VAN EPPS, MATT (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: establish certain requirements relating to wellness checks for health and welfare of certain members (see H.R. 7745), H2335 [2MR]

——— reduce number of duty statuses for members of Reserve components (see H.R. 6976), H1950 [2FE]

Civil rights: prohibit disparate-impact claims of certain populations seeking rights of action (see H.R. 4448), H2229 [17FE]

Crime: include rioting in definition of racketeering activity (see H.R. 4620), H2229 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop strategy to modernize National Terrorism Advisory System (see H.R. 7448), H2095 [9FE]

——— eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1241), H2229 [17FE]

——— eliminate Optional Practical Training Program (see H.R. 2315), H2236 [20FE]

——— support (see H. Res. 1128), H2677 [24MR]

——— transfer National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program to Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (see H.R. 7764), H2368 [3MR]

Dept. of State: conduct assessments of risks posed to U.S. by foreign adversaries who utilize generative artificial intelligence (AI) for malicious activities (see H.R. 7058), H1923 [30JA]

——— include Taiwan among list of recipient countries for which shorter certification and reporting periods apply and expedite licensing for allies transferring military equipment to Taiwan (see H.R. 7146), H2677 [24MR]

Dept. of Transportation: amend requirements for States issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-domiciled individuals (see H.R. 5688), H2677 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require call centers to use multi-factor identification to verify identity of callers relative to high-impact veteran or beneficiary actions (see H.R. 7704), H2327 [25FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 1004), H2225 [13FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 251), H2259 [23FE]

FAA: require all aircraft in controlled airspace to be equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) IN and ADS-B OUT equipment to improve aviation safety (see H.R. 6222), H2259 [23FE]

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), H2032 [4FE]

——— incentivize to create savings for American people (see H.R. 5438), H1950 [2FE]

Firearms: prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 7678), H2326 [25FE]

——— provide that prohibition on possession of firearms and ammunition by certain aliens shall apply relative to use of firearms and ammunition by government entities (see H.R. 7703), H2623 [19MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. contributions to U.N. International Organization for Migration (IOM), U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see H.R. 1792), H2221 [12FE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in U.S. who are nationals and citizens of U.S. at birth (see H.R. 569), H2551 [17MR]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 116), H2530 [16MR]

——— make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce number of such immigrants (see H.R. 2705), H2236 [20FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 12), H2229 [17FE]

——— prohibit stock puchases by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children and require notice of stock sales (see H.R. 7008), H1916 [27JA]

Taxation: revoke tax-exempt status of organizations that provide, or provide funding for, abortion (see H.R. 7286), H2188 [11FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7296), H2098 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity payable upon death of servicemember and provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity (see H.R. 7932), H2483 [12MR]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity payable upon death of servicemember and provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity (H.R. 7932), H2484 [12MR]

Remarks

Fort Campbell Historical Foundation: tribute to preservation of Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group history, E248• [20MR]

Tributes

Cook, Christopher, E268• [25MR]

Cook, Richard (Van), E234• [18MR]

Lindeman, Brent, E229• [18MR]

Walker, Charles (Doug), E151• [23FE]