SMUCKER, LLOYD (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H781 [25FE]

Committee on Economics (Joint), H717 [18FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 682), H408 [28JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H408 [28JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 722), H4591 [10NO]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 21), H113 [13JA]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 1661), H4503 [26SE]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5401), H4519 [3OC]

Business and industry: preserve franchise business model (see H.R. 5267), H4819 [19NO]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 115), H679 [12FE]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 4464), H4549 [21OC]

——— provide information on payments from Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 4793), H4549 [21OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test comprehensive alternative response for emergencies model to support treatment-in-place services for seniors (see H.R. 2538), H2199 [20MY]

Charles L. Blockson Post Office Building, Norristown, PA: designate (see H.R. 1673), H913 [27FE]

Coins: make certain technical corrections to facilitate lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials (see H.R. 595), H435 [31JA]

Congress: provide for joint session in Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in honor of Declaration of Independence semiquincentennial (see H. Con. Res. 16), H917 [27FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2126), H1160 [14MR]

Corporate Transparency Act: repeal (see H.R. 425), H1068 [10MR]

Credit: prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2808), H2363 [21MY]

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]

——— provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see H.R. 5883), H4588 [7NO]

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

——— establish pilot grant program to award grants under commodity supplemental food program to facilitate home delivery of commodities to certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1538), H4494 [23SE]

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see H.R. 4700), H3644 [23JY]

——— provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives under Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see H.R. 1782), H1685 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: define short-term limited duration insurance (see H.R. 6420), H5058 [5DE]

——— expand and clarify exclusion for orphan drugs under drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 946), H1462 [7AP]

——— expand eligibility for catastrophic health insurance plans (see H.R. 6421), H5048 [4DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide pathway to permanent resident status for certain Afghan nationals who supported U.S. mission in Afghanistan (see H.R. 4895), H4365 [16SE]

——— secure southern border, reform asylum system, provide earned path to citizenship, make e-verify mandatory, and establish American Worker Fund using immigrant restitution payments (see H.R. 4393), H4903 [25NO]

Dept. of HUD: exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 5936), H4582 [7NO]

Dept. of Justice: temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 909), H880 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: enhance reporting requirements for labor organizations and individuals on payments, loans, agreements, or arrangements made to influence employees’ organizational and bargaining rights (see H.R. 2952), H2363 [21MY]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud under coronavirus unemployment programs (see H.R. 1156), H613 [10FE]

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), H4554 [24OC]

Employment: authorize use of individual training accounts for certain youth (see H.R. 2380), H1301 [26MR]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 251), H3202 [10JY]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 1262), H1626 [24AP]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and funding for agencies, contractors, organizations receiving grants, and educational accreditation agencies (see H.R. 925), H4587 [7NO]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 45), H4554 [24OC]

——— 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. 142), H947 [3MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H408 [28JA]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 3228), H1908 [7MY]

Foreign countries: provide enforcement of remedies against extraterritorial and discriminatory taxes of foreign countries (see H.R. 591), H257 [21JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 4), H405 [28JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1684), H914 [27FE]

Insurance: provide that rule entitled ‘‘Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage’’ shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 379), H148 [14JA]

Iran: impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 2570), H1619 [21AP]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from Iran (see H.R. 1422), H4412 [17SE]

IRS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties’’ (see H.J. Res. 65), H1164 [14MR]

Kirk, Charlie: tribute (see H. Res. 719), H4363 [16SE]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1232), H3674 [1AU]

Mary Elizabeth (Bettie) Cole Post Office Building, Sewickley, PA: designate (see H.R. 1461), H727 [21FE]

Medicaid: facilitate direct primary care arrangements (see H.R. 1162), H613 [10FE]

Medical Research Week: designate (see H. Res. 708), H4310 [15SE]

Medicare: equalize negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 1492), H1626 [24AP]

——— establish new criterion for nonapplication of site-neutral payments to long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 1924), H1037 [6MR]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities and require additional study and report on such flexibilities (see H.R. 4313), H3197 [10JY]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3514), H2197 [20MY]

