JOYCE, DAVID P. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6317 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5784 [22JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6847 [19JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4826 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 7105), H3775 [16MR]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H5222 [27MY]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3775 [16MR]

Bedford Heights, OH: designate Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as national memorial (see H.R. 7618), H4607 [28AP]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 889), H308 [28JA]

China: impose sanctions on Chinese Communist Party military and surveillance companies (see H.R. 5326), H8801 [6DE]

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]

Commission on Evidence-based Policymaking: establish (see H. Con. Res. 116), H8587 [17NO]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: review any purchase or lease of real estate near military installations or airspace in the U.S. by foreign persons connected to Russian, China, Iran, or North Korea (see H.R. 2728), H8414 [25OC]

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]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (see H.R. 6843), H3745 [15MR]

Council on Environmental Quality: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions’’ (see H.J. Res. 91), H7546 [2AU]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H6336 [13JY]

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), H8410 [21OC]

——— extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H5212 [20MY]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8414 [25OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore and standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 8004), H5445 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H8595 [22NO]

——— modify restriction relative to appointment of retired Armed Forces members to certain civilian positions (see H.R. 4031), H1149 [25FE]

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), H5334 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit sending petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see H.R. 8488), H7713 [16AU]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to accelerated nursing degree programs (see H.R. 9200), H8402 [18OC]

——— provide for designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research (see H.R. 8540), H7255 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Early Migration Alert Program (see H.R. 7462), H7842 [14SE]

——— expand availability of human trafficking awareness training so first responders can recognize and properly respond to potential human trafficking situations (see H.R. 6480), H332 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Secure Docket Card Program (see H.R. 8632), H7546 [2AU]

——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 1229), H5924 [28JN]

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]

——— conduct study on animal cruelty (see H.R. 8659), H7552 [5AU]

——— direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6448), H288 [20JA]

——— establish grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 2717), H5735 [21JN]

——— modify uniform crime reporting program to include data on Internet platforms used in connection with criminal offenses (see H.R. 8469), H7066 [21JY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H4799 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 5038), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of State: allow Congress to prevent revocation of foreign terrorist organization designations (see H.R. 7479), H5487 [13JN]

——— take action on unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds to ensure retirement security of U.S. pensioners (see H. Res. 289), H1120 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 8197), H5877 [23JN]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H44 [11JA]

——— provide grants to certain veteran service organizations affected by coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6672), H1135 [18FE]

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

Drugs: improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 5657), H977 [4FE]

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

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see H.R. 8454), H7065 [21JY]

FAA: strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside U.S. (see H.R. 7321), H7068 [21JY]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H3744 [15MR]

——— improve infant formula supply chain (see H.R. 7830), H5209 [19MY]

——— vest regulatory authority relative to tobacco products containing synthetic nicotine not made or derived from tobacco (see H.R. 6286), H948 [3FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from issuing moratoriums on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land (see H.R. 543), H309 [28JA]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8385 [7OC]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 962), H5221 [27MY]

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

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 6121), H5228 [31MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7743 [9SE]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see H. Res. 1030), H8067 [21SE]

Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 7975), H5332 [7JN]

GSA: allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to lease space for preventive health fitness programs (see H.R. 6356), H8 [10JA]

Health care professionals: provide additional support for primary care providers in rural and underserved areas through accredited continuing medical education and clinical support (see H.R. 7383), H4152 [4AP]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 3541), H9 [10JA]

Immigration: make assault of law enforcement officer a deportable offense (see H.R. 6264), H1134 [18FE]

——— 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]

——— request President and direct Sec. of Homeland Security to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to certain aspects of U.S. border policies (see H. Res. 1328), H7731 [30AU]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Secretary of HHS for Indian Health and require Senate confirmation (see H.R. 6406), H194 [13JA]

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

International Olympic Committee: express that member countries under sanction for human rights abuses should not be involved in decision-making processes (see H. Res. 931), H1131 [18FE]

International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H1302 [3MR]

Investments: require investment advisors to consider only monetary factors when making investment decisions (see H.R. 7151), H7883 [15SE]

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), H9984 [21DE]

Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (see H.R. 8868), H7881 [15SE]

IRS: clarify definition of broker relative to digital assets (see H.R. 6006), H3829 [17MR]

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

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism by public figures (see H. Res. 1525), H9903 [15DE]

Medicaid: remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 6636), H1177 [28FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see H.R. 8812), H7783 [13SE]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 913), H1013 [7FE]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8113 [22SE]

National CRNA Week: observance (see H. Res. 886), H301 [25JA]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 1094), H4722 [6MY]

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1498), H8648 [29NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1100), H4797 [10MY]

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (see H.R. 7693), H4795 [10MY]

National Perinatal Nurses Week: observance (see H. Res. 1427), H8386 [7OC]

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4608 [28AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4800 [10MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 983), H3743 [15MR]

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 1498), H8648 [29NO]

Native Americans: provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see H.R. 8387), H7967 [19SE]

NSF: award grants to support research on disruption of regular cognitive processes associated with coronavirus infection (see H.R. 7180), H3858 [21MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H4454 [21AP]

Poland: award Congressional Gold Medal to heroic participants in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who led armed resistance against Nazi occupiers and fought to preserve and protect Jewish culture (see H.R. 9104), H8423 [31OC]

Power resources: authorize Keystone XL Pipeline, prohibit import of oil and natural gas from Russia, and reduce restrictions on export of oil and gas from U.S. (see H.R. 6916), H1301 [3MR]

——— express that Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide U.S. allies with affordable and secure supply of energy (see H. Res. 940), H1147 [25FE]

