DesJARLAIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3437 [12JY], H3588, H3589 [14JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2670, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4405 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: recognize efforts of agricultural research and promotion boards to develop and strengthen markets for specific commodities while increasing sales, consumer awareness, and overall demand (see H. Res. 588), H3954 [25JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require opportunity to correct alleged violation as precondition to commencing civil action relative to place of public accommodation or commercial facility (see H.R. 3493), H4987 [3OC]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H917 [27FE]

Armed Forces: establish certain remedies for certain individuals involuntarily separated from Armed Forces solely on basis of refusing to receivee coronavirus vaccinations (see H.R. 3458), H2452 [18MY]

——— increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 2537), H1709 [6AP]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5641), H4503 [26SE]

ATF: prohibit Federal funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule entitled ‘‘Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms’’ (see H.R. 6734), H6939 [13DE]

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 3683), H2636 [25MY]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2693), H4349 [14SE]

Colleges and universities: condemn support of certain terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to creation of hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff (see H. Res. 798), H5032 [19OC]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see H.R. 683), H576 [31JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1209), H914 [27FE]

Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 2745), H1907 [20AP]

Crime: criminalize abuse relative to assisted reproductive technology (see H.R. 451), H631 [1FE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H4265 [12SE]

DEA: include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and no medical use (see H.R. 1758), H1408 [23MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 1147), H2547 [23MY]

——— modify delivery of technical assistance (see H.R. 3036), H6944 [13DE]

——— restore and standardize work requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1581), H1439 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: extend certain expiring provisions of law relative to detention of individuals at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 979), H832 [10FE]

——— modify restriction relative to appointment of retired Armed Forces members to certain civilian positions (see H.R. 939), H1950 [25AP]

——— use, transfer, or donate all stored excess construction materials intended for wall on southwest border (see H.R. 5130), H4157 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts (see H.R. 5110), H4267 [12SE]

——— condemn decision to prohibit use of funds for hunter, archery, and other shooting sports education programs in schools (see H. Res. 651), H4267 [12SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’ (see H.J. Res. 88), H4222 [5SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (see H.J. Res. 45), H2430 [17MY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1202), H3577 [13JY]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (see H.R. 5), H1046 [1MR]

——— 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. 734), H877 [24FE]

——— restore exemption of family farms and small businesses from definition of assets relative to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (see H.R. 1250), H969 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for implementing or administering any provision of memorandum of understanding reached with Chinese Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 2462), H1698 [3AP]

——— realign Federal nuclear forensics and attribution activities from Dept. of Homeland Security to National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 5438), H4296 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 2544), H3153 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide that final rule entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds’’ shall be given full force and effect of law (see H.R. 4998), H4138 [27JY]

——— 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. 661), H575 [31JA]

Dept. of HUD: ensure that residents of covered federally assisted rental housing may lawfully possess firearms (see H.R. 4860), H3949 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see H.J. Res. 44), H1294 [17MR]

——— prohibit civil action against States for certain border security measures (see H.R. 6619), H6207 [6DE]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see H.J. Res. 30), H737 [7FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose fee on certain remittance transfers to fund border security (see H.R. 672), H575 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see H.R. 3933), H5022 [17OC]

——— eliminate delimiting dates under educational assistance programs (see H.R. 6300), H5651 [8NO]

——— extend eligibility for work-study allowance paid to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training (see H.R. 3601), H2545 [23MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam (see H.R. 1191), H1053 [1MR]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 705), H626 [1FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and State: prohibit from approving any application for, or issuing nonimmigrant or immigrant visa to, nationals of Palestine (see H.R. 6211), H5363 [2NO]

Drugs: reduce threshold for mandatory minimum penalties for certain fentanyl-related offenses (see H.R. 335), H233 [12JA]

EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.: prohibit Federal funding (see H.R. 494), H322 [25JA]

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2800), H1914 [24AP]

Elections: prohibit counting of State electors in Presidential elections if State did not include candidate on ballot nominated by major political party (see H.R. 6885), H7006 [22DE]

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. 4563), H3205 [11JY]

