GARAMENDI, JOHN (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H161 [9JA]
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4161 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4732, H4733, H4734, H4775 [25JN], H4826, H4830, H4833, H4864 [7JY]
Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5273, H5293 [16JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2711, H2714, H2773 [30AP]
Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8931 [2DE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3761 [2JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]
Articles and editorials
Water Solution for California—‘Little Sip, Big Gulp,’ by, Sacramento (CA) Bee, E972• [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H6180 [18SE]
——— 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), H6189 [22SE]
Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 177), H2111 [26MR]
Air Force: require a demonstration program on the accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 1722), H4652 [24JN]
Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H667 [30JA]
Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H4652 [24JN]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H6837 [6OC]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H10712 [18DE]
——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4003 [9JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H6789 [1OC]
Armed Forces: clarify situations in which the U.S. will cover the cost of transportation for next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member who dies overseas (see H.R. 2662), H4493 [17JN]
——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 560), H638 [27JA]
Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: designate (see H.R. 761), H853 [5FE]
Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H2795 [1MY]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]
Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 796), H855 [5FE]
——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1107), H1368 [26FE]
Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H7390 [2NO]
——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H8242 [16NO]
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), H5775 [29JY]
Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H918 [10FE]
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]
Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5769 [29JY]
——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1987), H2463 [23AP] (see H.R. 4188), H9079 [8DE]
——— establish the National Icebreaker Fund to pay costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of icebreakers (see H.R. 3214), H5522 [27JY]
——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]
Colleges and universities: clarify application of prepayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 3786), H7333 [28OC]
——— protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3403), H6977 [13OC]
——— protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3403), H8155 [5NO]
——— 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), H4544 [18JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2500 [28AP]
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), H7331 [28OC]
Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H5118 [13JY]
——— update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 813), H866 [9FE]
Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H5776 [29JY]
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]
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]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H919 [10FE]
——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H919 [10FE]
——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H919 [10FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H7255 [27OC]
——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H5783 [31JY]
——— modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (see H.R. 3893), H7623 [3NO]
——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H1663 [16MR]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H4593 [23JN]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative (see H.R. 1007), H1069 [13FE]
——— 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), H1626 [10MR]
——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 1175), H1499 [27FE]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1807 [19MR]
——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see H.R. 3067), H7333 [28OC]
——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 2371), H4652 [24JN]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H9080 [8DE]
——— 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 pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H8646 [30NO]
——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1850 [23MR]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H8155 [5NO]
——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H9270 [10DE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H2156 [13AP]
——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H6977 [13OC]
Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H1663 [16MR]
——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]
——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5173 [14JY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2879 [12MY]
——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1707), H2110 [26MR]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]
——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H6975 [9OC]
——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 3727), H6976 [9OC]
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), H2357 [21AP]
——— 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]
——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H3642 [1JN]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]
Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]
——— establish a scholarship program for dislocated workers or unemployed individuals transitioning into manufacturing employment (see H.R. 3258), H5589 [28JY]
——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H3310 [18MY]
Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6229 [24SE]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2156 [13AP]
——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H5848 [8SE]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]
——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (see H.R. 1060), H1163 [25FE]
Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]
——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]
——— 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 period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H6975 [9OC]
——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3642 [1JN]
——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H6076 [16SE]
——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3643 [1JN]
——— 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), H5976 [11SE]
——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]
——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H157 [8JA]
——— 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 to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 2361), H3577 [26MY]
