LAWRENCE, BRENDA L. (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1257 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4653 [24JN], H4791, H4801 [7JY]

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), H7681 [4NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6955 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H4954 [8JY]

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H2155 [13AP]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5118 [13JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H1501 [27FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 2908), H9080 [8DE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4003 [9JN]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H8414 [19NO]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H8414 [19NO]

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (see H.R. 1324), H2271 [15AP]

Aviation: conduct a study to ensure that enhanced communication is provided between commercial aircraft and air traffic control towers (see H.R. 79), H2821 [8MY]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H1072 [13FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4593 [23JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 2015), H2464 [23AP]

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

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

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

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), H2310 [16AP]

Children and youth: provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 1706), H2110 [26MR]

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), H6981 [16OC]

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]

Colleges and universities: protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3403), H5850 [8SE]

——— protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3403), H8362 [18NO]

——— 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), H4243 [11JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8241 [16NO]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 3674), H6787 [1OC]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H3507 [20MY]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H1502 [27FE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H8414 [19NO]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H6228 [24SE]

Courts: 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), H9079 [8DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H8414 [19NO]

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

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1723 [17MR]

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), H5117 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3759 [2JN]

——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see H.R. 3067), H5293 [16JY]

——— award job training Federal Pell grants (see H.R. 3985), H8151 [5NO]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H8281 [17NO] (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— 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 grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H2656 [29AP]

——— 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]

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

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5523 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

——— anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H919 [10FE]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3090), H5290 [16JY]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H5332 [21JY]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see H.R. 2408), H5469 [23JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H2467 [23AP]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2311 [16AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2419 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5849 [8SE]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— 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), H2467 [23AP]

——— authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 125), H2467 [23AP]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2773 [30AP]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H2467 [23AP]

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 123), H2466 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow preferential consideration for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to applications from jurisdictions with laws in place making grand jury transcripts and records public (see H.R. 3028), H5088 [10JY]

——— enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]

——— 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), H2109 [26MR]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H2155 [13AP]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4003 [9JN]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 306), H2154 [13AP]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H2960 [13MY]

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

——— reduce Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding to local governments that fund certain percentage of operating budget from traffic violation fines and fees (see H.R. 59), H2821 [8MY]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4003 [9JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1074 [17FE]

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

——— provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2500 [28AP]

——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H4593 [23JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 2147), H4345 [12JN]

——— establish the STEM Education and Training Account (see H.R. 2681), H3914 [4JN]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 1360), H4544 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1308), H1612 [4MR]

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

——— reduce Federal highway funding to States that do not enact a law prohibiting use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1392), H2420 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1875), H2307 [16AP]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1806 [19MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H2212 [14AP]

——— 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), H5292 [16JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H2212 [14AP]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1496), H2467 [23AP] (see H.R. 1948), H2501 [28AP]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2214), H3310 [18MY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5293 [16JY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H2212 [14AP]

——— 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), H2419 [22AP]

——— 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), H2211 [14AP]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2880 [12MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1994), H3760 [2JN]

——— 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), H5298 [20JY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1170), H2419 [22AP]

——— study feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to improve veterans access to medical facilities in densely populated and rural communities (see H.R. 4125), H8411 [19NO]

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]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3565 [21MY]

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]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H3643 [1JN]

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

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

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

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2271 [15AP]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H7027 [20OC]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

Education: establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (see H.R. 73), H5117 [13JY]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, tax credits for STEM school supplies and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 2082), H9026 [7DE]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see H.R. 3141), H6076 [16SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H9206 [9DE]

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), H3582 [29MY]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H2879 [12MY]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 1775), H2209 [14AP]

——— 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]

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H2155 [13AP]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see H.R. 1622), H3391 [19MY]

Families and domestic relations: establish a grant program to empower relatives, friends, and coworkers of domestic violence victims to create safety plans (see H.R. 67), H2821 [8MY]

——— 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]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (see H.R. 1810), H2821 [8MY]

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), H2156 [13AP]

——— establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2315 [17AP]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (see H.R. 3089), H5290 [16JY]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H1771 [18MR]

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), H6975 [9OC]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H6975 [9OC]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H9013 [3DE]

——— 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), H3390 [19MY]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]

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

——— restrict the sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 1358), H2156 [13AP]

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

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), H4242 [11JN]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1901 [24MR]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

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]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H4955 [8JY]

——— establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 1866), H2306 [16AP]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 1517), H2156 [13AP]

Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4432 [16JN]

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 1468), H3254 [15MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5524 [27JY]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7743 [4NO]

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), H8414 [19NO]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H3310 [18MY]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2315 [17AP]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H7175 [23OC]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H1624 [6MR]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8646 [30NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H5031 [9JY]

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]

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]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 3105), H5404 [22JY]

——— strengthen protections from levy for taxpayers in economic hardship (see H.R. 1979), H2417 [22AP]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1723 [17MR]

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

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H2155 [13AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H3759 [2JN]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H8362 [18NO]

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

——— support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 262), H3759 [2JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7333 [28OC]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2821 [8MY]

Medicare: 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), H3391 [19MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H8414 [19NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H5976 [11SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3916 [4JN]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2269 [15AP]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H5332 [21JY]

Michigan: anniversary of Fort Michilimackinac (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3212 [14MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 1682), H2156 [13AP]

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 African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5403 [22JY]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H3561 [21MY]

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H3215 [14MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 2330), H5404 [22JY]

