GRIJALVA, RAÚL M. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4752 [25JN], H4790, H4792, H4795, H4804, H4809 [7JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5277 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 348), H6237 [25SE]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), H3525 [21MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8278 [17NO]

——— H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

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]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5768 [29JY]

AID: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2241), H6749 [30SE]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H3917 [4JN]

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

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H1071 [13FE]

Animals: 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]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4546 [19JN]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4774 [25JN]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 3632), H6789 [1OC]

Arizona: designate the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of Tucson International Airport as a future part of the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 2859), H4591 [23JN]

Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see H.R. 1514), H1803 [19MR]

——— allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2828), H4541 [18JN]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2467 [23AP]

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

ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 2939), H5239 [15JY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2357 [21AP]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H1663 [16MR]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H854 [5FE]

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

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7091 [21OC]

——— require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 3226), H8281 [17NO]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 284), H3880 [3JN]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 1077), H1163 [25FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3757 [2JN]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2768), H4381 [15JN]

Children and youth: eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see H.R. 3782), H7088 [21OC]

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

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 2823), H5469 [23JY]

——— promote trauma-informed practices, positive behavioral intervention, services for children who have experienced trauma or toxic stress, and improved coordination between programs that serve young children (see H.R. 2217), H5867 [9SE]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H1723 [17MR]

——— recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 322), H4491 [17JN]

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), H641 [27JA]

——— 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]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 1966), H5867 [9SE]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H1113 [24FE]

——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]

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

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 2079), H2497 [28AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2879 [12MY]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7190 [26OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H984 [11FE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H2880 [12MY]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 238), H583 [26JA]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 23), H480 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2498 [28AP]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H8281 [17NO]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 2470), H3917 [4JN]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4544 [18JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]

——— eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all drug offenses (see H.R. 3489), H5942 [10SE] (see H.R. 3530), H6075 [16SE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H1116 [24FE]

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 1415), H2500 [28AP]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see H.R. 1139), H1370 [26FE]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H3643 [1JN]

——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H10712 [18DE]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 3035), H5116 [13JY] (see H.R. 4172), H9011 [3DE]

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

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H6074 [16SE]

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]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

Cuba: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 570), H1662 [16MR]

——— facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H758 [3FE]

——— grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 738), H2115 [26MR]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H482 [21JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H758 [3FE] (see H.R. 664), H2655 [29AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: disclose crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (see H.R. 1322), H1613 [4MR]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2715), H7175 [23OC]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1676), H2108 [26MR]

——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 4121), H8411 [19NO]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7333 [28OC]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H7333 [28OC]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 1025), H1526 [2MR]

——— preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 61), H1624 [6MR]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1116 [24FE]

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. 985), H9691 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1534), H1847 [23MR]

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

Dept. of Education: allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H7028 [20OC]

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

——— amend Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to require schools receiving funding to provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services (see H.R. 3834), H8282 [17NO]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1306), H1612 [4MR]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H2959 [13MY]

——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see H.R. 3067), H5777 [29JY]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

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

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H2876 [12MY]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see H.R. 794), H919 [10FE]

——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 2988), H4955 [8JY]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support (see H.R. 2378), H3917 [4JN]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2773 [30AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2773 [30AP]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3721), H6935 [8OC]

——— make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 833), H7742 [4NO]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H3880 [3JN]

——— make grants to States to improve early education (see H.R. 587), H705 [2FE]

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1116 [24FE]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2773 [30AP]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2321), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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 guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

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

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 386), H405 [14JA]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2357 [21AP]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1958), H2773 [30AP]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H4383 [15JN]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5777 [29JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H5465 [23JY]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H919 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 2296), H2957 [13MY]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H2767 [30AP]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H984 [11FE]

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]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 1006), H1069 [13FE]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H2212 [14AP]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H9329 [15DE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1707), H2110 [26MR]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see H.R. 2408), H6228 [24SE]

——— expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 263), H641 [27JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H8242 [16NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H4957 [8JY]

——— 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), H4137 [10JN]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2773 [30AP]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H1807 [19MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 3727), H6936 [8OC]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 648), H1072 [13FE]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3060), H5172 [14JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2356 [21AP]

——— submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 2897), H4863 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H6836 [6OC]

——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4542 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from contracting with private detention companies that require a minimum number of immigration detention beds (see H.R. 2808), H4774 [25JN]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 4008), H8861 [1DE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]

