BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4909), H2739, H2770 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4892 [13JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2701 [17MY], H2837 [18MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3652 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H2067 [27AP]

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 4480), H1464 [17MR]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5162 [7SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H855 [23FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit recoupment of certain bonuses and similar payments made to members of the uniformed services without proof of fraud or misrepresentation and repay bonuses that have already been returned (see H.R. 6377), H7119 [1DE]

——— provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see H.R. 4683), H3504 [7JN]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H2067 [27AP]

ATF: restore ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws (see H.R. 4905), H1633 [12AP]

Black History Month: support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 610), H650 [9FE]

California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 5797), H6307 [18NO]

Cascade Head Preserve: anniversary (see H. Res. 700), H2155 [3MY]

Children and youth: fund family services to help keep children safe and supported at home and ensure children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings (see H.R. 5456), H3753 [13JN]

——— 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), H1345 [14MR]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 752), H4055 [21JN]

Climate: disapprove of activities of certain corporations and allied organizations to mislead the public and undermine research on the dangers of their products and call for future cooperation on climate change activities (see H. Con. Res. 143), H4659 [11JY]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H1737 [14AP]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): terminate the Select Investigative Panel established to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (see H. Res. 769), H3665 [9JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 23), H5098 [6SE]

——— require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 4450), H2215 [10MY]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 4410), H431 [1FE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H1996 [26AP]

CPSC: require household cleaning products bear a label that contains a complete and accurate list of ingredients (see H.R. 5205), H5163 [7SE]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 5023), H1922 [21AP]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5338 [12SE]

——— provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors (see H.R. 5571), H5017 [14JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H855 [23FE]

——— provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H3266 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 4833), H6180 [14NO]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 5423), H3662 [9JN]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H432 [1FE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the U.S. (see H.R. 4665), H4277 [5JY]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H3968 [16JN]

——— make certain improvements in the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4386), H1146 [3MR]

——— provide greater support to college students with dependents (see H.R. 4681), H5338 [12SE]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H1045 [29FE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1958), H1152 [7MR]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H1146 [3MR]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 4055), H1117 [2MR]

——— conduct a study on designation of surgical health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4959), H4054 [21JN]

——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 4625), H5039 [25JY]

——— establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to provide training to help identify and protect victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 5405), H5525 [15SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H2067 [27AP]

——— 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), H365 [13JA]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H2215 [10MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H1636 [12AP]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 4378), H363 [13JA]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 6043), H5713 [20SE]

——— support a comprehensive public health response to the heroin and prescription drug abuse crisis (see H.R. 4396), H1346 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide option under Secure Mail Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent may require the Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person to secure delivery (see H.R. 4712), H1144 [3MR]

——— remove limitations on ability of certain dual citizens from participating in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4380), H856 [23FE]

Dept. of HUD: protect survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault under the Fair Housing Act (see H.R. 6211), H6099 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders on principles of nonviolence (see H.R. 5846), H5008 [14JY]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4574 [8JY]

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4919), H5712 [20SE]

——— require any person who is or has been under a terrorism investigation to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to notify the FBI of a prospective firearm purchase (see H.R. 5504), H4054 [21JN]

——— require States and localities receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to report hate crime information for inclusion in a national crime reports system (see H.R. 6346), H6299 [17NO]

——— 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), H4574 [8JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 1005), H4574 [8JY]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 6030), H6180 [14NO]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 5635), H4466 [6JY]

Dept. of the Interior: protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 5500), H3966 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H5225 [8SE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H855 [23FE]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H1117 [2MR]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5166), H3297 [26MY]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 5980), H6180 [14NO]

Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see H.R. 5044), H2068 [27AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H1636 [12AP]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4661 [11JY]

Drugs: improve medical research on marijuana (see H.R. 5549), H4053 [21JN]

——— making appropriations to address heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 4447), H1045 [29FE] (see H.R. 5216), H2341 [12MY]

——— prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H497 [2FE]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H652 [9FE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 2411), H1146 [3MR]

——— support a stable and sustainable funding source for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program (see H. Res. 899), H6103 [28SE]

Endangered species: provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H893 [24FE]

EPA: increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements (see H.R. 4653), H1146 [3MR]

