BROOKS, MO (a Representative from Alabama)
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]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 1011), consideration (see H. Res. 1167), H5446 [9JN]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1401), H7727 [26AU]
Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H4075 [31MR]
Armed Forces: establish certain protections for members who refuse to receive vaccinations against coronavirus (see H.R. 7570), H4799 [10MY]
——— prohibit adverse action toward members who refuse to receive coronavirus vaccine (see H.R. 6649), H1120 [11FE]
Bureau of Prisons: prohibit from housing prisoners with persons of opposite biological sex, regardless of gender identity (see H.R. 6764), H3745 [15MR]
Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for imposition of death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 72), H3744 [15MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: make House wing and House office buildings open and accessible to public (see H. Res. 961), H1331 [7MR]
——— support reopening Capitol Building and House office buildings to public (see H. Res. 934), H1132 [18FE]
CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3777 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit from carrying out certain requirements relative to sexual orientation and gender identity for participation in school meal programs (see H.R. 8206), H5945 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: 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), H5335 [7JN]
——— prohibit funding to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws (see H.R. 7825), H5174 [18MY]
——— require disclosures of certain ties to China-affiliated organizations (see H.R. 7851), H5335 [7JN]
——— terminate (see H.R. 899), H4449 [18AP]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H3855 [18MR]
——— prohibit selection of certain activities relative to development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities under Medicare program (see H.R. 7834), H5216 [24MY]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds for Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access (see H.R. 6828), H1208 [1MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have relationship with Confucius Institutes (see H.R. 7779), H5335 [7JN]
——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H4724 [6MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure projects, improve Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and provide Tribal governments more time to use funds (see H.R. 5735), H79 [12JA]
——— 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 Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3095), H4435 [7AP]
——— rescind certain no-fly zone restrictions (see H.R. 8042), H5486 [13JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement uniform application for use by any educational institution or training establishment seeking approval of course of education (see H.R. 7074), H3829 [17MR]
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]
Diseases and disorders: prohibit Federal Government from limiting State access to key therapies and from prioritizing Federal contracts over State contracts relative to purchasing supplies to combat coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6832), H1177 [28FE]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds for any system of records on religious accomodations relative to coronavirus vaccination requirement (see H.R. 6502), H1134 [18FE]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for coronavirus imported from, or manufactured in, China (see H.R. 6926), H1302 [3MR]
District of Columbia: nullify order of Mayor imposing vaccine entry requirement for certain establishments and facilities (see H.R. 6382), H77 [12JA]
Election Assistance Commission: prohibit payments to States and jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect integrity and certainty of Federal elections (see H.R. 6446), H288 [20JA]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 6970), H3714 [11MR]
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), H4435 [7AP]
——— define ‘‘State of residence’’ and ‘‘resident’’ (see H.R. 7466), H4432 [7AP]
——— discontinue collection by Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses and require destruction of such collected records (see H.R. 6945), H1376 [8MR]
Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 7415), H4395 [6AP]
Harris, Vice President: remove from position as head of Biden administration strategy to address root causes of migration (see H. Res. 1002), H3864 [24MR]
House of Representatives: place real time display of gross national debt in House Chamber (see H. Res. 921), H1126 [15FE]
Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see H.R. 6536), H977 [4FE]
Immigration: prevent recipients of Federal funds from providing, or assisting in provision of, legal representation to aliens unlawfully present in U.S. (see H.R. 6621), H1012 [7FE]
International Criminal Court: prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes should any harm befall Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due to actions taken or directed by Russian authority (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1274 [2MR]
International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H1302 [3MR]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 744), H4862 [11MY]
——— impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 2718), H5334 [7JN]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5977 [12JY]
Month of Life: designate (see H. Res. 1216), H5977 [12JY]
NIH: prohibit from conducting or supporting research on animals in certain foreign countries (see H.R. 5527), H4971 [13MY]
NLRB: adjust dollar thresholds for jurisdiction over certain labor disputes (see H.R. 7743), H5335 [7JN]
OSHA: repeal authority to issue emergency temporary standards (see H.R. 7281), H4005 [30MR]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H5335 [7JN]
Secret Service: reauthorize National Computer Forensics Institute (see H.R. 7174), H3866 [24MR]
Taxation: prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 6471), H4862 [11MY]
——— 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]
Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachment of January 13, 2021 (see H. Res. 1131), H5448 [9JN]
U.S. service academies: prohibit denial of graduation, dismissal, or assessment of repayment claims for cadets and midshipmen who refuse to get coronavirus vaccine (see H.R. 7890), H5219 [27MY]
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), H1116 [9FE]
WHO: prohibit U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions (see H.R. 419), H4971 [13MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H1148 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: notify State Governors prior to date on which any alien without lawful status is transported to, housed in, or resettled in such States (see H.R. 6378), H77 [12JA]
Diseases and disorders: limit Dept. of HHS authority to regulate interstate commerce and FAA authority to regulate air commerce relative to communicable diseases (see H.R. 6829), H1145 [25FE]
Immigration: transfer authority to designate temporary protected status to foreign nationals from executive branch to Congress and set time limits for duration of such protection (see H.R. 7356), H4126 [1AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: notify State Governors prior to date on which any alien without lawful status is transported to, housed in, or resettled in such States (H.R. 6378), H78 [12JA]
Diseases and disorders: limit Dept. of HHS authority to regulate interstate commerce and FAA authority to regulate air commerce relative to communicable diseases (H.R. 6829), H1147 [25FE]
Immigration: transfer authority to designate temporary protected status to foreign nationals from executive branch to Congress and set time limits for duration of such protection (H.R. 7356), H4127 [1AP]
Remarks
Diseases and disorders: prohibit vaccination mandates for coronavirus, H343 [2FE]
Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1212 [2MR]
Tributes
Malone, Ross, Jr., E105• [3FE]