HONDA, MICHAEL M. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H2949 [13MY]

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]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H5783 [31JY]

——— encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H5981 [15SE]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H2211 [14AP]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H5118 [13JY]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H8240 [16NO]

American Indian Trust Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 2760), H4343 [12JN]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H705 [2FE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H6795 [5OC]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3558 [21MY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5469 [23JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H6836 [6OC]

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H5239 [15JY]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H5849 [8SE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H6837 [6OC]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 3632), H6306 [28SE]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H5525 [27JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H5525 [27JY]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4251), H9327 [15DE]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 3698), H8646 [30NO]

——— eliminate age restriction on commencement of receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 4124), H9272 [10DE]

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

——— expand use of telehealth under TRICARE program for active servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans (see H.R. 2725), H4136 [10JN]

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

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 1304), H1612 [4MR]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1303), H1612 [4MR]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 283), H3561 [21MY]

Bahrain: prohibit arms sales (see H.R. 3445), H9080 [8DE]

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]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

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

Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H7743 [4NO]

——— include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H1723 [17MR]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 436), H6227 [24SE]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H3879 [3JN]

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]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H5468 [23JY]

——— 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), H2156 [13AP]

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), H1613 [4MR]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H1113 [24FE]

——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]

——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2804), H4490 [17JN]

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

Colleges and universities: 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]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 3078), H5236 [15JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3391 [19MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 4308), H10710 [18DE]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H8972 [2DE]

Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H9272 [10DE]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 34), H4775 [25JN]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5238 [15JY]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H8646 [30NO]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see H.R. 2110), H2880 [12MY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H7391 [2NO]

Copyrights: allow consumers to permanently unlock all electronic devices and media that do not infringe on existing copyrights (see H.R. 1587), H3759 [2JN]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 3114), H5469 [23JY]

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), H5776 [29JY]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4243 [11JN]

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. 3530), H6075 [16SE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H2879 [12MY]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see H.R. 1139), H1370 [26FE]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H1661 [16MR]

——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H412 [16JA]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1565), H5783 [31JY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H6074 [16SE]

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

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H2467 [23AP]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H703 [2FE] (see H. Res. 548), H9011 [3DE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H2500 [28AP]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H4243 [11JN]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1116 [24FE]

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), H6228 [24SE]

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

——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 1175), H1499 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1227), H2879 [12MY]

——— establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 315), H357 [13JA]

——— improve energy savings (see H.R. 3108), H5291 [16JY]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

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

Dept. of Education: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 1574), H2656 [29AP]

——— allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H7028 [20OC]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3759 [2JN] (see H.R. 3751), H6974 [9OC]

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

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

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

——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2149), H2768 [30AP]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H7254 [27OC]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1519), H2960 [13MY]

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

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 850), H6260 [25SE]

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

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3964), H9272 [10DE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H9080 [8DE]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 840), H1850 [23MR]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2350), H7027 [20OC]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H1116 [24FE]

——— make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 833), H7742 [4NO]

——— make grants to States to improve early education (see H.R. 587), H660 [28JA]

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

——— provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States from an Early Education Trust Fund (see H.R. 3542), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2321), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from the consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 3684), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 386), H757 [3FE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H3391 [19MY]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H9270 [10DE]

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

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3634), H7391 [2NO]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H6937 [8OC]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4101), H9376 [16DE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO] (see H.R. 4054), H8280 [17NO]

——— strengthen charter school accountability and transparency, prevent fraud, and increase community involvement (see H.R. 3795), H9080 [8DE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H531 [22JA]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4243 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 2296), H4243 [11JN]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H3508 [20MY]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see H.R. 3263), H7028 [20OC]

——— provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see H.R. 3041), H5592 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H919 [10FE]

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

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7028 [20OC]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H9329 [15DE]

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

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

——— 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), H4137 [10JN]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 3396), H6229 [24SE]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3060), H5239 [15JY]

——— require children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs be vaccinated (see H.R. 933), H1034 [12FE]

——— 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), H1368 [26FE]

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), H2310 [16AP]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 63), H5332 [21JY]

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

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1373 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]

——— modify premium charges and dollar amount limit on loans financing alterations, repairs, and improvements to, or conversion of, existing structures, including energy efficiency home improvements (see H.R. 2982), H6189 [22SE]

——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H9012 [3DE]

——— appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H3310 [18MY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H2311 [16AP]

——— establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and the current DNA analysis backlog (see H.R. 320), H4957 [8JY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4383 [15JN]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1610 [4MR]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 2732), H6261 [25SE]

——— 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), H4383 [15JN]

——— require statistics relative to community trust in law enforcement in the National Crime Victimization Survey (see H.R. 4117), H8411 [19NO]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see H.R. 3286), H6139 [17SE]

——— establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 1005), H1069 [13FE]

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

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H3251 [15MY]

——— disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6189 [22SE]

——— 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]

——— establish Azores Cooperative Initiative Program (see H.R. 3325), H5764 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2156 [13AP]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

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

——— designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (see H.R. 3289), H5763 [29JY]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H8242 [16NO]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H1807 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8861 [1DE]

——— authorize the transfer of funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs (see H.R. 2674), H6789 [1OC]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2672), H6789 [1OC]

——— clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2671), H6789 [1OC]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H6076 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H6076 [16SE]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see H.R. 3484), H6976 [9OC]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H2208 [14AP]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2555), H6228 [24SE]

——— establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors (see H.R. 3422), H5976 [11SE]

——— expand eligibility of employees to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program (see H.R. 2673), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see H.R. 2934), H4770 [25JN]

——— 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), H5469 [23JY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H3879 [3JN]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H2880 [12MY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (see H.R. 2999), H5333 [21JY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1607), H2212 [14AP]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H3879 [3JN]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5238 [15JY]

——— include local government minimum wage requirements in determining wages for work-study allowances under educational assistance programs (see H.R. 3979), H8151 [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), H479 [21JA]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see H.R. 4011), H8239 [16NO]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H3211 [14MY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H2880 [12MY]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 182), H103 [7JA]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 748), H6893 [7OC] (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]

——— provide for covered agreements and contracts with eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources (see H.R. 3879), H8415 [19NO]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H8646 [30NO]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H8282 [17NO]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H5173 [14JY]

——— study feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to improve veterans access to medical facilities in densely populated and rural communities (see H.R. 4125), H8411 [19NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4543 [18JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H4491 [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), H7254 [27OC]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H2960 [13MY]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 3535), H6136 [17SE]

Discrimination: honor victims of hate crimes of Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment in the aftermath of 9/11, where individuals were targeted by violence and hatred because they were Muslim or perceived to be Muslim (see H. Res. 413), H5866 [9SE]

——— 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: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H4957 [8JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H4863 [7JY]

——— 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), H10713 [18DE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H5117 [13JY]

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

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (see H.R. 3045), H5117 [13JY]

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

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 1013), H1084 [20FE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2033 [25MR]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

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

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, tax credits for STEM school supplies and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 2082), H9026 [7DE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 988), H1068 [13FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

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]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H6074 [16SE]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1084 [20FE]

EPA: assess and manage risks of drought to drinking water (see H.R. 1709), H2110 [26MR]

——— award grants for municipal solid waste prevention and recycling program development (see H.R. 3237), H7333 [28OC]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]

——— establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H6935 [8OC]

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

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

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1116 [24FE]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1622), H2116 [26MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5867 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H2876 [12MY]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (see H.R. 1810), H3391 [19MY]

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

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see H.R. 196), H103 [7JA]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1032 [12FE]

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: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]

——— 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), H6180 [18SE]

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

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H9307 [11DE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H5591 [28JY]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H2794 [1MY]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

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

——— 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), H6893 [7OC]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H4864 [7JY]

——— extend period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before being allowed to transfer a firearm (see H.R. 3375), H5766 [29JY]

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 2699), H4001 [9JN]

——— reduce gun violence, increase mental health counseling, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 3830), H7255 [27OC]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H4863 [7JY]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H4345 [12JN]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 2303), H4594 [23JN]

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]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal certain counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools (see H.R. 1466), H4862 [7JY]

Foreign policy: require a strategy to counter, and prohibit use of ground forces against, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 30), H917 [10FE]

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

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

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]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3470), H7028 [20OC]

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

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6938 [8OC]

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

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6938 [8OC]

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

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see H.R. 2104), H6189 [22SE]

——— 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]

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

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H3507 [20MY]

Herrera, Juan F.: tribute (see H. Res. 353), H4956 [8JY]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7743 [4NO]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H3215 [14MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H406 [14JA]

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

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

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

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H2769 [30AP]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H188 [9JA]

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), H6180 [18SE]

——— 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), H662 [28JA]

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

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

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H9080 [8DE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H2211 [14AP]

