RUTHERFORD, JOHN H. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H1444 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 175), H877 [24FE]

——— prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion (see H.R. 279), H325 [25JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H206 [11JA]

——— 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]

Alcee Lamar Hastings Post Office Building, Oakland Park, FL: designate (see H.R. 3177), H2243 [10MY]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H2350 [15MY]

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H3577 [13JY]

Armed Forces: increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 2537), H2052 [26AP]

——— prevent closure of Air National Guard fighter squadrons to strengthen Air Force fighter aircraft capabilities (see H.R. 3392), H4153 [28JY]

——— provide that members and spouses have same rights regarding receipt of firearms at location of any duty station (see H.R. 341), H233 [12JA]

——— reinstate servicemembers involuntarily separated solely due to refusal to receive coronavirus vaccination (see H.R. 297), H203 [11JA]

Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial Post Office Building, Seminole, FL: designate (see H.R. 6633), H6207 [6DE]

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]

Aviation: permit small, unmanned aircraft pilot research for public safety (see H.R. 5879), H5177 [26OC]

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to priority rights of U.S., of claims for payment of customs duties (see H.R. 1453), H2051 [26AP]

Batten Disease Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 485), H2788 [9JN]

Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building, Delray Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 6116), H5180 [30OC]

Bowden, Robert C. (Bobby): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5363), H4350 [14SE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 68), H489 [27JA]

Children and youth: improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through implementation of infant-toddler court teams within States (see H.R. 5140), H4350 [14SE]

——— modernize online child protection laws (see H.R. 5182), H5984 [29NO]

China: prohibit foreign nationals associated with China from purchase of agricultural real estate in U.S. and from participating in any Dept. of Agriculture programs except food safety inspections (see H.R. 809), H678 [2FE]

——— 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), H3478 [12JY]

CIA: award payments to employees of Air America (see H.R. 6049), H6211 [6DE]

Coastal zones: extend U.S. customs waters (see H.R. 529), H4188 [15AU]

Colleges and universities: require disclosures of certain ties to organizations affiliated with China, Chinese Communist Party, and People’s Liberation Army (see H.R. 944), H1053 [1MR]

Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building, Casselberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5867), H4988 [3OC]

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: alter loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see H.R. 1806), H2642 [25MY]

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: limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 925), H2547 [23MY]

——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1505), H2314 [11MY]

Crime: penalize false communications to cause emergency response (see H.R. 3913), H2778 [7JN]

——— prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 148), H103 [9JA]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 2584), H2765 [6JN]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H4857 [28SE]

Cuba: prohibit removal from list of state sponsors of terrorism until certain conditions are satisfied (see H.R. 314), H232 [12JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3479), H2453 [18MY]

——— carry out certain activities relating to research for wood products (see H.R. 5044), H6145 [5DE]

——— establish grant program to address forestry workforce development needs (see H.R. 5344), H4988 [3OC]

——— modify delivery of technical assistance (see H.R. 3036), H3112 [22JN]

——— provide for enrollment of citrus land in Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 2942), H2765 [6JN]

Dept. of Commerce: prohibit actions to carry out pause in issuance of new export licenses for certain firearms, related components, and ammunition controlled on Commerce Control List (see H.R. 6504), H6742 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish annual training for students in Junior ROTC relative to prevention of sexual abuse (see H.R. 2711), H2314 [11MY]

——— establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see H.R. 1777), H1916 [24AP]

——— establish grant program to promote cooperative research with Israel on post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2454), H2247 [10MY]

——— establish Space National Guard (see H.R. 3048), H2125 [2MY]

——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 1045), H1950 [25AP]

——— prohibit from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services (see H.R. 1297), H1048 [1MR]

——— prohibit use of military installations to house aliens who do not have lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings in U.S. (see H.R. 3632), H2935 [14JN]

——— 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), H4410 [19SE]

——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H2246 [10MY]

——— 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), H1464 [27MR]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in Federal student loan and grant programs (see H.R. 3773), H5857 [14NO]

——— 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), H1700 [3AP]

