BANKS, JIM (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6249 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H865 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 6465), H289 [20JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 1011), consideration (see H. Res. 1167), H5446 [9JN]

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

——— tribute to Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 1228), H6623 [14JY]

Armed Forces: prohibit any requirement that members be vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 3860), H8011 [20SE]

Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok, Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see H.R. 9508), H10550 [3JA]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for imposition of death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 72), H4921 [12MY]

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

Children and youth: prohibit gender affirming care on minors (see H.R. 8731), H7720 [23AU]

China: impose sanctions on members of National Communist Party Congress (see H.R. 6686), H1113 [9FE]

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]

Courts: permit civil actions against U.S. or any State or local government entity for coronavirus vaccination mandates (see H.R. 6811), H1139 [22FE]

Credit: establish process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers (see H.R. 8909), H8009 [20SE]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Res. 1233), H7068 [21JY]

——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 3079), H303 [25JA]

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

——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2864), H1330 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit from establishing or enforcing certain requirements on spaces reserved for biological males and biological females in schools that participate in school meal programs (see H.R. 8364), H7173 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: restrict from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services (see H.R. 9389), H9984 [21DE]

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]

——— prohibit abuse of certain authorities in connection with coronavirus national emergency declaration (see H.R. 7058), H3712 [11MR]

——— publish requirements for financial aid offers to be provided by institutions of higher education to enrolled and prospective students (see H.R. 9429), H8875 [8DE]

——— streamline and improve Federal student loan program, prohibit regulatory overreach and abuse of authority, and extend Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (see H.R. 8655), H7551 [5AU]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H3775 [16MR]

——— ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under child support enforcement program (see H.R. 8362), H6334 [13JY]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see H.R. 8384), H7546 [2AU]

——— prohibit funding to States which fund travel and procedural expenses of women crossing State lines to receive abortion (see H.R. 8501), H7168 [26JY]

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

——— prohibit selection of certain activities relative to development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities under Medicare program (see H.R. 7834), H5206 [19MY]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see H.R. 7359), H4398 [6AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Early Migration Alert Program (see H.R. 7462), H4715 [3MY]

——— 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]

——— 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 Justice: authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, those that have lost family members to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 9013), H8221 [28SE]

——— ensure imported body armor complies with National Institute of Justice safety standards (see H.R. 8538), H7255 [27JY]

Dept. of State: allow Congress to prevent revocation of foreign terrorist organization designations (see H.R. 7479), H4922 [12MY]

——— revoke U.S. passport from certain individuals with child support arrearages (see H.R. 8193), H7785 [13SE]

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

——— limit authority of Office of Foreign Asset Control to authorize U.S. financial institutions to engage in certain Russian-related energy transactions blocked by Executive order 14024 (see H.R. 6894), H1304 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 102), H9729 [13DE]

——— ensure timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities (see H.R. 6421), H1304 [3MR]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 6659), H1112 [9FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: require Inspector General report on domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers (see H.R. 8926), H8010 [20SE]

Dicken, Elisjsha: tribute (see H. Res. 1293), H7405 [28JY]

Education: establish Marxists roots of critical race theory and detail threat this divisive ideology poses to American republic (see H. Res. 1303), H7539 [29JY]

EPA: expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 4410), H8115 [22SE] (see H.R. 9455), H8823 [7DE]

FDA: report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices (see H.R. 6710), H1119 [11FE]

——— require more accurate reporting of abortion drug prescribing and related adverse events (see H.R. 6702), H1114 [9FE]

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 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), H7404 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: allow States and local educational agencies to use unspent coronavirus school emergency relief funds to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists and provide training and education to students and staff (see H.R. 8968), H8112 [22SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua (see H.R. 7528), H4443 [14AP]

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), H7172 [26JY]

Grant, Ulysses S.: appoint posthumously to grade of General of the Armies of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 58), H7554 [5AU]

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 7975), H6707 [18JY]

Harris, Vice President: remove from position as head of Biden administration strategy to address root causes of migration (see H. Res. 1002), H3864 [24MR]

Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 7744), H5222 [27MY]

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]

Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see H.R. 6536), H1014 [7FE]

