BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H2962 [23MY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H568 [3FE]

Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4957), H1853 [19AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish 50th Anniversary Apollo 1 Memorial (see H.R. 6147), H5863 [22SE]

Armed Forces: extend special survivor indemnity allowance provided to widows and widowers of deceased members affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 4519), H1803 [18AP]

Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4817), H4172 [22JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 597), H496 [2FE]

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

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4137), H15 [5JA]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 168), H6302 [17NO]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H3295 [26MY]

Children and youth: recognize achievements of America’s high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2016, encourage civic engagement, and commend academic excellence of all American high school students (see H. Res. 684), H1765 [15AP]

Commission on Care: extend deadline for submittal of final report (see H.R. 4437), H495 [2FE]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 5930), H5039 [25JY]

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]

Congress: restrict adjournments and pro forma sessions unless the Senate has acted upon the nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be Supreme Court Justice (see H. Con. Res. 132), H4468 [6JY]

Corps of Engineers: expedite completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike in Florida (see H.R. 4667), H1898 [20AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for flood control and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in Houston, TX (see H.R. 5025), H2111 [28AP]

Correctional institutions: establish a pilot program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries in Federal prisons for children born to inmates, with risk needs assessments, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 5130), H2160 [6MY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H496 [2FE]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H2152 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel (see H.R. 3817), H1496 [21MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 3604), H1600 [11AP]

——— establish a program to make grants to promote innovations at historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 4857), H1582 [23MR]

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see H.R. 4415), H431 [1FE]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 4661), H1115 [2MR]

——— provide greater support to college students with dependents (see H.R. 4681), H1346 [14MR]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 5682), H5017 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H1636 [12AP]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H3665 [9JN]

——— 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), H5097 [6SE]

——— increase preference given in awarding certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine and asthma-related rescue medication (see H.R. 4662), H1390 [15MR]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H1996 [26AP]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 5369), H3504 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H3915 [15JN]

——— 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]

——— ensure that State-appointed emergency financial managers do not violate constitutional protections and that they ensure public health and safety (see H.R. 4754), H1418 [16MR]

——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that do not prohibit plain-clothes officers from engaging in routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (see H.R. 4355), H6240 [15NO]

——— 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), H1634 [12AP]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 5221), H2963 [23MY]

Dept. of Labor: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 4560), H817 [12FE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H1045 [29FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5248), H2427 [16MY]

Diseases: encourage governments to inform travelers on transmission of Zika virus, including Olympic athletes traveling to Brazil, and urge steps to reduce contracting and protection of others from exposure (see H. Res. 815), H4573 [8JY]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see H.R. 5044), H2429 [16MY]

——— recognize importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered cancer care (see H. Res. 487), H1738 [14AP]

Drugs: making appropriations to address heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 5216), H2341 [12MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H5018 [14JY]

Ellis, Jacqueline A.: tribute (see H. Res. 905), H6103 [28SE]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H651 [9FE]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 5408), H3563 [8JN]

EPA: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 4954), H1764 [15AP]

——— condition States’ receipt of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds on carrying out testing for lead in school drinking water and require local testing of such water and notification of high lead levels (see H.R. 4879), H1803 [18AP]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H1996 [26AP]

——— 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]

European Union: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on it and its members (see H. Res. 750), H4188 [28JN]

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H4172 [22JN]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4585), H2962 [23MY]

Firearms: reinstate ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 5615), H4192 [1JY]

——— require background checks and provision of information about contact with Federal law enforcement authorities prior to transfers of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 5470), H3815 [14JN]

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]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 4481), H4277 [5JY]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (see H.R. 4539), H1924 [21AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary of Gold Award (see H. Res. 647), H1554 [22MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H375 [28JA]

Housing: reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing (see H.R. 5085), H3266 [25MY]

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

Immigration: express that U.S. immigration policies should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration (see H. Res. 708), H2066 [27AP]

——— 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]

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), H1636 [12AP]

——— require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 5195), H4193 [1JY]

Iran: expedite consideration of sanctions if Iran commits acts of terror or uses ballistic missile technology in violation of international law (see H.R. 4333), H3266 [25MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 4938), H4187 [28JN]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H2881 [19MY]

——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H2881 [19MY]

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), H1346 [14MR]

Lacks, Henrietta: tribute (see H. Res. 638), H1344 [14MR]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4521), H856 [23FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H1345 [14MR]

Law enforcement: improve community policing and promote gun violence prevention in underserved communities and eliminate requirement of transferring a firearm if a background check has not been completed in 3 days (see H.R. 5671), H5017 [14JY]

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

Medicaid: provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see H.R. 4807), H1554 [22MR]

