CARTWRIGHT, MATT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4564 [22MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3711 [27AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3711 [27AP]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H10211 [13DE]

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 5763), H3929 [10MY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H9408 [28SE]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H3979 [15MY]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9152 [27SE]

——— protect common household pets from harmful confinement (see H.R. 4941), H3046 [23MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9436 [16OC]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 7238), H9819 [10DE]

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), H733 [30JA]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3444 [18AP]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H3743 [27AP]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H4285 [21MY]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H903 [6FE]

——— cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 4889), H676 [29JA]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9510 [13NO]

Colleges and universities: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see H.R. 3145), H7728 [26JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support democracy and accountability (see H.R. 6207), H7728 [26JY]

Congressional Review Act: repeal (see H.R. 2449), H10612 [3JA]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3530), H1213 [15FE]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8727 [13SE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H8728 [13SE]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H8732 [17SE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3887 [9MY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H7735 [31JY]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 860), H3742 [27AP]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H7728 [26JY]

——— 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), H4584 [22MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 3994), H478 [17JA]

——— establish SelectUSA program (see H.R. 6375), H6195 [13JY]

——— transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3833 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8727 [13SE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H9463 [2NO]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy: issue regulations on disclosure of data on greenhouse gas emissions from the entire oil supply chain (see H.R. 3286), H9415 [2OC]

——— provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 5031), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1563), H3052 [29MR]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H9668 [27NO]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H5153 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H9153 [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (see H.R. 5892), H4284 [21MY]

——— 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), H5153 [13JN]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H7728 [26JY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H4979 [7JN]

——— express that J-1 visa programs, specifically the Summer Work Travel, Au Pair, Camp Counselor, and Intern and Trainee programs, are vital to the U.S. economy and national interests (see H. Res. 529), H3835 [8MY]

——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see H.R. 4549), H6175 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 7005), H9406 [28SE]

——— establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H7729 [26JY]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H3887 [9MY]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H3979 [15MY]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H903 [6FE]

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), H3343 [16AP]

——— establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 5171), H3750 [3MY]

——— establish State and multistate infrastructure banks to provide loans for repair, construction, renovation, or improvement of educational facilities (see H.R. 5318), H9415 [2OC]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 3305), H4981 [7JN]

——— develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H7689 [25JY]

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), H7824 [4SE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 3666), H3507 [24AP]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 1802), H1755 [21MR]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 93), H3046 [23MR]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H8883 [25SE]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H3046 [23MR]

DIPG Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H9425 [9OC]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H8728 [13SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5022 [8JN]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 6885), H8884 [25SE]

——— prohibit taking any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife for a trophy in the U.S. and importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the U.S. (see H.R. 5690), H9436 [16OC]

EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 5596), H9463 [2NO]

——— call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 6944), H9150 [27SE]

——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid (see H.R. 3106), H7728 [26JY]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 5015), H1177 [14FE]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see H.R. 5701), H8886 [25SE]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H3096 [10AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H9408 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide testimonial subpoena authority to inspectors general (see H.R. 4917), H1268 [26FE]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR]

Firearms: regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1342 [1MR]

Foreign policy: reduce global fragility and violence by improving U.S. capacity to address causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility in pilot countries (see H.R. 5273), H8886 [25SE]

Foreign Service: allow officers to terminate residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts while deployed (see H.R. 5167), H3750 [3MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5750 [26JN]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8728 [13SE]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 5472), H3146 [11AP]

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), H4982 [7JN]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5022 [8JN]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H5199 [14JN]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H10104 [11DE]

House Rules: prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H9416 [2OC]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

——— reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (see H.R. 4207), H5094 [12JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9415 [2OC]

Insurance: cap prescription drug cost-sharing (see H.R. 6340), H7729 [26JY]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H3743 [27AP]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H8887 [25SE]

——— condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H9421 [5OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabiltation (see H. Res. 763), H3747 [1MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 2106), H5201 [14JN]

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H2043 [22MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H10270 [17DE]

Medicare: cover opioid treatment program services (see H.R. 5776), H3934 [11MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H3783 [7MY]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H7685 [25JY]