——— 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]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3343), H6229 [24SE]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H2799 [5MY]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 483), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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 for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H1501 [27FE]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1618 [4MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H1372 [26FE]

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

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5469 [23JY]

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

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 116), H1069 [13FE]

Internet: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet or mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 1307), H1612 [4MR]

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), H2880 [12MY]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (see H.R. 3801), H7255 [27OC]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H812 [4FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H6981 [16OC]

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

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1084 [20FE]

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), H5032 [9JY]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 3692), H6835 [6OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2880 [12MY]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

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

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8861 [1DE]

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 115), H1069 [13FE]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H6937 [8OC]

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

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

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2624), H5776 [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), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H6935 [8OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 2748), H8646 [30NO]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2959 [13MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]

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]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H2821 [8MY]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]

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

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H40 [6JA]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1032 [12FE]

Minnesota: withdraw Federal land located within the Rainy River Drainage Basin from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 2072), H2880 [12MY]

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), H9306 [11DE]

Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 3341), H5850 [8SE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 538), H8412 [19NO]

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

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

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 547), H8971 [2DE]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

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

——— observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H8155 [5NO]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 456), H6788 [1OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H5775 [29JY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 74), H703 [2FE]

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

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers (see H. Res. 443), H6750 [30SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 253), H2821 [8MY]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]

Native Americans: reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5525 [27JY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 2174), H2769 [30AP]

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

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2474 [27AP]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 619), H2959 [13MY]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H6975 [9OC]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]

——— 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]

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

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H4774 [25JN]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see H.R. 831), H1723 [17MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H530 [22JA]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H188 [9JA]

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

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H4546 [19JN]

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

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H431 [20JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1568 [3MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H758 [3FE]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H867 [9FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H858 [5FE]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H5404 [22JY]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H5849 [8SE]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4162), H9272 [10DE]

Privacy: require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2092), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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), H810 [4FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H412 [16JA]

Railroads: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 94), H1117 [24FE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 324), H4652 [24JN]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 109), H1117 [24FE]

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H4138 [10JN]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 1140), H1370 [26FE]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H4383 [15JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1038 [12FE]

——— 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]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H5865 [9SE]

——— recognize importance of breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in diagnosis and treatment of illness and address funding gap between basic research and clinical development (see H. Res. 95), H2467 [23AP]

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

Sikhism: honor celebration of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 192), H2153 [13AP]

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]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture (see H.R. 4307), H10710 [18DE]

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]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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), H2960 [13MY]

——— 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), H638 [27JA]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— 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), H5769 [29JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H4957 [8JY]

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]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

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

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 2169), H6076 [16SE]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H2416 [22AP]

Syria: convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war, stem the flow of refugees, and create a strategy to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 508), H7389 [2NO]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 508), H531 [22JA]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1341), H1623 [6MR]

——— allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H4652 [24JN]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2591), H3641 [1JN]

——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H5941 [10SE]

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H8646 [30NO]

——— 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]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2467 [23AP]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 620), H662 [28JA]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4343 [12JN]

——— 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), H5848 [8SE]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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]

——— impose a retail tax on carryout bags (see H.R. 3977), H8243 [16NO]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H1801 [19MR]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]

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

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 1852), H2306 [16AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1372 [26FE]

——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H8279 [17NO]

——— modify and permanently extend qualified zone academy bonds to facilitate school renovation and construction and treat such bonds as specified tax credit bonds (see H.R. 3046), H7391 [2NO]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H3582 [29MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H10712 [18DE]

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

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 3311), H5764 [29JY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H9206 [9DE]

Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (see H. Res. 337), H4650 [24JN]

Transportation: require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 1692), H4243 [11JN]

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

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2156 [13AP]

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]

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

——— condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see H. Res. 447), H8155 [5NO]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H4955 [8JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 1466), H4862 [7JY]

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

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

——— develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H5116 [13JY]

——— 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), H858 [5FE]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2539), H10712 [18DE]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3958), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H5238 [15JY]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H5849 [8SE]

——— recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H5850 [8SE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]

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

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H5976 [11SE]

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

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4432 [16JN]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 3522), H6074 [16SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1723 [17MR] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

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

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1626 [10MR]

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 142), H1614 [4MR]

——— provide additional financing options for infrastructure projects in States in which a state of drought emergency has been issued (see H.R. 1710), H2110 [26MR]

——— reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 291), H356 [13JA]

——— remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7091 [21OC]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H1850 [23MR]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 3190), H5465 [23JY]

