BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices, their patriotism, and the need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1083 [7FE]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2279), H6043 [19JY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H5433 [11JY]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H4356 [18MY]

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), H7589 [27SE]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H7435 [21SE]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H7486 [25SE]

Armed Forces: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit non-consensual distribution of private sexual images (see H.R. 1588), H2148 [16MR]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 60), H2793 [6AP]

——— clarify treatment of orders to serve on active duty relative to eligibility for certain benefits and calculating deadlines for certain benefits (see H.R. 1384), H2185 [17MR]

——— exclude receipt of basic allowance for housing for members in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 1078), H7637 [28SE]

——— provide for issuance of Gold Star Installation Access Card to next of kin of members who die while serving and ensure that remarried surviving spouses with children remain eligible for benefits (see H.R. 3897), H7976 [11OC]

——— provide penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 544), H544 [13JA]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H2812 [20AP]

——— raise public awareness of sleep apnea in soldiers and veterans and benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for treating sleep apnea in soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H. Res. 46), H609 [23JA]

——— reimburse members for amounts paid by a spouse for new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State and encourage State license portability (see H.R. 1796), H2698 [4AP]

——— support opportunities to receive vocational trade training and credentialing during service to ensure transition to in-demand civilian careers (see H. Res. 613), H8697 [9NO]

Bannon, Stephen: condemn NSC appointment and urge immediate removal (see H. Res. 140), H1302 [16FE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 79), H877 [1FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2044), H2786 [6AP]

Capitol Police Board: make payments from the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund to Capitol Police employees who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (see H.R. 3298), H6040 [19JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1869), H2694 [4AP]

Classified information: require congressional notification when any executive branch official discloses top secret information to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 2645), H4821 [8JN]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3322 [3MY]

Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 563), H7918 [10OC]

——— require disclosure of hazing incidents (see H.R. 2926), H7435 [21SE]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1194), H6214 [24JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1306 [16FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4155), H8270 [26OC]

——— 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]

Consumers: increase protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 1097), H1243 [15FE]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 435), H9846 [12DE]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to place a security freeze on a consumer report without a fee if the consumer reporting agency is subject to a breach of data security (see H.R. 3878), H7635 [28SE]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 2262), H3002 [1MY]

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), H7486 [25SE]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H5180 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems (see H.R. 3637), H8699 [9NO]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 952), H4312 [17MY]

——— 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), H9758 [7DE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 203), H2848 [25AP]

——— increase mandatory funding for Emergency Food Assistance Program to support distribution of food by food banks (see H.R. 4020), H8227 [25OC]

——— promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see H.R. 3699), H7181 [7SE]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see H.R. 4058), H9427 [16NO]

——— reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative (see H.R. 2436), H7534 [26SE]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3738), H8272 [26OC]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H7892 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H7976 [11OC]

——— improve and enhance authorities relative to employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status) (see H.R. 1777), H2794 [6AP]

——— intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H6590 [4AU]

——— permit individuals eligible for tuition assistance to use such benefits for licensing, credentialing, and certification programs offered by entities other than institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4633), H9845 [12DE]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for a fiscal year if the financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 3079), H8523 [6NO]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H7183 [7SE]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4715), H10418 [21DE]

——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 4093), H8272 [26OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2351), H4176 [4MY]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 161), H549 [13JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H3068 [2MY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4541), H9941 [14DE]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 2644), H7090 [6SE]

——— 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), H8386 [1NO]

——— 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), H4176 [4MY]

——— 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), H7435 [21SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (see H.R. 1539), H6147 [20JY]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 539), H7223 [11SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: coordinate efforts to update campaign computer security, share information on cybersecurity risks with campaign committees, and provide cybersecurity experts to instruct campaign staff (see H.R. 3623), H6576 [28JY]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 851), H4180 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 799), H7637 [28SE]

——— promote greater transparency in registration of persons serving as agents of foreign principals and provide greater authority to investigate alleged violations of Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 4170), H9517 [29NO]

——— 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. 3060), H5179 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 3858), H7587 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1495), H2051 [10MR]

——— allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2601), H6613 [18AU]

——— carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H6521 [27JY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H4226 [16MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H549 [13JA]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 411), H298 [10JA]

——— ensure that calls to departmental medical facilities can be quickly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 2198), H4618 [30MY]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2506), H4914 [13JN]

——— exempt from any hiring freeze (see H.R. 696), H978 [3FE]

——— furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care (see H.R. 918), H1080 [7FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 3368), H9255 [14NO]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 902), H1079 [7FE]

