DOWNING, TROY (a Representative from Montana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

BIA: process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines (see H.R. 2130), H2188 [11FE]

China: condemn coercive actions against Japan in response to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirm U.S. commitment to allies in Indo-Pacific region (see H. Res. 971), H2098 [9FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): provide oversight on adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services and housing industries (see H. Res. 1007), H1173 [21JA]

Crime: allow use of certain grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud, ‘‘pig butchering’’ scams, and general financial fraud, and clarify that Federal law enforcement may assist in use of certain tracing tools (see H.R. 2978), H2259 [23FE]

——— establish interagency task force to dismantle and shut down transnational criminal syndicates perpetuating mass online scam operations against Americans (see H.R. 5490), H2236 [20FE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children that includes sexually oriented material (see H.R. 7661), H2296 [24FE]

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (see H.R. 6644), H921 [15JA]

District of Columbia: permit Members of Congress who have valid license or permit to carry concealed firearm to carry concealed firearm in District (see H.R. 4788), H1977 [3FE]

Financial institutions: make improvements to Federal banking laws (see H.R. 6955), H133 [7JA]

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

——— 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. 645), H1173 [21JA]

Forest Service: require construction of certain roads on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 7695), H2327 [25FE]

Health: provide private right of action for children and parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing or participating in certain interventions (see H.R. 7651), H2336 [2MR]

House Rules: require certain number of cosponsors for resolutions to be offered as questions of privilege in House (see H. Res. 1034), H1976 [3FE]

Housing: remove requirement on lessors to provide thirty day notice to vacate (see H.R. 1078), H2235 [20FE]

Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see H.R. 3437), H656 [12JA]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1232), H894 [14JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock puchases by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children and require notice of stock sales (see H.R. 7008), H719 [13JA]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 1073), H2258 [23FE]

Taxation: revoke tax-exempt status of organizations that provide, or provide funding for, abortion (see H.R. 7286), H1921 [30JA]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of their crucial role in Allied forces success in Europe and example they set as first Black armored unit (see H.R. 1628), H2229 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal Insurance Office and establish U.S. Insurance Representative (see H.R. 7130), H924 [16JA]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7250), H1914 [27JA]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal Insurance Office and establish U.S. Insurance Representative (H.R. 7130), H924 [16JA]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7250), H1916 [27JA]

Remarks

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), H2091 [9FE]

——— review implementation of Build America, Buy America Act provisions requiring certain materials to be made in U.S., H2092 [9FE]

Montana State University: tribute to football team, H228 [8JA]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H2092 [9FE]

SBA: help small business concerns critically evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) tools (H.R. 5784), H935 [20JA]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H2687 [25MR]

Tributes

McVeda, William L., H2308 [25FE]

Mercer, William, E194• [5MR]

Rasmussen, Flint, E75• [27JA]

Stroop, Baron, E191• [5MR]