——— 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), H6051 [30NO]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1202), H1888 [19AP]

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

——— reauthorize grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 6516), H6861 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 59), H153 [10JA]

Dept. of HHS: address shortage of foster homes for children, keep siblings together, and provide for placement in cottage family homes and make such children eligible for foster care maintenance payments (see H.R. 3852), H2762 [6JN]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H2247 [10MY]

——— eliminate coronavirus vaccine and mask requirement in Head Start programs (see H.R. 794), H677 [2FE]

——— establish vetting standards for placement of unaccompanied alien children with sponsors (see H.R. 5018), H4194 [18AU]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H4198 [22AU]

——— prohibit discrimination against eligible States, individuals, or other entities for refusing to counsel or refer for abortions relative to awarding of family planning grants (see H.R. 5076), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 330), H325 [25JA]

——— prohibit use or declaration of public health emergency with respect to abortion (see H.R. 384), H242 [17JA]

——— 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 grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians in States with primary care provider shortages (see H.R. 3046), H3074 [21JN]

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

——— require recipients of certain grants to comply with State and local laws requiring reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking (see H.R. 437), H1281 [10MR]

——— require study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4534), H4299 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as ‘‘Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit’’ (see H.R. 5302), H4299 [13SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Circumvention of Lawful Pathways’’ (see H.J. Res. 83), H4141 [27JY]

——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 1005), H1950 [25AP]

——— reform process for inspection of applicants for admission (see H.R. 6477), H6146 [5DE]

——— 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: establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see H.R. 5064), H4141 [27JY]

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

——— establish Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program (see H.R. 4632), H3574 [13JY]

——— establish grant program for States to modernize criminal justice data infrastructure to facilitate automated record sealing and expungement (see H.R. 2983), H2351 [15MY]

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

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see H.R. 3148), H2170 [9MY]

——— require Inspector General to conduct inspections of Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility risk score (see H.R. 3019), H2599 [24MY]

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), H2812 [12JN]

——— 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), H2121 [28AP]

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

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by individuals under coronavirus unemployment programs (see H.R. 5107), H4157 [1AU]

——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see H.R. 5420), H4263 [12SE]

Dept. of State: establish position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3099), H2247 [10MY]

——— prohibit flying of any flag other than U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 146), H739 [7FE]

——— provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from Central Bank of Russia and other sovereign assets of Russia (see H.R. 4175), H6944 [13DE]

——— submit report to Congress on sanctions under Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (see H.R. 5826), H5546 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish moratorium on energy development in certain areas of Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 970), H825 [9FE]

——— extend moratorium on drilling off coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina (see H.R. 583), H428 [26JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities (see H.R. 5153), H4173 [8AU]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 31), H737 [7FE]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see H.R. 5530), H5039 [20OC]

——— make certain improvements to laws relating to payment of certain benefits that are affected by death (see H.R. 4562), H3205 [11JY]

——— modify personnel action procedures (see H.R. 4278), H3479 [12JY]

——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see H.R. 4157), H4988 [3OC]

——— provide or assist in providing vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons and pay expenses associated with delivery of such vehicle (see H.R. 522), H4987 [3OC]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see H.R. 1822), H5033 [19OC]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to Federal facility (see H.R. 1774), H1436 [24MR]

——— report to Congress on average time to provide service or guide dogs to veterans (see H.R. 3363), H2375 [16MY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see H.R. 615), H711 [6FE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination on basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants (see H.R. 2706), H3209 [11JY]

——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 5748), H4712 [27SE]

Disasters: improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers (see H.R. 662), H739 [7FE]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (see H.R. 497), H322 [25JA]

——— provide programs to assist diagnosis, awareness, and education of blood clot conditions (see H.R. 5699), H5900 [17NO]

——— terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 382), H511 [30JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to negotiate discipline of law enforcement officers through collective bargaining and statute of limitations for disciplinary cases against police department employees (see H.R. 5798), H4952 [2OC]

EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.: prohibit Federal funding (see H.R. 494), H579 [31JA]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 319), H2088 [27AP]

