WESTERMAN, BRUCE (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7487 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: reduce certain farm input costs and reverse environmental regulatory barriers to domestic agricultural production (see H.R. 8069), H5609 [15JN]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H7172 [26JY]

Bureau of Prisons: prohibit from housing prisoners with persons of opposite biological sex, regardless of gender identity (see H.R. 6764), H1129 [18FE]

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

Colleges and universities: establish grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities (see H.R. 8688), H7556 [9AU]

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), H1149 [25FE]

Council on Environmental Quality: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions’’ (see H.J. Res. 91), H6882 [19JY]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H8011 [20SE]

Credit: establish process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers (see H.R. 8909), H8009 [20SE]

Crime: denounce domestic terrorist violence against religious organizations and groups and organizations providing pregnancy support for expectant mothers (see H. Res. 1183), H5645 [16JN]

——— urge development of strategy to counter rise in violent crime (see H. Res. 1227), H6681 [15JY]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6184), H1134 [18FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: restore and standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 8004), H5445 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule relative to grants to charter schools (see H.J. Res. 94), H8543 [16NO]

——— prevent class-based loan forgiveness for Federal student loans without explicit appropriation of funds by Congress for such purpose (see H.R. 8729), H7715 [19AU]

Dept. of Energy: carry out carbon sequestration research initiative (see H.R. 8337), H5974 [12JY]

——— provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see H.R. 8187), H7967 [19SE]

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

——— provide certain adjustments to Medicare payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 6641), H3745 [15MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H307 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make improvements to H–2B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 3897), H4723 [6MY]

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 (see H.R. 6448), H288 [20JA]

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), H4005 [30MR]

——— conduct minimum number of oil and gas lease sales in certain areas and prevent delays in oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 7285), H4005 [30MR]

——— process applications for permit to drill (see H.R. 7293), H4005 [30MR]

——— produce report on Russian and Chinese investments in mining and related industries (see H.R. 8911), H8009 [20SE]

——— provide deadlines for development of five-year oil and gas leasing programs plan (see H.R. 7306), H4006 [30MR]

——— report and maintain publicly available data on expressions of interests, applications for permits to drill, and offshore geological and geophysical survey licenses (see H.R. 9024), H8221 [28SE]

——— submit report on, and require publication of data on, expressions of interest and applications for permits to drill (see H.R. 7298), H4005 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (see H.R. 4571), H4127 [1AP]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: establish deadlines to complete certain environmental reviews and establish notification rules for receipt of onshore right-of-way applications (see H.R. 9006), H8220 [28SE]

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

——— use certain previously completed environmental assessments and environmental impact statements to satisfy National Environmental Policy Act review requirements (see H.R. 9025), H8221 [28SE]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (see H.R. 8102), H6883 [19JY]

District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]

Drugs: prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances (see H.R. 8175), H5932 [1JY]

Endangered Species Act: provide flexibility in protective regulations when species are listed as threatened or endangered (see H.R. 8136), H5645 [16JN]

——— require publication on Internet of basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see H.R. 9108), H8371 [30SE]

Evans, Bishop E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1070), H4800 [10MY]

FDA: shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 7828), H5174 [18MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reinstate telework policies that were in place prior to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6703), H1276 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8543 [16NO]

Federal Columbia River Power System: provide for operations pursuant to certain operation plan for specified period of time (see H.R. 8016), H5446 [9JN]

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]

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

IRS: limit use of taxpayer funded union time for employees (see H.R. 4485), H1149 [25FE]

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

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism by public figures (see H. Res. 1525), H9903 [15DE]

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

Medicaid: implement minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults (see H.R. 8014), H5445 [9JN]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 5818), H4435 [7AP]

Mining and mineral resources: improve permitting process for mining on Federal land (see H.R. 8928), H8010 [20SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: address certain record request backlogs (see H.R. 3710), H290 [20JA]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8113 [22SE]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 7510), H4972 [13MY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 933), H1131 [18FE]

National Environmental Policy Act: limit scope of environmental reviews for projects not involving Federal land or originating from Federal agency (see H.R. 9012), H8221 [28SE]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H1131 [18FE]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 1387), H8113 [22SE]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (see H.R. 6434), H1116 [9FE]

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

National Tire Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1178), H5936 [5JY]

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), H3829 [17MR]

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

Power resources: immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 6927), H1302 [3MR] (see H.R. 7304), H4006 [30MR]

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

Russia: condemn Duma and Federation Council members who voted to recognize independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, international law, and Minsk agreement (see H. Res. 945), H1178 [28FE]

