HIGGINS, BRIAN (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H4862 [7JY]

AID: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2241), H7743 [4NO]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H9376 [16DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H8860 [1DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H5172 [14JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H5592 [28JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4594 [23JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 282), H4344 [12JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H1902 [24MR]

——— clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H5588 [28JY]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5783 [31JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H641 [27JA]

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

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4544 [18JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1636 [13MR]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H9013 [3DE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H6977 [13OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H1116 [24FE]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H9013 [3DE]

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), H9330 [15DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H6977 [13OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H8155 [5NO]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H4862 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H1524 [2MR]

——— 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), H3759 [2JN] (see H.R. 3751), H6974 [9OC]

——— 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), H2356 [21AP]

——— 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), H7390 [2NO]

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

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H2155 [13AP]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2467 [23AP]

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

——— strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (see H.R. 2013), H5981 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see H.R. 3041), H5867 [9SE]

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 a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1663 [16MR]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H2212 [14AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6789 [1OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5173 [14JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H3564 [21MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H9692 [17DE]

——— 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]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H3759 [2JN]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

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), H9026 [7DE]

——— conduct a northern border threat analysis (see H.R. 455), H479 [21JA]

——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 3418), H6938 [8OC]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (see H.R. 3361), H5766 [29JY]

——— improve enforcement against trafficking in cultural property and prevent stolen or illicit cultural property from financing terrorist and criminal networks (see H.R. 2285), H4652 [24JN]

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

——— prohibit land border crossing fees (see H.R. 1394), H1721 [17MR]

——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (see H.R. 2770), H4594 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H3577 [26MY]

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

——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 994), H8241 [16NO]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]

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

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H858 [5FE]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H2500 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H867 [9FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H9307 [11DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 1910), H4345 [12JN]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H4004 [9JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 199), H431 [20JA]

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

——— strengthen domestic content standards (see H.R. 2451), H3388 [19MY]

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

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5943 [10SE]

——— 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), H4593 [23JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3970), H9329 [15DE]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1850 [23MR]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H2501 [28AP]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H1626 [10MR]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1911), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 748), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2139), H2800 [5MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H5849 [8SE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H3391 [19MY]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 658), H1116 [24FE]

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: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H2155 [13AP]

——— 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]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H4241 [11JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H8243 [16NO]

Employment: 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: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H155 [8JA]

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

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

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

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H6189 [22SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1373 [26FE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1032 [12FE]

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), H5293 [16JY]

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

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H9307 [11DE]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H1848 [23MR]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H4544 [18JN]

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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 2374), H3252 [15MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4544 [18JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

——— establish congressional procedures for the termination of economically harmful free trade agreements (see H.R. 1917), H2354 [21AP]

——— 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), H5763 [29JY]

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 (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H9081 [8DE]

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]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3879 [3JN]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H7391 [2NO]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6977 [13OC]

Immigration: establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4863 [7JY]

——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H5293 [16JY]

India: recognize independence anniversary and contributions of Americans of Indian descent and call for continued strengthening of relations and advancing the strategic partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 395), H5769 [29JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H814 [4FE]

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

Iran: immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3254 [15MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H4431 [16JN]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H3756 [2JN]

Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2527), H3559 [21MY]

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), H5525 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H6180 [18SE]

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8412 [19NO]

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

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

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]

——— 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), H1899 [24MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2156 [13AP]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H8362 [18NO]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7091 [21OC]

——— 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 coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H3507 [20MY]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 2748), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5332 [21JY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H5943 [10SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1662 [16MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2212 [14AP]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H6789 [1OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H3879 [3JN]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]

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

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 161), H1902 [24MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5467 [23JY]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H2311 [16AP]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H10713 [18DE]

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), H2209 [14AP]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see H. Res. 147), H2880 [12MY]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H581 [26JA]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H2310 [16AP]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]

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

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), H6795 [5OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [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]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1085 [20FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H584 [26JA]

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

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H814 [4FE]

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

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H6706 [29SE]

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

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H705 [2FE]

SBA: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5525 [27JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7626 [3NO]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H2155 [13AP]

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

SEC: exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 686), H755 [3FE]

——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 1675), H2420 [22AP]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3351), H7091 [21OC]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2501 [28AP]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

