Mike Braun

This bill requires federal agencies with working dog programs, and contractors managing such programs, to implement the recommendations of a Government Accountability Office report titled Working Dogs: Federal Agencies Need to Better Address Health and Welfare and published in October 2022. Further, the Department of State must take steps to...

This act authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917...

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This resolution designates August 10, 2024, as Purple Martin Conservation Day.

This resolution recognizes the 150th anniversary of Purdue University's engineering program.

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This bill classifies nonresidential real property and residential rental property as 20-year property for depreciation purposes.

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This resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc., which preserves the canal's history and the last remaining navigable section of the canal in Indiana.

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This resolution congratulates the University of Notre Dame men's lacrosse team for its victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament claiming the 2024 NCAA Division I title.

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This bill requires the President's annual budget and congressional budget resolutions to include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product.

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This bill requires the President's annual budget to include specified information regarding improper payment amounts and rates for programs and activities at certain federal agencies. (An improper payment is any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment,...

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This resolution congratulates the Trine University Thunder women’s softball team for its victory in the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Softball Championship.

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This resolution celebrates the 247th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. flag and recognizes that the Pledge of Allegiance has been a valuable part of life for the people of the United States for generations. The resolution also defends the constitutionality of the pledge.

This resolution congratulates the Trine University men’s basketball team for its victory in the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III National Championship.

This resolution congratulates the Grace College Lancers women’s basketball team for its victory in the National Christian College Athletic Association Division I National Championship.

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This resolution honors the life and legacy of Carl Daniel Erskine, including his dedication to (1) the game of baseball and fans in Indiana, (2) his work on and off the field in Indiana, and (3) the various lives he improved through philanthropic endeavors.

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This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as the Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office.

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This resolution supports designating the week of April 15-19, 2024, as National Work Zone Awareness Week and encourages individuals to practice work zone safety.

This resolution recognizes that the national debt is a threat to national security and that deficits are unsustainable, irresponsible, and dangerous. It also commits to (1) restoring regular order to the appropriations process, and (2) preventing the looming the fiscal crisis faced by the United States.

This resolution designates April 2024 as National Native Plant Month.

This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the residence of President Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. The resolution also celebrates the residence as a historic landmark.

This resolution honors the life and legacy of George F. McGinnis, including his dedication to (1) the game of basketball and fans in Indiana, and (2) his work on and off the court in Indianapolis and in Indiana.

This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Hulman Center on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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This bill establishes a pilot program, administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to recruit veterans with relevant strengths and abilities and refer them to positions in federal land management agencies. OPM shall conduct tests of certain strengths and abilities for veterans participating in the program. After testing, federal...

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This bill establishes a notification requirement related to an individualized education program (IEP). (Generally, IEPs are individualized plans to ensure that a child with a disability receives a free appropriate public education.) Under current law, states and local educational agencies (LEAs) must convene a team to develop an IEP. The...

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to disclose certain information related to career and technical education. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Federal Student Aid within ED to publish on its public website information on (1) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost,...

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This resolution supports the annual recognition of Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Day on December 14, 2023. In addition, the resolution commends (1) interscholastic athletic administrators for their commitment to secondary school student athletes; and (2) the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association for providing continuous learning, professional development, and resources to assist...

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This bill requires specified financial regulators to maintain records and annually report on interactions with certain nongovernmental international organizations. In particular, regulators must report any recommendations for international standardization regarding open-market policies and operations, discount lending and operations, or supervisory policies and operations.

This resolution honors the life and legacy of Robert Montgomery (Bobby) Knight for his 45-year career as a head coach of collegiate men's basketball.

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish a list of hospitals that are not in compliance with the hospital price transparency rule, which requires hospitals to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services they provide. The list must include any...

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This bill provides statutory authority for the treatment of association health plans (AHPs) as single, large employer health plans for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Under AHPs, groups of individuals or small employers join together to purchase health insurance coverage. AHPs were historically subject to the...

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This act addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care for certain children with spina bifida or other birth defects. The act requires the VA to provide health care, job training, and monetary benefits for the duration of the child's life. The act covers a child, regardless of age...

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This bill imposes limits and requirements on international food assistance provided under Title II of the Food for Peace Act and makes other changes to the assistance program. First, the bill eliminates the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, or cash transfers as food as...

