MANN, TRACEY (a Representative from Kansas)
Appointments
Committee on Ethics (House) investigative subcommittees, H1744 [17AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 175), H877 [24FE]
——— prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see H.R. 435), H511 [30JA]
——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without presence of health care provider (see H.R. 421), H280 [24JA]
——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children due to Down syndrome (see H.R. 461), H511 [30JA]
——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 372), H242 [17JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H97 [9JA]
——— 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), H98 [9JA]
——— tribute to Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 48), H280 [24JA]
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), H3575 [13JY]
American Rescue Plan Act: rescind unobligated balance of appropriations (see H.R. 564), H739 [7FE]
Amtrak: report to Congress on compliance With Americans with Disabilities Act relative to trains and stations (see H.R. 6248), H5894 [15NO]
Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H1209 [8MR]
Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (see H.R. 1518), H1302 [21MR]
Armed Forces: direct reinstatement of individuals involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely on basis of refusing to receive coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 828), H782 [8FE]
——— reinstate servicemembers involuntarily separated solely due to refusal to receive coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 297), H236 [12JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 12), H253 [20JA]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 110), H781 [8FE]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 1637), H1848 [18AP]
Children and youth: acknowledge that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons who are entitled to equal protection of laws (see H. Res. 464), H2741 [5JN]
——— prohibit gender affirming care on minors (see H.R. 1399), H2051 [26AP] (see H.R. 5636), H4503 [26SE]
——— protect victims of online child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2732), H4502 [26SE]
China: prohibit certain Communist Party members from entering U.S. until government ceases theft of U.S. intellectual property (see H.R. 1016), H877 [24FE]
CIA: award payments to employees of Air America (see H.R. 6049), H6146 [5DE]
Commission To Study Acts of Antisemitism in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 6578), H6110 [4DE]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: replace director with 5-member commission (see H.R. 1410), H1951 [25AP]
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]
Council on Environmental Quality: publish annual report on environmental reviews and causes of action based on compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (see H.R. 6129), H6944 [13DE]
Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 2745), H2547 [23MY]
Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (see H. Con. Res. 3), H107 [9JA]
——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see H.R. 3079), H3163 [30JN]
——— increase maximum term of imprisonment for rioting (see H.R. 37), H3208 [11JY]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 792), H739 [7FE]
——— require affirmative consent from governing body of certain Indian Tribes for jurisdiction to be conferred to Kansas for offenses committed on reservations (see H.R. 1552), H1278 [10MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities (see H.R. 4135), H2932 [14JN]
——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 1147), H866 [21FE]
——— carry out initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural child care (see H.R. 3922), H2778 [7JN]
——— codify Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program (see H.R. 4713), H3699 [18JY]
——— develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (see H.R. 1697), H1325 [22MR]
——— disapprove Food and Nutrition Service rule entitled ‘‘Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update’’ (see H.J. Res. 92), H4498 [26SE]
——— ensure that all dogs entering U.S. do not pose health risk (see H.R. 1184), H2642 [25MY]
——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see H.R. 648), H574 [31JA]
——— improve Facilities Loan and Grant Program to provide capital investment for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas (see H.R. 4736), H4034 [26JY]
——— modify certain requirements for local school wellness policies under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3331), H3577 [13JY]
——— modify delivery of technical assistance (see H.R. 3036), H4409 [19SE]
——— modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions (see H.R. 5992), H5031 [19OC]
——— provide technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4612), H3574 [13JY]
Dept. of Commerce: ensure rural and distressed communities can more readily use Economic Development Administration grants to develop high-speed broadband access (see H.R. 1752), H1408 [23MR]
——— establish National Manufacturing Advisory Council (see H.R. 3917), H2778 [7JN]
Dept. of Defense: modify restriction relative to appointment of retired Armed Forces members to certain civilian positions (see H.R. 939), H3208 [11JY]
——— prohibit from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services (see H.R. 1297), H1048 [1MR]
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), H4213 [29AU]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (see H.J. Res. 45), H1464 [27MR]
——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see H.R. 1816), H1464 [27MR]