Melinda ‘Mindy’ Gene Picotti Post Office, Laceyville, PA: designate (see H.R. 6606), H9420 [5OC]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1903), H2043 [22MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: require agencies provide records to the Office of Government Information Services (see H.R. 5253), H1542 [13MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H974 [7FE]

National Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 692), H630 [25JA]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]

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), H1267 [26FE]

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), H2043 [22MR]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 5606), H3505 [24AP]

——— make grants to States and local governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying out shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials (see H.R. 4525), H1755 [21MR]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 6507), H9416 [2OC]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1444), H4849 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H9449 [26OC]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 4117), H5225 [15JN]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 735), H1075 [8FE]

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), H1729 [20MR]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H9416 [2OC]

Power resources: re-establish certain hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well construction, and waste management rules (see H.R. 6768), H8107 [10SE]

——— 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), H2043 [22MR]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 5291), H3835 [8MY]

——— provide support for production of algae (see H.R. 5373), H3746 [1MY]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 5193), H3743 [27AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H1754 [21MR]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (see H.R. 6227), H7871 [5SE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5022 [8JN]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 6929), H9149 [27SE]

Space policy: pursue technologies to remove space debris (see H.R. 4763), H1755 [21MR]

Sports: recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3343 [16AP]

Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4489), H2043 [22MR]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H173 [12JA]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5022 [8JN]

Tariff: repeal increases in duty and a tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (see H.R. 5571), H4210 [17MY]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 3988), H3050 [26MR]

——— allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income (see H.R. 5396), H9431 [12OC]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 6274), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 4962), H3783 [7MY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 3349), H1477 [7MR]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H5749 [26JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect grizzly bear populations (see H.R. 3894), H2043 [22MR]

——— reauthorize Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain conservation funds and establish prize competitions on wildlife and endangered species protection and invasive species management (see H.R. 5885), H5201 [14JN]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 931), H5021 [8JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7921 [6SE]

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. 5609), H3574 [25AP]

——— provide grants to States to facilitate acquisition of land, water, and interests therein, made to substantially improve, preserve, or maintain water quality for an area in perpetuity (see H.R. 5264), H1542 [13MR]

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), H5749 [26JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1211 [15FE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5022 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coal: make certain improvements in laws relative to coal royalties (see H.R. 6807), H8725 [13SE]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 7299), H10209 [13DE]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (see H.R. 5656), H3741 [27AP]

——— prohibit from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith relative to debt collection (see H.R. 5484), H3209 [12AP]

——— provide for recovery by Armed Forces members for certain acts or omissions by the U.S. (see H.R. 6585), H7722 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4855), H581 [19JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see H.R. 5387), H2040 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 6196), H5580 [22JN]

——— require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 6148), H5284 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 5042), H1211 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 6744), H7941 [7SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 4899), H731 [30JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4963), H974 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 7014), H9413 [2OC]

——— provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (see H.R. 5111), H1333 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 5314), H1651 [15MR]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 5577), H3448 [19AP]

Drugs: improve oversight of new opioids and education of prescribers, limit availability of addictive painkillers, strengthen prescription drug monitoring, and establish drug disposal programs (see H.R. 5865), H4209 [17MY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 6238), H5814 [27JN]

GSA: obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised (see H.R. 4773), H168 [11JA]

Health: clarify that certain reimbursements for organ donation are not considered valuable consideration and, therefore, receipt of such reimbursements is not a criminal act (see H.R. 6448), H6587 [19JY]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5738), H3885 [9MY]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see H.R. 7148), H9567 [16NO]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in home and community-based settings (see H.R. 6371), H6195 [13JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 6052), H5020 [8JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: enhance reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers on accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries and make vehicle safety information publicly available (see H.R. 7192), H9742 [29NO]

Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 5964), H4728 [24MY]

White House Rural Council: establish (see H.R. 5217), H1500 [8MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Coal: make certain improvements in laws relative to coal royalties (H.R. 6807), H8727 [13SE]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (H.R. 7299), H10211 [13DE]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (H.R. 5656), H3743 [27AP]

——— prohibit from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith relative to debt collection (H.R. 5484), H3210 [12AP]

——— provide for recovery by Armed Forces members for certain acts or omissions by the U.S. (H.R. 6585), H7726 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (H.R. 4855), H583 [19JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (H.R. 5387), H2042 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (H.R. 6196), H5581 [22JN]

