Chris Pappas

Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as Oxi Day to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas’ answer of Oxi! or No! to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world.

To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes.

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes.

Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality Research Act of 2023

To establish the Rural Export Center, and for other purposes.

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify certain requirements for Regional Commissions, to reauthorize the Northern Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the delivery of opioids by means of the dark web, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the de minimis exception for third party settlement organizations to $5,000, and for other purposes.

To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes.

To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.

To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of local alerting systems, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the rules for approval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and for other purposes.

Supporting the goals and ideals of move over laws.

To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.