——— make grants to States that establish and carry out programs to assist local educational agencies in testing for, and remedying, lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6061), H5523 [15SE]

——— notify the public about dangerous lead levels in drinking water and improve information flow between utilities, States, and consumers (see H.R. 4470), H651 [9FE]

——— review regulations for municipal solid waste landfills that receive coal combustion residuals to ensure health and the environment are protected (see H.R. 4827), H1637 [12AP]

——— update safe drinking water standards and ensure safer drinking water by reducing lead, addressing threats from climate change, terrorism, and source water contamination, and investing in infrastructure (see H.R. 6116), H6002 [27SE]

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H3504 [7JN]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 5170), H2215 [10MY]

FEMA: mitigate financial resources expended under the National Flood Insurance Program by ensuring community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods (see H.R. 6196), H6098 [28SE]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5198), H2281 [11MY]

Firearms: ban importation of semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 4748), H1389 [15MR]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H4575 [8JY]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent and allow gun trace evidence (see H.R. 4399), H430 [1FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 5584), H4180 [24JN]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals (see H.R. 4479), H1898 [20AP]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (see H.R. 4539), H774 [11FE]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H2067 [27AP]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see H.R. 5802), H5006 [14JY]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see H.R. 1887), H497 [2FE]

Health: encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and child-care professionals to prevent sunburns in minors they care for and support efforts to curb incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin-protection (see H. Res. 854), H6109 [28SE]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H2282 [11MY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 4616), H2152 [29AP]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H4276 [5JY]

Hemp History Week: designate (see H. Res. 774), H3663 [9JN]

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 5474), H5914 [26SE]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H5097 [6SE]

House Rules: require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence (see H. Res. 694), H3754 [13JN]

Hunting and trapping: restrict use of steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps on animals (see H.R. 5560), H4277 [5JY]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detained persons, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 4646), H6271 [16NO]

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 5207), H2340 [12MY]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see H.R. 5851), H5009 [14JY]

——— reunite families by reducing visa backlogs and allowing U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 4798), H1461 [17MR]

Information technology: establish an Information Technology Modernization Fund and Information Technology Modernization Board (see H.R. 4897), H1637 [12AP]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H5225 [8SE]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (see H.R. 5447), H3915 [15JN]

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), H592 [4FE]

ITC: establish a process for submission and consideration of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions (see H.R. 4923), H1679 [13AP]

Johnson, Representative Sam: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 787), H3914 [15JN]

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), H5525 [15SE]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4521), H709 [10FE]

Law enforcement: ensure U.S. jurisdiction over offenses committed by U.S. personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives (see H.R. 4657), H6180 [14NO]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 4809), H1637 [12AP]

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: condemn armed occupation and call for those involved to end such occupation and surrender to law enforcement (see H. Res. 575), H103 [6JA]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H5097 [6SE]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H2067 [27AP]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H1737 [14AP]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H4276 [5JY]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4275), H2962 [23MY]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 4212), H433 [1FE]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5506), H3966 [16JN] (see H.R. 5942), H5161 [7SE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H5338 [12SE]

——— permit nurse practitioners to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4756), H1418 [16MR]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 4442), H651 [9FE]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 5396), H3665 [9JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4276 [5JY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H1302 [10MR]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H2962 [23MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 4277), H2429 [16MY]

——— remove consideration of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the hospital value-based purchasing program to eliminate a potential penalty on physicians who refuse to overprescribe opioid drugs (see H.R. 4499), H1636 [12AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 2005), H592 [4FE]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to determine covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4207), H592 [4FE]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H1464 [17MR]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H5016 [14JY]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H3297 [26MY]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 679), H1679 [13AP]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 2274), H2881 [19MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 753), H3817 [14JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 753), H3817 [14JN]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 724), H2281 [11MY]

National Orca Protection Month: observance (see H. Res. 773), H5163 [7SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 811), H5018 [14JY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 850), H5223 [8SE]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 153), H5523 [15SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 866), H5867 [22SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 882), H5864 [22SE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H1117 [2MR]

Native Americans: protect legal production, purchase, and possession of marijuana by Indian tribes (see H.R. 5014), H2429 [16MY]

Orlando, FL: condemn shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and their families and friends, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see H. Res. 789), H3967 [16JN]

