VEASEY, MARC A. (a Representative from Texas)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H168 [9JA]
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3174 [14MY]
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), H7680 [4NO]
Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8927 [2DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H5404 [22JY]
——— 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), H757 [3FE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H9692 [17DE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H814 [4FE]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H583 [26JA]
Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4774 [25JN]
Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 3698), H9376 [16DE]
——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5593 [28JY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H984 [11FE]
——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1502 [27FE]
ATF: repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 2939), H5032 [9JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]
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), H3917 [4JN]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]
Bureau of Prisons: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 768), H4957 [8JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]
Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3838), H7253 [27OC]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H9375 [16DE]
Children and youth: recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 322), H4491 [17JN]
Civil liberties: enhance unity in America through avoidance of ‘government speech’ which promotes or displays symbols, signs, and vestiges of racism, oppression, and intimidation (see H. Res. 342), H4771 [25JN]
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), H641 [27JA]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]
——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H2656 [29AP]
——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]
Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2804), H5783 [31JY]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4544 [18JN]
Colorado Springs, CO: recognize National Museum of World War II Aviation as America’s National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 193), H3577 [26MY]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H9307 [11DE]
Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 3674), H6787 [1OC]
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]
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]
——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H3564 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: review citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for enlistment of certain aliens in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 179), H2111 [26MR]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H5469 [23JY]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 2680), H9691 [17DE]
——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H10712 [18DE]
——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 840), H1850 [23MR]
——— 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), H5777 [29JY]
——— provide grants for high-quality prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 4042), H9272 [10DE]
——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H9272 [10DE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2773 [30AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5031 [9JY]
——— establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 2932), H4770 [25JN]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]
——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H5031 [9JY]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H6138 [17SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 327), H5592 [28JY]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3872), H10712 [18DE]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4774 [25JN]
——— 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), H4774 [25JN]
Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]
——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1085 [20FE]
Dept. of the Interior: designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H2035 [25MR]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research, development, and deployment (see H.R. 3458), H5865 [9SE]
——— ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 2006), H2773 [30AP]
——— establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 2007), H2773 [30AP]
——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6976 [9OC]
——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]
——— provide grants to mitigate road congestion and improve transportation planning in metropolitan areas (see H.R. 200), H2310 [16AP]
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]
——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H4593 [23JN]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]
——— ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 1294), H1807 [19MR]
——— 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 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), H5293 [16JY]
——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5293 [16JY]
——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H1723 [17MR]
——— 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), H5298 [20JY]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2212 [14AP]
Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H3643 [1JN]
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), H5173 [14JY]
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]
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: provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, tax credits for STEM school supplies and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 2082), H3565 [21MY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H1807 [19MR]
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), H1567 [3MR]
EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 1278), H2656 [29AP]
——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H1165 [25FE]
——— require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H5783 [31JY]
Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5293 [16JY]
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), H2271 [15AP]
——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1502 [27FE]
Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]
Federal agencies and departments: require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 1666), H2656 [29AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2254), H7027 [20OC]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]
——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 785), H2500 [28AP]
FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H5404 [22JY]
Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H3921 [8JN]
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 the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 226), H5031 [9JY]
——— 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]
Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2419 [22AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4544 [18JN]
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), H5293 [16JY]
——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H3254 [15MY]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]
——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see H.R. 3285), H6139 [17SE]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H7090 [21OC]
Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]
House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H188 [9JA]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H2501 [28AP]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]
Immigration: 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), H2799 [5MY]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]
——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 1123), H1369 [26FE]
——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]
——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H3254 [15MY]
——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H9692 [17DE]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4957 [8JY]
International relations: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joanne King Herring and posthumously to Charles Wilson and Gustav L. Avrakotos (see H.R. 438), H1165 [25FE]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN] (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]
Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5524 [27JY]
Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H5293 [16JY]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3254 [15MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2773 [30AP]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]
——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]
——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]
——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H9307 [11DE]
Law enforcement officers: 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), H668 [30JA]
——— reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H10713 [18DE]
Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H5332 [21JY]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H8860 [1DE]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H854 [5FE]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H5332 [21JY]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]
——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]
——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]
——— prevent surprise billing practices, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3770), H8282 [17NO]
——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H9329 [15DE]
——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 1919), H5238 [15JY]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4957 [8JY]
——— 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), H4432 [16JN]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4957 [8JY]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4863 [7JY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H9375 [16DE]
