CASAR, GREG (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 8800), H4985 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3569), H1923 [30JA]

——— prohibit funding to use in or against Cuba (see H.R. 8103), H2887 [14AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Cuba (see H.J. Res. 153), H2779 [26MR] (see H. Con. Res. 106), H3742 [29MY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 89), H5179 [22JY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 84), H3742 [29MY]

Brazil: terminate national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil (see H.J. Res. 147), H1948 [2FE]

Budget: provide for point of order against reconciliation measures that provide budget authority for unauthorized military operations against Iran (see H.R. 8592), H4683 [20JY]

Business and industry: make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (see H.R. 4528), H2259 [23FE]

——— prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers (see H.R. 6371), H5204 [27JY]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in certain judicial proceedings (see H. Res. 1228), H3295 [29AP]

Consumers: prohibit price gouging relative to goods subject to tariffs (see H.R. 6318), H5222 [6AU]

Courts: prohibit Federal judges from receiving gifts of certain value (see H.R. 9688), H4467 [14JY]

Credit: prohibit consumer reporting agencies that furnish reports for tenant screening purposes from providing certain information and establish duties of users of consumer reports for housing purposes (see H.R. 8588), H3295 [29AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 7521), H2217 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: preserve Traditional Cultural Place of Chi’chil Bildagoteel Historic District listed on National Register of Historic Places (see H.R. 7957), H3629 [19MY]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 8798), H3452 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: ensure personally identifiable information provided in Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not used for immigration enforcement (see H.R. 9134), H3829 [3JN]

——— ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid living wage (see H.R. 7032), H717 [13JA]

——— establish Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment plan as student loan income contingent repayment plan (see H.R. 8475), H3090 [23AP]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 7340), H2029 [4FE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5486), H1916 [27JA]

Dept. of Energy: require data centers to generate electricity (see H.R. 6983), H251 [8JA]

Dept. of Energy and EPA: require reports on effects of data centers on air and water quality and electricity consumption (see H.R. 6984), H251 [8JA]

Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see H.R. 3162), H5215 [3AU]

——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see H.R. 8540), H5204 [27JY]

——— conduct research to protect LGBT youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 3757), H1352 [22JA]

——— dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see H.R. 5434), H949 [20JA]

——— establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see H.R. 8484), H3091 [23AP]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 5658), H5204 [27JY]

——— expand and improve Head Start Program (see H.R. 7637), H5245 [17AU]

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 2486), H5204 [27JY]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of biomedical product or service to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 10094), H5234 [13AU]

——— support direct care professional workforce (see H.R. 8541), H5204 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: defer removal of certain Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian nationals for certain period (see H.R. 7608), H5249 [20AU]

——— develop and maintain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection online detainee locator system (see H.R. 9374), H4125 [18JN]

——— establish Office of Detained Parent Coordination to protect rights of dependent children whose parents or caregivers are detained (see H.R. 9745), H4622 [16JY]

——— impose hiring freeze on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 7392), H2098 [9FE]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 7481), H2371 [3MR]

——— prohibit access to certain information to carry out certain functions of immigration enforcement and from carrying out certain actions regarding Trusted Traveler programs (see H.R. 10040), H5222 [6AU]

——— prohibit from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new warehouse immigration detention model (see H.R. 8494), H3126 [27AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see H.R. 10063), H5221 [6AU]

Dept. of Justice: create administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in training of artificial intelligence (AI) models (see H.R. 7209), H5024 [21JY]

——— establish Office of the National Coordinator To Counter Antisemitism (see H.R. 6806), H2778 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: create annual restrictions on H–2A temporary worker program (see H.R. 7541), H2218 [12FE]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 8868), H3550 [15MY]

——— provide for increased criminal and civil penalties for wage theft (see H.R. 5048), H5215 [3AU]

——— require employers to compensate employees working on legal public holiday for such work at rate that is not less than one and one-half times regular rate at which employee is employed (see H.R. 8980), H3723 [21MY]

——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see H.R. 9347), H4410 [13JY]

Dept. of State: nullify certain rules relative to foreign assistance (see H.R. 8582), H5231 [10AU]

——— protect integrity of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, prevent unauthorized program-wide suspension, ensure transparency and oversight of executive action, and reaffirm congressional intent (see H.R. 9457), H4261 [25JN]

——— require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 7281), H1920 [30JA]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 7531), H2217 [12FE]

——— prohibit, or require disclosure of, surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employees (see H.R. 9402), H5222 [6AU]

EPA: establish low-income water assistance program (see H.R. 8254), H5215 [3AU]

——— issue final rule adding all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to hazardous air pollutants list (see H.R. 6990), H5215 [3AU]

FDA: ban use of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics (see H.R. 9594), H5204 [27JY]

FEC: apply ban on campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities (see H.R. 9874), H5175 [22JY]

——— place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures (see H.R. 2352), H2236 [20FE]

Federal agencies and departments: impose limits on excepting positions from competitive service and transferring positions (see H.R. 492), H4207 [23JN]

——— require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see H.R. 7110), H1352 [22JA]

Firearms: prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2368), H1976 [3FE]

Food and Nutrition Act: repeal limitation on maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination of benefits (see H.R. 793), H5208 [30JY]

