FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H166 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H7027 [20OC]

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

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H187 [9JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H3310 [18MY]

Armed Forces: grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2306 [16AP]

Bangladesh: protect human rights, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent growth of extremist groups (see H. Res. 396), H5769 [29JY]

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]

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

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]

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), 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]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3391 [19MY]

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), H6936 [8OC]

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), H5976 [11SE] (see H.R. 3530), H6075 [16SE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1565), H3565 [21MY]

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

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

——— 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), H5239 [15JY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H6937 [8OC]

Cuba: 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), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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]

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

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H8154 [5NO]

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), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H8971 [2DE]

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

——— 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), H6894 [7OC]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H7333 [28OC]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 937), H1034 [12FE]

——— 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 for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see H.R. 193), H103 [7JA]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H360 [13JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H6975 [9OC]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 874), H980 [11FE]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see H.R. 1158), H1498 [27FE]

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]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H4862 [7JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H9375 [16DE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7391 [2NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H6937 [8OC]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H8414 [19NO]

——— prioritize treatment of veterans with traumatic brain injuries through the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4052), H8280 [17NO]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H1610 [4MR]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 1807), H2311 [16AP]

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

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), H5849 [8SE]

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

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: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H662 [28JA]

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

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6180 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 1772), H2209 [14AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 1652), H2107 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property (see H.R. 983), H1068 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H9329 [15DE]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3574 [22MY]

——— 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), H7390 [2NO]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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 for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 2639), H6894 [7OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4593 [23JN]

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

Diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 1797), H2268 [15AP]

——— 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]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see H. Res. 237), H2770 [30AP]

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

Dominica: increase relief and assistance (see H. Res. 453), H6790 [1OC]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]

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]

Education: 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]

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]

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

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H9329 [15DE]

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

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H2656 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see H.R. 2648), H3912 [4JN]

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]

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

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H3577 [26MY]

FEMA: provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 3863), H7346 [29OC]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H7625 [3NO]

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), H7347 [29OC]

——— 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), H9081 [8DE]

——— 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), H3582 [29MY]

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

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 394), H1526 [2MR]

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

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: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H7333 [28OC]

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

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

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 1468), H1801 [19MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H814 [4FE]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H7028 [20OC]

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

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H7091 [21OC]

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H10712 [18DE]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4652 [24JN]

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

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

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 422), H6837 [6OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H5470 [23JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7333 [28OC]

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

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [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), H6836 [6OC]

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

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

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H8861 [1DE]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H3390 (see H.R. 1919), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4593 [23JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H8281 [17NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H7090 [21OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 837), H916 [10FE]

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), H7090 [21OC]

——— 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), H5029 [9JY]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H8242 [16NO]

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

National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5944 [10SE]

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

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

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

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 64), H662 [28JA]

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

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

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6076 [16SE]

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]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H6261 [25SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2880 [12MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

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

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H919 [10FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2501 [28AP]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H1038 [12FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H8414 [19NO]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1771 [18MR]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see H.R. 3426), H8861 [1DE]

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

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

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

Senior citizens: 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]

——— 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), H7091 [21OC]

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

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

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

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

——— 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), H3574 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H916 [10FE]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H7091 [21OC]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see H.R. 433), H479 [21JA]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H4541 [18JN]

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

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]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2821 [8MY]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3879 [3JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H3310 [18MY]

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

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), H535 [22JA]

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: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1618), H3574 [22MY]

——— 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), H4775 [25JN]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]

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), H6894 [7OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H3565 [21MY]

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

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2248), H6893 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 1672), H2108 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1071), H1163 [25FE]

——— authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 1359), H1635 [13MR]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1070), H1163 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 1360), H1635 [13MR]

Education: recognize challenges and burdens associated with rising costs of a college education and support proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students (see H. Con. Res. 10), H639 [27JA]

House Rules: amend to exclude certain nonprofit youth mentoring organizations from the definition of earmark (see H. Res. 409), H5847 [8SE]

NIH: establish a grant program to support U.S.-Israel cooperation for neuroscience-related research and related technological innovation (see H.R. 3717), H6935 [8OC]

——— establish a Youth Mental Health Research Network (see H.R. 2736), H4241 [11JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (H.R. 1672), H2113 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (H.R. 1071), H1164 [25FE]

——— authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (H.R. 1359), H1635 [13MR]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (H.R. 1070), H1164 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (H.R. 1360), H1635 [13MR]

NIH: establish a grant program to support U.S.-Israel cooperation for neuroscience-related research and related technological innovation (H.R. 3717), H6936 [8OC]

——— establish a Youth Mental Health Research Network (H.R. 2736), H4242 [11JN]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H3849, H3850 [3JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9379, H9674 [17DE], H10694 [18DE]

ATF: funding, H3708 [2JN]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm, H3739 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to propose or issue a rule requiring an additional layer of approval from local law enforcement officials to purchase suppressors and certain other firearms, H3735 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to reclassify certain ammunition as armor piercing, H3742, H3743 [2JN], H3795 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to treat ammunition as armor piercing except for ammunition designed and intended for use in a handgun, H3792, H3793 [3JN]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7307 [28OC]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce payment of fines for failure to participate in the American Community Survey, H3731 [2JN]