——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 1382), H1850 [23MR]
——— 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), H984 [11FE]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H3310 [18MY]
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), H190 [9JA]
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), H2357 [21AP]
Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see H. Res. 237), H2770 [30AP]
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]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H6260 [25SE]
Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 3910), H7624 [3NO]
——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]
——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]
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]
Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H4432 [16JN]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1084 [20FE]
EPA: establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3720), H6935 [8OC]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H2500 [28AP]
Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
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), H7333 [28OC]
Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4012), H9307 [11DE]
Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H2959 [13MY]
——— 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), H664 [28JA]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H1084 [20FE]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]
——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H1372 [26FE]
——— 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), H1566 [3MR]
——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H3390 [19MY]
FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 1009), H1069 [13FE]
Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H5866 [9SE]
——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H5866 [9SE]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H405 [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), H5768 [29JY]
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), H854 [5FE]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]
Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3304), H6261 [25SE]
Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 1582), H1899 [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]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H664 [28JA] (see H.R. 1517), H7333 [28OC]
Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6792 [2OC]
Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6792 [2OC]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4383 [15JN]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]
Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H664 [28JA]
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), H10712 [18DE]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H3577 [26MY]
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), H6894 [7OC]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5849 [8SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H3310 [18MY]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H6749 [30SE]
——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]
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), H7189 [26OC]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2467 [23AP]
——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H6706 [29SE]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H6749 [30SE]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7255 [27OC]
——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H10712 [18DE]
——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H3642 [1JN]
——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H7390 [2NO]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H8861 [1DE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H4544 [18JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H2772 [30AP]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]
Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 3341), H5850 [8SE]
National Credit Union Administration: study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H6975 [9OC]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H6837 [6OC]
National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]
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), H482 [21JA]
National security: ensure preparedness for chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear threats (see H.R. 3299), H10712 [18DE]
National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1663 [16MR]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6180 [18SE]
NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H6975 [9OC]
NLRB: 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), H6189 [22SE]
NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]
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), H6749 [30SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H6228 [24SE]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2880 [12MY]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 267), H1501 [27FE]
Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see H.R. 4029), H8861 [1DE]
——— modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H6228 [24SE]
Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see H.R. 2228), H9012 [3DE]
——— ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3513), H8281 [17NO]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H814 [4FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1373 [26FE]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1373 [26FE]
Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2977), H4955 [8JY]
——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2277), H3310 [18MY]
——— protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H6228 [24SE]
——— 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]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H8243 [16NO]
Railroads: prohibit transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail (see H.R. 2379), H3252 [15MY]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7139 [22OC]
Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 2738), H6307 [28SE]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3386 [19MY] (see H.R. 3064), H5943 [10SE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H4544 [18JN]
San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 1140), H1370 [26FE]
SBA: carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses (see H.R. 3248), H5588 [28JY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7254 [27OC]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1085 [20FE]
——— 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), H7333 [28OC]
Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H6976 [9OC]
Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H7347 [29OC]
——— 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]
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]
Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]
——— 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]
——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H5775 [29JY]
——— 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), H5848 [8SE]
——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]