——— make violators of rule requiring disclosure of information concerning lead paint upon transfer of residential property liable to residents and invitees of target housing for such violations (see H.R. 3085), H5289 [16JY]

——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H3879 [3JN]

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), H7090 [21OC]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]

——— improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 3345), H5783 [31JY]

——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 994), H1068 [13FE]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5031 [9JY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H668 [30JA]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 2917), H4770 [25JN]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3310 [18MY]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 306), H668 [30JA]

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

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 3783), H7088 [21OC]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H4594 [23JN]

——— 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), H3310 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H403 [14JA]

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

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H2115 [26MR]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 1848), H2306 [16AP]

——— provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 2714), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H1368 [26FE]

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

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 590), H1116 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H660 [28JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 3711), H8242 [16NO]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

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

——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

——— improve coal royalties by collecting royalties based on actual market value of the coal and increasing transparency and standardizing the royalty collection process (see H.R. 3303), H5763 [29JY]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H2033 [25MR]

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (see H.R. 3289), H5763 [29JY]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H918 [10FE]

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), H3759 [2JN] (see H.R. 2147), H5849 [8SE]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Transportation: develop performance measures for assessing transportation connectivity and accessibility for highway and public transportation systems (see H.R. 3788), H7089 [21OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]

——— modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 1084), H1163 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]

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

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2008), H3391 [19MY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H4137 [10JN]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5238 [15JY]

——— 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), H3643 [1JN]

——— establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (see H.R. 1129), H1663 [16MR]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H4593 [23JN]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see H.R. 2934), H4770 [25JN]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see H.R. 2915), H5469 [23JY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H3643 [1JN]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3365), H5850 [8SE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1607), H2032 [25MR]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5173 [14JY]

——— 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. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2154 [13AP]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H2769 [30AP]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2139), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4080), H8410 [19NO]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H9307 [11DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H1806 [19MR]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 658), H1116 [24FE]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H1501 [27FE]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H105 [7JA]

——— extend authority to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (see H.R. 1991), H2463 [23AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3565 [21MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

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

Diseases: 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]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3658), H6795 [5OC]

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H8972 [2DE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H6307 [28SE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H757 [3FE]

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

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H3214 [14MY]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Ed Pastor Post Office, Phoenix, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4010), H8239 [16NO]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (see H.R. 4013), H8240 [16NO]

——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]

——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 718), H919 [10FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H5118 [13JY]

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]

——— prohibit employers from requiring low-wage workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see H.R. 2873), H5118 [13JY]

Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H4432 [16JN]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1627 [10MR]

EPA: award grants for municipal solid waste prevention and recycling program development (see H.R. 3237), H9080 [8DE]

——— award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 1278), H3642 [1JN]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]

——— reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3384), H5767 [29JY]

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

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H1803 [19MR]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H7175 [23OC]

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

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1116 [24FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5849 [8SE]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H4345 [12JN]

——— 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]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 931), H1116 [24FE]

——— limit quantity of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products (see H.R. 2529), H3559 [21MY]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H4544 [18JN]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

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), H757 [3FE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H357 [13JA]

——— prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see H.R. 3065), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see H.R. 1531), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H1071 [13FE]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 258), H188 [9JA]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1651), H2107 [26MR]

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

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 1009), H1166 [25FE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 471), H6936 [8OC]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H2794 [1MY]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 410), H583 [26JA]

——— ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H6077 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H5768 [29JY]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H3252 [15MY]

——— 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), H5525 [27JY]

——— prevent illegal sale by improving tracking data and extending the time background check records are maintained (see H.R. 3395), H5767 [29JY]

——— 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), H5333 [21JY]

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H3560 [21MY]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H3390 [19MY]

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

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H2791 [1MY]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]

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

——— regulate sale of cases and covers that resemble firearms and toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms and provide penalties for violations of such regulations (see H.R. 3224), H5523 [27JY]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H4863 [7JY]

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 377), H1501 [27FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H4770 [25JN]

——— restrict the sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 1358), H2156 [13AP]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of lionfish to Lacey Act list of injurious species prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3202), H6076 [16SE]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H5524 [27JY]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 4184), H9329 [15DE]

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]

——— provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 4148), H8859 [1DE]

Foreign policy: require a strategy to counter, and prohibit use of ground forces against, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 30), H917 [10FE]

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]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5766 [29JY]

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

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H705 [2FE]

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

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H2877 [12MY]

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

——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see H.R. 3285), H5762 [29JY]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 419), H6229 [24SE]

