SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3227 [15MY]

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, H4699 [25JN]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H2949 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H4774 [25JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H9329 [15DE]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H5292 [16JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2111 [26MR]

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), H1624 [6MR]

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), H9013 [3DE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H7333 [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]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H858 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of certain Armed Forces members on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 3439), H6139 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H4652 [24JN]

——— complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H4594 [23JN]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H4243 [11JN]

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]

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

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3917 [4JN]

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), H7625 [3NO]

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

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

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H480 [21JA]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1502 [27FE]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H7626 [3NO]

——— 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), H7626 [3NO]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H8155 [5NO]

——— 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), H7625 [3NO]

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

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H4546 [19JN]

——— 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]

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

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

Employment: 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]

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]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H2464 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2156 [13AP]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H867 [9FE]

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), 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), H9026 [7DE]

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

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: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H3214 [14MY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 50), H37 [6JA]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6308 [28SE]

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

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

Immigration: 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]

——— 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 an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5525 [27JY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2156 [13AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5292 [16JY]

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), H2420 [22AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6307 [28SE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

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

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4345 [12JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H8361 [18NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H984 [11FE]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6981 [16OC]

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

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), H9329 [15DE]

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

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

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5867 [9SE]

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

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

Orange County, CA: eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, preserve rocks and small islands along the coast, and incorporate them into the California Coastal National Monument (see H.R. 4233), H9329 [15DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5592 [28JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H3917 [4JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1117 [24FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H984 [11FE]

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

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H984 [11FE]

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

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 543), H8859 [1DE]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7626 [3NO]

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]

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

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

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H7390 [2NO]

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1373 [26FE]

Taxation: 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), H8971 [2DE]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H3386 [19MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H4593 [23JN]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4774 [25JN]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]

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

Vietnam: promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law (see H.R. 2140), H2767 [30AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 225), H2498 [28AP]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7626 [3NO]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H5848 [8SE]

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), H6136 [17SE]

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), H7626 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry (see H.R. 1051), H1114 [24FE]

Rodriguez, Ramon: award Medal of Honor for acts of valor during the Vietnam War (see H.R. 1596), H1900 [24MR]

Segerstrom, Henry T.: tribute (see H. Res. 217), H2355 [21AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 242), H189 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry (H.R. 1051), H1116 [24FE]

Rodriguez, Ramon: award Medal of Honor for acts of valor during the Vietnam War (H.R. 1596), H1901 [24MR]

Remarks

Abe, Shinzo: request Japanese Prime Minister to include in his speech before Congress a formal apology for the use of coerced sexual slavery during World War II, E598• [28AP]

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H496 [22JA]

Armed Forces: improve assistance to veterans transitioning into civilian life, H7630 [4NO]

——— tribute, H10698, H10699 [18DE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E594• [28AP]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), H8124 [5NO]

Class, Robyn L.: California Head Start Association Administrator of the Year award recipient, E128• [28JA]

Climate: global warming, H7260 [28OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H8345 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8124 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 242), H6799 [6OC]

——— 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), H5337 [22JY]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1189 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, H3401 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H235 [13JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1179 [26FE]

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (H.R. 2983), H5871 [10SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), H5337 [22JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H9677 [17DE]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H8344 [18NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 426), H6799 [6OC]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5601 [29JY]

Housing: encourage homeownership among minorities, H9030 [8DE]

Human Rights Day: observance (H. Res. 562), H9213 [10DE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H235 [13JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8366 [19NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5950 [11SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, E775• [21MY]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5950 [11SE]

Japan: U.S. policy, E598• [28AP]

Korean War: anniversary, H6881 [7OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H7260 [28OC]

Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, H6881 [7OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), Senate amendments, E775• [21MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7095 [22OC]

Poverty: efforts to address high-poverty areas, H8344–H8346 [18NO]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, H6781 [1OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5602 [29JY]

San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, H9323 [15DE]

Santa Ana College: anniversary, E155• [3FE]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to immigration and appropriateness of hosting Saturday Night Live (television show), H7747 [5NO]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (H. Res. 562), H9213 [10DE]

Veterans Day: observance, H7630 [4NO]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H4966 [9JY]

Votes: correction, H8132• [5NO]

——— position on missed, H5082• [10JY], H6780 [1OC], H9000• [3DE], E775• [21MY], E988• [25JN], E1707• [3DE]

Tributes

Berardino, Nick, E1167• [29JY]

Craig, Sam, Jr. (Papa), H9359 [16DE]

Gonzalez, Nohemi, H8344 [18NO]

Hammett, Jack, E295• [3MR]

Mascolo, Gennoro (Hank), E295• [3MR]

Odeh, Alex M., E513• [16AP]

Rubin, Tibor (Ted), E1762• [10DE]

Segerstrom, Henry T., E257• [26FE]

Waggoner, William C., E1363• [25SE]