BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. (a Delegate from Guam)

Amendments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H7129 [30JY]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5391), H7940 [12NO]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H5063 [30MY]

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

Asia: reaffirm peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea and support freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea and airspace (see H. Res. 714), H7296 [8SE]

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

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 464), H1687 [6FE]

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]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H8868 [8DE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H7676 [17SE]

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

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H7893 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish programs to track, retain, and analyze information relative to suicides involving Armed Forces Reserve components members and dependents of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4504), H3409 [1MY]

——— provide certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to a special victims’ counsel (see H.R. 4863), H5824 [30JN]

Dept. of Education: clarify cancellation of loans of Armed Forces members under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4232), H4017 [8MY]

——— 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: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H1720 [10FE]

——— 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), H7297 [8SE]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7894 [18SE]

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), H8932 [9DE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H6107 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H8171 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2199 [5MR]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H4476 [19MY]

——— 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]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 4816), H5185 [9JN]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H2486 [14MR]

——— 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), H7980 [13NO]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5640 [23JN]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7242 [1AU]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3892), H1545 [3FE]

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

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H2257 [6MR]

——— ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 517), H6860 [25JY]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H4476 [19MY]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H1431 [27JA]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H2486 [14MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H2066 [27FE]

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

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]

Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5700), H7996 [14NO]

Lunar New Year: encourage local education agencies serving a substantial Asian-American population to close schools (see H. Res. 457), H1432 [27JA]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 543), H2961 [4AP]

Medicare: provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 5380), H7530 [15SE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H3144 [9AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2002 [26FE]

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]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H3292 [29AP]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5065 [30MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H7297 [8SE]

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 Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 473), H1592 [4FE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H1771 [11FE]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4784 [21MY]

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), H3409 [1MY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H2855 [2AP]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H2148 [4MR]

Philippines: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3602), H2002 [26FE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H1593 [4FE]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5231), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 4876), H7619 [16SE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H7676 [17SE]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H5023 [29MY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2854 [2AP]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2097 [28FE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H1777 [14FE]

——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H3242 [28AP]

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

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H2362 [12MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2434 [13MR]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H5399 [17JN]

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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H224 [14JA]

Wildlife: 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), H7619 [16SE]

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), H2148 [4MR]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H1515 [31JA]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 570), H4911 [28MY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

World War I: anniversary of Christmas Truce of 1914 (see H. Res. 781), H10318 [12DE]

——— 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), H1881 [21FE]

——— 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), H2002 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to readiness activities (see H.R. 4309), H2695 [26MR]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 586), H4475 [19MY]

Navy: establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof to support operation of a live-fire training range complex (see H.R. 4402), H2961 [4AP]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (see H.R. 5274), H7125 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to readiness activities (H.R. 4309), H2696 [26MR]

Navy: establish a surface danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof to support operation of a live-fire training range complex (H.R. 4402), H2961 [4AP]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (H.R. 5274), H7127 [30JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), E139• [29JA]

Asia: reaffirm peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea and support freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea and airspace (H. Res. 714), H8353 [3DE]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E90• [16JA]

——— independence anniversary, E847• [28MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8624, H8630• [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4781• [21MY], E805• [21MY]

——— make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to readiness activities (H.R. 4309), E447• [26MR]

——— realignment of military personnel from installation in Okinawa to Guam, H8630• [4DE]

Guam National Wildlife Refuge: establish a surface danger zone over Ritidian Unit to accomodate Anderson AFB live-fire training range, H4781• [21MY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E90• [16JA]

National Guard: expand role of Chief of National Guard Bureau in the assignment of Directors and Deputy Directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, H8630• [4DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8624, H8630• [4DE]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (H.R. 5274), E1272• [30JY]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1451• [19SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E346• [11MR]

Tributes

Blaz, Ben Garrido, H112 [9JA], E125• [28JA]

Borja, Pedro I., E923• [9JN], E935• [10JN]

Cruz, Diron J., E897• [30MY]

Faleomavaega, Delegate, H8353 [3DE]

French, William D., E1590• [14NO]

King Pu-tsung, E346• [11MR]

Pangelinan, Vicente C. (Ben), E1162• [15JY]

Salas, G. Ricardo, E586• [28AP]

Taitano, Dennis J., E1485• [19SE]

Torres, Jesus Q. (Jess), E1597• [17NO]