RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
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), H479 [21JA]
Africa: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H8281 [17NO]
African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 16), H917 [10FE]
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H10712 [18DE]
Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 241), H2770 [30AP]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H1116 [24FE]
American Indian Trust Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 2760), H4343 [12JN]
American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8152 [5NO]
American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H404 [14JA]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H1071 [13FE]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5469 [23JY]
——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2880 [12MY]
——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4652 [24JN]
——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H5788 [4AU]
——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4003 [9JN]
Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H2108 [26MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 3632), H7391 [2NO]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H4594 [23JN]
Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see H.R. 1514), H1803 [19MR]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]
——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2306 [16AP]
——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]
——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1126), H1369 [26FE]
——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4004 [9JN]
——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 1465), H2036 [25MR]
——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1368 [26FE]
ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 1858), H2467 [23AP]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H2420 [22AP]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]
Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H2795 [1MY]
Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4137), H9376 [16DE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]
Budget: eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 782), H867 [9FE]
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]
Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]
Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H5238 [15JY]
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]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2612), H3757 [2JN]
——— establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1420), H2156 [13AP]
Children and youth: eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see H.R. 3782), H7088 [21OC]
——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]
——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H1502 [27FE]
——— 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), H2156 [13AP]
——— 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), 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 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]
Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1027), H1113 [24FE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 2079), H2497 [28AP]
——— 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), H2355 [21AP]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1636 [13MR]
Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]
Congress: express that regular order should be restored in the House of Representatives and Senate (see H. Res. 415), H7391 [2NO]
Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H4651 [24JN]
Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H7347 [29OC]
Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3543), H6136 [17SE]
——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 2470), H3505 [20MY]
Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 706), H1372 [26FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 864), H1116 [24FE]
——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 1415), H2035 [25MR]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H2212 [14AP]
——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 225), H3214 [14MY]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]
Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]
——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5777 [29JY]
——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 3981), H8972 [2DE]
——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1663 [16MR]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 738), H811 [4FE]
——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 735), H811 [4FE]
——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H703 [2FE]
——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H7391 [2NO]
Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 548), H9011 [3DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]
——— establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H5404 [22JY]
——— 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]
——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 4121), H9376 [16DE]
——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]
——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 1025), H1526 [2MR]
——— preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 61), H1624 [6MR]
——— provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]
——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1618 [4MR]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1276), H2356 [21AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1227), H1723 [17MR]
——— award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1905), H2354 [21AP]
——— establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see H.R. 315), H357 [13JA]
——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]
——— post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria (see H.R. 2376), H3252 [15MY]
——— prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H1524 [2MR]
——— review citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for enlistment of certain aliens in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 179), H2111 [26MR]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 1574), H2656 [29AP]
——— allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H10712 [18DE]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1131), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 1434), H1807 [19MR]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 860), H980 [11FE]
——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1306), H10712 [18DE]
——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H2499 [28AP]
——— 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 Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2065), H5776 [29JY]
——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 523), H2211 [14AP]
——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 2371), H3252 [15MY]
——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]
——— combat campus sexual violence (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]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H2876 [12MY]
——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 858), H917 [10FE]
——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H10712 [18DE]
——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see H.R. 794), H919 [10FE]
——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 72), H1501 [27FE]
——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 850), H984 [11FE]
——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H10712 [18DE]
——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H1084 [20FE]
——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]
——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1033 [12FE]
——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]
——— 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]
——— 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 military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from the consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 3684), H10712 [18DE]
——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3310 [18MY]
——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 2763), H4343 [12JN]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2271 [15AP]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]
——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA]
——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5777 [29JY]
——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4138 [10JN]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H9080 [8DE]
——— 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), H855 [5FE]
——— 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), H9329 [15DE]
——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H1723 [17MR]
——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]
——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H10712 [18DE]
——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H7175 [23OC]
——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1707), H2110 [26MR]
——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H2315 [17AP]
——— establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 2932), H4770 [25JN]
——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see H.R. 2408), H6228 [24SE]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H4957 [8JY]
