CÁRDENAS, TONY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2391 [22AP]
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), H535 [22JA]
Africa: 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), H9376 [16DE]
Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 1722), H2880 [12MY]
Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H4594 [23JN]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7189 [26OC]
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]
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), H7028 [20OC]
——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H7027 [20OC]
——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4774 [25JN]
——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2795 [1MY]
——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4652 [24JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H3310 [18MY]
Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 2811), H4491 [17JN]
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]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3564 [21MY]
California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H9329 [15DE]
——— include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H5775 [29JY]
Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H3879 [3JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H9691 [17DE]
Children and youth: create protected credit reports for minors, protect the credit of minors, and protect minors from identity theft (see H.R. 1703), H2110 [26MR]
——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]
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), H1807 [19MR]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4243 [11JN]
Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H7391 [2NO]
——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H5850 [8SE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H4003 [9JN]
Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H9376 [16DE]
Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H9272 [10DE]
Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H638 [27JA]
Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H1611 [4MR]
Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H4383 [15JN]
Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 2470), H7391 [2NO]
Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H4591 [23JN]
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H10712 [18DE]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]
Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 3694), H8646 [30NO]
——— 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]
——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]
——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 1672), H2108 [26MR]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]
——— establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H4243 [11JN]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H4774 [25JN]
——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H4493 [17JN]
——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H7254 [27OC]
——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1116 [24FE]
——— submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 2236), H2880 [12MY]
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), H7332 [28OC]
Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]
——— review citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for enlistment of certain aliens in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 179), H2111 [26MR]
——— 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), H2879 [12MY] (see H.R. 3751), H7333 [28OC]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 860), H980 [11FE]
——— assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see H.R. 1081), H1163 [25FE]
——— 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]
——— complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H5849 [8SE]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H2876 [12MY]
——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see H.R. 794), H984 [11FE]
——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 850), H1723 [17MR]
——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H9329 [15DE]
——— 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), H1084 [20FE]
——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]
——— 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]
——— 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), H405 [14JA]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H8359 [18NO]
——— anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]
——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H9329 [15DE]
——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4862 [7JY]
——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3917 [4JN]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H1610 [4MR]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4383 [15JN]
——— 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), H5767 [29JY]
——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see H.R. 3691), H6835 [6OC]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2419 [22AP]
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 HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H9080 [8DE]
——— appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H2420 [22AP]
——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 994), H5332 [21JY]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H2791 [1MY]
——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H5849 [8SE]
Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see H.R. 3286), H7347 [29OC]
——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H403 [14JA]
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), H6229 [24SE]
——— 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), H8242 [16NO]
——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H2033 [25MR]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H1165 [25FE]
——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California (see H.R. 387), H405 [14JA]
——— take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 1157), H1498 [27FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H5849 [8SE]
——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 1360), H4544 [18JN]
Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H8242 [16NO]
——— 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), H1067 [13FE]
——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H4544 [18JN]
——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2555), H8971 [2DE]
——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H5866 [9SE]
——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 607), H4862 [7JY]
——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H6937 [8OC]
——— 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]
Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5866 [9SE]
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: 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]
Diversity: designate a national day of celebration for the diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 204), H3310 [18MY]
Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 66), H667 [30JA]
Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H1116 [24FE]
Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]
Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]
Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]
——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]
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), H1072 [13FE]
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: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 1775), H2209 [14AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H6307 [28SE]
Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 2068), H2497 [28AP]
——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]
——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H3642 [1JN]
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]
——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1163 [25FE]
——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H7175 [23OC]
——— reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 1537), H3254 [15MY]
Federal agencies and departments: review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2810), H4491 [17JN]
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), H1626 [10MR]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 258), H188 [9JA]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]
——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H1723 [17MR]
Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]
Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6836 [6OC]
——— 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), H9692 [17DE]
——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 307), H9375 [16DE]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H9691 [17DE]
——— 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), H9692 [17DE]
——— prevent illegal sale by improving tracking data and extending the time background check records are maintained (see H.R. 3395), H5767 [29JY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H9375 [16DE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H9376 [16DE]
——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]
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 of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 290), H7391 [2NO]
Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]
FTC: prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]
——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]
GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 90), H105 [7JA]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4002 [9JN]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]
Herrera, Juan F.: tribute (see H. Res. 353), H4956 [8JY]
Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6076 [16SE]
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), H6795 [5OC]
Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H7091 [21OC]
——— 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]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H7027 [20OC]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]
Immigration: 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 relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]
——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H4863 [7JY]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]
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), H3254 [15MY]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2728), H4241 [11JN]