——— increase oversight and transparency relative to billing codes (see H.R. 3580), H2366 [23MY]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 539), H921 [27FE]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 842), H2420 [3JN]

——— provide for additional requirements relative to electrodiagnostic services (see H.R. 3092), H1773 [30AP]

——— revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relative to physician-owned hospitals (see H.R. 2191), H4549 [21OC]

Members of Congress: denounce dangerous and seditious rhetoric to sow disallegiance amongst members of U.S. military and intelligence community (see H. Res. 932), H5051 [4DE]

——— reduce rate of pay if public debt limit is reached or Government shutdown occurs (see H.R. 1973), H4518 [3OC]

National Cancer Institute: conduct review of current state of stomach cancer incidence, prevention, screening, awareness, and future public health importance (see H.R. 4841), H4240 [10SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 979), H1219 [24MR]

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]

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), H4568 [31OC]

Russia: impose sanctions and other measures if Russia refuses to negotiate peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 2548), H3013 [26JN]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3552), H2360 [21MY]

Senior citizens: require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs (see H.R. 1256), H675 [12FE]

Smithsonian Institution: permit American Women’s History Museum to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1329), H1614 [17AP]

Social Security: allow period in which clergy may revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 227), H435 [31JA]

——— streamline enrollment process for eligible out-of-State providers under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (see H.R. 1509), H1614 [17AP]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 833), H770 [24FE]

——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see H.R. 2854), H1615 [17AP]

——— exclude debt held by certain insurance companies from capital assets and extend capital loss carryovers for such companies (see H.R. 2547), H2616 [10JN]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3105), H2570 [9JN]

——— increase limitations on expensing of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 354), H110 [13JA]

——— modify application of base erosion and anti-abuse tax relative to certain entities connected to jurisdictions which have implemented extraterritorial tax (see H.R. 2423), H1335 [27MR]

——— permanently allow tax deduction at time investment in qualified property is made (see H.R. 574), H301 [22JA]

——— permanently extend allowance for depreciation, amortization, or depletion for purposes of determining income limitation on deduction for business interest (see H.R. 1347), H708 [13FE]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1103), H555 [6FE]

——— permanently increase standard deduction (see H.R. 523), H1069 [10MR]

——— protect small businesses from unemployment insurance premium increases by reason of unrepaid State advances (see H.R. 1959), H1038 [6MR]

——— provide reduced rate of tax for corporations that maintain plan for distributing equity to employees (see H.R. 4739), H3646 [23JY]

——— provide special rules for taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within U.S. (see H.R. 33), H50 [6JA]

——— provide tax credit or refund for certain Federal insurance taxes for employees who are members of religious faiths which oppose participation in such insurance (see H.R. 4389), H3314 [15JY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2725), H1615 [17AP]

——— reinstate filing exception for payments made by third party settlement organizations to certain independent contract workers in effect prior to American Rescue Plan Act enactment (see H.R. 1882), H1008 [5MR]

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

——— repeal scheduled reduction in deduction for foreign-derived intangible income (see H.R. 1062), H1153 [11MR]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1990), H1065 [10MR]

——— treat certain postsecondary credentialing expenses as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts (see H.R. 1151), H1190 [21MR]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals who voluntarily go on strike are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4424), H4538 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: clarify clock hour requirements for certain eligible programs (see H.R. 1176), H613 [10FE]

——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see H.R. 3165), H1809 [1MY]

——— provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6282), H4896 [21NO]

Dept. of HHS: develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about sensitivities regarding adoption in health care industry (see H.R. 2892), H1599 [10AP]

Dept. of Labor: codify grant program to promote and assist in reentry of ex-offenders into workforce (see H.R. 1633), H878 [26FE]

——— provide that rule entitled ‘‘Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation’’ shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4148), H2969 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish American Worker Retirement Plan to provide certain workers access to portable, tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts (see H.R. 2696), H1460 [7AP]

