SPEIER, JACKIE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4065 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4829, H4864 [7JY]

Appointments

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel, H7741 [4NO]

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H411 [16JA]

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]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2110 [26MR]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7390 [2NO]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2795 [1MY]

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), H7028 [20OC]

Armed Forces: ensure that members on active duty diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy (see H.R. 146), H1850 [23MR]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H4432 [16JN]

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

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]

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]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H7743 [4NO]

——— include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 908), H1902 [24MR]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H918 [10FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— 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), H2110 [26MR]

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), H7175 [23OC]

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), H1807 [19MR]

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), H3582 [29MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1806 [19MR]

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

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1116 [24FE]

Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 1562), H1898 [24MR]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H3642 [1JN]

Corps of Engineers: update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 813), H866 [9FE]

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

Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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), H1038 [12FE]

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]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H431 [20JA]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 67), H814 [4FE] (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]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H4862 [7JY]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2660), H7333 [28OC]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1723 [17MR]

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), H3582 [29MY]

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

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1534), H1847 [23MR]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1131), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 1434), H2310 [16AP]

——— amend Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (see H.R. 1751), H9206 [9DE]

——— 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), H6229 [24SE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]

——— 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]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H810 [4FE]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H639 [27JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3294), H6228 [24SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— require children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs be vaccinated (see H.R. 933), H1034 [12FE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H3642 [1JN]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H7743 [4NO]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and the current DNA analysis backlog (see H.R. 320), H4543 [18JN]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H4594 [23JN]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 2732), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6750 [30SE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H2156 [13AP]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1460), H2035 [25MR]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]

——— 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]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H5592 [28JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H1635 [13MR]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H8282 [17NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4383 [15JN]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1586), H9012 [3DE]

——— 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]

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

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (see H.R. 3045), H5117 [13JY]

——— provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]

Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see H.R. 3141), H5330 [21JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H535 [22JA]

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), H7028 [20OC]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H2116 [26MR]

——— reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3384), 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]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 1515), H2036 [25MR]

——— 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]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H7028 [20OC]

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

FAA: improve process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures (see H.R. 3965), H9013 [3DE]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1902 [24MR]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1163 [25FE]

——— permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diagnostic tests (see H.R. 298), H357 [13JA]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1032 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 1381), H1661 [16MR]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 942), H1034 [12FE]

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), H757 [3FE]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1222), H1566 [3MR]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H5524 [27JY]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H1037 [12FE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

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

——— 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), H9271 [10DE]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 2283), H4863 [7JY]

——— restrict the sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 1358), H1902 [24MR]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Food: provide that meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or contaminants are adulterated (see H.R. 2303), H2957 [13MY]

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]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H5118 [13JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5766 [29JY]

——— prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy (see H.R. 2450), H3388 [19MY]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4651 [24JN]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see H.R. 2104), H2653 [29AP]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H5089 [10JY]

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), H5944 [10SE]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1850 [23MR]

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), H6795 [5OC]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6837 [6OC]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— 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]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 4135), H8645 [30NO]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H5089 [10JY]

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

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]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H5850 [8SE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H5293 [16JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2773 [30AP]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 115), H1069 [13FE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

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), H6307 [28SE]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see H.R. 2253), H2876 [12MY]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2155 [13AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1806 [19MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H984 [11FE]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H6228 [24SE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H8242 [16NO]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H3574 [22MY]

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

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]

Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 3341), H5944 [10SE]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H3759 [2JN]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H812 [4FE]

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

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 297), H3878 [3JN]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H2877 [12MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2112 [26MR]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1069 [13FE]

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]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2957), H6189 [22SE]

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), H4863 [7JY]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H480 [21JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 1832), H2880 [12MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H6076 [16SE]

Pharmaceuticals: 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), H1166 [25FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

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

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H3582 [29MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1807 [19MR]

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), H3642 [1JN]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2277), H3215 [14MY]

——— 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: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H4651 [24JN]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H7027 [20OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H2035 [25MR]

Railroads: issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869 (see H. Res. 94), H1117 [24FE]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 2738), H4241 [11JN]

Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 313), H4343 [12JN]

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), H1116 [24FE]

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

Sikhism: honor celebration of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 192), H2153 [13AP]

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

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1166 [25FE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

——— 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), H919 [10FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

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]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H4863 [7JY]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4382 [15JN]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H2880 [12MY]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1341), H1623 [6MR]

——— 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]

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

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 3733), H6973 [9OC]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H2500 [28AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H157 [8JA]

Transgender: support acceptance of the transgender community (see H. Res. 561), H9270 [10DE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 2767), H4381 [15JN]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see H. Res. 447), H6705 [29SE]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H7333 [28OC]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 562), H9270 [10DE]