——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H2772 [30AP]
——— 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]
——— prioritize treatment of veterans with traumatic brain injuries through the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4052), H8280 [17NO]
——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H1807 [19MR]
——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H2773 [30AP]
——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2311 [16AP]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H2212 [14AP]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2772 [30AP]
——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H2821 [8MY]
——— provide loan repayment incentives for the physician assistants (see H.R. 3943), H8243 [16NO]
——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 3727), H6936 [8OC]
——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H5849 [8SE]
——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see H.R. 3691), H8971 [2DE]
——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 1807), H2420 [22AP]
——— reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2356 [21AP]
——— submit report on parasitic disease among poor Americans (see H.R. 2897), H4769 [25JN]
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), H2212 [14AP]
——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H4775 [25JN]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 4008), H8239 [16NO]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1502 [27FE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]
——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]
——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]
——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]
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), H1163 [25FE]
——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H7028 [20OC]
——— 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 permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]
——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H2311 [16AP]
——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H8240 [16NO]
——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 994), H5332 [21JY]
——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5776 [29JY]
——— 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), H661 [28JA]
——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 2917), H6837 [6OC]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3215 [14MY]
——— 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]
——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1610 [4MR]
——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]
——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 3783), H7088 [21OC]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H5776 [29JY]
——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]
——— 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), H3215 [14MY]
——— require statistics relative to community trust in law enforcement in the National Crime Victimization Survey (see H.R. 4117), H8411 [19NO]
Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 1121), H2212 [14AP]
——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H412 [16JA]
——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H5031 [9JY]
——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H1164 [25FE]
——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 1848), H2306 [16AP]
——— provide for youth jobs (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H3758 [2JN]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H3251 [15MY]
——— disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6308 [28SE]
——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 391), H405 [14JA]
——— report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (see H.R. 3836), H7253 [27OC]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2156 [13AP]
——— conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]
——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]
——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1977), H3643 [1JN]
——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 1541), H2467 [23AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 1910), H2501 [28AP] (see H.R. 2147), H4432 [16JN]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6787 [1OC]
——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]
——— issue regulations on size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2776), H4433 [16JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program (see H.R. 1187), H2310 [16AP]
——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H1526 [2MR]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]
——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H1623 [6MR]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]
——— ensure informing of interment of unclaimed deceased veterans to follow up on pending burials in order to prevent extended burial waiting times (see H.R. 3278), H5762 [29JY]
——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H2960 [13MY]
——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]
——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]
——— 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), H4003 [9JN]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 627), H3310 [18MY]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1496), H2212 [14AP] (see H.R. 1948), H2501 [28AP]
——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 2282), H5239 [15JY]
——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]
——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2310 [16AP]
——— 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] (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]
——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 288), H1501 [27FE]
——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H8282 [17NO]
——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H10712 [18DE]
——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H2420 [22AP]
——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 658), H1901 [24MR]
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]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4543 [18JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H4491 [17JN]
Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3215 [14MY]
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: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 1797), H2268 [15AP]
——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H1663 [16MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
——— promote sickle cell trait research (see H. Res. 296), H3878 [3JN]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H6750 [30SE]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]
Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H4383 [15JN]
——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4591 [23JN]
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]
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]
——— 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]
Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 966), H1067 [13FE]
——— 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), H1501 [27FE]
——— express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H10712 [18DE]
——— 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), H9691 [17DE]
——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 1042), H1771 [18MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]
——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]
Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see H.R. 3526), H6074 [16SE]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1084 [20FE]
Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1004), H1166 [25FE]
EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 1278), H2357 [21AP]
——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]
——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]
——— require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H4957 [8JY]
——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H1803 [19MR]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H1663 [16MR]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
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), H2156 [13AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2764), H5867 [9SE]
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), H918 [10FE]
——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]
——— support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H2876 [12MY]
FBI: require an independent review of operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database and its subsets (see H.R. 4240), H9329 [15DE]
FCC: limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 279), H224 [12JA]
——— limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 279), H814 [4FE]
——— prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone and video service rates (see H.R. 3638), H6704 [29SE]
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), H1803 [19MR]
——— enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 2459), H3388 [19MY]
——— reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 1537), H2500 [28AP]
——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1526 [2MR]
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), H582 [26JA]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H534 [22JA]