FAA: raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see H.R. 1761), H1409 [23MR]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 4581), H5033 [19OC]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see H.R. 2380), H3178 [10JY]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 3433), H5365 [2NO]

——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 1328), H1049 [1MR]

——— modernize methods of authenticating controlled substances in pharmaceutical distribution supply chain (see H.R. 4988), H4138 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from contracting with companies engaged in boycott of Israel (see H.R. 4564), H4153 [28JY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 407), H325 [25JA]

——— 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]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 914), H823 [9FE]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2430 [17MY]

——— prohibit sums in Thrift Savings Plan from being invested in securities listed on certain foreign exchanges (see H.R. 3455), H2426 [17MY]

——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 5995), H5546 [7NO]

Federal firefighters: provide special base rates of pay for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 5169), H4219 [1SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify certain allotments (see H.R. 3167), H2171 [9MY]

FEMA: authorize certain appropriations for Operation Stonegarden border patrol grant program (see H.R. 163), H325 [25JA]

——— provide authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses (see H.R. 2672), H2247 [10MY]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 582), H491 [27JA]

——— prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see H.R. 2743), H4459 [21SE]

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), H2935 [14JN]

——— modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see H.R. 3269), H2992 [20JN]

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

Food: modify minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids (see H.R. 1750), H1408 [23MR]

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

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3882), H4952 [2OC]

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

FRS: require audit of Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H97 [9JA]

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 425), H3479 [12JY]

Haiti: extend duty-free treatment of imports under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 5614), H5365 [2NO]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1385), H2314 [11MY]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 2748), H2886 [13JN]

——— 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), H3112 [22JN]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 4942), H5232 [1NO]

Housing: remove requirement on lessors to provide thirty day notice to vacate (see H.R. 802), H678 [2FE]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease home in U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 4448), H3159 [30JN]

——— authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered U.S. as children (see H.R. 3442), H2812 [12JN]

——— clarify congressional intent relative to State and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 998), H1116 [3MR]

——— 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]

——— terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for aliens (see H.R. 4726), H4912 [29SE]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 830), H5365 [2NO]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 6892), H7006 [22DE]

——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 2439), H3577 [13JY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2630), H2089 [27AP]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H2642 [25MY]

Iran: commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 7), H153 [10JA]

——— 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), H4503 [26SE]

——— continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals (see H.R. 5912), H5030 [18OC]

——— impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 6114), H5180 [30OC]

——— 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), H2992 [20JN]

——— prohibit authorizing certain transactions by U.S. financial institutions and prevent certain international monetary organizations from providing financial assistance (see H.R. 5921), H4998 [11OC]

——— 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), H738 [7FE]

Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (see H.R. 3033), H2118 [28AP]

Israel: authorize funding for bilateral cooperative program with Israel for development of health technologies (see H.R. 4076), H2884 [13JN]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H4987 [3OC]

——— modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation with U.S. and expand and strengthen Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3792), H3145 [23JN]

Jacksonville, FL: designate POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 3670), H2635 [25MY]

Jews: condemn antisemitism at U.S. institutions of higher education and encourage college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism (see H. Res. 839), H5363 [2NO]

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: make technical corrections to clarify ability of injured persons to sue foreign state defendants for aiding and abetting terrorism (see H.R. 4951), H4350 [14SE]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1200), H1411 [23MR]

Law enforcement: express support and condemn any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies (see H. Con. Res. 4), H153 [10JA]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (see H.R. 3091), H2247 [10MY]

——— expand provisions of law allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 354), H237 [13JA]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2314 [11MY]

Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 8), H2812 [12JN]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 1074), H1281 [10MR]

——— allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see H.R. 2400), H1690 [30MR]

——— ensure that medical assistance is available to children in foster care who are placed in qualified residential treatment program (see H.R. 4056), H3478 [12JY]

——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 3074), H2126 [2MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1617), H4147 [27JY]

——— 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), H5108 [25OC]

——— coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H2781 [7JN]

——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see H.R. 4878), H4988 [3OC]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 1199), H1209 [8MR]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 1691), H6943 [13DE]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3876), H2763 [6JN]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 3875), H3145 [23JN]

——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see H.R. 2377), H2089 [27AP]

——— improve coverage of audiology services (see H.R. 6445), H6211 [6DE]

——— increase nonfacility practice expense relative value units for specified services (see H.R. 3674), H4991 [6OC]

——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see H.R. 1406), H5033 [19OC]

——— preserve sole community hospital determinations made by Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5093), H4151 [28JY]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H2121 [28AP]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2314 [11MY]

——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H4231 [8SE]

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see H.R. 1526), H2547 [23MY]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 134), H153 [10JA]

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), H4297 [13SE]

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]

——— 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]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 906), H2120 [28AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 875), H5899 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 875), H5899 [17NO]

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 290), H1726 [13AP]

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 363), H2247 [10MY]

NIH: extend funding for Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 546), H426 [26JA]

——— extend Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (see H.R. 3391), H2377 [16MY]

——— prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 416), H491 [27JA]

——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 902), H823 [9FE]

——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 620), H4188 [15AU]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see H.J. Res. 98), H5857 [14NO]

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see H.R. 3925), H2887 [13JN]

——— include replacement or purchase of additional cargo handling equipment as eligible purpose for Capital Construction Fund (see H.R. 4993), H6988 [14DE]

——— prohibit issuance of interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed (see H.R. 4323), H3141 [23JN]

——— 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), H4460 [21SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: declassify information relative to origin of coronavirus (see H.R. 1346), H1112 [3MR]

OMB: require to approve or deny spend plans within certain amount of time (see H.R. 5103), H4156 [1AU]

——— require use of GAO report on duplication and waste in Federal programs when preparing President’s annual budget submission (see H.R. 1194), H874 [24FE]

——— review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (see H.R. 6319), H5731 [13NO]

Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building, Melrose, FL: designate (see H.R. 3947), H3074 [21JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see H.R. 6176), H5405 [3NO]

——— 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. 371), H711 [6FE]

Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H2992 [20JN]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1058), H1153 [7MR]

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), H2379 [16MY]

——— require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs (see H.R. 5979), H5045 [24OC]

Research: prohibit use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in laboratories of adversarial nations (see H.R. 5020), H4350 [14SE]

SEC: promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures (see H.R. 1807), H4349 [14SE]

Secret Service: extend authority to provide employees with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations (see H.R. 5675), H5938 [28NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H3111 [22JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H739 [7FE]

Socialism: denounce (see H. Con. Res. 9), H324 [25JA]

Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1823), H1761 [17AP]

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: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see H.J. Res. 8), H106 [9JA]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 531), H426 [26JA]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H2637 [25MY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H2246 [10MY]

——— 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), H2430 [17MY]

——— 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]

——— provide credit for sale of renewable natural gas for use in certain motor vehicles (see H.R. 2448), H6145 [5DE]

——— provide special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 655), H4716 [27SE]

——— provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters (see H.R. 5863), H5985 [29NO]

——— provide that floor plan financing includes financing of certain trailers and campers (see H.R. 3624), H5044 [24OC]

——— repeal income tax, abolish IRS, and institute national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H206 [11JA]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H5044 [24OC]

——— update definition of rifles (see H.R. 381), H325 [25JA]

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see H.R. 1279), H1047 [1MR]

U.N.: withhold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 211), H2246 [10MY]

U.S. Army Air Corps Major Thomas B. McGuire Post Office Building, Sebring, FL: designate (see H.R. 6810), H6984 [14DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction of livestock (see H.R. 1437), H4298 [13SE]

Venezuela: require certain actions to protect free, fair, and transparent elections (see H.R. 5670), H4913 [29SE]

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]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 4335), H3141 [23JN]

Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 859), H5669 [9NO]

Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation: develop and disseminate civic education curriculum and oral history resources on certain political ideologies (see H.R. 5349), H4299 [13SE]

