LaTURNER, JAKE (a Representative from Kansas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 705), H4861 [11MY]
——— prohibit discrimination against unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 6465), H289 [20JA]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 1011), consideration (see H. Res. 1167), H5446 [9JN]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 8814), H7783 [13SE]
——— tribute to Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 1228), H6623 [14JY]
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 any requirement that members be vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 3860), H7742 [9SE]
ATF: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms’’ (see H.J. Res. 86), H4862 [11MY]
Business and industry: require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (see H.R. 5502), H5931 [1JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: make House wing and House office buildings open and accessible to public (see H. Res. 961), H1331 [7MR]
CBO: provide inflation estimate relative to legislation with significant impact on gross domestic product (see H.R. 6629), H1141 [22FE]
CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3898 [28MR]
China: impose additional sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 7998), H5445 [9JN]
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), H303 [25JA]
Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 6581), H946 [3FE]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1284), H8801 [6DE]
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), H5215 [24MY]
Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Res. 1233), H7068 [21JY]
——— extend period of time that technology companies are required to preserve reports to CyberTipline relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (see H.R. 1198), H8372 [30SE]
——— extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7785 [13SE]
——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 3079), H948 [3FE]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8319 [29SE]
DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6184), H1376 [8MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H. Res. 1156), H8011 [20SE]
——— codify ReConnect Program, expand rural broadband assistance, and improve administration and accountability of broadband programs (see H.R. 3369), H4435 [7AP]
——— permit States under certain conditions flexibility to use contractors to determine eligibility of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients (see H.R. 6203), H4398 [6AP]
——— restore and standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 8004), H5445 [9JN]
Dept. of Education: 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), H77 [12JA]
——— 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), H4723 [6MY]
Dept. of Energy: improve public-private partnerships and increase Federal research, development, and demonstration relative to evolution of next generation pipeline systems (see H.R. 9349), H8587 [17NO]
Dept. of HHS: enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for drug discount program prior to coronavirus public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility (see H.R. 3203), H3859 [21MR]
——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H6883 [19JY]
——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see H.R. 8384), H7883 [15SE]
——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities’’ (see H.R. 8702), H7707 [12AU]
——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H8508 [15NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay stipends to members of transnational criminal investigative units who have been properly vetted (see H.R. 7821), H5173 [18MY]
——— establish Center for Countering Human Trafficking (see H.R. 6736), H1135 [18FE]
——— establish Early Migration Alert Program (see H.R. 7462), H4432 [7AP]
——— provide behavioral health support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel (see H.R. 9398), H8708 [1DE]
——— publish number of known or suspected terrorists encountered attempting to enter U.S. on monthly basis (see H.R. 6473), H310 [28JA]
——— require comprehensive southern border strategy (see H.R. 7260), H4439 [11AP]
——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H4862 [11MY]
Dept. of HUD: clarify process and standards for rulemaking establishing standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing (see H.R. 7651), H8115 [22SE]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H5010 [16MY]
——— reauthorize residential substance use disorder treatment program (see H.R. 4200), H8434 [7NO]
Dept. of Labor: provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (see H.R. 8000), H7068 [21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 102), H9729 [13DE]
——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty (see H.R. 2047), H79 [12JA]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H8373 [30SE]
District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]
Drugs: prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors (see H.R. 8839), H7880 [15SE]
Employment: exclude voluntary skills training and educational opportunities for career advancement from hours worked (see H.R. 7365), H4862 [11MY]
EPA: expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 9455), H8823 [7DE]
FDA: report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices (see H.R. 6710), H1119 [11FE]
FEC: remove certain impediments to protect political speech and promote election integrity, voter confidence, and effective administration of elections for States, District of Columbia, and military voting programs (see H.R. 8528), H7254 [27JY]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 6970), H1372 [8MR]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 8835), H7880 [15SE]
Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8385 [7OC]
Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H7713 [16AU]
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]
——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 95), H4074 [31MR]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions relative to Russia (see H.R. 6422), H252 [19JA]
Foreign trade: provide for retroactive application of Generalized System of Preferences for period after December 31, 2020 and before September 1, 2022 (see H.R. 8906), H8710 [1DE]
Government: enhance accountability and efficiency in Federal civil service (see H.R. 7095), H3775 [16MR]
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), H3972 [29MR]
——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H6883 [19JY]
Health care facilities: codify statutory definition for long-term care pharmacies (see H.R. 5632), H8011 [20SE]
Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8373 [30SE]
Immigration: request President and Dept. of Homeland Security to transmit copies of all documents in their possession referring or relative to certain aspects of U.S. border policies (see H. Res. 928), H1141 [22FE]
——— request President and direct Sec. of Homeland Security to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to certain aspects of U.S. border policies (see H. Res. 1328), H7731 [30AU]
Information technology: modernize Federal information security management and improve Federal cybersecurity to combat persisting and emerging threats (see H.R. 6497), H310 [28JA]
Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]
International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H1302 [3MR]
Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H195 [13JA]
——— continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals in U.S. (see H.R. 8947), H8592 [18NO]
——— 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), H3859 [21MR]
——— prohibit importation of petroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 6969), H1372 [8MR]
IRS: 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: 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), H5448 [9JN]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see H.R. 8246), H5923 [28JN]
Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1611), H7546 [2AU]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H5410 [8JN]
——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 5818), H7540 [29JY]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H3897 [28MR]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H3897 [28MR]
Month of Life: designate (see H. Res. 1216), H5930 [1JY]
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), H5222 [27MY]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1501), H8710 [1DE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1501), H8710 [1DE]
National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H1131 [18FE]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1114), H4970 [13MY]
National Weather Service: upgrade communications service (see H.R. 7361), H5212 [20MY]
Native Americans: provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see H.R. 8380), H6623 [14JY]
Natural gas: impose sanctions relative to Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see H.R. 6748), H3745 [15MR]
NOAA: provide guidance for, and investment in, upgrade and modernization of Weather Radio All Hazards network (see H.R. 5324), H4715 [3MY]
Olathe, KS: commend heroism of Kaleb Stoppel and Erik Clark in responding to student armed with firearm at Olathe East High School (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1423 [9MR]
Olympic Games: impose sanctions on certain International Olympic Committee members complicit in perpetuation of human rights abuses against Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participants in China (see H.R. 6586), H946 [3FE]
Pesticides: prohibit local regulation of pesticide use (see H.R. 7266), H3970 [29MR]
Postal Regulatory Commission: review and modify market-dominant ratemaking system rules (see H.R. 8781), H7740 [9SE]
Power resources: prohibit drawdown and sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land from oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 6297), H10 [10JA]
——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1276 [2MR]
——— support safe and responsible development of hydrocarbons via drilling (see H. Res. 1101), H4922 [12MY]
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), H1331 [7MR]
——— prohibit importation of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6919), H1331 [7MR]
Schools: authorize local educational agencies and non-public schools to use certain American Rescue Plan Act funds, services, or assistance for school safety (see H.R. 7942), H5410 [8JN]
——— 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), H8315 [29SE]
Senate Rules: create point of order against spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater than certain percentage (see H.R. 6485), H300 [25JA]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]
States: prohibit from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for administration of Federal election (see H.R. 7117), H3826 [17MR]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]
Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy (see H.R. 9010), H8373 [30SE]
——— support efforts to promote political and economic relations with countries around the world (see H.R. 6069), H303 [25JA]
Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 8137), H6923 [20JY]
——— allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2898), H8318 [29SE]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7784 [13SE]
——— 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), H8373 [30SE]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3829 [17MR]