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

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

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

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

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

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

Taxation: 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), H4954 [8JY]

——— 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), H1072 [13FE]

——— extend credit for health insurance costs of certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension recipients (see H.R. 1143), H1723 [17MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2155 [13AP]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H5592 [28JY]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2879 [12MY]

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

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1116 [24FE]

——— prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers of donors in charitable contribution substantiation acknowledgements (see H.R. 4281), H9690 [17DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H105 [7JA] (see H.R. 1533), H1847 [23MR]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 297), H357 [13JA]

Terrorism: require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (see H.R. 3654), H9080 [8DE]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1112), H3310 [18MY]

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

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2035 [25MR]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 764), H853 [5FE]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H1035 [12FE]

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

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

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H535 [22JA]

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

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

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

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

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H3759 [2JN]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H7742 [4NO]

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H664 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 2664), H3914 [4JN]

Credit: require prompt response of a lender or servicer of homes in foreclosure to short sale offers to purchase such homes (see H.R. 3203), H5466 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H7331 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (see H.R. 3350), H5765 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: study residual contamination of workers at certain facilities relative to Dept. of Energy processing and production of materials that emitted radiation (see H.R. 4304), H10710 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 2332), H3211 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H4591 [23JN]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1496), H1802 [19MR]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see H.R. 2536), H3560 [21MY]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: limit fees charged to veterans for military service records (see H.R. 4159), H8970 [2DE]

National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 174), H2033 [25MR]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives (see H.R. 1495), H1802 [19MR]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 2169), H2768 [30AP]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 307), H4136 [10JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (H.R. 2664), H3916 [4JN]

Credit: require prompt response of a lender or servicer of homes in foreclosure to short sale offers to purchase such homes (H.R. 3203), H5468 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: study impact of solar net energy metering (H.R. 3852), H7332 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (H.R. 3350), H5772 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: study residual contamination of workers at certain facilities relative to Dept. of Energy processing and production of materials that emitted radiation (H.R. 4304), H10711 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 2332), H3213 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2855), H4592 [23JN]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 1496), H1805 [19MR]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (H.R. 2536), H3563 [21MY]

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (H.R. 1955), H2418 [22AP]

National Archives and Records Administration: limit fees charged to veterans for military service records (H.R. 4159), H8971 [2DE]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures in elections for the House of Representatives (H.R. 1495), H1805 [19MR]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (H.R. 2169), H2771 [30AP]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2969 [14MY], H5605 [29JY]

Remarks

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H928 [11FE]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4425 [16JN]

Alzheimer’s Association of Western New York: tribute, H8290 [18NO]

Amherst, NY: tribute to Amherst Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award recipients, E866• [10JN]

Anderson, Michael and Kelly: Ryan Purcell Foundation Tim O’Neil Good Samaritan Award recipients, E1369• [28SE]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security, H7037 [21OC]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash, H1017 [12FE]

——— tribute to Buffalo Choral Arts Society, E903• [16JN]

——— tribute to Buffalo Pride Week, H3650 [2JN]

——— tribute to hydroelectric energy innovation, H5606 [29JY]

——— tribute to South Park High School football team, H8655 [1DE]

Buffalo State College: tribute to Buffalo State Challenge program award recipients, E997• [7JY]

——— tribute to men’s basketball team graduating seniors, E203• [12FE]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team graduating seniors, E201• [12FE]

Canisius College: tribute to Academic Talent Search Program ‘‘Moving Forward and Setting the World’’ event, E246• [25FE]

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 (H.R. 431), H928 [11FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), H2162 [14AP]

Collins, Terry L.: AccuTheranostics, Inc., Outstanding Woman of the Year Award recipient, E917• [17JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 197), H56 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (H.R. 3068), H5879 [10SE]

Dept. of Energy: study impact of solar net energy metering (H.R. 3852), H7196 [27OC]

——— tribute to Solar Ready Vets program to train veterans for jobs in solar industry, H2366 [22AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (H.R. 292), H4425 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (H.R. 455), H7317, H7318 [28OC]

——— establish a preinspection pilot program on the U.S.-Canada border, H112 [8JA]

——— establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance detection and prevention of nuclear or radiological terrorist events in high-risk urban areas (H.R. 3493), H6989 [20OC]

