LUJAN GRISHAM, MICHELLE (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4902 [28MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Armed Forces: codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7242 [1AU]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4910 [28MY]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

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), H5877 [8JY]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see H.R. 5548), H7940 [12NO]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2258 [6MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H5065 [30MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H3242 [28AP]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H6397 [17JY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H7939 [12NO]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H6860 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (see H.R. 5413), H7894 [18SE]

——— require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5827 [3JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5024 [29MY]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H9305 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H7939 [12NO]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H7529 [15SE]

——— 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), H7979 [13NO]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 1019), H6036 [9JY]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 725), H7892 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H8932 [9DE]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1938 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6352 [16JY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H6815 [24JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H6353 [16JY]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H9305 [11DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7939 [12NO]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H5877 [8JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5364 [12JN]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1939 [25FE]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H5495 [18JN]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

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

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2645 [25MR]

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), H7389 [9SE]

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), H4830 [22MY]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H2695 [26MR]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 3333), H6746 [23JY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3370), H1777 [14FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H4830 [22MY]

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), H7940 [12NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 723), H7528 [15SE]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6657 [22JY]

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

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]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4685 [20MY]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2803 [1AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H135 [9JA]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H6746 [23JY]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H7901 [19SE]

——— 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), H7979 [13NO]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7297 [8SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H1243 [16JA]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H135 [9JA]

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

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H8365 [3DE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H6977 [28JY]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H6656 [22JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]

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

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H2744 [27MR]

Native Americans: establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 3418), H9305 [11DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

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), H4017 [8MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5598 [20JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2803 [1AP]

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

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H4685 [20MY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H5073 [5JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H4061 [9MY]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2488 [18MR]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H7456 [11SE]

SSA: continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H5877 [8JY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H21 [7JA]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H2149 [4MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6137 [11JY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7455 [11SE]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H5877 [8JY]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H3409 [1MY]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H1243 [16JA]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5819 [26JN]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H6036 [9JY]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H4685 [20MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H2258 [6MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1432 [27JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6656 [22JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H7619 [16SE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3242 [28AP]

——— 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), H8931 [9DE]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H5186 [9JN]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 1941), H7939 [12NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7241 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments (see H.R. 4334), H2744 [27MR]

——— require servicers to establish a deed-for-lease program under which eligible mortgagors may remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5396), H7240 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (see H.R. 4832), H5248 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (see H.R. 5625), H7885 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide uniform authority to use funds from disposal of Federal real property and establish public-private pilot program to enhance efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 5626), H7885 [18SE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (see H.R. 3998), H1658 [5FE]

Immigration: 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), H2432 [13MR]

National Care Corps: establish to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (see H.R. 5288), H7126 [30JY]

Real estate: provide protections to borrowers (see H.R. 4963), H5767 [25JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits in cases of terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 4893), H5494 [18JN]

Taxation: provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 4052), H1770 [11FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments (H.R. 4334), H2745 [27MR]

——— require servicers to establish a deed-for-lease program under which eligible mortgagors may remain in their homes as renters (H.R. 5396), H7241 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (H.R. 4832), H5249 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (H.R. 5625), H7891 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide uniform authority to use funds from disposal of Federal real property and establish public-private pilot program to enhance efficiency of Federal real property (H.R. 5626), H7891 [18SE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (H.R. 3998), H1659 [5FE]

Immigration: 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 (H.R. 4240), H2434 [13MR]

National Care Corps: establish to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (H.R. 5288), H7127 [30JY]

Real estate: provide protections to borrowers (H.R. 4963), H5768 [25JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits in cases of terminally ill beneficiaries (H.R. 4893), H5494 [18JN]

Taxation: provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (H.R. 4052), H1772 [11FE]

Motions

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2402 [13MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 465), H1450 [28JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5284 [11JN]

Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Café Lush (business), E1002• [17JN], E1159• [15JY]

——— tribute former minor league baseball team, Albuquerque Dukes, E1499• [19SE]

——— tribute to Highland High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E580• [10AP]

Armed Forces: tribute to Air Force 377th Air Base Wing of Kirtland AFB, NM, E1125• [9JY]

Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E855• [28MY]

Clayton, Ronda R.: New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence Rural Practice Nurse of the Year Award recipient, E996• [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish waiver process for school districts that find new school nutrition standards too expensive, H5284 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program funding, H5978 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), H3913 [7MY]

——— State and local mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants funding, H4902 [28MY]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (H.R. 3366), H4857, H4858 [28MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5978 [9JY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure reporting requirements relative to officials who stop enforcing a law do not expose critical national security and foreign policy legal, strategic, and tactical positions, H2402 [13MR]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), motion to recommit, H2402 [13MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (H.R. 3998), H5381 [17JN], E1271• [30JY]

——— convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (S. 898), H7915 [12NO]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H2665 [26MR]

IRS: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities, H3913 [7MY]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1967 [26FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, E1478• [19SE]

Marble Brewery (company): Brewers Association World Beer Cup Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Gold award recipient, E1139• [10JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 5294), H7052 [30JY]

Moriarty, NM: tribute to Moriarty High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E580• [10AP]

National Care Corps: establish to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (H.R. 5288), H8000 [17NO]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), H4858, H4860 [28MY]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), consideration (H. Res. 524), H2665 [26MR]

New Mexico: increase investment in water resources management and technologies, H454 [15JA], E95• [16JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2693 [26MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4902 [28MY]

T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (S. 611), H4860, H4861 [28MY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3936), H1450 [28JA]

Votes: correction, E1096• [30JN]

——— position on missed, H3434• [6MY], H4707• [21MY], H5611• [23JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1478• [19SE]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2660 [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1591 [4FE]

Tributes

Baca, Jessey J., E1466• [19SE]

Blankenship, Jason, E270• [27FE]

Cordova, Ismael (Smiley), E1260• [29JY]

Garcia, Andrew, E910• [5JN]

Healy, Trudy, E1487• [19SE]

Lusk, Georgia L., H2660 [26MR]

Martinez, Doroteo (D.M.), E1340• [8SE]

May, Michael, E1271• [30JY]

McAneny, Barbara L., E1246• [28JY]

McCallister, Nancy A., E1468• [19SE]

Minero, Mary B. (Betty), E1441• [17SE]

O’Reilly, Mel B., E1470• [19SE]

Ortiz, Alfonso J., E1601• [17NO]

Ortiz, George A., E1649• [20NO]

Runck, Shana, E1493• [19SE]

Salazar, Joe and Celia, E899• [2JN]

Sepich, Caraline, E1010• [18JN]

Wood, Travis, E1751• [8DE]