DesJARLAIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: establish certain protections for members who refuse to receive vaccinations against coronavirus (see H.R. 6288), H195 [13JA]

——— prohibit adverse action toward members who refuse to receive coronavirus vaccine (see H.R. 6649), H1304 [3MR]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 7493), H4445 [14AP]

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 7884), H5218 [27MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: make House wing and House office buildings open and accessible to public (see H. Res. 961), H1304 [3MR]

——— support reopening Capitol Building and House office buildings to public (see H. Res. 934), H1149 [25FE]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H4445 [14AP]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8223 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: 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), H4609 [28AP]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (see H.J. Res. 81), H5335 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit Federal funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Secure Docket Card Program (see H.R. 8632), H7538 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: give priority in Victims of Crime Act grant disbursements to victims of violent crimes committed by people who are in U.S. illegally (see H.R. 9265), H8434 [7NO]

Dept. of State: 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 Veterans Affairs: improve laws relative to administration of certain benefits payable to survivors of deceased veterans (see H.R. 7050), H1423 [9MR]

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]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for coronavirus imported from, or manufactured in, China (see H.R. 6926), H1302 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prevent from assisting film studios in creation of films if co-produced with Chinese company and subject to Chinese content restrictions, and report on previous films that have been edited (see H.R. 6855), H1175 [28FE]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8430 [3NO]

FEMA: ensure that alien unlawfully present in U.S. is not eligible for any service through Food and Shelter Program (see H.R. 6820), H1140 [22FE]

Firearms: 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), 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]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H9904 [15DE]

Immigration: require visit to U.S. land border with Mexico and report thereon by any Cabinet member appointed by President to lead efforts related to immigration or securing such border (see H.R. 6610), H976 [4FE]

International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H1302 [3MR]

Iran: codify Executive order imposing certain sanctions (see H.R. 7139), H3859 [21MR]

——— impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 2718), H3829 [17MR]

——— 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]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H253 [19JA]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H4007 [30MR]

——— preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments (see H.R. 4066), H1208 [1MR]

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

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

National Hunting and Fishing Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 1387), H8113 [22SE]

New York: express that New York State’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act is unconstitutional (see H. Res. 1436), H8395 [14OC]

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. (see H.R. 6916), H1301 [3MR]

——— express that Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide U.S. allies with affordable and secure supply of energy (see H. Res. 940), H1147 [25FE]

——— provide greater output, price stability, and regulatory certainty relative to U.S. domestic energy production and exports (see H.R. 7094), H3777 [16MR]

Russia: 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]

Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy (see H.R. 9010), H8220 [28SE]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1275 [2MR]

——— clarify treatment of drawback on distilled spirits (see H.R. 6854), H7546 [2AU]

——— decrease distance required for National Guard and Reserve members to qualify for reimbursement of certain training-related travel costs (see H.R. 9020), H8387 [7OC]

——— increase limitation on capital losses and index limitation to inflation (see H.R. 9524), H9851 [14DE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H4192 [5AP]

——— 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]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5222 [27MY]

Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachment of January 13, 2021 (see H. Res. 1131), H5174 [18MY]

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), H1141 [22FE]

World War II: acknowledge and commemorate women who served in Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) (see H. Res. 1388), H8113 [22SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: tribute to service of soldiers of 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) during World War I and World War II (see H. Res. 1187), H5684 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from requesting coronavirus vaccination status of individuals for national list of individuals who need organs (see H.R. 6540), H329 [1FE]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see H.R. 7359), H4126 [1AP]

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]

World War II: honor women for service in Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and Women’s Army Corps (see H. Res. 1310), H7545 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (H.R. 7359), H4127 [1AP]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (H.R. 8076), H5611 [15JN]

——— prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (H.R. 8102), H5646 [16JN]

Remarks

Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. ‘Rabbit’ Kennedy Post Office Building, Amory, MS: designate (H.R. 207), unanimous-consent request, H4896 [12MY]

CW4 Christian J. Koch Post Office, Honeoye Falls, NY: designate (H.R. 3508), unanimous-consent request, H4896 [12MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 5441), H8476• [14NO]

——— provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions (H.R. 6341), H8476• [14NO]

Lance Corporal Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building, Pontotoc, MS: designate (H.R. 209), unanimous-consent request, H4896 [12MY]

Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building, Easley, SC: designate (H.R. 91), unanimous-consent request, H4896 [12MY]

Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office, Pickens, SC: designate (H.R. 92), unanimous-consent request, H4896 [12MY]

Votes: correction, H5073• [17MY]

Tributes

Donalson, Claudia M. Taylor, E1033• [7OC]

Howell, Richard, E281• [18MR]