FERGUSON, A. DREW, IV (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5792 [22JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis into House Chamber, H5011 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: request President and direct Sec. of State to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to certain aspects of U.S. withdrawal (see H. Res. 1240), H7785 [13SE]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3775 [16MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit from promoting anti-American and racist theories (see H.R. 3134), H303 [25JA]

Belarus: suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7014), H1422 [9MR]

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: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3859 [21MR]

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), H1135 [18FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1284), H6336 [13JY]

Crime: prohibit health care providers from administering coronavirus vaccines to minors without parental consent (see H.R. 6676), H1112 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize National Detector Dog Training Center (see H.R. 8432), H6921 [20JY]

Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (see H.R. 6056), H7727 [26AU]

——— 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), H4576 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish procedure for terminating determination to suspend introduction of persons into U.S. from designated places (see H.R. 7760), H5215 [24MY]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see H.R. 8384), H7720 [23AU]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities’’ (see H.R. 8702), H7717 [19AU]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 2192), H1330 [7MR]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H5487 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit Federal funds from being used to transport certain aliens into interior of U.S. (see H.R. 6522), H1134 [18FE]

——— require Inspector General to investigate vetting and processing of illegal aliens apprehended along southwest border and ensure that all laws are being upheld (see H.R. 6239), H1141 [22FE]

Dept. of HUD: ensure that residents of covered federally assisted rental housing may lawfully possess firearms (see H.R. 6247), H303 [25JA]

——— establish national land bank network in Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. (see H.R. 8786), H7741 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H1116 [9FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (see H.R. 8000), H5445 [9JN]

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), H7558 [9AU]

——— modify definition of term ‘‘classroom’’ for purposes of certain freight rail employee training requirements (see H.R. 8598), H7736 [2SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 6208), H3745 [15MR]

Depts. of Defense and State: track arms transfers of U.S.-origin defense articles throughout lifetime of transaction and identify solutions to address delivery time lags (see H.R. 8259), H7720 [23AU]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: notify relevant Federal, State, and local jurisdiction officials before placing covered alien in such jurisdiction (see H.R. 6592), H1134 [18FE]

——— 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), H1133 [18FE]

Depts. of HHS and State: formulate strategy to secure support from foreign countries, multilateral organizations, and others to facilitate development and commercialization of qualified pandemic or epidemic products (see H.R. 9303), H8507 [15NO]

District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]

Dooley, Vince: tribute (see H. Res. 1455), H8429 [3NO]

Drugs: develop non-opioid pain management directive indicating to health care professionals and emergency medical services personnel that certain individuals not be administered opioids or offered prescription for opioids (see H.R. 4098), H1141 [22FE]

FDA: act upon pending submissions for new infant formula and increase regulatory flexibility in event of infant formula shortage (see H.R. 8010), H7717 [19AU]

——— allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 7559), H4799 [10MY]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H4128 [1AP]

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), H10 [10JA]

Firearms: prevent unnecessary delay in firearms transfers from licensed firearms dealers to unlicensed persons (see H.R. 1787), H5824 [22JN]

Foreign trade: establish limitations on modifications to trade agreements (see H.R. 7430), H4396 [6AP]

——— promote trade in environmental goods, services, and technologies, negotiate new environmental goods agreement, support jobs, and enhance environmental contribution of any new trade agreement (see H. Res. 1520), H9984 [21DE]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (see H.R. 8982), H8118 [26SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H8387 [7OC]

FTC: prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see H.R. 8160), H5733 [21JN]

GAO: study effects of travel nurse agencies on health industry during coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 8576), H7558 [9AU]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 1190), H5733 [21JN]

Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 7744), H7732 [30AU]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H7964 [19SE]

Immigration: resume construction of border wall system along international border between U.S. and Mexico to secure border and enforce rule of law and expend appropriated congressional mandated funds (see H.R. 2729), H1134 [18FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in definition of aggravated felonies to expedite removal of aliens convicted of such crimes (see H.R. 5759), H1141 [22FE]

Interagency Committee on Global Catastrophic Risk: establish (see H.R. 8574), H7785 [13SE]

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

Investments: require investment advisers for passively-managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities (see H.R. 8521), H7883 [15SE]

Iran: condemn death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian custody, discrimination against women, and use of violence to supress protests, and support right to self-determination and protest (see H. Res. 1397), H8430 [3NO]

——— modify requirements of congressional review and oversight of agreements (see H.R. 8439), H7732 [30AU]

