SABLAN, GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO (a Delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4777 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8033 [17NO]

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H21 [7JA]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4476 [19MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H21 [7JA]

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

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 4611), H4686 [20MY]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 610), H5064 [30MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2611 [24MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H3446 [6MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

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

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6400 [17JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6400 [17JY]

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), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H5186 [9JN]

——— 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), H7455 [11SE]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H7979 [13NO]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7190 [31JY]

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), H21 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 5803), H8867 [8DE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H7938 [12NO]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5249 [10JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 292), H7434 [10SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

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

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), H2302 [11MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5069 [2JN]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H7529 [15SE]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 564), H5495 [18JN]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 723), H7894 [18SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6107 [10JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

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), H2362 [12MR]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H4910 [28MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2199 [5MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7455 [11SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for equitable treatment of residents of territories relative to low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 3966), H1510 [29JA]

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

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3449 [6MY]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H4477 [19MY]

Railroads: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 751), H7938 [12NO]

SBA: provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 4876), H5398 [17JN]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7894 [18SE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6860 [25JY]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8226 [1DE]

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

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]

World War II: 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), H1771 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Police Week: designate (see H. Res. 578), H4016 [8MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: amend covenant establishing political union with the U.S. (see H.R. 4296), H2644 [25MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Northern Mariana Islands: amend covenant establishing political union with the U.S. (H.R. 4296), H2645 [25MR]

Remarks

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools, E130• [28JA]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: anniversary of service to the Northern Mariana Islands, E862• [29MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), H7481• [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), H7464• [15SE]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, H3202 [28AP]

Tributes

Arriola, Joaquin Camacho, E688• [6MY]

Blaz, Ben Garrido, E48• [10JA]

Tudela, Marian Deleon Guerrero, E1509• [12NO]