FITZGERALD, SCOTT (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3797 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6353, H6432 [13JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6847 [19JY]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5583 [15JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H873, H897 [2FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, H4423 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H4861 [11MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 8814), H7783 [13SE]

Afghanistan: transfer seized assets from Da Afghanistan Bank to U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (see H.R. 8219), H5878 [23JN]

Animals: remove gray wolf from lists of threatened and endangered species and exclude from authority of Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 286), H3744 [15MR]

Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building, New Richmond, WI: designate (see H.R. 8217), H5878 [23JN]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H1141 [22FE]

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]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: replace director with 5-member commission (see H.R. 4773), H7256 [27JY]

Copyrights: include requirements for works adopted by reference into law (see H.R. 6769), H5924 [28JN]

Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., Post Office, Neillsville, WI: designate (see H.R. 8218), H5878 [23JN]

Courts: modify delayed notice requirements relative to certain warrants (see H.R. 7072), H3742 [15MR]

Crime: clarify and strengthen certain violent crime laws (see H.R. 8870), H7881 [15SE]

——— condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Res. 1233), H6882 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from finalizing or implementing rule relative to charter school programs (see H.R. 7525), H4511 [26AP]

——— 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), H5221 [27MY]

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

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (see H.J. Res. 81), H4862 [11MY]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities’’ (see H.R. 8702), H7707 [12AU]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H1376 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see H.R. 7648), H4724 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H4398 [6AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H5547 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 6659), H1331 [7MR]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see H.R. 9088), H8414 [25OC]

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

FCC: reform Universal Service Fund contribution system (see H.R. 6314), H5234 [3JN]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H8114 [22SE]

——— define term natural cheese (see H.R. 3829), H5448 [9JN]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 2828), H5410 [8JN]

Federal agencies and departments: limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which U.S. is party (see H.R. 5773), H6336 [13JY]

——— prohibit from using taxpayer funds to implement or enter into agreements with certain nongovernmental organizations that conduct voter registration or mobilization activities (see H.R. 8461), H7065 [21JY]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions relative to Russia (see H.R. 6422), H252 [19JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H8319 [29SE]

Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see H.R. 8110), H5644 [16JN]

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see H.R. 7194), H3862 [24MR]

Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building, Appleton, WI: designate (see H.R. 9335), H8587 [17NO]

Motor vehicles: promote increased awareness of issue of motorcyclist profiling and encourage collaboration and communication with motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling (see H. Res. 366), H8414 [25OC]

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1114), H4970 [13MY]

National School Choice Week: designate (see H. Res. 882), H289 [20JA]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4608 [28AP]

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

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), H1426 [9MR]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to shootings (see H. Res. 1313), H7545 [2AU]

Power resources: strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H3745 [15MR]

Romuald ‘‘Bud’’ Brzezinski Post Office, Krakow, WI: designate (see H.R. 8959), H8112 [22SE]

SBA: allow small business development centers to provide information and assistance on apprenticeship programs for small businesses (see H.R. 7622), H4607 [28AP]

——— ensure that small business regulatory budget for fiscal year is not greater than zero (see H.R. 7307), H4071 [31MR]

——— increase oversight and improve programs (see H.R. 7628), H4607 [28AP]

SEC: 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 requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H8387 [7OC]

Sgt. Nickolas Mueller Post Office Building, Kaukauna, WI: designate (see H.R. 9547), H9852 [14DE]

Supreme Court: provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see H.R. 7917), H5227 [31MY]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 8137), H8403 [18OC]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 4675), H8379 [4OC]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4141), H5931 [1JY]

——— increase income cap for and make permanent mortgage insurance premium deduction (see H.R. 6109), H3745 [15MR]

——— make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 6658), H1149 [25FE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H8442 [10NO]

Ukraine: promote security partnership (see H.R. 6367), H291 [20JA]

Veterans: improve access to health care (see H.R. 4624), H8403 [18OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Justice Statistics: report to Congress on individuals charged with violent felony offenses who are granted bail and pretrial release in State courts (see H.R. 7244), H3895 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish certain conditions on receipt of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding related to minimum bail standards and public safety reporting (see H.R. 8930), H8064 [21SE]

