KELLER, FRED (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H4439 [11AP]

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

——— prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion (see H.R. 8820), H7967 [19SE]

——— 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), H6883 [19JY]

Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building, Butler, PA: designate (see H.R. 7514), H4442 [14AP]

ATF: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms’’ (see H.J. Res. 86), H4722 [6MY]

Bureau of Prisons: establish joint task force to improve collection of restitution and improve oversight of Inmate Trust Fund Accounts to deter illicit financial activity and money laundering (see H.R. 7680), H4721 [6MY]

——— prohibit from housing prisoners with persons of opposite biological sex, regardless of gender identity (see H.R. 6764), H1376 [8MR]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3898 [28MR]

Children and youth: prohibit gender affirming care on minors (see H.R. 8731), H7736 [2SE]

——— rescind Executive order advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex individuals relative to certain gender-affirming care interventions for minors (see H.R. 8212), H5877 [23JN]

Colleges and universities: prohibit use of political tests in selection, hiring, or promotion of students or faculty at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 8945), H8065 [21SE]

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), H309 [28JA]

Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office, Freeport, PA: designate (see H.R. 8370), H6335 [13JY]

Corps of Engineers: amend guidelines relative to hydraulic fracturing within Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins (see H.R. 6643), H5010 [16MY]

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]

——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see H.R. 1621), H1275 [2MR]

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

Crime: denounce domestic terrorist violence against religious organizations and groups and organizations providing pregnancy support for expectant mothers (see H. Res. 1183), H5932 [1JY]

——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 3079), H1125 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H44 [11JA]

Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects for competency-based education at colleges and universities to allow students to learn at their own pace and potentially earn degrees in shorter time (see H.R. 7461), H4432 [7AP]

——— prohibit from punishing States, local educational agencies, or elementary schools for failure to implement or carry out certain Federal policies relative to sex education in elementary schools (see H.R. 7492), H7732 [30AU]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 4122), H5931 [1JY]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing-related misconduct (see H.R. 1933), H8386 [7OC]

——— 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), H7709 [12AU]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export small volumes of natural gas (see H.R. 7115), H3898 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see H.R. 8384), H8066 [21SE]

——— prohibit funding to States which fund travel and procedural expenses of women crossing State lines to receive abortion (see H.R. 8501), H7407 [28JY]

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

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase, or support purchase of, drug paraphernalia (see H.R. 6704), H1135 [18FE]

——— 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), H1073 [8FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H290 [20JA]

——— require recipients of certain grants to comply with State and local laws requiring reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking (see H.R. 608), H5879 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from enacting certain alternative to detention programs for aliens (see H.R. 7059), H3712 [11MR]

——— restrict flow of illicit drugs into U.S. (see H.R. 9050), H8420 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 8092), H7717 [19AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H5647 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4435 [7AP]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: make publicly available on their websites certain information relative to individuals processed through U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Dept. of HHS facilities (see H.R. 4096), H79 [12JA]

——— notify relevant Federal, State, and local jurisdiction officials before placing covered alien in such jurisdiction (see H.R. 6592), H946 [3FE]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit transplant centers from discriminating against individual seeking organ due to whether individual is vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 6534), H1120 [11FE]

——— terminate existing Federal coronavirus face covering and vaccine mandates (see H.R. 7423), H4459 [25AP]

Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H290 [20JA]

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]

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 6970), H1372 [8MR]

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

——— reinstate telework policies that were in place prior to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6703), H1331 [7MR]

——— submit study to Congress on impact of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during coronavirus pandemic and plan for future telework and remote work (see H.R. 7835), H5207 [19MY]

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

FHA: establish mortgage insurance and home loan assistance program for first responders (see H.R. 3172), H332 [1FE]

Financial institutions: prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see H.R. 1729), H6680 [15JY]

Firearms: remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 95), H4074 [31MR]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H1331 [7MR]

GAO: eliminate or modify certain mandates (see H.R. 6560), H916 [2FE]

Government: enhance accountability and efficiency in Federal civil service (see H.R. 7095), H3775 [16MR]

