HUNT, WESLEY (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3446 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit chemical abortions performed without presence of health care provider (see H.R. 421), H631 [1FE]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 431), H250 [20JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 26), H153 [10JA]
Agent Raul H. Gonzalez, Jr., Memorial Post Office, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 412), H249 [20JA]
Air Force: provide training to Israeli Air Force on operation of KC–46 aircraft (see H.R. 1218), H1951 [25AP]
Animals: prohibit commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing (see H.R. 3894), H4160 [1AU]
Antifa (movement): call for designation of groups as domestic terrorist organizations, condemn violent actions, and urge expression of opinions without violence or threats (see H. Res. 202), H1150 [7MR]
Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5641), H4716 [27SE]
——— provide remedies to members discharged or subject to adverse action under coronavirus vaccine mandate (see H.R. 453), H276 [24JA]
——— reinstate servicemembers involuntarily separated solely due to refusal to receive coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 297), H203 [11JA]
Aviation: permit small, unmanned aircraft pilot research for public safety (see H.R. 5879), H4985 [3OC]
Budget: provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 (see H.R. 4245), H3163 [30JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate House Press Gallery as ‘‘Frederick Douglass Press Gallery’’ (see H. Res. 850), H5544 [7NO]
——— permit each U.S. territory to provide statues honoring their citizens for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3251), H2309 [11MY]
CDC: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (see H.R. 185), H683 [2FE]
Children and youth: modernize online child protection laws (see H.R. 5182), H4171 [8AU]
China: call for release of Mark Swidan (see H. Res. 90), H628 [1FE]
——— take actions to prohibit purchase of public or private real estate located in U.S by members and entities under ownership, control, or influence of Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 344), H233 [12JA]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see H.R. 683), H917 [27FE]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: reform (see H.R. 2798), H5467 [6NO]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1209), H3111 [22JN]
Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Con. Res. 3), H153 [10JA]
——— increase punishment for certain offenses involving children (see H.R. 30), H2765 [6JN]
——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 743), H6816 [11DE]
Dept. of Defense: establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see H.R. 1777), H4912 [29SE]
——— reimburse Texas for costs of Operation Lone Star immigration enforcement (see H.R. 1286), H1047 [1MR]
Dept. of Education: ensure that local educational agencies applying for certain Federal education funds post curriculum for elementary and secondary schools online (see H.R. 287), H203 [11JA]
——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (see H.R. 5), H1288 [14MR]
——— 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), H1288 [14MR]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see H.R. 22), H152 [10JA]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 330), H232 [12JA]
——— require entities that contract with National Human Trafficking Hotline to cooperate with State and local law enforcement agencies when receiving tips via hotline (see H.R. 2601), H4299 [13SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit Federal funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Secure Docket Card Program (see H.R. 5857), H4910 [29SE]
——— prohibit from implementing or enforcing remain in Texas policy (see H.R. 6383), H5728 [13NO]
——— publish report on number of migrants at each port of entry apprehended, paroled, or granted work authorization (see H.R. 6523), H6049 [30NO]
——— remove legal impediments preventing construction of border wall, improve construction requirements, and make previously appropriated funds available (see H.R. 989), H837 [14FE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering U.S. to combat human trafficking and impose criminal penalties for child recycling to gain entry into U.S. (see H.R. 6522), H6048 [30NO]
——— suspend entry of aliens (see H.R. 29), H206 [11JA]
Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see H.J. Res. 44), H1294 [17MR]
——— establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H2376 [16MY]
——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see H.R. 5029), H4140 [27JY]
——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (see H.R. 2661), H1759 [17AP]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 1105), H853 [17FE]
——— require certain reporting on sexual assault kit testing (see H.R. 5721), H4716 [27SE]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see H.J. Res. 30), H917 [27FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct all oil and gas lease sales described in 2023-2028 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (see H.R. 5616), H4464 [22SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify existing national cemeteries to ensure full military honors are provided, propose increase in national cemetery capacity, and assess criteria for interment at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 1413), H2503 [22MY]
——— 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), H739 [7FE]
Diseases and disorders: terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 382), H511 [30JA]
Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1839), H2547 [23MY]
EPA: eliminate renewable fuel standard advanced biofuel corn starch prohibition (see H.R. 3337), H2346 [15MY]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements’’ (see H.R. 6813), H6984 [14DE]
FAA: raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see H.R. 1761), H1409 [23MR]