——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1321), H3744 [15MR]
——— provide child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see H.R. 6505), H301 [25JA]
——— recognize importance of stepped-up basis of certain inherited property in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses (see H. Res. 1015), H4006 [30MR]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H8494 [14NO]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 3109), H5611 [15JN]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H4862 [11MY]
Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 885), H301 [25JA]
TikTok, Inc.: prohibit from accessing U.S. citizens’ user data from within China and block installation of TikTok app on Government devices (see H.R. 8772), H7743 [9SE]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H1075 [8FE]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H1075 [8FE]
Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H4074 [31MR]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide continued support for all agents, end crisis at southwest border, and denounce false claims and allegations against border agents in Del Rio, TX (see H. Res. 1255), H7169 [26JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (see H.J. Res. 105), H9983 [21DE]
Ukraine: authorize President to waive export criteria and transportation and related costs of certain ammunition and ordnance to supply entities providing ammunition to Ukraine (see H.R. 6981), H1373 [8MR]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Defenders of Ukraine, collectively, in recognition of their crucial role in defense of free democracy of Ukraine against Russian aggresssion (see H.R. 7088), H3743 [15MR]
——— take immediate steps to support transfer of requested fighter aircraft for self-defense against invasion of sovereign state (see H. Res. 991), H3866 [24MR]
Venezuela: prohibit importation of petroleum products from Venezuela (see H.R. 7023), H1422 [9MR]
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), H253 [19JA]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]
Young, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 1005), H3972 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coffeyville Community College: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 904), H917 [2FE]
Crime: require affirmative consent from governing body of certain Indian Tribes for jurisdiction to be conferred to Kansas for offenses committed on reservations (see H.R. 9684), H10055 [22DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain acquisition authorities for Under Sec. of Management (see H.R. 6871), H1175 [28FE]
Medicaid: implement minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults (see H.R. 8014), H5445 [9JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Crime: require affirmative consent from governing body of certain Indian Tribes for jurisdiction to be conferred to Kansas for offenses committed on reservations (H.R. 9684), H10056 [22DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain acquisition authorities for Under Sec. of Management (H.R. 6871), H1176 [28FE]
Medicaid: implement minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults (H.R. 8014), H5447 [9JN]
Remarks
Arthur Louis Ibleto Post Office Building, Cotati, CA: designate (H.R. 735), H319 [1FE]
Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office, Hagatna, GU: designate (H.R. 3539), H319 [1FE]
Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building, St. Clair, MI: designate (H.R. 3613), H322 [1FE]
D. Edwina Stephens Post Office, Tallahassee, FL: designate (H.R. 2324), H318 [1FE]
Dept. of Education: prohibit from providing Federal funds to local educational agencies unless in-person instruction is available to all students and parents may opt out of student mask mandates (H.R. 6619), H1029 [8FE]
Dept. of HHS: anniversary of 340B Drug Pricing Program, H1024 [8FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to hold annual cybersecurity competition relative to offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines (H.R. 6824), H4977 [16MY]
——— authorize Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives (H.R. 6868), H4989 [16MY]
——— enhance funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program (H.R. 6825), H4983, H4984 [16MY]
——— establish Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (H.R. 6873), H4981, H4982 [16MY]
——— promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies (S. 583), H316 [1FE]
——— provide for certain acquisition authorities for Under Sec. of Management (H.R. 6871), H4988 [16MY]
——— provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments relative to cybersecurity (S. 2520), H4978 [16MY]
——— report to Congress on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of Federal Government (H.R. 5658), H4990 [16MY]
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, H4219 [6AP]
Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office, Maroa, IL: designate (H.R. 3579), H321 [1FE]
John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 5577), H313, H314 [1FE]
Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, Petaluma, CA: designate (H.R. 2842), H320 [1FE]
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 4168), H323 [1FE]
Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1184 [1MR]
Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office, Slatersville, RI: designate (S. 566), H317 [1FE]
Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building, Owasso, OK: designate (H.R. 1298), H323, H324 [1FE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (S. 321), H1154 [28FE]
Tributes
Nettels, George E., Jr., H3787 [17MR]
Talley, Ruby E., H924 [3FE]