GOLDEN, JARED F. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

CDC: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), H754 [8FE]

Announcements

Moment of silence in remembrance of victims of mass shootings in Lewiston, ME, H5223 [1NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H5984 [29NO]

——— 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 (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H6816 [11DE]

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. 4627), H4161 [1AU]

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H5856 [14NO]

Animals: provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H2791 [9JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 5672), H4462 [22SE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for trafficking fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance into U.S. or carrying out related activities that cause regional destabilization in Western Hemisphere (see H.J. Res. 18), H5232 [1NO]

——— establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 6357), H5668 [9NO]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in line of duty (see H.R. 854), H1761 [17AP]

——— increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 2537), H2547 [23MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5641), H4913 [29SE]

Azerbaijan: condemn blockade of Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations (see H. Res. 108), H781 [8FE]

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 2742), H4857 [28SE]

China: support human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 2766), H2743 [5JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2693), H4857 [28SE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: review any purchase or lease of real estate near military installations or airspace in the U.S. by foreign persons connected to Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea (see H.R. 917), H1153 [7MR]

Congress: recognize critical role of congressional staff and support staff (see H. Res. 625), H4350 [14SE]

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. 4121), H5984 [29NO]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]

——— prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H.R. 4432), H6816 [11DE]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]

——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 743), H675 [2FE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H2781 [7JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see H.R. 11), H3698 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 1147), H2138 [5MY]

——— carry out initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural child care (see H.R. 3922), H3614 [14JY]

——— codify Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program (see H.R. 4713), H4188 [15AU]

——— establish budgetary Tribal Government consultation process (see H.R. 5113), H5984 [29NO]

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see H.R. 2814), H1945 [25AP]

——— provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (see H.R. 1517), H1248 [9MR]

——— reauthorize Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (see H.R. 5308), H4210 [29AU]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Working Waterfront Task Force and Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 6641), H6208 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East, integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability (see H.R. 2973), H2315 [11MY]

——— establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see H.R. 1777), H1437 [24MR]

——— establish grant program to promote cooperative research with Israel on post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2454), H1762 [17AP]

——— modify restriction relative to appointment of retired Armed Forces members to certain civilian positions (see H.R. 939), H2598 [24MY]

——— provide Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine (see H. Res. 488), H2788 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 3228), H2308 [11MY]

——— establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 3213), H2307 [11MY]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 793), H4857 [28SE]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 1742), H4459 [21SE]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 1371), H4231 [8SE]

——— require disclosure of total amount of interest that would be paid over life of loan for certain Federal students loans (see H.R. 1125), H4223 [5SE]

——— require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see H.R. 1198), H4231 [8SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 2957), H5231 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 3850), H6742 [7DE]

——— establish grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services (see H.R. 4796), H4148 [27JY]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 3946), H4350 [14SE]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 1173), H873 [24FE]

——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see H.R. 2955), H5856 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3184), H2243 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 2663), H2314 [11MY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 4422), H6210 [6DE]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H7000 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide that employees of Tribally controlled schools are eligible to receive pension under Federal Employees Retirement System and to participate in Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 5669), H4456 [21SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 3510), H2454 [18MY]

——— harmonize effective date of all rules required under Corporate Transparency Act (see H.R. 4035), H4502 [26SE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program is accessible to rural areas (see H.R. 5437), H4296 [13SE]

——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see H.R. 2367), H5039 [20OC]

——— expand access to parking and rest facilities for truck drivers, lessen regulatory burdens during emergencies, and modernize commercial driver license (CDL) process to improve trucking supply chain (see H.R. 471), H1761 [17AP]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under age 21 who complete vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 3408), H5984 [29NO]

——— reduce population definition of rural area to restrict eligibility to be considered under rural surface transportation grant program (see H.R. 3002), H2379 [16MY]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2493), H1707 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities (see H.R. 41), H153 [10JA]

——— establish minimum requirement for number of Vet Centers per State (see H.R. 733), H2174 [9MY]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 1083), H2886 [13JN]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see H.R. 5530), H4502 [26SE]

——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H2502 [22MY]

——— permit Members of Congress to use departmental facilities to meet with constituents (see H.R. 562), H2743 [5JN]

——— provide burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care (see H.R. 234), H236 [12JA]

——— provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services (see H.R. 544), H2598 [24MY]

——— revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see H.R. 2830), H6051 [30NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H253 [20JA]

Employment: strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see H.R. 20), H967 [28FE]

European Union: urge to expeditiously designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization (see H. Res. 288), H2315 [11MY]

FAA: require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H1115 [3MR]

FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1462), H5009 [12OC]

——— strengthen use of patient-experience data within benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs (see H.R. 1092), H2129 [2MY]

FEC: limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including political committees, to nonprofit corporations (see H.R. 5941), H5007 [12OC]

Federal agencies and departments: amend definition of certain terminology used to promulgate rules relative to inclusion guidance issued by non-agencies (see H.R. 3770), H2707 [31MY]

——— provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules (see H.R. 3230), H3478 [12JY]

——— require guidance clarity statements on certain agency documents not issued in accordance with rulemaking process and therefore not legally binding (see H.R. 4428), H3158 [30JN]

——— require head of agency to issue and sign any rule issued by that agency (see H.R. 357), H237 [13JA]

Federal employees: prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by senior Federal employees, their spouses, or dependent children (see H.R. 310), H232 [12JA]