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

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

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2795 [1MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H641 [27JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H2769 [30AP]

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H6750 [30SE]

——— prohibit former House officials with business before Congress from admission to the Hall of the House for ceremonial or educational functions (see H. Res. 93), H855 [5FE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H1635 [13MR]

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), H662 [28JA]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2464 [23AP]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [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. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

——— ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (see H.R. 2314), H6260 [25SE]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3343), H6229 [24SE]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H1624 [6MR]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]

——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H4490 [17JN]

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: convey small parcels of land for purposes of addressing a long-term boundary discrepancy (see H.R. 3027), H5088 [10JY]

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

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 263), H3212 [14MY]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H812 [4FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5850 [8SE]

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]

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), H5525 [27JY]

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), H9307 [11DE]

——— support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 262), H3212 [14MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 1102), H1618 [4MR]

——— reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]

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

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 329), H5333 [21JY]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H8240 [16NO]

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]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1345), H1625 [10MR]

——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 1502), H1802 [19MR]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H2155 [13AP]

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

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2624), H5776 [29JY]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H3759 [2JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H9329 [15DE]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5332 [21JY]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H3922 [8JN]

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

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7190 [26OC]

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2656 [29AP]

——— 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), H8241 [16NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5592 [28JY]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H5332 [21JY]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1653), H4652 [24JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2005), H3922 [8JN]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H6228 [24SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2791 [1MY]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6704 [29SE]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

——— 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. 2994), H5118 [13JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1525 [2MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1926), H2656 [29AP]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1502 [27FE]

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H2880 [12MY]

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]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 1682), H2109 [26MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 433), H6188 [22SE]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H3388 [19MY]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4863 [7JY]

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

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H5293 [16JY]

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

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 365), H5333 [21JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2307 [16AP]

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

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 64), H758 [3FE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5467 [23JY]

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

——— extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H4491 [17JN]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 456), H6788 [1OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 425), H6181 [18SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H4773 [25JN]

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

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 521), H8152 [5NO]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2311 [16AP]

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]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: designate (see H. Res. 151), H1807 [19MR]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 2719), H4135 [10JN]

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5330 [21JY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 2174), H2769 [30AP]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 2684), H3914 [4JN]

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

Nepal: ensure unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 261), H3215 [14MY]

——— express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2800 [5MY]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 619), H867 [9FE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H535 [22JA]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 1961), H2773 [30AP]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1976), H5238 [15JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H3214 [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H2496 [28AP]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 267), H2154 [13AP]

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see H.R. 4235), H9270 [10DE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation and reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2623), H3877 [3JN]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit entities from using Federal funds to contribute to political campaigns or participate in lobbying activities (see H.R. 3916), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

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

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H157 [8JA]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 446), H479 [21JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H4004 [9JN]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1526 [2MR]

——— 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]

——— require congressional approval for any closure, consolidation, or sale of any historic postal facility (see H.R. 1501), H1802 [19MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H814 [4FE]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4544 [18JN]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H2353 [21AP]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2277), H2877 [12MY]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2092), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H668 [30JA]

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), H2035 [25MR]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H6836 [6OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7743 [4NO]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7027 [20OC]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 109), H1502 [27FE]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H9691 [17DE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H3922 [8JN]

Roads and highways: add a national goal and performance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities (see H.R. 3740), H6977 [13OC]

——— authorize the National Park Service Federal lands transportation program and establish the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Project program (see H.R. 2595), H5849 [8SE]

——— extend Interstate Route 11 (see H.R. 1612), H5293 [16JY]

San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: clarify certain settlement terms (see H.R. 1296), H1612 [4MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 146), H1614 [4MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H5089 [10JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1085 [20FE]

——— 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]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see H.R. 1435), H1768 [18MR]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H5865 [9SE]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 1098), H1368 [26FE]

Senior citizens: 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), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 3793), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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), H6180 [18SE]

Sikhism: honor celebration of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 192), H2153 [13AP]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 314), H357 [13JA]

——— 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]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5401 [22JY]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H3508 [20MY]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 4201), H9205 [9DE]

——— repeal cap on compensation subject to payroll tax, reallocate payroll taxes to trust funds, and improve cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1984), H2463 [23AP]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 1868), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H5769 [29JY]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1807 [19MR]

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), H1768 [18MR]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3643 [1JN]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5332 [21JY]

