DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Affidavits
Affadavit of William Julié, E1082• [25OC]
Amendments
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H840 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5976 [12JY]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1401), H7727 [26AU]
Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building, Butler, PA: designate (see H.R. 7514), H4442 [14AP]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H8223 [28SE]
——— clarify that gambling on commercial greyhound racing and field coursing using wire communication technology is prohibited (see H.R. 3335), H1148 [25FE]
——— prohibit import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquirement, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of mink (see H.R. 4310), H7546 [2AU]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5824 [22JN]
Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see H.R. 8605), H7537 [29JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]
Business and industry: prohibit certain noncompete agreements (see H.R. 1367), H8592 [18NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H43 [11JA]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1114 [9FE]
CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H5334 [7JN]
Clemente, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 1432), H8395 [14OC]
Colleges and universities: provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H4862 [11MY]
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), H332 [1FE]
Committee on the Library (Joint): restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1123 [15FE]
Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1135 [18FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H6336 [13JY]
——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 8373), H6707 [18JY]
Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office, Freeport, PA: designate (see H.R. 8370), H6335 [13JY]
Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H6624 [14JY]
——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H6883 [19JY]
——— provide liability protection for sharing of information on robocalls and other illegal calls by or with consortium that traces back origin of such calls and for receipt of such information by consortium (see H.R. 7598), H4575 [27AP]
CPSC: prevent accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries through promulgation of consumer product safety standard to require child resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries (see H.R. 5313), H5222 [27MY]
Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H6707 [18JY]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H6625 [14JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H4192 [5AP]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3115), H6680 [15JY]
Dept. of Commerce: conduct interagency review of, and report to Congress on, ways to increase U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment (see H.R. 2907), H6336 [13JY]
——— study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (see H.R. 6152), H217 [18JA]
Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H7716 [19AU]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct study on feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as shipping fuel (see H.R. 7065), H3712 [11MR]
——— establish hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program (see H.R. 9018), H8221 [28SE]
——— establish pilot program on ocean restoration research and development (see H.R. 9027), H8313 [29SE]
——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 8614), H7717 [19AU]
Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3352), H8731 [2DE]
——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]
——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 7482), H5010 [16MY]
——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H8442 [10NO]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H5215 [24MY]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8379 [4OC]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7067 [21JY]
——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H5098 [17MY]
——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7709 [12AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2222), H7256 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1016), H7967 [19SE]
——— reauthorize Missing Americans Alert Program also known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law (see H.R. 8907), H7965 [19SE]
Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H7727 [26AU]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5644 [16JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish program to facilitate coal mine reclamation and award grants to certain States and Indian Tribes to carry out coal mine reclamation (see H.R. 7937), H5232 [3JN]
——— make certain activities eligible for grants from Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 7283), H4075 [31MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see H.R. 7064), H3712 [11MR]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see H.R. 6215), H1075 [8FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H7784 [13SE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H6707 [18JY]
Disasters: require President develop national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts (see H.R. 8611), H7538 [29JY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H5216 [24MY]
Employment: strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H303 [25JA]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdown (see H.R. 4042), H4435 [7AP]
——— require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H8429 [3NO]
Families and domestic relations: invest in real pro-life policies that support American families (see H.R. 8862), H7881 [15SE]
——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3488), H1177 [28FE]
——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]
FCC: classify broadband as telecommunications service (see H.R. 8573), H7404 [28JY]
FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 7559), H5547 [14JN]
——— allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H5175 [18MY]
——— enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities (see H.R. 6584), H3745 [15MR]
——— improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]
Federal agencies and departments: impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from competitive service (see H.R. 302), H7727 [26AU]
Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 962), H5221 [27MY]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 5727), H7716 [19AU]
Federal Transit Administration: establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected electric bus rapid transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9648), H9982 [21DE]
Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H3855 [18MR]
FHA: establish mortgage insurance and home loan assistance program for first responders (see H.R. 3172), H8222 [28SE]
Firearms: enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 4423), H5941 [7JY]
——— increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5334 [7JN]
——— prevent purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 2715), H4723 [6MY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]
Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H5931 [1JY]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H1149 [25FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7546 [2AU]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7553 [5AU]
