BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. (a Delegate from Guam)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2810, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8012 [12OC]
Articles and editorials
Commending Uzbekistan, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Asiaplomacy (Internet site), E81• [24JA]
Kazakhstan’s 25th Anniversary, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Asiaplomacy (Internet site), E90• [24JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 227), H5433 [11JY]
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 510), H7182 [7SE]
Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2279), H6043 [19JY]
American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H4356 [18MY]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H4191 [11MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: establish 50th Anniversary Apollo I Memorial (see H.R. 703), H701 [27JA]
Armed Forces: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (see H.R. 2052), H4391 [19MY]
——— 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]
——— expand preventive health care services under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1433), H1947 [8MR]
——— provide for establishment and operation of Reserve component cyber civil support teams (see H.R. 3712), H7889 [5OC]
——— 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), H8496 [3NO]
——— 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), H4571 [24MY]
——— 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), H7487 [25SE]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 227), H5433 [11JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 338), H4357 [18MY]
Asia-Pacific Defense Commission: establish (see H.R. 2176), H2896 [26AP]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): welcome leaders to the U.S., commemorate anniversary, and commend efforts to achieve stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 311), H4703 [7JN]
Australia: reaffirm alliance relationship and support continued cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1012 [6FE]
Bureau of the Census: making appropriations (see H.R. 4013), H8077 [23OC]
Camp Pendleton, CA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 59), H8496 [3NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of American POW/MIA Chair of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7635 [28SE]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 57), H686 [24JA]
China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 30), H690 [24JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1869), H2694 [4AP]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3322 [3MY]
Coastal zones: establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 1176), H8699 [9NO]
Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4155), H8270 [26OC]
Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H7751 [3OC]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 2829), H4816 [8JN]
Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H1079 [7FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3875), H8043 [19OC]
Dept. of Defense: enhance database of emergency response capabilities by tracking cyber capabilities found in National Guard and Reserve forces identified as important to national security and domestic response (see H.R. 1049), H1307 [16FE]
——— establish a fair and transparent process resulting in timely consolidation, closure, and realignment of military installations and improved efficiencies in cost and management (see H.R. 753), H818 [31JA]
——— intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H6468 [26JY]
——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 3036), H5138 [23JN]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 2477), H6521 [27JY]
——— clarify treatment of technical errors in applications for Federal TRIO programs (see H.R. 3784), H7534 [26SE]
——— establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 4049), H8030 [12OC]
——— expand eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant Program to certain trade schools (see H.R. 3831), H8275 [27OC]
——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H6215 [24JY]
——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 3199), H7672 [2OC]
——— improve structure of Federal Pell Grant Program by providing for mandatory funding and reinstating and expanding eligibility for certain students (see H.R. 2451), H5833 [13JY]
——— provide each student loan borrower with an individualized repayment guide (see H.R. 2968), H6521 [27JY]
——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 4001), H7917 [10OC]
——— provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 2475), H6521 [27JY]
——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 2782), H7843 [4OC]
——— require translation of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (see H.R. 3082), H6468 [26JY]
Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 474), H469 [12JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2351), H4176 [4MY]
——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 931), H2808 [17AP]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H4391 [19MY]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H2812 [20AP]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H4820 [8JN]
——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4541), H9901 [13DE]
——— extend funding for National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3862), H8077 [23OC]
——— 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), H3004 [1MY]
——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (see H.R. 3525), H6613 [18AU]
——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H7976 [11OC]
——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H5050 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H10346 [20DE]
——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 2049), H2787 [6AP]
——— include an additional permissible use of grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2480), H5233 [27JN]
——— include sex trafficking victims in Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault Program (see H.R. 3863), H7634 [28SE] (see H.R. 3942), H7840 [4OC]
Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see H.R. 3320), H8077 [23OC]
Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 3858), H7587 [27SE]
——— modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 973), H1082 [7FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H4995 [20JN]
——— clarify eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for certain members of Reserve components (see H.R. 925), H1080 [7FE]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H236 [9JA] (see H.R. 809), H2812 [20AP]
——— codify authority to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 4369), H9901 [13DE]
——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 411), H549 [13JA]
——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 3865), H7634 [28SE]
——— ensure that calls to departmental medical facilities can be quickly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 2198), H4618 [30MY]
——— exempt from any hiring freeze (see H.R. 696), H703 [27JA]
——— expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 2037), H6655 [5SE]
——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1472), H6520 [27JY]
