WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6354, H6355 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reduce certain farm input costs and reverse environmental regulatory barriers to domestic agricultural production (see H.R. 8069), H5609 [15JN]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H3866 [24MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: make House wing and House office buildings open and accessible to public (see H. Res. 961), H1304 [3MR]

China: impose additional sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 7998), H5932 [1JY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct feasibility study for project for constructing dual jetty system at Oregon Inlet, NC (see H.R. 8728), H7715 [19AU]

Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H4192 [5AP]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8223 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that all dogs entering U.S. do not pose health risk (see H.R. 4239), H8066 [21SE]

Dept. of Commerce: transfer authority to control export, reexport, and transfer of commodities, software, and technology to protect national security to Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 9241), H8418 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish joint training pipeline between U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (see H.R. 8073), H5609 [15JN]

——— prohibit Federal funding for institutions of higher education that have agreements with certain academic institutions in China and Russia (see H.R. 7855), H5207 [19MY]

——— provide for emergency acquisition authority in event of armed attack against U.S. ally or partner by foreign adversary (see H.R. 8783), H7741 [9SE]

Dept. of Education: 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 Energy: provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see H.R. 8187), H7736 [2SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make improvements to H–2B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 3897), H195 [13JA]

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

Dept. of HUD: prohibit limiting or restricting award of Continuum of Care program funds to providers who require benefit recipients participate in certain wraparound services (see H.R. 6018), H8495 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: increase authorization for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 1635), H5228 [31MY]

Dept. of State: improve intelligence received to identify, prevent, and respond to atrocities (see H.R. 7758), H4920 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (see H.R. 7292), H4005 [30MR]

——— conduct minimum number of oil and gas lease sales in certain areas and prevent delays in oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 7285), H4005 [30MR]

——— submit report on, and require publication of data on, expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill (see H.R. 7298), H4005 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to establish small business (see H.R. 8660), H7552 [5AU]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 1123), H8011 [20SE]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4439 [11AP]

——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 9379), H8707 [1DE]

——— prohiobit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 7048), H5547 [14JN]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H6680 [15JY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and State: add questions to visa, permanent residence, status adjustment, or naturalization applications on affiliation with Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, including Basij organizations (see H.R. 8420), H6881 [19JY]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit transplant centers from discriminating against individual seeking organ due to whether individual is vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 6534), H329 [1FE]

District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]

Executive Office of the President: provide inflation estimate relative to executive orders with significant impact on annual gross budget (see H.R. 8369), H6707 [18JY]

——— require President to develop national strategy to close digital divide and plan to implement such strategy (see H.R. 8679), H7738 [6SE]

FBI: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to search National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks (see H.R. 1518), H5234 [3JN]

FDA: improve infant formula supply chain (see H.R. 7830), H5222 [27MY]

FEC: remove certain impediments to protect political speech and promote election integrity, voter confidence, and effective administration of elections for States, District of Columbia, and military voting programs (see H.R. 8528), H7736 [2SE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 6970), H4398 [6AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H3897 [28MR]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: repeal rule titled ‘‘Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators’’ (see H.R. 9153), H8385 [7OC]

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), H4397 [6AP]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 95), H3971 [29MR]

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]

GSA: prohibit from awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under SmartPay Program (see H.R. 8997), H8220 [28SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 5441), H3829 [17MR]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H8379 [4OC]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see H.R. 4385), H1134 [18FE]

Iran: commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 110), H8434 [7NO]

——— 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), H4862 [11MY]

——— impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 9203), H8408 [21OC]

——— oppose engaging Russia for reviving Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), removing terrorism sanctions, or restoring any form of JCPOA while undeclared nuclear activities remains unresolved (see H. Res. 990), H3827 [17MR]

Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (see H.R. 8868), H8067 [21SE]

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

Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 7082), H6680 [15JY]

Korean War: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans of Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans (see H. Res. 1459), H8441 [10NO]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see H.R. 8246), H8757 [5DE]

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

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H5976 [12JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7051), H7558 [9AU]

——— require certain health care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any public health emergency (see H.R. 3733), H7716 [19AU]

NASA: study resiliency of space access infrastructure (see H.R. 7448), H4431 [7AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1501), H8674 [30NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1501), H8674 [30NO]

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

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 425), H1149 [25FE]

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (see H.R. 7693), H5735 [21JN]

National Park Service: establish U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program (see H.R. 6805), H3745 [15MR]

National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1206), H5919 [24JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1206), H5919 [24JN]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 1297), H7405 [28JY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1027), H4153 [4AP]

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

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 1420), H8371 [30SE]

