OBERNOLTE, JAY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6327, H6353 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H7843 [14SE]

American Rescue Plan Act: rescind certain amounts appropriated to reduce national debt (see H.R. 7699), H5099 [17MY]

Armed Forces: examine basic allowance for housing rates efficiency and efficacy, frequency and method of calculation, inclusion of school districts information, and need for alogorithm (see H.R. 7562), H5941 [7JY]

Bureau of Prisons: address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades to security camera and radio systems to ensure health and safety of employees and inmates (see H.R. 5975), H8420 [28OC]

——— require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 6403), H194 [13JA]

——— require Director conduct comprehensive review of understaffing (see H.R. 9296), H8494 [14NO]

California: provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to help alleviate drought conditions (see H.R. 9084), H8316 [29SE]

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (see H.R. 7698), H4796 [10MY]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3972 [29MR]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8543 [16NO]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7538 [29JY]

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), H5735 [21JN]

Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H5409 [8JN]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H1331 [7MR]

Crime: punish distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder (see H.R. 8845), H8067 [21SE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8387 [7OC]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6184), H8318 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private carbon credit markets (see H.R. 2820), H5941 [7JY]

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]

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]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 8614), H8420 [28OC]

Dept. of HHS: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (see H.R. 8428), H6923 [20JY]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H7785 [13SE]

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 7255), H5735 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require comprehensive southern border strategy (see H.R. 7260), H8423 [31OC]

——— require reports, evaluations, and research on drug interdiction technologies to deter fentanyl shipments along border (see H.R. 8316), H8066 [21SE]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with crime that resulted in death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 1496), H1148 [25FE]

——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 7641), H4712 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: conduct study on animal cruelty (see H.R. 8659), H9730 [13DE]

——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H1134 [18FE]

——— prioritize investigation and prosecution of Federal firearms offenses (see H.R. 1642), H5447 [9JN]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H1331 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for workforce grants to assist incarcerated or previously incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 6756), H1129 [18FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (see H.R. 7292), H4154 [4AP]

——— conduct minimum number of oil and gas lease sales in certain areas and prevent delays in oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 7285), H4154 [4AP]

——— conduct special resource study to determine suitability and feasibility of including John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH, in National Park System (see H.R. 6799), H6625 [14JY]

——— process applications for permit to drill (see H.R. 7293), H4154 [4AP]

——— submit report on, and require publication of data on, expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill (see H.R. 7298), H4192 [5AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish pilot program to provide advanced air mobility infrastructure grants (see H.R. 6270), H1331 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to include veterans from World War II (see H.R. 5562), H5879 [23JN]

——— improve breast imaging services, create telemammography pilot program, and expand veterans’ access to clinical trials (see H.R. 4794), H4610 [28AP]

——— improve methods for identifying health care providers ineligible to participate in Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 7277), H8589 [17NO]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: codify authority to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects (see H.R. 9184), H8410 [21OC]

——— prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see H.R. 9088), H8370 [30SE]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: require advance consultation with State and local officials and monthly reports to Congress regarding resettlement, transportation, and relocation of aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 5693), H1134 [18FE]

Disasters: require President develop national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts (see H.R. 8611), H8115 [22SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H1331 [7MR]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 78), H3854 [18MR]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, Norwalk, CA: designate (see H.R. 7173), H3853 [18MR]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5206 [19MY]

FDA: work through Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure standards are consistent with requirements for import to U.S. (see H.R. 7718), H5099 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require evaluation for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and recommend elimination or realignment of such functions (see H.R. 9253), H8418 [28OC]

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

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1449), H8418 [28OC]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H5222 [27MY]

Firearms: increase punishment for straw purchasing and ensure Firearms Transaction Record used to purchase firearms contains clear outline of penalties for straw purchases (see H.R. 1604), H5410 [8JN]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 8168), H5821 [22JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7257 [27JY]

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), H5487 [13JN]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 744), H1126 [15FE]

IRS: rescind certain balances and redirect them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 9023), H8221 [28SE]

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

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

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), H5735 [21JN]

——— protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1275), H4576 [27AP]

Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (see H.R. 7437), H4431 [7AP]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3859 [21MR]

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1034), H4396 [6AP]

Medicare: adjust coinsurance requirements for outpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 5660), H332 [1FE]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H9689 [12DE]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3173), H4862 [11MY]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H4715 [3MY]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H5447 [9JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H7172 [26JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain health care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any public health emergency (see H.R. 3733), H5410 [8JN]

