SCOTT, ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H162 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1394 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7592 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3729, H3761 [2JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5976 [11SE]

——— 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), H664 [28JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5976 [11SE]

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

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7139 [22OC]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H7090 [21OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 283), H3561 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H39 [6JA]

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

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H853 [5FE]

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

——— protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3232), H5587 [28JY]

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]

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]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 468), H530 [22JA]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5850 [8SE]

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

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

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

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), H2656 [29AP]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H2475 [27AP]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 68), H703 [2FE]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention: (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 467), H6936 [8OC]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H8361 [18NO]

Correctional institutions: 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), H7090 [21OC]

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

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]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7090 [21OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

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 Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H5848 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H583 [26JA]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 408), H705 [2FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— 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]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6308 [28SE]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see H.R. 3157), H5402 [22JY]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]

——— 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 certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H6835 [6OC]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1958), H2416 [22AP]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4004), H8239 [16NO]

——— require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 3551), H6136 [17SE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H2500 [28AP]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

——— 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), H4770 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: prioritize treatment of veterans with traumatic brain injuries through the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4052), H8280 [17NO]

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), H2357 [21AP]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see H.R. 1998), H2656 [29AP]

——— 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), H1373 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H1035 [12FE]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H5767 [29JY]

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

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H5849 [8SE]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H9329 [15DE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H9329 [15DE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 3625), H6306 [28SE]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see H.R. 4266), H9374 [16DE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H1368 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H9307 [11DE]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1977), H2417 [22AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 1609), H2032 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 2211), H2791 [1MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5469 [23JY]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H3917 [4JN]

——— 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), H8241 [16NO]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5776 [29JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5524 [27JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5866 [9SE]

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

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

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H1033 [12FE]

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

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H3386 [19MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H3643 [1JN]

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]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H9026 [7DE]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of of high-quality child care for working parents (see H. Res. 386), H5589 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4144), H8972 [2DE]

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), H357 [13JA]

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

——— 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), H2115 [26MR]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 471), H6936 [8OC]

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]

——— 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), H9307 [11DE]

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

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]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

Freedom 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]

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]

——— protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3231), H5587 [28JY]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2880 [12MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H7139 [22OC]

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H9376 [16DE]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (see H.R. 2693), H4001 [9JN]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 483), H5238 [15JY]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]

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

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), H2306 [16AP]

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

Legislative Branch of the Government: protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3233), H5587 [28JY]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 115), H1117 [24FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H6837 [6OC]

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

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

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

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4862 [7JY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H811 [4FE]

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), H4432 [16JN]

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), H9306 [11DE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H2497 [28AP]

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

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

National Park Service: 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 Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 872), H980 [11FE]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H4137 [10JN]

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

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 2090), H2652 [29AP]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 1621), H2033 [25MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H190 [9JA]

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

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

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H3391 [19MY]

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

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 275), H224 [12JA]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7090 [21OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1038 [12FE]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H916 [10FE]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see H.R. 1435), H1768 [18MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]

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), H8155 [5NO]

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: 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]

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

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H7091 [21OC]

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

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H8646 [30NO]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3310 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 781), H854 [5FE]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3507 [20MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5776 [29JY]

——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H1038 [12FE]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H4003 [9JN]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 2584), H3641 [1JN]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence and invest revenue in low-income housing programs (see H.R. 1662), H2108 [26MR]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5591 [28JY]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4594 [23JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4594 [23JN]

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), H5850 [8SE]

——— 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. 885), H981 [11FE] (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]

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), H9026 [7DE]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2824), H4775 [25JN]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H8861 [1DE]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4544 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Correctional institutions: clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 1253), H1609 [4MR]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 706), H810 [4FE]

——— clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 1254), H1609 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: 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]

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H2791 [1MY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1255), H1609 [4MR]

——— apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 1252), H1609 [4MR]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2728), H4241 [11JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1926), H2415 [22AP]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: add a Federal defender representative as a nonvoting member (see H.R. 1251), H1609 [4MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Correctional institutions: clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (H.R. 1253), H1615 [4MR]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (H.R. 706), H812 [4FE]

——— clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (H.R. 1254), H1615 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (H.R. 3512), H6075 [16SE]

——— 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 (H.R. 2962), H4956 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (H.R. 2197), H2793 [1MY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 1255), H1615 [4MR]

——— apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (H.R. 1252), H1615 [4MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2728), H4242 [11JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (H.R. 2150), H2771 [30AP]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (H.R. 1926), H2417 [22AP]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (H.R. 3514), H6075 [16SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: add a Federal defender representative as a nonvoting member (H.R. 1251), H1615 [4MR]

Letters

Allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1258 [26FE]

District of Columbia law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval: Maggie Garrett and Elise Helgesen Aguilar, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H2736 [30AP]

——— several religious and civil rights organizations, H2737 [30AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal: Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H736 [3FE]

——— Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H735 [3FE]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H735 [3FE]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H735 [3FE]

——— Reid B. Blackwelder, American Academy of Family Physicians, H736 [3FE]

——— Shereen Arent, American Diabetes Association, H736 [3FE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H735 [3FE]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Bruce Siegel, America’s Essential Hospitals (organization), H7159 [23OC]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7158 [23OC]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7159 [23OC]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Anthony M. Perrone, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, H8269 [17NO]

——— Corinne Vargha, International Labour Organization, H8268 [17NO]

——— D.R. Taylor, UNITE HERE! (organization), H8270 [17NO]

——— Holly R. Hart, United Steelworkers (organization), H8270 [17NO]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H8269 [17NO]

——— Josh Nassar, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) (organization), H8268 [17NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H8269 [17NO]

Lists

Organizations supporting conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8891 [2DE]

Organizations supporting Representative Robert C. Scott substitute amendment to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1483 [27FE]

Motions

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7076 [21OC]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1886 [24MR], H1942, H1943, H1945 [25MR]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 469), H550 [26JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 246), H553, H555 [26JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 468), H549 [26JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8438 [30NO]

——— budget priorities, H1942, H1943, H1945 [25MR]

Correctional institutions: reform of criminal justice system relative to incarceration of African-American men, H8438 [30NO]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (H.R. 2944), H7380, H7381, H7382, H7383 [2NO], H8439 [30NO]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 285), H597 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies, H7380 [2NO]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1258 [26FE]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, H4911, H4912 [8JY]

——— allow States to use funding allocated for library resources and instructional materials to award grants to education professionals for restorative justice and conflict resolution training, H1274 [26FE]

——— allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, H1284, H1285 [26FE]

——— ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1292 [26FE]

——— ensure teachers, parents, and other educational professionals receive education on the harms of copyright piracy in order to educate students to that end, H1272 [26FE]

——— express importance of safeguarding students’ personally identifiable information, H1285 [26FE]

——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce, H1298 [26FE]

——— permit States and local education agencies to use funds designated for teacher training and retention to fund Pay for Success initiatives, H1271 [26FE]

——— reaffirm right of students, teachers, and school administrators to free exercise of religion, H1292, H1293 [26FE]

——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1257 [26FE]

——— require school districts that use local educational agencies’ aid funds for afterschool and summer programs to report and describe activities in local plans, H1261 [26FE]

——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States to identify ‘‘workforce critical subjects’’ for schools, H1266 [26FE]

——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1143, H1145, H1147, H1148, H1149 [25FE], H1255, H1257, H1258, H1261, H1262, H1264, H1266, H1271, H1272, H1284, H1285, H1292, H1293, H1298 [26FE], H1479, H1483 [27FE], H4909, H4911, H4912, H4913, H4924 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4884 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, H3296 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3729 [2JN]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, H8885 [2DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), E1014• [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7664 [4NO]

——— utilize simulation technology to analyze federally-funded transportation projects to ensure increases in capacity and safety, ease congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impact, H7593 [3NO]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2736, H2739 [30AP]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H7076 [21OC]

——— require schools that receive private school vouchers to certify that they provide each student with all applicable civil rights protections, H7076 [21OC]

Dochiki Civic and Social Club, Inc.: anniversary, E324• [13MR]

Education: allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4912, H4913 [8JY]

——— provide college and career-ready standards and set performance, growth, and graduation rate targets for all student subgroups, H4924 [8JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: anniversary, H2131 [13AP]

——— prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8438 [30NO], H8885, H8891 [2DE], E1745• [9DE]

EPA: prohibit funding to force Chesapeake Bay watershed States to comply with backstop requirements relative to total maximium daily load and watershed implementation plans, E1014• [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7321 [28OC]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), H5548 [28JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H252 [13JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H733, H735 [3FE]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, H7380 [2NO]

National Work and Family Month: observance, H7322 [28OC]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8261, H8266, H8268 [17NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), H1783, H1787 [19MR]

Norfolk, VA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, Berkley, E496• [15AP]

Old Dominion Bar Association: anniversary, E784• [21MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1255 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7593 [3NO], H7664 [4NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H733, H735 [3FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H131 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H733, H735 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7157, H7158 [23OC]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of 31st Street Baptist Church, E1805• [16DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7593 [3NO], H7664 [4NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3729 [2JN]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7235 [27OC]

Staff: tribute, H1483 [27FE]

Votes: position on missed, H4698• [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6297 [28SE]

Statements

Congressional Disapproval of NLRB Representation Case Procedures Rule: Executive Office of the President, H1787 [19MR]

Student Success Act: Executive Office of the President, H1148 [25FE]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Executive Office of the President, H8266 [17NO]

Tributes

Bond, Julian, H6297 [28SE]

Edwards, Don, H7086 [21OC]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, H6297 [28SE]

Stokes, Louis, H6297 [28SE]