PLASKETT, STACEY E. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Amendments

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3951 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4747, H4775 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H814 [4FE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H4345 [12JN]

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

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 James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1114 [24FE]

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

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H5850 [8SE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

Courts: increase duration of terms for district courts judges in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3607), H6227 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H4004 [9JN]

——— provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H5591 [28JY]

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

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

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5777 [29JY]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]

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

——— 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), H9080 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2960 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5404 [22JY]

——— 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]

——— 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 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: establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H4345 [12JN]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H1723 [17MR]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H5332 [21JY]

Diseases: 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]

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 (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

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]

——— promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H4544 [18JN]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H5777 [29JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2031 [25MR]

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

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]

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

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]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H814 [4FE]

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 499), H7391 [2NO]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5524 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H7189 [26OC]

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

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H9307 [11DE]

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

Medicare: make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4003 [9JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see H.R. 2635), H3877 [3JN]

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), H5404 [22JY]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H1038 [12FE]

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

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), H4492 [17JN]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H8243 [16NO]

Nepal: ensure unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 261), H2958 [13MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6138 [17SE]

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]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H6893 [7OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 324), H4491 [17JN]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]

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

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1570), H1899 [24MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H3214 [14MY]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 1822), H2269 [15AP]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H5592 [28JY]

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

Taxation: increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]

——— 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), H4138 [10JN]

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. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

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]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dominica: increase relief and assistance (see H. Res. 453), H6749 [30SE]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 2457), H3388 [19MY]

——— repeal limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2117), H2653 [29AP]

Territories: extend the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 2118), H2654 [29AP]

Virgin Islands: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 4191), H9079 [8DE]

——— establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 2116), H2653 [29AP]

——— issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H3757 [2JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H3757 [2JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (H.R. 2457), H3390 [19MY]

——— repeal limitation on the cover over of tax on distilled spirits to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2117), H2655 [29AP]

Territories: extend the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular areas (H.R. 2118), H2655 [29AP]

Virgin Islands: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (H.R. 4191), H9080 [8DE]

——— establish a visa waiver program (H.R. 2116), H2655 [29AP]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 2615), H3758 [2JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members from the Virgin Islands killed in military action, E789• [22MY]

CFTC: encourage Office of the Chief Economist employment applications from members of minority groups, women, disabled persons, and veterans, H3951 [9JN]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3951 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, E790• [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1185 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: insular areas territorial assistance funding, H4747 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4747 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify criteria used to determine division of funds under the Territorial Highway Program, H7640 [4NO]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (H.R. 891), H4357 [15JN]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 1350), H4359 [15JN]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5610 [29JY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), E1277• [15SE]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, H1514 [2MR], H1797 [19MR]

Memorial Day: observance, E789• [22MY]

National Police Week: observance, E711• [14MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1797 [19MR]

Nigeria: recognize anniversary of abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H2221 [15AP]

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, H7640 [4NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7640 [4NO]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (H.R. 1326), H4358 [15JN]

Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr., Post Office, Cedar Hill, MO: designate (H.R. 728), H4360 [15JN]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (H.R. 2457), H3772 [3JN]

Territories: promote tourism to U.S. territories in wake of normalized relations with Cuba, H5126 [14JY]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (H. Res. 291), H3905 [4JN]

——— tribute to graduating high school seniors, H4449 [17JN]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, E711• [14MY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 2615), H3905 [4JN]

Voting: extend full voting rights to U.S. territories, H1514 [2MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H838 [5FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6299 [28SE]

Tributes

Bond, Julian, H6299 [28SE]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, H6299 [28SE]

Stokes, Louis, H6299 [28SE]