LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5496 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H3293 [29AP]

Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H2695 [26MR]

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]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H1545 [3FE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H7389 [9SE]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H2199 [5MR] (see H.R. 2324), H5186 [9JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2989), H7939 [12NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 605), H5022 [29MY]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (see H.R. 5132), H6397 [17JY]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see H.R. 4384), H2913 [3AP]

Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H1432 [27JA]

Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 4842), H8365 [3DE]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H7528 [15SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H7389 [9SE]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H1512 [29JA]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5271), H7894 [18SE]

Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube, USMC Post Office Building, Twentynine Palms, CA: designate (see H.R. 5331), H7182 [31JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H3448 [6MY]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) community gardens in high poverty areas program (see H.R. 4084), H3293 [29AP]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H4017 [8MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 4148), H3365 [30AP]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2405), H2611 [24MR]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7893 [18SE]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H5399 [17JN]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7894 [18SE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3409 [1MY]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 467), H1660 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 208), H6399 [17JY]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5557 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 3630), H7189 [31JY]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7980 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5187 [9JN] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H6400 [17JY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H2696 [26MR]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3538), H2098 [28FE]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H5069 [2JN]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H20 [7JA]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H4017 [8MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H3941 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H4476 [19MY]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see H.R. 1732), H2001 [26FE]

——— designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H7242 [1AU]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H2002 [26FE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H2148 [4MR]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H2696 [26MR]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see H.R. 3969), H5640 [23JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H3292 [29AP]

——— publish physical activity guidelines (see H.R. 2179), H3293 [29AP]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H6656 [22JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1481 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 861), H2199 [5MR]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H2098 [28FE]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 2909), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 4706), H6353 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2066 [27FE]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H3242 [28AP]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H2065 [27FE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H2302 [11MR]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2696 [26MR]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 4592), H7189 [31JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7996 [14NO]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H4685 [20MY]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H2066 [27FE]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H2066 [27FE]

——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H5725 [24JN] (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2746 [27MR]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2852), H2199 [5MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1939 [25FE]

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

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H4836 [27MY]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 1775), H1592 [4FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H3409 [1MY]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H4910 [28MY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7939 [12NO]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see H.R. 3982), H1544 [3FE]

FDA: revise regulations applicable to the declaration of the trans fat content of a food on the label and in the labeling of the food when such content is below a certain level (see H.R. 3624), H2915 [3AP]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see H.R. 4324), H2743 [27MR]

Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building, Lompoc, CA: designate (see H.R. 5562), H7883 [18SE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H1719 [10FE]

——— establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 1261), H6656 [22JY]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2920), H1938 [25FE]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1687 [6FE]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 4966), H9305 [11DE]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H4476 [19MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H4016 [8MY]

Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7190 [31JY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H2854 [2AP]

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

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5023 [29MY]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H7389 [9SE]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4240), H7619 [16SE]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H3196 [10AP]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6035 [9JY]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1481 [28JA]

Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7129 [30JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting, offer condolences to the community, the victims, and their families, and call for action to prevent such tragedies in the future (see H. Res. 608), H5064 [30MY]

ITC: protect domestic industries from abusive patent litigation (see H.R. 4763), H7189 [31JY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 5687), H7937 [12NO]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 630), H5725 [24JN]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 4995), H5817 [26JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H1243 [16JA]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H5073 [5JN]

——— 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), H5068 [2JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H1777 [14FE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H1243 [16JA]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H3242 [28AP]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H2915 [3AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H2066 [27FE]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H1512 [29JA]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 5380), H7980 [13NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3710), H2696 [26MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H3940 [7MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5373), H8366 [3DE]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H7389 [9SE]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4783), H7189 [31JY]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H4061 [9MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5060), H6105 [10JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 538), H5598 [20JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H1771 [11FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4064 [13MY]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 5101), H6816 [24JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2553), H20 [7JA]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 697), H7297 [8SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H4435 [15MY]

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), H2099 [28FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H5598 [20JN]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 484), H2435 [13MR]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 4221), H4017 [8MY]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3242 [28AP]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H1659 [5FE]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H8365 [3DE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5320 [11JN]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see H.R. 3771), H1243 [16JA]

Philmore Graham Post Office Building, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 5106), H6215 [14JY]

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

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 268), H183 [13JA]

Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7298 [8SE]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H4059 [9MY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H5069 [2JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 5033), H6400 [17JY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H3144 [9AP]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3372), H1772 [11FE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 3518), H5598 [20JN]

Real estate: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H3199 [10AP]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H2361 [12MR]

San Diego, CA: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition (see H. Con. Res. 73), H134 [9JA]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7939 [12NO]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7619 [16SE]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see H.R. 4258), H2484 [14MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 410), H163 [10JA]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H1593 [4FE]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H6400 [17JY]

SSA: issue uniform standards for truncation of Social Security numbers and prohibit public display on the Internet of account numbers by State and local governments and private entities (see H.R. 2229), H7455 [11SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H2915 [3AP]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 3986), H1591 [4FE]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7389 [9SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H2488 [18MR]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6656 [22JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H2066 [27FE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7996 [14NO]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H6137 [11JY]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see H. Res. 532), H2915 [3AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1243 [16JA]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]

