JEFFRIES, HAKEEM S. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5450 [18JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4950 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2258 [6MR]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H163 [10JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]

Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 4765), H7939 [12NO]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H8033 [17NO]

Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7454 [11SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2746 [27MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4060 [9MY]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 4079), H2002 [26FE]

——— provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H5022 [29MY]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4686 [20MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7039 [29JY]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 645), H7892 [18SE]

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3957), H1480 [28JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5399 [17JN]

——— amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H2962 [4AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H2611 [24MR]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H2611 [24MR]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H7893 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H7893 [18SE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H3198 [10AP]

——— study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H8133 [19NO]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H3448 [6MY]

——— express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7242 [1AU]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6860 [25JY]

Dominican Republic: call for international response to potential crisis resulting from a Constitutional Court ruling that could render Dominican-born persons stateless (see H. Res. 443), H73 [8JA]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H4786 [21MY]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H4685 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5495 [18JN]

Firearms: prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H2991 [7AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2738), H7893 [18SE]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5877 [8JY]

Freedom of religion: include desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom (see H.R. 4028), H4910 [28MY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H8033 [17NO]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4060 [9MY]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H7892 [18SE]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H5598 [20JN]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6656 [22JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H8366 [3DE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5235), H7039 [29JY]

——— reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6037 [9JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H1719 [10FE]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H4685 [20MY]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1252 [23JA]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4060 [9MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H3242 [28AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7892 [18SE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2746 [27MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1431 [27JA]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5559 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2543), H4060 [9MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 5503), H8133 [19NO]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3058 [8AP]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H3941 [7MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7893 [18SE]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 671), H6352 [16JY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

Queens, NY: anniversary of 1964 World’s Fair (see H. Res. 552), H3365 [30AP]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7894 [18SE]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H8171 [20NO]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3941 [7MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H1431 [27JA]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H8033 [17NO]

Senior citizens: develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see H.R. 4445), H5495 [18JN]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6108 [10JY]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H2002 [26FE]

SSA: continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H7893 [18SE]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H3144 [9AP]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H7901 [19SE]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H2611 [24MR]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H5399 [17JN]

Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2486 [14MR]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H8171 [20NO]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5640 [23JN]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2116), H2302 [11MR]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H5365 [12JN]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H3199 [10AP]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6816 [24JY]

Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (see H.R. 4152), H2258 [6MR]

——— provide military assistance (see H.R. 5190), H7893 [18SE]

——— support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1545 [3FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H3058 [8AP] (see H.R. 3824), H474 [15JA]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H2696 [26MR]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4459), H3195 [10AP]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7893 [18SE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H7619 [16SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2746 [27MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: make acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locks in public housing an eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5317), H7181 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 4936), H5639 [23JN]

Jennings, Thomas: tribute (see H. Res. 514), H2360 [12MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: establish Law School Clinic Certification Program (see H.R. 5108), H6295 [15JY]

Taxation: encourage mixed-income housing development (see H.R. 4130), H2097 [28FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HUD: make acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locks in public housing an eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program (H.R. 5317), H7185 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (H.R. 4936), H5640 [23JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (H.R. 3878), H473 [15JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: establish Law School Clinic Certification Program (H.R. 5108), H6296 [15JY]

Taxation: encourage mixed-income housing development (H.R. 4130), H2098 [28FE]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H1712 [10FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H2997 [8AP], H3075, H3110 [9AP]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2934 [4AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: unveiling of commemorative postage stamp, H1537 [3FE]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8201, H8202, H8204, H8205, H8207 [1DE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H1537 [3FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H2598 [24MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H7843 [18SE]

——— importance of bipartisanship, H8020, H8024 [17NO]

——— provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H6941, H6942, H6943, H6945 [28JY]

——— provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7064 [30JY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2997 [8AP], H3110 [9AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8020, H8022 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5450 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5450 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (H.R. 4936), H6663 [23JY]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program youth violence prevention funding, H4950 [29MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1501), H3218 [28AP]

Domestic policy: address rising levels of poverty, H6804 [24JY]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H1263, H1265, H1266, H1267, H1268, H1269 [27JA], H3229, H3230, H3231, H3232, H3233 [28AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2344 [12MR]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), H1955 [26FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6943 [28JY]

——— legislative process, H6941, H6942, H6943, H6945 [28JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 487), H1955 [26FE]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7209 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7209 [1AU]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H121 [9JA], H180 [13JA], H1265 [27JA], H1537 [3FE], H3231 [28AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2598 [24MR], H8024 [17NO]

——— level, H1266, H1269 [27JA], H1538 [3FE]

Minorities: criminal justice reform, H8025 [17NO]

——— improve economic condition of minorities, H3230, H3231, H3232, H3233 [28AP], H8022 [17NO]

Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H8023 [17NO]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7843 [18SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of Executive orders, H8023 [17NO]

Public debt: ceiling, H1708, H1709, H1710, H1711, H1713 [10FE]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism, H7053 [30JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6804 [24JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4950 [29MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4466 [19MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H121 [9JA], H180, H181 [13JA], H1267 [27JA], H5406 [18JN]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2414 [13MR]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H1537 [3FE]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2596, H2598 [24MR]

Tributes

Chisholm, Shirley, H2597 [24MR]

Tubman, Harriet, H2597 [24MR]