VEASEY, MARC A. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6234 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]

African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in American Revolution (see H.R. 6201), H1116 [9FE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1401), H5879 [23JN]

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H8595 [22NO]

Aviation: allow FAA to impose certain requirements and require wearing of masks throughout aviation system during public health emergencies involving airborne disease (see H.R. 2770), H4921 [12MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Bob Krueger Post Office, New Braunfels, TX: designate (see H.R. 8203), H5877 [23JN]

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]

Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H5175 [18MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1149 [25FE]

Colleges and universities: authorize funding to expand and support enrollment at institutions that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 2303), H4075 [31MR]

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]

Colvin, Claudette: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H1147 [25FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1177 [28FE]

Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 8444), H6921 [20JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3483), H7727 [26AU]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 8373), H6623 [14JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]

Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 1607), H4723 [6MY]

CPSC: prevent accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries through promulgation of consumer product safety standard to require child resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries (see H.R. 5313), H4075 [31MR]

Crime: criminalize abuse relative to assisted reproductive technology (see H.R. 8600), H7842 [14SE]

——— extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7172 [26JY]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8731 [2DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow direct certification of children in households of active duty members for certain Federal school meal programs (see H.R. 6227), H10 [10JA]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5099 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

——— authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (see H.R. 4700), H1331 [7MR]

——— prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Afghanistan (see H.R. 8280), H5930 [1JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to U.S. (see H.R. 7709), H4862 [11MY]

——— ensure availability of Federal work-study funding for students enrolled in residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders (see H.R. 3244), H4127 [1AP]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5342), H918 [2FE]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 259), H5208 [19MY]

——— address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3352), H5212 [20MY]

——— authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H4799 [10MY]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia (see H.R. 1474), H79 [12JA]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]

——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]

——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals, focusing on racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 909), H4921 [12MY]

——— award grants to eligible entities to provide community-based mental health services in communities in which active shooter event or incident of targeted violence occurred (see H.R. 7537), H5410 [8JN]

——— conduct demonstration program to provide genetic and genomic testing for certain children and provide for National Academy of Medicine study on use of such testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5989), H9904 [15DE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 3165), H332 [1FE]

——— establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 8994), H8220 [28SE]

——— establish grant programs to improve health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 8552), H8508 [15NO]

——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3083), H1014 [7FE]

——— establish Task Force on Maternal Mental Health (see H.R. 4217), H4922 [12MY]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H7842 [14SE]

——— research long-term effects of coronavirus, develop rare disease public emergency health plan, provide immunization education, promote diversity in clincal trials, and increase access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6000), H1134 [18FE]

——— revise requirement that High Obesity Program grant recipients reside in county with adult obesity rate of more than forty percent (see H.R. 5625), H3972 [29MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2222), H4153 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of homelessness used to verify eligibility for homeless assistance programs to meet needs of homeless families and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 6287), H1075 [8FE]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

——— provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 6602), H975 [4FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or family members of victims of homicide (see H.R. 7533), H5228 [31MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see H.R. 3342), H3776 [16MR]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H1141 [22FE]

——— promulgate occupational safety and health standard on reducing threat of violence in workplaces (see H.R. 7540), H5222 [27MY]

Dept. of State: designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 9381), H8708 [1DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 503), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3095), H4921 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure grants for State veterans cemeteries do not restrict interment of certain deceased Reserve components members in such cemeteries (see H.R. 3944), H1120 [11FE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H1425 [9MR]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H7407 [28JY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4971 [13MY]

Discrimination: condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 1382), H8065 [21SE]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see H.R. 5377), H4715 [3MY]

Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H5445 [9JN]

Elections: expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H4922 [12MY]

——— improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 9484), H8873 [8DE]

Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 9324), H8586 [17NO]

EPA: establish pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities (see H.R. 6759), H1129 [18FE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdown (see H.R. 4042), H4922 [12MY]

——— require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H4511 [26AP]

FCC: classify broadband as telecommunications service (see H.R. 8573), H7404 [28JY]

——— make available additional frequencies in 3.1-3.45 gigahertz band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or combination (see H.R. 7624), H5547 [14JN]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H3744 [15MR]

——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H4435 [7AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4723 [6MY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 5727), H10 [10JA]

Firearms: authorize use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness (see H.R. 7541), H5222 [27MY]

Fish and fishing: improve management of forage fish (see H.R. 5770), H3866 [24MR]

Foreign policy: review sanction policy relative to Russian kleptocrats and human rights abusers (see H.R. 6846), H1146 [25FE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]

——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]

Health: establish value-based care program to exempt eligible rural health clinics from certain payment limitations (see H.R. 5883), H332 [1FE]

——— oppose criminalization of essential health care, including sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care and disapprove criminalization of pregnancy outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4920 [12MY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H7732 [30AU]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H7727 [26AU]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 5605), H7842 [14SE]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H10 [10JA]

Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H1125 [15FE]

Information technology: prohibit use of automated systems in discriminatory manner (see H.R. 7449), H4454 [21AP]

Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1176), H5941 [7JY]

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), H4192 [5AP]

Kimchi Day: designate (see H. Res. 1245), H7173 [26JY]

Liberia: support progress toward transparency, accountable institutions, and other tenets of good governance as it approaches bicentennial of arrival of first free Black Americans to Providence Island (see H. Res. 907), H1075 [8FE]

Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 3407), H3897 [28MR]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H7738 [6SE]

Medicare: ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 8581), H8397 [14OC]

——— establish demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4942), H1425 [9MR]

——— expand access to physical therapy services in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5365), H4862 [11MY]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 2168), H3897 [28MR]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see H.R. 7053), H8410 [21OC]

——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 5804), H1177 [28FE]

——— 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), H1116 [9FE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H331 [1FE]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 1551), H1014 [7FE]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H5334 [7JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4799 [10MY]

——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4148), H4576 [27AP]

——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H5879 [23JN]

——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals (see H.R. 5370), H1208 [1MR]

——— revise certain payment rules for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy furnished in rural areas and medically underserved areas (see H.R. 5536), H3897 [28MR]

Morality and ethics: remember kindness in the U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 628), H8373 [30SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 718), H8674 [30NO]

Natural gas: expedite approval of applications to export natural gas to certain U.S. allies (see H.R. 9355), H8710 [1DE]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H4075 [31MR]

NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see H.R. 8793), H7741 [9SE]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 7992), H5409 [8JN]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 2351), H9689 [12DE]

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]

Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H4075 [31MR]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 8529), H7254 [27JY]

Public buildings: clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property is energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings (see H.R. 9419), H9904 [15DE]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H6680 [15JY]

Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5335 [7JN]

——— call on President to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine, particularly threat of nuclear, biological, or chemical attacks (see H. Res. 1000), H4075 [31MR]

——— prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in Russia (see H.R. 7185), H4075 [31MR]

——— prohibit importation of Russian energy products (see H.R. 6968), H1372 [8MR]

——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 1205), H5919 [24JN]

——— withdraw normal trade relations treatment and apply certain Trade Act provisions to products (see H.R. 6835), H1276 [2MR]

Rwanda: call to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds (see H. Res. 892), H5335 [7JN]

SBA: provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request equitable adjustment due to change in terms of Federal construction contract (see H.R. 8273), H5930 [1JY]

Schools: recognize harm associated with use of restraints in schools (see H. Res. 1487), H8588 [17NO]

Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]

Serbia: end impunity of persons responsible for Serbian sexual war crimes during Kosovo War and bring to justice persons responsible for rape of Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman (see H. Con. Res. 94), H5227 [31MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H7736 [2SE]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H1141 [22FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4439 [11AP]

Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (see H.R. 8631), H7709 [12AU]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H4610 [28AP]

——— create safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds (see H.R. 9044), H9904 [15DE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5547 [14JN]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H8420 [28OC]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9 [10JA]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9 [10JA]

Transportation Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H1376 [8MR]

Tulsa, OK: provide remedy for survivors and descendants of victims of Tulsa Race Massacre (see H.R. 3466), H1116 [9FE]

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), H4511 [26AP]

——— support insurgency against Russian occupation through funding, weapons, and intelligence sharing (see H.R. 6777), H1130 [18FE]

Veterans: 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), H7538 [29JY]

——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 1182), H5234 [3JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (see H.J. Res. 98), H8065 [21SE]

——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]

Women: clarify that constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid to all intents and purposes as part of Constitution (see H. Res. 891), H4459 [25AP]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H4454 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CDC: report to Congress on feasibility of reporting data on injuries in high school sports to improve safety of student athletes (see H.R. 8751), H7727 [26AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish grants to fund cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 9085), H8316 [29SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

World Sight Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1437), H8396 [14OC]

Constitutional authority statements

CDC: report to Congress on feasibility of reporting data on injuries in high school sports to improve safety of student athletes (H.R. 8751), H7727 [26AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish grants to fund cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 9085), H8318 [29SE]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), H3965 [29MR]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H3965 [29MR]

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 (H. Res. 881), H1317 [7MR]

Firearms: 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), H5344 [8JN]

Fort Worth, TX: call for justice in police shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, H9686 [12DE]

——— tribute to Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School student athletes, H5719 [21JN]

Hill, Channing: NAACP Youth Activist of the Year Award recipient, E176• [25FE]

Tributes

Criss, Mary F., H6942 [21JY]

Daniels, B.R., Sr., E685• [1JY]

Sanchez, Angel, H5719 [21JN]

Sawin-Burky, Elizabeth, E1024• [4OC]

Slater, Lawrence I., Sr., E23• [11JA]

Smith, Mike, H5638 [16JN]

Tsai, Brandon, H8551 [17NO]