AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 619), H248 [28JA]
Afghanistan: assess production, planning, and communication of intelligence on withdrawal of U.S. military, impose sanctions on Taliban, and report on human rights violations against Afghans who supported the U.S. (see H.R. 5066), H5675 [19OC]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to service members killed during evacuation of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport (see H.R. 5142), H4500 [31AU]
Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of dedication of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (see H. Res. 731), H5790 [21OC]
Armed Forces: authorize location of memorial on National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H.R. 1115), H6126 [2NO]
Biden, President: condemn failure to heed advice of military and intelligence advisors about speed and nature of Taliban offensive, leading to disorganized, chaotic, and abrupt evacuation of U.S. personnel and Afghan allies (see H. Res. 607), H4488 [24AU]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 3), H50 [4JA]
Business and industry: promote competition, lower entry barriers, and reduce switching costs for consumers and businesses online (see H.R. 3849), H3009 [22JN]
——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (see H.R. 3843), H2931 [17JN]
Capitol Police: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 1085), H530 [18FE]
——— honor bravery and self-sacrifice by officers and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies during attack on U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 39), H195 [13JA]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H2655 [20MY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ (see H.J. Res. 67), H7636 [9DE]
CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H6071 [1NO]
Clark County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see H.R. 1597), H1079 [3MR]
Columbus Day: observance (see H. Res. 708), H5607 [8OC]
Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H7263 [7DE]
Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see H.R. 3080), H2193 [11MY]
——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 3079), H2317 [13MY]
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. 1384), H4307 [30JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses (see H.R. 267), H4307 [30JY]
Dept. of Education: award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 3779), H2699 [8JN]
——— promote career awareness in accounting as part of well-rounded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational experience under Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program (see H.R. 3855), H5873 [25OC]
——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 3871), H3607 [2JY]
Dept. of HHS: address mental and behavioral health and well-being of health care professionals working on front lines of coronavirus emergency or other pandemic, natural disaster, or crisis (see H.R. 1667), H4296 [29JY]
——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia (see H.R. 1474), H2655 [20MY]
——— award grants through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support virtual peer behavioral health support services (see H.R. 2929), H2133 [30AP]
——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see H.R. 433), H264 [1FE]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H5727 [20OC]
——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H2655 [20MY]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 3759), H3804 [21JY]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H6237 [5NO]
——— support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 3537), H2665 [25MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to process employment-based immigrant visa applications after certain date and to award such visas to eligible applicants (see H.R. 5498), H5793 [21OC]
——— continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 1259), H6035 [28OC]
——— ensure no one in custody is released into community during coronavirus public health emergency if such person may have communicable disease relating to any public health emergency (see H.R. 2076), H2655 [20MY]
Dept. of HUD: increase principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (see H.R. 5915), H6240 [9NO]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5338), H6036 [28OC]
——— prohibit payments of compromise settlements arising out of certain violations of immigration laws (see H.R. 5854), H6206 [4NO]
——— provide procedures for appealing certain ATF rules or determinations (see H.R. 1961), H6126 [2NO]
Dept. of Justice and FTC: promote competition and economic opportunity in digital markets by eliminating conflicts of interest from dominant online platforms’ concurrent ownership or control of certain other businesses (see H.R. 3825), H2894 [16JN]
Dept. of Labor: revise Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count number of emergency medical services practitioners in the U.S. (see H.R. 2354), H1845 [15AP]
Dept. of the Interior: make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes available to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4300), H3598 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under age 21 who complete vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1745), H2197 [11MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program on dog training therapy and provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 1448), H880 [1MR]
——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 1123), H532 [18FE]
——— prohibit transmission of certain information to Dept. of Justice for use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1217), H7263 [7DE]
——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (see H.R. 1361), H6236 [5NO]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prohibit taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 1679), H1186 [9MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit funding relative to any rule requiring coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 5811), H6124 [2NO]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and protect free exercise of religion (see H.R. 1440), H857 [26FE]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H6910 [2DE]
FAA: make modifications to passenger facility charge program (see H.R. 2719), H2053 [21AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: enhance provisions related to wage discrimination (see H.R. 2491), H1736 [13AP]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit coronavirus vaccination mandate for Federal contractors (see H.R. 6016), H6606 [18NO]
——— prohibit from issuing moratoriums on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land (see H.R. 543), H243 [28JA]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1996), H1614 [19MR]
——— prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see H.R. 1729), H4252 [28JY]
Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of firearms from gun range that rents firearms or shooting club (see H.R. 3252), H4296 [29JY]
——— establish competitive grant programs to incentivize safe and responsible storage of firearms (see H.R. 4136), H4252 [28JY]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H44 [4JA]
——— protect rights of persons whose use of marijuana is permitted by State or tribal law to own firearms (see H.R. 2830), H6180 [3NO]
Forests: establish forest management, reforestation, and utilization practices which lead to sequestration of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 2639), H1953 [19AP]