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to set the hiring target for new air traffic controllers as the maximum number of individuals who are able to be trained at the FAA Academy.

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This bill requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service to give preference to state residents when hiring for state field office positions at or above the GS-11 level of the General Schedule.

This bill expands the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program to include funding for technical assistance for infrastructure-related projects to ensure U.S. agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to infrastructure deficiencies in new and developing markets. This Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) program funds projects that address long-term opportunities to...

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This bill expands eligibility for specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits (e.g., medical and dental care) to certain veterans of the armed forces of South Korea who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or during a time period determined by the VA. The bill...

This bill establishes budget points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate against considering provisions in appropriations legislation that contain changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) that would cause the amount available for obligation during the fiscal year from the Crime Victims Fund to be less than the...

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the economic impact and health outcomes of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recommend ways to improve future responses.

This bill requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the effect of the phase-out of the reduction of the Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation received by survivors.

This bill rolls back changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to the fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for a conventional single-family mortgage (i.e., loan-level pricing adjustments) and restricts future fee adjustments. These changes, effective May 1, 2023, revised the fee charts that provide percentage...

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This resolution congratulates the University of Notre Dame men's lacrosse team for its victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament claiming the 2023 NCAA Division I title.

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take certain actions to optimize the ability of beneficiaries to find the Medicare Care Compare website. (The website allows Medicare beneficiaries to find and compare health care providers, such as physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes.) The CMS must...

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This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. For an initial 120-day period, the bill provides appropriations to continue programs,...

This resolution celebrates the 246th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. flag, recognizes that the Pledge of Allegiance has been a valuable part of life for the people of the United States for generations, and defends the constitutionality of the pledge.

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement through FY2028 a program similar to the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) pilot program (which this bill terminates at the end of FY2023) under which the VA provides up to 6,000 covered individuals per year the...

This bill provides for expedited, provisional approval of drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions. Specifically, the bill allows for provisional approval of drugs that are used to treat, prevent, or diagnose a serious or life-threatening disease or condition for which premature death is likely without early medical intervention....

This bill modifies the payment methodology for services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments of hospitals under Medicare. It also establishes a nurse training program through hospitals. Under current law, off-campus outpatient departments of hospitals that began billing prior to November 2, 2015, or that were under construction as...

This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Indiana Pacers' third American Basketball Association title and championship.

This bill revises the fiduciary duties for a retirement or employee benefit plan that is regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The bill generally requires a fiduciary to select and maintain investments for a plan based solely on pecuniary factors. Under the bill, a pecuniary factor...

This bill provides for the reliquidation of certain golf cart tires imported into the United States during specified time periods. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) defines liquidation as the final computation or ascertainment of duties on entries for consumption or drawback entries. Within 90 days of this bill's enactment,...

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This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to modify the certification process for Technical Service Providers (TSPs) at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) by establishing an approval process for nonfederal certifying entities and a streamlined certification process for TSPs that hold certain specialty certifications. (TSPs are third-party service...

This bill makes certain distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (IHEs) eligible to participate in federal student-aid programs, thereby making students participating in these programs eligible to receive federal student aid. (The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, waived the statutory prohibition...

This bill provides statutory authority for the inclusion of certain emblems on headstones or markers furnished for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such headstones or markers may include an emblem from a list established by the Department of Defense and the VA (e.g., skill or combat badges),...

This bill limits Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement authority and modifies certain IRS reporting requirements. Among other provisions, the bill increases the gross receipts reporting threshold for certain religious and charitable organizations from $5,000 to $50,000; generally increases penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information and for such disclosures by...

This bill sets out requirements for the disposition of human fetal tissue from an abortion. Specifically, it requires abortion providers to obtain a patient's informed consent for one of two specified methods of disposition. First, patients may choose to retain possession of the tissue. A patient may choose to transfer...

This bill restricts the performance of an abortion on an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age. Specifically, it prohibits a person or organization from performing, facilitating, or assisting with an abortion on an unemancipated minor without first complying with certain requirements, including parental notification and a 96-hour waiting period....