Voting: prohibit disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in any Federal, State, or local election (see H.R. 149), H103 [9JA]

Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see H.J. Res. 27), H679 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Regional School Safety Development Centers to provide consultation for schools to develop or improve school safety plan based on evidence-based best practices (see H.R. 6613), H6207 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: conduct annual risk assessment of properties receiving tenant-based or project-based rental assistance for lead-based hazards (see H.R. 1366), H1113 [3MR]

——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H2243 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration off coast of Florida (see H.R. 6212), H5403 [3NO]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from Federal firearms licensee (see H.R. 2620), H1725 [13AP]

NOAA: prohibit interim or final rule that includes area closure in South Atlantic for species managed under Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete (see H.R. 4587), H3477 [12JY]

Taxation: extend exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast (see H.R. 1044), H839 [14FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Armed Forces: establish certain remedies for certain individuals involuntarily separated from Armed Forces solely on basis of refusing to receivee coronavirus vaccinations (H.R. 3458), H2457 [18MY]

Crime: make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 743), H680 [2FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Regional School Safety Development Centers to provide consultation for schools to develop or improve school safety plan based on evidence-based best practices (H.R. 6613), H6209 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: conduct annual risk assessment of properties receiving tenant-based or project-based rental assistance for lead-based hazards (H.R. 1366), H1115 [3MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration off coast of Florida (H.R. 6212), H5404 [3NO]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from Federal firearms licensee (H.R. 2620), H1728 [13AP]

Mortgages: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (H.R. 3170), H2245 [10MY]

NOAA: prohibit interim or final rule that includes area closure in South Atlantic for species managed under Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete (H.R. 4587), H3478 [12JY]

Taxation: extend exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast (H.R. 1044), H842 [14FE]

Lists

Florida law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, H2239 [10MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4356 [18SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H271 [24JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 431), H271 [24JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), H271 [24JA]

Armed Forces: tribute, H4335 [14SE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H482 [27JA], H6975 [14DE]

Crime: make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 743), H2238 [10MY], H2337 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1436 [24MR]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5507 [7NO]

——— Community Development Fund funding to promote identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation, H5506 [7NO]

——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (H.R. 3170), H2337 [15MY]

Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (H.J. Res. 44), H2839 [13JN]

——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 3184), H2238 [10MY], H2337 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to conduct competition analysis of airline mergers, H5519 [7NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), H3979, H3980 [26JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5510 [7NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4820), H5506, H5507, H5510, H5511, H5519, H5523 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5523 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize any rule or regulation that has or is likely to have certain effects on economy, H5511 [7NO]

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), H2868 [13JN]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 1322), H2338 [15MY]

Florida: tribute to 5th Congressional District National Youth Orchestra of the USA participants, H6067 [1DE]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, H2239 [10MY]

Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce President’s ‘‘E Star’’ award recipient, H3134 [23JN]

Immigration: make assault of law enforcement officer a deportable offense (H.R. 2494), consideration (H. Res. 398), H2368 [16MY]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H6975 [14DE]

Jacksonville, FL: anniversary of Deutsche Bank, E741• [27JY]

Law enforcement: express support and condemn any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies (H. Con. Res. 40), consideration (H. Res. 398), H2368 [16MY]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (H.R. 3091), consideration (H. Res. 398), H2368 [16MY]

National Police Week: observance, H2238, H2239 [10MY], H2337, H2339, H2340 [15MY]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system, H2340 [15MY]

St. Johns, FL: tribute to Bartram Trail High School girls’ soccer team, H1435 [24MR]

Supreme Court: decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H271 [24JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1035• [1NO]

World Mitochondrial Disease Week: observance, H4356 [18SE]

Tributes

Befort, Aimee, H4962 [3OC]

Bowers, Walter R., H116 [10JA]

Ferguson, Brian, H4335 [14SE]

Frisch, Hans (Harry), H481 [27JA]

Jackson, Bonnie F. Haddock, H5880 [15NO]

Rogers, Bill, H1435 [24MR]