Foreign policy: annul Monroe Doctrine and develop ‘‘New Good Neighbor’’ policy to foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation between U.S. and Latin American and Caribbean neighbors (see H. Res. 1056), H2119 [10FE]

Foreign trade: call for trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small businesses, and environment (see H. Res. 1286), H3531 [14MY]

——— prohibit import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from deforestation and sale of such items in interstate commerce (see H.R. 8744), H3392 [12MY]

FTC: increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see H.R. 4365), H5215 [3AU]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3243), H4381 [9JY]

GAO: conduct study on impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforce in U.S. (see H.R. 9427), H4244 [24JN]

Government: prohibit from attacking individuals and organizations for their political speech or participation (see H.R. 7060), H892 [14JA]

Granger, Kay: tribute (see H. Res. 1481), H5235 [13AU]

Immigration: address enforcement of immigration laws relative to unaccompanied minors (see H.R. 9270), H4110 [11JN]

Income: raise Federal minimum wage in phased approach led by large, highly profitable corporations and end all subminimum wages (see H.R. 8555), H3131 [28AP]

Information technology: require artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot providers to provide data privacy and security (see H.R. 9619), H4379 [9JY]

Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (see H.R. 6731), H1916 [27JA]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see H.R. 7806), H5231 [10AU]

Israel: prohibit funds made available for assistance from being used to support certain violations of international law (see H.R. 7545), H2218 [12FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of memory (see H. Res. 1107), H2471 [5MR]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1427), H4408 [13JY]

Labor unions: accelerate workplace time-to-contract under National Labor Relations Act for new unions (see H.R. 5408), H3454 [13MY]

Lebanon: direct President to remove Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 108), H4119 [15JN]

Medicaid: require coverage and expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 8540), H5204 [27JY]

Medicare: ensure appropriate payments under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 9544), H4363 [30JN]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 500), H5204 [27JY]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 7471), H5204 [27JY]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 7740), H2332 [26FE]

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

OMB: review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (see H.R. 637), H2835 [13AP]

Patents: limit intellectual property protection for plants (see H.R. 9681), H4466 [14JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 7802), H2419 [4MR]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 9432), H4244 [24JN]

SEC: collect information on certain private fund ownership of child care centers (see H.R. 9875), H5176 [22JY]

——— repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 8612), H3348 [11MY]

Small business: permit State attorneys general to bring civil actions for damages as parens patriae for injuries sustained due to price discrimination (see H.R. 6830), H5204 [27JY]

Sports: prohibit vulture investors from investing in youth sports (see H.R. 8788), H3742 [29MY]

States: require to hold special elections to fill vacancies in House of Representatives not later than 180 days after vacancy occurs (see H.R. 8581), H3552 [15MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 3513), H5204 [27JY]

Taxation: establish credit for adult child caregivers (see H.R. 7610), H5204 [27JY]

——— establish individual tariff refund credit (see H.R. 7636), H5236 [13AU]

——— establish refundable young adult tax credit with monthly advance payment (see H.R. 9031), H3734 [26MY]

——— impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (see H.R. 8085), H2779 [26MR]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7960), H3911 [4JN]

——— 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), H5215 [3AU]

——— repeal tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations and associated income exclusion (see H.R. 9289), H4110 [11JN]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 1058), H2186 [11FE]

Voting: establish Federal statute protecting right to vote (see H.R. 9437), H4245 [24JN]

——— guarantee right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal offense convictions (see H.R. 9873), H5175 [22JY]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 7973), H2595 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: take appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans (see H. Res. 1384), H4245 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: adjust rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times regular rate (see H.R. 9216), H4052 [9JN]

FERC: require investor owned electric or gas utilities and transmission providers to establish or calculate return on equity at lowest point in established range of reasonableness (see H.R. 8568), H3294 [29AP]

Gambling: prohibit any person from placing, accepting, or facilitating placement or acceptance of wagers in prediction markets regarding specified event (see H.R. 7955), H2550 [17MR]

Sports: prohibit relocation of professional sports franchises without community opportunity to purchase and permit public ownership (see H.R. 8097), H2775 [26MR]

Taxation: impose tax on artificial intelligence (AI) token usage and establish Work Protection Administration within Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 10044), H5220 [6AU]

Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (see H.R. 7728), H2332 [26FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Labor: adjust rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times regular rate (H.R. 9216), H4054 [9JN]

FERC: require investor owned electric or gas utilities and transmission providers to establish or calculate return on equity at lowest point in established range of reasonableness (H.R. 8568), H3295 [29AP]

Gambling: prohibit any person from placing, accepting, or facilitating placement or acceptance of wagers in prediction markets regarding specified event (H.R. 7955), H2551 [17MR]

Sports: prohibit relocation of professional sports franchises without community opportunity to purchase and permit public ownership (H.R. 8097), H2777 [26MR]

Taxation: impose tax on artificial intelligence (AI) token usage and establish Work Protection Administration within Dept. of Labor (H.R. 10044), H5221 [6AU]

Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (H.R. 7728), H2333 [26FE]

Remarks

Iran: reaffirm as largest state sponsor of terrorism (H. Res. 1099), E193• [5MR]

Labor unions: accelerate workplace time-to-contract under National Labor Relations Act for new unions (H.R. 5408), H4035 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, E31• [13JA], E61• [21JA]

Tributes

Guerrero, Art, E387• [29AP]