——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 4614), H3841 [22JY]
GAO: provide for joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive presentation on audited financial statement of Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 44), H6036 [28OC]
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. 892), H468 [5FE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 5441), H5590 [1OC]
Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 4331), H5792 [21OC]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 1603), H1191 [9MR]
Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1916), H2358 [14MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H2894 [16JN]
Iran: recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 118), H501 [11FE]
IRS: provide authority to postpone certain tax deadlines by reason of State declared disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3574), H6035 [28OC]
——— provide for one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 5155), H6036 [28OC]
Israel: strengthen and expand normalization agreements with Arab countries (see H.R. 2748), H4322 [6AU]
Italian Americans: apologize for treatment during World War II (see H.R. 3872), H3607 [2JY]
Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 710), H5608 [8OC]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 525), H3617 [9JY]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 3382), H4519 [10SE]
Law enforcement: improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency (see H.R. 677), H261 [1FE]
Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1210), H2358 [14MY]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H4518 [10SE]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H281 [2FE]
——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H5610 [8OC]
——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3173), H2712 [11JN]
——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 1587), H4495 [27AU]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H2675 [28MY]
——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see H.R. 2759), H2542 [18MY]
——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 2454), H2197 [11MY]
——— waive or modify application of requirements relative to telehealth services during any emergency period (see H.R. 366), H2542 [18MY]
Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H2677 [28MY]
National Archives and Records Administration: address certain record request backlogs (see H.R. 3710), H6209 [4NO]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 668), H4863 [21SE]
National Guard: honor members deployed in National Capital region during inauguration of President Biden (see H. Res. 71), H249 [28JA]
——— make emergency appropriations (see H.R. 4498), H3632 [16JY]
National U.S. Miners Week: designate (see H. Res. 855), H7823 [14DE]
NIH: establish program to support or conduct research on valvular heart disease (see H.R. 1193), H5726 [20OC]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to mandatory vaccine mandates for certain businesses (see H.J. Res. 65), H6369 [17NO]
Overdose Awareness Day: support goals by lowering U.S. flag to half-staff on all Federal buildings on day each year (see H. Res. 349), H2107 [22AP]
Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (see H.R. 2954), H3847 [22JY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 114), H733 [25FE]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 695), H550 [22FE]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2141 [4MY]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3330), H3008 [22JN]
Restaurant Revitalization Fund: provide additional appropriations and oversight (see H.R. 4568), H3804 [21JY]
SBA: establish grant program for certain fitness facilities (see H.R. 890), H1017 [2MR]
——— establish grant program for shuttered minor league baseball clubs (see H.R. 4150), H3611 [6JY]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H6910 [2DE]
Socialism: denounce (see H. Res. 548), H3802 [21JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H6910 [2DE]
Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine justices (see H.J. Res. 11), H1845 [15AP]
Taxation: create refundable credit for travel expenditures (see H.R. 1346), H2136 [30AP]
——— exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see H.R. 1285), H7557 [8DE]
——— provide credit for personal protective equipment to small businesses, non-profits, independent contractors, veterans’ organizations, and farmers, among other entities during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 885), H2694 [4JN]
——— repeal certain taxes on sports wagering (see H.R. 2350), H1706 [1AP]
——— repeal firearm transfer tax (see H.R. 3101), H2193 [11MY]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H3909 [26JY]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 3982), H3847 [22JY]
Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H7825 [14DE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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. 2773), H3607 [2JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1892), H1502 [17MR]
Water: express that Corps of Engineers and EPA rule entitled ‘‘Navigable Waters Protection Rule—Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’,’’ should not be withdrawn or vacated (see H. Res. 318), H1790 [14AP]
——— prevent spread of aquatic invasive species in waters of Western States (see H.R. 5692), H5832 [22OC]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 263), H2542 [18MY]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H6910 [2DE]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service (see H.R. 3642), H2676 [28MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 707), H277 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (see H.R. 1789), H1352 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish tests and vaccinations to veterans during public health emergencies (see H.R. 4506), H3667 [19JY]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to U.S. economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness (see H.R. 3240), H2355 [14MY]
Idaho: make technical correction to water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (see H.R. 1869), H1363 [12MR]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3132), H2268 [12MY]
Nevada: modernize Fallon Range Training Complex, transfer ownership of certain Federal land, dispose of Federal lands for economic development, and make technical corrections to existing law (see H.R. 5243), H4522 [14SE]
SBA: include hospitality businesses in grant program for shuttered venue operators (see H.R. 2120), H1617 [23MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (H.R. 1789), H1356 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish tests and vaccinations to veterans during public health emergencies (H.R. 4506), H3668 [19JY]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to U.S. economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness (H.R. 3240), H2357 [14MY]
Idaho: make technical correction to water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (H.R. 1869), H1364 [12MR]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3132), H2271 [12MY]
Nevada: modernize Fallon Range Training Complex, transfer ownership of certain Federal land, dispose of Federal lands for economic development, and make technical corrections to existing law (H.R. 5243), H4524 [14SE]
SBA: include hospitality businesses in grant program for shuttered venue operators (H.R. 2120), H1621 [23MR]
Tributes
Gastonguay, Bob, H4094 [28JY]
Herbert, Robert T., H5517 [29SE]
Ryder, David J., H5561 [30SE]