Immigration: clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see H.R. 515), H3829 [17MR]

Information technology: prohibit provision of services by social media platforms to certain individuals and entities on Specially Designated Nationals List and certain officials and other individuals and entities of China (see H.R. 8041), H5486 [13JN]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]

International Criminal Court: prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes should any harm befall Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due to actions taken or directed by Russian authority (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1304 [3MR]

International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H5448 [9JN]

Investments: require investment advisors to consider only monetary factors when making investment decisions (see H.R. 7151), H5879 [23JN]

Iran: request President transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to any initiative or negotiations regarding Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 1266), H7843 [14SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit persons from accepting compensation for serving as agent of, or lobbyist for, foreign adversary (see H.R. 9140), H8378 [4OC]

Macedonian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 741), H948 [3FE]

Medicaid: prohibit Federal financial participation for non-emergency transportation provided to access services for which Federal financial participation is prohibited (see H.R. 8354), H6923 [20JY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H8386 [7OC]

——— 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), H4862 [11MY]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H1148 [25FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 12), H10056 [22DE]

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

Morality and ethics: remember kindness in the U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 628), H8379 [4OC]

Motor vehicles: promote increased awareness of issue of motorcyclist profiling and encourage collaboration and communication with motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling (see H. Res. 366), H5099 [17MY]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 7510), H4442 [14AP]

National Poppy Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1457), H8441 [10NO]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 1297), H7541 [29JY]

Natural gas: impose sanctions relative to Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see H.R. 6748), H1123 [15FE]

News media: provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 1735), H5611 [15JN]

——— provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1735), H5648 [16JN]

NIH: prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 7798), H5097 [17MY]

Research: prohibit Federal funding for research in China (see H.R. 6711), H1119 [11FE]

Russia: authorize confiscation of assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction of certain foreign persons and remit those assets to Ukraine (see H.R. 6930), H1302 [3MR]

——— 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 (see H. Res. 963), H1329 [7MR]

SEC: disapprove rule submitted entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (see H.J. Res. 88), H7173 [26JY]

Social Security: prohibit use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs (see H.R. 7634), H4608 [28AP]

Supreme Court: amend laws relative to concealment, removal, or mutilation of opinion or draft opinion (see H.R. 7713), H5410 [8JN]

Syria: require U.S. strategy to disrupt and dismantle Captagon trade and narcotics networks linked to regime of Bashar al-Assad (see H.R. 6265), H1208 [1MR]

Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy (see H.R. 9010), H8220 [28SE]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 8137), H5645 [16JN]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 1977), H3971 [29MR]

——— make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 6658), H1276 [2MR] (see H.R. 8913), H8009 [20SE]

——— modify depreciation of nonresidential real property and residential rental property (see H.R. 7229), H3863 [24MR]

——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 7902), H6883 [19JY]

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

——— repeal certain excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, bows, and arrows and redirect certain lease revenue generated from offshore and onshore energy development to environmental education programs (see H.R. 8167), H5821 [22JN]

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

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]

Venezuela: prohibit importation of petroleum products from Venezuela (see H.R. 7023), H1422 [9MR]

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), H8410 [21OC]

Walorski, Jackie: tribute (see H. Res. 1315), H7557 [9AU]

Women’s Bill of Rights: clarify definition of certain terms relative to biological sex at birth to ensure safety of spaces and resources dedicated to women (see H. Res. 1136), H5207 [19MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit disposal of fetal remains in publicly owned water systems (see H.R. 7816), H5173 [18MY]

China: counter military-civil fusion strategy of Chinese Communist Party and prevent U.S. contributions to development of dual-use technology in China (see H.R. 8636), H7544 [2AU]

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

Courts: create private right of action allowing people who have gender-transition procedures performed on them as minors to sue medical practitioner who performed procedure (see H.R. 8171), H5822 [22JN]

Dept. of Commerce: allow Taiwan to acquire critical asymmetric defensive capabilities by upgrading placement pursuant to strategic trade authorization license exception under Export Administration Regulations (see H.R. 8029), H5485 [13JN]