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]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— expand number of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at the workplace (see H.R. 2836), H5118 [13JY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H4003 [9JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4383 [15JN]

——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 118), H1070 [13FE]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H5866 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: amend Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (see H.R. 1751), H2152 [13AP]

——— authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (see H.R. 3008), H5029 [9JY]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see H.R. 794), H855 [5FE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H810 [4FE]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H639 [27JA]

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

Education: improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding of how certain partnerships design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes (see H.R. 566), H639 [27JA]

——— 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]

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

——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 718), H810 [4FE]

EPA: establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 1960), H2416 [22AP]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 471), H6936 [8OC]

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

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]

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

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), H6137 [17SE]

Immigration: repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 3631), H6306 [28SE]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]

Iran: observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 156), H1769 [18MR]

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 228), H2654 [29AP]

Nepal: ensure unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 261), H2958 [13MY]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 1961), H2416 [22AP]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3807), H7137 [22OC]

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

Senior citizens: 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), H5765 [29JY]

Southeast-Asian Americans: recognize economic, cultural, and political contributions on anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese Conflict and related historical events (see H. Res. 240), H2770 [30AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns (see H.R. 256), H188 [9JA]

——— allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 255), H188 [9JA]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 254), H188 [9JA]

——— provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts (see H.R. 253), H188 [9JA]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]

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

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 500), H531 [22JA]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: amend Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (H.R. 1751), H2154 [13AP]

——— authorize awarding of grants to promote civic learning and engagement (H.R. 3008), H5030 [9JY]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (H.R. 794), H857 [5FE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (H.R. 717), H813 [4FE]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (H.R. 565), H640 [27JA]

Education: improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding of how certain partnerships design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes (H.R. 566), H640 [27JA]

——— 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 (H.R. 4013), H8241 [16NO]

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

——— support the community schools model (H.R. 718), H813 [4FE]

EPA: establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and promulgate regulations to attain those goals (H.R. 1960), H2418 [22AP]

Firearms: prohibit the sale, manufacture, distribution, import, or electronic marketing or advertising of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks and assault weapon or machinegun parts kits (H.R. 376), H407 [14JA]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (H.R. 3926), H7742 [4NO]

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (H.R. 377), H407 [14JA]

Immigration: repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (H.R. 3631), H6307 [28SE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (H.R. 1961), H2418 [22AP]

Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (H.R. 3807), H7138 [22OC]

Safety: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (H.R. 378), H407 [14JA]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 3351), H5772 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns (H.R. 256), H189 [9JA]

——— allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (H.R. 255), H189 [9JA]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (H.R. 254), H189 [9JA]

——— provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts (H.R. 253), H189 [9JA]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (H.R. 684), H757 [3FE]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (H.R. 500), H533 [22JA]

Declarations

Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: One Dream One Korea (organization), E1197• [31JY]

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, H2347 [21AP], E605• [28AP]

American Education Week: observance, H8227 [16NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9666 [17DE]

——— making continuing, H6006 [16SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), E485• [14AP]

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H7187 [26OC]

Congressional Ethiopian American Caucus: support goals and ideals, H5393 [22JY]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1482 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: light source scientific user facilities funding, H2631 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9666 [17DE]

Earth Science Week: designate (H. Res. 472), H6921 [8OC]

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 (H.R. 4013), H8227 [16NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2630, H2631 [29AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E485• [14AP]

Ethiopia: U.S. policy, H5393 [22JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H6006 [16SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6006 [16SE]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8395• [19NO]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 519), E1669• [19NO]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), E451• [13AP]

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, H6882 [7OC]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Japantown neighborhood, E1217 [8SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3669 [2JN]

Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong publication): anniversary of western edition, E1202• [31JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E451• [13AP]

Southeast-Asian Americans: recognize economic, cultural, and political contributions on anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese Conflict and related historical events (H. Res. 240), E640• [1MY]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), H1014 [12FE]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), H1048• [13FE]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (H.R. 500), E129• [28JA]

Votes: position on missed, H5150• [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1025 [12FE]

Tributes

Bertsch, Richard C., E626• [30AP]

Chan, Steven D., E1517• [22OC]

Edwards, Don, H7085 [21OC]

Lee, Gerald, E39• [9JA]

Mendoza, Sofia, E453• [13AP]

Sanchez, Alex, E1200• [31JY]

Summerhays, Carol Gomez, E1624• [16NO]

Wieckowski, Bob, E21• [7JA]