CLARKE, YVETTE D. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H4954 [8JY]

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

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. 16), H917 [10FE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H6981 [16OC]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H2211 [14AP]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]

American Red Cross: enhance oversight by GAO and Depts. of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State, and develop mechanisms for Dept. of Homeland Security to use social media to improve preparedness and response capabilities (see H.R. 3517), H8646 [30NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 2908), H4769 [25JN]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3558 [21MY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2795 [1MY]

Antitrust policy: make antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term ‘‘Redskins’’ or the term ‘‘Redskin’’ (see H.R. 3487), H6229 [24SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]

Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1368 [26FE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2212 [14AP]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 4278), H9374 [16DE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

Caribbean nations: establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Caribbean countries with which the U.S. has diplomatic relations, but no permanent diplomatic presence (see H.R. 1579), H1899 [24MR]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3838), H7253 [27OC]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 1706), H2110 [26MR]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H8155 [5NO]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H535 [22JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1114 [24FE]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4109), H8411 [19NO]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2212 [14AP]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7391 [2NO]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

Cuba: authorize export of energy resources, energy technologies, and related services to Cuba (see H.R. 3306), H7028 [20OC]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H5238 [15JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]

——— provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria (see H.R. 2376), H3252 [15MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 2022), H2464 [23AP]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 840), H4957 [8JY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1850 [23MR]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H9376 [16DE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H5776 [29JY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H810 [4FE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4958 [8JY]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8359 [18NO]

——— allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H7027 [20OC]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2500 [28AP]

——— establish a pilot program to test the impact of early intervention on prevention, management, and course of eating disorders (see H.R. 4153), H8970 [2DE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H3214 [14MY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7175 [23OC]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H1372 [26FE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H6837 [6OC]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H3214 [14MY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 3396), H5767 [29JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H3560 [21MY]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see H.R. 3691), H6835 [6OC]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H5404 [22JY]

——— submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 2897), H4769 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1373 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H4652 [24JN]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5332 [21JY]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9026 [7DE]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H6260 [25SE]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9026 [7DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6229 [24SE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H1498 [27FE]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 1541), H1848 [23MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 1910), H2794 [1MY] (see H.R. 2147), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6787 [1OC]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— 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. 1769), H6836 [6OC]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H4345 [12JN]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H9691 [17DE]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5592 [28JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H5788 [4AU]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]

Dominica: increase relief and assistance (see H. Res. 453), H6749 [30SE]

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 66), H667 [30JA]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H5032 [9JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

——— promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H5405 [22JY]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H2116 [26MR]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H5470 [23JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H2876 [12MY]

FCC: promulgate rules in an open proceeding relative to updating its competitive bidding rules (see H.R. 1506), H4593 [23JN]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 4179), H9011 [3DE]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 2125), H2767 [30AP]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H5117 [13JY]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H582 [26JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 801), H855 [5FE]

Firearms: ensure enforcement of Federal firearms laws and end flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into communities (see H. Res. 520), H8152 [5NO]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H5405 [22JY]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H5469 [23JY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H852 [5FE]

——— reduce gun violence, increase mental health counseling, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 3830), H7255 [27OC]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]

——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2871), H5469 [23JY]

——— restrict the sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 1358), H1635 [13MR]

Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4771 [25JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

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. 671), H754 [3FE]

FRS: modify goals of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee relative to employment rates, wages, job opportunities, and inflation (see H.R. 3541), H8646 [30NO]

FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE]

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H5943 [10SE]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8412 [19NO]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H668 [30JA]

Hunger: increase support for income support and food programs to address hunger in communities (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7091 [21OC]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7347 [29OC]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H6837 [6OC]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H3756 [2JN]

Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2527), H3559 [21MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN]

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. 40), H7091 [21OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5976 [11SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2356 [21AP]

——— support local agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens (see H. Res. 295), H3878 [3JN]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2930), H4770 [25JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— strengthen Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics through improved reimbursement and expanded workforce and operations (see H.R. 3637), H7139 [22OC]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3261), H5589 [28JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H9307 [11DE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H7390 [2NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H4862 [7JY]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H5469 [23JY]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5788 [4AU]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3712), H6935 [8OC]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7175 [23OC]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H7333 [28OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4137 [10JN]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 1383), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 2748), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4593 [23JN]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H4957 [8JY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5525 [27JY]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H5943 [10SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H6260 [25SE]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2269 [15AP]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4276), H9374 [16DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

——— 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. 122), H40 [6JA]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9306 [11DE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 141), H1566 [3MR]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H3561 [21MY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5291 [16JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H1499 [27FE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 161), H1803 [19MR]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 238), H2770 [30AP]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 74), H703 [2FE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1566 [3MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]

Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2773 [30AP]

New York, NY: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H480 [21JA]

——— establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 949), H1035 [12FE]

——— reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8242 [16NO]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see H. Res. 147), H4345 [12JN]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

——— coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H7091 [21OC]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H480 [21JA]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5776 [29JY]

——— remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (see H.R. 3659), H7091 [21OC]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4863 [7JY]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H5943 [10SE]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H1848 [23MR]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H5405 [22JY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H4138 [10JN]

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. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H6189 [22SE]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H867 [9FE]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1038 [12FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H8241 [16NO]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7391 [2NO]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 324), H4491 [17JN]

SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 4156), H8970 [2DE]

——— establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see H.R. 3468), H5865 [9SE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H2876 [12MY]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5330 [21JY]

——— issue regulations providing examples of a failure to comply in good faith with requirements of prime contractors relative to subcontracting plans (see H.R. 4284), H9690 [17DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H6981 [16OC]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H2155 [13AP]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3588), H7139 [22OC]

——— increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H7175 [23OC]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3351), H8362 [18NO]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H5788 [4AU]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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. 842), H2155 [13AP]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H6077 [16SE]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1769 [18MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H1661 [16MR]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H4593 [23JN]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]

Syria: convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war, stem the flow of refugees, and create a strategy to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 508), H7389 [2NO]

Taxation: assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H5941 [10SE]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H1806 [19MR]

——— permanently increase limitations on deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 4068), H8360 [18NO]

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 4236), H9270 [10DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1433), H1768 [18MR]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]

Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (see H. Res. 337), H4650 [24JN]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H1611 [4MR]

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3565 [21MY]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6976 [9OC]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H5116 [13JY]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 995), H1068 [13FE]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4864 [7JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4432 [16JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2887), H4768 [25JN]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4001 [9JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7091 [21OC]

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. 2920), H4863 [7JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— 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. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7333 [28OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H810 [4FE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 390), H5590 [28JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1769 [18MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H5775 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see H.R. 3889), H7623 [3NO]

National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5403 [22JY]

Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H2152 [13AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (H.R. 3889), H7624 [3NO]

Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1743), H2153 [13AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H5073 [10JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), E701• [14MY]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H692 [2FE]

Brooklyn, NY: express condolences to Sassoon family on loss of seven children in home fire, H1835 [23MR]

——— tribute to Weeksville neighborhood, E272• [27FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H178• [9JA]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), E1021• [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1184 [26FE], E276• [27FE]

EPA: ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5364• [22JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5424 [23JY]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (H.R. 913), H5424 [23JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5073 [10JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H727 [3FE]

House of Representatives: remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (H. Res. 341), E986• [25JN]

Nigeria: recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2222 [15AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H137• [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H727 [3FE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5364• [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2129• [13AP], H4664• [25JN], E36• [8JA], E610• [29AP], E911• [16JN], E1023• [9JY]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8657 [1DE]

Tributes

Sargeant, Winslow, E90• [21JA]