Harold Billow Post Office Building, Mount Joy, PA: designate (see H.R. 8944), H8065 [21SE]

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]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of bills and resolutions whose titles do not adequately express their contents (see H. Res. 1465), H8494 [14NO]

Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see H.R. 6536), H3898 [28MR]

Information technology: modernize Federal information security management and improve Federal cybersecurity to combat persisting and emerging threats (see H.R. 6497), H301 [25JA]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H1330 [7MR]

Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Day: observance (see H. Res. 1511), H8824 [7DE]

IRS: prohibit from hiring enforcement personnel until processing of certain individual tax returns (see H.R. 6800), H1131 [18FE]

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

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H8373 [30SE]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4911), H7742 [9SE]

——— ensure equitable treatment of items and services furnished by chiropractors (see H.R. 8701), H8067 [21SE]

——— provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations during coronavirus emergency period (see H.R. 318), H303 [25JA]

——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H5941 [7JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7051), H8414 [25OC]

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]

National Archives and Records Administration: submit plan to Congress to eliminate records backlog at National Personnel Records Center (see H.R. 7337), H5215 [24MY]

National Career Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 1462), H8441 [10NO]

National Correctional Officers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1089), H4722 [6MY]

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4724 [6MY]

Natural gas: expedite approval of applications to export natural gas to certain U.S. allies (see H.R. 6772), H1130 [18FE]

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

OMB: require disclosure of violations of Federal law relative to human trafficking or alien smuggling (see H.R. 6563), H916 [2FE] (see H.R. 6773), H1130 [18FE]

Power resources: consider impacts to workforce, economy, and energy security of Pennsylvania and national energy industry when pursuing domestic and international energy policy (see H. Con. Res. 85), H4433 [7AP]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: transmit plan to Congress to address rising U.S. energy prices (see H.R. 6298), H217 [18JA]

Russia: prohibit importation of uranium from Russia (see H.R. 7222), H4435 [7AP]

Schools: prioritize hiring and training of veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers (see H.R. 8192), H7732 [30AU]

Taxation: incentivize food donation through tax credits and deductions (see H.R. 7317), H4071 [31MR]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H7784 [13SE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7558 [9AU]

——— make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 8913), H8442 [10NO]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 34), H4576 [27AP]

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

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5487 [13JN]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H1375 [8MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Prisons: require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 6403), H194 [13JA]

Colleges and universities: treat all institutions equally for purposes of determining Federal share under Federal work-study programs (see H.R. 8112), H5644 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: modify application and review process for institutions of higher education interested in changing ownership or converting from for-profit to nonprofit or public status (see H.R. 7031), H1422 [9MR]

Immigration: ensure placement of unaccompanied alien children in care of vetted U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents capable of providing necessary care (see H.R. 7212), H3863 [24MR]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Prisons: require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (H.R. 6403), H194 [13JA]

Colleges and universities: treat all institutions equally for purposes of determining Federal share under Federal work-study programs (H.R. 8112), H5646 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: modify application and review process for institutions of higher education interested in changing ownership or converting from for-profit to nonprofit or public status (H.R. 7031), H1424 [9MR]

Immigration: ensure placement of unaccompanied alien children in care of vetted U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents capable of providing necessary care (H.R. 7212), H3864 [24MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5177 [19MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H4913 [12MY]

Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building, Grayslake, IL: designate (H.R. 7899), H8486 [14NO]

Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 203), H5959 [12JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H904 [2FE], H3975 [30MR], H4565 [27AP], H5414 [9JN], H5721 [21JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, H5598 [15JN], H7959, H7960 [19SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H1359 [8MR], H1380 [9MR], H3737 [15MR], H4078 [1AP], H5178 [19MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H243 [19JA], H3832 [18MR], H4387, H4388 [6AP], H7240 [27JY]

——— State of the Union Message, H1263 [2MR]

Budget: deficit, H3975 [30MR]

Bureau of Prisons: address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades to security camera and radio systems to ensure health and safety of employees and inmates (S. 2899), H9827 [14DE]