Medicare: expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H3503 [7JN]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H1636 [12AP]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 705), H1995 [26AP]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 110), H496 [2FE]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H1346 [14MR]

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

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 807), H4276 [5JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 889), H5865 [22SE]

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

National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H1345 [14MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 675), H1634 [12AP]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 713), H2149 [29AP]

Navy: call for exoneration of African American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Res. 616), H951 [25FE]

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. 827), H4926 [13JY]

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

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), H1302 [10MR]

Private First Class Felton Roger Fussell Memorial Post Office, Elfers, FL: designate (see H.R. 3953), H365 [13JA]

Public buildings: require male and female restrooms be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 5147), H2149 [29AP]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see H.R. 5073), H2215 [10MY]

Sergeant First Class William ‘Kelly’ Lacey Post Office, Laurel Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 4987), H1801 [18AP]

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

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 5783), H5006 [14JY]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 4835), H1552 [22MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H1600 [11AP]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 4708), H5097 [6SE]

——— provide a tax credit to seniors who install modifications on their residences that would enable them to age in place (see H.R. 5254), H3095 [24MY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2889), H6302 [17NO]

——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 3957), H2881 [19MY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H1464 [17MR]

Terrorism: 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), H3705 [10JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stability of transportation security workforce by applying Federal personnel system passenger screening employees (see H.R. 4488), H1045 [29FE]

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), H2160 [6MY]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5067), H2152 [29AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2700 [17MY] (see H.R. 333), H1802 [18AP]

Voting: promote accuracy, integrity, and security in the administration of elections for Federal office (see H.R. 6072), H5801 [21SE]

——— 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), H4193 [1JY]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 5332), H6180 [14NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H1898 [20AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: expand Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to include active-duty Armed Forces members and their families (see H.R. 5448), H3703 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 5407), H3563 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify definition of ‘‘surviving spouse’’ for purposes of departmental laws (see H.R. 5059), H1994 [26AP]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: expand Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to include active-duty Armed Forces members and their families (H.R. 5448), H3704 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (H.R. 5407), H3564 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify definition of ‘‘surviving spouse’’ for purposes of departmental laws (H.R. 5059), H1995 [26AP]

Obituaries

Hicks, Annie Gray, E1662• [8DE]

Remarks

Abie Abraham VA Clinic, Butler, PA: designate (H.R. 5317), H4009, H4010 [21JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H.R. 4336), H1529, H1531 [22MR]

Armed Forces: extend period of protection for members relative to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction (S. 2393), H1485 [21MR]

Daniel L. Kinnard Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Newark, OH: designate (H.R. 960), H2912 [23MY]

Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Sevierville, TN: designate (H.R. 2814), H1056 [1MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to include active-duty Armed Forces members and their families (H.R. 5448), E884• [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility construction projects and improve administration of such projects (H.R. 3106), H602 [9FE]

——— carry out a study to evaluate effectiveness of programs, especially relative to women and minority veterans in transitioning to civilian life (H.R. 5229), H2917, H2918 [23MY]

——— carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (H.R. 4590), H4007, H4008 [21JN]

——— carry out Veteran Engagement Team events where veterans can complete claims for disability compensation and pension (H.R. 3936), H4011 [21JN]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (H.R. 3016), H611 [9FE]

——— convey to the Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs the property known as ‘‘The Community Living Center’’ at the Lake Baldwin Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Orlando, FL (H.R. 4056), H616, H617 [9FE]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 3956), H2919 [23MY]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (H.R. 2894), H2915 [23MY]

——— improve access to health care, employment, and education services, H611 [9FE]

——— improve process for determining the eligibility of caregivers of veterans to certain benefits (H.R. 3989), H2915, H2916 [23MY]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (H.R. 2460), H2913 [23MY]

——— permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at cemeteries during certain weekends if requested for religious reasons (H.R. 3715), H2914 [23MY]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (H.R. 2360), H615 [9FE]

Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus, E1148• [15JY]

Firearms: gun control, H3736 [13JN], E1148• [15JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1669• [9DE]

——— legislative accomplishments during the 114th Congress, E1654• [8DE]

Jacksonville, FL: tribute to Jean Ribault High School girls’ basketball team, H1622 [12AP], E424• [12AP]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (H.R. 1762), H2910, H2911 [23MY]

Master Chief Petty Officer Jesse Dean Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Laughlin, NV: designate (H.R. 3969), H2931, H2932 [23MY]

Orlando, FL: express condolences for victims of shooting at Pulse nightclub, H3736 [13JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans, H2912 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3498 [7JN]

Tribute, E1617 [7DE]

Tributes

Brown, Alma Arrington, E419• [12AP]

McVey, Marty, E562• [21AP]

Wilcox, Debra J., E146• [9FE]