BROWN, ANTHONY G. (a Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H104 [5JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), H5738 [12JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6494 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Give Our Veterans Considering Suicide Help, Not a Gun, Peter W. Chiarelli, Hill (publication), H2110 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (see H.R. 1242), H2465 [27MR]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 3251), H8295 [31OC]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H7314 [12SE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H8144 [24OC]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H7919 [10OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 1889), H4180 [4MY]

Armed Forces: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (see H.R. 2052), H4425 [22MY]

——— 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), H2465 [27MR]

——— establish a separation oath (see H.R. 3232), H5831 [13JY]

——— 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), H7670 [2OC]

Army: anniversary of 82nd Airborne Division (see H. Res. 360), H4607 [25MY]

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

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H9597 [1DE]

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

Bureau of the Census: making appropriations (see H.R. 4013), H8033 [12OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2240 [20MR]

——— remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederated States of America from display in the National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3701), H7181 [7SE]

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]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 372), H4703 [7JN]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 3063), H5179 [26JN]

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

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

Comey, James B., Jr.: request the President and direct Attorney General Sessions to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to removal of the former FBI Director (see H. Res. 446), H6300 [25JY]

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

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 367), H4607 [25MY]

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

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H9255 [14NO]

Credit: 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]

——— extend coverage of the Federal prohibition against stalking in order to protect friends and co-workers (see H.R. 866), H4312 [17MY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H2350 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase funding for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program to assist watershed conservation efforts of agricultural producers, including the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (see H.R. 4420), H9424 [16NO]

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), H2185 [17MR]

——— 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), H2848 [25AP]

——— 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), H4425 [22MY]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 1614), H2698 [4AP]

——— authorize use of grant funds to establish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) resource centers at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions (see H.R. 4699), H10345 [20DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H5979 [18JY]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 3709), H7182 [7SE]

——— provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 2475), H4425 [22MY]

——— reduce principal amount on loans made to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors (see H.R. 926), H1100 [9FE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 813), H3068 [2MY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H2974 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 931), H2021 [9MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H9599 [1DE]

——— 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), H7889 [5OC]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H7889 [5OC]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H2973 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard faith-based community centers (see H.R. 1740), H2463 [27MR]

——— protect information submitted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H.R. 532), H543 [13JA]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H8663 [8NO]

——— require all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 1608), H4225 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts (see H.R. 3304), H7314 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 858), H976 [3FE]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1870), H2695 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 3376), H6213 [24JY]

——— provide a partial exemption to disabled veterans from Family and Medical Leave Act eligibility requirements (see H.R. 1827), H2597 [30MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of State: establish Office of Anti-Corruption Relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe (see H.R. 2820), H4821 [8JN]

——— 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), H7090 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: submit report to Congress on certain statistics on applications for oil or gas drilling permits (see H.R. 4103), H8296 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H8663 [8NO]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H7314 [12SE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H4312 [17MY]

——— 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), H2018 [9MR]

——— include local government minimum wage requirements in determining wages for work-study allowances under educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4360), H8696 [9NO]

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

——— 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), H9758 [7DE]

——— 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), H2630 [3AP]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H8037 [16OC]

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

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 2973), H5047 [21JN]

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

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 284), H2896 [26AP]

Ecology and environment: affirm the need to achieve environmental justice and commend the work of environmental justice advocates (see H. Res. 362), H5297 [28JN]

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), H7751 [3OC]

EPA: establish Office of Environmental Justice and authorize Environmental Justice Small Grants Program funding (see H.R. 2695), H5180 [26JN]

——— exempt from any hiring freeze (see H.R. 1716), H2369 [23MR]

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

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Environmental Justice (see H.R. 2696), H5180 [26JN]

——— require text of all Executive orders be posted on White House website for a certain period of time before being signed (see H.R. 1287), H1462 [1MR]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H7217 [8SE]

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), H2021 [9MR]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 757), H1306 [16FE]

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

FEMA: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program (see H.R. 3881), H7919 [10OC]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H4821 [8JN]

——— express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 90), H9790 [11DE]

——— 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]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H7314 [12SE]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 1570), H2148 [16MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2630 [3AP]