Peace Corps: improve health care standards and access for current and returned volunteers, assist and protect sexual assault victims, increase disability payments, and improve oversight and management (see H.R. 6037), H7059 [30NO]

Pensions: provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information (see H.R. 2656), H651 [9FE]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3513), H592 [4FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H4468 [6JY]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 2143), H3968 [16JN]

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections, establish a system for financing congressional elections, and promote disclosure of Federal campaign disbursements (see H.R. 424), H3968 [16JN]

——— require candidates of major parties for the office of President to disclose recent tax return information (see H.R. 5386), H3501 [7JN]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 446), H4927 [13JY]

Political ethics: extend conflict of interest provisions relative to acts affecting a personal financial interest to the President and Vice President of the U.S. (see H.R. 6340), H6366 [29NO]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 5373), H3454 [27MY]

Postal Service: improve fuel efficiency by replacing motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 1963), H2962 [23MY]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 4422), H431 [1FE]

Power resources: establish a goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 and enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal (see H. Res. 637), H1144 [3MR]

Public buildings: require male and female restrooms be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 5147), H2155 [3MY]

Railroads: establish a rail spill preparedness fund (see H.R. 5786), H5006 [14JY]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 792), H3975 [20JN]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H433 [1FE]

——— prohibit collection of information and establishment or utilization of a registry for purposes of classifying certain individuals on the basis of religious affiliation (see H.R. 6382), H6314 [25NO]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H2067 [27AP]

Rock Creek National Park: designate (see H.R. 3619), H775 [11FE]

SBA: increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see H.R. 3175), H5436 [13SE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H1045 [29FE]

Smithsonian Institution: opening of Museum of African American History and Culture (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5864 [22SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 5183), H2429 [16MY]

——— improve access to, and delivery of, children’s health services through school-based health centers under State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4621), H4468 [6JY]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4695), H3665 [9JN]

——— 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), H1635 [12AP]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H1635 [12AP]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2641), H1084 [1MR]

States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H3266 [25MY]

Stonewall National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4230), H775 [11FE]

Taxation: allow certain regulated companies to elect out of the public utility property energy investment tax credit limitation in the case of solar energy property (see H.R. 5440), H5017 [14JY]

——— discourage corporate inversions and impose tax on unrepatriated earnings and unrecognized gains in connection with corporate expatriations (see H.R. 5125), H2148 [29AP]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 6443), H7271 [6DE]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see H.R. 5171), H2160 [6MY]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (see H.R. 5167), H2159 [6MY]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H5162 [7SE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions of stocks, bonds, or derivatives (see H.R. 5745), H6302 [17NO]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 4214), H3969 [16JN]

——— increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see H.R. 6085), H5710 [20SE]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (see H.R. 5879), H5010 [14JY]

——— modify the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 6376), H6300 [17NO]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H948 [25FE]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H1345 [14MR]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 5452), H3704 [10JN]

——— provide for coverage by high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without deductible (see H.R. 5652), H4546 [7JY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2889), H4927 [13JY]

——— provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 5082), H2066 [27AP]

——— provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see H.R. 5361), H3294 [26MY]

——— provide for treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees (see H.R. 6015), H5435 [13SE]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 499), H432 [1FE]

——— reduce exemption levels for estate, gift, and generation skipping taxes (see H.R. 4996), H1895 [20AP]

——— reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 4912), H2068 [27AP]

——— treat qualified alternative commuter programs as excludable transportation fringe benefits (see H.R. 6422), H7119 [1DE]

Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 3656), H5867 [22SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources and use funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 4558), H4660 [11JY]

U.S. Soccer Federation: eliminate gender pay inequity (see H. Res. 746), H3093 [24MY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure foreign air carriers applying to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 5090), H2283 [11MY]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5067), H2068 [27AP]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5458), H3817 [14JN]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1618), H5097 [6SE]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 866), H5867 [22SE]

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3277), H5338 [12SE]

——— require States to meet standards for location and operation of polling places, including standards on wait times, quantity, location, accessibility, resources, and preventing harassment or intimidation (see H.R. 5488), H3913 [15JN]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3276), H5338 [12SE]

Wiesel, Elie: tribute (see H. Res. 810), H4548 [7JY]

