KELLY, ROBIN L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1276 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H814 [4FE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H9691 [17DE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H8860 [1DE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H5239 [15JY]

Armed Forces: provide legal assistance to junior enlisted personnel and their dependents in connection with personal civil legal affairs (see H.R. 3976), H8151 [5NO]

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4775 [25JN]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H7626 [3NO]

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

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

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

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 335), H4592 [23JN]

Children and youth: provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 1706), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H535 [22JA]

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

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

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention: (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H6936 [8OC]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]

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), H9375 [16DE]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

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), H5173 [14JY]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H2310 [16AP]

——— 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]

——— 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 authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H10712 [18DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: 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]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 2651), H3913 [4JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H5591 [28JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H3880 [3JN]

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

——— study circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event (see H.R. 2795), H4431 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]

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), H9329 [15DE]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H7028 [20OC]

——— 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 ‘‘Good Neighbor’’ code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 3569), H6178 [18SE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt firearms transfer and possession policies to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms (see H.R. 3813), H7138 [22OC]

——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H8240 [16NO]

——— 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), H661 [28JA]

——— 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), H6837 [6OC]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9012 [3DE]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 2732), H4241 [11JN]

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

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

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9012 [3DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 2147), H4493 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1308), H2773 [30AP]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

——— 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), H5943 [10SE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H5469 [23JY]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 1899), H3391 [19MY]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H2356 [21AP]

——— 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]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2420 [22AP]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H3391 [19MY]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H4862 [7JY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1586), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H2656 [29AP]

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

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

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

Eastland (vessel): honor victims, survivors, and responders on anniversary of sinking in the Chicago River and reaffirm importance of maritime safety policy (see H. Res. 375), H5467 [23JY]

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

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

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

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

FBI: report on number of firearms transfers resulting from failure to complete a background check within 3 days, and procedures followed after it is discovered a firearm is transferred to an ineligible recipient (see H.R. 3125), H5329 [21JY]

FCC: reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see H.R. 2638), H9691 [17DE]

Federal employees: 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]

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

FERC: provide that any inaction that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review (see H.R. 2984), H10712 [18DE]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H2475 [27AP]

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), H6836 [6OC]

——— 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), H4864 [7JY]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 3888), H9026 [7DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H5865 [9SE]

——— 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), H9329 [15DE]

——— prohibit the sale, manufacture, distribution, import, or electronic marketing or advertising of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks and assault weapon or machinegun parts kits (see H.R. 376), H405 [14JA]

——— 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]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 377), H405 [14JA]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H3574 [22MY]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3304), H5763 [29JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H4955 [8JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H10712 [18DE]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see H.R. 2104), H9691 [17DE]

——— 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), H5850 [8SE]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 249), H2792 [1MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H664 [28JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H2356 [21AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H10712 [18DE]

Immigration: reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H2794 [1MY]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8646 [30NO]

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

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), H3391 [19MY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H5031 [9JY]

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

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H8646 [30NO]

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

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

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

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

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4862 [7JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2772 [30AP]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H5849 [8SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5031 [9JY]

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

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H3574 [22MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H4432 [16JN]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 297), H3878 [3JN]

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

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H8155 [5NO]

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

National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (see H.R. 2730), H4383 [15JN]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7254 [27OC]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8646 [30NO]

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

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

NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 2000), H2463 [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4774 [25JN]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3508 [20MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H3508 [20MY]

Railroads: ensure safety (see H.R. 1405), H1721 [17MR]

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

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H1723 [17MR]

Safety: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 378), H405 [14JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H4003 [9JN]

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), H6980 [16OC]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3574 [22MY]

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

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H10712 [18DE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H4003 [9JN]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H7333 [28OC]

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

Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2877 [12MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3917 [4JN]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1781), H7189 [26OC]

——— allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3003), H5029 [9JY]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 4039), H8279 [17NO]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans who have served overseas (see H.R. 3950), H8150 [5NO]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1902 [24MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H5298 [20JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2794 [1MY]

——— 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), H919 [10FE]

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

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H7333 [28OC]

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3574 [22MY]