Veterans: increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4741), H6656 [22JY]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see H.R. 4254), H2611 [24MR]

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]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H6296 [15JY]

Water: strengthen EPA WaterSense program, create EPA local conservation and efficiency program, support recycling, storage and management projects, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 5363), H7297 [8SE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H1687 [6FE]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H6656 [22JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H3144 [9AP]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7041 [29JY]

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]

——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 482), H2486 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aguilar Belmontes, Antonia E.: relief (see H.R. 4506), H3240 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: conduct study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 5678), H7900 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize any office which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station (see H.R. 4645), H4058 [9MY]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 5800), H8668 [4DE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 4176), H2256 [6MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Aguilar Belmontes, Antonia E.: relief (H.R. 4506), H3241 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: conduct study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance (H.R. 5678), H7900 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize any office which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station (H.R. 4645), H4060 [9MY]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (H.R. 5800), H8669 [4DE]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (H.R. 4426), H3057 [8AP]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (H.R. 4176), H2257 [6MR]

Factsheets

INS Regional Processing Facilities Family Fairness Applications Draft Processing Plan (1990), H8635 [4DE]

Letters

Address needs of unaccompanied children crossing the border: several religious organizations, H7198 [1AU]

Adjust immigration status for immediate family of Armed Forces members who served honorably in Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts: several Representatives, H2328 [12MR]

Humanitarian crisis regarding unaccompanied alien children who have crossed illegally into the U.S.: Dana L. Marks, National Association of Immigration Judges, H6797 [24JY]

Immigration and Naturalization Service guidelines for deportation: several current and former Representatives (1999), H2334 [12MR]

U.S. apology to Italian Americans for restriction of freedom during World War II: Chet Campanella, E450• [26MR]

Memorandums

Family Fairness Policy Decision Relative to Voluntary Departure and Employment of Spouses and Children of Legalized Aliens: Thomas Andreotta, INS (1990), H8636 [4DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1464, H1469 [28JA]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish, E449• [26MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish, E449• [26MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 863), H3476• [7MY]

Congress: 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), H7063 [30JY]

Constitution—U.S.: exclude executive actions taken to comply with judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws from any congressional civil action, H2334 [12MR]

——— exclude executive exercising of prosecutorial discretion from any congressional civil action, H2332 [12MR]

——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2322, H2328, H2332, H2334 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4710 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5544 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5544 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), unanimous-consent request, H7063 [30JY]

Dept. of State: provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 5195), H7071 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit California high-speed rail projects funding, H5214, H5215 [10JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5214, H5215 [10JN]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8089 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2342, H2343, H2345 [12MR]

Hammer, Susan: San Jose, CA, Cornerstone of the Arts Award recipient, E1352• [8SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7198, H7202 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7198, H7202 [1AU]

Immigration: adjust status for immediate family of Armed Forces members who served honorably in Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, H2328 [12MR]

——— ensure unaccompanied alien children who have crossed illegally into the U.S. are taken care of and treated with dignity until a course of action is taken to mitigate the humanitarian crisis, H6797 [24JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8634, H8635, H8646 [4DE]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H2322, H2332, H2342, H2343, H2345 [12MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7168 [31JY], H7198, H7202, H7221 [1AU]

——— 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. 696), H7139 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7198, H7202, H7233, H7234 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7139 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7208 [1AU]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H2654 [26MR]

——— remove discretion of Border Patrol in determining whether unaccompanied alien children shall be returned to their home country, H7221 [1AU]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting, offer condolences to the community, the victims, and their families, and call for action to prevent such tragedies in the future (H. Res. 608), H5203• [10JN]

Ota, Kyle M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1256• [29JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4710 [21MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H4796 [22MY]

San Jose, CA: tribute to First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, E1632• [19NO]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, E399• [14MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6230 [15JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), H1912 [25FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (H.R. 2309), H6230 [15JY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (H.R. 5441), H8013 [17NO]

Votes: position on missed, E211• [14FE], E387• [14MR]

World War II: Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans, E449• [26MR]

Reports

DACA Did Not Cause the Surge in Unaccompanied Children: Alex Nowrasteh, Cato Institute, H7233 [1AU]

Statements

Central American Humanitarian Crisis Creating Influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children Illegally Entering the U.S., H7139, H7140 [31JY]

Testimonies

Immigration Reform and Control Act: Gene McNary, INS Commissioner (1990), H8635 [4DE]

Tributes

Garcia, Mike, E1128• [9JY]

Hayes, Janet Gray, E909• [5JN]

McCorquodale, Dan, E1809• [12DE]

McKay, Brendan B.F., E1439• [17SE]

Miller, Representative George, H9028, H9034 [10DE]

Oberstar, James L., E1488• [19SE]

Simon, Mary, E230• [25FE]

Stertevant, Lee, E1351• [8SE]

Szego, Peter A., E1539• [12NO]

Waxman, Representative, H9028, H9034 [10DE]