——— improve infrastructure and protocols at ports of entry, H711 [3FE]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 2200), H4577• [23JN]

——— reform, streamline, and improve (H.R. 3572), H7005 [20OC]

——— require analysis of number of additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers needed at and between ports of entry along the northern border, H7318 [28OC]

——— require analysis of whether implementation of preclearance and pre-inspection at additional ports of entry along the northern border would prevent terrorists from entering the U.S., H7317 [28OC]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (H.R. 3350), H6990 [20OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 2332), H2969 [14MY], H3318 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2855), H5185 [15JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 3596), H6313 [29SE]

——— funding, H2888 [13MY]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H904 [10FE], H4425 [16JN], H8290 [18NO]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H904 [10FE], H4425 [16JN]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (H.R. 2739), H4970 [9JY]

Doctor, Don and Patty Jackson: Ryan Purcell Foundation Michael J. Diggins Community Service Award recipients, E1368• [28SE]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (H.R. 2536), H6845 [7OC]

Dysautonomia Awareness Month: observance, E1394• [30SE]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H7098 [22OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2162 [14AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H3510 [21MY]

Helmets to Hardhats (organization): tribute, H7401 [3NO]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H2220 [15AP]

Huckabone, Elizabeth: Buffalo LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corp.) Community Builder Award recipient, E1634• [17NO]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H587 [27JA]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4604 [24JN]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Buffalo, NY, chapter, E868• [10JN]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes, H904 [10FE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (H.R. 1559), H4425 [16JN]

Minimum wage: increase, H233 [13JA]

National Archives and Records Administration: limit fees charged to veterans for military service records (H.R. 4159), H8870 [2DE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1482• [20OC]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance, H7401 [3NO]

NIH: funding, H4446 [17JN], H6087 [17SE]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (H.R. 531), H789 [4FE], H4425 [16JN]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives, H904 [10FE]

Rigidized Metals Corp.: anniversary, E1024• [9JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3318 [19MY]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (H. Res. 307), H4016 [10JN]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H3650 [2JN]

Taxation: extend energy credit for solar projects under construction, H8252 [17NO]

——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies, H9212 [10DE]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H440 [21JA]

U&S Services, Inc.: anniversary, E1041• [13JY]

Votes: position on missed, E22• [7JA], E75• [16JA], E151• [3FE]

World Cancer Day: observance, H789 [4FE]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H3771 [3JN]

Zonta International (organization): anniversary of Buffalo, NY, Zonta Club of Kenmore, E1681• [1DE]

Tributes

Ahlstrom, Keith, E361• [18MR]

Bell, Clifford, E551• [22AP]

Brown, Ona, E250• [25FE]

Bush, Sandra Williams, E1217• [8SE]

Chiarenza, Linda, E1216• [8SE]

Ciminelli, Frank L., E25• [7JA]

Craver, Bill, E159• [4FE]

Cuomo, Mario M., H212 [12JA], E22• [7JA]

Curley, D. Patrick, H9090 [9DE], E1755• [10DE]

Doster, Martin, E672• [12MY]

Ellis, Aunjanue, E246• [25FE]

Erickson, Karen, E871• [10JN]

Fahey, Eugene, H1575 [4MR]

Foster, Vera Medley, E458• [13AP]

Gromosiak, Paul, E1022• [9JY]

Hare, Leon, Sr., E24• [7JA]

Henley, Georgia, E389• [24MR]

Hochfield, Benjamin, E553• [22AP]

Horrigan, Dennis, H7637 [4NO]

Huckabone, Elizabeth, E1634• [17NO]

Koreishi, Faruk, E797• [1JN]

McDuffie, Joy, E1739• [8DE]

McLaughlin, Harry C., E23• [7JA]

Miller, Van, H5343 [22JY]

Murphy, Bill, E870• [10JN]

Patterson, Louis (Milkman), E999• [7JY]

Purcell, Lisa, E873• [10JN]

Silas, Brian, E1120• [23JY]

Travis, Theodore, Sr., E1760• [10DE]

Trippi, Carmela, E459• [13AP]

Volcy, Paul, E291• [3MR]

Wagner, Barbara, E678• [12MY]

Walton, Alma, E231• [24FE]

Whalen, Patrick, E1635• [17NO]