Women: expand number of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at the workplace (see H.R. 2836), H1152 [7MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5225 [8SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H1420 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for costs incurred in carrying out law enforcement activities associated with armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 4431), H495 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (see H.R. 5811), H5007 [14JY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 4343), H175 [7JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of body-gripping traps by personnel on departmental lands (see H.R. 5954), H5222 [8SE]

Drugs: allow written marijuana advertisements in States where marijuana is legal (see H.R. 4467), H589 [4FE]

FAA: establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes (see H.R. 4432), H495 [2FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit hiring additional employees until it is certified that no existing employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (see H.R. 5005), H1896 [20AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve end-of-life care and advanced illness management (see H.R. 5555), H4170 [22JN]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, seniors, and youth, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see H.R. 4790), H1461 [17MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against costs incurred by certain businesses for drug disposal programs (see H.R. 5194), H2281 [11MY]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 5819), H5007 [14JY]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4468), H589 [4FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 4343), H176 [7JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of body-gripping traps by personnel on departmental lands (H.R. 5954), H5224 [8SE]

Drugs: allow written marijuana advertisements in States where marijuana is legal (H.R. 4467), H591 [4FE]

FAA: establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes (H.R. 4432), H496 [2FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit hiring additional employees until it is certified that no existing employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (H.R. 5005), H1897 [20AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve end-of-life care and advanced illness management (H.R. 5555), H4171 [22JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against costs incurred by certain businesses for drug disposal programs (H.R. 5194), H2281 [11MY]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (H.R. 5819), H5013 [14JY]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 4468), H591 [4FE]

Letters

Carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation: Greg Dotson, Center for American Progress, H3675 [10JN]

——— several individuals, H3672 [10JN]

——— several organizations, H3676• [10JN]

President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil: Transportation Construction Coalition, H3682 [10JN]

Remarks

Boeing Co.: plan to sell planes to Iran, H4664 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: conduct feasibility study on installation and operation of Capital Bikeshare stations, H3652 [9JN]

Classroom Law Project (organization): tribute to James Madison Legacy Project, E1682• [9DE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H19 [6JA]

Corps of Engineers: construct tribal housing to replace villages flooded during creation of Columbia River dams, H3100 [25MY]

——— modernize methodology for development of water resource projects, H3100 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, H4938• [14JY]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the U.S. (H.R. 4665), E1457• [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4909), H2432 [17MY], H2741, H2748, H2760, H2765 [18MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), conference report, H7133• [2DE]

——— making appropriations, H895 [25FE]

——— prohibit reduction of responsiveness or alert posture of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force, H2760 [18MY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, H2748 [18MY]

——— reform the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for at-risk Afghan allies, H2765 [18MY]

——— submit report on cost of B–21 aircraft, H2741 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program implementation, H7109 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use to be used for drug take-back programs, H2311 [12MY]

——— allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, H4059 [22JN]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (H.R. 5046), H2220 [11MY], H2311 [12MY]

——— reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for costs incurred in carrying out law enforcement activities associated with armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 4431), H500 [3FE], E99• [2FE]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, H2432 [17MY]

——— extend Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H1088 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), E1159• [21JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit authorization of certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution relative to export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to Iran (H.R. 5711), consideration (H. Res. 921), H6250, H6251 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 4343), E17• [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H858 [24FE], H2703, H2837, H2838 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2703, H2837, H2838 [18MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of body-gripping traps by personnel on departmental lands (H.R. 5954), E1225• [8SE]

Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus, H5383 [13SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1999 [27AP]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H858 [24FE]

——— allow written marijuana advertisements in States where marijuana is legal (H.R. 4467), E122• [4FE]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 3537), H5874• [26SE]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws, H1684 [14AP], H2000 [27AP]

——— establish inter-agency taskforce to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication (H.R. 4641), H2220 [11MY]

——— reform and modify approach to drug offenses, H1862 [20AP]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, H5874• [26SE]

Endangered species: protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S., H926 [25FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3100 [25MY], E813• [27MY]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 4557), H1133• [3MR]

FAA: establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes (H.R. 4432), E98• [2FE]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (H.R. 913), H4938• [14JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (H.R. 1155), H70 [6JA], E20• [7JA]

——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (H.R. 712), E20• [7JA]

——— limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party (H.R. 5063), H5124• [7SE]