——— require certain States to retain current congressional redistricting plans until such States carry out a redistricting plan in response to next regular decennial census (see H.R. 2501), H3558 [21MY]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H4594 [23JN]

Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H3508 [20MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H2416 [22AP]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 508), H531 [22JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 781), H854 [5FE]

——— allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2535), H5118 [13JY]

——— allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1745), H2152 [13AP]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2591), H3641 [1JN]

——— 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]

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H7391 [2NO]

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

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4544 [18JN]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]

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

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3879 [3JN]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 3733), H6973 [9OC]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H6180 [18SE]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]

——— increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 389), H405 [14JA]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H1116 [24FE]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and allow Head Start teachers the same deduction (see H.R. 2692), H4383 [15JN]

——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see H.R. 2619), H3757 [2JN]

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

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 305), H357 [13JA]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H1116 [24FE]

Texas Western College: mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (see H.R. 2906), H4863 [7JY]

Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 3656), H6976 [9OC]

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

Transgender: support acceptance of the transgender community (see H. Res. 561), H9270 [10DE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H1807 [19MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 2767), H4381 [15JN]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions (see H.R. 967), H1067 [13FE]

Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H2656 [29AP]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6075 [16SE]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 500), H1624 [6MR]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H4955 [8JY]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1116 [24FE]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4493 [17JN]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 76), H2154 [13AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H3215 [14MY]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4594 [23JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4594 [23JN]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]

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

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H919 [10FE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H8242 [16NO]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H1801 [19MR]

Water: reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 291), H356 [13JA]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H1850 [23MR]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2824), H4957 [8JY]

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. 3546), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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]

——— expand number of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at the workplace (see H.R. 2836), H4863 [7JY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H8242 [16NO]

——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]

——— 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), H1807 [19MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H5867 [9SE]

——— 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. 118), H1070 [13FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H4001 [9JN]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 2009), H2464 [23AP]

——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H4491 [17JN]

——— withdraw certain Federal lands and interests in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties from mining and mineral leasing laws (see H.R. 2924), H4770 [25JN]

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]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3543), H6136 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 2105), H2653 [29AP]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 1874), H2307 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: issue guidelines relative to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and require Federal agencies to submit reports relative to such guidelines (see H.R. 3057), H5171 [14JY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 3166), H5402 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

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]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H6074 [16SE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (see H.R. 3967), H8151 [5NO]

Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument: designate (see H.R. 3882), H7623 [3NO]

Immigration: establish an accountable and humane border security strategy and address cultural, economic, ecological, environmental and humanitarian impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 4303), H10710 [18DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP]

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. 963), H1066 [13FE]

National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 153), H1721 [17MR]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H6177 [18SE]

Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth (see H.R. 3464), H5865 [9SE]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1075), H1163 [25FE]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2925), H4770 [25JN]

Sonoran Desert: designate certain public lands as national conservation areas and wilderness areas (see H.R. 2926), H4770 [25JN]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]

Taxation: allow allocation of certain renewable energy tax credits to Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5117 [13JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (H.R. 2697), H4002 [9JN]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (H.R. 2009), H2466 [23AP]

——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (H.R. 2811), H4492 [17JN]

——— withdraw certain Federal lands and interests in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties from mining and mineral leasing laws (H.R. 2924), H4773 [25JN]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (H.R. 4109), H8413 [19NO]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (H.R. 3543), H6137 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (H.R. 2105), H2655 [29AP]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (H.R. 1874), H2309 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: issue guidelines relative to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and require Federal agencies to submit reports relative to such guidelines (H.R. 3057), H5172 [14JY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (H.R. 3166), H5403 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (H.R. 1541), H1849 [23MR]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (H.R. 3526), H6075 [16SE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (H.R. 3967), H8154 [5NO]

Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument: designate (H.R. 3882), H7624 [3NO]

Immigration: establish an accountable and humane border security strategy and address cultural, economic, ecological, environmental and humanitarian impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (H.R. 4303), H10711 [18DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H2270 [15AP]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (H.R. 963), H1070 [13FE]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (H.R. 3556), H6179 [18SE]

Postal Service: prohibit closure or consolidation of any postal facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth (H.R. 3464), H5866 [9SE]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 2167), H2771 [30AP]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (H.R. 1075), H1165 [25FE]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2925), H4773 [25JN]

Sonoran Desert: designate certain public lands as national conservation areas and wilderness areas (H.R. 2926), H4773 [25JN]

SSI: update eligibility (H.R. 2442), H3389 [19MY]