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), H8362 [18NO]
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), H6975 [9OC]
States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H6975 [9OC]
Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1341), H1623 [6MR]
——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]
——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H5525 [27JY]
——— 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), H3916 [4JN]
——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H7346 [29OC]
——— 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), H7028 [20OC]
——— 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), H2773 [30AP]
——— limit interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups (see H.R. 3934), H8149 [5NO]
——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H6307 [28SE]
——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and allow Head Start teachers the same deduction (see H.R. 2692), H7347 [29OC]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H702 [2FE]
——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H6228 [24SE]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 3095), H7626 [3NO]
——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H1084 [20FE]
——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2695), H4001 [9JN]
——— terminate deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 3935), H8149 [5NO]
Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]
Tobacco products: prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 3042), H5116 [13JY]
——— prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 3656), H7139 [22OC]
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), H5943 [10SE]
Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2419 [22AP]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1618), H2467 [23AP]
——— constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H1771 [18MR]
——— 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), H5850 [8SE]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H919 [10FE]
——— 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), H4001 [9JN]
——— 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), H1038 [12FE] (see H.R. 2867), H6706 [29SE]
W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1626 [10MR]
Water: 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), H7333 [28OC]
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]
Wildfires: establish interagency working group to study use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting (see H.R. 2909), H6076 [16SE]
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]
——— expand health programs (see H.R. 3652), H7333 [28OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations (see H.R. 3669), H6787 [1OC]
Dept. of Defense: establish a backup for the global positioning system (see H.R. 1678), H2109 [26MR]
Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 3692), H6835 [6OC]
Railroads: ensure the safe transportation of Bakken crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1679), H2109 [26MR]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1208), H1565 [3MR]
Sikhism: honor celebration of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 192), H2153 [13AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Crime: provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations (H.R. 3669), H6788 [1OC]
Dept. of Defense: establish a backup for the global positioning system (H.R. 1678), H2113 [26MR]
Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (H.R. 3692), H6836 [6OC]
Railroads: ensure the safe transportation of Bakken crude oil by rail (H.R. 1679), H2113 [26MR]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 1208), H1566 [3MR]
Motions
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H179 [9JA]
Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), H651 [28JA]
Proclamations
Alma Hickel California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1359• [25SE]
Amandeep Kaur California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1399• [30SE]
Andrea (Andi) Armstrong California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1387• [29SE]
Angie Gates California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1387• [29SE]
Barbara Christwitz California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1386• [29SE]
Barbara LeVake California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1385• [29SE]
Becky Brummet California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1385• [29SE]
Cathleen Olsen California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1384• [29SE]
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1383• [29SE]
Cherie Stephens California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1390• [29SE]
Constance Boulware California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1395• [30SE]
Dawn Dowdy California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1396• [30SE]
Deidre Robinson California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1397• [30SE]
Dionne McCullar California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1398• [30SE]
Dorothy Pooley California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1359• [25SE]
Elvia Garcia California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1358• [25SE]
Evelyne Rominger California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1357• [25SE]
Gloria Flaherty California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1365• [25SE]
Graciela Espindola California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1364• [25SE]
Jan Meyer California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1364• [25SE]
Jane Johnson California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1362• [25SE]
Jennifer Terra California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1361• [25SE]
Joanne Ellis California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1354• [24SE]
Liesl Schmidt California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1342• [24SE]
Margaret Fernandez California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1344• [24SE]
Marie Spooner California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1344• [24SE]
Mary Jane Griego California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1347• [24SE]
Norma Montna California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1348• [24SE]
Paula Emigh California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1350• [24SE]
Preet Didbal California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1350• [24SE]
Ramona Prieto California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1389• [29SE]
Sandy Holman California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1388• [29SE]
Susan Young California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1351• [24SE]
Toni Scully California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1353• [24SE]
Tribute to Noah Coughlan: by, E351• [17MR]
Zenobia Brokenbrough California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: by, E1360• [25SE]
Remarks
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4423 [16JN]
Arctic regions: arctic polar icebreakers construction funding, H3226 [15MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4462 [17JN]