Firearms: modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see H.R. 3269), H4383 [18SE]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H236 [12JA]
——— remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see H.R. 646), H574 [31JA]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5938 [28NO]
Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see H.R. 2427), H1691 [30MR]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in U.S. who are nationals and citizens of U.S. at birth (see H.R. 6612), H6206 [6DE]
——— report on efforts to locate and investigate any suspicion of human trafficking related to unaccompanied alien children who crossed U.S. border and were released from Federal custody (see H.R. 5415), H4263 [12SE]
——— resume construction of border wall system along international border between U.S. and Mexico to secure border and enforce rule of law and expend appropriated congressional mandated funds (see H.R. 336), H233 [12JA]
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), H4194 [18AU]
——— 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), H3860 [19JY]
——— 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]
Israel: modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation with U.S. and expand and strengthen Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3792), H4912 [29SE]
Kazakhstan: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3611), H6988 [14DE]
Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr., Post Office Building, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2754), H1907 [20AP]
Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including border wall (see H.R. 1793), H1700 [3AP]
Medicare: provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H2314 [11MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H1713 [6AP]
Mexico: support diplomatic relations to encourage fulfillment of water deliveries annually to U.S. under treaty regarding utilization of Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and Rio Grande (see H. Res. 683), H5938 [28NO]
Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]
——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 6126), H5227 [1NO]
Mining and mineral resources: improve permitting process for mining on Federal land (see H.R. 209), H856 [17FE]
Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (see H.R. 1435), H1289 [14MR]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H2710 [31MY]
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2717), H1886 [19AP]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 363), H2315 [11MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 700), H4407 [19SE]
National Warrior Call Day: designate (see H. Res. 535), H3071 [21JN]
NOAA: prohibit implementation of certain documents until National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to Rice’s whale (see H.R. 6008), H5038 [20OC]
——— prohibit issuance of rule that establishes vessel slowdown zone in Gulf of Mexico until completion of study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains (see H.R. 5239), H4350 [14SE]
Pipelines: establish penalty for causing defect in pipeline infrastructure (see H.R. 1484), H2174 [9MY]
Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H5231 [1NO]
——— prevent energy poverty in at-risk communities and ensure access to affordable energy in such communities (see H.R. 5482), H4344 [14SE]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H709 [6FE]
SBA: increase goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and exclude such self-certified concerns from Government and Federal agency goals (see H.R. 5147), H4164 [4AU]
SEC: provide that certain disclosures relative to scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions may not be required under securities laws (see H.R. 3057), H2125 [2MY]
Socialism: denounce (see H. Con. Res. 9), H324 [25JA]
Taxation: allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income (see H.R. 5073), H4150 [28JY]
——— increase applicable dollar amount for qualified carbon oxide which is captured and utilized for purposes of carbon oxide sequestration credit (see H.R. 1262), H1951 [25AP]
——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 838), H708 [6FE]
——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 338), H233 [12JA]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H2812 [12JN]
Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6817 [11DE]
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic, Plano, TX: designate (see H.R. 4136), H2932 [14JN]
Ukraine: request President and direct Secs. of Defense and State to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to congressionally appropriated funds to Ukraine (see H. Res. 158), H917 [27FE]
Veterans: ensure servicemembers granted general discharge under honorable conditions on sole basis of failure to obey lawful order to receive coronavirus vaccine is eligible for certain educational assistance (see H.R. 291), H203 [11JA]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see H.R. 1015), H5730 [13NO]
Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see H.J. Res. 27), H679 [2FE]
WHO: prohibit U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions (see H.R. 343), H233 [12JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H491 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Pride Month: designate (see H. Res. 571), H3160 [30JN]
Crime: provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see H.R. 5005), H4139 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see H.R. 3325), H2345 [15MY]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Crime: provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (H.R. 5005), H4144 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (H.R. 3325), H2349 [15MY]
Cost Estimates
Disapprove Dept. of Justice rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (H.J. Res. 44): CBO, H2836 [13JN]
Remarks
Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (H.J. Res. 44), H2835, H2836, H2840, H2842 [13JN]