BOST, MIKE (a Representative from Illinois)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, H4423 [7AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H5924 [28JN]
——— prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Dept. of HHS from transporting any alien across State lines to procure abortion (see H.R. 9575), H9901 [15DE]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 8814), H7783 [13SE]
Afghanistan: transfer seized assets from Da Afghanistan Bank to U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (see H.R. 8219), H5878 [23JN]
Agriculture: reduce certain farm input costs and reverse environmental regulatory barriers to domestic agricultural production (see H.R. 8069), H5609 [15JN]
Armed Forces: prohibit from promoting anti-American and racist theories (see H.R. 3134), H5931 [1JY]
Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building, Grayslake, IL: designate (see H.R. 7899), H5219 [27MY]
Belarus: suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7014), H3829 [17MR]
Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (see H.R. 8033), H7785 [13SE]
Bureau of Prisons: prohibit from housing prisoners with persons of opposite biological sex, regardless of gender identity (see H.R. 6764), H1129 [18FE]
——— require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 6403), H194 [13JA]
California: repeal Clean Air Act waiver authority allowing California to enforce certain standards relative to federally regulated motor vehicle emissions (see H.R. 8773), H7738 [6SE]
Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for imposition of death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 72), H5098 [17MY]
CDC: reauthorize and improve National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (see H.R. 8185), H8115 [22SE]
Climate: prohibit use of Federal funds to negotiate or contribute to international agreements that provide for ‘‘loss and damage’’ funds as result of climate change (see H.R. 9554), H9852 [14DE]
Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office, Elmwood, IL: designate (see H.R. 6404), H194 [13JA]
Credit: establish process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers (see H.R. 8909), H8009 [20SE]
DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6184), H1014 [7FE]
Dept. of Commerce: reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (see H.R. 6768), H5547 [14JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to elementary schools that do not require teachers to obtain parental consent prior to teaching lessons on gender identity, sexual orientation, or transgender studies (see H.R. 7662), H4713 [3MY]
——— 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), H4861 [11MY]
Dept. of Energy: provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see H.R. 8187), H7967 [19SE]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H3775 [16MR]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H5976 [12JY]
——— prohibit from restricting access to coronavirus monoclonal antibody therapies based on race or ethnicity (see H.R. 6625), H1012 [7FE]
——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 5769), H7785 [13SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make improvements to H–2B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 3897), H4922 [12MY]
——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with crime that resulted in death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 1496), H977 [4FE]
Dept. of Justice: allow Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 6712), H1119 [11FE]
——— ensure imported body armor complies with National Institute of Justice safety standards (see H.R. 8538), H7255 [27JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H5222 [27MY]
Dept. of Transportation: modify certain regulations relative to requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders (see H.R. 6567), H3855 [18MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out information technology system to manage supply chains for medical facilities (see H.R. 9091), H8370 [30SE]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 102), H9729 [13DE]
——— make certain improvements in mental health care (see H.R. 6411), H216 [18JA]
——— make certain improvements relative to transmission of disability benefits questionnaire data (see H.R. 7188), H3858 [21MR]
——— make certain improvements to Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (see H.R. 6638), H1073 [8FE]
——— 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]
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]
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 (see H.R. 471), H4397 [6AP]
Diseases and disorders: terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.J. Res. 46), H3855 [18MR]
Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H3897 [28MR]
EPA: amend application of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms (see H.R. 6765), H1129 [18FE]
——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 9455), H9730 [13DE]
Fallen Heroes Flag Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8050), H5545 [14JN]
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), H7254 [27JY]
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]
Federal employees: prohibit downloading or using of TikTok video app or any successor application on any device issued by the U.S. or government corporation (see H.R. 2566), H9910 [20DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4723 [6MY]
FEMA: increase availability of flood insurance for agricultural structures (see H.R. 7865), H7785 [13SE]
