BABIN, BRIAN (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: encourage small businesses and major retailers to offer special discounts to Armed Forces members, National Guard and Reserves, and veterans in honor of service (see H. Res. 1205), H3045 [21AP]

Crime: make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer Federal crime (see H.R. 1551), H2297 [24FE]

——— provide for issuance of natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims (see H.R. 8481), H3091 [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: suspend certain payment limitations relating to agricultural risk coverage and price loss coverage for certain crop year and make advance partial payments under such coverages for such crop year (see H.R. 5710), H925 [16JA]

Dept. of Education: clarify that for determining compliance with Title IX in education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, prohibited discrimination is based on innate reproductive characteristics (see H.R. 8781), H3452 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: direct Inspector General to investigate payment increases under certain programs (see H.R. 6881), H253 [8JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1241), H2421 [4MR]

——— eliminate Optional Practical Training Program (see H.R. 2315), H2421 [4MR]

——— require attestation disavowing terrorist intent prior to naturalization of any alien (see H.R. 8341), H2997 [20AP]

Dept. of Labor: exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits (see H.R. 7931), H2962 [16AP]

Dept. of Transportation: designate portion of Interstate Route 680 in Omaha, NE, as ‘‘Hal Daub Freeway’’ (see H.R. 7090), H918 [15JA]

——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see H.R. 1659), H2825 [6AP]

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), H3344 [7MY]

——— transmit veteran’s history of opioid prescriptions to Community Care health care provider (see H.R. 8679), H3340 [7MY]

Elections: promote integrity and improve administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 7300), H1950 [2FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 251), H2421 [4MR]

FAA: require collision mitigation technology for certain aircraft, improve helicopter safety and separation around airports, update air traffic control procedures, and address airspace safety in Dept. of Defense activities (see H.R. 7613), H2233 [20FE]

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), H2961 [16AP]

GSA: require U.S. national motto to be displayed or inscribed on all Federal buildings (see H.R. 8826), H3530 [14MY]

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), H2822 [2AP]

Immigration: clarify definitions of ‘‘public charge’’ and ‘‘likely at any time to become a public charge’’ and establish requirements for affidavits of support and public charge bonds (see H.R. 6987), H2221 [12FE]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 116), H2473 [5MR]

——— make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce number of such immigrants (see H.R. 2705), H2421 [4MR]

——— pause issuance of H–1B visas until certain limitations on issuance are implemented (see H.R. 8443), H3067 [22AP]

——— reform (see H.R. 8827), H3629 [19MY]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities (see H.R. 7846), H3348 [11MY]

——— recognize contributions and sacrifices officers make to protect and serve communities (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3396 [12MY]

Medicare: ensure stability for provider payments (see H.R. 8163), H3348 [11MY]

——— 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), H3454 [13MY]

——— limit geographic reclassification of certain hospitals (see H.R. 7409), H2822 [2AP]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 539), H1352 [22JA]

——— temporarily provide for long-term care pharmacy supply fees in connection with dispensing of certain drugs (see H.R. 5031), H3069 [22AP]

Mother’s Day: observance (see H. Res. 1273), H3347 [11MY]

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

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1252), H3337 [4MY]

National Quantum Initiative Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8462), H3090 [23AP]

Natural gas: anniversary of first export shipment of liquefied natural gas produced in lower 48 States (see H. Res. 1076), H2296 [24FE]

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), H3344 [7MY]

Public Health Service Act: prohibit treatment of biologic as biological product based solely on presence of protein that is clinically inactive component in such biologic (see H.R. 8630), H3533 [14MY]

Taxation: allow for limited full expensing of certain reforestation expenditures (see H.R. 8538), H3296 [29AP]

——— modify railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 516), H1922 [30JA]

Veterans: establish ‘‘Veterans Tax Relief Weekends’’ that coincide with certain holidays to allow communities to provide financial assistance to veterans in recognition for their service (see H.J. Res. 158), H3045 [21AP]

Veterans Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 1204), H3045 [21AP]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7296), H2042 [5FE]

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), H2297 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

NASA: reauthorize (see H.R. 7273), H1920 [30JA]

NOAA: expand and modernize weather radio system (see H.R. 7813), H2469 [5MR]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

NASA: reauthorize (H.R. 7273), H1922 [30JA]

NOAA: expand and modernize weather radio system (H.R. 7813), H2472 [5MR]

Letters

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act reauthorization: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2512 [16MR]

Remarks

History: commemorate 250th anniversary of passage of resolution of March 16, 1776, which declared May 17 as day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer (S. Res. 649), H3386 [12MY]

NASA: establish program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy scientific, operational, and educational requirements (H.R. 2600), H2242, H2243 [23FE]

——— utilize Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response to Operations program to improve aerial responses to wildfires (H.R. 390), H2241, H2242 [23FE]

NIST: develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) (H.R. 3679), H2244, H2245 [23FE]

SBA: extend Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 3971), E225• [17MR]

Votes: correction, H3309• [30AP]

Reports filed

Accessing Satellite Capabilities To Enable New Discoveries (ASCEND) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2600) (H. Rept. 119–502), H2232 [20FE]

Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 390) (H. Rept. 119–501), H2232 [20FE]

Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3679) (H. Rept. 119–503), H2232 [20FE]

Tributes

Ramos, Sergio, E188• [4MR]