——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H4147 [27JY]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (see H.R. 4090), H2930 [14JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2891), H2782 [7JN]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from Federal firearms licensee (see H.R. 2620), H3173 [6JY]

——— facilitate creation of designated shooting ranges on National Forest System land and public land administered by BLM for public to use for recreational target shooting (see H.R. 1614), H2642 [25MY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H99 [9JA]

Fiscal Commission: establish (see H.R. 5779), H4853 [28SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H5984 [29NO]

Forest Service: improve assistance to community wood facilities (see H.R. 2386), H2314 [11MY]

——— improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 2989), H2116 [28AP]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2887 [13JN]

GAO: provide for joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive presentation on audited financial statement of Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2665 [30MY]

Health: 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. 2923), H3702 [18JY]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H6111 [4DE]

Iran: declare U.S. policy that it is not acceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 559), H3151 [27JN]

——— impose sanctions with respect to countries, individuals, and entities engaging in any effort to acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or deploy Iranian missiles and related goods and technology (see H.R. 3152), H4266 [12SE]

Israel: improve cooperation between U.S. and Israel to counter unmanned aerial systems (see H.R. 4709), H3699 [18JY]

——— modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation with U.S. and expand and strengthen Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3792), H4350 [14SE]

——— recognize as America’s legitimate and democratic ally and condemn antisemitism (see H. Res. 92), H679 [2FE]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit jurisdictions that defund police from receiving grants under certain economic development assistance programs and Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3321), H2345 [15MY]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see H.R. 1190), H5044 [24OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2350 [15MY]

Medicare: clarify application of in-office ancillary services exception to physician self-referral prohibition for drugs (see H.R. 5526), H5731 [13NO]

——— count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5138), H4350 [14SE]

——— protect patient access to ground ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 1666), H2599 [24MY]

——— require certain hospital residency programs to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in residency application and review process (see H.R. 751), H675 [2FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H107 [9JA]

——— halt pension payments for Members sentenced for offenses related to their official duties (see H.R. 5725), H4498 [26SE]

——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 345), H233 [12JA]

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]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 621), H711 [6FE]

——— support continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles (see H. Res. 465), H2887 [13JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H2503 [22MY]

National Loggers Day: designate (see H. Res. 781), H5007 [12OC]

NOAA: collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities (see H.R. 676), H575 [31JA]

Northern Border Regional Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 4188), H2958 [15JN]

OMB: revise Standard Occupational Classification system to establish separate code for direct support professionals (see H.R. 2941), H2351 [15MY]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 3229), H2308 [11MY]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions in connection with State or local ballot initiative or referendum (see H.R. 4484), H3171 [6JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H4299 [13SE]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H709 [6FE]

Russia: designate as state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 3979), H2787 [9JN]

SBA: anniversary (see H. Res. 633), H4142 [27JY]

——— designate point of contact for for-profit child care providers and submit report to Congress (see H.R. 6156), H6146 [5DE]

——— establish employee equity investment facility (see H.R. 3383), H3577 [13JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H868 [21FE]

——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4260), H3070 [21JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H236 [12JA]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 883), H2503 [22MY]

Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (see H.R. 1330), H1049 [1MR]

Taxation: allow, without regard to disability, individuals eligible for veterans benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5787), H4853 [28SE]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H6742 [7DE]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 5428), H4295 [13SE] (see H.R. 5456), H4343 [14SE]

——— extend Health Coverage Tax Credit (see H.R. 2914), H2049 [26AP]

——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain recognized postsecondary credential or license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 account (see H.R. 1477), H6111 [4DE]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H822 [9FE]

——— transfer portion of firearms transfer tax to Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund and Conservation of America’s Wildlife Trust Fund (see H.R. 6352), H5668 [9NO]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 700), H1719 [10AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 808), H5043 [24OC]

Ukraine: direct President to obtain agreement with other countries to use seized Russian assets for reconstruction of Ukraine upon cessation of hostilities (see H.R. 1254), H969 [28FE]

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]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H4406 [19SE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H576 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 in Gulf of Maine (see H.R. 4284), H3108 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter U.S. by fraud or without necessary entry document (see H.R. 3234), H2308 [11MY]

——— issue strategy to improve hiring and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in rural or remote areas (see H.R. 2806), H1914 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement requirement to permit waiver of limitation in law on reimbursement of veterans receiving domiciliary care in State homes (see H.R. 3368), H2376 [16MY]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1397), H1148 [7MR]

SBA: enhance Office of Rural Affairs (see H.R. 5425), H4295 [13SE]

——— make improvements to Small Business Development Center Program (see H.R. 5367), H4229 [8SE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 in Gulf of Maine (H.R. 4284), H3110 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter U.S. by fraud or without necessary entry document (H.R. 3234), H2312 [11MY]

——— issue strategy to improve hiring and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in rural or remote areas (H.R. 2806), H1915 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement requirement to permit waiver of limitation in law on reimbursement of veterans receiving domiciliary care in State homes (H.R. 3368), H2377 [16MY]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (H.R. 1397), H1151 [7MR]

SBA: enhance Office of Rural Affairs (H.R. 5425), H4297 [13SE]

——— make improvements to Small Business Development Center Program (H.R. 5367), H4230 [8SE]

Remarks

CDC: eliminate prohibition on future rulemaking relative to requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers, H754 [8FE]

——— terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), H754 [8FE]

Votes: correction, H2922• [14JN]