PAYNE, DONALD M., JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Articles and editorials

GOP Holds Security Hostage to Immigration, Washington (DC) Post, H676 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 241), H2770 [30AP]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]

American Pharoah (racehorse): tribute (see H. Res. 317), H4431 [16JN]

American Red Cross: enhance oversight by GAO and Depts. of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State, and develop mechanisms for Dept. of Homeland Security to use social media to improve preparedness and response capabilities (see H.R. 3517), H6139 [17SE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5943 [10SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H6228 [24SE]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4243 [11JN]

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

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3427), H5768 [29JY]

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

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

Children and youth: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 2823), H5469 [23JY]

——— recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 322), H4491 [17JN]

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), H5788 [4AU]

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

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

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3391 [19MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2356 [21AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H2880 [12MY]

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

——— 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), H5943 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7390 [2NO]

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

Dept. of 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), H6228 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H5031 [9JY]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2065), H5776 [29JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 1079), H1163 [25FE]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 2677), H3914 [4JN]

Dept. of Energy: study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H8646 [30NO]

Dept. of HHS: 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 a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H3916 [4JN]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1602), H2960 [13MY]

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

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H7390 [2NO]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H8971 [2DE]

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

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H4003 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H5976 [11SE]

——— establish a social media working group (see H.R. 623), H667 [30JA]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 2200), H2791 [1MY]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1850 [23MR]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1502 [27FE]

——— reform and improve FEMA, Office of Emergency Communications, and Office of Health Affairs (see H.R. 3583), H6188 [22SE]

——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (see H.R. 2770), H4381 [15JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: 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), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H8860 [1DE]

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

Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 1121), H2212 [14AP]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6229 [24SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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]

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), H2656 [29AP]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H2500 [28AP]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]

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

——— protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 106), H982 [11FE]

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H9081 [8DE]

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

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

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 512), H2155 [13AP]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H3310 [18MY]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H8861 [1DE]

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

EPA: award grants for municipal solid waste prevention and recycling program development (see H.R. 3237), H8646 [30NO]

——— 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), H1166 [25FE]

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]

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

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H4652 [24JN]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H1071 [13FE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H918 [10FE]

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

FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see H.R. 2616), H3757 [2JN]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H2115 [26MR] (see H.R. 801), H855 [5FE]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H6180 [18SE]

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), H6937 [8OC]

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

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]

First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building, Deptford Township, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3866), H7346 [29OC]

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 policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 1039), H1113 [24FE]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H2211 [14AP]

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: modify goals of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee relative to employment rates, wages, job opportunities, and inflation (see H.R. 3541), H6136 [17SE]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see H.R. 1053), H2155 [13AP]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4002 [9JN]

——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see H.R. 3285), H5762 [29JY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H7333 [28OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5944 [10SE]

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7347 [29OC]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H2821 [8MY]

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

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

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 120), H1114 [24FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1373 [26FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5850 [8SE]

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]

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

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H7743 [4NO]

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

——— encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H2271 [15AP]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9207 [9DE]

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

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H8155 [5NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H9307 [11DE]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 977), H1067 [13FE] (see H.R. 1784), H2420 [22AP]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H6894 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H2652 [29AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H8361 [18NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H1565 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H1035 [12FE]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H8281 [17NO]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9692 [17DE]

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 Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H8243 [16NO]

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

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

——— observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H8646 [30NO]

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H4771 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 345), H4771 [25JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 425), H6137 [17SE]

National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (see H.R. 2730), H5118 [13JY]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H6139 [17SE]

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 619), H1072 [13FE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 2090), H6228 [24SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H3215 [14MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4204), H9205 [9DE]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H6076 [16SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H705 [2FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1807 [19MR]

——— 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), H1072 [13FE]

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), H7625 [3NO]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H2419 [22AP]

SBA: 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]

Schools: require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

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

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]

——— 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]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H5943 [10SE]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1524), H1847 [23MR]

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

Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2960 [13MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H2416 [22AP]

Taxation: 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), H1368 [26FE]

——— 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]

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

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H2035 [25MR]

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

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2035 [25MR]

——— treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord or placental blood or tissue banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3982), H8151 [5NO]

