GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5793 [22JN]

Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 1916), H4142 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H5487 [13JN]

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]

ATF: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms’’ (see H.J. Res. 86), H4972 [13MY]

Burma: authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions relative to human rights abuses (see H.R. 5497), H309 [28JA]

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

Courts: limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see H.R. 8227), H5918 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 1861), H7732 [30AU]

——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see H.R. 7291), H5976 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 8009), H5445 [9JN]

——— make grants to parents of students enrolled in elementary or secondary schools that for reason of coronavirus fail to provide in-person instruction (see H.R. 6380), H303 [25JA]

——— prohibit providing coronavirus relief funds to elementary or secondary schools that do not offer in-person instruction (see H.R. 6413), H303 [25JA]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: open public docket for submission of public comments on factors that should be considered when reviewing proposed modification to approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (see H.R. 7649), H4713 [3MY]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 3759), H5647 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see H.R. 7690), H5010 [16MY]

——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H5410 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: clarify process and standards for rulemaking establishing standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing (see H.R. 7651), H5410 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 8092), H5610 [15JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 413), H5487 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: make certain activities eligible for grants from Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see H.R. 7283), H6336 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: limit authority of Office of Foreign Asset Control to authorize U.S. financial institutions to engage in certain Russian-related energy transactions blocked by Executive order 14024 (see H.R. 6894), H1376 [8MR]

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

Diseases and disorders: prohibit transplant centers from discriminating against individual seeking organ due to whether individual is vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 6534), H329 [1FE]

Drugs: improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying scope of permitted communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers (see H.R. 7008), H4007 [30MR] (see H.R. 9297), H8507 [15NO]

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see H.R. 8454), H7065 [21JY]

FDA: act upon pending submissions for new infant formula and increase regulatory flexibility in event of infant formula shortage (see H.R. 8010), H5445 [9JN]

——— improve infant formula supply chain (see H.R. 7830), H5209 [19MY]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8385 [7OC]

Federal employees: prohibit sums in Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in any security of entity based in China (see H.R. 3295), H5919 [24JN]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H7713 [16AU]

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), H7883 [15SE]

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: 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), H4075 [31MR]

——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient services relative to diagnosis and treatment of craniofacial, oral, or maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 7702), H4796 [10MY]

Health care facilities: codify statutory definition for long-term care pharmacies (see H.R. 5632), H5547 [14JN]

IRS: prohibit from hiring enforcement personnel until processing of certain individual tax returns (see H.R. 6800), H1376 [8MR]

Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 7082), H6336 [13JY]

John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 5577), H332 [1FE]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4870), H5611 [15JN]

National Brain Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 1348), H7841 [14SE]

National Cold War Museum of the U.S., Warrenton, VA: designate (see H.R. 8929), H8010 [20SE]

National Park Service: establish U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program (see H.R. 6805), H6923 [20JY]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 1297), H7405 [28JY]

National Tire Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1178), H5920 [24JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish (see H.R. 8094), H7256 [27JY]

Power resources: strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1175 [28FE]

SBA: prohibit from directly making loans under 7(a) loan program (see H.R. 6037), H7716 [19AU]

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: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H9910 [20DE]

Taxation: make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 6658), H1111 [9FE]

——— 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 certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see H.R. 6913), H4971 [13MY]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 6590), H946 [3FE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H8318 [29SE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9910 [20DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9910 [20DE]

Ukraine: provide enhanced authority for President to enter into agreements with Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to protect civilian populations from Russian military invasion (see H.R. 6876), H1304 [3MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H3776 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: enter partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies (see H.R. 6468), H294 [21JA]

——— improve inspections of foreign drug manufacturing establishments (see H.R. 7006), H1421 [9MR]

——— reauthorize certain mental health, suicide prevention, and crisis care programs (see H.R. 7237), H3894 [28MR]

FERC: bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipeline permits and provide for greater public input in pipeline permitting process (see H.R. 8847), H7880 [15SE]

NIH: amend information security policies and practices (see H.R. 9228), H8413 [25OC]

——— direct President to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to oversight of Wuhan Institute of Virology laboratory (see H. Res. 1267), H7170 [26JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: enter partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies (H.R. 6468), H295 [21JA]

——— improve inspections of foreign drug manufacturing establishments (H.R. 7006), H1423 [9MR]

——— reauthorize certain mental health, suicide prevention, and crisis care programs (H.R. 7237), H3896 [28MR]

FERC: bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipeline permits and provide for greater public input in pipeline permitting process (H.R. 8847), H7882 [15SE]

NIH: amend information security policies and practices (H.R. 9228), H8414 [25OC]

Remarks

Benson, Amber: Association for Middle Level Education National Educator of the Year award recipient, E993• [29SE]

Business and industry: promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8174 [28SE]

Courts: clarify definition of ‘‘sexual harassment dispute’’, H992 [7FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H986, H992 [7FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), consideration (H. Res. 900), H352 [2FE]

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, H5793 [22JN]

——— make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (H.R. 6184), H352 [2FE], H1062 [8FE], H8174 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8174 [28SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5793 [22JN]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 7780), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8174 [28SE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex individuals from entering U.S. (H.R. 3485), consideration (H. Res. 900), H352 [2FE]

Drugs: address drug abuse epidemic by securing southern border, H1062 [8FE]

——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (H.R. 5657), H4138, H4139 [4AP]

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (H.R. 8454), H7123 [26JY]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H352 [2FE]

Health: transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (H.R. 623), H7125 [26JY]

Insurance: clarify health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services are intended for craniofacial, oral, and maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect, H4142, H4143 [4AP]

——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 1916), H4141, H4143 [4AP]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), consideration (H. Res. 900), H352 [2FE]

Sports: tribute to 2022 World Cup, E683• [28JN]

Tucker, Laura: Roanoke College Charles Brown Award recipient, E1155• [16NO]

Voss, Ruby: Association for Middle Level Education National Educator of the Year award recipient, E993• [29SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5006 [16MY], H7535 [29JY]

Tributes

Arrington, Buddy, E865• [19AU]

Byrd, I. Ray, E260• [15MR]

Chapman, William F., Jr., E342• [1AP]

Davis, Adris A., Sr. (Al), E1152• [16NO]

Delaney, Walter, Jr., E258• [15MR]

Elam, Katherin, E944• [15SE]

Hollandsworth, Roger, E245• [9MR]

Johnson, Joseph P., Jr., E842• [12AU]

Kilgore, John H., Sr., E91• [2FE]

Kosztarab, Michael, E1112• [7NO]

Mabe, James, E449• [3MY]

Nelson, Wallace J., Jr., E164• [18FE]

Nicewonder, K. Donald, E1167• [17NO]

Obenshain, Everette B., Jr. (Obie), E765• [21JY]

Ogilvie, Caleb D., E276• [17MR]

Sizemore, Herschel, E997• [29SE]

Snodgrass, Carl R., E236• [9MR]

Sutherland, Curtis W., Jr., E1117• [7NO]

Swain, Carroll E. (The Colonel), E14• [10JA]

Viars, Theodore J., E16• [10JA]

Winston, Diane Garner, E772• [21JY]