MORELLE, JOSEPH D. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 771), H10587 [21DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1869), H10512 [20DE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H10337 [19DE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H10512 [20DE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see H.R. 1880), H10337 [19DE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2151), H10512 [20DE]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H10587 [21DE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3602), H10512 [20DE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2491), H10337 [19DE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H10587 [21DE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H10104 [11DE]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1739), H10512 [20DE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2282), H10337 [19DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 31), H10171 [12DE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1516), H10337 [19DE]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H9691 [28NO]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H10337 [19DE]

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), H10170 [12DE]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H10170 [12DE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 1612), H9821 [10DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1475), H9821 [10DE]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3464), H9821 [10DE]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H10270 [17DE]

——— 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), H10170 [12DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H10587 [21DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H10337 [19DE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H10512 [20DE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H10587 [21DE]

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), H9821 [10DE]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 6509), H10338 [19DE]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H9821 [10DE]

National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election: establish (see H.R. 356), H10337 [19DE]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9821 [10DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H10512 [20DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H10512 [20DE]

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), H10512 [20DE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1134), H10337 [19DE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H10337 [19DE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H10587 [21DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5339), H10337 [19DE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H10337 [19DE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H10587 [21DE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 947), H10337 [19DE]

Taxation: increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1874), H10587 [21DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H9768 [6DE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H10170 [12DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2978), H10512 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10209 [13DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (H.R. 7293), H10210 [13DE]

Letters

Election of Joseph D. Morelle to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H9498 [13NO]

——— Robert A. Brehm and Todd D. Valentine, New York State Board of Elections, H9498 [13NO]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H9499 [13NO]

Remarks

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H9746 [30NO]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9499 [13NO]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (H.R. 7293), H10518 [21DE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Donna Strickland for physics, E1628• [10DE]

——— recognition of Gerard Mourou for physics, E1628• [10DE]

Votes: position on missed, H10538 [21DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H9499 [13NO]

Tributes

Mitchell, Connie, H10276 [19DE]