EVANS, DWIGHT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4709 [24MY]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H9443 [23OC]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 1759), H9744 [29NO]

ATF: require State and local law enforcement agencies to promptly report loss or theft of any firearm to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 4786), H172 [12JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 799), H2041 [22MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 1139), H9471 [9NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

Climate: 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: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H1267 [26FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H3978 [15MY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 4856), H581 [19JA]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8733 [17SE]

Courts: require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (see H.R. 4833), H552 [18JA]

Crime: require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 6669), H7754 [14AU] (see H.R. 6677), H7772 [24AU]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4855), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8886 [25SE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H9467 [6NO]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H3746 [1MY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H3707 [26AP]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H6464 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H733 [30JA]

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

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3317 [13AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H6648 [23JY]

——— 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), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of State: certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (see H.R. 4391), H4139 [16MY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8886 [25SE]

——— facilitate reunification of Central American families, report on, and develop a strategy to reduce, gender-based and gang violence, and address impact of family separation on Central American children (see H.R. 6193), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H9449 [26OC]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H5153 [13JN]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5154 [13JN]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H132 [10JA]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3978 [15MY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H9744 [29NO]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7756 [17AU]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6417), H8172 [12SE]

EPA: 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]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3095 [10AP]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 6145), H9420 [5OC]

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]

Financial institutions: establish Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committees and provide advice relative to preserving and encouraging minority depository institutions (see H.R. 6186), H5505 [21JN]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

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

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7772 [24AU]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H9092 [26SE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H7688 [25JY]

Healthy Food Financing Initiative: reauthorize (see H.R. 5017), H1177 [14FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

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), H10211 [13DE]

——— prohibit Members from using congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and allow a tax deduction for living expenses incurred by Members (see H.R. 5845), H4137 [16MY]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H7756 [17AU]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7756 [17AU]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6417), H8172 [12SE]

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

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H5201 [14JN]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 5950), H5286 [19JN]

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

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6236), H6042 [10JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9463 [2NO]

Insurance: require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H5022 [8JN]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H5649 [25JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5225 [15JN]

——— support right of self-defense and condemn Hamas (terrorist organization) violence in Gaza (see H.J. Res. 135), H6113 [11JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9539 [15NO]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H7943 [7SE]

Medicare: cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H4733 [25MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H3397 [17AP]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2925), H625 [22JA]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5286 [19JN]

——— 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), H8172 [12SE]

Members of Congress: permit office of a Member of the House to employ a certain number of interns under the Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting number of other employees (see H.R. 6956), H9150 [27SE]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 6636), H7724 [26JY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9443 [23OC]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 840), H3506 [24AP]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

Office of Government Ethics: reform (see H.R. 5902), H4284 [21MY]

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

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers: tribute (see H. Res. 863), H3742 [27AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H3742 [27AP]

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), H8108 [10SE]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 (see H.R. 3671), H7688 [25JY]

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]

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 504 loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (see H.R. 6348), H6173 [12JY]

——— establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see H.R. 4668), H1544 [13MR]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (see H.R. 4743), H678 [29JA]

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

September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 60), H8728 [13SE]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9449 [26OC]

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

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: repeal and use funds to cancel student loan debt and increase Pell grants (see H.R. 5928), H4733 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H1227 [23FE]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H9408 [28SE]

——— reduce applicable percentage under the premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see H.R. 6432), H6557 [18JY]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H1477 [7MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H1477 [7MR]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 621), H6465 [17JY]

Venezuela: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelan nationals who are in the U.S. (see H.R. 2161), H9668 [27NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 6880), H8884 [25SE]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H9463 [2NO]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4850 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cheyney University: anniversary of NCAA Division II men’s basketball championship (see H. Res. 771), H1542 [13MR]

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (see H.R. 6347), H6173 [12JY]

——— establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns (see H.R. 5512), H3315 [13AP]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: require recommendations on effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive services be based on data for the respective populations (see H.R. 5511), H3315 [13AP]

Constitutional authority statements

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6347), H6174 [12JY]

——— establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns (H.R. 5512), H3316 [13AP]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: require recommendations on effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive services be based on data for the respective populations (H.R. 5511), H3316 [13AP]

Eulogies

Fattah, David, Sr.: by Ralph E. Blanks, E1726• [21DE]

Letters

Agriculture and Nutrition Act: James F. Kenney, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, H3771 [7MY]

——— Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania, H3771 [7MY]

——— Valerie A. Arkoosh, Montgomery County, PA, Board of Commissioners, H3771 [7MY]

Remarks

African Americans: societal impact of poverty and discrimination, H1366, H1368, H1370 [5MR]

——— tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1690 [19MR]

Cheyney University: anniversary of NCAA Division II men’s basketball championship, E217• [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3766, H3767, H3769, H3771, H3772 [7MY], H5636 [25JN], E678• [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10147 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3766, H3767, H3769, H3771, H3772 [7MY], H5636 [25JN], E678• [17MY]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H767, H770, H771, H772 [5FE]

Education: recognize importance of and ensure access to high-quality prekindergarten programs, H3588 [26AP]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 6417), H8159 [12SE]

Firearms: gun control, H1251, H1252, H1253, H1254, H1255 [26FE], H4277 [21MY]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (H.R. 3464), H1252 [26FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, H1253, H1254, H1255 [26FE]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (H.R. 6417), H8159 [12SE]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H5637, H5642 [25JN]

Labor unions: importance, H662 [29JA]

Narberth, PA: tribute to Ricklin’s Hardware Store, E366• [23MR]

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: anniversary of report identifying racism and segregation as the root cause of civil unrest, H1363, H1366, H1368, H1370 [5MR]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1690 [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5636 [25JN]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Central High School Power of Student Voices program, E365• [23MR]

——— tribute to Paul Beale’s Florist (business), E367• [23MR]

——— tribute to Philadelphia Orchestra tour through Europe and Israel, E739• [25MY], E753• [1JN]

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6347), H8804 [25SE]

——— adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 504 loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6348), H8803 [25SE]

——— improve small business development centers program (H.R. 1702), H3808 [8MY]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 1700), H6030 [10JY]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 3170), H3798 [8MY]

Small business: expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (H.R. 2655), H6031 [10JY]

Supreme Court: hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, H662 [29JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to family values, H5635, H5642 [25JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, H767, H769, H771 [5FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, H6639, H6641, H6642, H6643, H6644 [23JY]

——— Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, H3766, H3767, H3769, H3771, H3772 [7MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3957• [15MY]

Voting Rights Act: impact, H1369 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3970 [15MY]

Tributes

Bowser, Charles W., E1307• [26SE]

Fattah, David, Sr., E1726• [21DE]

Hughes, Mary Yergen, E43• [16JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H9, H16 [8JA]

Lewis, Representative John, H10, H11 [8JA]

McLaughlin, Edward, E405• [9AP]

Woodson, Kenneth, E753• [1JN]