NAPOLITANO, GRACE F. (a Representative from California)

Articles and editorials

Advance Senate’s Zika Funding Package, Everett (WA) Herald, H3036 [24MY]

GOP Repurposes EPA Pesticide Bill for Zika, Timothy Cama, Hill (publication), H3036 [24MY]

Stealing From Ebola To Fight Zika, New York (NY) Times, H3036 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H4277 [5JY]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize anniversary of Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry (see H. Res. 734), H2700 [17MY]

Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 766), H3502 [7JN]

American Federation of Teachers: anniversary (see H. Res. 726), H2387 [13MY]

Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4957), H1764 [15AP]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H433 [1FE]

——— 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), H6300 [17NO]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1095), H1853 [19AP]

ATF: hire additional agents and investigators to enforce gun laws (see H.R. 4316), H102 [6JA]

Business and industry: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 5230), H4661 [11JY]

——— require all gas stations offering self-service to meet certain accessibility standards for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4552), H1636 [12AP]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1865), H2342 [12MY]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3565), H376 [28JA]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H5097 [6SE]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 662), H1583 [23MR]

Children and youth: 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), H1737 [14AP]

——— 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]

China: require congressional approval of determinations to revoke designation as a nonmarket economy country under the Tariff Act (see H.R. 4927), H5031 [21JY]

Colleges and universities: encourage programs that support the post-secondary education success of certain undocumented immigrant students (see H.R. 6168), H5912 [26SE]

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: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 4842), H1581 [23MR]

——— 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]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of the 15th amendment prohibiting the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race (see H. Res. 601), H567 [3FE]

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), H1997 [26AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 5303), H2961 [23MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for flood control and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in Houston, TX (see H.R. 5025), H2429 [16MY]

——— revise water manuals of certain flood control projects (see H.R. 5595), H4186 [28JN]

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), H2148 [29AP]

——— improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 759), H2342 [12MY]

Courts: reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H2215 [10MY]

CPSC: require household cleaning products bear a label that contains a complete and accurate list of ingredients (see H.R. 5205), H6271 [16NO]

Credit: improve consumer reporting system (see H.R. 5282), H4815 [12JY]

Crime: 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]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3316), H5225 [8SE]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 4833), H2215 [10MY]

——— redesignate program to increase participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program’’ (see H.R. 4570), H1346 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: disapprove proposed sale of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 98), H5914 [26SE]

——— establish naturalization offices at initial military training sites, educate non-citizen servicemembers of options, and assign non-citizen recruits to training sites with operating naturalization offices (see H.R. 6093), H5798 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving certain Higher Education Act grants to use such amounts to assist students in entering medical schools (see H.R. 2927), H950 [25FE]

——— give borrowers an option to extend the grace period prior to beginning repayment of loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 5622), H5801 [21SE]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 5310), H2961 [23MY]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2350), H1802 [18AP]

——— provide greater support to college students with dependents (see H.R. 4681), H1997 [26AP]

——— provide loan deferment and loan cancellation for founders and employees of small business start-ups (see H.R. 6197), H6240 [15NO]

——— provide protection for students that report sexual assault on college campuses (see H.R. 5972), H5223 [8SE]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3503 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H3095 [24MY]

——— award grants to States to establish comprehensive resources for prescribers to consult when helping patients manage pain and identifying signs of substance use disorders (see H.R. 5095), H4193 [1JY]

——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see H.R. 4475), H5097 [6SE]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 1006), H3968 [16JN]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H710 [10FE]

——— establish a pilot program to test the impact of early intervention on prevention, management, and course of eating disorders (see H.R. 4153), H568 [3FE]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H651 [9FE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H1680 [13AP]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H375 [28JA]

——— include occupational therapists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1761), H950 [25FE]

——— 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), H1345 [14MR]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H4187 [28JN]

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

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H651 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into the U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 6092), H5798 [21SE]

——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 5695), H4573 [8JY]

——— identify aliens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces when applying for immigration benefits or are placed in immigration enforcement proceedings (see H.R. 6091), H5798 [21SE]

——— improve certain laws relative to public transportation security (see H.R. 5794), H5006 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: fill all asset management positions located at non-core office locations of the Office of Multifamily Housing (see H.R. 5202), H2281 [11MY]

——— 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 address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H1600 [11AP]

——— award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking (see H.R. 5061), H1994 [26AP]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related and forensics testing grant programs (see H.R. 4602), H2215 [10MY]

——— 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), H5501 [14SE]

——— 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 State and local law enforcement agencies to report arrests for offenses that involve driving under the influence as a condition of receiving certain grants (see H.R. 5258), H5017 [14JY]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H496 [2FE]