——— ensure public higher education institutions eschew policies that constrain expressive rights of students and ensure private institutions are transparent and accountable for speech policies (see H.R. 2508), H1729 [13AP]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (see H.R. 496), H4912 [29SE]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 793), H2934 [14JN]
——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students more accurate understanding of true cost of college (see H.R. 1214), H1329 [22MR]
——— provide for consideration of definition of antisemitism by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 6090), H7030 [3JA]
——— provide for freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 2451), H1729 [13AP]
——— 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), H1115 [3MR]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 59), H236 [12JA]
——— require approval from Dept. of HUD for manufactured housing energy efficiency standards (see H.R. 3327), H4147 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and provide training and education to students and teachers (see H.R. 4582), H3476 [12JY]
——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H4912 [29SE]
——— establish clearinghouse of zip-code based information to expecting mothers (see H.R. 5406), H4912 [29SE]
——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 2940), H4502 [26SE]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 330), H252 [20JA]
——— prohibit from finalizing proposed rule on minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (see H.R. 5796), H5045 [24OC]
——— 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]
——— 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. 5555), H4934 [30SE]
——— provide clarity relative to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies (see H.R. 5829), H4909 [29SE]
——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 3887), H4167 [4AU]
——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 223), H579 [31JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: improve collection of intelligence relative to activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries (see H.R. 597), H489 [27JA]
——— terminate Disinformation Governance Board and prohibit use of Federal funds to establish any other similar board (see H.R. 4776), H4034 [26JY]
Dept. of HUD: ensure that residents of covered federally assisted rental housing may lawfully possess firearms (see H.R. 4860), H3949 [25JY]
——— prohibit limiting or restricting award of Continuum of Care program funds to providers who require benefit recipients participate in certain wraparound services (see H.R. 3405), H2461 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see H.J. Res. 44), H1294 [17MR]
Dept. of Labor: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 2826), H1945 [25AP]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H–2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the U.S.’’ (see H.J. Res. 59), H1947 [25AP]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see H.J. Res. 30), H737 [7FE]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption Rule’’ (see H.J. Res. 61), H2310 [11MY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation’’ (see H.J. Res. 103), H5893 [15NO]
——— establish Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (see H.R. 572), H428 [26JA]
——— expand working hours for employees between ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session (see H.R. 5274), H4502 [26SE]
Dept. of State: establish position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3099), H2351 [15MY]
——— report on educational curriculum used in West Bank and Gaza by Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3266), H2503 [22MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: harmonize effective date of all rules required under Corporate Transparency Act (see H.R. 4035), H6145 [5DE]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program is accessible to rural areas (see H.R. 5437), H4350 [14SE]
——— establish apprenticeship program for students at flight schools (see H.R. 4161), H2957 [15JN]
——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see H.R. 2367), H2089 [27AP]
——— establish pilot program to provide flight training for military veterans (see H.R. 6380), H5895 [15NO]
——— 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), H1465 [27MR]
——— give priority consideration for certain grant programs to eligible projects that improve or build supply chain resiliency (see H.R. 3365), H2376 [16MY]
——— provide emergency relief for short line railroads (see H.R. 3782), H2712 [1JN]
——— reduce population definition of rural area to restrict eligibility to be considered under rural surface transportation grant program (see H.R. 3002), H2351 [15MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 31), H737 [7FE]
——— ensure timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities (see H.R. 41), H739 [7FE]
——— expand access to Veterans Community Care Program to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services (see H.R. 3554), H2647 [26MY]
——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 3520), H3173 [6JY]
——— 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]
——— revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see H.R. 2830), H2710 [31MY]
Diseases and disorders: terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 382), H511 [30JA]
Domestic policy: express that all-of-the-above strategy to energy is most viable approach to U.S. energy independence (see H. Res. 339), H2118 [28AP]
Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H2129 [2MY]
——— express that fentanyl-related substances are a weapon of mass destruction and should be classified as such (see H. Res. 39), H1053 [1MR]
——— prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1839), H2138 [5MY]
Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2800), H1914 [24AP]
