EMMER, TOM (a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H5945 [11JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 8814), H7783 [13SE]

Agriculture: reduce certain farm input costs and reverse environmental regulatory barriers to domestic agricultural production (see H.R. 8069), H7732 [30AU]

Animals: remove gray wolf from lists of threatened and endangered species and exclude from authority of Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 286), H1176 [28FE]

Budget: limit use of Federal funds for Presidential travel if President’s annual budget submission to Congress is late (see H.R. 9191), H8402 [18OC]

——— limit use of Federal funds for salaries or expenses of political employees if President’s annual budget submission to Congress is late (see H.R. 9190), H8402 [18OC]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1177 [28FE]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H4445 [14AP]

——— report to Congress on feasibility of reporting data on injuries in high school sports to improve safety of student athletes (see H.R. 8751), H7727 [26AU]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: repeal requirement for unique health identifiers (see H.R. 5812), H10 [10JA]

Charles W. Lindberg Post Office, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 8026), H5485 [13JN]

China: prohibit foreign nationals associated with China from purchase of agricultural real estate in U.S. and from participating in any Dept. of Agriculture programs except food safety inspections (see H.R. 7892), H5219 [27MY]

Colleyville, TX: commend first responders and honor victims of hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue and reaffirm commitment to combat hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and violence against Jewish Americans (see H. Res. 881), H289 [20JA]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see H.R. 3413), H8710 [1DE] (see H.R. 8274), H7732 [30AU]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: enhance rulemaking requirements (see H.R. 7412), H4395 [6AP]

Contraceptives: preempt State bans on prescription, provision, or use of drug, biological product, or device for contraception if approved, licensed, cleared, or otherwise authorized for human use by FDA for contraception (see H.R. 8421), H7256 [27JY]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting certain consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 8985), H8119 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (see H.R. 2186), H7784 [13SE]

——— require additional reporting and public disclosure of information relative to foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land (see H.R. 9483), H8873 [8DE]

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (see H.R. 6152), H332 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: require annual reports on military capabilities of Iran-backed entities and impact of lifted sanctions on such capabilities and prohibit Federal funding to such entities (see H.R. 7330), H5735 [21JN]

——— seek cooperation with allies in Middle East to identify countries to implement integrated air and missile defense capability to protect people and infrastructure from Iranian rocket attacks (see H.R. 7987), H5932 [1JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to develop strategic response plans relative to opioid crisis and require providers prescribing opioids for certain patients to also prescribe opioid overdose reversal drugs (see H.R. 5224), H303 [25JA]

——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H5735 [21JN]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H5976 [12JY]

——— provide certain adjustments to Medicare payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 6641), H4445 [14AP]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H309 [28JA]

——— update National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention to provide information on adverse drug events and pharmacogenomic testing and improve electronic health records for pharmacogenomic information (see H.R. 6875), H1176 [28FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see H.R. 7648), H4713 [3MY]

——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H4712 [3MY]

Dept. of HUD: clarify process and standards for rulemaking establishing standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing (see H.R. 7651), H8115 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H5010 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (see H.R. 8166), H5733 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit from constraining range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over assets in such accounts (see H.R. 7860), H5212 [20MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H8757 [5DE]

——— prohibit from engaging in transactions involving exchange of IMF Special Drawing Rights that are held by Russia or Belarus (see H.R. 6899), H3777 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (see H.R. 4601), H7785 [13SE]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 1123), H8119 [26SE]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H918 [2FE]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 6659), H1276 [2MR]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see H.R. 9088), H8370 [30SE]

Depts. of Commerce and Homeland Security: report to Congress on impact of establishing U.S. Customs Border Protection preclearance facilities in Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific countries (see H.R. 6212), H217 [18JA]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit transplant centers from discriminating against individual seeking organ due to whether individual is vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 6534), H1141 [22FE]

FDA: improve infant formula supply chain (see H.R. 7830), H5229 [31MY]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 2828), H5931 [1JY]

