RICHMOND, CEDRIC L. (a Representative from Louisiana)
Amendments
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3740 [2JN]
Appointments
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H2949 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H5769 [29JY]
Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H5469 [23JY]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H814 [4FE]
American Red Cross: enhance oversight by GAO and Depts. of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State, and develop mechanisms for Dept. of Homeland Security to use social media to improve preparedness and response capabilities (see H.R. 3517), H6139 [17SE]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H705 [2FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide for eligibility for burial of certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2852), H4591 [23JN]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]
Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3838), H7253 [27OC]
Children and youth: 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]
——— express need to eliminate life without parole for children (see H. Res. 382), H5777 [29JY]
——— 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 Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3391 [19MY]
Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H7028 [20OC]
Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 759), H853 [5FE]
——— 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), H6981 [16OC]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]
——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H5764 [29JY]
CPSC: 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), H10712 [18DE]
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), H4771 [25JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H5776 [29JY]
——— 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]
——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H8242 [16NO]
——— 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]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]
——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]
Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H5849 [8SE]
Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H855 [5FE]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]
——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H1611 [4MR]
——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H3917 [4JN]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H5173 [14JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (see H.R. 3878), H8861 [1DE]
——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 3418), H5976 [11SE]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (see H.R. 2770), H4544 [18JN]
——— review university-based centers for homeland security (see H.R. 2390), H3308 [18MY]
——— strengthen and improve Science and Technology Directorate (see H.R. 3578), H6178 [18SE]
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), H5172 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H7090 [21OC]
——— 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]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9307 [11DE]
——— reduce the Federal criminal code, clarify punishment for unintentional crimes, inventory Federal criminal offenses, and prohibit criminal penalties for rules unless approved by Congress (see H.R. 3401), H5767 [29JY]
——— 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), H9307 [11DE]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H2115 [26MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 1330), H1613 [4MR]
——— identify and designate National Energy Security Corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land (see H.R. 2295), H2957 [13MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 2147), H4345 [12JN]
Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]
——— 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 effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H6749 [30SE]
——— conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 1862), H2357 [21AP]
——— expand Veterans Choice Program to veterans who would otherwise receive medical care from a deficient VA medical facility (see H.R. 1863), H2357 [21AP]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H1116 [24FE]
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]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
FBI: require an independent review of operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database and its subsets (see H.R. 4240), H9329 [15DE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans (see H.R. 3967), H8151 [5NO]
FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see H.R. 1043), H1113 [24FE]
Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2357 [21AP]
Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H2154 [13AP]
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), H7028 [20OC]
——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3051), H9013 [3DE]
——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H10712 [18DE]
——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]
Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]
Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4771 [25JN]
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]
Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]
Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3470), H5941 [10SE]
Grambling State University: require eligibility to receive funds as a land-grant university (see H.R. 3022), H5088 [10JY]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H1033 [12FE]
Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8412 [19NO]
Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7347 [29OC]
——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8646 [30NO]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2728), H4241 [11JN]
Kisatchie National Forest: convey certain land (see H.R. 3127), H5329 [21JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4003 [9JN]
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), H5332 [21JY]
Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7333 [28OC]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H5776 [29JY]
——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H2315 [17AP]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H8971 [2DE]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H9206 [9DE]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H6792 [2OC]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]
Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H5524 [27JY]
Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]
Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 1682), H2109 [26MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]
National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (see H.R. 3490), H6261 [25SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]
National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]
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]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]
Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2773 [30AP]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7175 [23OC]
Nigeria: 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]
Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 1832), H5118 [13JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H6307 [28SE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H814 [4FE]
Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H5592 [28JY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H431 [20JA]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H919 [10FE]
——— require congressional approval for any closure, consolidation, or sale of any historic postal facility (see H.R. 1501), H1802 [19MR]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H664 [28JA]
Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H5592 [28JY]
Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 2048), H2496 [28AP]
——— 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]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1116 [24FE]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7027 [20OC]
Roads and highways: add a national goal and performance measure to improve road conditions in economically distressed urban communities (see H.R. 3740), H6977 [13OC]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H4863 [7JY]
SBA: increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5525 [27JY]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]
Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H8972 [2DE]
Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2880 [12MY]
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]
Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H2356 [21AP]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]
——— 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), H6836 [6OC]
——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H1072 [13FE]
Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]
Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1618 [4MR]
Taxation: allow a credit for providing programs to kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students that promote economic and financial literacy (see H.R. 1801), H3759 [2JN]
——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]
——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H4432 [16JN]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2115 [26MR]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H2155 [13AP]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5776 [29JY]
——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5298 [20JY]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H9206 [9DE]
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]
Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]
Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H4594 [23JN]
Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]
Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H6077 [16SE]
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: 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), H5766 [29JY]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H981 [11FE] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 1459), H1801 [19MR]
White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Daryle Holloway Post Office Building, New Orleans, LA: designate (see H.R. 3082), H5236 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: award job training Federal Pell grants (see H.R. 3985), H8151 [5NO]
——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (see H.R. 2797), H4431 [16JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a cybersecurity strategy (see H.R. 3510), H5980 [15SE]
Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H5767 [29JY]
——— provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see H.R. 2240), H2798 [5MY]
Dept. of Labor: provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (see H.R. 2796), H4431 [16JN]
Lionel R. Collins, Sr., Post Office Building, Marrero, LA: designate (see H.R. 2458), H3388 [19MY]
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), H8151 [5NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Daryle Holloway Post Office Building, New Orleans, LA: designate (H.R. 3082), H5238 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: award job training Federal Pell grants (H.R. 3985), H8154 [5NO]
——— establish Office of School Discipline Policy (H.R. 2797), H4432 [16JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a cybersecurity strategy (H.R. 3510), H5980 [15SE]
Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (H.R. 3399), H5774 [29JY]
——— provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (H.R. 2240), H2799 [5MY]
Dept. of Labor: provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (H.R. 2796), H4432 [16JN]
Lionel R. Collins, Sr., Post Office Building, Marrero, LA: designate (H.R. 2458), H3390 [19MY]
Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (H.R. 3986), H8154 [5NO]
Remarks
African Americans: impact of high levels of incarceration and homicide rates of young African-American males on families and communities, H4367, H4368, H4369 [15JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1944 [25MR]
Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H2204 [14AP]
Concord, CA: recognize anniversary of munitions explosion and exonerate sailors unjustly blamed and convicted of mutiny following the Port Chicago disaster, H5222 [15JY]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1944 [25MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify definition of cyber ‘‘incident’’ to restrict information sharing to incidents directly related to protecting information systems, H2434 [23AP]
——— develop a cybersecurity strategy (H.R. 3510), H6814 [6OC]
——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2434, H2437 [23AP]
——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2376• [22AP]
——— provide self-assessment tools to small and medium-sized businesses to determine their level of cybersecurity readiness, H2437 [23AP]
Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3740, H3741 [2JN]
Education: recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H4369 [15JN]
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, H8401 [19NO]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, H5658, H5660, H5662 [29JY]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2376• [22AP]
Louisiana: tribute to State high school basketball championship teams from the 2d Congressional District, E549• [22AP]
Medicare: provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), H5215 [15JY]
National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (H.R. 3490), H8422• [30NO]
National World War II Museum: tribute to ‘‘Fighting for the Right to Fight—African American Experiences in World War II’’ exhibit, E1494• [21OC]
New Orleans, LA: anniversary of Prytania Theater, E511• [16AP]
Nigeria: develop a regional strategy to combat threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H8401 [19NO]
Plano, TX: tribute to Dallas Texans U–14 boys’ soccer team, E1618• [16NO]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3740, H3741 [2JN]
Transportation Security Administration: reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (H.R. 3102), H6813 [6OC]
Tributes
Charbonnet, Armand L., E1093• [21JY]
Chase, Leah, H838 [5FE]
Devrouax, Paul S., E1426• [6OC]
Dollis, Emile (Bo), H519 [22JA]
Elie, Lolis E., H993 [12FE]
Moret, Calvin G., E1308• [17SE]
Profit, Joseph C., Jr., E1308• [17SE]
Roudanez, Louis C., E300• [4MR]
Sanchez, Andrew, Jr. (Pete), E183• [10FE]
Seaton, Willie Mae, E1369• [28SE]
Simpson, Herbert H. (Briefcase), E1605• [5NO]
Smith, Jerome (Big Duck), H962 [11FE]
Thompson, Alice M., E1309• [17SE]
Toussaint, Allen, E1671• [30NO]
Williams, John (Hot Rod), E1823• [18DE]