——— recognize benefits of natural gas to economy and environment and recognize as affordable and ‘‘green’’ energy (see H. Res. 1148), H5411 [8JN]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1208 [1MR]

Russia: condemn Duma and Federation Council members who voted to recognize independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, international law, and Minsk agreement (see H. Res. 945), H1147 [25FE]

——— express that U.N. should take immediate procedural actions necessary to remove Russia as permanent member of U.N. Security Council (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1207 [1MR]

——— prohibit importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6886), H1331 [7MR]

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), H5332 [7JN]

——— prioritize hiring and training of veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers (see H.R. 8192), H5822 [22JN]

SEC: improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (see H.R. 9527), H9904 [15DE]

Small business: permit access to financial capital sources for investment in and financing of cannabis-related businesses and create safe harbor for securities exchanges to list securities of cannabis-related businesses (see H.R. 8200), H7407 [28JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H6336 [13JY]

——— modify marriage rule relative to spouse and surviving spouse insurance benefits in cases of domestic violence (see H.R. 7020), H1422 [9MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments under Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 7539), H4448 [18AP]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H10 [10JA]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7784 [13SE]

——— 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), H8009 [20SE]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2294), H1134 [18FE]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to veterans’ service organizations that do not have wartime service membership requirements (see H.R. 4831), H4154 [4AP]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H4715 [3MY]

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see H.R. 69), H3776 [16MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6552), H5931 [1JY]

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), H6883 [19JY]

21st Century Cures Act: amend State Opioid Response Grants program (see H.R. 7189), H3898 [28MR]

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), H5879 [23JN]

Ukraine: support people, demand immediate cease-fire and withdrawal of Russian forces, hold Vladimir Putin accountable for atrocities, and recognize cultural contributions of Ukrainian Americans to Ohio (see H. Res. 995), H3853 [18MR]

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. 1282), H253 [19JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Workforce Commission: establish (see H.R. 8784), H7741 [9SE]

Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis: establish (see H.R. 7513), H4442 [14AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve invasive species management (see H.R. 8965), H8112 [22SE]

——— provide for implementation of dredged material management plans at certain federally authorized harbors (see H.R. 8785), H7741 [9SE]

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 1492), H8595 [22NO]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (see H.J. Res. 81), H4453 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Operations Centers along southern U.S. border (see H.R. 8644), H7544 [2AU]

——— improve services for trafficking victims by establishing Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness To Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and Victim Assistance Program (see H.R. 9352), H8594 [22NO]

——— request President and direct Sec. of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to House of Representatives relative to Disinformation Governance Board (see H. Res. 1135), H5207 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see H.R. 8058), H5546 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide eligibility to certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 7746), H4919 [12MY]

EPA: increase funding for Underground Injection Control grants to establish and operate State underground injection control programs for injection of carbon dioxide in certain wells (see H.R. 9230), H8413 [25OC]

Executive Office of the President: transmit to Congress report on existing and needed authority to respond to severe energy supply interruption (see H.R. 6983), H1373 [8MR]

Health care professionals: increase access to sexual assault nurse examiners (see H.R. 6735), H1123 [15FE]

SBA: authorize appropriations for Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot Program (see H.R. 6812), H1139 [22FE]

SEC: support current definition of materiality in securities laws and oppose new disclosure requirements outside core mission (see H. Res. 1028), H4191 [5AP]

Taxation: modify excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities (see H.R. 8883), H7964 [19SE]

U.S. Foundation for International Conservation: establish (see H.R. 9340), H8587 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

American Workforce Commission: establish (H.R. 8784), H7742 [9SE]

Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis: establish (H.R. 7513), H4444 [14AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve invasive species management (H.R. 8965), H8114 [22SE]

——— provide for implementation of dredged material management plans at certain federally authorized harbors (H.R. 8785), H7742 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (H.J. Res. 81), H4454 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Operations Centers along southern U.S. border (H.R. 8644), H7545 [2AU]

——— improve services for trafficking victims by establishing Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness To Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and Victim Assistance Program (H.R. 9352), H8595 [22NO]

Dept. of Justice: propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (H.R. 8058), H5547 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide eligibility to certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 7746), H4921 [12MY]

EPA: increase funding for Underground Injection Control grants to establish and operate State underground injection control programs for injection of carbon dioxide in certain wells (H.R. 9230), H8414 [25OC]

Executive Office of the President: transmit to Congress report on existing and needed authority to respond to severe energy supply interruption (H.R. 6983), H1374 [8MR]

Health care professionals: increase access to sexual assault nurse examiners (H.R. 6735), H1124 [15FE]

SBA: authorize appropriations for Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot Program (H.R. 6812), H1140 [22FE]

Taxation: modify excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities (H.R. 8883), H7966 [19SE]

U.S. Foundation for International Conservation: establish (H.R. 9340), H8588 [17NO]

Letters

Provide eligibility to certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges for educational assistance under Dept. of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program: by, H9967• [21DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6737 [19JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to economy, H8500 [15NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H6511 [14JY]

BWX Technologies, Inc.: tribute to Euclid, OH, facility workforce safety milestone, E605• [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances (H.R. 5274), H5694 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, H6737 [19JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6737 [19JY]

Economy: address growing inflation, H8500 [15NO]

Federal employees: increase time period claimant under Federal Employee Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to Office of Workers’ Compensation, H4826 [11MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4826 [11MY]

SEC: prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’, H6737 [19JY]

Tributes

Ferguson, Rhonda, E452• [3MY]