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see H.R. 3329), H7534 [26SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H4821 [8JN]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 1102), H1296 [16FE]

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), H4618 [30MY]

Howard University: anniversary (see H. Res. 224), H5833 [13JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Harvey (see H.R. 3686), H7088 [6SE]

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), H7090 [6SE] (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), H8144 [24OC]

——— 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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H9789 [11DE]

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), H5886 [14JY]

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), H4180 [4MY]

Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2631 [3AP]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H8227 [25OC]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H6468 [26JY]

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]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H6655 [5SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of ‘‘Beyond Vietnam—A Time To Break Silence’’ sermon (see H. Res. 246), H2756 [5AP]

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), H1596 [7MR]

——— 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), H2848 [25AP]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 405), H5179 [26JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H4226 [16MY]

Martinez, Edgar: tribute (see H. Res. 672), H10419 [21DE]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H4821 [8JN]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H8445 [2NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 2404), H6147 [20JY]

Middle East: address Arab-Israeli conflict in a concurrent track with Israeli-Palestinian peace process and commend Arab and Muslim-majority states that have improved bilateral relations with Israel (see H. Res. 393), H8497 [3NO]

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

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]

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

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

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

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 622), H9376 [15NO]

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

National Day of Civility: designate (see H. Res. 400), H5109 [22JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 3251), H8295 [31OC]

National Federation of Federal Employees: anniversary (see H. Res. 526), H7423 [14SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 314), H4178 [4MY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4033), H8029 [12OC]

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

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (see H.R. 2748), H7751 [3OC]

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]

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]

Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity: establish (see H.R. 1987), H2784 [6AP]

Pacific Historic Parks (organization): authorize to establish a commemorative display to honor Armed Forces members who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II (see H.R. 4300), H9469 [28NO]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H9941 [14DE]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H2183 [17MR]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H681 [24JA]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 495), H8034 [12OC]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3273), H7672 [2OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H2631 [3AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2756 [5AP]

——— 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), H2793 [6AP]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 825), H2973 [28AP]

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), H2561 [29MR]

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

September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 60), H8272 [26OC]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 1240), H2185 [17MR]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 1833), H2899 [26AP]

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

Taxation: allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3395), H7889 [5OC]

——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 3345), H6581 [28JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2318), H3322 [3MY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 2309), H7672 [2OC]

Trump, President: condemn and censure for response to violence in Charlottesville, VA, and terminate administration employment of supporters of hate groups (see H. Res. 496), H6612 [18AU]

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

——— require Dept. of Justice to transmit to the House of Representatives any information on inquiry into President Trump and his associates’ conflicts of interest, ethical violations, and foreign investments (see H. Res. 111), H1356 [27FE]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 724), H742 [30JA] (see H.R. 1075), H1242 [15FE] (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), H6581 [28JY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H5138 [23JN]

——— 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), H1245 [15FE]

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

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2840), H4817 [8JN]

——— require States to meet standards for location and operation of polling places, including standards on wait times, quantity, location, accessibility, resources, and preventing harassment or intimidation (see H.R. 2499), H4310 [17MY]

——— 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]

Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant consent and approval to amend (see H.J. Res. 92), H2516 [28MR]

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission: establish (see H.J. Res. 76), H1301 [16FE]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1673), H2849 [25AP]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H5434 [11JY]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H8699 [9NO]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 53), H2805 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: 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: strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 4093), H8075 [23OC]

Dept. of HUD: issue guidance to reduce up-front premiums for FHA-insured mortgages if capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund exceeds the statuory limit (see H.R. 1321), H1527 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a plan for removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield (see H.R. 3779), H7421 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide funding flexibility to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and grant authority to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact (see H.R. 4466), H9467 [28NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in transparency of personnel vacancies and staffing levels (see H.R. 3459), H6514 [27JY]

FBI: provide that the Director can only be removed for cause (see H.R. 2446), H4221 [16MY]

Federal employees: repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 3269), H5920 [17JY]

Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2670), H4603 [25MY]

——— 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]

Interagency Cyber Victim Response Coordinator: designate to respond to data breaches and other cyber attacks on Federal employees (see H.R. 3403), H6464 [26JY]

