ARMSTRONG, KELLY (a Representative from North Dakota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: prohibit any requirement that members be vaccinated against coronavirus (see H.R. 3860), H8223 [28SE]

Bureau of Prisons: require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 6403), H254 [19JA]

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), H1331 [7MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see H. Con. Res. 7), H4862 [11MY]

China: prohibit foreign nationals associated with China from purchase of agricultural real estate in U.S. and from participating in any Dept. of Agriculture programs except food safety inspections (see H.R. 7892), H5335 [7JN]

Copyrights: define and provide for accommodation and designation of technical measures to identify, protect, or manage copyrighted works (see H.R. 9541), H9852 [14DE]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H8414 [25OC]

Crime: require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2864), H1330 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: delay implementation of rule relative to importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats (see H.R. 6232), H217 [18JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 7972), H5332 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (see H.R. 8428), H7068 [21JY]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 2192), H1141 [22FE]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health conditions and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7234), H3894 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Early Migration Alert Program (see H.R. 7462), H5487 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H4610 [28AP]

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

——— require Inspector General to conduct inspections of Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility risk score (see H.R. 9009), H8220 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from entering into certain conservation easements with term of more than certain number of years (see H.R. 7021), H1422 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4799 [10MY]

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

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

——— improve infant formula supply chain (see H.R. 7830), H5212 [20MY]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H6625 [14JY]

——— require appropriate Federal banking agencies to develop community bank leverage ratio between 8 and 8.5 percent for calendar years 2022–2024 (see H.R. 6145), H4075 [31MR]

Firearms: remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 95), H5334 [7JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5411 [8JN]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3461), H4922 [12MY]

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), H6883 [19JY]

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]

Medicare: allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 3348), H5098 [17MY]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 4479), H5941 [7JY]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H4862 [11MY]

——— increase use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 1647), H4861 [11MY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4870), H5334 [7JN]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 7876), H5214 [24MY]

——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H5410 [8JN]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 6700), H5976 [12JY]

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

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

Native Americans: provide that identification documents issued by Tribal governments are accorded same treatment under Federal criminal law as Federal, State, or local government identification documents (see H.R. 9391), H8708 [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]

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

Russia: 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]

——— prohibit importation of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6919), H1376 [8MR]

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]

SEC: improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (see H.R. 9527), H9851 [14DE]

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

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 3443), H1425 [9MR]

Taxation: make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7713 [16AU]

——— recognize importance of stepped-up basis of certain inherited property in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses (see H. Res. 1015), H4435 [7AP]

——— repeal firearm transfer tax (see H.R. 3101), H4799 [10MY]

Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachment of December 18, 2019 (see H. Res. 1010), H4075 [31MR]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H3865 [24MR]

U.N.: withhold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 7223), H5824 [22JN]

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]

——— 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), H1376 [8MR]

WHO: prohibit U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions (see H.R. 419), H5334 [7JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program for certain State and local forensic activities (see H.R. 9568), H9901 [15DE]

Power resources: direct President and Sec. of Energy to transmit information to House of Representatives relative to plans to draw down, sell, and refill petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Res. 1260), H7169 [26JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program for certain State and local forensic activities (H.R. 9568), H9903 [15DE]

Letters

Mental Health Justice Act: John J. Flynn, National District Attorneys Association, H8084 [22SE]

Remarks

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H5186 [19MY]

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 (H.R. 3962), H7119 [26JY]

——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (H.R. 1621), H3881 [28MR]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment, H5777 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), H8082, H8084 [22SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5777 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), consideration (H. Res. 950), H1192 [1MR]

EPA: repeal methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems (H.R. 8749), H7982 [20SE]

House of Representatives: find Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4374 [6AP]

——— find Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4374 [6AP]

Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), H1044 [8FE]

Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (H.R. 7688), H5186, H5187 [19MY]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (H.R. 6858), H1192 [1MR]

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine justices (H.J. Res. 11), H5988 [13JY]

Tributes

Poolman, Nicole, H7746 [13SE]