DeSAULNIER, MARK (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4929 [7JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3667, H3668 [26AP]

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), H3667, H3668 [26AP]

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), H3316 [13AP]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H19 [8JA]

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), H3060 [5AP]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 413), H7157 [24JY]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9436 [16OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9539 [15NO] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 7066), H10211 [13DE]

ATF: repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 5271), H4243 [18MY]

——— 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]

Birth control: repeal rules allowing employers to be exempt from requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control and contraceptives (see H.R. 4082), H3210 [12AP]

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

Bureau of the Census: establish task force to review new decennial census questions and the impact on accuracy, response rates for minorities, legislative redistricting, and distribution of Federal funds (see H.R. 5292), H3316 [13AP]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H1179 [14FE]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H5507 [21JN]

Business and industry: require covered entities to provide notification in the case of a breach of unsecured sensitive personally identifiable information in electronic or digital form (see H.R. 3975), H3316 [13AP]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4072), H3507 [24AP]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 1832), H1373 [5MR]

——— 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), H4736 [29MY]

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H7921 [6SE]

——— establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2952), H1213 [15FE]

——— express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (see H. Con. Res. 72), H6651 [23JY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H3783 [7MY]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see H.R. 4680), H1127 [13FE]

Climate: 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: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7743 [3AU]

——— require disclosure of hazing incidents (see H.R. 2926), H3452 [23AP]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6862), H8742 [24SE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 8), H4738 [1JN]

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: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1374), H4584 [22MY]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H9539 [15NO]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 5162), H1372 [5MR]

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

——— require consumer reporting agencies to place a security freeze on a consumer report without a fee if the consumer reporting agency is subject to a breach of data security (see H.R. 3878), H733 [30JA]

Crime: condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities (see H. Res. 257), H3835 [8MY]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H7824 [4SE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1507 [9MR]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 699), H1214 [15FE]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (see H.R. 5483), H3343 [16AP]

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: establish feeding program under National School Lunch Program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 7185), H9690 [28NO]

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 4527), H903 [6FE]

——— 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 Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H5363 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 6722), H9092 [26SE]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 5096), H3397 [17AP]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 4838), H903 [6FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1949), H3444 [18AP]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 6775), H9092 [26SE]

——— 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), H478 [17JA]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see H.R. 5241), H3887 [9MY]

——— establish American Technical Training Grant Program (see H.R. 5146), H3397 [17AP]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 5384), H2040 [22MR]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7720 [26JY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H9691 [28NO]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H9153 [27SE]

——— prohibit seclusion and use of restraints in schools except to protect students and staff and provide school personnel with crisis intervention training (see H.R. 7124), H9525 [14NO]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 5976), H4732 [25MY]

——— provide Direct PLUS Loan forgiveness for parents of disabled students (see H.R. 2270), H3397 [17AP]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 4001), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 3742), H1214 [15FE]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 5136), H3397 [17AP]

——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1528), H902 [6FE]

——— require publication of information relative to religious exemptions to requirements of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3574), H1336 [27FE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 7204), H9757 [30NO]

——— support maker education, makerspaces, and training for teachers in the application of maker education (see H.R. 2308), H1178 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H5991 [6JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H1373 [5MR]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 7212), H10512 [20DE]

——— reauthorize a program of partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity (see H.R. 4776), H976 [7FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5365), H7824 [4SE]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H5154 [13JN]

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H6589 [19JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H83 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish humane practices for repatriation of aliens at the border and effective standards for the treatment of certain detained aliens (see H.R. 2572), H5286 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement the ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 7052), H9424 [9OC]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 5908), H4850 [6JN]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 6692), H9569 [16NO]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8727 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decision seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum (see H. Res. 987), H6111 [11JY]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H9415 [2OC]

——— establish grants to reduce incidence of hate crimes (see H.R. 4065), H9569 [16NO]

——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 1566), H9691 [28NO]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H554 [18JA]

——— make grants to, and enter into agreements with, State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see H.R. 7079), H10211 [13DE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1610 [14MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6589 [19JY]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H7728 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H7729 [26JY]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 7141), H9567 [16NO]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H5748 [26JN]

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), H3096 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7943 [7SE]

——— 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), H8107 [10SE]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H10171 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H1268 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning (see H.R. 4241), H9471 [9NO]

——— 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), H5981 [29JN]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H1609 [14MR]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4208 [17MY]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 5158), H9758 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 809), H3342 [16AP]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3316 [13AP]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H5817 [27JN]

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

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H4584 [22MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H9431 [12OC]

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), H3835 [8MY]

Drugs: authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (see H.R. 5041), H3750 [3MY]

——— 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]

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

EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment (see H.R. 4729), H3316 [13AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and establishment of a mandatory public financing system for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 126), H4694 [23MY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1342 [1MR]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see H.R. 6449), H6588 [19JY]