IRS: limit use of taxpayer funded union time for employees (see H.R. 4485), H332 [1FE]

——— prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers (see H.R. 9143), H8385 [7OC]

——— rescind certain funds appropriated under Inflation Reduction Act (see H.R. 9092), H8370 [30SE]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (see H.R. 8656), H7709 [12AU]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1275), H6706 [18JY]

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), H5647 [16JN]

Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H4971 [13MY]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H7537 [29JY]

——— clarify use of national coverage determination process (see H.R. 9127), H8397 [14OC]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 4479), H5410 [8JN]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 8581), H7720 [23AU]

——— expand ability of renal dialysis facilities to serve as originating sites for telehealth services (see H.R. 7878), H7709 [12AU]

——— extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 8506), H7558 [9AU]

——— provide outreach and reporting on certain behavioral health integration services (see H.R. 8910), H8009 [20SE]

——— require inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 2166), H4511 [26AP]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6202), H5547 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 6394), H3897 [28MR]

National Student Athlete Mental Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1423), H8397 [14OC]

Natural gas: impose sanctions relative to Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see H.R. 6748), H1276 [2MR]

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H1376 [8MR]

Power resources: 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), H1178 [28FE]

——— recognize benefits of natural gas to economy and environment and recognize as affordable and ‘‘green’’ energy (see H. Res. 1148), H7736 [2SE]

——— recognize that irresponsible withdrawal of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve is threat to U.S. security (see H. Res. 1445), H8409 [21OC]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1276 [2MR]

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), H1329 [7MR]

——— prohibit importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6886), H1276 [2MR]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7014), H1422 [9MR]

Schools: 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), H5410 [8JN]

SEC: disapprove rule submitted entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (see H.J. Res. 88), H7884 [15SE]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (see H.R. 9527), H9851 [14DE]

——— prohibit from finalizing proposed rule titled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (see H.R. 8589), H7736 [2SE]

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

Senator Johnny Isakson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 8350), H6334 [13JY]

Taxation: allow deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions (see H.R. 8020), H5446 [9JN]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see H.R. 9449), H8823 [7DE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4141), H290 [20JA]

——— impose excise tax on certain investments of private colleges and universities (see H.R. 8447), H7558 [9AU]

——— increase income cap for and make permanent mortgage insurance premium deduction (see H.R. 6109), H290 [20JA]

——— increase research tax credit and provide better access to credit for business startups (see H.R. 8253), H7172 [26JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7732 [30AU]

——— 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), H8403 [18OC]

——— make permanent certain tax reforms (see H.R. 8214), H5877 [23JN]

——— provide tax credit for domestic medical and drug manufacturing and advanced medical manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 7410), H4191 [5AP]

——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 7902), H5976 [12JY]

——— reinstate filing exception for payments made by third party settlement organizations to certain independent contract workers in effect prior to American Rescue Plan Act enactment (see H.R. 3425), H4007 [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]

——— repeal corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 9030), H8313 [29SE]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H4192 [5AP]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H7732 [30AU]

Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 885), H301 [25JA]

U.N.: withold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 7223), H7785 [13SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 2773), H4723 [6MY]

Ukraine: promote security partnership (see H.R. 6367), H254 [19JA]

University of Georgia: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 872), H194 [13JA]

Voting: promote integrity in voter registration, casting of ballots, and tabulation of ballots in Federal elections (see H.R. 322), H295 [21JA]

Walorski, Jackie: tribute (see H. Res. 1315), H7728 [26AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H217 [18JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 1197), H5823 [22JN]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (see H.R. 8006), H5445 [9JN]

SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office, Peachtree City, GA: designate (see H.R. 9383), H8708 [1DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (H.R. 8006), H5447 [9JN]

SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office, Peachtree City, GA: designate (H.R. 9383), H8709 [1DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H8104 [22SE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 1197), H5810 [22JN]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H8104 [22SE]

DEA: delay implementation of separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment, H5794 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools, H5794 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5794 [22JN]

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, H4220 [6AP]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H8104 [22SE]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), H8718 [2DE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8104, H8105 [22SE]

House Rules: eliminate remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives, H8104, H8105 [22SE]

Russia: prohibit importation of Russian energy products (H.R. 6968), H1398 [9MR]

Tributes

Gaddy, Mike and Gwen, E1344• [22DE]

Nix, Randy, E1163• [17NO]

Thomas, Ann, H4727 [10MY]

Walorski, Jackie, H8718 [2DE]