——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4462 [17JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1704 [17MR]
——— reform entitlement programs, H1704 [17MR]
Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, H6824 [6OC]
California: develop comprehensive water plan to include conservation, recycling, creation of new storage systems, fixing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a science driven process, and protecting existing water rights, H4584–H4588 [23JN], H5580–H5583 [28JY], E970•–E973• [24JN]
Climate: global warming, H2274 [16AP], H8866 [2DE]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1987), H3293• [18MY]
——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4188), H9240, H9242 [10DE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H179, H180 [9JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm to School Program (H.R. 1061), H7199 [27OC], E1547• [27OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3226 [15MY]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification, H744 [3FE]
Dept. of Energy: Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H2714, H2715 [30AP]
——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas, H1108 [24FE]
——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), motion to recommit, H652 [28JA]
——— include energy transportation as a consideration in the Energy Security Valuation report, H8931, H8932 [2DE]
——— National Nuclear Security Administration Atomic Energy Defense Activities funding, H2711 [30AP]
——— National Nuclear Security Administration nuclear smuggling and detection funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H2713 [30AP]
——— prohibit approval of permit to export natural gas to any nation listed as a state sponsor of terrorism and require use of U.S.-flagged ships for all exports, H652 [28JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families, H905 [10FE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9073 [8DE]
——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, H905 [10FE]
Dept. of the Interior: add water hyacinth to invasive species control pilot program, H5272, H5273 [16JY]
——— prohibit transfer of funds for fire preparedness activities to Wildland Fire Management fire suppression activities, H4830, H4831 [7JY]
——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (H.R. 1060), H4585 [23JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4732, H4733, H4734 [25JN], H4826, H4827, H4830, H4831, H4833 [7JY]
——— prohibit California drought response or relief funding from being used in contravention of implementation of the California Water Code, H4833 [7JY]
——— prohibit funding in contravention of Executive order relative to efforts to reduce Government greenhouse gas emissions, H4826, H4827 [7JY]
Dept. of Transportation: require local transit agencies to implement local hiring and procurement policies for federally-funded transportation projects, H1705 [17MR]
Depts. of Commerce and the Interior: collaborate with California Dept. of Water Resources to install a fish screen at the Delta Cross Channel Gates, H5273 [16JY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 167), H4831 [7JY]
Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H904, H905, H906 [10FE], H4423, H4425, H4426, H4427, H4428 [16JN]
——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H904, H905, H906 [10FE], H4423, H4425, H4426, H4427, H4428 [16JN]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research, H905 [10FE]
Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (H.R. 2983), H5250 [16JY], H5580 [28JY]
——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5250, H5272, H5273 [16JY], H5580 [28JY]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, H4584 [23JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H743, H744, H745, H746, H748, H749 [3FE], H1103, H1105, H1106, H1107, H1108 [24FE]
——— revitalize the middle class, H1704 [17MR]
Employment: carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training, H5164 [14JY]
——— importance of jobs that maintain infrastructure, H2858 [12MY]
——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H622, H623, H624, H625, H626 [27JA], H743, H744, H745, H746, H748, H749 [3FE], H1103, H1105, H1106, H1107, H1108 [24FE], H1705, H1709 [17MR], H5159, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5164, H5165, H5166 [14JY], H6823, H6826 [6OC]
——— importance of trade apprenticeship programs, H5164 [14JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2711, H2713, H2714, H2715 [30AP]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8866 [2DE]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8866 [2DE]
Firearms: gun control, H6823 [6OC]
Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4462 [17JN]
Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H624 [27JA]
FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (H.R. 1737), H8306 [18NO]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.J. Res. 64), H5815–H5818 [8SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4588 [23JN], H4734 [25JN]
Medicare: provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (H.R. 1559), H4427 [16JN]
National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H623 [27JA]
Natural gas: economic impact of exporting natural gas, H5166 [14JY]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., H8944 [2DE]
——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6823 [6OC], H6949 [9OC]
Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8866, H8931, H8932, H8944 [2DE]
Public works: water infrastructure projects funding, H1707 [17MR]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), H1708 [17MR]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2858, H2859, H2860, H2861, H2862 [12MY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2410), H5165 [14JY], H7016 [20OC]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H6824 [6OC]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College, H6823 [6OC]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns, E970• [24JN]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, H179, H180 [9JA]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H6823 [6OC]
Transportation: authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, H1704, H1705, H1706, H1707, H1708, H1709 [17MR]
——— importance of infrastructure investment, H622, H623, H624, H625, H626 [27JA], H1103, H1105, H1106, H1107, H1108 [24FE]
——— improve infrastructure, H7014 [20OC]
Trowbridge, CA: tribute to East Nicolaus High School football team, H10694 [18DE], E1847• [31DE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: aquatic invasive species eradication funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas permitting activities funding, H4733 [25JN]
U.S. Geological Survey: California aquifer study funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas permitting activities funding, H4732 [25JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1552• [3MR]
Water: 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 (H.R. 291), H5580 [28JY]
Tributes
Assefa, Behailu, E1114• [23JY]
Boggs, Randall, E1306• [17SE]
Fairclough, Elly, E279• [27FE]
Pilcher, Carl D., E688• [13MY]
Simonds, Raymond, E1186• [29JY]
Tibbet, Walt, E278• [27FE]
Vanderhoef, Larry N., E1545• [27OC]