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

Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H6976 [9OC]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H404 [14JA]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4546 [19JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]

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), H1723 [17MR] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H6308 [28SE]

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), H7028 [20OC]

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

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H3310 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: increase number of acres on which producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert (see H.R. 3076), H5236 [15JY]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 1858), H2306 [16AP]

CPSC: 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), H155 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H7089 [21OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see H.R. 2636), H3877 [3JN]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H638 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3872), H7389 [2NO]

Firearms: 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), H155 [8JA]

GAO: study feasibility of modifying waiting period for entitlement to Social Security disability benefits in cases of terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 4110), H8411 [19NO]

Nigeria: condemn recent terrorist attacks by, support victims of, strengthen efforts to protect civilians from, and assist search for school girls abducted by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 53), H639 [27JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H155 [8JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H2268 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: increase number of acres on which producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert (H.R. 3076), H5238 [15JY]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (H.R. 1858), H2309 [16AP]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (H.R. 225), H156 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (H.R. 3790), H7090 [21OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (H.R. 2636), H3878 [3JN]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 539), H639 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 3872), H7390 [2NO]

Firearms: 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 (H.R. 226), H156 [8JA]

GAO: study feasibility of modifying waiting period for entitlement to Social Security disability benefits in cases of terminally ill beneficiaries (H.R. 4110), H8413 [19NO]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 224), H156 [8JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (H.R. 1801), H2269 [15AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10693 [18DE]

Remarks

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H687, H692 [2FE], H1653, H1660 [16MR]

——— health issues affecting black men, E905• [16JN]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing, H5109, H5114 [13JY]

——— condemn shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, H4635 [24JN]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8437 [30NO]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H1839 [23MR]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements for women, H4018 [10JN]

Colleges and universities: address racism against African Americans on college campuses, H8229 [16NO]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437, H8438 [30NO]

——— domestic priorities, H7379 [2NO]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (H.R. 2944), H7381, H7382 [2NO], H8439 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: require statewide family engagement centers to conduct adult and financial literacy training programs, H1276 [26FE]

——— 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), H1276 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, H3511 [21MY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 539), H2135 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9185 [9DE]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities for African Americans, H8228, H8230, H8231 [16NO]

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes, H3634, H3637, H3638, H3639 [1JN]

——— importance of job creation, H7197 [27OC]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H442 [21JA]

Education: establish reading programs to promote literacy, H5185 [15JY]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H4018 [10JN]

Firearms: gun control, H4603, H4635 [24JN], H5872 [10SE], H7382 [2NO], H8974 [3DE]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5109, H5111, H5114 [13JY]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8251 [17NO]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks, H8228 [16NO], H8251 [17NO]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to the Divine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, H1172 [26FE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H1652 [16MR], H3297 [18MY]

Indiana: accomplishments of the 2d Congressional District, H10694 [18DE]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H588 [27JA]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute, H7379 [2NO]

Law enforcement officers: reform police practices in urban areas, H3297, H3300 [18MY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, H1512, H1515, H1516 [2MR], H1837, H1838 [23MR]

Men’s Health Month: observance, H7747 [5NO]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3634, H3637, H3638, H3639 [1JN]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2132, H2135, H2136 [13AP]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: observance, H3651 [2JN]

National Men’s Health Week: observance, H4387 [16JN]

National Minority Health Month: observance, H2132, H2136 [13AP]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1836, H1837, H1838 [23MR]

Nigeria: condemn recent terrorist attacks by, support victims of, strengthen efforts to protect civilians from, and assist search for school girls abducted by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (H. Res. 53), H1832 [23MR], H2220 [15AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H9185 [9DE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (H.R. 224), H3651 [2JN], H6897 [8OC]

Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, H1176 [26FE]

Unemployment: rates relative to African-American women, H3300 [18MY]

Veterans: reduce unemployment, facilitate receipt of benefits, and provide employment resources, H763 [4FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 885), H1656, H1660 [16MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1653, H1660 [16MR]

Women: address unemployment levels and workforce opportunities of African-American women, H1838 [23MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6305 [28SE], H7136 [22OC]

Tribute, H8437, H8439 [30NO]