——— provide a partial exemption to disabled veterans from Family and Medical Leave Act eligibility requirements (see H.R. 5165), H2154 [3MY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H5097 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 5984), H5914 [26SE]

——— conduct a special resource study of portions of Los Angeles, CA, coastal area to evaluate alternatives for protecting coastal area resources (see H.R. 4871), H1997 [26AP]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H775 [11FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: issue minimum uniform safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities (see H.R. 4578), H817 [12FE]

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), H6001 [27SE]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H1152 [7MR]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H651 [9FE]

——— 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. 3870), H1997 [26AP] (see H.R. 5980), H5644 [19SE]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 6108), H5799 [21SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H5016 [14JY]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see H. Res. 711), H2109 [28AP]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 3535), H176 [7JA]

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), 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), H2962 [23MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H6109 [28SE]

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (see H.R. 2993), H1853 [19AP]

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

——— promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see H.R. 5182), H4815 [12JY]

Education: reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (see H.R. 4013), H3754 [13JN]

Employment: prohibit workplace wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information with employers about their workers’ use of birth control (see H.R. 5746), H4924 [13JY]

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

FAA: authorize use of passenger facility charges at an airport previously associated with the airport at which the charges are collected (see H.R. 4369), H330 [12JA]

——— improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H3665 [9JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H1636 [12AP]

——— extend protections to part-time workers (see H.R. 5496), H3965 [16JN]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 1477), H6302 [17NO]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 4668), H6240 [15NO]

——— amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2254), H3915 [15JN]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4585), H1636 [12AP]

Financial institutions: provide justice to victims of fraud by preventing use of forced arbitration clauses attached to real accounts to prevent lawsuits over fraudulent accounts (see H.R. 6423), H7119 [1DE]

Firearms: authorize funding to increase access to mental health care to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 4315), H102 [6JA]

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

——— prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H568 [3FE]

——— 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]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals (see H.R. 4479), H1924 [21AP]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 5272), H5163 [7SE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 3378), H5256 [9SE]

——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5686), H4573 [8JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 4893), H3665 [9JN]

Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument: designate (see H.R. 3882), H1924 [21AP]

Harold D. McCraw, Sr. Post Office Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 5235), H3504 [7JN]

Health: ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3849), H4468 [6JY]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H496 [2FE]

——— support important role of the health care industry in identifying victims of sex trafficking (see H. Res. 730), H2385 [13MY]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H1464 [17MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 885), H5865 [22SE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4888), H2111 [28AP]

Honda, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 952), H7569 [8DE]

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 5474), H4468 [6JY]

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), H1896 [20AP]

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

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H332 [12JA]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H1046 [29FE]

Hunting and trapping: restrict use of steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps on animals (see H.R. 5560), H5801 [21SE]

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), H999 [26FE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H5436 [13SE]

——— 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]

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

——— reform bail setting and detention process for aliens (see H.R. 6097), H5799 [21SE]

——— 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: 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), H2281 [11MY]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H2700 [17MY]

——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H2701 [17MY]

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

Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Building, Chula Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 5948), H5256 [9SE]

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

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

Los Angeles, CA: support bid to host 2024 Olympic Summer Games (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4548 [7JY]

Louis Van Iersel Post Office, Sierra Madre, CA: designate (see H.R. 4761), H1418 [16MR]

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), H176 [7JA]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 4567), H3754 [13JN]

——— provide for a State option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age (see H.R. 5462), H5163 [7SE]

——— provide for behavioral health infrastructure improvements (see H.R. 5331), H3264 [25MY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H1766 [15AP]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5506), H4816 [12JY] (see H.R. 5942), H6240 [15NO]

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

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H1345 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H1496 [21MR]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H1737 [14AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H1802 [18AP]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H2962 [23MY]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H223 [8JA]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 4277), H5097 [6SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H1585 [23MR]

Mental health: improve access to mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, crisis, and recovery services (see H.R. 4435), H711 [10FE]

——— provide for a report on best practices for peer-support specialist programs and authorize grants for behavioral health paraprofessional training and education (see H.R. 5330), H3264 [25MY]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations (see H.R. 5234), H2385 [13MY]

Mineta, Norman Y.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6255), H6101 [28SE] (see H.R. 6322), H6239 [15NO]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 3164), H1636 [12AP]

Motor vehicles: provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under maximum hours of service regulations (see H.R. 5585), H4180 [24JN]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H2881 [19MY]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 5844), H5008 [14JY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 753), H4468 [6JY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 753), H4468 [6JY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 867), H6002 [27SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 724), H2387 [13MY]

