ALFORD, MARK (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

What Does it Mean To Stand for Freedom Here at Home and Abroad: Grey Landreth, H2010 [14MY]

——— Lauryn Lercher, H2011 [14MY]

——— Taylor Olendorff, H2010 [14MY]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4016), H3357 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: establish military service medal to be issued to members who served in support of operations related to Iran-Israel War, including Operation Midnight Hammer (see H.R. 4254), H3036 [30JN]

ATF: abolish (see H.R. 221), H224 [16JA]

Bureau of Prisons: develop and implement strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in mail at Federal correctional facilities (see H.R. 1046), H3555 [22JY]

Business and industry: preserve franchise business model (see H.R. 5267), H4237 [10SE]

Census: require citizenship question on decennial census and reporting on certain census statistics, and modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on U.S. citizens instead of all persons (see H.R. 151), H187 [15JA]

Committee To Investigate the Cover-Up of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.’s Cognitive and Physical Health Decline (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 448), H2376 [29MY]

Construction industries: expand capacity of junior or community colleges and career and technical education schools to conduct training services, education, and outreach for careers in residential construction industry (see H.R. 1055), H1173 [18MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: repeal loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1614 [17AP]

Corporate Transparency Act: repeal (see H.R. 425), H1173 [18MR]

Courts: increase transparency and oversight of third-party funding of litigation by foreign persons and prohibit third-party funding of litigation by foreign states and sovereign wealth funds (see H.R. 2675), H4458 [18SE]

Credit: prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2808), H1729 [29AP]

Crime: condemn antisemitism in all its forms, remember lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah L. Milgrim, and support enforcement of existing laws relative to antisemitic violence and discrimination (see H. Res. 447), H2368 [23MY]

——— condemn wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships (see H. Res. 285), H1856 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 649), H384 [23JA]

——— amend certain agricultural laws relative to definition of biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 1719), H916 [27FE]

——— ensure free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4673), H3643 [23JY]

——— enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments to increase purchase of local foods (see H.R. 4782), H3863 [4SE]

——— establish additional reporting requirements relative to foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land (see H.R. 4362), H3244 [14JY]

——— 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. 1246), H4706 [17NO]

——— prohibit use of race-based or sex-based criteria in administration of certain programs (see H.R. 4947), H3692 [12AU]

——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see H.R. 1376), H714 [14FE]

——— provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives under Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see H.R. 1782), H943 [3MR]

——— publish annual assessment on U.S. dependency on critical agricultural products or inputs from China (see H.R. 1995), H1065 [10MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants for new agricultural education programs in secondary schools (see H.R. 4945), H3688 [8AU]

——— 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. 1007), H503 [5FE]

——— require recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and display of American Flag in certain federally funded elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1351), H709 [13FE]

Dept. of Energy: exempt from certain prohibitions relative to unmanned aircraft system to allow for development of systems to protect nuclear assets and facilities related to national security (see H.R. 2205), H1170 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for congenital cytomegalovirus screening of newborns (see H.R. 5435), H4819 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 273), H89 [9JA] (see H.R. 551), H220 [16JA]

——— expand eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents of certain pay grade (see H.R. 6439), H5049 [4DE]

——— negotiate with Canada on agreement for integrated cross border aerial, land, and maritime law enforcement operations (see H.R. 5518), H4487 [19SE]

——— require updates to northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy (see H.R. 5517), H4487 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds may be used to combat organized crime (see H.R. 6911), H6121 [19DE]

——— reauthorize grants to expand support for law enforcement officers and families (see H.R. 5282), H4574 [4NO]

——— require release of documents and records in possession relating to Jeffrey Epstein (see H. Res. 589), H3529 [21JY]

——— temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 909), H1011 [5MR]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers and real estate agents under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3495), H3713 [26AU]

Dept. of State: designate Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as foreign terrorist organization and report to Congress regarding such designation (see H.R. 4397), H5028 [3DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see H.R. 1659), H4967 [1DE]

——— require air carriers to transfer funds to ticket agent for cancelled or significantly delayed or changed flights within time required to provide refunds to passengers (see H.R. 5556), H4493 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for certain fee agreements for services rendered in preparation, presentation, and prosecution of initial claims and supplemental claims for benefits (see H.R. 3132), H1856 [5MY]

——— direct physician or nurse practitioner employed by Dept., to certify death of veteran not later than 48 hours after learning of such death (see H.R. 4398), H3314 [15JY]

——— establish Blast Overpressure Task Force (see H.R. 6444), H5049 [4DE]

——— permit certain fee agreements between claimants and agents or attorneys for preparations, presentation, or prosecution of initial claims for benefits (see H.R. 1656), H912 [27FE]

——— 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. 1041), H552 [6FE]

Employment: provide for SBA and National Council on Disability coordination to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1634), H878 [26FE]

EPA: expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels and return certain retired credits to small refineries under Renewable Fuel Program (see H.R. 1346), H708 [13FE]