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (see H.R. 4972), H9569 [16NO]

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]

——— establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 5127), H1333 [27FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3444 [18AP]

Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1177 [14FE]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE]

——— 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), H7156 [24JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require Executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding certain contracts (see H.R. 5401), H2041 [22MR]

Federal contracts: require sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (see H.R. 5113), H8728 [13SE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H3444 [18AP]

——— prohibit high-level Federal employees from participating in any matter substantially related to the appointee’s former employment (see H.R. 2500), H9569 [16NO]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR]

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), H9092 [26SE]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H8108 [10SE]

——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 810), H4285 [21MY]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5090), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms (see H.R. 5652), H9449 [26OC]

——— promote State laws that hold gun owners liable for negligent gun storage that leads to child access (see H.R. 5941), H9092 [26SE]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (see H.R. 4268), H1374 [5MR]

——— provide for mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 5607), H5507 [21JN]

——— reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 3987), H3452 [23AP]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1278), H8727 [13SE]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7943 [7SE]

FRS: modify goals of Board of Governors, promote diversity on board of directors of each Federal reserve bank, and establish certain reporting requirements for Board of Governors (see H.R. 7095), H9539 [15NO]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H3707 [26AP]

GAO: require study of Federal agencies to determine which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s participation in the workforce (see H.R. 5565), H3441 [18AP]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10512 [20DE]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H3576 [25AP]

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), H9420 [5OC]

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), H7871 [5SE]

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), H8739 [20SE]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H6112 [11JY]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 6527), H7871 [5SE]

——— 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), H4980 [7JN]

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

——— provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6180), H5581 [22JN]

——— 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. 6172), H5581 [22JN] (see H.R. 6236), H7921 [6SE] (see H.R. 6594), H9408 [28SE]

Insurance: cap prescription drug cost-sharing (see H.R. 6340), H6589 [19JY]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H6589 [19JY]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H8108 [10SE]

——— 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), H9668 [27NO]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H785 [5FE]

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), H7943 [7SE]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.J. Res. 145), H10512 [20DE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H7759 [21AU]

Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office, McArthur, CA: designate (see H.R. 6655), H7748 [7AU]

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 rehabilitation (see H. Res. 763), H3453 [23AP]

——— 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]

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H1501 [8MR]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building, Ceres, CA: designate (see H.R. 6405), H6463 [17JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9763 [3DE]

Law enforcement: require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants (see H.R. 1857), H903 [6FE]

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), H9511 [13NO]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H10170 [12DE]

Medicare: cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H6175 [12JY]

——— create care management demonstration programs for chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 3867), H4850 [6JN]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 4006), H3507 [24AP]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H584 [19JA]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see H.R. 6117), H5200 [14JN]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H6589 [19JY]

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

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), H737 [2FE]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 6270), H6650 [23JY]

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

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H4139 [16MY]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 756), H1334 [27FE]

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

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 761), H1341 [1MR]

News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 5190), H3743 [27AP]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H3884 [9MY]

NOAA: create a Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to reduce air pollution, harmful underwater acoustic impacts, and fatal vessel whale strikes through voluntary vessel speed reductions near Santa Barbara, CA (see H.R. 3682), H6042 [10JY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H1729 [20MR]

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), H6589 [19JY]

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), H7688 [25JY]

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

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), H7756 [17AU]

——— place a moratorium on mail processing facility closures and consolidations and maintain delivery standards (see H.R. 6282), H6042 [10JY]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 4074), H785 [5FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see H.R. 4826), H552 [18JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H1372 [5MR]

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]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H5286 [19JN]

——— set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level (see H.R. 6909), H9089 [26SE]

——— set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level and operate U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in good faith (see H. Res. 1073), H8738 [20SE]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H1609 [14MR]

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

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6650 [23JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 6752), H7941 [7SE]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9442 [23OC]

——— prohibit military assistance until Dept. of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free (see H.R. 7070), H9439 [19OC]

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

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1054), H5749 [26JN]

SEC: require issuers to disclose in an annual report any substantial financial relationship with any manufacturer or dealer of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 5106), H1443 [6MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2899), H2043 [22MR]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1251), H3444 [18AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9569 [16NO]

——— ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3192), H1729 [20MR]

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

Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office, Orange, CA: designate (see H.R. 4946), H901 [6FE]

States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 712), H7156 [24JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: repeal and use funds to cancel student loan debt and increase Pell grants (see H.R. 5928), H4692 [23MY]

Taxation: expand exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures and storm water management measures (see H.R. 448), H5363 [20JN]

——— impose a net worth tax on all individuals and trusts with a net worth over a certain amount (see H.R. 2143), H583 [19JA]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 5103), H1544 [13MR]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 1458), H733 [30JA]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation (see H.R. 3234), H737 [2FE]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H1332 [27FE]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 6900), H9088 [26SE]

