BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2810, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8012 [12OC]

House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes, H185 [6JA]

U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, H4374 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abie Abraham VA Clinic, Butler, PA: designate (see H.R. 609), H608 [23JA]

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 771), H879 [1FE]

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H2943 [27AP]

ALS Association: anniversary of Greater Philadelphia, PA, Chapter (see H. Res. 485), H6576 [28JY]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H7487 [25SE]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H6590 [4AU]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2625), H5050 [21JN]

——— 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), H2849 [25AP]

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

——— amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (see H.R. 2052), H4391 [19MY]

——— 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), H4180 [4MY]

——— 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), H2630 [3AP]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2180), H2896 [26AP]

——— provide for establishment and operation of Reserve component cyber civil support teams (see H.R. 3712), 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), H8043 [19OC]

——— 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), H5111 [22JN]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1243), H2973 [28AP]

Aviation: require refunds for delayed or lost baggage (see H.R. 2715), H4996 [20JN]

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2366), H8043 [19OC]

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), H2943 [27AP]

Business and industry: develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent U.S. employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the U.S. workforce (see H.R. 357), H194 [6JA]

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]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 30), H2517 [28MR]

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

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 1731), H6520 [27JY]

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]

——— provide for in-State tuition rates for refugees and asylees (see H.R. 2944), H4992 [20JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H98 [4JA]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 367), H7843 [4OC]

Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 125), H1184 [14FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in protections against sexual harassment (see H. Res. 604), H8444 [2NO]

——— 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]

——— provide for appointments to the Board of Directors to replace members whose terms are expiring (see H.R. 1228), H1355 [27FE]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 1555), H2350 [22MR]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H9469 [28NO]

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), H6590 [4AU]

——— condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities (see H. Res. 257), H6618 [25AU]

——— increase Federal penalties for violent threats against community centers with religious affiliation (see H.R. 1730), H8444 [2NO]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H1079 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 1189), H6467 [26JY]

——— require local school wellness policies under the National School Lunch Program to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3323), H6144 [20JY]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H9710 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1239), H4821 [8JN]

——— 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), H1532 [2MR]

——— intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H2021 [9MR]

——— 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]

——— prohibit any reduction in amount of per diem allowance for Armed Forces members or civilian employees based on duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 2036), H5233 [27JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2904), H4936 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see H. Res. 341), H4357 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 2477), H4309 [17MY]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2234), H8076 [23OC]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H4703 [7JN]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 949), H1246 [15FE]

——— make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 746), H2793 [6AP]

——— 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), H978 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to provide grants to States, local governments, and electric utilities to make electric infrastructure more resilient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major weather-related events (see H.R. 4251), H8495 [3NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1143), H4648 [6JN]

——— allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see H.R. 1245), H1391 [28FE]

——— amend laws relative to designation of general surgery shortage areas (see H.R. 2906), H7384 [13SE]

——— 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), H2793 [6AP]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 3545), H7487 [25SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H4622 [2JN]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4541), H9710 [6DE]

——— 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), H7672 [2OC]

——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 1909), H2750 [5AP]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H8272 [26OC]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 1006), H4939 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3134), H5375 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 275), H1127 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— publish certain demographic data relative to missing children (see H.R. 2096), H2804 [14AP]

——— 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: 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]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 2418), H5379 [29JN]

——— 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]

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 4156), H8270 [26OC]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 1911), H4995 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H9790 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian safety bollard installation grant program (see H.R. 4051), H8445 [2NO]

——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 2801), H4914 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2630 [3AP] (see H.R. 809), H4191 [11MY]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2322), H5833 [13JY]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 1279), H7843 [4OC]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2733), H6043 [19JY]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2506), H8444 [2NO]

——— 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), H7487 [25SE]

——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 3218), H5979 [18JY]

——— make certain improvements in transparency of personnel vacancies and staffing levels (see H.R. 3459), H7435 [21SE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 980), H1083 [7FE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 512), H879 [1FE]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 927), H7842 [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), H5978 [18JY]

——— 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), H2848 [25AP]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H4391 [19MY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1739), H2517 [28MR]

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

Diseases and disorders: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H9255 [14NO]

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

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H2628 [3AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6593 [8AU]

Drugs: remove barriers to access to residential substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2938), H4991 [20JN]

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), H2058 [13MR]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4152), H9901 [13DE]

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), H2445 [24MR]

European Union: urge designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and encourage cross-border cooperation, issue arrest warrants, freeze assets, and prohibit fundraising to increase pressure on Hezbollah (see H. Res. 359), H4940 [15JN]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H5978 [18JY]

FCC: study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H5180 [26JN]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H9433 [21NO]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 757), H1127 [13FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4694), H10345 [20DE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 790), H1949 [8MR]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1475), H2849 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— require certain pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition and prohibit removal or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm (see H.R. 3458), H6514 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H9517 [29NO]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 671), H684 [24JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H8145 [24OC]

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see H. Res. 466), H8077 [23OC]

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), H4610 [25MY]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H5180 [26JN]

——— 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), H3069 [2MY]

House Rules: require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence (see H. Res. 370), H4615 [26MY]

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), H7218 [8SE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H978 [3FE]

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 852), H975 [3FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H8037 [16OC]

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), H4914 [13JN]

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), H2445 [24MR]

Iran: condemn 1988 massacre of political prisoners and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 188), H2465 [27MR]

——— expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2465 [27MR]

