ADAMS, ALMA S. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H455 [12JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 771), H818 [31JA]
——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H1527 [2MR]
Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 346), H4389 [19MY]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H10247 [19DE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H9901 [13DE]
American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 3123), H5374 [29JN]
Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2625), H9517 [29NO]
——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H5379 [29JN]
——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H8271 [26OC]
Armed Forces: exclude receipt of basic allowance for housing for members in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 1078), H7892 [6OC]
——— facilitate replacement of military decorations for relatives of deceased members (see H.R. 406), H609 [23JA]
——— provide penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 544), H9758 [7DE]
Arts and humanities: support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see H.R. 1649), H4821 [8JN]
Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H10421 [21DE]
Birth control: repeal rules allowing employers to be exempt from requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control and contraceptives (see H.R. 4082), H8145 [24OC]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 79), H877 [1FE]
——— support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 134), H1302 [16FE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 1832), H2598 [30MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1869), H2694 [4AP]
——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2486), H4309 [17MY]
Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 3660), H6612 [18AU]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1194), H1301 [16FE]
Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 367), H4607 [25MY]
Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4155), H8275 [27OC]
——— enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (see H. Res. 630), H9467 [28NO]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2054 [10MR]
Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H5979 [18JY]
CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be use on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 919), H2241 [20MR]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H4310 [17MY]
Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (see H.R. 1865), H6581 [28JY]
——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H1127 [13FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to award funds to certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities to award scholarships to students attending such institutions (see H.R. 51), H38 [3JA]
——— expand eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3875), H8077 [23OC]
——— promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see H.R. 3699), H7181 [7SE]
——— provide for a standard medical expense deduction under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3749), H7313 [12SE]
——— reauthorize National Organic Program and provide for modernization of organic import documentation, new technology advancements, and stricter enforcement of organic products entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3871), H7976 [11OC]
——— reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative (see H.R. 2436), H7889 [5OC]
Dept. of Defense: change the name of any military installation or property named after any individual who took up arms against the U.S. during the U.S. Civil War or anyone who supported such efforts (see H.R. 3658), H6630 [29AU]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 2477), H4309 [17MY]
——— codify Title IX protections relative to school requirements to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and assault (see H.R. 4030), H8077 [23OC]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1949), H6630 [29AU]
——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H7314 [12SE]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 2845), H4817 [8JN]
——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 3346), H6582 [28JY]
——— provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 2475), H4309 [17MY]
——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 813), H877 [1FE]
——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H2785 [6AP]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 2434), H7672 [2OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish the same compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for both light bulbs and motors in ceiling fan light kits (see H.R. 3477), H8077 [23OC]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2351), H4176 [4MY]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H9468 [28NO]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H5434 [11JY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H7421 [14SE]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 2360), H4505 [23MY]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3602), H6575 [28JY]
——— provide funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers, and Nurse Practitioner Residency Training program (see H.R. 3059), H5179 [26JN]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (see H.R. 3770), H7751 [3OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard faith-based community centers (see H.R. 1740), H2463 [27MR]
Dept. of HUD: establish that certain conduct in or around a dwelling shall be considered to be severe or pervasive in determining whether a certain type of sexual harassment has occurred under the Fair Housing Act (see H.R. 3745), H7384 [13SE]
Dept. of Justice: designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts (see H.R. 3304), H7314 [12SE]
——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 1566), H4944 [16JN]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1870), H2695 [4AP]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1870), H2695 [4AP]
Dept. of Labor: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 3376), H6213 [24JY]
——— defend and enforce final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5376 [29JN]
——— increase the minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 4505), H9569 [30NO]
——— provide at-risk and disconnected youth with subsidized summer and year-round employment and assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates (see H.R. 1748), H2515 [28MR]
——— urge labor unions and businesses to recruit, hire, and train unemployed young African-American men to rebuild infrastructure, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems (see H.R. 52), H38 [3JA]
Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see H.R. 2272), H4995 [20JN]
Dept. of Transportation: modify percentage of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding to certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 100), H4312 [17MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H9433 [21NO]
——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H6618 [25AU]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1595 [7MR]
——— exempt from any hiring freeze (see H.R. 696), H978 [3FE]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2452), H9255 [14NO]
——— 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. 632), H9789 [11DE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H8386 [1NO]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2282), H3066 [2MY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H1462 [1MR]
Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H8076 [23OC]
Economy: address slow economic growth and spur investment and development in underserved communities (see H.R. 1084), H1317 [21FE] (see H.R. 3839), H7532 [26SE]
Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections (see H.R. 1094), H5296 [28JN]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1516), H2812 [20AP]
——— 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. 2942), H4992 [20JN]
EPA: exempt from any hiring freeze (see H.R. 1716), H2631 [3AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2696 [4AP]
Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H2808 [17AP]
Every Kid Healthy Week: designate (see H. Res. 290), H2941 [27AP]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H2941 [27AP]
FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H8295 [31OC]
Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1022), H1125 [13FE]
Firearms: clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent funding for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and provide for reporting on effects of gun violence (see H.R. 4573), H9708 [6DE]
——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H9179 [13NO]
——— prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (see H.R. 3947), H7840 [4OC]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H8030 [12OC]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H8271 [26OC]
Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 3444), H8598 [7NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 671), H747 [30JA]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8598 [7NO]
Government: reaffirm importance of an independent judiciary as a co-equal branch of Government and condemn ad hominem attacks on judges by sitting Presidents or other Government officials (see H. Res. 105), H1127 [13FE]
Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 100), H1083 [7FE]
Health: improve essential oral health care for low-income and other underserved individuals by breaking down barriers to care (see H.R. 2422), H5387 [6JY]
——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H684 [24JA]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H2598 [30MR]
Howard B. Pate, Jr., Post Office, Spring Lake, NC: designate (see H.R. 3369), H6212 [24JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 1438), H1948 [8MR]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 3440, 3591), H7090 [6SE]
——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H1356 [27FE]
——— permit States to determine State residency in order to allow undocumented students to be eligible for in-State tuition or educational benefits (see H.R. 3591), H7090 [6SE]
Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4623 [2JN]
Investments: provide an exemption and payments from taxation for 501(c)(3) bonds issued on behalf of a historically Black college or university (see H.R. 1080), H1243 [15FE]
Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H3068 [2MY]
Jews: reiterate the fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and call on entities in the executive branch to affirm that fact (see H. Res. 78), H2350 [22MR]
John Hervey Wheeler U.S. Courthouse, Durham, NC: designate (see H.R. 3460), H6514 [27JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 386), H4937 [15JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1809), H2812 [20AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of ‘‘Beyond Vietnam—A Time To Break Silence’’ sermon (see H. Res. 246), H2697 [4AP]
Lacks, Henrietta: recognize legacy and role her HeLa cells played in medical science (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2349 [22MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H7486 [25SE]
Libya: condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees, call for investigation and prosecution of those involved, and provide assistance to respond to migrant and refugee situation (see H. Res. 644), H9620 [4DE]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5112 [22JN]
Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7841 [4OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 267), H703 [27JA]
Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1421), H9517 [29NO]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H2630 [3AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 2404), H6147 [20JY]
Middle East: condemn acts of terrorism against Israel, enhance Israeli security, and encourage creation of conditions for progress toward a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 23), H181 [5JA]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 15), H4602 [25MY]
Missing Children’s Assistance Act: amend and improve (see H.R. 1808), H2812 [20AP]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 17), H877 [1FE]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1235), H4611 [25MY]
NASA: inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and math, through mentorship and outreach (see H.R. 321), H180 [5JA]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3140), H5375 [29JN]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 622), H9376 [15NO]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 463), H6145 [20JY]
National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election: establish (see H.R. 356), H193 [6JA]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 314), H4178 [4MY]
National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 531), H7434 [21SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 66), H702 [27JA]
National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 1927), H2751 [5AP]
——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 1135), H1298 [16FE]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 270), H2789 [6AP]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 269), H2805 [14AP]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 288), H2941 [27AP] (see H. Res. 295), H2972 [28AP]
National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 588), H8225 [25OC]
National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 9), H546 [13JA]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 164), H1529 [2MR]
NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H9664 [5DE]
NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (see H.R. 2748), H9469 [28NO]
——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 845), H2601 [30MR]
NSC: protect from political interference and express that the Director of National Intelligence and the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should have a standing invitation to attend Principal Committee meetings (see H.R. 804), H1087 [7FE]
NSF: support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professions (see H.R. 255), H236 [9JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H1186 [14FE]
Orlando, FL: anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and survivors, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see H. Res. 380), H4854 [12JN]
Pacific Historic Parks (organization): authorize to establish a commemorative display to honor Armed Forces members who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II (see H.R. 4300), H9469 [28NO]
Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H9430 [17NO]
Political campaigns: reform campaign finance system, establish nonpartisan redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts, establish automatic voter registration, and reduce certain conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3848), H8523 [6NO]
Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest potential financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see H.R. 371), H7672 [2OC]
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. 3273), H5920 [17JY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H1356 [27FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1465 [1MR]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H1394 [28FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: disapprove granting of Presidential pardons to himself or any member of his family for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Res. 523), H7423 [14SE]