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), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 4271), H9408 [28SE]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H1214 [15FE] (see H.R. 5447), H3576 [25AP]

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

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 2669), H3343 [16AP]

——— 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]

——— limit authority of State election officials to remove registrants from the official list of eligible voters in Federal elections on the basis of interstate cross-checks (see H.R. 3091), H5225 [15JN]

——— prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H7689 [25JY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 787), H3342 [16AP]

——— promote innovation in voting, including in voting technology and voter registration technology, election security, and increased voter participation through a challenge prize competition (see H.R. 6564), H7721 [26JY]

——— require States to automatically register eligible voters (see H.R. 2876), H7735 [31JY]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 3684), H3507 [24AP]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 1044), H8886 [25SE]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see H.R. 6093), H10512 [20DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3239), H7751 [10AU]

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]

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

——— 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), H9152 [27SE]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H9569 [16NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3835 [8MY]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 850), H3706 [26AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 4912), H1268 [26FE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H7871 [5SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7871 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 6481), H7154 [24JY]

——— establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 7116), H9467 [6NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Innovation (see H.R. 7054), H9425 [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (see H.R. 6040), H4979 [7JN]

——— determine feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and flexibility in certain areas (see H.R. 6782), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects (see H.R. 6592), H7722 [26JY]

EPA: 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]

FTC: establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (see H.R. 7117), H9467 [6NO]

Hazardous substances: require OSHA and EPA to update refinery and chemical plant safety regulations (see H. Con. Res. 147), H10511 [20DE]

Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6808), H8725 [13SE]

Medicare: provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5160), H1372 [5MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: expand eligibility to receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan (see H.R. 5258), H1542 [13MR]

Transportation: improve public understanding of how transportation investments are made by public agencies through establishing greater transparency and accountability processes (see H.R. 6493), H7154 [24JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (H.R. 6481), H7155 [24JY]

——— establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (H.R. 7116), H9467 [6NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Innovation (H.R. 7054), H9425 [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior: convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (H.R. 6040), H4981 [7JN]

——— determine feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and flexibility in certain areas (H.R. 6782), H8171 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects (H.R. 6592), H7726 [26JY]

FTC: establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (H.R. 7117), H9467 [6NO]

Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (H.R. 6808), H8727 [13SE]

Medicare: provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (H.R. 5160), H1373 [5MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: expand eligibility to receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan (H.R. 5258), H1543 [13MR]

Transportation: improve public understanding of how transportation investments are made by public agencies through establishing greater transparency and accountability processes (H.R. 6493), H7156 [24JY]

Remarks

Canyon, CA: anniversary of Canyon Elementary School, E1088• [26JY]

Coffee, Angie: East Bay Leadership Council Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1721• [20DE]

Concord, CA: anniversary, E967• [3JY]

DEA: develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (H.R. 4275), H5067 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), E70• [19JA]

——— convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (H.R. 6040), H8161 [12SE]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H3131, H3135, H3136 [11AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4929 [7JN]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), E73• [19JA]

FDA: improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 772), H821• [6FE]

Harold D. McGraw, Sr., Post Office Building, Richmond, CA: designate (H.R. 606), H8246• [13SE]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, E73• [19JA]

Lafayette, CA: anniversary of Las Trampas School, Inc., E398• [5AP]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, E73• [19JA]

Richmond, CA: anniversary of Labor to Labor Dinner, E1270• [20SE]

Sewell, Robert: Central Labor Council of Contra Costa County, CA, AFL–CIO Labor Leader of the Year Award recipient, E1273• [20SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Anadromous Fish Screen Program funding, H4929 [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, H9501• [13NO], H9804• [10DE], E70•, E73•, E76• [19JA]

Tributes

Adams, Seth, E393• [5AP]

Adler, Raymond N., E497• [18AP]

Allen, Raphael, H4860 [7JN]

Casey, Willis, E1421• [16OC]

Caul, Tique Lee, H3691 [26AP], E503• [18AP]

Chapman, Duane, E1716• [20DE]

Gaskins, Arthur, E1171• [24AU]

Hitchcock, Kate, E219• [26FE]

Hofmann, Kenneth H., E690• [18MY]

Lindsay, Bill, E1075• [26JY]

Marsh, Virginia (Ginger), E1372• [5OC]

McMillian, James B., Jr., E205• [20FE]

Meyers, Charles W., Jr. (Chip), E1275• [20SE]

Nelis, Martin, E1344• [28SE]

Pham, Sneha Minisandram, E710• [22MY]

Regalia, Edmund L., E264• [6MR]

Reynolds, Susan, E1592• [3DE]

Sarver, Norma Etheridge Thorn, E444• [12AP]

Torlakson, Tom, E1678• [17DE]

Wooling, Howard J., E1713• [20DE]