This bill specifies that certain activities do not establish an employment relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee (or their respective employees) for the purpose of certain federal labor laws. Specifically, an employment relationship is not formed if the franchisor carries out activities that include providing, or otherwise requiring the...

This bill codifies regulations promulgated by the Trump Administration exempting certain tax-exempt organizations from specified reporting requirements. Specifically the bill increases from $5,000 to $50,000 the gross receipts threshold used to determine the eligibility of tax-exempt organizations for the exemption from certain disclosure and reporting requirements; expands the definition of...

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide taxpayers with a one-page document that contains information regarding the federal budget for the most recently completed fiscal year. The document must include total outlays during the year, total revenues collected during the year, the deficit or surplus for the...

This bill allows recipients of demonstration grants for preventing and detecting elder abuse to use the grants for state court programs that use clinics supervised by a licensed attorney to recruit and train law students to represent individuals in guardianship cases and serve as guardians ad litem. (Guardians ad litem...

This bill provides statutory authority for requirements for hospitals and health insurance plans to disclose certain information about the costs for items and services. Specifically, hospitals must publish in their list of standard charges certain rates negotiated with insurers, discounts for cash payments, and billing codes. Further, hospitals generally must...

This bill provides statutory authority for the limitation on which type of prescription drug rebates are exempt from federal anti-kickback laws. Specifically, a rebate from a drug manufacturer to a health insurer or pharmacy benefit manager is exempt only if the rebate (1) is disclosed to the consumer at the...

This bill allows applicants seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market a new drug to rely on investigations conducted in certain other countries and addresses related issues. If an applicant seeks market approval for a new drug with an application that relies on at least one investigation that...

This bill requires participants in the 340B drug pricing program to allow the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to audit their records to determine how they use the net income from the discounted drug prices under the program. Participants also must retain records and reports as necessary for HRSA...

This bill prohibits, with some exceptions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from providing notification in advance of a planned inspection of an establishment located outside of the United States that is engaged in drug manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding. Specifically, the FDA may not provide such an establishment advance...

This bill prohibits the Export-Import Bank from providing financing to a person with seriously delinquent tax debt or for a project in which any participant has seriously delinquent tax debt.

This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction for purposes of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill redefines navigable waters and establishes a process for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine, upon request, whether certain waters are navigable waters.

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an advisory committee that is representative of the U.S. farming and ranching sectors to make recommendations on the impact of waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations on U.S. agriculture and environmental protection. (The Clean Water Act [CWA] protects navigable...

This bill increases to $250,000 the criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information by federal employees and tax return preparers. It also lowers the evidentiary requirements for removal of employees from federal service who disclose tax return information without authorization.

This bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirement that federal agencies must submit at least one proposal for reducing direct spending before taking a discretionary administrative action that increases direct spending (i.e., administrative pay-as-you-go procedures). The proposed reduction must be comparable to the increase...

This bill prohibits the use of official time for specified union activities by employees of the Internal Revenue Service during the periods each year (1) beginning on February 12 and ending on May 5, and (2) beginning on September 1 and ending on November 1.

This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish annual targets for reducing improper tax payments (i.e., a tax credit or refund that should not have been made or was made in an incorrect amount). The IRS must designate an official responsible for meeting such reduction targets and develop...

This bill eliminates the origination fee on federal student loans. Origination fees are the fees lenders charge for processing new loan applications.

This bill authorizes the President to issue a posthumous honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, U.S. Army, to the grade of general.

This bill authorizes the honorary promotion of Master Sergeant Harold B. Pharis, U.S. Army (retired), to the grade of Sergeant Major.

This bill disqualifies individuals with delinquent tax debt from federal employment and requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to regularly publish a report on the tax liabilities of federal employees. Specifically, the bill disqualifies both applicants and current employees with seriously delinquent tax debt from federal employment. The bill defines...

This bill authorizes a federal office of inspector general (OIG) to continue performing its duties during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). During a lapse in appropriations, the OIG may obligate funds at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided in the most recently enacted...

This resolution supports designating the week of April 17-21, 2023, as National Work Zone Awareness Week and encourages individuals to practice work zone safety.

This bill provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that exempts workplaces with comprehensive safety and health management systems from certain paperwork and inspection requirements. It also designates that program as the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program.