——— require more accurate reporting of abortion drug prescribing and related adverse events (see H.R. 6702), H1135 [18FE]

Federal agencies and departments: encourage migration of Federal Government information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography (see H.R. 7535), H5335 [7JN]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see H.R. 8703), H8319 [29SE]

——— require evaluation for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and recommend elimination or realignment of such functions (see H.R. 9253), H8423 [31OC]

Federal aid programs: prohibit use of coronavirus relief funds by any State or political subdivision to implement guaranteed basic income program for individuals or households (see H.R. 6554), H330 [1FE]

——— simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8410 [21OC]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 8036), H5486 [13JN]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H5824 [22JN]

——— prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see H.R. 1729), H8494 [14NO]

Forest Service: exchange certain public lands in Chippewa National Forest (see H.R. 8583), H7541 [29JY]

FTC: prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see H.R. 8160), H5733 [21JN]

Health: transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H5976 [12JY]

Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see H.R. 8110), H5644 [16JN]

Immigration: request President and Dept. of Homeland Security to transmit copies of all documents in their possession referring or relative to certain aspects of U.S. border policies (see H. Res. 928), H1124 [15FE]

International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H4154 [4AP]

Investments: provide for orderly and secure digital commodity exchange markets (see H.R. 7614), H4607 [28AP]

Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H918 [2FE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 744), H7967 [19SE]

IRS: rescind certain funds appropriated under Inflation Reduction Act (see H.R. 9092), H8370 [30SE]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (see H.R. 8656), H7709 [12AU]

John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 5577), H332 [1FE]

Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (see H.R. 7437), H4445 [14AP]

Martin Olav Sabo Post Office, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 8025), H5485 [13JN]

Medicaid: ensure eligibility of children in foster care placed in qualified residential treatment programs (see H.R. 5414), H3745 [15MR]

——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 6636), H1013 [7FE]

Medicare: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 4043), H295 [21JA]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see H.R. 7053), H5924 [28JN]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 1587), H7736 [2SE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H7172 [26JY]

——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H5931 [1JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7051), H8379 [4OC]

——— require certain health care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any public health emergency (see H.R. 3733), H5931 [1JY]

Mental health: expand Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration program and authorize funding for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics (see H.R. 4323), H5976 [12JY]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H1131 [18FE]

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1114), H4970 [13MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4715 [3MY]

Natural gas: impose sanctions relative to Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see H.R. 6748), H1331 [7MR]

NRC: assist small businesses that seek to engage in research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying certain licensing fees (see H.R. 9045), H8410 [21OC]

Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building, South St. Paul, MN: designate (see H.R. 8226), H5918 [24JN]

Power resources: recognize benefits of natural gas to economy and environment and recognize as affordable and ‘‘green’’ energy (see H. Res. 1148), H5977 [12JY]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1331 [7MR]

——— support safe and responsible development of hydrocarbons via drilling (see H. Res. 1101), H4797 [10MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: transmit plan to Congress to address rising U.S. energy prices (see H.R. 6298), H303 [25JA]

SBA: study and report on blockchain technology and use in consumer protection (see H.R. 6597), H947 [3FE]

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H8315 [29SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H6923 [20JY]

Supreme Court: condemn leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and enforce Federal law relative to protests outside homes of sitting Supreme Court Justices (see H. Res. 1111), H5335 [7JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on disposition of property raised or produced by student farmer (see H.R. 3420), H1208 [1MR]

——— exclude from gross income gain from disposition of virtual currency in personal transaction and issue regulations for reporting such transactions (see H.R. 6582), H946 [3FE]

——— make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 6658), H1111 [9FE] (see H.R. 8913), H8434 [7NO]

——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 3031), H5976 [12JY]

——— recognize importance of stepped-up basis of certain inherited property in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses (see H. Res. 1015), H4006 [30MR]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H5879 [23JN]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H7785 [13SE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 7223), H5824 [22JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue regulations removing gray wolf from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 7766), H4970 [13MY]