Employment: impose restrictions relative to prospective employees’ educational credentials (see H.R. 5960), H5894 [15NO]
Endangered Species Act: exclude certain populations of lesser prairie chicken from authority of such Act (see H.R. 248), H280 [24JA]
——— require further consideration of economic cost in review of listing petitions (see H.R. 1142), H877 [24FE]
EPA: clarify application of requirements relative to uniformity of pesticide labeling (see H.R. 4288), H4857 [28SE]
——— eliminate renewable fuel standard advanced biofuel corn starch prohibition (see H.R. 3337), H2548 [23MY]
——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1608), H1465 [27MR]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see H.R. 4468), H3170 [6JY]
——— prohibit from imposing fees on certain facilities for methane emissions (see H.R. 246), H325 [25JA]
Executive Office of the President: provide inflation estimate relative to Executive orders with significant impact on annual gross budget (see H.R. 347), H511 [30JA]
FAA: adopt performance- and risk-based approach in reviewing requests for certain certificates of waiver (see H.R. 3983), H2787 [9JN]
——— establish program to provide assistance to underserved airports to improve passenger and flight capacity (see H.R. 2916), H2049 [26AP]
——— extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 5711), H4858 [28SE]
——— identify standards required to meet definition of sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 4862), H4299 [13SE]
——— reauthorize aviation workforce development programs (see H.R. 3647), H2596 [24MY]
FAA and TSA: jointly issue regulations relating to air carrier transport of human organs (see H.R. 4362), H3174 [6JY]
Families and domestic relations: establish and expand child care programs for parents who work nontraditional hours (see H.R. 3639), H2965 [16JN]
——— improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see H.R. 5012), H5405 [3NO]
FCC: reform Universal Service Fund contribution system (see H.R. 1812), H2709 [31MY]
——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 6823), H6984 [14DE]
FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see H.R. 427), H249 [20JA]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 53), H206 [11JA]
——— prohibit from issuing moratoriums on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land (see H.R. 923), H2646 [26MY]
——— prohibit requirement for recipients of Federal contracts to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk (see H.R. 3358), H2665 [30MY]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 407), H248 [20JA]
——— 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]
——— require head of each agency to allow Members of Congress access to certain Federal buildings (see H.R. 5465), H4344 [14SE]
——— withdraw certain proposed rules relative to Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 5504), H4502 [26SE]
Federal aid programs: make grants to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, National 4–H Council, and National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand programs carried out by organizations in rural areas and small towns (see H.R. 5622), H4454 [21SE]
——— simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 914), H823 [9FE]
Federal Highway Administration: improve environmental review process for Federal aid highway projects through use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [8AU]
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 President and Dept. of HHS from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for purpose of imposing gun control (see H.R. 5561), H4502 [26SE]
Flags: prohibit flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than U.S. flag at public buildings (see H.R. 4196), H4148 [27JY]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2351 [15MY]
Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: support and urge U.S. be added as signatory (see H. Con. Res. 74), H5043 [24OC]
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see H. Res. 720), H4464 [22SE]
GSA: prohibit from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on legality or availability of abortion (see H.R. 4672), H3953 [25JY]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]
Health: modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 2748), H3614 [14JY]
——— 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), H2247 [10MY]
Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 468), H856 [17FE]
Health Resources and Services Administration: support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see H.R. 2411), H3163 [30JN]
House Rules: prohibit consideration of appropriations legislation unless it details amount authorized or appropriated for each program and estimates costs of servicing public debt incurred in carrying out measure (see H. Res. 96), H739 [7FE]
Housing: remove requirement on lessors to provide thirty day notice to vacate (see H.R. 802), H2460 [18MY]
Immigration: prohibit individuals charged with or convicted of human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near border from receiving Federal benefits (see H.R. 1116), H1529 [28MR]
——— 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), H4912 [29SE]
——— 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), H253 [20JA]
Indian Health Service: extend funding for special diabetes programs for Indians (see H.R. 2547), H3208 [11JY]
Insurance: ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections (see H.R. 3129), H3614 [14JY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2630), H2139 [5MY]
——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H2965 [16JN]
Iran: impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 6114), H5180 [30OC]
——— impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 589), H2502 [22MY]
