Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]

An amendment numbered 548 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds for any fishery under the jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England, or Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.

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An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part C of House Report 115-677 to remove the first 1,500 individuals residing on military bases from calculation into population thresholds set for "rural areas.'.

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An amendment numbered 95 printed in the Congressional Record to eliminate the Afghanistan Infrastructure fund.

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An amendment No. 48 printed in House Report 113-170 to restrict the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, without being approved by Members of Congress.

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An amendment to add a new section to the bill increasing funds in the bill for CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE by $20 million. The increase would be offset by a similar reduction in funds from the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION account.

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An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to negotiate or implement any agreement with the Government of Afghanistan that includes security assurances for mutual defense.

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An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-92 to require the Federal Reserve Board, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies, to establish regulations that would allow estate administrators to resolve outstanding credit balances in a timely manner.

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An amendment to increase funding for overseas military personnel, including military, reserve, and national guard personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force by $148,462,000 and to reduce funding for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $412,287,000.

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Honoring Veterans’ Families Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2019

Honoring Veterans' Families Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.

REPAY Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2019

Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act or REPAY Act This bill modifies certification and reporting requirements related to certain defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations, and limits the President's authority to waive various research, development, and production costs charged to the buyer in such sales. The President shall, in the certification submitted to Congress for a sale of major defense equipment of $14 million or more, provide information about any waived or reduced charges for the proportionate amount of nonrecurring research, development, and production costs in the sale. The certification shall include additional information such as the type of waiver provided to the buyer, the justification for the waiver, and in certain instances the manner in which the sale would help standardization between the buyer's forces and the U.S. Armed Forces. The President may not waive such nonrecurring charges if the buyer has received (1) $16 million worth of such waivers in the past two years, (2) 15 waivers in the past five years, or (3) $425 million worth of waivers in the past five years. The bill also allows Armed Forces salaries and civilian benefits costs to be included as chargeable administrative expenses related to such defense equipment sales.

Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2019

Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act This bill prohibits funds made available to federal departments or agencies from being used to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with Venezuela, except pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) a specific statutory authorization that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution and is enacted after the enactment of this bill, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States or the Armed Forces.

Full Military Honors Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 2019

Full Military Honors Act of 2019 This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.

Walter B. Jones Restoring Power to Congress Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2019

Walter B. Jones Restoring Power to Congress Act This bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force signed into law September 18, 2001.

To terminate the Department of Education.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2019

This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2020.

Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2019

This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting Yemen within 30 days unless Congress authorizes a later withdrawal date, issues a declaration of war, or specifically authorizes the use of the Armed Forces. Prohibited activites include providing in-flight fueling for non-U.S. aircraft conducting missions as part of the conflict in Yemen. This joint resolution shall not affect any military operations directed at Al Qaeda. The President must submit to Congress, within 90 days, reports assessing the risks that would be posed (1) if the United States were to cease supporting operations with respect to the conflict in Yemen, and (2) if Saudi Arabia were to cease sharing Yemen-related intelligence with the United States.

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2019

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal governments to develop and maintain veterans treatment courts.

Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2019

Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act This bill allows members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to make the maximum allowable contribution ($19,500 in 2020) to their Thrift Savings Plans (TSPs) without limiting the amount such members may contribute to a retirement plan based upon other employment. The bill also doubles the maximum allowable contribution amount to the TSPs of federal employees in the Ready Reserve who are not eligible to make contributions to any plan other than the TSP.

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2019

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019 This bill prohibits discrimination or adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. The prohibition applies to the federal government and any state, tribal, or local government that receives federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that denies adoption or foster care placement based on the prospective parent or child's race, color, or national origin. If a state, tribal, or local entity engages in such prohibited actions, the Department of Health and Human Services shall withhold 15% of the federal funds the entity would have received to provide child and family services or foster care and adoption. The bill also provides a private right of action for child welfare providers to sue the government entity for such discrimination, and a prevailing provider shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. A government entity that accepts federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance shall have waived sovereign entity as a defense to such discrimination allegations.

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2019

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019 This bill requires federally funded entities to certify that they will not perform, and will not provide funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers the woman's life unless an abortion is performed.

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2019

Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019 This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current recruiting database by requiring the VA to maintain a single searchable database to be known as the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database . With respect to vacant positions for critical jobs or mental health professionals, the database must list (1) the military occupational specialty or skill that corresponds to the position, and (2) each qualified member of the Armed Forces who may be recruited to fill the position before such qualified member has been discharged and released from active duty. Qualified members of the Armed Forces are those service members who (1) are being separated or recently separated from active duty, (2) elect to be listed in the database, and (3) have been determined by the VA to have a military occupational specialty. The database must list the following for each qualified member of the Armed Forces: name, contact information, expected discharge date, and military occupational specialty. The VA must implement direct hiring and appointment procedures for vacant database positions and may authorize relocation bonuses. The bill also requires the VA to train and certify veterans who served as basic health care technicians in the Armed Forces to work as VA intermediate care technicians.

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2019

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019 This bill provides interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans if a bill providing appropriations for the plans has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided by the most recent law making full-year appropriations for the plans. The appropriations provided by this bill are not available after a bill is enacted that (1) provides appropriations for the plans, or (2) provides appropriations for the Coast Guard without funding the plans.

Military Child Educational Freedom Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 2019

Military Child Educational Freedom Act This bill modifies the requirements for tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty or their spouses to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education. The home school must be treated under state law as a home school or a private school.

Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar-producing and -consuming countries should be eliminated.

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 2019

This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek the elimination of all subsidies benefiting the production or export of sugar by certain foreign countries.