——— require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (H.R. 6148), H5285 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (H.R. 5042), H1213 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (H.R. 6744), H7942 [7SE]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (H.R. 4899), H732 [30JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (H.R. 4963), H975 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (H.R. 7014), H9415 [2OC]

——— provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (H.R. 5111), H1335 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (H.R. 5314), H1653 [15MR]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (H.R. 5577), H3448 [19AP]

Drugs: improve oversight of new opioids and education of prescribers, limit availability of addictive painkillers, strengthen prescription drug monitoring, and establish drug disposal programs (H.R. 5865), H4210 [17MY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (H.R. 6238), H5816 [27JN]

GSA: obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised (H.R. 4773), H169 [11JA]

Health: clarify that certain reimbursements for organ donation are not considered valuable consideration and, therefore, receipt of such reimbursements is not a criminal act (H.R. 6448), H6589 [19JY]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (H.R. 5738), H3886 [9MY]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (H.R. 7148), H9569 [16NO]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in home and community-based settings (H.R. 6371), H6196 [13JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (H.R. 6052), H5021 [8JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: enhance reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers on accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries and make vehicle safety information publicly available (H.R. 7192), H9743 [29NO]

Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (H.R. 5964), H4729 [24MY]

White House Rural Council: establish (H.R. 5217), H1502 [8MR]

Remarks

Allentown, PA: anniversary of Pride in the Park, E1210• [5SE]

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers: tribute to Anthracite chapter, E186• [14FE]

Carbon County, PA: anniversary, E297• [13MR]

Collins, Greg: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E329• [15MR]

Curry, George: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1511• [13NO]

Delaney, James J. (Jay): Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E280• [8MR], E299• [13MR]

Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor: anniversary, E768• [5JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4226 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide full access to documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election (H. Res. 970), consideration (H. Res. 971), H5823 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (H.R. 5892), H5131 [13JN]

Easton, PA: anniversary of Shiloh Manor, E805• [8JN]

Engineers Week: observance, E186• [14FE]

FAA: reauthorize programs, H9040• [26SE]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3721 [27AP]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (S. 188), H1419• [6MR]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: establish a national standard for hiring motor carriers, H3721 [27AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3716, H3721 [27AP]

George, Michael: Avoca, PA, West Side Social Club Man of the Year award recipient, E271• [7MR]

Gilligan, John: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E319• [15MR]

Health care professionals: protect sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (H.R. 302), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1082), H9040• [26SE]

Henzes, Jack: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1516• [13NO]

Klassner, Karen: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1512• [13NO]

Knights of Lithuania (organization): tribute to Council 143, E182• [14FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 502), H5502 [21JN]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, E182• [14FE], E841• [14JN]

Northhampton Community College: anniversary of Monroe Campus, E1507• [13NO]

Palmerton, PA: anniversary of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, E1099• [26JY], E1202• [5SE]

Peck, Abigail: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1513• [13NO]

Price, Bob: Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Person of the Year award recipient, E480• [17AP]

Prindle, Kathleen: Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1515• [13NO]

Santaniello, Daniel J.: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Man of the Year Award recipient, E1233• [12SE]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of DAR Scranton City Chapter, E1263• [17SE]

Sears, Jeff: Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization) Monsignor Farrell chapter Man of the Year award recipient, E217• [26FE]

Shaughnessy, Kevin: Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization) Paul ‘‘Hook’’ O’Malley chapter Man of the Year award recipient, E216• [26FE]

Spano, Charlie: UNICO National (organization) Scranton, PA, Chapter UNICAN of the Year award recipient, E188• [14FE]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6484 [18JY]

Vough, Michael T.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Achievement Award recipient, E323• [15MR]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4226 [18MY]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk, H3716 [27AP]

Weinstock, Nancy and Bruce: Wyoming Valley Children’s Association Making a Difference Award recipients, E700• [21MY]

Subpoena Notices

Court of Common Pleas for Lackawanna County, PA, H3 [5JA]

Tributes

Delaney, Leo J., E1206• [5SE]

Gallagher, Phyllis and John, E695• [21MY]

Mattes, Roger, Jr., E943• [28JN]

Reddington, James, E760• [5JN]

Slapikas, Edward, E824• [12JN]