——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see H.R. 305), H4570 [24MY]
——— require public disclosure of every Presidential pardon granted (see H.R. 3489), H6516 [27JY]
Rankin, Jeannette: tribute (see H. Res. 249), H2753 [5AP]
Russia: request the President and direct Attorney General Sessions to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to communications with Russian officials (see H. Res. 184), H2561 [29MR]
Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H8598 [7NO]
SBA: clarify definitions relative to HUBZone program (see H.R. 3294), H8296 [31OC]
——— codify Entrepreneurial Education Initiative (see H.R. 2563), H4388 [19MY]
——— exempt from any hiring freeze (see H.R. 1878), H2695 [4AP]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H7843 [4OC]
Science: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 1358), H6520 [27JY]
Ships and vessels: waive requirements that ships transporting goods between U.S. ports be built primarily in the U.S. and have U.S. citizens as their owners and crews for humanitarian relief efforts (see H.R. 3852), H7919 [10OC]
Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 1833), H2598 [30MR]
Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 603), H8443 [2NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H2596 [30MR]
Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 2855), H4818 [8JN]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1902), H2750 [5AP]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 947), H1081 [7FE]
Taxation: establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 3345), H6145 [20JY]
——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H8144 [24OC]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5180 [26JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H7976 [11OC]
Trump, President: condemn and censure for response to violence in Charlottesville, VA, and terminate administration employment of supporters of hate groups (see H. Res. 496), H6612 [18AU]
——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 722), H742 [30JA]
——— prohibit funding to implement Executive order establishing Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (see H.R. 3029), H5760 [12JY]
——— require Dept. of Justice to transmit to the House of Representatives any information on inquiry into President Trump and his associates’ conflicts of interest, ethical violations, and foreign investments (see H. Res. 111), H1356 [27FE]
——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 724), H742 [30JA] (see H.R. 1503), H2051 [10MR]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 390), H4943 [16JN]
Veterans: exempt from any Federal hiring freeze (see H.R. 1001), H1124 [13FE]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H5138 [23JN]
——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 2854), H4818 [8JN]
——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2840), H4817 [8JN]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2978), H5047 [21JN]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H5979 [18JY]
Women: anniversary of first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY (see H. Res. 457), H6042 [19JY]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H686 [24JA]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 53), H819 [31JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 563), H7918 [10OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H1462 [1MR]
Dept. of Education: improve the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program (see H.R. 1123), H1298 [16FE]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see H.R. 3559), H6573 [28JY]
Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6576 [28JY]
Hunting and trapping: restrict use of steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps on animals (see H.R. 1629), H2240 [20MR]
Refugees: express that the U.S. should continue to admit refugees and immigrants (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1244 [15FE]
SBA: reauthorize SCORE Association (see H.R. 1700), H2369 [23MR]
Taxation: establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 2764), H4618 [30MY]
Women: recognize growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 586), H8225 [25OC]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (H.R. 1276), H1464 [1MR]
Dept. of Education: improve the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program (H.R. 1123), H1304 [16FE]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (H.R. 3559), H6578 [28JY]
Hunting and trapping: restrict use of steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps on animals (H.R. 1629), H2240 [20MR]
SBA: reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 1700), H2370 [23MR]
Taxation: establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (H.R. 2764), H4618 [30MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2638 [4AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H620 [24JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H7719 [3OC]
American Diabetes Month: observance, H8667 [9NO]
Budget: allocation of funds, H2774 [6AP]
Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), H5080 [22JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1869), H2639 [4AP]
Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities, H9529 [30NO]
——— anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 563), H9781, H9783, H9786 [11DE]
Dept. of Education: support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (H.R. 4508), H9782 [11DE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 2410), H7538 [27SE]
DeVos, Elisabeth Prince (Betsy): nomination to be Sec. of Education, H225 [9JA]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), consideration (H. Res. 299), H3016 [2MY]
Equal Pay Day: observance, H2639 [4AP]
Firearms: gun control, H7846 [5OC]
General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc.: anniversary, H8220, H8221 [25OC]
Greensboro, NC: anniversary of St. James Presbyterian Church, H403 [12JA]
Historically Black colleges and universities: tribute, H9781, H9783, H9786 [11DE]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1257 [16FE]
Infrastructure: importance of investment, H4324 [18MY]
Infrastructure Week: observance, H4324 [18MY]
Missing Children’s Assistance Act: amend and improve (H.R. 1808), H4456 [23MY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H2774 [6AP]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H2774 [6AP]
National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (H.R. 1135), H5208 [27JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H246 [10JA]
——— repeal, H246 [10JA]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), H4152 [4MY], H5836 [14JY]
Price, Representative Tom: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, H225 [9JA]
Pulphus, David: removal of controversial painting from U.S. Capitol complex, H2881 [26AP]
Russia: call for independent commission to investigate relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H4345 [18MY]
SBA: increase amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 2364), H6182 [24JY]
——— reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 1700), H3012 [2MY]
Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, H225 [9JA]
——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, H225 [9JA]
Shaw University: tribute, H8220, H8221 [25OC]
Sickle Cell Awareness Day: observance, H7538 [27SE]
Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H9190 [14NO], H9721 [7DE]
Trump, President: Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, H888 [2FE]
——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (H.R. 724), unanimous-consent request, H767 [31JA]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H8221 [25OC]
Tributes
Andrews, James, H7105 [7SE]
Barber, William J., II, H4519 [24MY]
Irvin, Calvin, H10188 [19DE]
Lyles, Vi, H9853 [13DE]
Newell, Virginia Kimbrough, H7754 [4OC]