BUCK, KEN (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H992 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6252 [13JY]

Articles and editorials

Don’t Defund the (Antitrust) Police, Mike Wacker, American Mind (publication), H8259 [29SE]

Tech Hawks Meet Resistance to a ‘‘Modest Proposal,’’ Harry Scherer, American Conservative (publication), H8259 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H5221 [27MY]

——— prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Dept. of HHS from transporting any alien across State lines to procure abortion (see H.R. 9575), H9901 [15DE]

——— prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see H.R. 4607), H4445 [14AP]

——— prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion (see H.R. 8820), H7841 [14SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 18), H4445 [14AP]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for abortion through financial or logistical support to individuals traveling to another State or country to receive abortion (see H.R. 8776), H7738 [6SE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1011), H4715 [3MY]

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

Afghanistan: request President and direct Sec. of State to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to certain aspects of U.S. withdrawal (see H. Res. 1240), H6922 [20JY]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H5234 [3JN]

Armed Forces: establish certain protections for members who refuse to receive vaccinations against coronavirus (see H.R. 7570), H5735 [21JN]

——— provide spouses of servicemembers option to elect their home residence or domicile for filing State income taxes (see H.R. 4702), H1134 [18FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5227 [31MY]

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: repeal (see H.R. 8374), H7842 [14SE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: report to Congress on individuals charged with violent felony offenses who are granted bail and pretrial release in State courts (see H.R. 7244), H3895 [28MR]

Bureau of Prisons: prohibit from housing prisoners with persons of opposite biological sex, regardless of gender identity (see H.R. 6764), H1129 [18FE]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3859 [21MR]

China: decrease dependency on Chinese manufacturing and decrease migration due to lost regional economic opportunities (see H.R. 7579), H4862 [11MY]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 7998), H5445 [9JN]

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]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1284), H1330 [7MR]

Courts: limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see H.R. 8227), H5918 [24JN]

——— modify delayed notice requirements relative to certain warrants (see H.R. 7072), H3855 [18MR]

Crime: clarify and strengthen certain violent crime laws (see H.R. 8870), H7881 [15SE]

——— condemn plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh, enforce Federal law relative to protests outside homes of Supreme Court Justices, and denounce and investigate criminal damage at pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 1214), H5930 [1JY]

——— condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Res. 1233), H6882 [19JY]

——— denounce domestic terrorist violence against religious organizations and groups and organizations providing pregnancy support for expectant mothers (see H. Res. 1183), H5645 [16JN]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn child on basis of results of laboratory developed test (see H.R. 7719), H4860 [11MY]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8115 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish Space National Guard (see H.R. 5112), H5098 [17MY]

——— prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. and construction or modification of facilities used to house detainees (see H.R. 7999), H5488 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: clarify protections relative to sex and sex-segregated spaces and certain activities (see H.R. 1417), H4445 [14AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see H.R. 426), H4576 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see H.R. 8384), H7709 [12AU]

——— prohibit from placing any coronavirus vaccine on child and adolescent immunization schedule without posting all clinical data on safety and efficacy of such vaccine (see H.R. 9404), H8729 [2DE]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities’’ (see H.R. 8702), H7707 [12AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: collect biometric information from non-citizens seeking entry into U.S., those apprehended by Customs and Border Protection, or those applying for immigration benefits (see H.R. 7983), H5408 [8JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility’’ (see H.J. Res. 97), H8065 [21SE]

——— establish funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have relationship with Confucius Institutes (see H.R. 7779), H5209 [19MY]

——— grant authority to contain migration surges (see H.R. 8952), H8111 [22SE]

——— improve collection of intelligence relative to activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries (see H.R. 8561), H7404 [28JY]

——— report to Congress on total numbers of aliens apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol unlawfully crossing border whose identifying information is in terrorist screening database (see H.R. 8710), H7707 [12AU]

——— require comprehensive southern border strategy (see H.R. 7260), H4439 [11AP]

——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H4724 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on activities relative to countering Chinese national security threats (see H.R. 7325), H4072 [31MR]

Dept. of State: designate Afghanistan as state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 9095), H8370 [30SE]