——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H757 [3FE]
——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H854 [5FE]
Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 258), H188 [9JA]
FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797), H1501 [27FE] (see H.R. 801), H855 [5FE]
——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 3863), H7346 [29OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H2497 [28AP]
——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H405 [14JA]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2654 [29AP]
——— provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]
Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6836 [6OC]
——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H9272 [10DE]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H3252 [15MY]
——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 289), H5333 [21JY]
——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 3888), H9376 [16DE]
——— 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 sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H6261 [25SE]
——— 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), H3214 [14MY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 752), H852 [5FE]
——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]
——— reduce gun violence, increase mental health counseling, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 3830), H7255 [27OC]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]
——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2871), H5333 [21JY]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H2877 [12MY]
——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 2916), H5333 [21JY]
——— restrict the sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 1358), H1771 [18MR]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H5591 [28JY]
Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 2303), H2957 [13MY]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 609), H661 [28JA]
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]
Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 1039), H1113 [24FE]
Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor (see H.R. 1903), H2353 [21AP]
——— exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations (see H.R. 3627), H6306 [28SE]
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: 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: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5766 [29JY]
——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 478), H530 [22JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]
Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H2877 [12MY]
Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program (see H.R. 1891), H2315 [17AP]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]
——— 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]
——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]
——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE]
——— 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]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1117 [24FE]
Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 249), H3391 [19MY]
Health care professionals: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H8243 [16NO]
Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]
Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2357 [21AP]
Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H5089 [10JY]
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), H6750 [30SE]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H2769 [30AP]
House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H535 [22JA]
Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 3260), H5589 [28JY]
Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2464 [23AP]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]
Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]
——— 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), H7139 [22OC]
——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H1501 [27FE]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]
——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]
——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H5173 [14JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H1038 [12FE]
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 263), H3212 [14MY]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]
International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 120), H1114 [24FE]
International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 116), H1069 [13FE]
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), H2880 [12MY]
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), H5290 [16JY]
J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (see H.R. 3801), H7137 [22OC]
Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H3756 [2JN]
Jeanne Sobelson Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2527), H3559 [21MY]
Jews: call for appropriate observation of significant anniversaries for the Jewish people by the U.S. Administration and diplomatic representatives (see H. Res. 57), H639 [27JA]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H812 [4FE]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H9272 [10DE]
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]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H8155 [5NO]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H1801 [19MR]
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), H2800 [5MY]
——— 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]
——— provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 1102), H1368 [26FE]
——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H478 [21JA]
——— reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 115), H1069 [13FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]
——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]
——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1345), H1625 [10MR]
——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H2500 [28AP]
——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 1502), H1802 [19MR]
——— provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 3347), H5765 [29JY]
Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4003 [9JN]
——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H6139 [17SE]
——— 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), H2212 [14AP]
——— delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2506), H3558 [21MY]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]
——— 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), H2209 [14AP]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2357 [21AP]
——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H4863 [7JY]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]
——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1112 [24FE]
——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2582), H3581 [29MY]
——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H5783 [31JY]
——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]
——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]
——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H3642 [1JN]
——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3024), H7090 [21OC]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H6976 [9OC]
——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]
——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (see H.R. 2846), H4775 [25JN]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H3879 [3JN]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3254 [15MY]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3759 [2JN]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2156 [13AP]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H7090 [21OC]
——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), H5031 [9JY]
——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H4432 [16JN]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]
——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (see H.R. 876), H1116 [24FE]
——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 822), H1663 [16MR]
——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H867 [9FE]
——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H1166 [25FE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2419 [22AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H1035 [12FE]
——— improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see H.R. 4273), H10712 [18DE]
Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2269 [15AP]
Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6789 [1OC]
——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4432 [16JN]
——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H5469 [23JY]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H2792 [1MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5402 [22JY]
——— 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), H8971 [2DE]
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), H9329 [15DE]
Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 1682), H2109 [26MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H1038 [12FE]
National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5403 [22JY]
National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H3388 [19MY]
National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H5298 [20JY]
