Rep. David G. Valadao

This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on February 3, 2021, that requires the use of face masks on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2022 This bill allows health care providers to receive prescribing information for drugs electronically rather than in paper form from manufacturers.

Maddy summaryHRES 1062 is a symbolic House resolution commemorating San Joaquin Valley College's 45th anniversary. It recognizes the college's 45 years of providing educational programs - starting with medical assisting in 1977 - and its current service to over 5,000 students across 17 California communities. The resolution highlights the college's role in training healthcare professionals (noting it awarded 1 in 4 respiratory therapist associate degrees in California in 2019) and its 69,000+ graduates contributing to California's workforce. The House formally celebrates this milestone and supports the college's mission of advancing student education and community development.

Armenian Genocide Education Act This bill requires the Library of Congress to maintain a public website and otherwise support educational initiatives to promote understanding about the Armenian Genocide.

Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2022 This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program.

Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A-PLUS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise federal regulations related to market agencies owning, financing, or participating in the operation of a meat packing entity. Specifically, this bill allows market agencies to have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packing entity if such packing entity has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year.

This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to prohibit local regulations relating to the sale, distribution, labeling, application, or use of any pesticide or device subject to regulation by a state or the Environmental Protection Agency under FIFRA.

Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet conditions related to notification and planning before terminating certain restrictions on imports and individuals entering the United States. Current law authorizes HHS to restrict entries and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. HHS exercised this authority as part of its COVID-19 response, including to allow for the expulsion of undocumented migrants at the border without any asylum processing. Under this bill, HHS may not terminate the restrictions for (1) at least 60 days after it notifies Congress of the end of the COVID-19 emergency, and (2) at least 30 days after it submits to Congress a plan for addressing the possible influx of migrants or imports resulting from lifting the restrictions.

Maddy summaryHRES 1049 is a resolution recognizing California rice lands as critical habitat for wildlife, particularly waterfowl along the Pacific Flyway. It highlights rice growers' conservation practices, such as winter flooding, which create essential surrogate wetlands supporting hundreds of species in a region that has lost over 90% of its historic wetlands. The resolution acknowledges these efforts as vital to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem health in California's Central Valley.

This resolution recognizes the discrimination that Sikhs have faced and continue to face in the United States and elsewhere and condemns all acts of bias and hatred against the Sikh community. The resolution also expresses respect and gratitude for the contributions of all Sikh Americans.