THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: commend East African governments for improvement in lives, address violence and human rights abuses, and promote access to health care, employment, and education relative to people with albinism (see H. Res. 406), H8155 [5NO]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 720), H811 [4FE]

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

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H3921 [8JN]

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: 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]

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

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

Committee on Homeland Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 103), H917 [10FE]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8242 [16NO]

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]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 1672), H7333 [28OC]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE] (see H.R. 664), H2467 [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 3249), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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), H5976 [11SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H2772 [30AP]

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

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see H.R. 1490), H5238 [15JY]

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

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H6893 [7OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H6981 [16OC]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2271 [15AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H4862 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess and submit to Congress a report on departmental ability to convey information to, collect information from, and serve individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1829), H2269 [15AP]

——— develop a cybersecurity strategy (see H.R. 3510), H6837 [6OC]

——— improve discipline, accountability, and transparency in acquisition program management (see H.R. 2199), H2791 [1MY]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 2200), H2791 [1MY]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— reform, streamline, and improve (see H.R. 3572), H6178 [18SE]

——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (see H.R. 2770), H4381 [15JN]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (see H.R. 3350), H5765 [29JY]

——— research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (see H.R. 1646), H2107 [26MR]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 615), H662 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H9272 [10DE]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H3254 [15MY]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

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), H757 [3FE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6229 [24SE]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1117 [24FE]

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

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 106), H982 [11FE]

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

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 1042), H2310 [16AP]

Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 194), H103 [7JA]

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

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2356 [21AP]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1194), H2419 [22AP]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2773 [30AP]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H357 [13JA]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 258), H188 [9JA]

FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (see H.R. 2206), H2791 [1MY]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H4344 [12JN]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H1565 [3MR]

——— prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism (see H.R. 4069), H8360 [18NO]

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]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 1555), H3921 [8JN]

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]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]

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

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H2959 [13MY]

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

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1723 [17MR]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4345 [12JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4003 [9JN]

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

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2772 [30AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 1102), H1368 [26FE]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H478 [21JA]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H639 [27JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7626 [3NO]

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

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

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H3390 [19MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H3214 [14MY]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 672), H2499 [28AP]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3507 [20MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5976 [11SE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H3390 [19MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see H.R. 1250), H1609 [4MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H4432 [16JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H6180 [18SE]

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), H4863 [7JY]

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), H5031 [9JY]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H6138 [17SE]

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

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

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]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H4773 [25JN]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see H.R. 831), H2212 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H2212 [14AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H4863 [7JY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H7626 [3NO]

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), H1618 [4MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H2151 [13AP]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H7255 [27OC]

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), H2271 [15AP]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2419 [22AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2155 [13AP]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H1618 [4MR]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H6981 [16OC]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3917 [4JN]

Taxation: 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), H2655 [29AP]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H641 [27JA]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H2310 [16AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H2799 [5MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4957 [8JY]

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]

——— declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H9692 [17DE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H6749 [30SE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H4594 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (see H.R. 719), H811 [4FE]

——— prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (see H.R. 710), H810 [4FE]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6074 [16SE]

——— require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on modifications to the prohibited item list and require a report on the Transportation Security Oversight Board (see H.R. 3144), H6789 [1OC]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4864 [7JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4432 [16JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H7391 [2NO]

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H6074 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H5768 [29JY]

——— improve management and administration of security clearance processes (see H.R. 3505), H5980 [15SE]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 3416), H5768 [29JY]

——— review university-based centers for homeland security (see H.R. 2390), H3308 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (see H.R. 959), H1035 [12FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (see H.R. 3415), H5768 [29JY]

House of Representatives: remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (see H. Res. 341), H4771 [25JN]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8410 [19NO]

Kennard, Clyde: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 958), H1035 [12FE]

Nunnelee, Alan: tribute (see H. Res. 99), H917 [10FE]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 172), H42 [6JA]

Transportation Security Administration: limit access to expedited airport security screening at a security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-risk passengers (see H.R. 2127), H2767 [30AP]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3417), H5768 [29JY]

Constitutional authority statements

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 (H.R. 3517), H6075 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (H.R. 3418), H5774 [29JY]

——— improve management and administration of security clearance processes (H.R. 3505), H5980 [15SE]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (H.R. 3416), H5774 [29JY]

——— review university-based centers for homeland security (H.R. 2390), H3309 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (H.R. 959), H1037 [12FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (H.R. 3415), H5774 [29JY]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4079), H8412 [19NO]

Kennard, Clyde: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 958), H1037 [12FE]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 172), H48 [6JA]

Transportation Security Administration: limit access to expedited airport security screening at a security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-risk passengers (H.R. 2127), H2770 [30AP]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (H.R. 3417), H5774 [29JY]

Letters

Current process for admission of certain aliens as refugees: Janet A. Napolitano and Michael Chertoff, H8385 [19NO]

Motions

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8397 [19NO]

Press releases

American Security Against Foreign Enemies (American SAFE) Act: by, H8373 [19NO]

Proposals

Remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building, H4633 [24JN]

Remarks

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Twenty Pearls of Wisdom interest group, E491• [14AP]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), H897• [10FE]

——— improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), Senate amendment, H5991, H5992 [16SE]

Batesville, MS: tribute to Hoskins Learning Center, E1580• [3NO]

Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc.: tribute, E728• [15MY]