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: ban imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce (see H.R. 7366), H4126 [1AP]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions relative to Russia (see H.R. 6422), H1208 [1MR]
Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 6121), H303 [25JA]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H8379 [4OC]
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), H4445 [14AP]
——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H948 [3FE]
Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders (see H. Res. 1229), H6624 [14JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H5976 [12JY]
Insurance: 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), H6336 [13JY]
Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H4861 [11MY]
——— continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals in U.S. (see H.R. 8947), H8065 [21SE]
——— impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 2718), H3776 [16MR]
——— 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]
Law enforcement officers: allow certain qualified law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 1567), H5334 [7JN]
Lebanon: commemorate anniversary of devastating explosion at Port of Beirut and express continued solidarity with Lebanese people on efforts to form secure, independent, and democratic Lebanon (see H. Res. 569), H5920 [24JN]
Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H5448 [9JN]
Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (see H.R. 7437), H4431 [7AP]
Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1146), H5220 [27MY]
Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H8874 [8DE]
——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8319 [29SE]
——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 9271), H8428 [3NO]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H3744 [15MR]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H948 [3FE]
——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H7558 [9AU]
Members of Congress: prohibit Members from receiving financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs (see H.R. 6668), H1112 [9FE]
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), H918 [2FE]
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1082), H4714 [3MY]
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 Sanctity of Life Day: designate (see H. Res. 883), H295 [21JA]
Power resources: strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1208 [1MR]
——— support safe and responsible development of hydrocarbons via drilling (see H. Res. 1101), H4797 [10MY]
Railroads: provide emergency relief for short line railroads (see H.R. 9581), H9902 [15DE]
Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3807), H4192 [5AP]
Russia: 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), H3777 [16MR]
——— 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 petroleum and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6919), H1301 [3MR]
——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7014), H3829 [17MR]
Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, Crystal Lake, IL: designate (see H.R. 6917), H1301 [3MR]
Schools: authorize local educational agencies and non-public schools to use certain American Rescue Plan Act funds, services, or assistance for school safety (see H.R. 7942), H5335 [7JN]
——— 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]
SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H8315 [29SE]
States: permit to include as part of mail voter registration forms requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship (see H.R. 8223), H6337 [13JY]
Taxation: make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5976 [12JY]
——— 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), H8223 [28SE]
——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1321), H3865 [24MR]
——— prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 6471), H294 [21JA]
——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 7902), H5219 [27MY]
——— 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]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H5447 [9JN]
——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H303 [25JA]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5222 [27MY]
Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 885), H301 [25JA]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 903), H4445 [14AP]
——— prohibit acceptance of warrants for arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification at aviation security checkpoints (see H.R. 6587), H946 [3FE]
——— standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H7883 [15SE]
Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachment of January 13, 2021 (see H. Res. 1131), H5174 [18MY]
Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H4074 [31MR]
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), H5824 [22JN]
Veterans: ensure servicemembers granted general discharge under honorable conditions on sole basis of failure to obey lawful order to receive coronavirus vaccine is eligible for certain educational assistance (see H.R. 6671), H1112 [9FE]
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 6386), H78 [12JA]
Voting: promote integrity in voter registration, casting of ballots, and tabulation of ballots in Federal elections (see H.R. 322), H5931 [1JY]
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
Corps of Engineers: convey to Belleville, IL, parcel of real property located at Army Reserve Facility (see H.R. 9176), H8395 [14OC]
Courts: limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 9430), H8800 [6DE]