——— 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), H4219 [1SE]
——— provide for rescission of certain waivers and licenses (see H.R. 5947), H5007 [12OC]
——— 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), H857 [17FE]
——— reinstate certain sanctions (see H.R. 5945), H5007 [12OC]
Israel: affirm sense that Israel is not racist or apartheid state, reject all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, and maintain U.S. will always be partner and supporter of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3640 [17JY]
——— honor U.S. and Israeli civilians murdered and unaccounted for in brutal attacks by Hamas terrorists (see H. Res. 803), H5038 [20OC]
——— mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H5546 [7NO]
——— 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]
Kansas City Chiefs (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 134), H854 [17FE]
Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see H.R. 2700), H1916 [24AP]
——— protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1200), H914 [27FE]
Law enforcement: ensure Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3236), H2351 [15MY]
——— recognize dedication and devotion of law enforcement personnel and condemn calls to defund, disband, dismantle, or abolish police (see H. Res. 69), H512 [30JA]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2350 [15MY]
Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 8), H830 [9FE] (see H. Res. 89), H1297 [17MR]
Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 1074), H877 [24FE]
——— delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2547 [23MY]
——— improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see H.R. 1613), H2247 [10MY]
Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1617), H1292 [17MR]
——— clarify application of in-office ancillary services exception to physician self-referral prohibition for drugs (see H.R. 5526), H5894 [15NO]
——— 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), H5546 [7NO]
——— coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H2138 [5MY]
——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (see H.R. 3635), H2595 [24MY]
——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 5159), H6145 [5DE]
——— ensure that prior authorization medical decisions are determined by physicians (see H.R. 5213), H5894 [15NO]
——— establish certain standards for pharmacy benefit managers under prescription drug program (see H.R. 2880), H4463 [22SE]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 4189), H5044 [24OC]
——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 3875), H2762 [6JN]
——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 3842), H6051 [30NO]
——— modernize provisions relating to rural health clinics (see H.R. 3730), H5000 [11OC]
——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see H.R. 1406), H2709 [31MY]
——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 3440), H2642 [25MY]
——— protect patient access to ground ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 1666), H1951 [25AP]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 1610), H2051 [26AP]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H3173 [6JY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2743 [5JN]
——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5611), H5039 [20OC]
——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H5231 [1NO]
——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see H.R. 834), H2965 [16JN]
——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 1565), H3145 [23JN]
——— update calculation of hospital specific rate for Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 2433), H1729 [13AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: require providers of services and health maintenance organizations establish policies on do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physician’s orders for unemancipated minors receiving services (see H.R. 6344), H5668 [9NO]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H107 [9JA]
Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 3111), H2135 [5MY]
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]
——— reaffirm Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 888), H5938 [28NO]
Mother’s Day: observance (see H. Res. 396), H2310 [11MY]
Motor vehicles: clarify regulations to allow installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps (see H.R. 5455), H4502 [26SE]
——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (see H.R. 1435), H1204 [8MR]
——— prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 621), H3162 [30JN]
——— support continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles (see H. Res. 465), H2741 [5JN]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H1301 [21MR]
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see H.R. 2879), H2047 [26AP]
National Energy Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 758), H4986 [3OC]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H2503 [22MY]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 363), H2315 [11MY]
National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 870), H5900 [17NO]
Native Americans: allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents to obtain firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 1709), H1326 [22MR]
——— provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see H.R. 3144), H2170 [9MY]
NIH: extend Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (see H.R. 3391), H3478 [12JY]
NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see H.J. Res. 98), H5895 [15NO]
NOAA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat’’ (see H.J. Res. 46), H1762 [17AP]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish joint task force to identify and eliminate barriers to U.S. agriculture exports (see H.R. 5790), H4853 [28SE]