NATO: support sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership and call on all members to ratify protocols of accession swiftly (see H. Res. 1130), H5936 [5JY]

Navy: anniversary of aircraft carriers (see H. Res. 986), H3775 [16MR]

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see H.R. 8977), H8112 [22SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report to Congress on effects of increased production and consumption of alternative proteins on long-term U.S. national security interests (see H.R. 7468), H6923 [20JY]

Pesticides: prohibit local regulation of pesticide use (see H.R. 7266), H7732 [30AU]

Power resources: immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 7304), H4006 [30MR]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1175 [28FE]

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see H.R. 2033), H7553 [5AU]

Real estate: prohibit purchase of public or private real estate located in U.S. by foreign persons (see H.R. 6383), H78 [12JA]

Russia: amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine (see H.R. 8958), H8710 [1DE]

——— counter aggression against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, expedite U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, and impose sanctions relative to actions with respect to Ukraine (see H.R. 6742), H1177 [28FE]

——— prohibit importation of uranium from Russia (see H.R. 7222), H4128 [1AP]

SBA: prohibit from directly making loans under 7(a) loan program (see H.R. 6037), H7785 [13SE]

——— repurpose coronavirus relief funding to award Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants to certain eligible applicants that applied for but did not receive prior funding (see H.R. 7407), H4398 [6AP]

Schools: increase funding for school resource officers, mental health guidance counselors, hardening of schools, and active shooter and intervention training for law enforcement, school officials, and students (see H.R. 7966), H5410 [8JN]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H5547 [14JN]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 3443), H1425 [9MR]

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), H5099 [17MY]

Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (see H.R. 8631), H7538 [29JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income basic needs allowance of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 9275), H8801 [6DE]

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

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

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H8595 [22NO]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H9730 [13DE]

Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 885), H301 [25JA]

Transportation Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H4154 [4AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 6734), H1123 [15FE]

Ukraine: promote security partnership (see H.R. 6367), H8 [10JA]

Veterans: 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), H8674 [30NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 8547), H7255 [27JY]

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]

National Cold War Museum of the U.S., Warrenton, VA: designate (see H.R. 8929), H8010 [20SE]

National Small Business Workplace Solutions Week: designate (see H. Res. 999), H3853 [18MR]

Navy: prescribe minimum number of operational amphibious battle force ships that must be included in combat forces (see H.R. 7695), H4795 [10MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish (see H.R. 8094), H5610 [15JN]

Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 117), H8587 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 8547), H7256 [27JY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (H.R. 9088), H8372 [30SE]

National Cold War Museum of the U.S., Warrenton, VA: designate (H.R. 8929), H8011 [20SE]

Navy: prescribe minimum number of operational amphibious battle force ships that must be included in combat forces (H.R. 7695), H4798 [10MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish (H.R. 8094), H5611 [15JN]

Remarks

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1512), H8842 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: allow Navy to retire nine Littoral Combat Ships, H6272, H6273 [13JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8842 [8DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6226, H6233, H6272, H6273 [13JY]

——— give preference for military construction contracts to firms that certify that certain percentage of employees hired shall reside in same State or within certain radius, H6233 [13JY]

Hasberry, Valerie: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E483• [11MY]

Izaak Walton League of America: anniversary, E242• [9MR]

Kinnard, Krista: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E483• [11MY]

Lazo, Bobbiejo: VFW Distinguished Service Award recipient, E421• [27AP]

Mathews County, VA: tribute to Mathews May Faire, E313• [29MR]

National heritage areas: standardize designation (S. 1942), H10008 [22DE]

Northern Neck National Heritage Area: establish, H10008 [22DE]

Randolph-Macon College: tribute to men’s basketball team, E307• [28MR]

Thompson, Bruce: Virginia Business Person of the Year award recipient, E223• [7MR]

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 (H.R. 2773), E635• [16JN]

Votes: position on missed, E96• [2FE], E112• [4FE], E245• [9MR], E653• [22JN]

Wallace, Rodney: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E483• [11MY]

Tributes

Allgood, Larnie, E1037• [11OC]

Caruthers, Robert A., Jr., E1072• [21OC]

Casey, Ryan, E1197• [1DE]

Dawson, Carol, E417• [27AP]

Fisher, Granville E., Jr., E931• [14SE]

Hall, Christopher, E1282• [14DE]

Huntley, Maxwell, E178• [25FE]

McEachin, A. Donald, H8643 [29NO]

Smolinsky, Curran, E558• [27MY]

Stanley, Aubrey M., Jr. (Bucky), E21• [11JA]

Vastola, Alfonso and Rose Marie, E573• [3JN]

Wilson, Jordan, E324• [30MR]

Yost, Rick, E450• [3MY]