SERRANO, JOSÉ E. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1481 [28JA]

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

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), H2991 [7AP]

Armed Forces: encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7940 [12NO]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H7939 [12NO]

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), H4476 [19MY]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2915 [3AP]

Children and youth: expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H2433 [13MR]

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), H8366 [3DE]

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

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), H1937 [25FE]

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

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7676 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4904), H5725 [24JN]

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), H7979 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H5320 [11JN]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7893 [18SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 4936), H6353 [16JY]

Dept. of Labor: promote greater development of registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 5533), H7882 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H2610 [24MR]

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), H7940 [12NO]

——— require States with an increase in fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized transportation to address increase in State strategic highway safety plans (see H.R. 4507), H8171 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H7297 [8SE]

——— 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), H1515 [31JA]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 3451), H2915 [3AP]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2611 [24MR]

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]

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

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7241 [1AU]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7128 [30JY]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]

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

EPA: regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H2611 [24MR]

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

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H8669 [4DE]

FCC: 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), H1720 [10FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7189 [31JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H3144 [9AP]

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), H7456 [11SE]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H5365 [12JN]

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

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5399 [17JN]

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), H7529 [15SE]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3914), H1515 [31JA]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H7297 [8SE]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6108 [10JY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H5065 [30MY]

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

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H2435 [13MR]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson: tribute (see H. Res. 611), H5068 [2JN]

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]

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

Mental health: 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), H5063 [30MY]

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

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

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3408 [1MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4686 [20MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1246 [17JA]

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), H1243 [16JA]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H4911 [28MY]

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), H8273 [2DE]

——— terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8226 [1DE]

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

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

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

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

Postal Service: impose temporary moratorium on the closure or consolidation of any mail processing facility (see H.R. 5445), H7940 [12NO]

——— support a moratorium on the sale of historic post office buildings (see H. Res. 466), H1511 [29JA]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7434 [10SE]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7242 [1AU]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H3941 [7MY]

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

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 5584), H7884 [18SE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3199 [10AP]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H10318 [12DE]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1720 [10FE]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H1658 [5FE]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H7939 [12NO]

Taxation: 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), H5817 [26JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7529 [15SE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H7389 [9SE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5495 [18JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H474 [15JA] (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H1687 [6FE]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6977 [28JY]

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

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]

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

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), H2854 [2AP]

——— 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), H7455 [11SE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H6137 [11JY]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2486 [14MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Postal Service: provide for certain safeguards for the sale of historic postal facilities (see H.R. 5377), H7184 [31JY]

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), H1776 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Postal Service: provide for certain safeguards for the sale of historic postal facilities (H.R. 5377), H7188 [31JY]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (H.R. 4065), H1777 [14FE]

Letters

Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]

Remarks

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: funding relative to oversight of Federal probation system, H6265 [15JY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H441 [15JA], H9277 [11DE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), H4443 [19MY]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Bronx Dominican Day Parade, E1236• [25JY]

CPSC: increase third-party testing regulatory relief funding through reduction in IRS enforcement account funding, H6188 [14JY]

——— prohibit funding for proposed rule entitled ‘‘Voluntary Remedial Actions and Guidelines for Voluntary Recall Notices’’, H6284 [15JY]

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), Senate amendment, H9277 [11DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Inspector General for Tax Administration funding to study economic impact of U.S. bank reporting requirements for interest paid to nonresident aliens through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H6183 [14JY]

——— prevent bailouts of certain public pension systems, H6279 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement compliance guidelines for financial institutions seeking to provide services to marijuana-related businesses, H6269 [15JY]

——— salaries and expenses funding, H6181 [14JY]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding to decriminalize marijuana, H6180 [14JY], H9277 [11DE]

——— prohibit funding to prevent law-abiding citizens from possessing, using, or transporting a firearm, H6319 [16JY]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H441 [15JA]

FCC: prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280, H6282 [15JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit funding to designate any nonbank financial companies as ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ or as a ‘‘systemically important financial instution’’, H6317 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6279 [15JY]

——— making appropriations, H441 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6177, H6179, H6180, H6181, H6183, H6186, H6188, H6189, H6190, H6191, H6198 [14JY], H6263, H6265, H6266, H6267, H6269, H6271, H6272, H6278, H6279, H6280, H6282, H6284 [15JY], H6317, H6319, H6322, H6323 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6263 [15JY]

FRS: congressional oversight of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appropriations process, H6198 [14JY]

Garifuna-American Heritage Month: observance, E572• [10AP]

GSA: prohibit funding to modify or rebuild White House bowling alley, H6266, H6267 [15JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7199 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7199 [1AU]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7199 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7199 [1AU]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H7197 [1AU]

IRS: across-the-board funding reduction, H6189 [14JY]

——— enforcement funding, H6190 [14JY]

——— operations support funding, H6191 [14JY]

——— prohibit funding for any conferences, H6278 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H6271 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Federal Records Act, H6272 [15JY]

——— taxpayer services funding through reductions in enforcement account funding, H6186 [14JY]

LSC: anniversary, E1226• [24JY]

Monroe College: tribute to men’s soccer team, E1826• [12DE]

——— tribute to women’s soccer team, E1826• [12DE]

Point of order, H6274 [15JY]

SEC: prohibit funding to study, promulgate, draft, review, implement, and enforce new standards of conduct for brokers, dealers, and investment advisers, H6322 [16JY]

——— update and improve cybersecurity disclosure guidance, H6180 [14JY]

Tributes

Arthur, Stephanie A., E1650• [20NO]

Cruz, Gloria, E374• [13MR]

Drammeh, Moussa, E1653• [20NO]

Drinane, Monica, E1663• [20NO]

Greco, Michele (Mike), E728• [9MY]

Jeter, Derek, E1373• [9SE]

Omotosho, Bola, E1658• [20NO]

Richardson, Bernel A., E212• [14FE]

Terry, Kellie, E216• [14FE]

Titikpina, Djounedou, E1648• [20NO]

Williams, O’Cynthia, E214• [14FE]