Iraq: compensate former residents of Camp Ashraf for assets seized by groups affiliated with Iraqi Government (see H. Res. 486), H7090 [6SE]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H5050 [21JN]

——— support bilateral peace talks with Palestinians and oppose U.N. Security Council resolution on settlements and U.S. failure to veto such resolution (see H. Res. 11), H98 [4JA]

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]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1392 [28FE]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H8077 [23OC]

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: reauthorize (see H.R. 502), H8032 [12OC]

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

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), H5140 [23JN]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H4944 [16JN]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H7843 [4OC]

——— 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), H4702 [7JN]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H4995 [20JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H6214 [24JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H6214 [24JY]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H7843 [4OC]

——— make changes to documentation of eligibility for home health services (see H.R. 2663), H5111 [22JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H4702 [7JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1245 [15FE]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 1361), H4939 [15JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 807), H4224 [16MY]

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

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 15), H4602 [25MY]

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]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 3913), H7749 [3OC]

Money: increase production of $1 coins to replace dollar bills, suspend production of the penny, and change composition of the nickel (see H.R. 2299), H3067 [2MY]

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), H1394 [28FE]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3140), H5375 [29JN]

National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election: establish (see H.R. 356), H193 [6JA]

National Gallery of Art: include as part of buildings and grounds any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired (see H.R. 2027), H2786 [6AP]

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), H4995 [20JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H8444 [2NO]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1648), H5111 [22JN]

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]

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), H1100 [9FE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 3053), H7589 [27SE]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1444), H4855 [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), H9665 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure replacement keeps costs to health care at or below current rates and keeps the uninsured rate at or below current levels (see H. Res. 193), H2052 [10MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H747 [30JA]

Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building, Canonsburg, PA: designate (see H.R. 1950), H2752 [5AP]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1356 [27FE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 495), H9941 [14DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H561 [20JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H549 [13JA]

——— restore financial solvency and improve governance in order to ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail (see H.R. 756), H4610 [25MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H4425 [22MY]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 3806), H9941 [14DE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: include fighters of combat sports in safety provisions (see H.R. 44), H6214 [24JY]

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]

——— 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), H2060 [13MR]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6147 [20JY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H5296 [28JN]

Science: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 1358), H5886 [14JY]

Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center, Butler, PA: designate (see H.R. 2210), H3069 [2MY]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 1154), H4611 [25MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6593 [8AU]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H2596 [30MR]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H1316 [21FE]

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]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 2651), H8145 [24OC]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 947), H9468 [28NO]

Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building, Wyncote, PA: designate (see H.R. 2873), H4853 [12JN]

Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office, Liberty, PA: designate (see H.R. 1858), H2628 [3AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6593 [8AU]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H4995 [20JN]

Taxation: allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3395), H7314 [12SE]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 399), H297 [10JA]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 823), H944 [2FE]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property (see H.R. 1090), H2151 [16MR]

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

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 1158), H4995 [20JN]

——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1550), H2794 [6AP]

——— modify earned income tax credit to account for the amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see H.R. 3757), H7382 [13SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4424 [22MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1200), H4360 [18MY]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H5760 [12JY]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1481), H6147 [20JY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H6612 [18AU]

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), H6607 [15AU]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 2514), H9846 [12DE]

Trump, President: 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]

——— 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]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives tax returns and financial documentation on foreign debts and investments and efforts to reduce or eliminate tax liability (see H. Res. 186), H2151 [16MR]

——— 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]

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), H8598 [7NO]

Ukraine: contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression and assist democratic transition (see H.R. 830), H4939 [15JN]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 506), H6593 [8AU]

Voting: improve absentee voting for individuals serving in the Armed Forces and citizens living abroad by requiring States to ensure absentee ballots are delivered on time and are counted in elections (see H.R. 3300), H6041 [19JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H6613 [18AU]

Women: recognize growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 586), H8225 [25OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 53), H819 [31JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H6593 [8AU]

World War II: officially recognize service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during Battle of the Bulge (see H. Con. Res. 43), H2813 [20AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Voting: reauthorize and improve operation of the Election Assistance Commission and provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes (see H.R. 794), H876 [1FE]

——— require States to automatically register eligible voters (see H.R. 2876), H4853 [12JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Voting: reauthorize and improve operation of the Election Assistance Commission and provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes (H.R. 794), H878 [1FE]

——— require States to automatically register eligible voters (H.R. 2876), H4854 [12JN]

Remarks

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 (H.R. 3298), H6183, H6186 [24JY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 173), H2155 [17MR]

Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, H185–H190 [6JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (H. Res. 630), H9492, H9497 [29NO]

Lenfest, Marguerite and H.F. (Gerry): Carnegie Corp., Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients, E911• [27JN]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Chickie’s and Pete’s Crab House and Sports Bar, E1532• [8NO]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1289• [28SE]

Tables

Electoral votes for the President and Vice President, H189 [6JA]

Tributes

Cavanagh, Matthew, E1003• [17JY]

Ciarrocchi, Pete, E1532• [8NO]

DeAngelo, Silvio, IV, E1003• [17JY]

Farinella, Louis, E586• [2MY]

Feldman, S. Jerome, E141• [3FE]

Harrison, Michael L., E269• [2MR]

McDermott, Patricia, E1268• [26SE]

Rubin, Ron, E139• [3FE]

Vance-Cooks, Davita, E1579• [16NO]