——— report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 6895), H6115 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure executive authority responsible for rider and operator safety has responsibility for resolving certain public transit agency safety committee disputes (see H.R. 4900), H3679 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services for certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 5981), H4584 [7NO]

Employment: clarify procedures for eligibility of online providers of training services (see H.R. 2465), H1336 [27MR]

Immigration: create nonimmigrant H–2C work visa program (see H.R. 5494), H4454 [18SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to choose their physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and chiropractors (see H.R. 4204), H3010 [26JN]

——— provide for eligibility for coverage of home health services on basis of need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 2013), H1066 [10MR]

——— provide for special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2744), H1507 [8AP]

Social Security: allow States to transfer limited amount of funds under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program block grants for job training and related services (see H.R. 2579), H1403 [1AP]

SSA: make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (see H.R. 5284), H4237 [10SE]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases where confidentiality of number has been compromised (see H.R. 5348), H4309 [15SE]

Taxation: allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 1026), H503 [5FE]

——— establish tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training (see H.R. 5493), H4454 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact (see H.R. 2347), H1273 [25MR]

——— improve and enhance work opportunity tax credit to encourage longer-service employment and make it more effective as hiring incentive for targeted workers (see H.R. 1177), H613 [10FE] (see H.R. 6231), H4875 [20NO]

——— make certain provisions relative to qualified ABLE programs permanent (see H.R. 1436), H722 [18FE]

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

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Education: clarify clock hour requirements for certain eligible programs (H.R. 1176), H614 [10FE]

——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (H.R. 3165), H1811 [1MY]

——— provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 6282), H4897 [21NO]

Dept. of HHS: develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about sensitivities regarding adoption in health care industry (H.R. 2892), H1602 [10AP]

Dept. of Labor: codify grant program to promote and assist in reentry of ex-offenders into workforce (H.R. 1633), H880 [26FE]

——— provide that rule entitled ‘‘Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation’’ shall have no force or effect (H.R. 4148), H2971 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish American Worker Retirement Plan to provide certain workers access to portable, tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts (H.R. 2696), H1461 [7AP]

——— report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (H.R. 6895), H6117 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure executive authority responsible for rider and operator safety has responsibility for resolving certain public transit agency safety committee disputes (H.R. 4900), H3682 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services for certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (H.R. 5981), H4586 [7NO]

Employment: clarify procedures for eligibility of online providers of training services (H.R. 2465), H1339 [27MR]

Immigration: create nonimmigrant H–2C work visa program (H.R. 5494), H4457 [18SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to choose their physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and chiropractors (H.R. 4204), H3012 [26JN]

——— provide for eligibility for coverage of home health services on basis of need for occupational therapy (H.R. 2013), H1068 [10MR]

——— provide for special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (H.R. 2744), H1509 [8AP]

Social Security: allow States to transfer limited amount of funds under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program block grants for job training and related services (H.R. 2579), H1405 [1AP]

SSA: make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (H.R. 5284), H4239 [10SE]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases where confidentiality of number has been compromised (H.R. 5348), H4311 [15SE]

Taxation: allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (H.R. 1026), H506 [5FE]

——— establish tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training (H.R. 5493), H4457 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact (H.R. 2347), H1275 [25MR]

——— improve and enhance work opportunity tax credit to encourage longer-service employment and make it more effective as hiring incentive for targeted workers (H.R. 1177), H614 [10FE]

——— improve and enhance work opportunity tax credit to encourage longer-service employment and make it more effective as hiring incentive for targeted workers (H.R. 6231), H4878 [20NO]

——— make certain provisions relative to qualified ABLE programs permanent (H.R. 1436), H724 [18FE]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (H.R. 703), H389 [23JA]

Lists

Emergency medical service personnel responding to Lancaster County, PA, plane crash, E448• [19MY]

Remarks

Budget: rescind certain budget authority as proposed in special message transmitted to Congress by President (H.R. 4), H2803 [12JN]

——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), H793 [25FE]

——— setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), Senate amendment, H1541 [9AP]