Transportation Security Administration: reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (see H.R. 2750), H4343 [12JN]

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]

——— 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), H1501 [27FE]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4546 [19JN]

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

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H2821 [8MY] (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]

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), H4345 [12JN]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Dept. of Education: support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 615), H662 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars (see H.R. 1789), H2209 [14AP]

FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (see H.R. 2206), H2791 [1MY]

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

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 131), H1500 [27FE]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 552), H9011 [3DE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

Transportation Security Administration: require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on modifications to the prohibited item list and require a report on the Transportation Security Oversight Board (see H.R. 3144), H5330 [21JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 4278), H9375 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: support Promise Neighborhoods (H.R. 2882), H4651 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), H664 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars (H.R. 1789), H2211 [14AP]

FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (H.R. 2206), H2793 [1MY]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 2226), H2794 [1MY]

Transportation Security Administration: require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on modifications to the prohibited item list and require a report on the Transportation Security Oversight Board (H.R. 3144), H5331 [21JY]

Remarks

Abortion: editing of video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6159 [18SE]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H687 [2FE]

——— impact of high levels of incarceration and homicide rates of young African-American males on families and communities, H4364, H4367, H4368, H4369 [15JN]

Amtrak: funding, H3500 [20MY]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8441 [30NO]

Colleges and universities: address racism against African Americans on college campuses, H8228, H8229, H8230 [16NO]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437, H8441 [30NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), H682 [2FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H675, H676 [2FE], H1040 [13FE], H1517 [2MR]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (H.R. 1073), H8172, H8173 [16NO]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), H678, H679 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: encourage continued screening for colorectal cancer, H2623 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2623 [29AP]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities for African Americans, H8228, H8230, H8231 [16NO]

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes, H3635, H3639 [1JN]

Education: recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H4369 [15JN]

Eximbank: abolish, H2971 [14MY]

——— reauthorize, H2971 [14MY]

FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (H.R. 361), H675, H676 [2FE]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5109 [13JY]

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, H8173 [16NO]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H3297 [18MY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1040 [13FE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8401 [19NO]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, H1517 [2MR]

Law enforcement officers: reform police practices in urban areas, H3297, H3299, H3301 [18MY]

Linden, NJ: Linden Public Schools recognition as National Association of Music Merchants Best Communities for Music Education, E457• [13AP]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, H1512, H1516 [2MR]

Maplewood, NJ: School District of South Orange and Maplewood recognition as National Association of Music Merchants Best Communities for Music Education, E457• [13AP]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3635, H3639 [1JN]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2132, H2134, H2135, H2136 [13AP]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E242• [24FE]

National Collegiate Honors Council: anniversary, E1458• [9OC]

National Minority Health Month: observance, H2132 [13AP]

National Preparedness Month: observance, H6744 [30SE]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: anniversary of Albert Dorman Honors College, E1458• [9OC]

Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H8401 [19NO]

——— recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, E495• [15AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6159 [18SE]

Taiwan: tribute to South China Sea infrastructure projects and peace initiative on navigational rights, E1789• [15DE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E374• [23MR]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H3500 [20MY]

Transportation Security Administration: require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on modifications to the prohibited item list and require a report on the Transportation Security Oversight Board (H.R. 3144), H8170 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H25• [6JA], H1484• [27FE], H4525• [18JN], E1554• [28OC]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H5573 [28JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1845 [23MR], H1898 [24MR], H2031 [25MR], H2101 [26MR], H2414 [22AP], H4589 [23JN], H4648 [24JN], H4766 [25JN], H5027 [9JY], H6972 [9OC], H7023 [20OC], H7188 [26OC], H7384 [2NO], H8968 [2DE], H9009 [3DE]

Tribute, H8437, H8439, H8440 [30NO]

Tributes

Beatty, Alma, H6902 [8OC], E1453• [8OC]

Christian, Ronald B., H8227 [16NO]

Jones, LeRoy J., Sr., E1113• [23JY]

Ma Ying-Jeou (President, Taiwan), E854• [9JN]

Oliver, Sheila Y., E1645• [18NO]

Stalks, Larrie West, E456• [13AP]

Warwick, Dionne, E1683• [1DE]