OMB: conduct audit of unobligated coronavirus-related funding and rescind all such funding (see H.R. 1011), H838 [14FE]
Palmer, Arnold D.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2808), H2461 [18MY]
Pipelines: establish penalty for causing defect in pipeline infrastructure (see H.R. 1484), H1329 [22MR]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see H.R. 6176), H5361 [2NO]
——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 128), H430 [26JA] (see H.R. 371), H242 [17JA]
Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H4212 [29AU]
Public debt: constitutional amendment to prohibit U.S. Government from increasing its debt except for specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 9), H206 [11JA]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2461 [18MY]
SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 1606), H2547 [23MY]
——— enhance Office of Rural Affairs (see H.R. 5425), H4295 [13SE]
——— include requirements relative to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers (see H.R. 1730), H2599 [24MY]
SEC: prohibit from requiring issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors (see H.R. 317), H280 [24JA]
——— prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1018), H838 [14FE]
Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see H.R. 1388), H1147 [7MR]
——— prohibit abortions in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of U.S. (see H.R. 5319), H5894 [15NO]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H252 [20JA]
States: prohibit from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for administration of Federal election (see H.R. 2934), H2083 [27AP]
Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 546), H3163 [30JN]
——— constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see H.J. Res. 8), H106 [9JA]
Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (see H.R. 1330), H1049 [1MR]
——— resume normal diplomatic relations, negotiate bilateral free trade agreement, and support membership in international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 10), H711 [6FE]
Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 531), H2886 [13JN]
——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3029), H4463 [22SE]
——— allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income (see H.R. 5073), H4167 [4AU]
——— allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses (see H.R. 1818), H1912 [20AP]
——— allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 5849), H4988 [3OC]
——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see H.R. 3940), H3891 [20JY]
——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 3139), H4952 [2OC]
——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see H.R. 1843), H1761 [17AP]
——— extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 5711), H4858 [28SE]
——— increase limitation on estate tax valuation of certain real property used in farming or other trades or businesses (see H.R. 4937), H4167 [4AU]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H1951 [25AP]
——— make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 976), H832 [10FE]
——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 4721), H3700 [18JY]
——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2539), H3208 [11JY]
——— 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), H4147 [27JY]
——— permit 529 college savings program funds to be used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs and apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 329), H232 [12JA]
——— prohibit seller of electric vehicle to be eligible for tax credit if vehicle is sold to Federal Government (see H.R. 326), H430 [26JA]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 2662), H2965 [16JN]
——— provide deduction for certain charity care provided by physicians (see H.R. 2986), H4912 [29SE]
——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 838), H857 [17FE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H3173 [6JY]
——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see H.R. 488), H631 [1FE]
——— repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 1440), H5182 [30OC]
——— repeal firearm transfer tax (see H.R. 790), H677 [2FE]
——— repeal natural gas tax (see H.R. 484), H325 [25JA] (see H.R. 1141), H865 [21FE]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H1845 [18AP]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1582), H2314 [11MY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 700), H4501 [26SE]
Transportation: remove lifetime exemption from prohibition on procurement of rolling stock from certain vehicle manufacturers for parties to executed contracts (see H.R. 3317), H2430 [17MY]
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. Foundation for International Conservation: establish (see H.R. 1298), H4212 [29AU]
Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 859), H5669 [9NO]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see H.R. 1015), H838 [14FE]
Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see H.J. Res. 27), H679 [2FE]
——— establish advisory committee to inform Congress of impact of waters of U.S. regulations on agriculture (see H.R. 4956), H4136 [27JY]
WHO: direct President to withdraw U.S. (see H.R. 79), H2547 [23MY]
——— prohibit U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions (see H.R. 343), H2547 [23MY]
——— prohibit use of funds to implement any U.S. obligations under WHO Global Pandemic Treaty (see H.R. 1546), H2599 [24MY]
——— prohibit use of funds to seek membership or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions (see H.R. 3131), H2548 [23MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H2088 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for National Prayer Breakfast (see H. Con. Res. 79), H5936 [28NO]
