FUDGE, MARCIA L. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

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), H1262 [26FE]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Conferee: S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H9206 [9DE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H919 [10FE]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H919 [10FE]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H431 [20JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]

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

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H2153 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3838), H7253 [27OC]

CFTC: specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (see H.R. 1317), H1613 [4MR]

Children and youth: recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 322), H5333 [21JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H535 [22JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H6937 [8OC]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7190 [26OC]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H2821 [8MY]

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]

Daniel L. Kinnard Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Newark, OH: designate (see H.R. 960), H1035 [12FE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H4383 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H4863 [7JY]

——— establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1676), H2108 [26MR]

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

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

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H1163 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: 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), H1768 [18MR]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H2959 [13MY]

——— 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]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see H.R. 3157), H5402 [22JY]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]

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

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide enhanced academic and career training in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 922), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H5776 [29JY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H1618 [4MR] (see H.R. 1958), H2416 [22AP]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H1372 [26FE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H5849 [8SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3577 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— study circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event (see H.R. 2795), H4431 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3872), H9080 [8DE]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H7028 [20OC]

——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H8240 [16NO]

——— 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), H668 [30JA]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3643 [1JN]

——— 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]

——— 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), H3643 [1JN]

Dept. of Labor: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 3554), H6136 [17SE]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H2879 [12MY]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6795 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 2147), H4493 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars (see H.R. 1789), H3215 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

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), H5332 [21JY]

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

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

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

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

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

——— 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: 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), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H3565 [21MY]

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

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

EPA: appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 1923), H2467 [23AP]

——— authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H534 [22JA]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 1093), H1368 [26FE]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 243), H187 [9JA]

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), H3391 [19MY]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H8971 [2DE]

Families and domestic relations: 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), H3565 [21MY]

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

FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone and video service rates (see H.R. 3638), H8155 [5NO]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (see H.R. 3967), H8151 [5NO]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 485), H1071 [13FE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H431 [20JA]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 258), H431 [20JA]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H7028 [20OC]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H3254 [15MY]

Firearms: ensure enforcement of Federal firearms laws and end flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into communities (see H. Res. 520), H8152 [5NO]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H5768 [29JY]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H9329 [15DE]

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

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

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H4770 [25JN]

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

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

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 1955), H2416 [22AP]

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

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]

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

Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see H.R. 3372), H5766 [29JY]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2880 [12MY]

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

Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H9081 [8DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H5118 [13JY]

Hunger: increase support for income support and food programs to address hunger in communities (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6749 [30SE]

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), H5333 [21JY]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H1038 [12FE]

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

IRS: strengthen protections from levy for taxpayers in economic hardship (see H.R. 1979), H8414 [19NO]

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

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

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

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]

Medicaid: allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 4076), H8360 [18NO]

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

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see H.R. 2391), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H9691 [17DE]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 290), H356 [13JA]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4594 [23JN]

Minimum wage: 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: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1926), H2415 [22AP]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H3309 [18MY]

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), H9692 [17DE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]

NASA: report on requirements and risks in connection with use of radioisotopic power systems for space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit (see H.R. 3413), H5768 [29JY]

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

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2501 [28AP]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H7090 [21OC]

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

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5850 [8SE]

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

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

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

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 456), H6938 [8OC]

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

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6307 [28SE]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8646 [30NO]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see H. Res. 147), H4345 [12JN]

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

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), H6308 [28SE]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 349), H404 [14JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 2090), H6893 [7OC]

Pakistan: welcome Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif upon U.S. visit, support efforts to combat terrorism and strengthen democracy, and reaffirm friendship, partnership and ongoing cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 86), H7028 [20OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 425), H3758 [2JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H583 [26JA]

——— 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), H225 [12JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H4594 [23JN]

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

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

——— require congressional approval for any closure, consolidation, or sale of any historic postal facility (see H.R. 1501), H1802 [19MR]

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

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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H661 [28JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H6893 [7OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7254 [27OC]

Richard (Dick) Chenault Post Office Building, Springboro, OH: designate (see H.R. 558), H638 [27JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H4138 [10JN]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H5849 [8SE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1116 [24FE]

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), H9271 [10DE]

Small business: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H6894 [7OC]

Smithhisler, Paul A.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 2561), H3561 [21MY]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1373 [26FE]

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

——— 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), H6981 [16OC]

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

SSA: 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), H3254 [15MY]

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

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H5850 [8SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3310 [18MY]

Taxation: assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents of those children for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H6750 [30SE]

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

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H641 [27JA]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H981 [11FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H6228 [24SE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3564 [21MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H9013 [3DE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H2356 [21AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1499 [27FE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H7027 [20OC]

Texas Western College: mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (see H.R. 2906), H6706 [29SE]

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

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 268), H3252 [15MY]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4493 [17JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]

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), H6180 [18SE]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]

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

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2065), H2497 [28AP]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2155), H2768 [30AP]

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

Medicaid: provide for the waiver of institutions for mental diseases (IMD) limitation in order to permit coverage for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 1988), H2463 [23AP]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: award Early College Federal Pell Grants (H.R. 2065), H2499 [28AP]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (H.R. 2155), H2771 [30AP]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (H.R. 193), H104 [7JA]

Medicaid: provide for the waiver of institutions for mental diseases (IMD) limitation in order to permit coverage for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (H.R. 1988), H2465 [23AP]

Eulogies

Louis Stokes, E1290 [16SE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H441 [21JA]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H1660• [16MR]

Akron, OH: anniversary of Akron Children’s Hospital, E1250• [10SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), H2668 [30AP]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing, H5111 [13JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1702• [3DE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6878• [7OC]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (H.R. 2944), H7383• [2NO]

Dept. of Education: require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262, H1263 [26FE]

——— 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), H1145 [25FE], H1262, H1263 [26FE], H4871 [8JY]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E550• [22AP]

Education: recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2668 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: anniversary, H2131 [13AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8886 [2DE], E1702• [3DE]

Firearms: gun control, E1775• [11DE]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5111 [13JY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, H1513 [2MR]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: observance, E1402• [1OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2137• [13AP]

National Negro Golf Association: anniversary, E1013• [8JY]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team, E76• [16JA]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9187 [9DE]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (H. Res. 427), E1379• [29SE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H5381 [22JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 885), H1660• [16MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1660• [16MR]

Tributes

Boehner, Speaker, H7247 [27OC]

Bond, Julian, E1379• [29SE]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, E1379• [29SE]

Stokes, Louis, E1112• [23JY]