——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 3218), H5830 [13JY]

——— make certain improvements in transparency of personnel vacancies and staffing levels (see H.R. 3459), H7430 [18SE]

——— provide for housing stipends and supply fee payments under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for individuals affected by extended school closures due to natural disasters (see H.R. 3940), H7840 [4OC]

——— 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]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 1133), H1298 [16FE]

——— 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), H7672 [2OC]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 103), H9620 [4DE] (see H.R. 2251), H2971 [28AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2282), H3066 [2MY]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including Ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 1415), H4180 [4MY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 2973), H7637 [28SE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H1462 [1MR]

Election Assistance Commission: establish E-Security Fellows Program to provide campaign staff training on best practices to prevent and respond to cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3622), H6576 [28JY]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections (see H.R. 1094), H1596 [7MR]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (see H.R. 1917), H2751 [5AP]

——— clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 848), H975 [3FE]

——— establish a low-income sewer and water assistance pilot program (see H.R. 2328), H4391 [19MY]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H236 [9JA]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 806), H876 [1FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (see H.R. 3859), H7587 [27SE]

Esobar, José: express concern for separation from his wife and children as a result of deportation (see H. Res. 492), H6576 [28JY]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H9710 [6DE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H2941 [27AP]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products and provide for regulation of vapor product batteries and vapor products (see H.R. 1136), H1299 [16FE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H7435 [21SE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 757), H2371 [23MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H1595 [7MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H7435 [21SE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3121), H5374 [29JN]

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 494), H470 [12JA]

Freedom of the press: uphold protections (see H. Res. 179), H1948 [8MR]

Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 873), H2805 [14AP]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H8043 [19OC]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5921 [17JY]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 327), H4918 [14JN]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H2445 [24MR]

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see H.R. 3329), H8077 [23OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H7435 [21SE]

House Rules: require legislation repealing or amending the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be made available on a public website before consideration (see H. Res. 178), H2054 [10MR]

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), H7218 [8SE] (see H.R. 3591), H6574 [28JY]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H2630 [3AP]

——— 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), H6574 [28JY]

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), H7637 [28SE]

International Day of Rural Women: recognize (see H. Res. 584), H8227 [25OC]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H2974 [28AP]

Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2943 [27AP]

IRS: make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program (see H.R. 2901), H6581 [28JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H7487 [25SE]

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), H877 [1FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 386), H4937 [15JN]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 558), H545 [13JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn intercontinental ballistic missile development, urge South Korean countering of such threat, and support U.S. sanctions and international pressure to abandon missile programs (see H. Res. 92), H2054 [10MR]

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), H6616 [22AU]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1498), H2051 [10MR]

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), H686 [24JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 267), H703 [27JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H2350 [22MR]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H8076 [23OC]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H5760 [12JY]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 508), H470 [12JA]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H8443 [2NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H2350 [22MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H2630 [3AP]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2550), H6043 [19JY]

——— provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H9378 [15NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 807), H7672 [2OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H4622 [2JN]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 179), H2350 [22MR]

Morehouse College: anniversary (see H. Res. 641), H9598 [1DE]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H7672 [2OC]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 17), H877 [1FE]

NAFTA: require renegotiation of certain provisions and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (see H. Res. 132), H1302 [16FE]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1235), H4360 [18MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 602), H8385 [1NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 602), H8385 [1NO]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 84), H945 [2FE]

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 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 Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2348 [22MR]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 9), H546 [13JA]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H5977 [18JY]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1648), H2756 [5AP]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (see H.R. 2748), H8033 [12OC]

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]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry (see H.R. 749), H1100 [9FE]

Poland: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 614), H8697 [9NO]

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), H690 [24JA]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 495), H6577 [28JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H947 [2FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1127 [13FE]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1057), H2445 [24MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H821 [31JA]

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), H4224 [16MY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H8076 [23OC]

Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic, Statesboro, GA: designate (see H.R. 3946), H7840 [4OC]

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), H2465 [27MR]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H4703 [7JN]

Second Chance Month: designate (see H. Res. 281), H2896 [26AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H4939 [15JN]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 867), H976 [3FE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1902), H2750 [5AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1289), H1462 [1MR]

South Sudan: increase emergency funding to respond to famine and call for a cessation of hostilities to allow humanitarian access and supplies to areas affected by famine (see H. Res. 187), H2019 [9MR]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 713), H6147 [20JY]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 712), H6147 [20JY]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 488), H470 [12JA]

——— 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), H2445 [24MR]