Ukraine: authorize President to waive export criteria and transportation and related costs of certain ammunition and ordnance to supply entities providing ammunition to Ukraine (see H.R. 6981), H1373 [8MR]

——— promote security partnership (see H.R. 6367), H303 [25JA]

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), H8386 [7OC]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 8616), H8319 [29SE]

WHO: prohibit U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions (see H.R. 419), H4971 [13MY]

——— prohibit use of funds to implement any U.S. obligations under World Health Organization Global Pandemic Treaty (see H.R. 7916), H5227 [31MY]

Young, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 1005), H3895 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CBO: set responsible budget targets to limit spending (see H.R. 7420), H4396 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish grants for agriculture workforce training programs to fund apprenticeships and internships with local agriculture businesses (see H.R. 8425), H6882 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize Mental Health Education Grant program to encourage students to pursue career as counselor, social worker, or therapist in elementary or secondary school (see H.R. 9469), H8873 [8DE]

Dept. of HUD: provide parity relative to access to mortgage insurance for hospitals program for licensed hospitals (see H.R. 8179), H5822 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for oversight of emergency rental assistance amounts by Inspector General (see H.R. 7645), H4713 [3MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 8563), H7404 [28JY]

FRS: prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals (see H.R. 6415), H216 [18JA]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 1387), H8113 [22SE]

National Rural Mental Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H8588 [17NO]

U.S. Working Group on Inflation: establish (see H.R. 6399), H193 [13JA]

Constitutional authority statements

CBO: set responsible budget targets to limit spending (H.R. 7420), H4397 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish grants for agriculture workforce training programs to fund apprenticeships and internships with local agriculture businesses (H.R. 8425), H6882 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize Mental Health Education Grant program to encourage students to pursue career as counselor, social worker, or therapist in elementary or secondary school (H.R. 9469), H8874 [8DE]

Dept. of HUD: provide parity relative to access to mortgage insurance for hospitals program for licensed hospitals (H.R. 8179), H5823 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for oversight of emergency rental assistance amounts by Inspector General (H.R. 7645), H4714 [3MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (H.R. 8563), H7406 [28JY]

FRS: prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals (H.R. 6415), H216 [18JA]

U.S. Working Group on Inflation: establish (H.R. 6399), H194 [13JA]

Remarks

Anoka, MN: anniversary of Federal Ammunition (business), E420• [27AP]

Booker, Rebecca: Congressional Fire Services Institute and International Fire Service Training Association Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education recipient, H4012 [31MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5775 [22JN]

Elk River, MN: Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office recipient of National Sheriff’s Association Triple Crown accreditation, H4012 [31MR]

Meyers, Ben: tribute to participation in Olympic Games, E230• [8MR]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 452), H236 [19JA]

Perbix, Nick: tribute to participation in Olympic Games, E227• [8MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4012 [31MR]

Rooney, Maddie: tribute to participation in Olympic Games, E231• [8MR]

U.S. Working Group on Inflation: establish (H.R. 6399), H979 [7FE]

Votes: position on missed, E249• [11MR], E331• [31MR], E358• [5AP]

W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office, Avon, MN: designate (H.R. 6218), H9673 [12DE]

Tributes

Anderson, Blair, E982• [28SE]

Bakeberg, Gregory (Butch), H980 [7FE]

Delaney, Loral I., H980 [7FE]

Finstad, Representative, H7560 [12AU]

Gibbs, John F., E637• [16JN]

Hagedorn, Jim, H1171 [28FE]

Honold, Abby, H4013 [31MR]

Lee, Richard, H980 [7FE]

Lipinski, Owen, H4012 [31MR]

Morin, Darby, E478• [11MY]

Mottlow, Joe, E1186• [29NO]

Pierson, Carl, E299• [24MR]

Schiefelbein, Frank, Jr., H8704 [1DE]

Schultz, Mike, E267• [16MR]

Szykulski, Dan, H979 [7FE]