——— express that Congress does not recognize Russia as inheritor of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics seat as permanent member of U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 959), H1274 [2MR]

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), H5332 [7JN]

——— prioritize hiring and training of veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers (see H.R. 8192), H7883 [15SE]

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 9063), H8315 [29SE]

Second Chance Month: designate (see H. Res. 1066), H4575 [27AP]

States: permit to include as part of mail voter registration forms requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship (see H.R. 8223), H5918 [24JN]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H4007 [30MR]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit international conservation financial assistance to entities that commit, fund, or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights (see H.R. 7025), H1422 [9MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H948 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: identify and develop campsites and related facilities for public use in Ouachita National Forest (see H.R. 9029), H8313 [29SE]

Dept. of Education: improve treatment of dyslexia under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 7610), H4575 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: direct Sec. of the Interior to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to actions of Departmental Ethics Office (see H. Res. 1253), H7072 [22JY]

Health: address high cost of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 8588), H7405 [28JY]

IRS: prohibit from hiring enforcement personnel until processing of certain individual tax returns (see H.R. 6800), H1131 [18FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: streamline permitting on Federal lands, support technological and scientific advancements, expand workforce, track global supply chains, and strengthen domestic refining and processing capacity (see H.R. 8981), H8113 [22SE]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1424), H8378 [4OC]

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (see H.R. 7693), H4795 [10MY]

Power resources: restart onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing, streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, and ensure transparency in energy development on Federal lands (see H.R. 9087), H8316 [29SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: identify and develop campsites and related facilities for public use in Ouachita National Forest (H.R. 9029), H8316 [29SE]

Dept. of Education: improve treatment of dyslexia under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 7610), H4575 [27AP]

Health: address high cost of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage (H.R. 8588), H7406 [28JY]

IRS: prohibit from hiring enforcement personnel until processing of certain individual tax returns (H.R. 6800), H1133 [18FE]

Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (H.R. 7437), H4433 [7AP]

Mining and mineral resources: streamline permitting on Federal lands, support technological and scientific advancements, expand workforce, track global supply chains, and strengthen domestic refining and processing capacity (H.R. 8981), H8114 [22SE]

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (H.R. 7693), H4798 [10MY]

Power resources: restart onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing, streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, and ensure transparency in energy development on Federal lands (H.R. 9087), H8318 [29SE]

Cost Estimates

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 2773): CBO, H5515 [14JN]

Motions

Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (H.R. 7688), H5193 [19MY]

Remarks

Arizona: withdraw certain Federal land from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, H6479, H6480 [13JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H1189 [1MR], H5187 [19MY]

Budget: deficit, H5639 [16JN]

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail: designate (S. 3519), H10011 [22DE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of National Wilderness Preservation System, H6505, H6506 [13JY]

——— designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas, H6479, H6480 [13JY]

Computers: increase semiconductor manufacturing incentives to enable advanced research and development, secure supply chain, and ensure national security and economic competitiveness, H7400 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize grant program to improve water supply reliability for rural communities experiencing drinking water shortages, H7488 [29JY]

——— prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7420, H7421, H7422, H7424, H7429, H7431, H7488, H7490, H7491 [29JY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H7082 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6479, H6480, H6505, H6506 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: improve treatment of dyslexia under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 7610), H7081 [26JY]

——— provide grants to promote Japanese-American confinement education as means to understand importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise cultural tolerance awareness (H.R. 1931), H3724 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in Arizona and authorize construction of related water project (S. 4104), H9952 [21DE]

——— assess suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as Ka’ena Point National Heritage Area (H.R. 1908), H3722, H3723 [15MR]

——— assess suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands within Guam as National Heritage Area (H.R. 2899), H3726 [15MR]

——— authorize Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease portion of its Colorado River water allocation to, or enter into exchange and storage agreements with, Arizona communities (S. 3308), H9941 [21DE]

——— continue to implement endangered fish recovery programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins (H.R. 5001), H3731 [15MR]

——— convey certain Federal land in Louisiana to Eunice, LA (H.R. 3197), H3729 [15MR]

——— improve permitting process for critical mineral projects (H.R. 2604), H7401 [28JY]

——— make certain activities eligible for grants from Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (H.R. 7283), H7398, H7399 [28JY]

——— Office of the Inspector General funding, H5522 [14JN]

——— promote domestic exploration, research, development, and processing of critical minerals to ensure U.S. economic and national security (H.R. 2637), H7401 [28JY]

