determine eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5719), H746 [30JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide estimates of use of taxpayer funds by the Government (see H.R. 7122), H2376 [8JN]
Dept. of Transportation: amend laws relative to future interstate designations (see H.R. 7151), H2387 [11JN]
Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station, Rocksprings, TX: designate (see H.R. 5913), H1160 [14FE]
Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 5576), H179 [10JA]
GAO: require annual fiscal state of the union report (see H.R. 7086), H2366 [4JN]
Medicare: provide for coverage of rural emergency medical access services (see H.R. 5808), H976 [7FE]
Public debt: address reckless and unsustainable national debt while committing necessary resources to coronavirus pandemic (see H. Res. 1261), H7154 [14DE]
Taxation: permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made (see H.R. 6802), H1990 [12MY]
——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5652), H329 [17JA]
Urban areas: restore justice, order, and domestic tranquility to protect Federal property, Federal law enforcement and other personnel, and constitutional rights of U.S. citizens in certain cities (see H. Res. 1083), H4237 [14AU]
Constitutional authority statements
Business and industry: provide liquidity to job creators (H.R. 7734), H3838 [23JY]
Crime: increase certain penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees (H.R. 8030), H4237 [14AU]
——— increase maximum term of imprisonment for rioting (H.R. 8031), H4237 [14AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify standards to determine eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 5719), H747 [30JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide estimates of use of taxpayer funds by the Government (H.R. 7122), H2377 [8JN]
Dept. of Transportation: amend laws relative to future interstate designations (H.R. 7151), H2389 [11JN]
Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station, Rocksprings, TX: designate (H.R. 5913), H1161 [14FE]
Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (H.R. 5576), H180 [10JA]
GAO: require annual fiscal state of the union report (H.R. 7086), H2367 [4JN]
Medicare: provide for coverage of rural emergency medical access services (H.R. 5808), H977 [7FE]
Taxation: permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made (H.R. 6802), H1993 [12MY]
——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5652), H330 [17JA]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H7306 [21DE]
Armed Forces: take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged, H7208 [16DE]
——— terminate authority to engage in hostilities against Iran (H. Con. Res. 83), H106 [9JA]
Arrington, Gene: Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame inductee, H5940 [19NO]
Budget: deficit, H3698, H3835 [23JY]
China: signing of trade agreement with U.S., H244 [15JA]
Crime: increase certain penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees (H.R. 8030), H4437 [16SE]
——— increase maximum term of imprisonment for rioting (H.R. 8031), H4437 [16SE]
Dept. of Energy: carry out Clean Cities Coalition Program (H.R. 5518), H1666 [12MR]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 266), Senate amendment, H1934 [23AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (S. 457), H200 [13JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide flexibility in caring for homeless veterans during certain public health emergencies (H.R. 7105), H4762 [23SE]
——— provide flexibility in caring for homeless veterans during certain public health emergencies (H.R. 7105), Senate amendment, H7208 [16DE]
Discrimination: condemn all forms of anti-Asian sentiment relative to coronavirus (H. Res. 908), H4437 [16SE], H4499 [17SE]
Diseases and disorders: making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus preparedness and response, H7306 [21DE]
——— making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus preparedness and response (H.R. 6800), H2230 [15MY]
——— provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic, H1828 [27MR], H1934 [23AP]
Domestic policy: importance of adhering to constitutional principles and promoting and defending American heritage, culture, and values, H3830, H3831, H3833, H3834 [23JY], H4420, H4421, H4422, H4423 [15SE]
Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies (H.R. 7120), H2581 [26JN]
Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 133), Senate amendment, H7306 [21DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (H.R. 1425), H2629 [29JN]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), Senate amendment, H1828 [27MR]
Political science: assessment of socialism, H3834 [23JY]
Postal Service: maintain prompt and reliable service during coronavirus health emergency (H.R. 8015), H4290 [22AU]
Public demonstrations: condemn mob violence, H3835 [23JY]
SBA: provide relief from coronavirus for small business concerns, H1934 [23AP]
Soleimani, Qasem: U.S. airstrike leading to death of Iranian general in Iraq, H106 [9JA]
Trump, President: deployment of Federal agents to cities to conduct policing activities relative to ongoing civil rights protests, H3835 [23JY], H3863 [27JY]
Votes: position on missed, H3966• [29JY], H4529• [17SE], E864• [21SE]
Tributes
Dawson, Matt, H244 [15JA]
Hill, David, H244 [15JA]
Jones, Troy L., E1071• [27NO]
Lewis, John, H3863 [27JY]
Reyna, Nicholas, H244 [15JA]
Rice, Ron, H3698 [23JY]
Shimkus, Representative, H5046 [29SE]