This bill prohibits persons associated with the governments of Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in the United States. Specifically, the President must prohibit any person (individual or entity) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of these foreign governments...

This bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to preemptively negotiate regional export ban agreements for known animal disease threats that apply only to areas affected by animal disease outbreaks. These agreements enable the continuation of exports from areas not affected by an outbreak. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection...

This bill excludes plant biostimulants (i.e., a substance, micro-organism, or mixture thereof that supports a plant's natural processes independently of the biostimulant's nutrient content) from regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to study the types of plant biostimulants and...

This bill sets out requirements for documenting proposed amendments to the Constitution and rescissions of prior proposals that are submitted to Congress by state legislatures. Specifically, the Senate and the House of Representatives must (1) make the submissions available online in a searchable format that is organized by state of...

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, which may occur over more than one year. Under the amendment, expenditures include all federal expenditures except those for payment of debt. Receipts do not include receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires Congress...

This bill modifies the definition of a tipped employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining the combined amount of tips and direct wages an employee receives for the purpose of an employer meeting the minimum wage requirements. Under the...

This bill prohibits grants that are awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration through the Health Center Program from being used to provide an abortion unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother. (The Health Center Program supports the operations and activities of health centers...

This bill establishes new federal crimes related to conduct involving certain types of human-animal chimeras. The term human-animal chimera means an organism that, from an early stage of development, contains human and nonhuman parts. This bill makes is unlawful to create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer...

This bill modifies the federal budget process to establish new spending caps that are adjusted annually based on factors such as the amount of revenue and the growth of the gross domestic product.

This resolution recognizes the legacy and contributions of John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery to jazz music.

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers to provide an inflation estimate for each executive order that is projected to cause an annual gross budgetary or economic effect of at least $1 million. The estimate must determine whether the executive order will...

This bill establishes a Federal Rainy Day Fund to fund emergency spending. Under the bill, an emergency is any occasion or instance for which federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property, public health, and safety or to lessen...

This bill establishes points of order that may be raised in the Senate against (1) budget resolutions that do not include a balanced budget; and (2) provisions that would cause the total amount of appropriations for a program, project, or activity to exceed the authorized amount. The bill also limits...

This resolution modifies the requirements for raising and waiving several budget points of order that apply to legislation in the Senate. Among other modifications, the resolution requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate to waive certain budget points of order. (Under current law, most budget points of order...

This resolution recognizes that (1) large deficits are unsustainable, irresponsible, and dangerous; (2) the acceptance of Modern Monetary Theory will lead to higher deficits and higher inflation; and (3) it is the duty of the Senate to abandon the theory.

This bill requires state workforce development plans to describe how the state will prioritize funding evidence-based programs that demonstrate positive outcomes for their target populations.

This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) vote on whether to commence, intervene, or otherwise participate in certain types of litigation, including cases involving issues in which the commission has taken a position that is contrary to the corresponding judicial precedent. (The...

This resolution recognizes the Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis on its 150th Anniversary for its philanthropic work and service to the community.

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor rule concerning the fiduciary duties with respect to employee benefit plans. Under the rule issued on December 1, 2022, plan fiduciaries may consider climate change and other environmental, social, and governance factors when they make investment decisions and when they exercise shareholder...

This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.

This bill reestablishes the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program, which is administered by the Department of Labor and allows employers to self-report federal minimum wage and overtime compensation violations as an alternative to litigation. Employers may apply to the program by submitting certain information from a self-audit that includes calculations...

This bill allows future Members of the House of Representatives to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, an option currently available to Members of the House who began serving before September 30, 2003, and all Senators. In addition, it permits Members of Congress who opt out to continue...

This bill excludes future Members of Congress from the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and requires Members currently enrolled in FERS or the Civil Service Retirement System to opt in to continue their enrollment.

This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress. Specifically, it imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Senator (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of...

This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.

This resolution includes bills, joint resolutions, and messages from the House of Representatives within the scope of a point of order that prohibits the Senate from considering legislation unless each congressionally directed spending item (i.e., earmark), limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit in the legislation has been publicly identified....

This resolution expresses support for recognizing January 22 of each year as the Day of Tears and lowering flags to half-staff to honor unborn lives lost to abortion.