PIERLUISI, PEDRO R. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

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), H5788 [4AU]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H7391 [2NO]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

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

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1545), H2116 [26MR]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H2357 [21AP]

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), H668 [30JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2116 [26MR]

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

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

——— modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6229 [24SE]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H6935 [8OC]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5032 [9JY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H8281 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (see H.R. 3893), H7623 [3NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1276), H2356 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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]

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

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see H.R. 3420), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H8361 [18NO]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H3507 [20MY]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H2115 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H1163 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H1771 [18MR]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see H.R. 3380), H5766 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H1165 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 3711), H8362 [18NO]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see H.R. 2172), H6893 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4593 [23JN]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4492 [17JN]

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

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

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H6307 [28SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1526 [2MR]

FBI: require an independent review of operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database and its subsets (see H.R. 4240), H9329 [15DE]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2035 [25MR]

Firearms: 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), H6975 [9OC]

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), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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), H919 [10FE]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1901 [24MR]

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]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H1501 [27FE]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H37 [6JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3879 [3JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H5404 [22JY]

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

Immigration: reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H3254 [15MY]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5173 [14JY]

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H2795 [1MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1663 [16MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5404 [22JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6789 [1OC]

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), H4957 [8JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H1610 [4MR]

——— include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 1702), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H535 [22JA]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1902 [24MR]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H1117 [24FE]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

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

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

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H6307 [28SE]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1850 [23MR]

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

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H7333 [28OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1372 [26FE]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5867 [9SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H8155 [5NO]

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

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H852 [5FE]

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

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H1850 [23MR]

——— 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), H1117 [24FE]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 2048), H2496 [28AP]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H1898 [24MR]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H5776 [29JY]

SBA: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5405 [22JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H8971 [2DE]

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

Social Security: merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5850 [8SE]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1570), H1899 [24MR]

——— reduce Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program fraud in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3444), H5944 [10SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H5469 [23JY]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 1419), H1767 [18MR]

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

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

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3759 [2JN]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4213), H9269 [10DE]

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

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

——— reimburse each possession of the U.S. for the cost of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4309), H10710 [18DE]

Territories: terminate the exemption from certain regulations of investment companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the U.S. (see H.R. 3610), H7028 [20OC]

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

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

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

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H981 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: guarantee principal and interest payments on bonds issued by Puerto Rico, including its public corporations and instrumentalities, contingent on improvement of public finances management (see H.R. 3725), H6935 [8OC]

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 499), H7254 [27OC]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 1225), H1566 [3MR]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1418), H1767 [18MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 1417), H1767 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see H.R. 2635), H3877 [3JN]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H980 [11FE]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 1822), H2269 [15AP]

Taxation: make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3553), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3552), H6136 [17SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Treasury: guarantee principal and interest payments on bonds issued by Puerto Rico, including its public corporations and instrumentalities, contingent on improvement of public finances management (H.R. 3725), H6937 [8OC]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (H.R. 1225), H1567 [3MR]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (H.R. 1418), H1770 [18MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (H.R. 4163), H8971 [2DE]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 1417), H1770 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (H.R. 2635), H3878 [3JN]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (H.R. 727), H813 [4FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (H.R. 870), H982 [11FE]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 1822), H2270 [15AP]

Taxation: make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (H.R. 3553), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 3552), H6138 [17SE]

Remarks

DAV: improve congressional charter (H.R. 1755), H8426 [30NO]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (H.R. 3279), H8424 [30NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H413 [20JA]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (H.R. 1418), H1728• [18MR]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 1417), H1728• [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (H.R. 2635), H3769 [3JN]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (H.R. 3490), H8421 [30NO]

Puerto Rico: Medicaid funding, H2887 [13MY]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State, H53 [7JA], H230 [13JA], H413 [20JA], H4873 [8JY]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (H.R. 727), H760 [4FE], H1573 [4MR], H2362 [22AP]

——— status of economic crisis, H4873 [8JY]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (H.R. 870), H9084 [9DE]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 1822), H2217 [15AP]