——— repeal Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, reform asylum process, and establish penalities for individuals who overstay their visas (see H.R. 6706), H5335 [7JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: publish report on financial institutions and accounts of senior Chinese officials and restrict financial services for immediate family of such officials to deter aggression towards Taiwan (see H.R. 7704), H6336 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on significant improvements and potential alternatives necessary to offset extended closures associated with Interstate Route 70 (see H.R. 7501), H4442 [14AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (see H.R. 2910), H5685 [17JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 102), H9729 [13DE]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see H.R. 7315), H4071 [31MR]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 7316), H4071 [31MR]

——— improve processing of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 6165), H5215 [24MY]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H5929 [1JY]

Depts. of Defense and State: track arms transfers of U.S.-origin defense articles throughout lifetime of transaction and identify solutions to address delivery time lags (see H.R. 8259), H7073 [22JY]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (see H.R. 8496), H7407 [28JY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers’’ (see H.J. Res. 82), H4608 [28AP]

——— require Inspector General report on domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers (see H.R. 8926), H8010 [20SE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5175 [18MY]

Diseases and disorders: terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.J. Res. 46), H1276 [2MR]

Dolores River National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 8601), H7537 [29JY]

Dolores River Special Management Area: establish (see H.R. 8601), H7537 [29JY]

Education: allow Federal funds appropriated for kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow student whether learning in person or remotely, to public, private, or home school of choice (see H.R. 1770), H303 [25JA]

Election Assistance Commission: prohibit payments to States and jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect integrity and certainty of Federal elections (see H.R. 6446), H288 [20JA]

Endangered Species Act: exclude certain populations of the lesser prairie chicken from authority of such Act (see H.R. 9456), H8875 [8DE]

EPA: expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 9455), H8823 [7DE]

Fallen Heroes Flag Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8050), H5612 [15JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 6970), H3829 [17MR]

——— prohibit from leasing certain Federal property to abortion providing organizations (see H.R. 8263), H5929 [1JY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 8835), H7880 [15SE]

——— provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 8563), H8442 [10NO]

Federal employees: provide that all Executive branch employees are at-will employees (see H.R. 8550), H7736 [2SE]

Firearms: ban imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce (see H.R. 7366), H4126 [1AP]

——— discontinue collection by Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses and require destruction of such collected records (see H.R. 6945), H1328 [7MR]

——— prevent suicide by giving people more control over their own lethal means purchase decisions through creation of voluntary purchase delay database (see H.R. 8361), H7068 [21JY]

——— remove certain weapons from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see H.R. 6817), H1140 [22FE]

——— remove short-barreled rifles from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see H.R. 1758), H3971 [29MR]

——— remove short-barreled shotguns from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see H.R. 4312), H3897 [28MR]

Foreign policy: condemn Biden administration plans to remove sanctions on Maduro regime in Venezuela and negotiations with Iran in response to Ukraine crisis and urge support for U.S. energy production (see H. Res. 1020), H4126 [1AP]

Health: disapprove Dept. of the Treasury and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.J. Res. 79), H4075 [31MR]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 1901), H4445 [14AP]

——— limit availability of asylum for aliens transitioning through third countries (see H.R. 7725), H4861 [11MY]

Information technology: clarify that online platforms may be held responsible for content they promote on their platforms (see H.R. 9695), H10534 [27DE]

——— promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in app economy, increase choice and quality, and reduce costs for consumers (see H.R. 7030), H1422 [9MR]

IRS: rescind funds appropriated under Inflation Reduction Act and report on improving efficiency of procedures and processes of services (see H.R. 8769), H7785 [13SE]

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see H.R. 7194), H3862 [24MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit use of Federal funds to carry out Executive order relative to advancing effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices (see H.R. 7914), H5235 [3JN]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: prohibit taxpayer-funded gender reassignment medical interventions (see H.R. 1927), H4459 [25AP]

Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (see H.R. 7437), H4431 [7AP]

Medicaid: prohibit Federal financial participation for non-emergency transportation provided to access services for which Federal financial participation is prohibited (see H.R. 8354), H7713 [16AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of Federal funds by Members who make public statements advocating for defunding police to contract with private security personnel (see H. Res. 1026), H4153 [4AP]

Month of Life: designate (see H. Res. 1216), H5930 [1JY]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 7510), H4449 [18AP]

Patents: establish robust patent system that restores and protects right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries (see H.R. 5874), H4724 [6MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 541), H4798 [10MY]