National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2467 [23AP]
National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5291 [16JY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2307 [16AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]
National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 161), H1803 [19MR]
National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]
National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 297), H3878 [3JN]
National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]
——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]
National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 102), H1373 [26FE]
National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 239), H2770 [30AP]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1372 [26FE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1900), H2794 [1MY]
National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H8860 [1DE]
National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 183), H2501 [28AP]
National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 253), H2821 [8MY]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1069 [13FE]
National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1566 [3MR]
National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 182), H2111 [26MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]
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]
——— express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]
——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2773 [30AP]
New York, NY: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H480 [21JA]
——— establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 949), H1035 [12FE]
——— reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]
Nigeria: condemn recent terrorist attacks by, support victims of, strengthen efforts to protect civilians from, and assist search for school girls abducted by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 53), H1373 [26FE]
——— develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 3833), H8242 [16NO]
——— 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: coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H6787 [1OC]
——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H1662 [16MR]
——— research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 1708), H2110 [26MR]
NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]
No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H535 [22JA]
NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]
——— support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see H.R. 831), H1626 [10MR]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H2419 [22AP]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 55), H1501 [27FE]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 1946), H2416 [22AP]
Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]
OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H9026 [7DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H408 [14JA]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 267), H1901 [24MR]
Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 3678), H6787 [1OC]
——— preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H1848 [23MR]
Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]
Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H919 [10FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H226 [12JA]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H584 [26JA]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H2475 [27AP]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H858 [5FE]
Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4135 [10JN]
Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H4003 [9JN]
Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2277), H2877 [12MY]
——— 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), H810 [4FE]
Public debt: provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see H.R. 3807), H7137 [22OC]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H668 [30JA]
Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 870), H6836 [6OC]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7391 [2NO]
Railroads: prohibit transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail (see H.R. 2379), H3565 [21MY]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7139 [22OC]
Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H9691 [17DE]
Roads and highways: add a national goal and performance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities (see H.R. 3740), H6973 [9OC]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3643 [1JN]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H2500 [28AP]
Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H1373 [26FE]
SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 208), H154 [8JA]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7254 [27OC]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1038 [12FE]
——— 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]
Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]
Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2419 [22AP]
——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see H.R. 3621), H6306 [28SE]
——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]
——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1166 [25FE]
——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]
——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5401 [22JY]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]
——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2880 [12MY]
——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H705 [2FE]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1902 [24MR]
——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]
——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H6077 [16SE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1378), H1661 [16MR]
Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H7390 [2NO]
Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8243 [16NO]
SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]
——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]
——— improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 1419), H1767 [18MR]
Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]
States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H3643 [1JN]
Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]
Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 256), H2877 [12MY]
Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 307), H4433 [16JN]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3917 [4JN]
Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H2773 [30AP]
Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1117 [24FE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of the families of New York Police Dept., officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos (see H.R. 544), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 1527), H1902 [24MR]
——— allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H4652 [24JN]
——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1781), H5783 [31JY]
——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (see H.R. 2146), H2880 [12MY]
——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see H.R. 4085), H8861 [1DE]
——— clarify valuation rule applicable to early termination of certain charitable remainder unitrusts (see H.R. 4192), H9079 [8DE]
——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]
——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H1850 [23MR]
——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]
——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H2767 [30AP]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]
——— extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit (see H.R. 1522), H1803 [19MR]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1069 [13FE]
——— extend limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 4016), H9206 [9DE]
——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H9206 [9DE]
——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H2357 [21AP]
——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H7331 [28OC]
——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 2524), H3559 [21MY]
——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H981 [11FE]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H1370 [26FE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H702 [2FE]
——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2754), H4343 [12JN]
——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4213), H9269 [10DE]
——— modify and extend certain tax incentives relating to energy (see H.R. 4040), H8279 [17NO]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H7624 [3NO]
——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H1165 [25FE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H984 [11FE]
——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 2676), H3914 [4JN]
——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]
——— provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see H.R. 964), H7625 [3NO]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2889), H4768 [25JN]
——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5291 [16JY]
——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 499), H2035 [25MR]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2879 [12MY]