——— 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), H2337 [21MY]

Campbell, Nathan: Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association World Language Teacher of the Year award recipient, E103• [6FE]

East Earl, PA: anniversary of Shady Maple Smorgasbord (business), H4171 [10SE]

Ecore International, Inc.: Eximbank Exporter of the Year award recipient, E418• [13MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: John Templeton Foundation Templeton Prize recipient, E851• [15SE]

——— U.S. visit, E851• [15SE]

Ephrata, PA: anniversary of Ephrata Lions Club, E205• [11MR]

Gap, PA: tribute to Linville Hill Christian School boys’ basketball team, E293• [7AP]

Goodhart Sons Inc.: anniversary, E917• [30SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of York County, PA, law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, H4478 [19SE]

Lancaster, PA: anniversary of Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, E257• [27MR]

——— anniversary of Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church, E957• [14OC]

Lancaster, PA anniversary of United Way of Lancaster County, E972• [17OC]

Lancaster County, PA: anniversary of Lancaster County Conservation District, E829• [9SE]

——— tribute to emergency medical service personnel for response to plane crash, E448• [19MY]

——— tribute to Penn Manor FFA Chapter, E1133• [1DE]

Lighthouse Vocational Services (organization): anniversary, E719• [23JY]

Lititz, PA: anniversary of Market at Oregon Dairy (business), E1007• [28OC]

——— tribute to Warwick High School girls’ field hockey team, E89• [4FE]

Manheim, PA: anniversary of Kreider Farms, H4171 [10SE]

——— anniversary of Manheim Lions Club, E1014• [28OC]

——— tribute to Manheim Central High School boys’ volleyball team, E609• [24JN]

Manheim Township, PA: tribute to Manheim Township Unified track and field team, E515• [4JN]

Medicare: extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities and require additional study and report on such flexibilities (H.R. 4313), H4937 [1DE]

Millersville, PA: tribute to Penn Manor High School recipients of Sea Air and Land (SEAL) Challenge awards, E803• [2SE]

Mount Joy, PA: anniversary of Rutt Insurance Agency, E455• [20MY]

Reist Popcorn Co.: anniversary, E766• [15AU]

SSA: make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (H.R. 5284), H4938 [1DE]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases where confidentiality of number has been compromised (H.R. 5348), H4940 [1DE]

Tome, Tammy: Visiting Angels (organization) National Caregiver of the Year Award recipient, E761• [12AU]

United Disability Services (organization): anniversary, E364• [30AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1178• [11DE]

Welk, Kyle: World Dairy Expo Merle Howard Award recipient, E1011• [28OC]

York County, PA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, H4478 [19SE]

——— tribute to York County Agricultural Land Preservation Board preservation of Star Rock Farms, H4171 [10SE]

Tributes

Albright, Ethan, E664• [14JY]

Bigler, Samuel, E685• [17JY]

Butler, Jeffrey, E154• [24FE]

Colon, Lisa K., H3766 [3SE]

Doss, Ralph, E110• [10FE]

Garcia, Braylen, E560 [11JN]

Groff, David, E773• [15AU]

Haldeman, Beth, E617• [24JN]

Henry, Lloyd, E248• [25MR]

Hose, William, E74• [28JA]

Hutchinson, Ralph, E75• [28JA]

Kemp, Robert, Sr., E93• [5FE]

Kepner, Bill, E396• [7MY]

Kingston, Adam, E524• [4JN]

Lehman, Cooper, E560• [11JN]

Leighty, William D., E95• [5FE]

McAnany, Cole, E797• [2SE]

Mendez, Richard, E1081• [18NO]

Miller, Ashley, E912• [30SE]

Nye, Kerry, E304• [9AP]

Peckne, Cheyenne, E644• [2JY]

Perry, George, E371• [30AP]

Ressler, Leon, E543• [9JN]

Richardson, Larry, E564• [12JN]

Rivera, Sophia, E490• [2JN]

Steiner, Dennis, E963• [17OC]

Williams, Steven, E670• [15JY]