——— exclude from gross income certain combat zone compensation of civilian Federal employees (see H.R. 2929), H8271 [26OC]

——— improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 3761), H7382 [13SE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2318), H7534 [26SE]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2091), H4648 [6JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 1600), H2445 [24MR]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (see H.R. 1551), H2082 [15MR]

——— modify determination of earned income for purposes of the earned income credit and the child tax credit for individuals in the Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma disaster areas (see H.R. 3812), H7434 [21SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1538 [6MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 631), H682 [24JA]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance (see H.R. 3100), H6299 [25JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 564), H545 [13JA]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to implement Executive order establishing Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (see H.R. 3214), H5758 [12JY]

——— 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: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with a written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options and provide counseling on housing benefits (see H.R. 2777), H4646 [6JN]

——— protect veterans’ credit ratings by delaying inclusion of medical debt from services received through Veterans Choice Program and other VA programs from reports to credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 2683), H4603 [25MY]

Voting: mitigate consequences of threats to voting systems, require voting systems to comply with certain NIST standards, and establish programs to promote research in innovative voting system technologies (see H.R. 1907), H2750 [5AP]

——— 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 automatically register eligible voters (see H.R. 2876), H5833 [13JY]

——— 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), H5180 [26JN]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 214), H2287 [21MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H686 [24JA]

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings (see H.R. 1380), H2465 [27MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 667), H684 [24JA]

Zachary Addington Post Office, Clermont, GA: designate (see H.R. 3821), H7485 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 2891), H4912 [13JN]

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see H.R. 538), H544 [13JA]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H180 [5JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (H.R. 2891), H4913 [13JN]

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (H.R. 538), H547 [13JA]

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 (H.R. 333), H183 [5JA]

Remarks

Aaron, Henry L.: Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Inc., Humanitarian Award recipient, E210• [16FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, H6843, H7036, H7038, H7040, H7043 [6SE]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7040 [6SE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H3292 [3MY], H6843, H6844, H7036, H7038, H7040, H7043 [6SE]

Baynes-Dunning, Karen: State Bar of Georgia Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service recipient, E247• [28FE]

Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 563), H9783 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), Senate amendments, H3292 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H6843, H6844, H7036, H7038, H7040, H7043 [6SE]

Easterseals Southern Georgia: anniversary, E990• [14JY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure all new hires have been verified through the E-Verify program, H7043 [6SE]

Historically Black colleges and universities: tribute, H9783 [11DE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence for victims of tornadoes in Georgia and Mississippi, H592 [23JA]

——— moment of silence in remembrance of Dawson Mathis, H2840 [25AP]

——— moment of silence in remembrance of Jay Dickey, H2878 [26AP]

Johnson, Leroy: State Bar of Georgia Justice Robert Benham Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E248• [28FE]

Morehouse College: anniversary, H1135 [14FE], E190• [14FE]

National Ocean Policy: implementation funding, H7038 [6SE]

National Volunteer Week: observance, E476• [6AP]

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (H.R. 538), H715 [30JA]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1332• [5OC]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims of, and commend law enforcement and first responders for efforts in response to, tornadoes in Georgia and Mississippi, H592 [23JA]

Votes: position on missed, E543• [26AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H232 [9JA], H1296 [16FE], H2627 [3AP]

Tributes

Allman, Gregg, E766• [6JN]

Biggs, Pearl Bunkley, E553• [27AP]

Brown, Emma, E314• [10MR]

Cooper, Glynn, E24• [5JA]

Davis, Janet W., E1667• [7DE]

Dorsey, Rhudine Warren Nelson, E412• [29MR]

Gammage, Richard, E78• [23JA]

Golembiewski, William J., E1581• [16NO]

Hind, Kay H., E315• [10MR]

Huling, Ralph W., E996• [14JY]

Keys, Brady, Jr., E1499• [2NO]

Long, Mary N., E895• [23JN]

Mathis, Dawson, H2839 [25AP]

McCorkle, Richard, E690• [22MY]

Milner, Harvey, Sr., E1259• [25SE]

Moore, Harold G., Jr., E214• [16FE]

Peterson, Ervin, E1047• [25JY]

Poythress, David B., E76• [23JA]

Rollinson, Samuel M.S., E1401• [23OC], E1407• [24OC]

Smith, Elijah, Sr., E1329• [5OC]

Strong, Luke P., Jr., E1313• [3OC]

Tucker, Judith, E1316• [3OC]

Williams-Edwards, Veloris (Jean), E1534• [8NO]

Works, Irma Mitchell, E1412• [24OC]