SEWELL, TERRI A. (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H1938 [25FE]

——— allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see H.R. 4672), H9305 [11DE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H224 [14JA]

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

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), H2148 [4MR]

Children and youth: provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 5489), H7617 [16SE]

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), H2434 [13MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H1659 [5FE]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 4079), H2915 [3AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H4785 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H1938 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]

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]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H4830 [22MY]

——— restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 5566), H7901 [19SE]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

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

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 John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 5207), H7939 [12NO]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H2362 [12MR]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H3292 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6815 [24JY]

——— 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), H2302 [11MR]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H1772 [11FE]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5725 [24JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2148 [4MR]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1720 [10FE]

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

Employment: carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5567), H7901 [19SE]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

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

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

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H4834 [23MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H1776 [14FE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H7619 [16SE]

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]

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), H6353 [16JY]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6108 [10JY]

Intelligence services: end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures (see H.R. 4291), H2644 [25MR]

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

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

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1180), H5725 [24JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H7455 [11SE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2748 [28MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

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

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1773 [11FE]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 667), H6297 [15JY]

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

National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5495 [18JN]

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

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H2962 [4AP]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

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

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

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H6036 [9JY]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 4164), H2255 [6MR]

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]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2803 [1AP]

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

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2797), H1777 [14FE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7189 [31JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H21 [7JA]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H1481 [28JA]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2696 [26MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H2258 [6MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2914 [3AP]

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), H2746 [27MR]

Remarks

Alabama: tribute to 7th Congressional District high school State basketball champions, H2195 [5MR]

Birmingham, AL: tribute to A.H. Parker High School boys’ basketball team, E324• [6MR]

——— tribute to Midfield High School boys’ basketball team, E314• [5MR]

——— tribute to Wenonah High School girls’ basketball team, E333• [6MR]

Black History Month: observance, H1550 [4FE], H1725 [11FE], H2005 [27FE], E254•, E256• [26FE], E275•, E276• [28FE], E290• [4MR]

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), H7056 [30JY]

Education: impact of segregated neighborhoods on access to quality public school education, H4469• [19MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6264 [15JY]

Hugo L. Black U.S. Courthouse, Birmingham, AL: prohibit funding to reinstall Red Mountain sculpture on the plaza, H6264 [15JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1681), H5711 [24JN]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to St. Jude Educational Institute boys’ basketball team, E326• [6MR]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H6315 [16JY]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (H. Res. 644), E1391• [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: encourage certain States to accept expanded Medicaid coverage, H7396 [10SE]

Plantersville, AL: tribute to Dallas County High School football team, H2155 [5MR]

SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (H.R. 2274), H193, H195 [14JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4469• [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2941• [4AP], E1391• [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H5711 [24JN]

Tributes

Anderson, Clemia, Jr., E72• [15JA]

Brooks, Ivor J., E928• [9JN]

Burroughs, Theresa, E254• [26FE]

Byrne, Representative, H42 [8JA]

Carr, Johnnie, E290• [4MR]

Dial, Thornton, H4914 [29MY]

Fudge, Representative, E1810• [12DE]

Hall, Ethel Harris, E275• [28FE]

Lett, Charles A., Jr., E466• [27MR]

Lumpkin, Norman, H3944 [8MY]

Reese, Frederick D., H2005 [27FE]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, H1725 [11FE]

Robinson, Johnnie, Jr., H1550 [4FE]

Ware, Virgil, H1550 [4FE]

Washington, Bernice Hudson, E573• [10AP]

Woods, Abraham L., Jr., E276• [28FE]

Woods, Calvin W., E276• [28FE]

Woolfork, Odessa, E256• [26FE]