Harold Billow Post Office Building, Mount Joy, PA: designate (see H.R. 8944), H8065 [21SE]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 3541), H5448 [9JN]
Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H8674 [30NO]
Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H1075 [8FE]
Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1916), H3865 [24MR]
International Development Finance Corp.: authorize support in certain countries for projects developing or processing covered critical materials if such support furthers U.S. national security interests (see H.R. 3896), H3745 [15MR]
Iran: recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 118), H5932 [1JY]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]
Kazakhstan: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5544), H8318 [29SE]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]
Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H5222 [27MY]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H7067 [21JY]
——— establish demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 3337), H4439 [11AP]
Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H5410 [8JN]
——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H4576 [27AP]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H7067 [21JY]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H1148 [25FE]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H4153 [4AP]
——— provide for coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis for certain patients and ensure all patients are educated on modality options and receive resources, information, and support to succeed (see H.R. 5426), H1304 [3MR]
——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H7546 [2AU]
——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals (see H.R. 5370), H3897 [28MR]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 8512), H7169 [26JY]
Middle East: support two-state solution that secures Israel’s future as democratic state and national home for Jewish people, ensures viable Palestinian state, ends occupation of Palestinian territories, and promotes peace (see H.R. 5344), H217 [18JA]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 933), H1131 [18FE]
National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3339), H5010 [16MY]
National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]
Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in Tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 5008), H5222 [27MY]
News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H4075 [31MR]
Northern Ireland: recognize anniversary and obtain justice for victims of Bloody Sunday and acknowledge progress made in fostering peace in Northern Ireland and Ireland in recent decades (see H. Res. 888), H948 [3FE]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 2351), H8410 [21OC]
Philippines: suspend security assistance until certain reforms to military and police forces are made (see H.R. 3884), H8066 [21SE]
Poland: award Congressional Gold Medal to heroic participants in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who led armed resistance against Nazi occupiers and fought to preserve and protect Jewish culture (see H.R. 9104), H8423 [31OC]
Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]
Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H8115 [22SE]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]
SBA: establish small business and domestic production recovery investment facility (see H.R. 2262), H3744 [15MR]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H8442 [10NO]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H5098 [17MY]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H5099 [17MY]
Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]
——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 7647), H5612 [15JN]
Taxation: classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]
——— ensure solvency of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending excise tax on coal (see H.R. 6462), H288 [20JA]
——— establish advanced solar manufacturing production credit (see H.R. 5423), H5735 [21JN]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H8114 [22SE]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8066 [21SE]
——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 1704), H5487 [13JN]
——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H303 [25JA]
——— provide credit for certain indoor air quality assessments and improvements (see H.R. 7671), H5175 [18MY]
——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 7902), H5219 [27MY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H4445 [14AP]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7713 [16AU]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7713 [16AU]
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), H5945 [11JY]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]
——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5932 [1JY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H332 [1FE]
World Wi-Fi Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1189), H5684 [17JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Energy: establish Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program (see H.R. 9000), H8220 [28SE]
——— establish program to provide Federal financial assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (see H.R. 7360), H4126 [1AP]
FCC: make available additional frequencies in 3.1-3.45 gigahertz band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or combination (see H.R. 7624), H4607 [28AP]
Taxation: establish program to issue rebates for energy efficiency improvements at industrial facilities (see H.R. 9046), H8314 [29SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Energy: establish Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program (H.R. 9000), H8222 [28SE]
——— establish program to provide Federal financial assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (H.R. 7360), H4127 [1AP]
FCC: make available additional frequencies in 3.1-3.45 gigahertz band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or combination (H.R. 7624), H4609 [28AP]
Taxation: establish program to issue rebates for energy efficiency improvements at industrial facilities (H.R. 9046), H8317 [29SE]
Remarks
Congress: tribute to congressional baseball game, H1057 [8FE]
DEA: authority to perform arrests or detainments in foreign countries, E1081• [25OC]
FCC: allow domestic violence survivors to separate mobile phone lines from shared plans involving abusers, help survivors enroll in Lifeline Program, and ensure calls or texts to hotlines do not appear on call logs (H.R. 7132), H7103, H7105, H7106 [26JY]
——— make available additional frequencies in 3.1-3.45 gigahertz band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or combination (H.R. 7624), H7106, H7111, H7112 [26JY]
First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building, McKeesport, PA: designate (H.R. 5794), H5961 [12JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to 18th Congressional District Congressional Art Competition Award recipients, E458• [6MY]
Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of Buckeye Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Chairman’s Award, E355• [5AP]
——— Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of Greater Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Engineering Inspiration Award, E355• [5AP]