FCC: ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service and reduce financial burden on consumers (see H.R. 4032), H5841 [12DE]

——— prohibit application of private land use restrictions to amateur service communications without reasonable accommodations (see H.R. 1094), H3013 [26JN]

FDA: clarify and update authority to ensure national uniformity in regulation of marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food (see H.R. 597), H1564 [9AP]

——— establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 1262), H1275 [25MR]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: provide for improved coordination between EPA and Dept. of Agriculture relative to environment (see H.R. 5564), H4499 [26SE]

FEMA: establish as cabinet-level independent agency and reform Federal disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery (see H.R. 4669), H4504 [26SE]

Financial institutions: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to establish phase-in period for de novo financial institutions to comply with Federal capital standards and provide relief for de novo rural community banks (see H.R. 478), H506 [5FE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from Federal firearms licensee (see H.R. 1773), H943 [3MR]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H28 [3JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 404), H646 [11FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 101), H2833 [17JN]

Foreign investments: amend certain laws with respect to foreign investments in U.S. agriculture (see H.R. 1576), H836 [25FE]

Foreign trade: increase civil penalties for, and improve enforcement relative to, customs fraud (see H.R. 1284), H716 [14FE]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see H. Res. 744), H4455 [18SE]

Housing: remove requirement on lessors to provide thirty day notice to vacate (see H.R. 1078), H4994 [2DE]

Immigration: provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers (see H.R. 2729), H5841 [12DE]

Kirk, Charlie: tribute (see H. Res. 695, 700, 702), H4313 [15SE] (see H. Res. 719), H4363 [16SE]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1232), H674 [12FE]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1269), H3830 [3SE]

Medicare: provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 539), H731 [21FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 12), H3759 [2SE]

National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk: designate (see H. Res. 727), H4363 [16SE]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 133), H710 [13FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 979), H586 [7FE]

Natural gas: repeal restrictions on export and import of natural gas (see H.R. 1949), H3863 [4SE]

Olympic Games: award Congressional Gold Medals to members of 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at Winter Olympics in historic ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ (see H.R. 452), H184 [15JA]

——— modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations (see H.R. 1028), H3704 [19AU]

Panama Canal: authorize President to enter into negotiations for reacquisition from Panama (see H.R. 283), H150 [14JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: 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. 271), H88 [9JA]

Postal Service: reimburse fees charged for late payment of bills delayed in mail (see H.R. 431), H184 [15JA]

Power resources: prohibit States and local governments from prohibiting or limiting energy service based on type or source of energy to be delivered (see H.R. 3699), H4903 [25NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: require to personally sign any pardon or reprieve (see H.R. 2248), H1564 [9AP]

Public welfare programs: limit conditions applicable to use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase food (see H.R. 1398), H721 [18FE]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 12), H709 [13FE]

Railroads: provide for Surface Transportation Board requirements and State, political subdivision, or qualified private organization requesting interim recreational use of abandoned railway right-of-way (see H.R. 4924), H3687 [8AU]

Real estate: prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered Federal land in U.S. (see H.R. 1575), H836 [25FE]

——— provide additional requirements for purchase and sale of conventional mortgages by enterprises (see H.R. 3206), H3369 [16JY]

Religion: condemn persecution of Christians in Nigeria (see H. Res. 866), H4585 [7NO]

Ruskan, Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 570), H3200 [10JY]

SBA: extend Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 5100), H3895 [8SE]

——— increase maximum amount for certain loans (see H.R. 1893), H1009 [5MR]

——— issue rules for cancelled solicitations for small business contracts (see H.R. 789), H403 [28JA]

——— limit authority to facilitate access to voter registration (see H.R. 2968), H1612 [17AP]

——— promote fair and equal treatment relative to certain firearms industry applicants for assistance (see H.R. 4474), H3367 [16JY]

Small business: require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (see H.R. 828), H429 [31JA]

Smithsonian Institution: permit American Women’s History Museum to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1329), H976 [4MR]

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see H.J. Res. 28), H299 [22JA]

Taxation: eliminate dollar limitations on exclusion of gain from sales of principal residences (see H.R. 4327), H5027 [3DE]

——— establish tax credit to incentivize purchase of American agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1707), H915 [27FE]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 703), H386 [23JA]

——— prohibit certain activities constituting preparation of tax returns by IRS (see H.R. 451), H184 [15JA]

——— recognize importance of stepped-up basis of certain inherited property in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses (see H. Res. 206), H1067 [10MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1301), H706 [13FE]

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. 2462), H1336 [27MR]

Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 864), H4585 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China: state U.S. policy relative to religious freedom (see H.R. 5838), H4557 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have interest in small meat packing businesses (see H.R. 1648), H912 [27FE]

——— improve biobased markets program (see H.R. 4832), H3671 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance outreach to rural communities relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 1590), H876 [26FE]

——— require certain covered agency heads to enter memorandum of understanding and submit report relative to certain housing policy issues (see H.R. 5387), H4361 [16SE]