——— 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 Education: strengthen oversight and disclosures relative to foreign support for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 7150), H3852 [18MR]

Dept. of Justice: require State and local governments receiving grant funding provide accurate and transparent crime data and impose cash bail for certain offenses (see H.R. 9240), H8418 [28OC]

Dept. of State: add questions to visa application forms on membership and affiliation with Communist or other totalitarian parties (see H.R. 7737), H4919 [12MY]

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]

Drugs: prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors (see H.R. 8839), H7880 [15SE]

Employment: enable employer or employees to establish employee involvement organization to promote cooperative efforts between management and labor (see H.R. 6579), H946 [3FE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions relative to Russia (see H.R. 6422), H252 [19JA]

Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: support and urge U.S. be added as signatory (see H. Con. Res. 115), H8587 [17NO]

Iran: 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]

——— prohibit importation of petroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 6969), H1372 [8MR]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (see H.R. 8656), H7551 [5AU]

Schools: require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating child’s gender transition in any form (see H.R. 8170), H5822 [22JN]

Taxation: rescind certain balances made available to IRS and permanently increase standard deduction (see H.R. 8983), H8118 [26SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: prohibit disposal of fetal remains in publicly owned water systems (H.R. 7816), H5174 [18MY]

China: counter military-civil fusion strategy of Chinese Communist Party and prevent U.S. contributions to development of dual-use technology in China (H.R. 8636), H7545 [2AU]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (H.R. 7998), H5447 [9JN]

Courts: create private right of action allowing people who have gender-transition procedures performed on them as minors to sue medical practitioner who performed procedure (H.R. 8171), H5823 [22JN]

Dept. of Commerce: allow Taiwan to acquire critical asymmetric defensive capabilities by upgrading placement pursuant to strategic trade authorization license exception under Export Administration Regulations (H.R. 8029), H5486 [13JN]

——— transfer authority to control export, reexport, and transfer of commodities, software, and technology to protect national security to Dept. of Defense (H.R. 9241), H8419 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: strengthen oversight and disclosures relative to foreign support for institutions of higher education (H.R. 7150), H3853 [18MR]

Dept. of Justice: require State and local governments receiving grant funding provide accurate and transparent crime data and impose cash bail for certain offenses (H.R. 9240), H8419 [28OC]

Dept. of State: add questions to visa application forms on membership and affiliation with Communist or other totalitarian parties (H.R. 7737), H4921 [12MY]

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 (H.R. 8420), H6882 [19JY]

Drugs: prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors (H.R. 8839), H7882 [15SE]

Employment: enable employer or employees to establish employee involvement organization to promote cooperative efforts between management and labor (H.R. 6579), H947 [3FE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions relative to Russia (H.R. 6422), H253 [19JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (H.R. 9203), H8409 [21OC]

——— prohibit importation of petroleum products from Iran (H.R. 6969), H1374 [8MR]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (H.R. 8656), H7552 [5AU]

Schools: require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating child’s gender transition in any form (H.R. 8170), H5823 [22JN]

Taxation: rescind certain balances made available to IRS and permanently increase standard deduction (H.R. 8983), H8119 [26SE]

Remarks

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H208, H209, H210, H211, H212, H214 [18JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6223 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 5129), H4937 [13MY]

Fort Wayne, IN: anniversary of VFW Post 857, E22• [11JA]

House of Representatives: find Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4372, H4378 [6AP]

——— find Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4372, H4378 [6AP]

Milley, Mark A.: allegations relative to military orders issued by Executive Office of the President, H6513 [14JY]

Tributes

Bartol, Chester A., E130• [8FE]

Humbarger, Cathie, E15• [10JA]

Katip, Bill, E74• [28JA]

Kruse, Dennis, E15• [10JA]

Lineberry, Richard, E128• [8FE]

Miller, Connie, E230• [8MR]

Potts, Zachery, H7576 [12AU]

Schultz, Deb, E221• [7MR]

Shmucker, Edith, H7576 [12AU]

Souder, Mark E., E1021• [4OC]

Thomson, Emma, H7576 [12AU]

Tiffany, Robert E., E14• [10JA]

Walorski, Jackie, H7576 [12AU]