BISHOP, DAN (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H4798 [10MY]

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

Armed Forces: reinstate servicemembers involuntarily separated solely due to refusal to receive vaccination against coronavirus (see H.R. 6633), H1013 [7FE]

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

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to priority rights of U.S., of claims for payment of customs duties (see H.R. 4816), H8386 [7OC]

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): express that certain former intelligence services officials who issued ‘‘Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails’’ should be barred from holding security clearances (see H. Res. 1011), H3970 [29MR]

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: repeal (see H.R. 8374), H6623 [14JY]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: support reopening Capitol Building and House office buildings to public (see H. Res. 934), H1178 [28FE]

Children and youth: prohibit use of Federal funds to develop, implement, facilitate, or fund any sexually-oriented program, event, or literature for children under age 10 (see H.R. 9197), H8402 [18OC]

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), H918 [2FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1284), H8410 [21OC]

Crime: 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), H5942 [7JY]

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

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6184), H332 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: restrict from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services (see H.R. 9389), H8708 [1DE]

Dept. of Education: clarify protections relative to sex and sex-segregated spaces and certain activities (see H.R. 1417), H7067 [21JY]

——— prevent class-based loan forgiveness for Federal student loans without explicit appropriation of funds by Congress for such purpose (see H.R. 8729), H7720 [23AU]

——— require educational agencies and institutions to provide in-person instruction to students as condition of receiving Federal education funds (see H.R. 6564), H916 [2FE]

——— terminate (see H.R. 899), H7716 [19AU]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of Federal funds for Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access (see H.R. 6828), H3972 [29MR]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see H.R. 7359), H4799 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 9162), H8385 [7OC]

——— establish Early Migration Alert Program (see H.R. 7462), H4432 [7AP]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see H.R. 7648), H4724 [6MY] (see H.R. 7659), H4713 [3MY]

——— publish number of known or suspected terrorists encountered attempting to enter U.S. on monthly basis (see H.R. 6473), H310 [28JA]

——— remove legal impediments preventing construction of border wall, improve construction requirements, and make previously appropriated funds available (see H.R. 7450), H4431 [7AP]

——— require Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to treat illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 8030), H5485 [13JN]

——— suspend entry of aliens (see H.R. 7772), H4970 [13MY]

——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H4712 [3MY]

Dept. of State: designate international criminal gang MS–13 as foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 7024), H1422 [9MR]

——— repeal Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, reform asylum process, and establish penalities for individuals who overstay their visas (see H.R. 6706), H1118 [11FE]

Dept. of the Interior: issue decisions on drilling permit applications frozen by BLM (see H.R. 8176), H5932 [1JY]

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]

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

Diseases and disorders: prohibit use of Federal funds for any system of records on religious accomodations relative to coronavirus vaccination requirement (see H.R. 6502), H977 [4FE]

——— prohibit vaccination mandates for coronavirus (see H.R. 6395), H193 [13JA]

——— terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.J. Res. 46), H3866 [24MR]

District of Columbia: nullify order of Mayor imposing vaccine entry requirement for certain establishments and facilities (see H.R. 6382), H77 [12JA]

——— prohibit from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in any election (see H.R. 9557), H9852 [14DE]

Dorothy Hansine Andersen Post Office, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 7319), H4071 [31MR]

Evans, Bishop E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1070), H4800 [10MY]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 3494), H5945 [11JY]

——— complete pending Freedom of Information Act requests relative to drug or medical device to treat coronavirus, pathogen research, policy, rule, or standard requiring coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 6321), H291 [20JA]

——— 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]

Federal employees: prohibit investments under Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria (see H.R. 7896), H5234 [3JN]

——— require Senior Executive Service and schedule C employees to disclose Federal student loan debt (see H.R. 8283), H5942 [7JY]

Firearms: 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]

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]

——— provide appropriations for certain activities relative to Ukraine and prohibit importation of certain petroleum products from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela (see H.R. 7012), H1421 [9MR]

FRS: require audit of Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5221 [27MY]

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), H3898 [28MR]

House of Representatives: place real time display of gross national debt in House Chamber (see H. Res. 921), H1126 [15FE]

Immigration: prevent Federal Government from using taxpayer funds to distribute cellular devices to individuals who unlawfully cross southern border (see H.R. 7741), H4919 [12MY]

——— 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]

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), H5226 [31MY]

Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland Security: call for immediate resignation (see H. Res. 1091), H4722 [6MY]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H198 [14JA]

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]

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

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

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

NRC: assist small businesses that seek to engage in research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying certain licensing fees (see H.R. 9045), H8314 [29SE]

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

Russia: express that Congress does not recognize Russia as inheritor of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics seat as permanent member of U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 959), H1274 [2MR]

Schumer, Senator: condemn for remarks about Supreme Court Justices (see H. Res. 1164), H5446 [9JN]

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H8410 [21OC]

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), H4920 [12MY]

——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see H.R. 7917), H5227 [31MY]

Taxation: deny trade or business expense deduction for reimbursement of employee costs of child gender transition procedure or travel to obtain abortion (see H.R. 7684), H4722 [6MY]

——— rescind certain balances made available to IRS and permanently increase standard deduction (see H.R. 8983), H8379 [4OC]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit from removing biologically determined sex-based screening procedures from security screening (see H.R. 7548), H4452 [21AP]

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]

Ukraine: request President and direct Secs. of Defense and State to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to congressionally appropriated funds to Ukraine (see H. Res. 1482), H8587 [17NO]

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), H7883 [15SE]

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), H291 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H1131 [18FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (H.J. Res. 72), consideration (see H. Res. 1039), H4396 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase, or support purchase of, drug paraphernalia (see H.R. 6704), H1118 [11FE]

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

Executive Office of the President: request President to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to online censorship of political speech (see H. Res. 1237), H6922 [20JY]

Voting: ensure that right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status (see H.R. 6558), H916 [2FE]

Constitutional authority statements

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (H.J. Res. 72), H1133 [18FE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase, or support purchase of, drug paraphernalia (H.R. 6704), H1119 [11FE]

Voting: ensure that right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status (H.R. 6558), H917 [2FE]

Motions

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3648), H9717 [13DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H4915 [12MY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H9714 [13DE]

Charlotte, NC: tribute to Providence High School baseball team, H5744 [22JN]

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

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3790, H3791, H3792, H3794, H3795, H3796 [17MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H992 [7FE], H8521 [16NO]

——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (S. 4524), H8521 [16NO]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H164 [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (H.R. 6538), H5705 [21JN], H5999 [13JY]

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, H4222 [6AP]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), H3836, H3838 [18MR]

Domestic policy: address nationwide rise in crime, H3838 [18MR]

Economy: status, H3836 [18MR]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5911 [24JN]

——— ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1808), H7517 [29JY]

——— increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (H.R. 7910), H5384 [8JN]

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (H.R. 2377), H5427 [9JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 1023), H4226 [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), consideration (H. Res. 1023), H4226 [6AP]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3648), H9714 [13DE]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5911 [24JN]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H164 [13JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3838 [18MR]

Supreme Court: decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., v. Corlett relative to concealed-carry licenses for self-defense, H5911 [24JN]

——— grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (S. 4160), H5498 [14JN]

——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4915 [12MY]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (H.R. 350), H5150 [18MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H164 [13JA]

WBT–Radio (Charlotte, NC): anniversary, E373• [7AP]

Tributes

Dodd, John, E1013• [30SE]

Gohmert, Representative, H8787 [6DE]

Locklear, Evert, E1104• [3NO]

Rowell, J.R., E1048• [14OC]