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 Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8373 [30SE]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 1094), H4722 [6MY]

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (see H.R. 7693), H5547 [14JN]

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

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8543 [16NO]

PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1095), H309 [28JA]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H1331 [7MR]

Power resources: immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 7304), H4439 [11AP]

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

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (see H.R. 6722), H3972 [29MR]

Russia: prohibit importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6886), H1331 [7MR]

San Joaquin Valley College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1062), H4453 [21AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]

Susan A. Davis Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9308), H8541 [16NO]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H5410 [8JN]

Taxation: exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2124), H9854 [14DE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H8419 [28OC]

——— increase information reporting threshold for slot winnings (see H.R. 6937), H4511 [26AP]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving certain educational assistance (see H.R. 6684), H1177 [28FE]

——— 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), H5945 [11JY]

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

Thomas Paine Memorial Association: authorize to establish commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 6720), H6707 [18JY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7842 [14SE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7842 [14SE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit acceptance of warrants for arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification at aviation security checkpoints (see H.R. 6495), H1014 [7FE]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H4074 [31MR]

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), H1331 [7MR]

——— improve access to health care (see H.R. 4624), H8223 [28SE]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 8616), H8319 [29SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1425 [9MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: withdraw certain Federal land in San Bernardino National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 7093), H3743 [15MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish procedures to include certain foreign persons that pose threat to security of supply chains of Internet of Things devices on Entity List (see H.R. 7138), H3827 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services (see H.R. 7811), H5173 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: require reporting relative to certain cost-share requirements (see H.R. 6933), H1302 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand certain rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 8811), H7783 [13SE]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (see H.R. 6434), H287 [20JA]

Constitutional authority statements

California: withdraw certain Federal land in San Bernardino National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (H.R. 7093), H3744 [15MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish procedures to include certain foreign persons that pose threat to security of supply chains of Internet of Things devices on Entity List (H.R. 7138), H3828 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services (H.R. 7811), H5174 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: require reporting relative to certain cost-share requirements (H.R. 6933), H1303 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand certain rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 8811), H7784 [13SE]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (H.R. 6434), H289 [20JA]

Remarks

Aviation: plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into national airspace system (S. 516), H5456 [13JN]

Barstow, CA: anniversary, H8358 [30SE], E1010• [30SE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to economy, H7960 [19SE]

California: tribute to 8th Congressional District Everyday Heroes honorees, H1011 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7426 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: require reporting relative to certain cost-share requirements (H.R. 6933), H7092 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: install plaque at peak of Ram Head in Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, VI, to commemorate 1733 slave rebellion (H.R. 7496), H9682 [12DE]

——— issue right-of-way permit relative to natural gas distribution pipeline within Valley Forge National Historical Park (H.R. 7952), H9683, H9684 [12DE]

Disasters: improve Federal response and increase community resilience to wildfires and drought, H7426 [29JY]

Drugs: address drug abuse epidemic by securing southern border, H922 [3FE]

Economy: address growing inflation, H243 [19JA], H7960 [19SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to fight inflation, reduce prescription drug and health care costs, address climate change, increase tax fairness, and reduce deficit (H.R. 5376), Senate amendment, H7658 [12AU]

France: authorize Embassy to establish commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs to honor contributions of Jean Monnet to restore peace between European nations and establish European Union (H.R. 6611), H9675 [12DE]

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act: repeal (S. 314), H9676 [12DE]

Law enforcement: honor service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers and condemn calls to defund, disband, dismantle, or abolish police, H1011 [7FE]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), H7195 [27JY]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 5715), H9681 [12DE]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (H.R. 6434), H3844 [18MR]

Native Americans: repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (S. 789), H9677 [12DE]

Power resources: strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (H.R. 6858), H4234 [6AP]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: modify boundary (H.R. 6427), H9681, H9682 [12DE]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (H.R. 3807), consideration (H. Res. 1033), H4234 [6AP]

Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc.: anniversary, E1079• [25OC]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit hydrology of saline lakes in Great Basin and migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats (S. 1466), H9678 [12DE]

Utah: designate and adjust certain lands as components of National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 2551), H9679, H9680 [12DE]

Tributes

Bizzarro, Josephine, H6686 [18JY]

Hertzmann, Neal, E232• [8MR]

Holland, Bill, E1170• [18NO]

Salazar, Henry, E990• [28SE]

Salazar, Mario, E144• [11FE]

Vaca, Dominic, H1011 [7FE]