——— grant eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1379), H2698 [4AP]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 3368), H7534 [26SE]
——— improve appeals process (see H.R. 457), H2630 [3AP]
——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 902), H1079 [7FE]
——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 1793), H5233 [27JN]
——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 3218), H6147 [20JY]
——— make certain improvements in transparency of personnel vacancies and staffing levels (see H.R. 3459), H7384 [13SE]
——— 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), H682 [24JA]
——— 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), H2185 [17MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2282), H3066 [2MY]
Diseases and disorders: recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 593), H8270 [26OC]
District of Columbia: condemn violence against peaceful protesters outside Turkish Ambassador’s residence and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future (see H. Res. 354), H4611 [25MY]
——— statehood (see H.R. 1291), H1462 [1MR]
Ecology and environment: support inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts (see H. Res. 476), H6466 [26JY]
Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections (see H.R. 1094), H8598 [7NO]
——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 530), H1087 [7FE]
Employment: prohibit workplace wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information with employers about their workers’ use of birth control (see H.R. 3443), H6514 [27JY]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 124), H1184 [14FE]
EPA: establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3248), H5884 [14JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4181 [4MY]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1080 [7FE]
FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H4191 [11MY]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 2908), H5050 [21JN]
——— establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2203), H2940 [27AP]
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]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 571), H8031 [12OC]
Firearms: 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]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H2017 [9MR]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 3108), H5760 [12JY]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8523 [6NO]
GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 8), H4611 [25MY]
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]
Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 227), H5433 [11JY]
Health: encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and child-care professionals to prevent sunburns in minors and support efforts to curb incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin-protection (see H. Res. 282), H8523 [6NO]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H2598 [30MR]
House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat (see H. Res. 544), H7635 [28SE]
Human rights: 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. 75), H819 [31JA]
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), H7183 [7SE]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2635), H4568 [24MY]
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. 3338), H6144 [20JY]
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), H1186 [14FE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H2445 [24MR]
Law enforcement: support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 652), H9757 [7DE]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H686 [24JA]
Marine mammals: continue global leadership in whale conservation and protection, oppose commercial whaling, urge Japan to cease all whaling, and expand efforts to prevent or mitigate threats to whales and their habitats (see H. Res. 244), H10421 [21DE]
Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 227), H5433 [11JY]
Medicaid: restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 2982), H5048 [21JN]
Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H8523 [6NO]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H2816 [24AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 2404), H4185 [8MY]
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), H301 [10JA]
Monuments and memorials: request the President and direct Sec. of the Interior Zinke to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to Executive order to review national monument designations (see H. Res. 555), H7841 [4OC]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds: extend period of availability of semipostal stamp (see H.R. 1247), H4821 [8JN]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1235), H2756 [5AP]
NASA: inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and math, through mentorship and outreach (see H.R. 321), H236 [9JA]
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 and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3140), H5375 [29JN]
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 Guard: require an annual report on personnel, training, and equipment needs (see H.R. 2564), H4388 [19MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 547), H544 [13JA]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 2584), H8598 [7NO]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 50), H2788 [6AP]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H7889 [5OC]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4306), H9427 [16NO]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 295), H2972 [28AP]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 560), H7887 [5OC]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 164), H1529 [2MR]
New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see H.R. 3324), H8272 [26OC]
NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see H.R. 4062), H8296 [31OC]
——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (see H.R. 2748), H4821 [8JN]
Nonprofit Organization (NPO) Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 20), H549 [13JA]
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), H876 [1FE]
NSF: award grants to encourage young girls to participate in computer science and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities (see H.R. 3316), H6521 [27JY]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see H.R. 3397), H6521 [27JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: establish an integration cell to monitor and enforce U.N. Security Council resolutions relative to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see H.R. 2175), H2896 [26AP]
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]
Palau: approve an agreement with the U.S. (see H.R. 2085), H2796 [8AP]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1295), H2021 [9MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 332), H301 [10JA]
Power resources: reform fossil fuel leasing, promote renewable energy, prepare for climate change, increase industry accountability, improve returns for development of Federal energy resources, and protect special places (see H.R. 4426), H9424 [16NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: require public disclosure of every Presidential pardon granted (see H.R. 3489), H8033 [12OC]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 157), H1392 [28FE]