Racial relations: condemn murder of Richard W. Collins III on University of Maryland campus, recognize threat of hate speech and activities, and promote tolerant and safe learning environment on college campuses (see H. Res. 423), H5376 [29JN]

Russia: prohibit use of Federal funds to return certain Russian-owned diplomatic facilities in Maryland and New York to Russia (see H.R. 3527), H6572 [28JY]

Taxation: make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 2671), H4603 [25MY]

Turkish Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H9425 [16NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: 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 (H.R. 3036), H5139 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (H.R. 4093), H8076 [23OC]

Dept. of HUD: issue guidance to reduce up-front premiums for FHA-insured mortgages if capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund exceeds the statuory limit (H.R. 1321), H1531 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a plan for removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield (H.R. 3779), H7423 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide funding flexibility to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and grant authority to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact (H.R. 4466), H9468 [28NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in transparency of personnel vacancies and staffing levels (H.R. 3459), H6518 [27JY]

FBI: provide that the Director can only be removed for cause (H.R. 2446), H4223 [16MY]

Federal employees: repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (H.R. 3269), H5921 [17JY]

Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (H.R. 2670), H4608 [25MY]

——— require certain pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition and prohibit removal or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm (H.R. 3458), H6518 [27JY]

Interagency Cyber Victim Response Coordinator: designate to respond to data breaches and other cyber attacks on Federal employees (H.R. 3403), H6466 [26JY]

Russia: prohibit use of Federal funds to return certain Russian-owned diplomatic facilities in Maryland and New York to Russia (H.R. 3527), H6577 [28JY]

Taxation: make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (H.R. 2671), H4608 [25MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5305 [29JN], H9379 [16NO]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H7764 [4OC]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6477 [27JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5539 [12JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), H7832 [4OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize use of active capacity of Colorado River Storage Project Fontenelle Reservoir in Wyoming (H.R. 648), H2064 [15MR]

Capitol Heights, MD: tribute to Fairmont Heights High School boys’ basketball team, H2618 [3AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H7832 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), H5539 [12JY]

——— discrimination against transgendered servicemembers, H5770 [13JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6477 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs (H.R. 3922), H8449 [3NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend temporary protected status for certain immigrants allowed into the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, H8666 [9NO]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project in Oklahoma to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District (H.R. 132), H2063 [15MR]

——— disapprove Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule known as the ‘‘Stream Protection Rule’’ that imposes certain environmental regulations on coal mining operations (H.J. Res. 38), H842 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (H.R. 1181), H2109 [16MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), consideration (H. Res. 299), H3017 [2MY]

FBI: provide that the Director can only be removed for cause (H.R. 2446), H4215 [16MY]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), H4705 [8JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1599 [8MR]

Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H7979 [12OC]

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), H7386 [14SE]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3003), H5306 [29JN]

——— prohibit funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border, H6477 [27JY]

Journal: question of approval, H4113 [4MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (H.R. 267), H2065, H2066 [15MR]

Medicaid: protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, H2249 [21MR]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H5539 [12JY]

NSC: call for removal of Stephen Bannon from principals committee, H760 [31JA]

Palestinian Authority: condition foreign aid on steps to end violence and terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens, condemn and investigate such acts, and terminate payments to those imprisoned or who died for such acts (H.R. 1164), E1674• [7DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H452 [12JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), H2249 [21MR], H4114 [4MY]

Prince George’s County, MD: increase in Prince George’s County Schools high school graduation rate, H1259 [16FE]

Russia: call for independent commission to investigate relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2578 [30MR]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H8449 [3NO]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H8533 [7NO], H9380 [16NO]

Trump, President: decision relative to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H7386 [14SE]

——— evaluation of administration, H2946 [28AP]

Votes: correction, H7363• [13SE], E1491• [2NO]

——— position on missed, H323• [11JA], H1480• [2MR], E336• [16MR], E385•, E386•, E387• [24MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H5056 [22JN]

Testimonies

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Jeffrey Swanson and Richard Bonnie, H2110 [16MR]

——— Stephen N. Xenakis, Austen Riggs Center, H2109 [16MR]

Tributes

Collins, Richard W., III, H4515 [24MY]

Weaver, Jonathan L., H8155 [25OC]