Foreign policy: prohibit certain persons from purchasing real estate in U.S. (see H.R. 3618), H2374 [29MY]

Gulf of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 129), H709 [13FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members and their spouses (see H.R. 3388), H2050 [14MY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H. Res. 227), H1171 [18MR]

SBA: authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software (see H.R. 915), H455 [4FE]

——— increase maximum amount for certain loans (see H.R. 4153), H3008 [26JN]

——— require relocation of certain employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside Washington metropolitan area (see H.R. 2027), H1147 [11MR]

——— require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with use of artificial intelligence (AI) (see H.R. 5764), H4540 [17OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain gains and other income related to use of farmland by beginning farmers (see H.R. 6836), H6113 [18DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to service members of Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (see H.R. 5993), H4590 [10NO]

Whiteman AFB, MO: tribute to 509th and 131st Bomb Wing units for role in Operation Midnight Hammer bombing of Iran nuclear enrichment facilities (see H. Res. 591), H3475 [17JY]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

China: state U.S. policy relative to religious freedom (H.R. 5838), H4559 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have interest in small meat packing businesses (H.R. 1648), H918 [27FE]

——— improve biobased markets program (H.R. 4832), H3673 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance outreach to rural communities relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1590), H879 [26FE]

——— require certain covered agency heads to enter memorandum of understanding and submit report relative to certain housing policy issues (H.R. 5387), H4364 [16SE]

Foreign policy: prohibit certain persons from purchasing real estate in U.S. (H.R. 3618), H2377 [29MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members and their spouses (H.R. 3388), H2052 [14MY]

SBA: authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software (H.R. 915), H460 [4FE]

——— increase maximum amount for certain loans (H.R. 4153), H3011 [26JN]

——— require relocation of certain employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside Washington metropolitan area (H.R. 2027), H1151 [11MR]

——— require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with use of artificial intelligence (AI) (H.R. 5764), H4542 [17OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain gains and other income related to use of farmland by beginning farmers (H.R. 6836), H6116 [18DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to service members of Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (H.R. 5993), H4591 [10NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1687 [29AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 1968), H1114 [11MR]

——— making continuing (H.R. 5371), H4472 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 5371), Senate amendment, H4658 [12NO]

Budget: use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), H2578 [10JN], H2926 [25JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 436), H2226 [21MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H3045 [2JY]

Camdenton, MO: tribute to Funky Buffalo Coffee House and Trading Co., H4416 [18SE]

——— tribute to Janine’s Flowers (business), H152 [15JA]

Centralia, MO: tribute to In Full Bloom Flowers (business), H2578 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4016), H3355 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 28), H132 [14JA]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 3944), H2937, H2938 [25JN]

Fayette, MO: tribute to Gold Apple Boutique, H1280 [26MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4658 [12NO]

Harrisonville, MO: tribute to Dan and Jerry’s Greenhouses (business), H3561 [23JY]

Iran: U.S. bombing of nuclear enrichment facilities, H2927 [25JN]

Jews: honor life of Sarah L. Milgrim and condemn recent extremist attacks, H2578 [10JN]

Kansas City Chiefs (football team): tribute, H512 [6FE]

Lebanon, MO: tribute to Thai House (business), H618 [11FE]

Lincoln, MO: tribute to Anne’s Acres (business), H3561 [23JY]

Marine Corps: anniversary, E1043• [7NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members and their spouses (H.R. 3388), H2041 [14MY]

Missouri: tribute to 4th Congressional District Congressional Speech Competition award recipients, H2010 [14MY], H2154 [20MY]

Peculiar, MO: tribute to Pete & Jake’s Hot Rod Parts (business), H1689 [29AP]

SBA: ensure that small business regulatory budget for fiscal year is not greater than zero (H.R. 2965), H4988 [2DE]

——— issue rules for cancelled solicitations for small business contracts (H.R. 789), H2397 [3JN]

——— relocate certain offices in sanctuary jurisdictions (H.R. 2931), H2484 [5JN]

Small business: require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (H.R. 828), H747 [24FE]

Socialism: denounce (H. Con. Res. 58), H4889 [21NO]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H2926 [25JN]

Warrensburg, MO: tribute to Alewel’s Country Meats (business), H2154 [20MY]

Whiteman AFB, MO: tribute to 509th and 131st Bomb Wing units for role in Operation Midnight Hammer bombing of Iran nuclear enrichment facilities, H2927 [25JN]

Tributes

Alford, Carolyn S. Adams, H618 [11FE]

Bond, Christopher S., H1954 [13MY]

Butler, Keith J., H2578 [10JN]

Cowan, Greg, H1280 [26MR]

Foster, John M., H1689 [29AP]

Fullerton, Rick, H2154 [20MY]

Holmes, Edward E., H3560 [23JY]

Karst, Dale, H4416 [18SE]

Melchert, Jamie, H52 [7JA]

Swank, Roger W., H3561 [23JY]

Tracy, Michael, H152 [15JA]

Watson, Randall E., H618 [11FE]

Wells, Danny, E318• [14AP], E320• [17AP]