Taxation: allow allocation of certain renewable energy tax credits to Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), H5117 [13JY]

Excerpts

‘‘Adversity Is My Angel,’’ Raul H. Castro, H2482 [28AP]

Letters

Native American Energy Act: several environmental and conservation groups, H6912 [8OC]

Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act: by, H8302 [18NO]

Remarks

Arizona: tribute to Southern Arizona Heroes Day winners, E1477• [16OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1934 [25MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: water reclamation programs and water reuse projects for Western States and Hawaii funding, H5278 [16JY]

Climate: prohibit funding to require the President to report on Federal climate change-related programs, projects, and activities, H4790 [7JY]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (H.R. 2223), H6006 [16SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H171 [9JA]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1934 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of White House Initiative on Educational Excellance for Hispanics, E1606• [5NO]

——— 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), H4913 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1604 [4MR]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (H.R. 2270), H8430, H8431 [30NO]

——— include Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions in list of institutions eligible for historic preservation training and degree programs, H8428 [30NO]

——— Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement regulations relative to stream buffer zone in mountaintop removal coal mining, H4792 [7JY]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (H.R. 1541), H8428 [30NO]

——— take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria (H.R. 2212), H8429 [30NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4752 [25JN], H4790, H4792, H4795, H4796, H4804, H4809, H4822 [7JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4611 [24JN]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5246, H5278 [16JY]

Education: allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4913 [8JY]

Employment: job creation through infrastructure investment, H171 [9JA]

Endangered species: eliminate the commercial import, export, and trade of African elephant ivory in the U.S., H4752 [25JN]

EPA: extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4611 [24JN]

Executive Office of the President: refrain from pursuing policies that make hiring illegal aliens economically advantageous, H1605 [4MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H4610 [24JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 348), H6236, H6237 [25SE]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), consideration (H. Res. 380), H5541 [28JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H253, H254 [13JA]

——— report to Congress on greenhouse gas emission impacts associated with any proposed rule and analysis of impact on low-income communities, H5541 [28JY]

——— require an evaluation of each alternative in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment to identify potential effects on low-income communities and communities of color, H6237 [25SE]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, H3610 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3592, H3593, H3594, H3597, H3608, H3610, H3613 [1JN]

——— provide for additional information for stock assessments, use of students to collect marine recreational fishing data, and clarification of information for fishery management council reviews, H3608 [1JN]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4992 [9JY]

FRS: call on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect veterans from predatory payday loans, E1601• [5NO]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (H.R. 308), H8160, H8162, H8163 [16NO]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (H. Res. 333), H4611 [24JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1604, H1605 [4MR]

——— reform, H1605 [4MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H6007, H6009 [16SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit funding for Presidential designation of national monuments in certain Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada counties, H4822 [7JY]

Native Americans: clarify eligibility for review and comment of environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands, H6917 [8OC]

——— facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), H6911, H6913, H6915, H6917 [8OC]

——— prohibit funding to contravene Executive order protecting Indian sacred sites, H4804 [7JY]

NOAA: authorize use of alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery, H3613 [1JN]

Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of University of Arizona Gamma Chapter, E1398• [30SE]

Public lands: prohibit change in regulations relative to availability of vacant grazing allotments, H4795, H4796 [7JY]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (H.R. 1075), H2482, H2483 [28AP]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 2288), H8427 [30NO]

Senior Corps Week: observance, E733• [18MY]

South Tucson, AZ: anniversary, E1167• [29JY], E1224• [8SE]

Space policy: expand eligibility for experimental permits for reusable rockets to include reusable launch vehicles, H3525 [21MY]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), H3525 [21MY]

Tucson, AZ: tribute to Pueblo Gardens Neighborhood Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Breakfast, E70• [14JA]

Tucson Peace Center (nonprofit organization): anniversary of Peace Fair and Music Festival, E211• [13FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to restrict commercial import, export, and trade of certain African elephant ivory in the U.S., H4809 [7JY]

Yuma, AZ: Yuma Union High School District Ready Now Yuma initiative designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, E1606• [5NO]

Statements

Native American Energy Act: Executive Office of the President, H6915 [8OC]

Tributes

Altaffer, Bill, E1051• [13JY]

Badger, Bill, E523• [16AP]

Corella, Pat, E1770• [10DE]

Elias, Albert M., E1518• [22OC]

Lupu, Marian, E599• [28AP]

Pollard, Michael, E1088• [21JY]

Starks, Burney, E884• [11JN]