Dept. of Education: 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 HHS: prohibit certain funds from being used for any system through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services (see H.R. 3741), H2646 [26MY]
FAA: compare effects of allowing certain aircraft certified under certain regulations to operate under different regulations (see H.R. 6448), H5898 [17NO]
FDA: nullify modifications made to risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for abortion pill mifepristone (see H.R. 5850), H4909 [29SE]
Food for Peace Act: ensure use of U.S.-grown commodities in international food aid programs (see H.R. 4293), H3108 [22JN]
Law enforcement: authorize use of FBI criminal history record information for administration of interstate compacts (see H.R. 1310), H1049 [1MR]
National Association of Agricultural Educators: anniversary (see H. Res. 716), H4456 [21SE]
National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 147), H866 [21FE]
National Teach Ag Day: observance (see H. Res. 716), H4456 [21SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (see H.R. 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184), H104 [9JA]
Taxation: recognize importance of stepped-up basis of certain inherited property in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses (see H. Res. 237), H1301 [21MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (see H.J. Res. 29), H737 [7FE]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Dept. of Education: restore exemption of family farms and small businesses from definition of assets relative to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (H.R. 1250), H971 [28FE]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain funds from being used for any system through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services (H.R. 3741), H2646 [26MY]
FAA: compare effects of allowing certain aircraft certified under certain regulations to operate under different regulations (H.R. 6448), H5900 [17NO]
FDA: nullify modifications made to risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for abortion pill mifepristone (H.R. 5850), H4911 [29SE]
Food for Peace Act: ensure use of U.S.-grown commodities in international food aid programs (H.R. 4293), H3110 [22JN]
Law enforcement: authorize use of FBI criminal history record information for administration of interstate compacts (H.R. 1310), H1052 [1MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 179), H112 [9JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 180), H112 [9JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 181), H112 [9JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 182), H112 [9JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 183), H112 [9JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 184), H112 [9JA]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (H.J. Res. 29), H738 [7FE]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4368), H4719 [28SE]
Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H5472 [7NO]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1332 [23MR]
——— deficit, H2927 [14JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities (H.R. 4135), H3213 [12JY]
——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (H.R. 648), H5941 [29NO]
——— opening of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS, H2506 [23MY]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H286 [25JA], H1332 [23MR], H2179 [10MY], H2506 [23MY], H3076 [22JN], H3213 [12JY], H5941 [29NO]
——— strengthen and maintain crop insurance program, H5941 [29NO]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being used to create national hotline providing counseling to individuals seeking abortions or other family planning services, H2506 [23MY]
Endangered Species Act: improve and modernize, H2495 [22MY]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 277), H2927 [14JN]
Firearms: protect rights of citizens under Second Amendment, H6115 [5DE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reauthorize certain provisions, H6201 [6DE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4416 [20SE]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H162 [11JA], H286 [25JA]
——— legislative priorities, H517 [31JA], H6199 [6DE]
Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2354 [16MY]
Kansas: anniversary of opening of Chisolm Trail Ellsworth Route, H1955 [26AP]
——— anniversary of Western Cattle Trail, H1955 [26AP]
——— importance of agriculture industry, H2179 [10MY], H3076 [22JN]
Lindsborg, KS: anniversary of Smoky Valley Roller Mills, E207• [9MR]
National Police Week: observance, H2354 [16MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 179), H163 [11JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 180), H163 [11JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 181), H163 [11JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 182), H163 [11JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 183), H163 [11JA]
——— promote accountability and transparency in future Executive orders (H.R. 184), H163 [11JA]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3958 [26JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (H.J. Res. 29), H2496 [22MY]
——— disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (S.J. Res. 9), H4046 [27JY]
Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (H.J. Res. 27), H1227 [9MR]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (H.J. Res. 27), veto, H1787 [18AP]
Tributes
Fowler, Mark, H1155 [8MR]
Kejr, Joe, H1955 [26AP]
McCurry, Andrew J., H1155 [8MR]
Theede, Roger, H6115 [5DE]
Vanier, Jack, H1155 [8MR]
Vanier, Marty, H2354 [16MY]
Woods, Emily, H1955 [26AP]