——— prohibit funding for purchase of heavy water from Iran (H.R. 5119), H4862, H4864 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene Executive order banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, E813• [27MY]

Financial institutions: provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (H.R. 766), E116• [4FE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1217), unanimous-consent request, H4487, H4493 [7JY], H5459 [14SE]

——— Executive actions to expand background checks on gun sales, ensure enforcement of current gun laws, increase access to mental health treatment, and encourage research on gun safety technology, H18 [6JA]

——— gun control, H3758 [14JN], H4059 [22JN], H4280 [6JY]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, H4487, H4493 [7JY], H5459 [14SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, H6890 [30NO]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4976 [14JY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H7109 [1DE]

Infrastructure: improve, H1392 [16MR]

Iran: anniversary of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H4663 [12JY]

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (H.R. 3662), H354• [13JA]

IRS: funding, H1641 [13AP]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees until it is certified that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (H.R. 1206), H1871, H1872 [20AP]

——— require certain collected user fees be deposited to the general fund of the Treasury (H.R. 4885), H1865, H1866, H1867 [20AP]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production, H225 [11JA]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (H. Res. 828), H5099 [7SE], H5717 [21SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3652 [9JN]

——— prohibit hiring additional employees until it is certified that no existing employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (H.R. 5005), H1871, H1872 [20AP]

Library of Congress: anniversary of American Folklife Center, E761• [23MY]

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: armed occupation, H106 [7JA], H276 [11JA]

——— condemn armed occupation and call for those involved to end such occupation and surrender to law enforcement, H225 [11JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve end-of-life care and advanced illness management (H.R. 5555), E974• [22JN]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H935 [25FE], H1627, H1628 [12AP]

Middle East: ensure Israeli-Palestinian peace process comes through direct negotiations and call for continued U.S. veto of U.N. Security Council resolutions making unilateral decisions on peace process (H. Con. Res. 165), E1555• [30NO]

National Community Planning Month: observance, E1434• [14NO]

National objectives: promote innovation in food and agriculture policies, H290 [12JA]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), Senate amendment, H4938• [14JY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 850), H5169 [8SE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 934), H6890 [30NO]

NSF: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), E163• [11FE]

Oregon: clarify the Cooper Spur land exchange in the Mount Hood Wilderness (H.R. 3826), H3488 [7JN]

Orlando, FL: express condolences for victims of shooting at Pulse nightclub, H3758 [14JN], H4059 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt certain individuals covered under a terminated qualified plan funded through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 954), H5959 [27SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H66• [6JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), Senate amendment, H66• [6JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H66• [6JA]

Portland, OR: tribute to Grant High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H1947 [26AP]

——— tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H1947 [26AP]

——— public policy relative to national parks and wildlife refuges, H106 [7JA], H276 [11JA]

SEC: revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1675), E116• [4FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), H925, H926 [25FE]

StoryCorps, Inc.: tribute, E641• [29AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against costs incurred by certain businesses for drug disposal programs (H.R. 5194), H2220 [11MY], E674• [11MY]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 680), H716 [11FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), H3568 [9JN], H3670, H3672, H3673, H3675 [10JN]

——— oppose President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil (H. Con. Res. 112), H3568 [9JN], H3679, H3680, H3682 [10JN]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (H.R. 3590), H5382, H5383 [13SE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (S. 2040), veto, H6031• [28SE]

Trump, Donald: characterization of Presidential transition, H6246 [16NO]

——— characterization of Presidential transition relative to progress toward a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, H7061 [1DE]

——— characterization of remarks relative to immigration, H7109 [1DE]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attack in Istanbul and offer condolences, E390• [11AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1570• [23MR], E363• [22MR], E375• [23MR], E519• [19AP], E813• [27MY], E874• [9JN], E976• [22JN], E1257• [13SE], E1458• [14NO], E1500• [16NO], E1520• [18NO]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (H.R. 5819), E1129• [14JY]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (H.R. 4468), H653 [10FE], H716 [11FE], H1003 [29FE], E120• [4FE]

Tributes

Farr, Representative, H6006 [28SE]

Gilkey, David, H3668 [10JN], E886• [10JN]

Hanna, Representative, H7276 [7DE]

Myers, Hardy, H7183 [6DE]

Ribble, Representative, H7276 [7DE]