——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H4863 [7JY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H5469 [23JY]
——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]
——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H40 [6JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]
National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 282), H4958 [8JY]
National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5777 [29JY]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5470 [23JY]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 365), H5470 [23JY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H3215 [14MY]
National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H2271 [15AP]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]
National Lacrosse Month: designate (see H. Res. 267), H6077 [16SE]
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), H4862 [7JY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1900), H2794 [1MY]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]
National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5031 [9JY]
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: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 467), H530 [22JA]
Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H2308 [16AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4243 [11JN]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4774 [25JN]
Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H5525 [27JY]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H3758 [2JN]
PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]
Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H641 [27JA]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H5981 [15SE]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3412), H5768 [29JY]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3412), H5850 [8SE]
——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H867 [9FE]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1117 [24FE]
Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4544 [18JN]
Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 188), H2213 [14AP]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H10712 [18DE]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 324), H4491 [17JN]
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), H4544 [18JN]
SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H6937 [8OC]
——— provide grants for university business incubators (see H.R. 3990), H9376 [16DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H7626 [3NO]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1373 [26FE]
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]
Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H4957 [8JY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1663 [16MR]
——— 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), H3916 [4JN]
Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 2351), H3251 [15MY]
States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4863 [7JY]
Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H5943 [10SE]
Taxation: 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 investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H4594 [23JN]
——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H6076 [16SE]
——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4863 [7JY]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2110 [26MR]
——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2211 [14AP]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H5783 [31JY]
Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1898), H2353 [21AP]
Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 3523), H6139 [17SE]
Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H6077 [16SE]
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. 333), H5292 [16JY]
——— provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 127), H40 [6JA]
——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2212 [14AP]
Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4493 [17JN]
Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H641 [27JA]
——— 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), H7091 [21OC]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H1618 [4MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H4593 [23JN] (see H.R. 2867), H4650 [24JN]
White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H6139 [17SE]
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), H5469 [23JY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H918 [10FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]
Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 249), H2792 [1MY]
Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]
National Cheerleading Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 175), H2111 [26MR]
NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 2000), H2463 [23AP]
Taxation: assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H5941 [10SE]
Veterans: provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 1645), H2107 [26MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (H.R. 1833), H2308 [16AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (H.R. 3949), H8153 [5NO]
Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (H.R. 3069), H5237 [15JY]
NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (H.R. 2000), H2466 [23AP]
Taxation: assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (H.R. 3475), H5942 [10SE]
Veterans: provide discounted fares on public transportation (H.R. 1645), H2112 [26MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H496 [22JA]
African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H693 [2FE]
Arlington, TX: tribute to Sam Houston High School boys’ soccer team, H3319 [19MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1669 [17MR], H5987 [16SE]
Ceron-Ponce, Maria: Fort Worth, TX, Independent School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3544 [21MY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H943 [11FE]
Dallas, TX: tribute to Progressive National Baptist Convention annual session, E1230• [8SE]
——— Trinidad Garza Early College High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H7081 [21OC]
Dept. of Education: Preschool Development Grants program funding, H988 [12FE]
——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H6883, H6884 [7OC]
Dept. of Energy: report on potential effects of commercial use of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration on the economy, energy infrastructure, and greenhouse gas emissions, H8927 [2DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H236 [13JA], H1124 [25FE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1124 [25FE]
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), H9033 [8DE]
Direct Selling Day: observance, E1562• [29OC]
Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H4983 [9JY]
Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Diez y Seis Parade, H5880 [10SE]
——— tribute to Como High School reunion, E1006• [7JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H5987 [16SE]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4983 [9JY]
House of Representatives: remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building, H4983 [9JY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 325), H4606 [24JN]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4422 [16JN]
——— 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 (H.R. 1568), H8651 [1DE]
——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H236 [13JA], H1124 [25FE]
——— reform, H4422 [16JN]
——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8436 [30NO], H8651 [1DE]
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H621 [27JA]
Iran: require abolishment of nuclear facilities, disclosure of military nuclear program dimensions, and acceptance of a fully verifiable inspections regime before lifting of U.S. sanctions, H4446 [17JN]
Irving, TX: Irving Independent School District recognized by the College Board as the Advanced Placement District of the Year, H2255 [15AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4535 [18JN]
Pipelines: require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for the Keystone XL Pipeline be made in the U.S., H943 [11FE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6083 [17SE]
Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8927 [2DE]
Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary, H5537 [28JY]
Pureco-Razo, Mario: Fort Worth, TX, Independent School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3544 [21MY]
REAL School Gardens (organization): tribute, H7099 [22OC]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H4170 [11JN]
Tarrant County, TX, Black Historical & Genealogical Society: tribute to surviving charter members, H5083 [10JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5945 [11SE]
Texas: condemn letter sent by Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, to Dallas County, TX, Sheriff Lupe Valdez relative to immigration policy enforcement, H7198 [27OC]
Texas State Legislature: tribute to Tim Cole Exoneration Review Commission establishment, H4017 [10JN]
Trinity River Mission (organization): tribute, H7265 [28OC]
U.S. Bowling Congress: National Council of Youth Sports Sports Teach Respect Initiative Values and Excellence (STRIVE) Organization of the Year award recipient, E1050• [13JY]
Votes: correction, H6778• [1OC]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H5344 [22JY]
Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H5344 [22JY]
Tributes
Barbour, Walter, H764 [4FE]
Bratka, Steve J., H484 [22JA]
Brown, Joyce A., E950• [23JN]
Chew, Albert E., Jr., H9359 [16DE], E1623• [16NO]
Edwards, Mary, H2084 [26MR]
English, Connie, Jr., E1572• [2NO]
Fischer, Betty, H9003 [3DE]
Hadley, Erma Johnson, H6822 [6OC]
Littlejohn, Samuel, E1795• [15DE]
Moeller, Becky K., E1089• [21JY]
Robinson, Amelia Boynton, E333• [16MR]
Starr, Robert E., H7400 [3NO]
Sutherland, Kevin J., E1049• [13JY]
Trull, Danny, Sr., E1622• [16NO]
Williams, Tommie, H5408 [23JY]