ARMSTRONG, KELLY (a Representative from North Dakota)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 8774), H4378 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 8752), H4183 [26JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 8857), H4409 [27JN]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H5320 [17SE]
Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H2559 [19AP]
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1330), H4443 [28JN]
American Battle Monuments Commission: establish flower ordering program for gravesites (see H.R. 7361), H638 [14FE]
ATF: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H3328 [16MY]
——— reform (see H.R. 7042), H5158 [10SE]
Biden, President: denounce harmful and anti-American energy policies (see H. Res. 987), H364 [31JA]
BLM: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process’’ (see H.J. Res. 154), H3522 [23MY]
Bureau of Prisons: develop and implement strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in mail at Federal correctional facilities (see H.R. 5266), H4986 [9AU]
——— issue identification documents to prisoners being released from Federal custody (see H.R. 6985), H107 [11JA]
Camp Lejeune Justice Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 8545), H4322 [26JN]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs—Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting’’ (see H.J. Res. 139), H3331 [16MY]
Children and youth: modernize online child protection laws (see H.R. 5182), H1034 [7MR]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H2142 [5AP]
Clemente, Roberto: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 6751), H6156 [20NO]
Comperatore, Corey: tribute (see H. Res. 1360), H4642 [18JY] (see H. Res. 1369), H4729 [22JY]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: alter loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see H.R. 1806), H3485 [22MY]
Corporate Transparency Act: repeal (see H.R. 8147), H2699 [29AP]
Correctional institutions: provide emotional support services to victims of sexual abuse who are incarcerated (see H.R. 9835), H5828 [25SE]
Council on Environmental Quality: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2’’ (see H.J. Res. 168), H4113 [18JN]
Credit: prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances (see H.R. 7297), H2831 [1MY]
Crime: make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 743), H774 [29FE]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H5203 [11SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison’’ (see H.J. Res. 167), H4062 [13JN]
Dept. of Commerce: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Firearms License Requirements’’ (see H.J. Res. 164), H3682 [7JN]
Dept. of Education: 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), H433 [5FE]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to qualified entities to support community paramedicine programs (see H.R. 8042), H2501 [17AP]
——— collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (see H.R. 2548), H1094 [11MR]
——— disapprove Office of Refugee Resettlement rule relating to Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule (see H.J. Res. 171), H4410 [27JN]
——— 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), H583 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs (see H.R. 8119), H5027 [3SE]
——— provide special overtime pay for certain border patrol agents (see H.R. 5538), H1034 [7MR]
——— require timely publication of U.S. Customs and Border Protection border encounters (see H.R. 7366), H677 [15FE]
——— require updates to northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy (see H.R. 8734), H4061 [13JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H2319 [11AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grantees to use grant funds for recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 898), H1094 [11MR]
——— authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see H.R. 3325), H1058 [8MR]
——— authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (see H.R. 795), H1034 [7MR]
——— extend compensation provided under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program relative to claims related to uranium mining (see H.R. 3497), H639 [14FE]
——— include data field in National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether last known location of missing person was confirmed or suspected to have been on Federal land (see H.R. 3868), H5158 [10SE]
——— permit grant funds to be used to identify unidentified human remains without regard as to whether manner of death is determined to be homicide (see H.R. 6688), H1034 [7MR]
——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see H.R. 472), H1034 [7MR]
——— reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (see H.R. 4384), H1355 [21MR]
——— temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 8061), H4154 [25JN]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the U.S.’’ (see H.J. Res. 135), H3007 [10MY]
Dept. of State: designate certain Iranian proxy organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (see H.R. 8011), H2396 [15AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E and 30D; Transfer of Credits; Critical Minerals and Battery Components; Foreign Entities of Concern’’ (see H.J. Res. 148), H4530 [9JY]
——— impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see H.R. 3333), H1034 [7MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require consideration of continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 9146), H4947 [25JY]
Depts. of Agriculture and HUD: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Final Determination—Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing’’ (see H.J. Res. 170), H4410 [27JN]
Depts. of Defense and State: monitor efforts by China to build or buy strategic foreign ports (see H.R. 8683), H4154 [25JN]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination on basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants (see H.R. 2706), H582 [13FE]
Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7378), H678 [15FE]