Depts. of Justice and the Interior: extend, and provide additional support for, activities of Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians (S. 5087), H9954 [21DE]

Disasters: improve Federal response and increase community resilience to wildfires and drought, H7420, H7421, H7422, H7424, H7429, H7431, H7488, H7490, H7491 [29JY]

District of Columbia: authorize African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour to establish commemorative work in D.C. and its environs (H.R. 4009), H7932 [19SE]

Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center, Palmer, AK: designate (S. 5066), H9954 [21DE]

Don Young Federal Office Building, Fairbanks, AK: designate (S. 5066), H9954 [21DE]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H815 [2FE], H4050 [31MR], H7400 [28JY]

El Paso, TX: designate El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial (H.R. 4380), H3729, H3730 [15MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4823 [11MY]

——— expand definition of firefighter relative to eligibility for presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, H4823 [11MY]

Ficklin, Robert: Society of American Foresters Fellows Award recipient, E1071• [21OC]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (H.R. 8168), H5970 [12JY], H7081 [26JY]

——— improve health and resiliency of Great Basin bristlecone pines, H7081 [26JY]

——— transfer certain lands to Skamania County, WA (H.R. 5093), H7399, H7400 [28JY]

Forests: allow funding for forest management activities that modify, improve, enchance, or create and protect wildlife habitats from wildfires, H5518 [14JN]

FRS: ensure Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee focus solely on stabilizing prices (H.R. 7209), H5570 [15JN]

——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5570 [15JN]

Government regulations: reform environmental regulations to benefit rural communities, H3736 [15MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7394 [28JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4346), Senate amendment, H7400 [28JY]

Mount Young: designate (S. 5066), H9954 [21DE]

National Environmental Policy Act: clarify ambiguous provisions, align with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and improve environmental review process (H.R. 2515), H3736 [15MR]

National heritage areas: standardize designation (S. 1942), H10007, H10008 [22DE]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (H.R. 6434), H3732, H3733 [15MR]

Native Americans: take certain Federal lands located in Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties, CA, into trust for benefit of Karuk Tribe (S. 4439), H10010 [22DE]

NOAA: improve wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery and address growing needs in wildland-urban interface, H7490 [29JY]

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park: adjust boundaries and authorize donation of land for additions (H.R. 268), H3720, H3721 [15MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H7390, H7391 [28JY]

Pine Bluff, AR: Colonial Steak House (business) inducted into Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, E207• [2MR]

Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (H.R. 7688), H5187 [19MY]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (H.R. 6858), H1189 [1MR]

Public lands: make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relative to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation (H.R. 3113), H3727, H3728 [15MR]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (H.R. 8393), H9873, H9875, H9876, H9878, H9879 [15DE]

Research: prohibit funding, grants, or awards to any person or entity of concern as defined by Dept. of Defense, H4050 [31MR]

——— provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H815 [2FE]

——— provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), motion to instruct conferees, H4050 [31MR]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness, H6505, H6506 [13JY]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1189 [1MR]

SBA: revise collateral requirements so borrowers can obtain certain disaster loans without pledging any collateral, H7491 [29JY]

Technology: include certain computer-related projects in streamlined Federal environmental review programs (S. 3451), H7400, H7401 [28JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: allow non-profit organizations to be eligible to receive competitive grant funds, H5524, H5525 [14JN]

——— expand conservation activities eligible for funding under Endangered Species Recovery and Habitat Conservation Legacy Fund to include efforts to control and prevent invasive species and disease, H5523, H5524 [14JN]

——— impose spending cap on wildlife conservation and habitat restoration administrative costs, H5522 [14JN]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (H.R. 2773), H5511, H5512, H5515, H5516, H5517, H5518, H5519, H5521, H5522, H5523, H5524, H5525 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4956• [13MY], H5855• [23JN], H6898• [20JY]

Washington: authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (S. 3773), H9942 [21DE]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: modify enforceability date for certain provisions (S. 3168), H9938 [21DE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (H.R. 263), H7390, H7391, H7392, H7393, H7394 [28JY]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2773, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, H5516 [14JN]

Tributes

Broome, Warren W., E356• [5AP]

Bush, Jerry S., E55• [20JA]

Camp, Terry, H7932 [19SE]

Caudell, Joshua, E357• [5AP]

Heithecker, Troy, E1162• [17NO]

Liles, Joe, H9745 [14DE]

Murray, William R. (Chip), E1155• [16NO]

Slikker, William, Jr., E169• [22FE]

Turner, Jesse, E504• [16MY]

Young, Don, H3958 [29MR]