NEHLS, TROY E. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 8800), H5066 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide for conditions on appointment of monitors by courts (see H.R. 8365), H2994 [20AP]

America 250 flag: recognize as official flag of U.S. semiquincentennial and authorize to be flown alongside Star Spangled Banner and POW/MIA flags worldwide over Government buildings, embassies, and official U.S. locations (see H. Res. 1314), H3724 [21MY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit enforcement of laws relative to installation, certification, and maintenance of emissions control devices (see H.R. 8079), H3069 [22AP]

Crime: authorize awards for arrest or conviction of individuals that deliberately target law enforcement officials with acts of violence or intimidation (see H.R. 7114), H919 [15JA]

——— enhance enforcement relative to material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography (see H.R. 4831), H1916 [27JA]

——— include offense for motor vehicle collision fraud (see H.R. 10269), H5507 [3SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strike references to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Federal law (see H.R. 8374), H2994 [20AP]

——— 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), H1923 [30JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: express support for Federal Protective Service and its law enforcement officers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3393 [12MY]

——— improve student and exchange visitor visa programs (see H.R. 7063), H892 [14JA]

——— repeal authority to grant temporary protected status (see H.R. 8460), H3090 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: expand and clarify grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings for individuals who have defrauded governmental program, joined terrorist organization, or committed certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 7156), H948 [20JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal Insurance Office and establish U.S. Insurance Representative (see H.R. 7130), H3093 [23AP]

Dept. of Transportation: apply certain requirements to centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards (see H.R. 8410), H3134 [28AP]

——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see H.R. 7748), H5024 [21JY]

——— prohibit issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of U.S. or holders of certain work visas (see H.R. 7758), H2368 [3MR]

Domestic policy: protect American workers and values (see H.R. 8586), H3294 [29AP]

Drugs: prevent importation of illicit pill press machines with intent to counterfeit substances (see H.R. 7184), H1171 [21JA]

FAA: acquire and install certified airborne position reference tools at air traffic control towers (see H.R. 8597), H4264 [25JN]

——— 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]

Federal Railroad Administration: report to Congress on rate and causes of rail tank car pressure relief device failures (see H.R. 7011), H4118 [15JN]

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

FTC: increase consumer protections relative to subscription-based negative option contract agreements entered into on Internet (see H.R. 7048), H895 [14JA]

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

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), H2298 [24FE]

Immigration: improve public safety through enforcement of Federal immigration law in interior of U.S. (see H.R. 7640), H2371 [3MR]

Information technology: clarify criminal liability for blockchain software developers relative to prohibition of unlicensed money transmitting businesses (see H.R. 7732), H2887 [14AP]

Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see H.R. 3437), H3093 [23AP]

Law enforcement officers: revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 7718), H5363 [31AU]

——— tribute (see H. Con. Res. 98), H3393 [12MY]

Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 9325), H4117 [15JN]

Mexico: impose tariffs on certain goods unless Mexico provides water to U.S. pursuant to treaty obligations and compensate agricultural producers who have suffered economic losses from water shortages (see H.R. 9053), H3739 [29MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit trafficking in catalytic converters (see H.R. 9904), H5195 [23JY]

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Res. 984), H615 [9JA]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in America’s Legacy Restoration Fund to address public lands maintenance backlog (see H.R. 9250), H4318 [29JN]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to U.S. citizens, nationals, or aliens lawfully present (see H.R. 7817), H2470 [5MR]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies from being under common ownership (see H.R. 8779), H3452 [13MY]

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), H4247 [24JN]

Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate certain deductions for annuities (see H.R. 8405), H3044 [21AP]

Suleiman, Omar: condemn for celebrating death of Lindsey Graham and acknowledgeg that House Democrats invited him to serve as Guest Chaplain of House of Representatives in 2019 (see H. Res. 1436), H4545 [15JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2089), H3741 [29MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see H.R. 1502), H5511 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: restrict air transportation of certain live animals in interstate and foreign commerce to enhance aviation safety, biosecurity, and operational efficiency in civil aviation (see H.R. 7371), H2030 [4FE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit certain foreign governments from acquiring intellectual property rights of research conducted by U.S. universities, faculty, staff, or students (see H.R. 7510), H2186 [11FE]

Crime: clarify and expand prohibition on coercion and enticement to include patronizing or soliciting minor for commercial sex act (see H.R. 9071), H3739 [29MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles to National DNA Index System (see H.R. 7916), H2482 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: eliminate Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate funding to new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area (see H.R. 7442), H2095 [9FE]

——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see H.R. 7662), H2296 [24FE]

FAA: improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for form to record and document major repairs or alterations made to aircraft, airframe, power plant, propeller, or appliance (see H.R. 9037), H3735 [26MY]

——— provide updates to type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies (see H.R. 7553), H2219 [12FE]

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), H252 [8JA]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Aviation: restrict air transportation of certain live animals in interstate and foreign commerce to enhance aviation safety, biosecurity, and operational efficiency in civil aviation (H.R. 7371), H2032 [4FE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit certain foreign governments from acquiring intellectual property rights of research conducted by U.S. universities, faculty, staff, or students (H.R. 7510), H2187 [11FE]

Crime: clarify and expand prohibition on coercion and enticement to include patronizing or soliciting minor for commercial sex act (H.R. 9071), H3741 [29MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles to National DNA Index System (H.R. 7916), H2484 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: eliminate Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate funding to new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area (H.R. 7442), H2096 [9FE]

——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (H.R. 7662), H2297 [24FE]

FAA: improve and expand electronic filing capabilities for form to record and document major repairs or alterations made to aircraft, airframe, power plant, propeller, or appliance (H.R. 9037), H3735 [26MY]

——— provide updates to type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies (H.R. 7553), H2220 [12FE]

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 (H.R. 6987), H253 [8JA]

Remarks

FAA: allow for operation of civil supersonic flight in national airspace system under certain conditions (H.R. 3410), H2662• [24MR]

——— 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 (S. 2503), H2255 [23FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for financing foreign shrimp farms (H.R. 2071), H3352 [12MY]

Nivens, Roosevelt: AASA, School Superintendents Association Superintendent of the Year award recipient, H2300 [25FE]

Tributes

Beard, Frank, H5429 [2SE]

Wright, Milton T., Jr., H4334 [30JN]