Dept. of Transportation: withhold Federal highway funding from State that prohibits sale of motor vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles (see H.R. 8771), H7738 [6SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve process to determine whether educational institutions meet requirements relative to percentage of students who receive educational assistance (see H.R. 8198), H5877 [23JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 6659), H1112 [9FE]
——— submit plan to Congress to modernize information technology systems of Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 7153), H3852 [18MR]
——— update appraisal requirements for certain guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 7735), H4919 [12MY]
Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 8375), H6623 [14JY]
Strategic materials: prohibit use of rare earth minerals originating from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in U.S.-sold and manufactured components (see H.R. 6859), H1175 [28FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Corps of Engineers: convey to Belleville, IL, parcel of real property located at Army Reserve Facility (H.R. 9176), H8396 [14OC]
Courts: limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (H.R. 9430), H8800 [6DE]
Dept. of Transportation: withhold Federal highway funding from State that prohibits sale of motor vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles (H.R. 8771), H7738 [6SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve process to determine whether educational institutions meet requirements relative to percentage of students who receive educational assistance (H.R. 8198), H5878 [23JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 6659), H1115 [9FE]
——— submit plan to Congress to modernize information technology systems of Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 7153), H3854 [18MR]
——— update appraisal requirements for certain guaranteed home loans (H.R. 7735), H4920 [12MY]
Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 8375), H6624 [14JY]
Strategic materials: prohibit use of rare earth minerals originating from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in U.S.-sold and manufactured components (H.R. 6859), H1176 [28FE]
Motions
Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), H6024 [13JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H268 [20JA]
Remarks
Alton, IL: anniversary of SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church ‘‘The Old Cathedral’’, E688• [1JY]
Angelo Joseph Camarato Foundation, Inc.: grand opening, E969• [22SE]
Armed Forces: prohibit denial of any Federal education benefit to which members are entitled solely on basis of refusal to receive coronavirus vaccine, H57 [12JA]
——— provide for portability of professional licenses of members and their spouses, H7766 [13SE]
——— provide for portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses, H9967 [21DE]
——— provide spouses of servicemembers option to elect their home residence or domicile for filing State income taxes, H7766 [13SE], H9967 [21DE]
Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (H.R. 7698), H7941, H7942 [19SE]
Col. Gail S. Halvorsen ‘‘Candy Bomber’’ Veterans Center, Orem, UT: designate (S. 2514), H4996 [16MY]
Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, San Angelo, TX: designate (S. 2771), H7943, H7944 [19SE]
Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System, Anchorage, AK: designate (S. 5016), H9960, H9961 [21DE]
Daniel Kahikina Akaka Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Oahu, HI: designate (S. 1760), H4993, H4994 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6584, H6585 [14JY]
Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), H6018, H6024 [13JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 5916), H7770 [13SE]
——— authorize major medical facility projects (H.R. 7500), H4997 [16MY]
——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (H.R. 4601), H8603 [29NO]
——— conduct awareness campaign on types of fertility treatments, procedures, and services available to veterans under VA medical benefits package, H6584 [14JY]
——— consider mass texting as way to notify veterans about VA services, H265 [20JA]
——— develop and implement uniform application for use by any educational institution or training establishment seeking approval of course of education, H7766 [13SE], H9967 [21DE]
——— ensure that time served on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 1836), H51, H53, H55, H57, H60, H61 [12JA]
——— enter agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review exams of individuals who submit claims for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma (H.R. 6064), H5109 [18MY]
——— enter into contracts and agreements for payment of care in non-Dept. medical foster homes for certain veterans unable to live independently (H.R. 7158), H8608 [29NO]
——— establish Office of Food Security (H.R. 8888), H8183 [28SE]
——— establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (H.R. 2521), H8601 [29NO]
——— expand automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system to those who were discharged within certain period, H267 [20JA]
——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty, H61 [12JA]
——— extend certain educational assistance flexibilities to future declared emergencies (H.R. 7939), H7766 [13SE]
——— extend certain educational assistance flexibilities to future declared emergencies (H.R. 7939), Senate amendment, H9966, H9967 [21DE]
——— extend eligibility for work-study allowance paid to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training (H.R. 6376), H5001 [16MY]
——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (H.R. 5754), H4997 [16MY]
——— improve and expand Solid Start program (S. 1198), H8187, H8188, H8189, H8190 [28SE]