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), H2467 [23AP]

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), H7028 [20OC]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7028 [20OC]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1806 [19MR]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H5942 [10SE]

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), H4958 [8JY]

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]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 390), H5590 [28JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4241 [11JN]

——— 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), H918 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]

——— improve procedures for legal justice for members (see H.R. 2190), H2769 [30AP]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see H.R. 1139), H1370 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: maintain a registry of sexual offenders, require such offenders to register before release from military prisons, ensure civilian law enforcement and the public has access to the registry (see H.R. 956), H1035 [12FE]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO]

Dept. of Justice: modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 1454), H1769 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]

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]

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

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 1517), H1803 [19MR]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2210 [14AP]

Postal Service: provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 1140), H1370 [26FE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (H.R. 742), H814 [4FE]

——— improve procedures for legal justice for members (H.R. 2190), H2772 [30AP]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1925), H2356 [21AP]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (H.R. 1139), H1372 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: maintain a registry of sexual offenders, require such offenders to register before release from military prisons, ensure civilian law enforcement and the public has access to the registry (H.R. 956), H1037 [12FE]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 2680), H3916 [4JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (H.R. 3988), H8154 [5NO]

Dept. of Justice: modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (H.R. 1454), H1771 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 2766), H4344 [12JN]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (H.R. 2191), H2772 [30AP]

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 (H.R. 1517), H1806 [19MR]

Firearms: 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 (H.R. 3411), H5774 [29JY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (H.R. 1517), H1806 [19MR]

Postal Service: provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (H.R. 3412), H5774 [29JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (H.R. 1140), H1372 [26FE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 51), H2959 [13MY]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H9045 [8DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H497, H505 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2895, H2896 [13MY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (S. 475), H6087 [17SE]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, E371• [19MR]

Burlingame, CA: anniversary of Avalon Academy, E1429• [6OC]

——— anniversary of Mercy High School Kohl Mansion, E13• [6JA]

Business and industry: tribute to confectionary industry, H6087 [17SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research, H6899 [8OC]

Climate: impact of global warming on Dungeness crab fishing, H9299 [11DE]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (H.R. 1139), H1733 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2942 [13MY], H3192 [14MY]

——— call for investigation into pillow fight tradition at the U.S. Military Academy, H5856 [9SE]

——— Defense Health Program Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H4065 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4065 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9044 [8DE], H9214 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4829 [7JY]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (S. 1170), H8434 [30NO]

Firearms: obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, H6899 [8OC]

Frankel, Ron: Hillsborough, CA, City School District Associated Parents Groups Community Care Award recipient, E273• [27FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4980 [9JY]

Homeland Security Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3859), H9044 [8DE]

National Park Service: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule following the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Dog Management Plan of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, H4829 [7JY]

Pacifica, CA: anniversary of Pacific Coast Fog Fest, E1343• [24SE]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: effectiveness, H2361 [22AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6158 [18SE]

——— women’s health care services funding, H6158 [18SE]

Rey, Lilli: Hillsborough, CA, Schools Associated Parents Group Citizen of the Year award recipient, E267• [27FE]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Metropolitan Club, E1536• [26OC]

——— anniversary of San Francisco County Transportation Authority, E99• [22JA]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of San Mateo Park Elementary School, E609• [29AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H505 [22JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures, H3192 [14MY]

Subpoena Notices

Court-martial proceedings, H9297 [11DE]

Tributes

Banks, Cynthia Schuman, E833• [3JN]

Beebe, Lydia I., E359• [18MR]

Braunstein, David, E1730• [8DE]

Colapietro, Marge, E1733• [8DE]

Currin, Sue, E1672• [30NO]

Djerassi, Carl, E361• [18MR]

Foust, Rosanne S., E1738• [8DE]

Gottschalk, Robert G., E1737• [8DE]

Hardy, Jim, E1008• [7JY]

Hoss, Wayne, E356• [18MR]

Ibarrientos, Perla, E275• [27FE]

Jennings, Cheryl, E1718• [7DE]

Kiesel, Art, E1727• [8DE]

Knox, Estella M., E1340• [24SE]

Matthews, John, E1732• [8DE]

Merwin, Bob, E4• [6JA]

Miljanich, Patricia, E1533• [26OC]

Miller, Raymond C., E1730• [8DE]

Nack, William A., E607• [29AP]

Nagel, Terry, E1675• [30NO]

Okamoto, Steve, E1739• [8DE]

Owens, Ronn, E1534• [26OC]

Pierce, Barbara, E1728• [8DE]

Ross, Robert, E5• [6JA], E107• [22JA]

Salazar, Michael, E1735• [8DE]

Simms, Cynthia, E830• [3JN]

Williams, Les, E452• [13AP]