HAHN, JANICE (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H165 [9JA]
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2440 [23AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7661 [4NO]
Appointments
Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]
Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5032 [9JY]
——— 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]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5524 [27JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H6789 [1OC]
Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4493 [17JN]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 1304), H5849 [8SE]
——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1303), H5849 [8SE]
Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]
Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5592 [28JY]
California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H9013 [3DE]
——— include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H1723 [17MR]
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide that took place from 1975–1979 (see H. Res. 436), H6227 [24SE]
Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H3879 [3JN]
Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]
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]
Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H2500 [28AP]
——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]
Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1636 [13MR]
Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H6076 [16SE]
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), H4774 [25JN]
Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H5404 [22JY]
Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H5776 [29JY]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H2212 [14AP]
——— 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: 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]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]
——— 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]
——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]
——— 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]
——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H7175 [23OC]
Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]
——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2879 [12MY]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7743 [4NO]
——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3917 [4JN]
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), H4593 [23JN]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]
——— 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]
——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]
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]
——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H8240 [16NO]
——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2155 [13AP]
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 Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]
——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see H.R. 652), H703 [2FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (see H.R. 1543), H1848 [23MR]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5332 [21JY]
——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H1623 [6MR]
——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]
——— ensure informing of interment of unclaimed deceased veterans to follow up on pending burials in order to prevent extended burial waiting times (see H.R. 3278), H5762 [29JY]
——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see H.R. 3484), H7091 [21OC]
——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H5976 [11SE]
——— 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]
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]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]
Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H534 [22JA]
Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H5118 [13JY]
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]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]
——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H4652 [24JN]
Federal employees: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see H.R. 3065), H6228 [24SE]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H1636 [13MR]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H2419 [22AP]
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]
——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H10712 [18DE]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H852 [5FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H3879 [3JN]
——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H9272 [10DE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]
——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H4863 [7JY]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]
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]
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), H4651 [24JN]
——— ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3849), H7391 [2NO]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6139 [17SE]
House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]
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]
——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]
——— 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), H2156 [13AP]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]
Immigration: 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), H7175 [23OC]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [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), H5777 [29JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6180 [18SE]
Law enforcement: provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5293 [16JY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]
——— 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), H5944 [10SE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]
National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see H. Res. 468), H6936 [8OC]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1566 [3MR]
National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]
Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5867 [9SE]
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]
NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4774 [25JN]
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: provide for direct hire authority for positions (see H.R. 3823), H7174 [23OC]
Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]
——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H157 [8JA]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1117 [24FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1166 [25FE]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H3507 [20MY]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1117 [24FE]
Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4135 [10JN]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7090 [21OC]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1771 [18MR]
Railroads: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 94), H1117 [24FE]
SBA: direct Office of Veterans Business Development task force to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 2221), H5943 [10SE]
——— establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see H.R. 3468), H5865 [9SE]
——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H2876 [12MY]
——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5330 [21JY]
——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1023), H4003 [9JN]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1116 [24FE]
Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H2115 [26MR]
——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2501 [28AP]
——— 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), H1165 [25FE]
——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]
Southeast-Asian Americans: recognize economic, cultural, and political contributions on anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese Conflict and related historical events (see H. Res. 240), H2770 [30AP]
Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]
SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]
Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2960 [13MY]
Taxation: 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]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3582 [29MY]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 362), H404 [14JA]
——— 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), H5849 [8SE]
——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H5849 [8SE]
——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]
Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H3254 [15MY]
Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 4005), H8239 [16NO]
——— 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), H5976 [11SE]
Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]
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), H1850 [23MR]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]
Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [23JN]
——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]
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), H5766 [29JY]
——— 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]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]
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]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H4863 [7JY]
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]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7333 [28OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H9329 [15DE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H5028 [9JY]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H5775 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (see H. Res. 477), H6974 [9OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: administer a pilot program for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports (see H.R. 2534), H3560 [21MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 3098), H5290 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3544), H6136 [17SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H638 [27JA]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 627), H667 [30JA]
Law enforcement officers: reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]
National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]
Navy Reserve: centennial (see H. Res. 144), H1614 [4MR]
Sons and Daughters in Touch (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 320), H4431 [16JN]
Taxation: extend and modify the credit for electric vehicle recharging property (see H.R. 1697), H2109 [26MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: administer a pilot program for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports (H.R. 2534), H3563 [21MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (H.R. 3098), H5292 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (H.R. 3544), H6137 [17SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 563), H640 [27JA]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 627), H667 [30JA]
National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 935), H1036 [12FE]
Taxation: extend and modify the credit for electric vehicle recharging property (H.R. 1697), H2114 [26MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2668 [30AP], H4170 [11JN], H4445 [17JN]
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H2971 [14MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2366 [22AP]
Aviation: improve air travel experience, H6088 [17SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (H. Res. 477), E1468• [9OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1856, H1878, H1879 [24MR]
Corps of Engineers: harbor maintenance funding, H2636 [29AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (H. Res. 260), H2992 [14MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4055 [10JN]
Dept. of Education: protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1669 [17MR]
——— remove schools currently under investigation from list of viable transfer options for former Corinthian Colleges, Inc., students, H2669 [30AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: administer a pilot program for 100 percent scanning of cargo containers at domestic ports (H.R. 2534), E776• [21MY]
——— Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program implementation, H7266 [28OC]
——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (H.R. 3878), H9354 [16DE]
——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2440, H2441 [23AP]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H928 [11FE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1576 [4MR]
——— require report assessing risks and providing recommendations regarding cybersecurity at most at-risk ports, H2440, H2441 [23AP], H9354 [16DE]
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), H9034 [8DE], H9099 [9DE]
——— make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (H.R. 3544), E1313• [17SE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4972 [9JY]
Dept. of Transportation: study feasibility, costs, and economic impact of burying power lines underground, H7662 [4NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II, H2992 [14MY], H4055 [10JN]
——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 563), H588 [27JA], H7401 [3NO], E126• [27JA]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 627), E139• [30JA]
District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2677 [30AP]
Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5192 [15JY]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H622 [27JA]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2636 [29AP]
Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5018 [9JY]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4170 [11JN]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, human rights, and environmental standards, H142 [8JA]
France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks, H8290 [18NO]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H1856, H1878, H1879 [24MR]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4170 [11JN]
National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish, H622 [27JA]
——— establish (H.R. 935), E207• [12FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: observance, H3652 [2JN]
National Park Service: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, H4972 [9JY]
Nigeria: recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2221 [15AP]
Pacific Maritime Association: agreement in labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union, H1125 [25FE]
——— resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union, H56 [7JA]
Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, H8656 [1DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7662 [4NO]
Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, H2971 [14MY]
Pope Francis: address to Congress, H6314 [29SE]
Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (H.R. 2130), consideration (H. Res. 556), H9099 [9DE]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H2891 [13MY], H5124 [14JY], H7662 [4NO]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3318 [19MY]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), H7200 [27OC]
Sons and Daughters in Touch (organization): anniversary, E908• [16JN]
——— anniversary (H. Res. 320), H4445 [17JN]
Special Olympics: tribute to World Games, H5538 [28JY]
Taxation: extend and modify the credit for electric vehicle recharging property (H.R. 1697), E437• [26MR]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H142 [8JA]
Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H622 [27JA]
——— improve infrastructure, H7014 [20OC]
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 (H. Res. 154), H2366 [22AP]
Veterans Day: observance, H7401 [3NO]
Votes: position on missed, H4698• [25JN]
Wilmington, CA: anniversary of Phineas Banning High School, H6901 [8OC]
Tributes
Gonzalez, Nohemi, H8290 [18NO]
Orlov, Rick, H712 [3FE]