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (S. 3655), H8481, H8482 [14NO]

Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office, Baraga, MI: designate (S. 3884), H8489 [14NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H4065 [31MR]

Dept. of Education: amend definition of eligible program for purposes of eligibility for Federal financial aid (H.R. 5777), H958 [4FE]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (H.R. 5407), H5841, H5842 [23JN]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (H.R. 6493), H5843, H5844 [23JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to collect and report accurate and complete information on student outcomes and expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs, H958 [4FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Firefighter Special Claims Unit to process any claim relating to occupational disease filed by Federal firefighter, H4827 [11MY]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (H.R. 471), unanimous-consent request, H4220 [6AP]

Drugs: address drug abuse epidemic by securing southern border, H4583 [28AP]

Economy: address growing inflation, H243 [19JA], H4399 [7AP], H4850 [11MY], H5598 [15JN], H7409 [29JY], H7959, H7960 [19SE]

——— importance of agriculture, H4065 [31MR]

——— invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H958 [4FE]

Federal agencies and departments: encourage migration of Federal Government information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography (H.R. 7535), H5954 [12JY]

——— prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition (S. 3905), H9838, H9839 [14DE]

——— require guidance clarity statements on certain agency documents not issued in accordance with rulemaking process and therefore not legally binding (S. 533), H8480, H8481 [14NO]

Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (H.R. 521), H5958 [12JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4827 [11MY]

First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building, McKeesport, PA: designate (H.R. 5794), H5962 [12JY]

GAO: provide certain information relative to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of annual reporting to Congress (H.R. 7331), H5955 [12JY]

Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building, Canyon, TX: designate (S. 3826), H8488, H8489 [14NO]

Government regulations: reform environmental regulations to benefit rural communities, H3737 [15MR]

GSA: transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution (H.R. 3544), H5961 [12JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8859–H8862 [8DE]

Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office, Salem, OH: designate (H.R. 2473), H8487 [14NO]

John Armor Bingham Post Office, Cadiz, OH: designate (H.R. 2472), H5966 [12JY]

John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA: designate (H.R. 5659), H5963 [12JY]

Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building, Norco, CA: designate (H.R. 5809), H5964 [12JY]

Law enforcement: honor service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers and condemn calls to defund, disband, dismantle, or abolish police, H1010 [7FE]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H279 [20JA]

National Archives and Records Administration: address certain record request backlogs (H.R. 3710), H1277 [3MR]

——— submit plan to Congress to eliminate records backlog at National Personnel Records Center (H.R. 7337), H5952 [12JY]

National objectives: improve health care services, H8864 [8DE]

Norma Comnick Post Office, Anderson, CA: designate (H.R. 228), H5966 [12JY]

OMB: issue guidance relative to natural disaster resilience (S. 3510), H8483 [14NO]

——— standardize use of core-based statistical area designations in Federal programs, allow public comment on proposed changes, and report on scientific basis and estimated impact of changes (S. 1941), H8485 [14NO]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), H7214 [27JY]

Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (H.R. 2954), H3947 [29MR]

PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (H.R. 1095), H5962 [12JY]

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., H1359 [8MR]

——— support safe and responsible development of hydrocarbons via drilling (H. Res. 1101), H4850 [11MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5721 [21JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H958 [4FE]

Ronald E. Rosser Post Office, Roseville, OH: designate (H.R. 4622), H5965 [12JY]

Roy E. Dickens Post Office, Hazel Park, MI: designate (H.R. 7518), H8487, H8488 [14NO]

Russia: prohibit importation of Russian energy products (H.R. 6968), H1380 [9MR]

Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, Crystal Lake, IL: designate (H.R. 6917), H8486 [14NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H279 [20JA]

——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4913 [12MY]

Thelma Harper Post Office Building, Nashville, TN: establish (H.R. 5271), H5964 [12JY]

Votes: position on missed, E605• [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8860–H8863 [8DE], H9649 [12DE]

Tributes

Gilmour, Davie J., H5882 [24JN]

Kline, Andy, H950 [4FE]

Marques, Ricardo, Jr., H7795 [14SE]