VASQUEZ, GABE (a Representative from New Mexico)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for economic assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 7206), H1349 [22JA]

Clemente, Roberto: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1787), H1949 [2FE]

Consumers: reinstate energy improvement tax credits, incentivize energy efficiency, assist low-income households with energy bills, crack down on price gouging, and ensure high-consumption facilities pay their own costs (see H.R. 7977), H2596 [18MR]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1732), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for floodplain easement restoration and management (see H.R. 7264), H1915 [27JA]

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5168), H1950 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE enrollment (see H.R. 5586), H1923 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: carry out National Headache Disorders Initiative and establish Advisory Council on Headache Disorders Research, Care, and Services (see H.R. 5536), H2236 [20FE]

——— provide for national awareness and outreach campaign to improve mental health among Hispanic and Latino youth population (see H.R. 6226), H1977 [3FE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 5557), H2120 [10FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see H.R. 2627), H925 [16JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to insure certain second liens secured against property for purpose of financing accessory dwelling unit construction (see H.R. 4568), H925 [16JA]

——— strengthen and standardize ‘‘first look’’ protections for covered properties to ensure families and communities have priority access to foreclosed homes (see H.R. 6962), H1923 [30JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2422 [4MR]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 2877), H2236 [20FE]

Drugs: limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs (see H.R. 2553), H2484 [12MR]

——— prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1266), H13 [6JA]

FBI: establish national strategy for combating scams (see H.R. 6425), H1352 [22JA]

FEMA: address ecosystem restoration projects (see H.R. 6256), H2531 [16MR]

Government: prohibit certain Federal officials, appointees, or employees from engaging in covered transactions involving prediction market contracts tied to Government policy, action, or political outcomes (see H.R. 7004), H2531 [16MR]

Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1061), H2032 [4FE]

Iran: express support for Iranian people protesting for free and democratic Iran and condemn use of violence to suppress protests (see H. Res. 993), H895 [14JA]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1269), H13 [6JA]

Medicare: provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 4731), H1950 [2FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see H.R. 6766), H1977 [3FE]

Middle East: prevent violence in West Bank and impose sanctions on any foreign person endangering U.S. national security and undermining prospects for two-state solution by committing illegal violent acts (see H.R. 3045), H1949 [2FE]

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

New York, NY: mint coins in commemoration of 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. and support programs at National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 1993), H2336 [2MR]

Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H893 [14JA]

NSF: establish National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (see H.R. 2385), H925 [16JA]

——— support education and professional development relative to artificial intelligence (AI) (see H.R. 5351), H2484 [12MR]

OMB: review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (see H.R. 637), H2336 [2MR]

Taxation: allow investment credit for certain water reuse projects (see H.R. 2940), H1976 [3FE]

——— establish domestic cotton consumption credit (see H.R. 7230), H1977 [3FE]

——— prohibit deduction of certain expenses for, and impose excise tax on sale of, homes owned by large investors, prohibit Federal mortgage assistance for such investors, and establish neighborhood homes tax credit (see H.R. 7138), H1916 [27JA]

TSA: enhance security operations and stabilize transportation security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees (see H.R. 2086), H949 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: restore exemption of veterans from work requirement applicable for participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 7383), H2031 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program for medical debt relief (see H.R. 7478), H2118 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide that employees of Tribally controlled schools are eligible to receive pension under Federal Employees Retirement System and to participate in Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 7781), H2369 [3MR]

Medicare: establish certain standards and requirements relative to financial assistance and medical debt collection for participating hospitals (see H.R. 7478), H2118 [10FE]

Power resources: include waste energy recovery as source of renewable energy (see H.R. 7080), H893 [14JA]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Agriculture: restore exemption of veterans from work requirement applicable for participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 7383), H2032 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program for medical debt relief (H.R. 7478), H2119 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide that employees of Tribally controlled schools are eligible to receive pension under Federal Employees Retirement System and to participate in Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 7781), H2370 [3MR]

Medicare: establish certain standards and requirements relative to financial assistance and medical debt collection for participating hospitals (H.R. 7478), H2119 [10FE]

Power resources: include waste energy recovery as source of renewable energy (H.R. 7080), H894 [14JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1175 [22JA]

Remarks

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark, H1175 [22JA]

Tributes

Judah, Terri, E131• [11FE]

McCarty, Cody, E45• [15JA]

Torres, Ronnie, E125• [10FE]