MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5071 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1772 [11FE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8072 [18NO]

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), H1770 [11FE]

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

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1431 [27JA]

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

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1880 [21FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 4707), H5399 [17JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H3448 [6MY]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H6036 [9JY]

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), H2258 [6MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H72 [8JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7894 [18SE]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4435 [15MY]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4643), H5559 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5238), H7039 [29JY]

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

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

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1545 [3FE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5495 [18JN]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1481 [28JA]

——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 3153), H474 [15JA]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 5343), H7182 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure effectiveness of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program by ensuring funding allocations are evidence-based and by promoting greater utilization of patient-centered care (see H.R. 4260), H7389 [9SE]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H7676 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H20 [7JA]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 2109), H1777 [14FE]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H163 [10JA]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H8226 [1DE]

——— 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), H7529 [15SE]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 4205), H2301 [11MR]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]

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), H5816 [26JN]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H7939 [12NO]

——— 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 Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (see H.R. 5575), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2256 [6MR]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H1881 [21FE]

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), H7619 [16SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H5769 [25JN]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7184 [31JY]

——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 4847), H5318 [11JN]

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

——— tribute to efforts of medical professionals and others to combat and contain the ebola virus and call for development of ways to better protect individuals from ebola and increased commitment to address epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 118), H7995 [14NO]

Dominican Americans: recognize contributions to the U.S. and support establishment of a national month of recognition (see H. Res. 85), H6108 [10JY]

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

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

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1289), H5877 [8JY]

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), H1592 [4FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 515), H2257 [6MR]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 3670), H2066 [27FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 4466), H3196 [10AP]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H7297 [8SE]

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

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H6217 [14JY]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H3409 [1MY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

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), H2915 [3AP]

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]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 4626), H6860 [25JY]

Haiti: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 474), H1658 [5FE]

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

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7894 [18SE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H8072 [18NO]

——— reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H5877 [8JY]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5187 [9JN]

International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see H. Res. 735), H7887 [18SE]

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 595), H4829 [22MY]

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

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5459), H7454 [11SE]

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

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2302 [11MR]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8226 [1DE]

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

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 630), H5494 [18JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 5517), H7940 [12NO]

Medicare: 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), H73 [8JA]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H20 [7JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7938 [12NO]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

——— 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), H5598 [20JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H135 [9JA]

——— 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]

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

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

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5597 [20JN]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 673), H6398 [17JY]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H1939 [25FE]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]

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]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H5065 [30MY]

Nazi Party—World War II: deny Social Security and other benefits to individuals whose citizenship has been revoked or renounced on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5706), H8072 [18NO]

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

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), H3447 [6MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Kailash Satyarthi for peace (see H. Res. 749), H7938 [12NO]

——— recognition of Malala Yousafzai for peace (see H. Res. 750), H7938 [12NO]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4833), H7389 [9SE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5725 [24JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H1243 [16JA]

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), H1719 [10FE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H4061 [9MY]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H5186 [9JN]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H1592 [4FE]

SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H6137 [11JY]

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), H3199 [10AP]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6037 [9JY]

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]

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), H6656 [22JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2803 [1AP]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H3448 [6MY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2098 [28FE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2746 [27MR]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds and provide recovery zone economic development bonds for certain cities (see H.R. 5330), H7182 [31JY]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 2737), H5819 [26JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 924), H1481 [28JA]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see H.R. 4065), H2199 [5MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2302 [11MR]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7190 [31JY]

U.S. Foreign Service Day: observance (see H. Res. 582), H4059 [9MY]

Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1432 [27JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H1720 [10FE] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

United Kingdom: support unity, security, and prosperity, express that cooperation with the U.S. is essential to national security, and respect right of Scotland to decide their status in a referendum (see H. Res. 713), H7245 [4AU]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1772 [11FE]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7677 [17SE]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H4685 [20MY]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

——— 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]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H1246 [17JA]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 4640), H5024 [29MY]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 570), H3446 [6MY]

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

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]

Aviation: prohibit flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports (see H.R. 5876), H9303 [11DE]

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

FEMA: extend authority to waive certain debts relative to disaster assistance provided to individuals and households (see H.R. 5770), H8225 [1DE]

Pensions: require plans to establish policies on firm-specific risks in asset management services, greater diversification in investment strategies, and inclusion of diverse asset managers and minority brokerage firms (see H.R. 5877), H9303 [11DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Aviation: prohibit flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports (H.R. 5876), H9304 [11DE]

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

FEMA: extend authority to waive certain debts relative to disaster assistance provided to individuals and households (H.R. 5770), H8226 [1DE]

Pensions: require plans to establish policies on firm-specific risks in asset management services, greater diversification in investment strategies, and inclusion of diverse asset managers and minority brokerage firms (H.R. 5877), H9304 [11DE]

Remarks

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (H. Res. 699), E1305• [1AU]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H251 [15JA]

ATF: investigation of straw purchases or trafficking of certain firearms and dangerous weapons funding, H4973• [29MY]

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

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (H.R. 3957), H7255 [8SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1169• [16JY]

——— support reunification agreement, E1169• [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H8987 [10DE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H251 [15JA]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program, H251 [15JA]

——— 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), H1559 [4FE], H2133 [4MR]

House of Representatives: tribute to Democratic Whip Office Member Online All-Star Competition, E1300• [1AU]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, E1179• [16JY]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide, H3042, H3043, H3044 [8AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4973• [29MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 470), H1559 [4FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3824), H251 [15JA]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (H.R. 4587), H4848 [28MY]

Votes: position on missed, H8653 [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3043 [8AP]

Tributes

Starks-Faulkner, Jennette, E1660• [20NO]