——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 2970), H4954 [8JY]
——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 3311), H5764 [29JY]
——— treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord or placental blood or tissue banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3982), H8151 [5NO]
Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]
Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (see H. Res. 337), H4650 [24JN]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H6749 [30SE]
——— prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 3042), H5116 [13JY]
Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H1636 [13MR]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 2767), H4432 [16JN]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6750 [30SE]
Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H2656 [29AP]
U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6976 [9OC]
U.S. Foreign Service Day: observance (see H. Res. 89), H1117 [24FE]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 268), H3565 [21MY]
Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]
——— develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H5116 [13JY]
——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H404 [14JA]
——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]
——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2539), H10712 [18DE]
——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]
——— 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), H480 [21JA]
——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]
——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H5850 [8SE]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2887), H4768 [25JN]
——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4001 [9JN]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H1801 [19MR]
Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 1482), H1850 [23MR]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2824), H5525 [27JY]
White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H4863 [7JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]
——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 4113), H8646 [30NO]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 716), H1165 [25FE]
World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 390), H5590 [28JY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H10712 [18DE]
——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 118), H1070 [13FE]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H1624 [6MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: reinstate the draft whenever an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war is in effect and provide for the registration of women with the Selective Service System (see H.R. 1509), H1803 [19MR]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 2939), H4771 [25JN]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]
——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]
——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE]
Dept. of Defense: require that overseas contingency operations be paid for (see H.R. 1510), H1803 [19MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 3396), H5767 [29JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H3559 [21MY]
Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 66), H667 [30JA]
Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2354 [21AP]
Korean War: call for a formal end (see H. Res. 384), H5523 [27JY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 541), H8645 [30NO]
Taxation: increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]
——— modify and permanently extend qualified zone academy bonds to facilitate school renovation and construction and treat such bonds as specified tax credit bonds (see H.R. 3046), H5117 [13JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: reinstate the draft whenever an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war is in effect and provide for the registration of women with the Selective Service System (H.R. 1509), H1805 [19MR]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (H.R. 2939), H4773 [25JN]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (H.R. 635), H704 [2FE]
——— lift trade embargo (H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]
——— lift travel restrictions (H.R. 634), H704 [2FE]
Dept. of Defense: require that overseas contingency operations be paid for (H.R. 1510), H1805 [19MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (H.R. 3396), H5774 [29JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 2516), H3562 [21MY]
Taxation: increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (H.R. 509), H534 [22JA]
——— modify and permanently extend qualified zone academy bonds to facilitate school renovation and construction and treat such bonds as specified tax credit bonds (H.R. 3046), H5117 [13JY]
Lists
Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E843• [4JN]
Remarks
Abe, Shinzo: request Japanese Prime Minister to include in his speech before Congress a formal apology for the use of coerced sexual slavery during World War II, H2347 [21AP], E602• [28AP]
African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H689 [2FE], H1023 [12FE]
——— societal impact of poverty and discrimination, H2667 [30AP]
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4211, H4213, H4217 [11JN], H4690 [25JN]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9425 [17DE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4460, H4461 [17JN]
——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4460, H4461 [17JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E718• [15MY]
Black History Month: observance, E201• [12FE]
Cuba: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, H208 [12JA]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4214 [11JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9425 [17DE]
Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 66), E161• [4FE]
East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc.: anniversary, E782• [21MY]
Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4460, H4461 [17JN]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4214 [11JN], H4690 [25JN]
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, H8287 [18NO]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4211, H4213 [11JN], H4690 [25JN]
Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4211, H4213 [11JN], H4690 [25JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H729 [3FE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1315• [17SE]
Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5959 [11SE]
——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5959 [11SE]
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): declare a state of war exists with the U.S. and the President is authorized to use necessary and appropriate force, H8287 [18NO]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E726• [15MY]
Johnson, Henry: Medal of Honor recipient, E826• [2JN]
Korean American Day: observance, E56• [13JA]
Links, Inc.: tribute to Eastern Area Conference, E758• [20MY]
Medicare: establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (H.R. 2570), H4481 [17JN]
——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (H.R. 2582), H4486, H4487 [17JN]
——— require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 2505), H4484, H4485 [17JN]
NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 2), H1023 [12FE], E204• [12FE]
National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E843• [4JN]
National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: observance, E1385• [29SE]
National Women’s History Month: observance, E391• [24MR]
New York, NY: anniversary of Holcombe Rucker Park Rucker Pro Basketball Tournament, E1844• [18DE]
Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, H6881 [7OC], E874• [10JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 596), H729 [3FE]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7153 [23OC]
Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7055 [21OC]
Taiwan: normalization of relations with China, E1660• [19NO]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9425 [17DE]
——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, H4211, H4213, H4214, H4217 [11JN], H4690 [25JN]
——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), H1044 [13FE]
——— reform the Federal tax code, H9425 [17DE]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), H2282 [16AP]
——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 880), H3412 [20MY]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4690 [25JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H6294 [28SE]
Tables
Potentially sensitive items for Generalized System of Preferences by harmonized tariff schedule number, H4212 [11JN]
Tributes
ben-Jochannan, Yosef A., E397• [24MR]
Boehner, Speaker, H7247 [27OC]
Bond, Julian, H6294 [28SE]
Cohen, Janet Langhart, E1840• [18DE]
Cuomo, Mario M., H209 [12JA]
Donovan, Representative, H2851 [12MY]
Gunther, James E., E936• [19JN]
Jackson, Margaret, E847• [4JN]
Jones, Vivian E., E1029• [9JY]
King, Benjamin E., E1830• [18DE]
Maxwell, Marcella, E391• [24MR]
Moore, Minnie, E935• [19JN]
Passage, Middle, E1383• [29SE]
Pugh, Clemente, E937• [19JN]
Robinson, Amelia Boynton, H6294 [28SE]
Stokes, Louis, H6294 [28SE]
Thompson, Garland L., Sr., E208• [12FE]
Vicini, Juan B., E752• [19MY]