GUTIÉRREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H411 [16JA]

Articles and editorials

Iran Nuke Deal Is Good for America and for Peace, by, Hill (publication), H5953 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H4138 [10JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4863 [7JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5943 [10SE]

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

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

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]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4137), H9692 [17DE]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H7255 [27OC]

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

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

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

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

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5850 [8SE]

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 Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1624 [6MR]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4109), H8411 [19NO]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 238), H534 [22JA]

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

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H9080 [8DE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H6138 [17SE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1565), H1898 [24MR]

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), H4771 [25JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H157 [8JA]

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

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]

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), H5848 [8SE]

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), H2467 [23AP]

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

——— 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]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H7332 [28OC]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H2212 [14AP]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]

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

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

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

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

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

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H10712 [18DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H3214 [14MY]

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

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H3916 [4JN]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H4003 [9JN]

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]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]

——— 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), H6977 [13OC]

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

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

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

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3310 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H7625 [3NO]

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

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H4593 [23JN]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 1848), H2880 [12MY]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6750 [30SE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 3711), H7028 [20OC]

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

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

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1804), H4137 [10JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H8155 [5NO]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— establish 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), H8241 [16NO]

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

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H4492 [17JN]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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

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

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H534 [22JA]

Diversity: designate a national day of celebration for the diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 204), H3310 [18MY]

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]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H9206 [9DE]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H8282 [17NO]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H4863 [7JY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H3759 [2JN]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H8361 [18NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H6307 [28SE]

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

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

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9206 [9DE]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1222), H5332 [21JY]

FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see H.R. 2616), H3757 [2JN]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H3916 [4JN]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3497), H5974 [11SE]

——— develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2613), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H4863 [7JY]

——— 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), H7090 [21OC]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H9307 [11DE]

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

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

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: establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 1866), H2306 [16AP]

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

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), H4243 [11JN]

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

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

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

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

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H7190 [26OC]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H668 [30JA]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H8281 [17NO]

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

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H6836 [6OC]

——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

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

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]

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

——— provide visas to entrepreneurs who establish businesses and create jobs and reauthorize and extend certain other visa programs (see H.R. 3370), H5766 [29JY]

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

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

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 2272), H2877 [12MY]

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

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), H3759 [2JN]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (see H.R. 3801), H7137 [22OC]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3879 [3JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4593 [23JN]

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

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H6789 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H478 [21JA]

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

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H3582 [29MY]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3712), H6981 [16OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H3582 [29MY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7255 [27OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4493 [17JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5469 [23JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4493 [17JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H4593 [23JN]

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

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5850 [8SE]

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

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

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5593 [28JY]

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), H6076 [16SE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H8242 [16NO]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H3916 [4JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

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

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

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1502 [27FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H7743 [4NO]

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

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H4003 [9JN]

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

——— 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), H6749 [30SE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7027 [20OC]

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

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7626 [3NO] (see H. Res. 513), H7743 [4NO]

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]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H5592 [28JY]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (see H. Res. 205), H2269 [15AP]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H5469 [23JY]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4863 [7JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H4862 [7JY]

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), H3559 [21MY]

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

Social Security: invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7333 [28OC]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5783 [31JY]

——— 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), H3507 [20MY]

——— 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), H6893 [7OC]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H1661 [16MR]

Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8243 [16NO]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]

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

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3565 [21MY]

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

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H8282 [17NO]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 2486), H3506 [20MY]

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

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

——— 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), H2500 [28AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4137 [10JN]

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

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

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

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5850 [8SE]

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

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H357 [13JA]

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

Transportation: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2563), H7347 [29OC]

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]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4492 [17JN]

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. 885, 2867), H6706 [29SE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children’s Bill of Rights: establish (see H. Res. 476), H6974 [9OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 1910), H2354 [21AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (see H.R. 3659), H6749 [30SE]

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (see H.R. 1146), H1370 [26FE]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (see H.R. 1146), H1370 [26FE]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (see H.R. 1146), H1370 [26FE]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (see H.R. 1146), H1370 [26FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (H.R. 1910), H2355 [21AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (H.R. 3659), H6749 [30SE]

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (H.R. 1146), H1372 [26FE]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (H.R. 1146), H1372 [26FE]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (H.R. 1146), H1372 [26FE]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (H.R. 1146), H1372 [26FE]

Letters

Characterization of Donald Trump’s remarks relative to immigration and appropriateness of hosting Saturday Night Live (television show): by, H7035 [21OC]

Remarks

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

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9378 [17DE]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service, H2962, H2993 [14MY]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H4008 [10JN]

Courts: Federal district court decision to temporarily block Executive orders on immigration reform, H2215 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2962 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (H. Res. 260), H2993 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: end practice of holding mothers and children who have requested asylum in detention facilities, H4435 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H376, H380 [14JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1569 [4MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1180, H1181 [26FE]

——— prohibit funding for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to consider or adjudicate any new, renewal, or previously denied applications, H380 [14JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (H.R. 1910), H2660 [30AP], H3393 [20MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9378 [17DE]

Europe: migrant crisis, H2359 [22AP]

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, H8246 [17NO]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5443 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H376 [14JA], H1167 [26FE], H1569 [4MR]

——— reform, H107 [8JA], H1167 [26FE], H2359 [22AP], H4960 [9JY], H7627 [4NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5953 [11SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5953 [11SE]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (H.R. 1418), H5596 [29JY]

Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H3766 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (H.R. 3659), H6709 [30SE]

Pope Francis: U.S. visit, H5854 [9SE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (H.R. 727), H5596 [29JY]

——— status of economic crisis, H5528 [28JY], H9378 [17DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (H.R. 870), H5596 [29JY]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, H8246 [17NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6896 [8OC], H7627 [4NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9378 [17DE]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to immigration, H4960 [9JY], H5175 [15JY]

——— characterization of remarks relative to immigration and appropriateness of hosting Saturday Night Live (television show), H7035 [21OC]

——— characterization of remarks relative to immigration and deportation, H7193 [27OC]

Votes: position on missed, H742• [3FE], H788• [4FE], H3782• [3JN], H4582• [23JN], H4816• [7JY], H5082• [10JY], H5105• [13JY], H5316• [21JY], H5380• [22JY], H5513• [27JY], H5806• [8SE], H6005• [16SE], H6292• [28SE], H6779• [1OC], H6819• [6OC], H7012• [20OC], H9265• [10DE], E188• [10FE], E824• [2JN], E849• [8JN], E1038• [10JY], E1578• [3NO], E1636• [17NO]

Voting: racial and ethnic discrimination in voting, H6080 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6785 [1OC]

Statements

Consolidated Appropriations Legislation Economic Impact on Puerto Rico: by (Spanish Translation), H9378 [17DE]

Tributes

Beattie, Ted A., E1782• [11DE]

LaHood, Representative, H6110 [17SE]