Cleveland, MS: tribute to Bolivar Community Action Agency, E501• [15AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4188), E1815• [17DE]

Concerned Citizens for a Better Tunica County, Inc.: tribute to Tunica Teens in Action program, E479• [14AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (H.R. 3418), E1163• [29JY]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2424, H2427, H2434, H2439, H2440 [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), H2372 [22AP]

——— enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (H.R. 3598), H7357 [2NO]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (H.R. 3361), H7352, H7353 [2NO]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 2200), H4577 [23JN]

——— improve management and administration of security clearance processes (H.R. 3505), H7354 [2NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), H340• [13JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H242 [13JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), H1391 [27FE]

——— require annual reports on activities and accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers (H.R. 1637), H4573 [23JN]

——— review university-based centers for homeland security (H.R. 2390), H4575 [23JN]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), H4579 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (H.R. 959), H5994 [16SE]

Ebonette Civic and Social Club: tribute, E712• [14MY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4235 [11JN]

Greenville, MS: tribute to New Hope First Baptist Church, E687• [13MY]

——— tribute to Upper Kutz Barber & Style College, E1580• [3NO]

Greenwood, MS: anniversary of VFW Post 200, E1099• [22JY]

——— tribute to American Legion Thompson-Clemons Post 200, E1118• [23JY]

Grenada, MS: tribute to Belle Flower Church, E421• [25MR]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of Alan Nunnelee, H898 [10FE]

——— remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (H. Res. 341), H4662, H4663 [25JN]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, H5660 [29JY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H242, H340• [13JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8384, H8385 [19NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), motion to recommit, H8398 [19NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, H8398 [19NO]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2372 [22AP]

——— require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (H.R. 3503), H7359 [2NO]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), H4235 [11JN]

Jackson, MS: tribute to Callaway High School, E525• [16AP]

——— tribute to St. Matthews M.B. Church, E817• [2JN]

Jerusalem Outreach Center Inc.: tribute, E1119• [23JY]

Marks, MS: tribute to Greenhill Missionary Baptist Church, E816• [2JN]

National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: sunset, H2440 [23AP]

Nunnelee, Alan: tribute (H. Res. 99), H898 [10FE]

Robert Hill Youth Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E515• [16AP]

Sardis, MS: tribute to North Panola High School, E1101• [22JY]

Sumner, MS: tribute to Old Antioch Baptist Church, E818• [2JN]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H4235 [11JN]

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 (H.R. 158), H9055 [8DE]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), H894• [10FE]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (H.R. 3523), H5991 [16SE]

21 Club Inc.: tribute, E718• [15MY]

Vicksburg, MS: anniversary of Greater Grove Street Missionary Baptist Church, E829• [3JN]

——— tribute to Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church, E832• [3JN]

Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, E1105• [22JY]

——— tribute to Yazoo County Fair and Civic League, E507• [15AP]

Tributes

Baker, Quaneshia, E725• [15MY]

Booker, Christopher D., E822• [2JN]

Buckley, Reginald, E815• [2JN]

Butler, Malcolm, E202• [12FE]

Caldwell, Stephen L., E284• [2MR]

Chatman, Pam, E446• [26MR]

Clark, Antwan, E1577• [3NO]

Cobbins, Clint, E485• [14AP]

Davis, Jeris, E813• [2JN]

Dorrough, Nia, E726• [15MY]

Dotson, Gloria Coleman, E440• [26MR]

Frost, Essie, E815• [2JN]

Gardner, Cedric, E705• [14MY]

Gorden, W.C., E522• [16AP]

Green, Donald, E443• [26MR]

Harden, Bahati S., E694• [13MY]

Haymon, Olexis B., E692• [13MY]

Holmes, Jimmy (Duck), E405• [25MR]

Jackson, Raveyn N., E707• [14MY]

Kelly, Representative Trent, H3965 [9JN]

King, B.B., E723• [15MY]

Lee, Cynthia T., E819• [2JN]

Leflore, Willie R., E432• [26MR]

Lockhart, Jewell C., E481• [14AP]

Loper, Gwendolyn Nero, E498• [15AP]

Loper, Melvin L., E519• [16AP]

Lott, JaQuon M., E719• [15MY]

Lovette, Lucille, E1104• [22JY]

Lowery, Gail Wright, E506• [15AP]

Mack, Anitria M., E416• [25MR]

Mangum, Ethel C., E1107• [22JY]

Matthews, David, E689• [13MY]

McCray, Samuel, E411• [25MR]

Muhammad, Faatin K., E714• [14MY]

Murriel, Damian, E1581• [3NO]

Nolan, Fred T., E89• [21JA], E114• [26JA]

Smith, J’Myiah, E703• [14MY]

Stewart, Nausead L., E1642• [17NO], E1710• [3DE]

Sweezer, Linda, E1582• [3NO]

Tillman, Charles, E487• [14AP]

Turner, Brigetta K., E822• [2JN]

Wheeler, Ericka, E1706• [3DE]

Whitney, Davey (The Wiz), E834• [3JN]

Wilchie, John, E505• [15AP]

Williams, Eddie, Sr., E436• [26MR]

Williams, Louis, E969• [24JN]

Williams, Mary Fortune, E727• [15MY], E833• [3JN]

Williams, Tyrone A., E418• [25MR]

Williams-Bradley, LaTonya, E1579• [3NO]

Wilson, Gregory, E721• [15MY], E821• [2JN]