CLOUD, MICHAEL (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 1011), consideration (see H. Res. 1167), H5446 [9JN]

——— tribute to Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 1228), H6623 [14JY]

Armed Forces: establish certain protections for members who refuse to receive vaccinations against coronavirus (see H.R. 7570), H8589 [17NO]

——— prohibit adverse action toward members who refuse to receive coronavirus vaccine (see H.R. 6649), H1074 [8FE]

——— 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]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and that each agency and department funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 13), H8801 [6DE]

CBO: make publicly available fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see H.R. 5638), H4576 [27AP]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3866 [24MR]

Children and youth: prohibit gender affirming care on minors (see H.R. 8731), H8403 [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), H289 [20JA]

Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 1607), H6336 [13JY]

——— prevent transfer of actions arising under antitrust laws in which State is complainant (see H.R. 3460), H44 [11JA]

Crime: denounce domestic terrorist violence against religious organizations and groups and organizations providing pregnancy support for expectant mothers (see H. Res. 1183), H5645 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have interest in small meat packing businesses (see H.R. 7438), H5932 [1JY]

Dept. of Defense: reimburse Texas for costs of Operation Lone Star immigration enforcement (see H.R. 8143), H5684 [17JN]

Dept. of Education: clarify protections relative to sex and sex-segregated spaces and certain activities (see H.R. 1417), 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), H4723 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H3775 [16MR]

——— prohibit selection of certain activities relative to development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities under Medicare program (see H.R. 7834), H5206 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit parole or release of asylum applicants while asylum claims are pending (see H.R. 8951), H8111 [22SE]

——— provide that noncitizens convicted of crimes are ineligible for asylum (see H.R. 398), H43 [11JA]

——— reform asylum claim process (see H.R. 8355), H6707 [18JY]

——— 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), H4724 [6MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit from constraining range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over assets in such accounts (see H.R. 7860), H5222 [27MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (see H.R. 7292), H4439 [11AP]

——— process applications for permit to drill (see H.R. 7293), H4398 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H3972 [29MR]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (see H.R. 6647), H3972 [29MR]

——— improve laws relative to administration of certain benefits payable to survivors of deceased veterans (see H.R. 7050), H3866 [24MR]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 6659), H1135 [18FE]

——— prohibit use of funds to provide emergency assistance at southern U.S. border resulting from repeal of certain public health orders (see H.R. 7637), H5099 [17MY]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (see H.R. 8076), H5609 [15JN] (see H.R. 8102), H5644 [16JN]

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]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit funding relative to any rule requiring coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 5811), H1116 [9FE]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit transplant centers from discriminating against individual seeking organ due to whether individual is vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 6534), H3897 [28MR]

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

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]

Evans, Bishop E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1070), H4608 [28AP]

Federal agencies and departments: limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which U.S. is party (see H.R. 5773), H5941 [7JY]

——— 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]

——— provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 8563), H7404 [28JY]

——— reinstate telework policies that were in place prior to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6703), H1118 [11FE]

——— 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]

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), H5219 [27MY]

——— provide that all Executive branch employees are at-will employees (see H.R. 8550), H7558 [9AU]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: repeal rule titled ‘‘Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators’’ (see H.R. 9153), H8385 [7OC]

Firearms: remove certain weapons from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see H.R. 6817), H1140 [22FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. contributions to U.N. International Organization for Migration (IOM), U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see H.R. 6155), H10 [10JA]

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]

FRS: bring non-monetary policy related functions into appropriations process (see H.R. 6379), H4511 [26AP]

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

Immigration: clarify expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens apply regardless of where alien is encountered or apprehended (see H.R. 9470), H8873 [8DE]

——— redirect certain funds intended for U.N. to provide appropriations for border wall (see H.R. 6628), H1012 [7FE]

Iran: impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 9203), H8408 [21OC]

IRS: restrict possession, use, and acquisition of firearms and ammunition by IRS (see H.R. 8762), H7967 [19SE]

Labor unions: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 8935), H8403 [18OC]

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), H5235 [3JN]

Medicare: provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H4511 [26AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members from receiving financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs (see H.R. 6668), H5335 [7JN]

Month of Life: designate (see H. Res. 1216), H5930 [1JY]

National 4–H Week: designate (see H. Res. 1411), H8373 [30SE]

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

OSHA: repeal authority to issue emergency temporary standards (see H.R. 7281), H4005 [30MR]

Patents: establish robust patent system that restores and protects right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries (see H.R. 5874), H4715 [3MY]

Power resources: immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 7304), H4439 [11AP]

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), H1426 [9MR]

SBA: prohibit from directly making loans under 7(a) loan program (see H.R. 6037), H5215 [24MY]

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H8315 [29SE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]

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), H4972 [13MY]

Taxation: 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]

Uvalde, TX: condemn shooting at Robb Elementary School, express condolences to families and victims, and honor those who responded to attack (see H. Res. 1166), H5446 [9JN]

Veterans: recognize patriotism and contributions of veterans service organizations (see H. Res. 268), H3866 [24MR]

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

——— 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), H254 [19JA]

WHO: prohibit use of funds to implement any U.S. obligations under World Health Organization Global Pandemic Treaty (see H.R. 7916), H5227 [31MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: require disclosure of relationship with foreign principal by any person who is required to submit application for energy project (see H.R. 8595), H7537 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 102), H9729 [13DE]

——— improve Veterans Benefits Administration quality assurance program (see H.R. 7436), H4431 [7AP]

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), H1145 [25FE]

Federal employees: prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by senior Federal employees, their spouses, or dependent children (see H.R. 8754), H7731 [30AU]

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]

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), H3863 [24MR]

Immigration: clarify congressional intent relative to State and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 9128), H8378 [4OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: require disclosure of relationship with foreign principal by any person who is required to submit application for energy project (H.R. 8595), H7539 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (H.J. Res. 102), H9730 [13DE]

——— improve Veterans Benefits Administration quality assurance program (H.R. 7436), H4433 [7AP]

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 (H.R. 6832), H1147 [25FE]

Federal employees: prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by senior Federal employees, their spouses, or dependent children (H.R. 8754), H7731 [30AU]

Firearms: discontinue collection by Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses and require destruction of such collected records (H.R. 6945), H1329 [7MR]

Health: disapprove Dept. of the Treasury and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.J. Res. 79), H3865 [24MR]

Immigration: clarify congressional intent relative to State and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 9128), H8378 [4OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H6654 [15JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H1363 [8MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H4572 [27AP]

Budget: deficit, H5480 [13JN]

Economy: address growing inflation, H5480 [13JN]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (H.R. 2199), H5480 [13JN]

KEYS–Radio (Corpus Christi, TX): anniversary, E836• [12AU]

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, TX: Navy Installations Excellence award recipient, H4865 [12MY]

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., H1363 [8MR]

Russia: prohibit importation of Russian energy products (H.R. 6968), H1399 [9MR]

Yoakum, TX: anniversary of Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, H5195 [19MY]

Tributes

Bujan, Charles, E186• [28FE]

Gohmert, Representative, H8787 [6DE]

Helms, Larry and Ginny, E865• [19AU]

Meinhausen, Steve, H5340 [8JN]

Neal, Samuel (Loyd), E825• [5AU]

Rios, Patrick, H4866 [12MY]

Valls, Luis A., H4866 [12MY]