——— report to Congress on activities relative to countering Chinese national security threats (see H.R. 7325), H4072 [31MR]

Federal agencies and departments: impose additional requirements for covered agencies in regulatory flexibility analysis (see H.R. 8443), H6921 [20JY]

FTC: prohibit commissioners from continuing in office after expiration of term (see H.R. 9048), H8314 [29SE]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 7510), H4442 [14AP]

SBA: increase loan limits under business and 504 loan program for businesses principally engaged in research, development, manufacturing, or production of critical and emerging technologies (see H.R. 7678), H4721 [6MY]

Schools: request President to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to law enforcement partnership to address threats against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff (see H. Res. 1238), H6922 [20JY]

Veterans: ensure servicemembers granted general discharge under honorable conditions on sole basis of failure to obey lawful order to receive coronavirus vaccine is eligible for certain educational assistance (see H.R. 6671), H1112 [9FE]

Waukesha, WI: honor victims on anniversary of attack at Christmas parade (see H. Res. 1486), H8588 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Justice Statistics: report to Congress on individuals charged with violent felony offenses who are granted bail and pretrial release in State courts (H.R. 7244), H3896 [28MR]

——— report to Congress on activities relative to countering Chinese national security threats (H.R. 7325), H4074 [31MR]

Federal agencies and departments: impose additional requirements for covered agencies in regulatory flexibility analysis (H.R. 8443), H6923 [20JY]

FTC: prohibit commissioners from continuing in office after expiration of term (H.R. 9048), H8317 [29SE]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 7510), H4444 [14AP]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that time served on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 1836), H62 [12JA]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1808), H7525 [29JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: prohibit denial of any Federal education benefit to which members are entitled solely on basis of refusal to receive coronavirus vaccine, H57 [12JA]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H210 [18JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, H1021 [8FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H243 [19JA]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (H.R. 6878), H8690, H8692, H8693 [1DE]

——— require access for inmates to counseling services relative to postpartum health conditions, H8693 [1DE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3795, H3797, H3798 [17MR]

——— increase punishment for human trafficking in school zones (H.R. 7566), H7915, H7921 [19SE]

——— provide additional place for holding court for western district of Washington (State) (H.R. 3034), H7931 [19SE]

——— restore parity between union and nonunion workers relative to mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases, H3797, H3798 [17MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H164 [13JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: include aliens passing in transit through U.S. to board vessel on which alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within class of nonimmigrant aliens (S. 5168), H9927 [21DE]

——— post national human trafficking hotline information at ports of entry, H7923 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (H.R. 6448), H8089 [22SE]

——— establish certain conditions on receipt of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding related to minimum bail standards and public safety reporting (H.R. 8930), H8089 [22SE]

Dept. of Transportation: post national human trafficking hotline information in restrooms of all aircrafts, airports, buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations in U.S. (H.R. 7181), H7923 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that time served on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 1836), H57, H62 [12JA]

Economy: address growing inflation, H1021 [8FE]

FBI: require trauma-informed experts be part of child interviews for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking (S. 4926), H9929, H9930 [21DE]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5909 [24JN]

——— ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1808), H7519, H7525 [29JY]

——— increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (H.R. 7910), H5376 [8JN]

Freedom of the press: maintain free flow of information to public by establishing appropriate limits on federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism (H.R. 4330), H7929, H7930 [19SE]

Immigration: secure border between U.S. and Mexico, H7916, H7921 [19SE]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5909 [24JN]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H283 [20JA]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H164 [13JA]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), Senate amendment, H231, H232 [19JA]

SBA: allow small business development centers to provide information and assistance on apprenticeship programs for small businesses (H.R. 7622), H5254 [7JN]

——— reauthorize Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program and pilot programs (S. 4900), H8135 [28SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H283 [20JA]

——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H5909 [24JN]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: authorize Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 684), H210 [18JA]

U.S. Copyright Office: waive copyright registration fee for winners of Congressional Art Competition and Congressional App Competition (S. 169), H7927 [19SE]

Votes: position on missed, E605• [9JN], E615• [14JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H164 [13JA]