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

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H2154 [13AP]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2112 [26MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5867 [9SE]

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

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

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

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H2155 [13AP]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]

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

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

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H5848 [8SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3922 [8JN]

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

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H2155 [13AP]

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

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1618 [4MR]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4135 [10JN]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H2155 [13AP]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H1850 [23MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502, 513), H7743 [4NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H4544 [18JN]

SBA: 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]

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), H5765 [29JY]

Sikhism: honor celebration of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 192), H2153 [13AP]

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

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7333 [28OC]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5777 [29JY]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 1868), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3565 [21MY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4003 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H3759 [2JN]

——— allow a tax credit for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1745), H2152 [13AP]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H5298 [20JY]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1781), H4493 [17JN]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 2457), H3759 [2JN]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 4039), H8279 [17NO]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans who have served overseas (see H.R. 3950), H8150 [5NO]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H2270 [15AP]

——— exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 1713), H2271 [15AP]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3574 [22MY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1626 [10MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2794 [1MY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H2155 [13AP]

——— 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), H4001 [9JN]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 2431), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 1433), H1768 [18MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2154 [13AP]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2500 [28AP]

Transportation: provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment (see H.R. 910), H1032 [12FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2156 [13AP]

Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H4652 [24JN]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6976 [9OC]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: extend temporary expansion to ensure that judges of such court may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program (see H.R. 1067), H2212 [14AP]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2219), H3254 [15MY]

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]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5404 [22JY] (see H.R. 333), H5292 [16JY]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 76), H2154 [13AP]

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

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H4243 [11JN]

——— 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]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5333 [21JY]

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]

——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide legal assistance to junior enlisted personnel and their dependents in connection with personal civil legal affairs (see H.R. 3976), H8151 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H5766 [29JY]

——— amend Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to require schools receiving funding to provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services (see H.R. 3834), H7253 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans (see H.R. 1843), H2305 [16AP]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 1899), H2353 [21AP]

Employment: promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H3641 [1JN]

FAA: increase rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots (see H.R. 4295), H10710 [18DE]

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

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1900), H2353 [21AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (see H.R. 1970), H2417 [22AP]

——— increase the allowable age of dependents that can have medical expenses paid from their families’ health savings accounts (see H.R. 3184), H5465 [23JY]

——— permanently increase limitations on deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 4068), H8360 [18NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide legal assistance to junior enlisted personnel and their dependents in connection with personal civil legal affairs (H.R. 3976), H8154 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (H.R. 3366), H5773 [29JY]

——— amend Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to require schools receiving funding to provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services (H.R. 3834), H7254 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans (H.R. 1843), H2308 [16AP]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (H.R. 1899), H2355 [21AP]

FAA: increase rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots (H.R. 4295), H10711 [18DE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1900), H2355 [21AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (H.R. 1970), H2419 [22AP]

——— increase the allowable age of dependents that can have medical expenses paid from their families’ health savings accounts (H.R. 3184), H5467 [23JY]

——— permanently increase limitations on deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures (H.R. 4068), H8361 [18NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H487 [22JA]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4422 [16JN]

Arts and humanities: protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters (H.R. 1493), H3632• [1JN]

BLM: allow implementation of environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on Federal and Indian lands funding, H4801, H4802 [7JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H6782 [1OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H2024 [25MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2970 [14MY]

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: establish (H.R. 1831), H5487, H5488 [27JY]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1751, H1752 [18MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H1577 [4MR]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct study on the State and national implications of lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy, H6955 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4115 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H4115 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), H6281• [28SE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1257 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1131 [25FE]

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

Dept. of HUD: affordable housing funding, H1751, H1752 [18MR]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4337 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4791, H4792, H4801, H4802 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: require Federal Interagency Coordination Council on Access and Mobility report on ability of senior citizens and people with disabilities to access public transportation, H7638 [4NO]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), H3626• [1JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2736 [30AP]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2677 [30AP]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H5242 [16JY]

EPA: prohibit limitations on funding to implement rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H4791, H4792 [7JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H6782 [1OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H4656 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide for paid family and medical leave, H2024 [25MR]

Firearms: gun control, H4635 [24JN], H9215 [10DE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4337 [12JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5987 [16SE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H777 [4FE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4337 [12JN]

James Robert Kalsu Post Office Building, Del City, OK: designate (H.R. 3059), H6206 [24SE]

Law enforcement: support local agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens (H. Res. 295), E872• [10JN]

Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 324), H6203 [24SE]

National Forest Foundation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2394), E866• [10JN]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H3401 [20MY]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), H7187• [26OC]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (H.R. 1884), H6205 [24SE]

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, H7638 [4NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6955 [9OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H5987 [16SE]

Postal Service: tribute, H235 [13JA]

Richard (Dick) Chenault Post Office Building, Springboro, OH: designate (H.R. 558), H6204 [24SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H5035 [10JY], H7638 [4NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), E767• [20MY]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), Senate amendment, H5509 [27JY]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans, H5509 [27JY]

Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 323), H6202 [24SE]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), H2849• [12MY]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (H.R. 606), H2848• [12MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4337 [12JN]

Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (H. Res. 348), H7009• [20OC]

Votes: correction, H3236• [15MY]

——— position on missed, H685• [2FE], H5316• [21JY], H8211• [16NO]

Women: improve economic condition of women, H2024 [25MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H694 [2FE], H5328 [21JY], H8235 [16NO]

Tributes

Tynes, Kamille, H3401 [20MY]