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 (H.R. 431), H936 [11FE]

DEA: prohibit funding to enable bulk collection of personal communications records, H3727 [2JN]

Dept. of Commerce: allow funding to facilitate, permit, license, or promote exports to Cuban military or intelligence service, officers of Cuban military or intelligence service, or immediate family members thereof, H3724 [2JN]

——— International Trade Administration funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3678 [2JN]

——— International Trade Administration trade promotion activities funding, H3679 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and rural colleges to ensure that health professionals from under-represented populations are aware of biomedical research opportunities, H5079 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow funding to construct or expand facilities in the U.S. to house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3719 [2JN]

——— allow funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H3718 [2JN]

——— child abuse assistance programs funding through reductions in DEA funding, H3703 [2JN]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H3677 [2JN]

——— condition reduction of Deputy Attorney General Office salaries account funding on enforcement of Federal laws relative to immigration, H3697 [2JN]

——— drug court program funding, H3675 [2JN]

——— ensure funding provided for rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction is used only for backlog reduction, H3737 [2JN]

——— Federal Prisoner Detention Program funding, H3675 [2JN]

——— law enforcement body-worn cameras funding, H3704 [2JN]

——— mental health courts and veterans treatment courts funding, H3680 [2JN]

——— Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3729, H3740 [2JN]

——— Office on Violence Against Women Enhanced Training and Services To End Abuse in Later Life Program funding, H3696 [2JN]

——— Prescription Drug Monitoring Program funding, H3706 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding for monitoring or review of electronic communications between immate and attorney or attorney’s agent, H3809 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services, H3806 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to defend Executive orders to implement immigration reform in circuit court, H3801, H3802 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon disparate impact to allege discrimination, H3753 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H3726 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to law enforcement agencies that engage in discriminatory profiling based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin, H3738 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to negotiate or conclude a settlement that includes terms requiring the defendant to donate or contribute funds to an organization or individual, H3733 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, or possession of cannabidiol or cannabidiol oil, H3751 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H3747 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer or detail employees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney to process clemency applications, H3754 [2JN]

——— rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction funding, H3703 [2JN]

——— trafficking victims services program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3681 [2JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding, H3695 [2JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9379, H9674 [17DE], H10694 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3849, H3850 [3JN]

FBI: counterterrorism activities funding through reductions in LSC funding, H3701 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to operate or disseminate a cell-site simulator or international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) catcher except pursuant to a court order that identifies an individual, account, address, or personal device, H3795 [3JN]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5070, H5079 [10JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H7307 [28OC]

ITC: legal and technical assistance to small businesses funding, H3693 [2JN]

Law enforcement: require academy enrollees to attend training on sensitivity, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants, H3730 [2JN]

LSC: funding through reductions in DEA funding, H3705 [2JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: funding, H3694 [2JN]

NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H3720 [2JN]

National Federation of the Blind: anniversary, E117• [27JA]

NIH: make NIH and Cures Innovation Fund a discretionary spending program, H5070 [10JY]

——— neuroscience funding, H10694 [18DE]

NIST: forensics standards funding, H3683 [2JN]

——— Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding through reductions in Bureau of Prisons building and facilities funding, H3684 [2JN]

NOAA: climate research funding, H3685 [2JN]

——— fishery observer program funding, H3689 [2JN]

——— improve weather research, H3688 [2JN]

——— Integrated Ocean Acidification research funding, H3690 [2JN]

——— National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation and Restoration initiative funding through reductions in Dept. of Justice legal activities funding, H3689 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce certain regulations restricting recreational red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, H3755 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement California Central Valley Domain existing recovery plan for salmon and steelhead populations if plan fails to address predation by non-native species, H3807 [3JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement that limits greenhouse gas emissions, H3741 [2JN]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Simpson House retirement community, E1599• [5NO]

Point of order, H3743 [2JN], H3796 [3JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3728 [2JN], H3800 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3667, H3669, H3673, H3675, H3677, H3678, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3683, H3684, H3685, H3688, H3689, H3690, H3693, H3694, H3695, H3696, H3697, H3701, H3703, H3704, H3705, H3706, H3708, H3718, H3719, H3720, H3724, H3725, H3726, H3727, H3728, H3729, H3730, H3731, H3733, H3735, H3737, H3738, H3739, H3740, H3741, H3742, H3743, H3744, H3747, H3751, H3752, H3753, H3754, H3755 [2JN], H3792, H3793, H3795, H3796, H3797, H3800, H3801, H3802, H3803, H3806, H3807, H3808, H3809 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3742 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain U.S. and international climate change programs and agreements, H3752 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H3796, H3797 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3725 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to States or local governments with laws, policies, or procedures in contravention of Federal immigration laws, H3743, H3744 [2JN]

Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, H9379 [17DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9379 [17DE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding to negotiate or finalize a trade agreement that includes immigration provisions for issuance of certain visas, H3803, H3808 [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, H8211• [16NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4430 [16JN]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H521 [22JA], H6985 [20OC]

Tributes

Anderson, Paul S., E211• [13FE]