National Obesity Care Week: designate (see H. Res. 840), H5713 [20SE]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H2215 [10MY]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1767 [15AP]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 924), H6178 [14NO]

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H1044 [29FE]

Native Americans: award contracts to certain tribal organizations, Indian corporations, school districts, States, and consortia of tribal organizations (see H.R. 4390), H775 [11FE]

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]

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 5894), H5010 [14JY]

Oakland, CA: honor individuals who died in warehouse fire (see H. Res. 948), H7571 [8DE]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H6180 [14NO]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H1924 [21AP]

Peres, Shimon: tribute (see H. Res. 928), H6300 [17NO]

Political campaigns: require candidates for President or Vice President to include in required financial disclosure reports a statement on whether or not the candidate’s individual Federal income tax returns are being audited (see H.R. 6026), H5500 [14SE]

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

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), H5225 [8SE]

Power resources: ensure fair returns for Federal onshore oil and gas resources (see H.R. 4389), H596 [8FE]

——— 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]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H710 [10FE]

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

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H497 [2FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H365 [13JA]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundary to include Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 5467), H4468 [6JY]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see H.R. 4027), H5162 [7SE]

Scully, Vincent E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 167), H6103 [28SE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H6180 [14NO]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H497 [2FE]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3351), H2342 [12MY]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4695), H3817 [14JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H3817 [14JN]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H3817 [14JN]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 5952), H5222 [8SE]

Syria: halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, and hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes (see H.R. 5732), H5098 [6SE]

Takai, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 869), H5501 [14SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit against tax for commuting mass transit costs (see H.R. 6173), H5913 [26SE]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H3754 [13JN]

——— exclude from gross income rebates received from a water department for water conservation efficiency measures and water runoff management improvements (see H.R. 4615), H1496 [21MR]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 2103), H1924 [21AP]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 4835), H1637 [12AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions of stocks, bonds, or derivatives (see H.R. 5745), H6001 [27SE]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1737 [14AP]

——— provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 2431), H5712 [20SE]

——— provide a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees (see H.R. 3198), H5712 [20SE]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 4708), H4660 [11JY]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 3397), H6180 [14NO]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2889), H3462 [3JN]

——— provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 5082), H4054 [21JN]

Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 6323), H6239 [15NO]

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]

——— repeal limitation on number of full-time equivalent screeners (see H.R. 5534), H3975 [20JN]

U.S. Naval Construction Battalion ‘‘Seabees’’ Fallen Heroes Post Office Building, Port Hueneme, CA: designate (see H.R. 6138), H5863 [22SE]

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), H2152 [29AP]

Ukraine: enhance assistance to defend against further aggression by Russia and Russian-backed separatists (see H.R. 4305), H651 [9FE]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5067), H6108 [28SE]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5313), H4172 [22JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4497), H595 [8FE]

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

Women: establish Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women and require FDA report to increase safety for women who are pregnant and breastfeeding and must take medication (see H.R. 5219), H5039 [25JY]

——— expand health programs (see H.R. 3652), H5097 [6SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H2152 [29AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H281 [11JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H3266 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ecology and environment: support inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts (see H. Res. 898), H6103 [28SE]

Letters

Provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S.: Jeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, H7487 [8DE]

——— Richard Hansen, Three Valleys Municipal Water District, H7487 [8DE]

——— Shane Chapman, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, H7487 [8DE]

Zika Vector Control Act: several environmental organizations, H3040 [24MY]

Remarks

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H7486 [8DE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 5303), H5963 [27SE]

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), H4827 [13JY]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S., H7486 [8DE]

FAA: authorize use of passenger facility charges at an airport previously associated with the airport at which the charges are collected (H.R. 4369), H3985• [21JN]

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 (H.R. 1217), H4827 [13JY]

——— 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, H5457 [14SE]

——— gun control, H4289 [6JY], H4827 [13JY], H5449 [14SE]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, H5457 [14SE]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals, H5963 [27SE]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (S. 612), H7486 [8DE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5449 [14SE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 897), H2449 [17MY], H3033, H3034, H3036, H3041 [24MY]

Votes: position on missed, H835•, H836• [23FE], H873•, H874• [24FE], H916•, H917•, H918•, H919• [25FE], H1034• [29FE], H1104• [2MR], H1134• [3MR], H3492• [7JN], H3692• [10JN], H7178• [5DE], E246• [29FE], E258• [2MR], E973•, E974• [22JN]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), H338 [13JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H850 [23FE], H1043 [29FE], H1991 [26AP], H7179 [5DE]

Tributes

Venegas, Patricia, H2710 [18MY]