Drugs: create expungement mechanism and process to petition for expungement for low-level marijuana crimes and study impact of expungements issued (see H.R. 8917), H4450 [2JY]
EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Accidental Release Prevention Requirements—Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention’’ (see H.J. Res. 123), H2129 [29MR]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3’’ (see H.J. Res. 133), H2828 [1MY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System—Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments’’ (see H.J. Res. 152), H3484 [22MY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles’’ (see H.J. Res. 136), H2829 [1MY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter’’ (see H.J. Res. 117), H1150 [12MR]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources—Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review’’ (see H.J. Res. 128), H2317 [11AP]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category’’ (see H.J. Res. 151), H3397 [21MY]
——— disapprove rule relative to greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (see H.J. Res. 163), H3673 [5JN]
Fallen Heroes Memorial Month: designate (see H. Res. 1188), H2829 [1MY]
FBI: enforce National Instant Criminal Background Check System deadline for final disposition of appeals to correct records when right to own firearm is unjustly denied and report on such appeals (see H.R. 7873), H2141 [5AP]
——— strengthen protections for whistleblowers (see H.R. 7750), H1295 [20MR]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 53), H5202 [11SE]
——— prohibit from implementing environmental justice standards when issuing rules (see H.R. 9277), H4970 [2AU]
Federal Highway Administration: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure’’ (see H.J. Res. 114), H536 [7FE]
Federal Public Defender Commission: establish (see H.R. 10379), H7140 [12DE]
Federal-State relations: provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens in U.S. unlawfully are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens (see H.R. 5717), H433 [5FE]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): mint coins in commemoration of World Cup 2026 (see H.R. 7438), H4914 [24JY]
FERC: transfer duties of Office of Public Participation to Public Participation Division within Office of External Affairs (see H.R. 9077), H4729 [22JY]
Financial institutions: prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring use of or assigning merchant category codes distinguishing firearms retailer from general-merchandise or sporting-goods retailer (see H.R. 7450), H5158 [10SE]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of requirements that handguns have certain features generally absent from firearms in common use (see H.R. 9388), H5027 [3SE]
——— prohibit penalties on eligible individuals carrying firearms in public and invalidate existing State or local laws or restrictions that criminalize, penalize, or otherwise dissuade carrying of firearms (see H.R. 9534), H5201 [11SE]
——— prohibit President and Dept. of HHS from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for purpose of imposing gun control (see H.R. 5561), H4322 [26JN]
——— prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers (see H.R. 9260), H5158 [10SE]
——— support Second Amendment guarantee that right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed and oppose efforts to undermine that guarantee at every opportunity (see H. Res. 1267), H3676 [5JN]
——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 8364), H3005 [10MY]
Foreign aid: limit funds to U.N. and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to PLO (see H.R. 8345), H3486 [22MY]
Freedom Riders: award Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 1247), H538 [7FE]
FRS: prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals and prohibit use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy (see H.R. 5403), H824 [5MR]
FTC: transfer antitrust enforcement to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 7737), H1294 [20MR]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of sexual violence and rape as weapon of war against people of Israel (see H. Res. 966), H147 [16JA]
Health care professionals: honor commitment and care of emergency medical services personnel (see H. Res. 1252), H3484 [22MY]
Immigration: condemn border crisis and consequent tremendous burden placed on law enforcement officers (see H. Res. 1210), H3206 [14MY]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 6542), H14 [9JA]
International Criminal Court: impose sanctions against if engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of U.S. and its allies (see H.R. 8282), H3583 [3JN]
International Olympic Committee: allow Taiwan to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics under national name, flag, and anthem of its own choosing (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4154 [25JN]
Iran: condemn Iranian regime’s terrorism, regional proxy war, and internal suppression (see H. Res. 1148), H4412 [27JN]
——— condemn unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel (see H. Res. 1143), H2397 [15AP]
Israel: provide for expeditious delivery of defense articles and defense services (see H.R. 8369), H3202 [14MY]
——— support defense in war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), reaffirm right to self-defense, and oppose efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel relative to Gaza (see H. Res. 1117), H2251 [9AP]
Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site: establish (see H.R. 8012), H2396 [15AP]
Jones, James Earl: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 8231), H4446 [28JN]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1355), H4588 [10JY]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 2827), H5098 [9SE]
Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 354), H1058 [8MR]
Marijuana: provide for new rules on regulation of marijuana (see H.R. 6673), H148 [16JA]
Middle East: affirm importance of actions necessary to preserve peace, security, and freedom of navigation in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1180 [13MR]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H. Res. 1086), H1234 [19MR]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 1177), H2700 [29AP]