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 227), H5433 [11JY]
Russia: develop and implement strategy to counter threats against the U.S. and allies and require certain U.S. actions in response to noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (see H.R. 3025), H5109 [22JN]
Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H7429 [18SE]
Science: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 1358), H5886 [14JY]
Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 603), H9433 [21NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H5111 [22JN]
Social Security: provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2263), H3002 [1MY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1289), H1462 [1MR]
Sports: recognize youth that benefit from youth sports and the parents, volunteers, and organizations that make youth sports possible (see H. Res. 435), H5432 [11JY]
SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 3226), H5831 [13JY]
States: provide for a definition of the term ‘‘State’’ and include territories therein (see H.R. 1709), H2974 [28AP]
Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H8226 [25OC]
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]
——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 3048), H5139 [23JN]
——— provide for economic recovery in the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 185), H43 [3JA]
Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H1087 [7FE]
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: urge Senate to ratify (see H. Res. 339), H4357 [18MY]
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]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3979), H9517 [29NO]
U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H4856 [12JN]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1087 [7FE] (see H.R. 333), H1186 [14FE]
——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 856), H976 [3FE]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1329), H2698 [4AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: presume those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of Vietnam have been exposed to Agent Orange and should be eligible for all benefits under the Agent Orange Act (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2696 [4AP]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H5138 [23JN]
——— 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), H7218 [8SE]
Women: anniversary of first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY (see H. Res. 457), H6300 [25JY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H6521 [27JY]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H8294 [31OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 53), H819 [31JA]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or Royal Air Force (see H.R. 1553), H5434 [11JY]
——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1168), H1300 [16FE]
——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 143), H1303 [16FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement fully automated electronic system for travel authorization for the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program (see H.R. 1851), H2628 [3AP]
Guam: prohibit salary changes for local elected officials until after an intervening general election of the legislature (see H.R. 1514), H2058 [13MR]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn threats against Guam, maintain U.S. commitment to security of Guam, evaluate defensive needs for U.S. Pacific territories, States, and allies, and enforce sanctions (see H. Res. 505), H7089 [6SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States relative to amounts made available (see H.R. 4179), H8293 [31OC]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement fully automated electronic system for travel authorization for the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program (H.R. 1851), H2629 [3AP]
Guam: prohibit salary changes for local elected officials until after an intervening general election of the legislature (H.R. 1514), H2059 [13MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States relative to amounts made available (H.R. 4179), H8294 [31OC]
Remarks
Armed Forces: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (H.R. 2052), H4479 [23MY]
Batangas and Southern Tagalog Association of Guam: anniversary, E419• [3AP]
Benavente, Kathleen Thomas: SBA Guam Home-Based Business Champion award recipient, E457• [5AP]
Co, Monito S.: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E462• [5AP]
Cormoran (vessel): anniversary, E502• [12AP]
Cruz, Benjamin J.F.: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network National Distinguished Advocacy Award recipient, E1214• [13SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), H5536 [12JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), conference report, H9202, H9207 [14NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement fully automated electronic system for travel authorization for the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program (H.R. 1851), E430• [3AP]
Elm, Jacinta: SBA Guam Financial Services Champion award recipient, E465• [5AP]
Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic, Pago Pago, American Samoa: designate (H.R. 1362), H1547 [7MR]
Fejeran, Gyongi Pilar (Pika): SBA Guam Women in Business Champion award recipient, E461• [5AP]
Guam: anniversary of Guahan Lions Club, E499• [12AP]
——— impact of Federal tax code reform on local tax provisions, H9261 [15NO]
——— prohibit salary changes for local elected officials until after an intervening general election of the legislature (H.R. 1514), E322• [13MR]
——— tribute to Guam Dept. of Education nurses, E703• [23MY]
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 (H.R. 3440), H7097 [7SE]
——— 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 (H.R. 3440), unanimous-consent request, H6683 [6SE]
——— issue H–2B visas for construction work relative to military realignment in Guam, H9207 [14NO]
Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E90• [24JA]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn threats against Guam, maintain U.S. commitment to security of Guam, evaluate defensive needs for U.S. Pacific territories, States, and allies, and enforce sanctions (H. Res. 505), H7097 [7SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States relative to amounts made available (H.R. 4179), H8277 [31OC], E1461• [31OC]
National Nurses Week: observance, E703• [23MY]
Quinata, Derrick M.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E459• [5AP]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1314• [3OC]
Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H9261 [15NO]
Uzbekistan: independence anniversary, E81• [24JA]
World Autism Awareness Day: observance, E464• [5AP]
Yanger, Albert: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion award recipient, E454• [5AP]
Tributes
Disbrow, Lisa S., E861• [21JN]
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., E354• [21MR]
Herrmann, Matthew, E720• [25MY]
Plunkett, Vickie, E980• [13JY]
Rodriguez, Dania E., E1440• [26OC]
Ysrael, Alfred, E386• [24MR]