——— improve application and review process for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans (H.R. 4772), H8605 [29NO]
——— improve breast imaging services, create telemammography pilot program, and expand veterans’ access to clinical trials (S. 2533), H5115 [18MY]
——— improve coordination between Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration on claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma (H.R. 7335), H5106, H5107 [18MY]
——— improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma (H.R. 6961), H5108 [18MY]
——— improve method of determining effects of closure or disapproval of educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such institution (H.R. 6604), H4998, H4999 [16MY]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, H6018, H6024 [13JY]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H9732 [14DE]
——— increase automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program (S. 2794), H8192, H8193 [28SE]
——— inform new veterans of medical care and services for which they are eligible, H60 [12JA]
——— make certain improvements in mental health care (H.R. 6411), H5852, H5853 [23JN], H8187 [28SE]
——— make certain improvements to Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (H.R. 8510), H8191 [28SE]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), H9864, H9865, H9866 [15DE]
——— prohibit imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans (H.R. 7589), H8186 [28SE]
——— provide eligibility to certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, H7766 [13SE], H9966 [21DE]
——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H260, H261, H262, H263, H265, H267 [20JA]
——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), motion to recommit, H268 [20JA]
——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (H.R. 2724), H5110 [18MY]
——— provide Inspector General with testimonial subpoena authority (S. 2687), H4999 [16MY]
——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (S. 2102), H5116, H5117 [18MY]
——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, H9967 [21DE]
——— provision of abortion counseling and abortions to veterans and VA beneficiaries, H8187, H8188, H8189, H8190 [28SE]
——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 5918), H8185 [28SE]
——— require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (H.R. 6052), H5112 [18MY]
——— require lactation space in each medical center (H.R. 5738), H5105 [18MY]
——— require to notify veterans who elect to opt out of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system on how to enroll at later date, H265 [20JA]
——— restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in cases of institution closure or educational program disapproval (S. 4089), H5111 [18MY]
——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (H.R. 8260), H7771, H7772 [13SE]
——— submit plan to Congress to modernize information technology systems of Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 7153), H5002 [16MY]
——— submit report on lessons learned during rollout of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system one year after implementation, H265 [20JA]
——— support Tribal and national cemeteries, allow designation of green burial sections, ban burial of criminals, and expand national cemeteries (S. 4949), H10040 [22DE]
——— transfer name of property of the Dept. designated by law to other property of the Dept. (S. 3527), H4991 [16MY]
——— treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam with Republic of Korea Armed Forces as U.S. Armed Forces veteran for purposes of provision of health care, H6585 [14JY]
——— update appraisal requirements for certain guaranteed home loans (H.R. 7735), H7769 [13SE]
——— update payment system to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance to foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 7375), H5000 [16MY]
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, H4218 [6AP]
GAO: submit report to Congress determining best methods for Dept. of Veterans Affairs to notify veterans of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system, H265 [20JA]
Illinois: tribute to PACT Act Week of Action, H9732 [14DE]
Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Outpatient Clinic, Greenville, SC: designate (H.R. 5943), H8606, H8607 [29NO]
Law enforcement: honor service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers and condemn calls to defund, disband, dismantle, or abolish police, H1009 [7FE]
National Guard: expand eligibility of members for housing loans guaranteed by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 8875), H8184 [28SE]
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H8121 [28SE]
Prairie du Rocher, IL: anniversary, E706• [11JY]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 7846), H7767, H7768 [13SE]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (H.R. 7946), H8767 [6DE]
Votes: position on missed, H1199• [1MR], H1257• [2MR], H1284• [3MR], H1314• [7MR], E748• [18JY]
Woodlawn, IL: anniversary of Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens Cemetery, E922• [13SE]
Statements
Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Executive Office of the President, H261 [20JA]
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act: Executive Office of the President, H261 [20JA]
Tributes
Barr, Dwight, E72• [28JA]
Coggin, Stacy, E636• [16JN]
Dixon, Victoria Sands, H326 [1FE]
Gonzalez, Samantha, H8121 [28SE]
Martin, Richard, H8121 [28SE]
Pierce, Brian, Jr., H1009 [7FE]
Stanford, Samantha, E922• [13SE]
Timmins, Tyler, H1009 [7FE]
Tripplaar, Maria, H9732 [14DE]
Wilkins, Robert, E919• [13SE]
Young, Don, H3957 [29MR]