National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 1015), H679 [15FE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: disapprove rule relative to corporate average fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks and fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans (see H.J. Res. 199), H4971 [2AU]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1226), H3203 [14MY]
Natural gas: condemn Biden administration ban on liquefied natural gas exports to non-free trade agreement countries (see H. Res. 1303), H4109 [14JN]
——— repeal restrictions on export and import of natural gas (see H.R. 7176), H583 [13FE]
NIH: base selection of awardees for grants on scientific and technical merit (see H.R. 8433), H5848 [1OC]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: establish new requirements for assessments and reports (see H.R. 7185), H639 [14FE]
Olympic Games: commemorate past success of, and support, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams in 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 1381), H4913 [24JY]
Postal Service: protect and enhance mailing of firearms, ammunition, and components (see H.R. 7195), H5158 [10SE]
Real estate: prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered Federal land in U.S. (see H.R. 8693), H3724 [11JN]
Refugees: require notification of appropriate elected officials prior to placement in State (see H.R. 8060), H2520 [18AP]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8028), H2443 [16AP]
Smithsonian Institution: permit National Museum of the American Latino and American Women’s History Museum to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 9274), H5855 [4OC]
Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (see H.R. 8787), H4154 [25JN]
Supreme Court: urge use of All Writs Act to protect its jurisdiction and bring questions of Federal and constitutional law and equity in case of People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump (see H. Res. 1315), H4154 [25JN]
Taxation: reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H4153 [25JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 7035), H239 [18JA]
Tobacco products: exempt premium cigar industry from certain regulations (see H.J. Res. 99), H5158 [10SE]
Trump, Donald J.: condemn and recognize assassination attempt as abhorrent act of cowardice and only appropriate way to settle political disputes is at ballot box on election day (see H. Res. 1378), H4859 [23JY]
——— express that former President did not engage in insurrection or rebellion against U.S. or give aid or comfort to enemies (see H. Res. 1001), H502 [6FE]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 7227), H4478 [8JY]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to Israel (see H.R. 9374), H5023 [30AU]
Weapons: require report on U.S. supply of nitrocellulose (see H.R. 8066), H5158 [10SE]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1572), H781 [1MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H639 [14FE]
Yemen: designate Ansarallah as foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 6046), H583 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CDC: delay application of rule on canine importation for Armed Forces members and diplomats stationed in foreign country and for individuals with service animals (see H.R. 9675), H5522 [19SE]
Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office, Casselton, ND: designate (see H.R. 8516), H3520 [23MY]
Courts: protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 8856), H4409 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: create process for expungement of pardoned Federal offenses (see H.R. 10248), H6196 [22NO]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the U.S.’’ (see H.J. Res. 134), H2829 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior: modify authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies (see H.R. 9554), H5228 [12SE]
EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants—Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review’’ (see H.J. Res. 150), H3356 [17MY]
FTC: establish requirements relative to certain rules related to automotive retailing (see H.R. 7101), H270 [29JA]
Medora, ND: authorize funds and artifacts to benefit Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (see H.R. 7992), H2396 [15AP]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
CDC: delay application of rule on canine importation for Armed Forces members and diplomats stationed in foreign country and for individuals with service animals (H.R. 9675), H5524 [19SE]
Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office, Casselton, ND: designate (H.R. 8516), H3523 [23MY]
Courts: protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (H.R. 8856), H4410 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: create process for expungement of pardoned Federal offenses (H.R. 10248), H6196 [22NO]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the U.S.’’ (H.J. Res. 134), H2830 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior: modify authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies (H.R. 9554), H5230 [12SE]
EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants—Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review’’ (H.J. Res. 150), H3358 [17MY]
FTC: establish requirements relative to certain rules related to automotive retailing (H.R. 7101), H272 [29JA]
Medora, ND: authorize funds and artifacts to benefit Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (H.R. 7992), H2398 [15AP]
Remarks
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 8752), H4183 [26JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement coronavirus-era guidance to reduce U.S. Customs and Border Protection hours of operation at certain northern border points of entry, H4183 [26JN]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6359 [4DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Tributes
Dobitz, Pete, H2782 [1MY]
Olson, Delbert A., H63 [11JA]