Federal agencies and departments: limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which U.S. is party (see H.R. 788), H677 [2FE]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 53), H511 [30JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to carry out Executive order relative to advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities (see H.R. 1275), H1281 [10MR]

——— provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 277), H202 [11JA]

Financial institutions: prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see H.R. 2743), H1907 [20AP]

Firearms: discontinue collection by Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses and require destruction of such collected records (see H.R. 1271), H1046 [1MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 3492), H2453 [18MY]

——— reduce minimum age to obtain handgun from Federal firearms licensee (see H.R. 6782), H6983 [14DE]

Foreign policy: prohibit certain foreign countries from purchasing or leasing property near sensitive sites (see H.R. 558), H427 [26JA]

Forests: provide for white oak restoration (see H.R. 5582), H4436 [20SE]

FRS: require audit of Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H4172 [8AU]

Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 468), H3153 [27JN]

Historic buildings and sites: enhance protection and preservation of America’s battlefields (see H.R. 3448), H2599 [24MY]

Immigration: establish certain funds to construct and maintain physical barriers along southern U.S. border and award grants to certain organizations addressing fentanyl crisis (see H.R. 4904), H4028 [26JY]

——— prohibit individuals charged with or convicted of human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near border from receiving Federal benefits (see H.R. 1116), H864 [21FE]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 830), H1251 [9MR]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2630), H3173 [6JY]

Iran: condemn massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and uprisings of recent years, including 2018, 2019, and 2022 uprisings, and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 627), H4142 [27JY]

——— impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 589), H2314 [11MY]

——— recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 100), H738 [7FE]

IRS: prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see H.R. 1010), H877 [24FE]

Israel: reaffirm support to our strongest ally in region and recognize authoritarian and extremist regime of Iran as threat to Israel, region, U.S., and global stability (see H. Res. 346), H2118 [28AP]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1200), H914 [27FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2992 [20JN]

Medicare: clarify application of in-office ancillary services exception to physician self-referral prohibition for drugs (see H.R. 5526), H5938 [28NO]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (see H.R. 3635), H5231 [1NO]

——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H3897 [24JY]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 768), H4993 [10OC] (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]

——— prohibit any U.S. assistance from being made available for programs, projects, or activities located in Palestinian-controlled areas of Judea and Samaria or Gaza (see H.R. 6060), H5104 [25OC]

Real estate: cancel certain proposed changes to loan level price adjustments by Fannie Mae and credit fees charged by Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2876), H2430 [17MY]

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 1841), H1527 [28MR]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations, negotiate bilateral free trade agreement, and support membership in international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 10), H324 [25JA]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 531), H4349 [14SE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H4265 [12SE]

——— permit 529 college savings program funds to be used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs and apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 329), H280 [24JA]

——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 2986), H2085 [27AP]

——— recognize importance of stepped-up basis of certain inherited property in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses (see H. Res. 237), H1439 [24MR]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H4231 [8SE]

Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6817 [11DE]

TSA: prohibit acceptance of warrants for arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification at aviation security checkpoints (see H.R. 1703), H1325 [22MR]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (see H.R. 1329), H1700 [3AP]

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), H1047 [1MR]

——— recognize patriotism and contributions of veterans service organizations (see H. Res. 642), H4158 [1AU]

Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see H.J. Res. 27), H1053 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see H.R. 1210), H914 [27FE]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (see H.R. 1211), H914 [27FE]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions (see H.R. 2648), H1759 [17AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to require individuals to demonstrate cognitive competence as condition of holding office of President or Vice President (see H.J. Res. 35), H866 [21FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of HHS: provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (H.R. 1210), H916 [27FE]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (H.R. 1211), H916 [27FE]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions (H.R. 2648), H1760 [17AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to require individuals to demonstrate cognitive competence as condition of holding office of President or Vice President (H.J. Res. 35), H868 [21FE]

Remarks

Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2221 [10MY]

Tennessee Old-Time Music and Dance Association: authority to bestow title of National Buckdancing Champion, E890• [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2681• [31MY]

Tributes

Loftis, Theodore G., Sr. (Teddy), E1091• [13NO]

Morse, Claude, E1184• [6DE]