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

Russia: designate as state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 8568), H7720 [23AU]

——— prohibit importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6886), H1426 [9MR]

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

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 8137), H8420 [28OC]

——— 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. 889), H4576 [27AP]

——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see H.R. 6913), H1301 [3MR]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5215 [24MY]

Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachment of January 13, 2021 (see H. Res. 1131), H5174 [18MY]

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), H5612 [15JN]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide continued support for all agents, end crisis at southwest border, and denounce false claims and allegations against border agents in Del Rio, TX (see H. Res. 1255), H7407 [28JY]

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: take immediate steps to support transfer of requested fighter aircraft for self-defense against invasion of sovereign state (see H. Res. 991), H3827 [17MR]

Veterans: enhance penalties for convictions for conspiracy to commit telemarketing or email marketing fraud committed against veterans (see H.R. 9282), H8441 [10NO]

——— improve access to health care (see H.R. 4624), H5735 [21JN]

Voting: prohibit disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in any Federal, State, or local election (see H.R. 6299), H1141 [22FE]

WHO: prohibit use of funds to implement any U.S. obligations under World Health Organization Global Pandemic Treaty (see H.R. 7916), H5685 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: establish appropriate penalties for possession of child pornography and make mandatory sentencing guidelines binding (see H.R. 7263), H3970 [29MR]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 9177), H8395 [14OC]

Cyr, Gary A.: award Bronze Star (see H. Res. 887), H307 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: limit eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below certain maximum threshold (see H.R. 8098), H5644 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent conflicts of interest and promote competition in sale and purchase of digital advertising (see H.R. 7839), H5207 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of site known as ‘‘Dearfield’’ in Colorado (see H.R. 6438), H288 [20JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure U.S. currency market does not support egregious human rights violations (see H.R. 8001), H5445 [9JN]

Drugs: prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances (see H.R. 8175), H5822 [22JN]

Foreign aid: establish review of U.S. aid to multilateral entities (see H.R. 7817), H5173 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure tax payer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (see H.R. 8441), H6921 [20JY]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: enhance authority to share information on merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties (see H.R. 7096), H3775 [16MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: establish appropriate penalties for possession of child pornography and make mandatory sentencing guidelines binding (H.R. 7263), H3971 [29MR]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (H.R. 9177), H8396 [14OC]

Dept. of Education: limit eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below a certain maximum threshold (H.R. 8098), H5646 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent conflicts of interest and promote competition in sale and purchase of digital advertising (H.R. 7839), H5208 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of site known as ‘‘Dearfield’’ in Colorado (H.R. 6438), H289 [20JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure U.S. currency market does not support egregious human rights violations (H.R. 8001), H5447 [9JN]

Drugs: prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances (H.R. 8175), H5823 [22JN]

Foreign aid: establish review of U.S. aid to multilateral entities (H.R. 7817), H5174 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure tax payer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (H.R. 8441), H6923 [20JY]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: enhance authority to share information on merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties (H.R. 7096), H3776 [16MR]

Press releases

Republican Senators Urge House Republicans To Support Antitrust Reform Package: Senator Lee, H8258 [29SE]

Remarks

Business and industry: promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (H.R. 3843), H8258, H8261 [29SE]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8174 [28SE]

Courts: clarify definition of ‘‘sexual harassment dispute’’, H992, H993 [7FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H989, H992, H993 [7FE]

——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (S. 4524), H8522 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8174 [28SE]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 7780), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8174 [28SE]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5910 [24JN]

Hass, Tony: Denver Business Journal Who’s Who in Agriculture Trailblazer Award recipient, E254• [15MR]

High Plains Honor Flight Inc.: tribute, E706• [11JY]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5910 [24JN]

Partnership of Douglas County Governments: anniversary, E415• [27AP]

Russia: condemn Vladimir Putin, Russian Security Council, and military for acts of aggression and atrocities rising to level of crimes against humanity and war crimes against people of Ukraine and others, H1367, H1368, H1369, H1370 [8MR]

Statements

Heritage Tech Policy Experts Applaud House Antitrust Package: Heritage Foundation, H8258 [29SE]

Tributes

Sakata, Bob, E811• [29JY]

Truswell, Jeannine, E417• [27AP]