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), H4958 [8JY]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6836 [6OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2773 [30AP]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]
Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H9013 [3DE]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 3831), H7188 [26OC]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7091 [21OC]
——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H9329 [15DE]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2879 [12MY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H7189 [26OC]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4383 [15JN]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4383 [15JN]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5783 [31JY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H9012 [3DE]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H2792 [1MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]
Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9306 [11DE]
National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H4544 [18JN]
National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 547), H8971 [2DE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H4003 [9JN]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]
National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 297), H4138 [10JN]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 64), H662 [28JA]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 238), H2770 [30AP]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 74), H758 [3FE]
National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H8971 [2DE]
National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H5032 [9JY]
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), H6837 [6OC]
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), H5330 [21JY]
——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 2684), H3914 [4JN]
Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H3254 [15MY]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]
NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]
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), H2821 [8MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H2033 [25MR]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H6836 [6OC]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H6076 [16SE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H1806 [19MR]
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), H1373 [26FE]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1502 [27FE]
Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]
Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H10712 [18DE]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1038 [12FE]
——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H7189 [26OC]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H3913 [4JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H5031 [9JY]
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]
San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]
SBA: 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), H1038 [12FE]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 3793), H7743 [4NO]
Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]
Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]
Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]
Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]
——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5592 [28JY]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H5524 [27JY]
——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2773 [30AP]
——— 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), H705 [2FE]
——— 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), H6981 [16OC]
Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1807 [19MR]
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]
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), H9013 [3DE]
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), H2212 [14AP]
SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 2442), H3759 [2JN]
Taxation: 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 the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4544 [18JN]
——— 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), H4544 [18JN]
——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3386 [19MY]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit and allow small employers a credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4178), H9011 [3DE]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1526 [2MR]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H3642 [1JN]
——— provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 2431), H3879 [3JN]
——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H431 [20JA]
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]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H703 [2FE]
Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]
Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 4005), H8239 [16NO]
Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]
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), H5850 [8SE]
Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H3254 [15MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 225), H2498 [28AP]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]
——— 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), H6076 [16SE]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2887), H4768 [25JN]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H8646 [30NO]
W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1369 [26FE]
White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 3546), H10712 [18DE]
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 health programs (see H.R. 3652), H7626 [3NO]
——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 4113), H8411 [19NO]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H1807 [19MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 4157), H8970 [2DE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2111 [26MR]
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]
——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 2823), H4541 [18JN]
——— express need to eliminate life without parole for children (see H. Res. 382), H5523 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make improvements to the food safety education program (see H.R. 3540), H6136 [17SE]
Dept. of Education: 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 task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]
Dept. of Energy: provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see H.R. 3041), H5116 [13JY]
Dept. of Justice: 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]
Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]
——— create a program to grant relocation subsidies to the long-term unemployed for the purpose of attaining or accepting employment (see H.R. 2755), H4343 [12JN]
Employment: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see H.R. 4174), H9011 [3DE]
Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 3201), H5466 [23JY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]
National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]
SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 4156), H8970 [2DE]
Constitutional authority statements
Business and industry: provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (H.R. 4157), H8971 [2DE]
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 (H.R. 3782), H7089 [21OC]
——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (H.R. 2823), H4543 [18JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: make improvements to the food safety education program (H.R. 3540), H6137 [17SE]
Dept. of Education: establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (H.R. 2056), H2499 [28AP]
——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4041), H8280 [17NO]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2057), H2499 [28AP]
Dept. of Energy: provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (H.R. 3041), H5117 [13JY]
Dept. of Justice: 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 (H.R. 3783), H7089 [21OC]
Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (H.R. 3919), H7742 [4NO]
——— create a program to grant relocation subsidies to the long-term unemployed for the purpose of attaining or accepting employment (H.R. 2755), H4344 [12JN]
Employment: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (H.R. 4174), H9012 [3DE]
Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (H.R. 3201), H5468 [23JY]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (H.R. 3938), H8153 [5NO]
SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (H.R. 4156), H8971 [2DE]
Remarks
Budget: allocation of funds, H1774 [19MR]
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 (H.R. 3782), H7169 [23OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4449 [17JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H1040 [13FE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1185 [26FE]
Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3729 [2JN]
——— 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 (H.R. 3783), H7169 [23OC]
Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (H.R. 2983), H5249 [16JY]
——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5249 [16JY]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H4611 [24JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H727 [3FE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6847 [7OC], H7013 [20OC]
House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H7040 [21OC]
Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5409 [23JY]
——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1040 [13FE]
——— reform, H4449 [17JN]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2392 [22AP]
NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), E246• [25FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), H6266 [28SE]
——— repeal (H.R. 596), H727 [3FE]
SBA: provide assistance to small businesses and small financial institutions to participate in cybersecurity programs, H2392 [22AP]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3729 [2JN]
Supreme Court: urge court decision to uphold Executive orders on immigration reform, H8253 [17NO]
Votes: position on missed, H7689• [4NO]
Tributes
Garcia, Magdalena, H6847 [7OC]
Garcia-Perez, Linda, H6847 [7OC]
Hagekhalil, Adel, E943• [23JN]