McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 4712), consideration (H. Res. 694), H503 [18JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen, exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1176), H10126 [12DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3110 [11AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file reports on appropriations legislation (H. Res. 1020), table (H. Res. 1027), H7698 [26JY]

——— permission to file reports on appropriations legislation (H. Res. 1027), H7698 [26JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4791 [6JN]

Crime: make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 5698), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4006 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4006 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4161 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10126 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4660 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration (H. Res. 908), H4602 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1027), H7698 [26JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5740 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5302 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (H.R. 3249), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 918), H4791 [6JN]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1183), H10482 [20DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 714), H697 [30JA]

——— 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), H5825 [28JN]

Dept. of State: include severe forms of trafficking in persons within definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 796), H1765 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4006 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), consideration (H. Res. 996), H6280 [17JY]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5302 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4791 [6JN]

Financial institutions: ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (H.R. 4607), consideration (H. Res. 747), H1285 [27FE]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), consideration (H. Res. 747), H1285 [27FE]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3110 [11AP]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during fall district work period (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during January district work period (H. Res. 694), H503 [18JA]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Memorial Day district work period (H. Res. 908), H4602 [23MY]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (H. Res. 796), H1765 [22MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1020), table (H. Res. 1027), H7698 [26JY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1020), table (H. Res. 1027), H7698 [26JY]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5302 [20JN]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6485 [18JY]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H6501 [18JY]

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Articles and editorials

China—New Controls on Tibetan Monastery, Human Rights Watch (organization), E117• [30JA]

Conservatives Irate Over GOP’s Spending Hypocrisy, Rachael Bade and Sarah Ferris, Politico (publication), H3109 [11AP]

President Trump Seems To Be Saying More and More Things That Aren’t True, Ashley Parker, Washington (DC) Post (excerpt), H5300 [20JN]

Trump to Poor Americans—Get to Work or Lose Your Benefits, Caitlin Dewey and Tracy Jan, Washington (DC) Post, H4155–H4157 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H3887 [9MY]

Ahmad, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor: tribute (see H. Res. 1125), H9431 [12OC]

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), H3056 [2AP]

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

American Heart Month: observance (see H. Res. 752), H1334 [27FE]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H3783 [7MY]

——— prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see H.R. 4202), H4777 [5JN]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8886 [25SE]

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

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H1544 [13MR]

——— extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers and improve electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges (see H.R. 5467), H3146 [11AP]

——— protect U.S. military personnel from malaria (see H. Res. 1062), H9153 [27SE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9743 [29NO]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8728 [13SE]

——— require prompt reporting of any member convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Conduct to National Instant Criminal Background Check System for legal firearms purchases (see H.R. 4639), H3316 [13AP]

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 697), H733 [30JA]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1155), H9568 [16NO]

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), H3707 [26AP]

Burma: call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population (see H. Res. 1057), H8728 [13SE]

——— 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. 4223), H1127 [13FE] (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Cambodia: promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law, condemn political violence and human rights violations, and call for respect for freedom of the press, assembly, and speech and electoral reforms (see H. Res. 661), H18 [8JA]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and ensure fair treatment of detainees and release of those unjustly detained (see H. Res. 1111), H9414 [2OC]

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), H7921 [6SE]

Children and youth: support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 1032), H7687 [25JY]

China: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China (see H.R. 3960), H3936 [11MY]

——— condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 7123), H9510 [13NO]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 7384), H10510 [20DE]

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

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 3429), H3444 [18AP]

——— provide a more navigable and accommodating pathway for veterans honorably discharged from the U.S. military to naturalize and seek citizenship (see H.R. 3563), H903 [6FE]

——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H9431 [12OC]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see H.R. 4680), H3931 [10MY]

Civil War—U.S.: inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5056), H1212 [15FE]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H783 [5FE]

——— 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), H7729 [26JY]

Commission To Study and Establish a Fair and Humane System of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 6361), H6173 [12JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5749 [26JN]

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support democracy and accountability (see H.R. 6207), H7748 [7AU]

Congress: eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see H. Res. 283), H5987 [3JY]

——— reestablish Office of Technology Assessment (see H. Res. 849), H3706 [26AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H584 [19JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H2043 [22MR]

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]

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: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 4999), H1179 [14FE]

——— 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), H975 [7FE]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H6173 [12JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1477 [7MR]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H7754 [14AU]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H1335 [27FE]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 699), H553 [18JA]

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: address deferred maintenance at schools of agriculture and Agricultural Research Service facilities (see H.R. 6474), H6648 [23JY]

——— calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits using the cost of Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion low-cost food plans (see H.R. 5849), H4850 [6JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4316), H903 [6FE]

——— expand availability of programs to veteran farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 6500), H7155 [24JY]

——— improve food safety, encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality in which produced, and reauthorize and expand support of these efforts (see H.R. 3941), H1544 [13MR]

——— improve land stewardship and soil conservation (see H.R. 5188), H7156 [24JY]

——— make available certain records relative to the Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act and provide for an alternative tax depreciation system for taxpayers violating rules under such acts (see H.R. 1368), H3452 [23AP]

——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics (see H.R. 7330), H10335 [19DE]

——— reauthorize and expand Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grant Program to encourage purchase of fruits and vegetables under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5563), H3441 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3979 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4587), H733 [30JA]

——— phaseout use of private military contractors (see H.R. 6534), H7686 [25JY]

——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 6840), H9092 [26SE]

——— prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (see H.R. 4980), H1074 [8FE]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H6175 [12JY]

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

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H5284 [19JN]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7732 [27JY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H7824 [4SE]

——— 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 formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 3742), H1127 [13FE]

——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9150 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H9408 [28SE]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H6650 [23JY]

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

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), H6175 [12JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H629 [25JA]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H584 [19JA]

——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see H.R. 6586), H7722 [26JY]

——— protect information obtained relative to placement of unaccompanied alien children from being used for any purpose other than providing safe and secure placements (see H.R. 7030), H9414 [2OC]

——— reauthorize Child Advocate Program (see H.R. 6223), H5987 [3JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a strategy to implement policies and procedures to ensure the safety of children in U.S., Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody (see H.R. 7396), H10586 [21DE]

——— 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]

——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see H.R. 4940), H5094 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to frontline operational components for procurement of certain items that do not meet specified criteria (see H.R. 5574), H4243 [18MY]

——— 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]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3576 [25AP]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see H.R. 6462), H6588 [19JY]

——— terminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 6361), H6173 [12JY]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 6692), H8739 [20SE]

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]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 5710), H3833 [8MY]

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

——— make grants to implement statutes and policies to issue firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 6629), H7724 [26JY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H9526 [14NO]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6112 [11JY]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H5094 [12JN]

——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 5551), H3576 [25AP]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 2418), H5363 [20JN]

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

Dept. of State: eliminate the repatriation loan program to prevent U.S. citizens being evacuated from a foreign country from having to repay certain costs of evacuation (see H.R. 6243), H5815 [27JN]

——— 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), H5580 [22JN]

——— maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 4765), H132 [10JA]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H9819 [10DE]

——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see H.R. 4549), 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), H9420 [5OC]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H6264 [16JY]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see H.R. 4774), H168 [11JA]

——— 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), H676 [29JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: pay rewards to help identify and recover stolen assets linked to foreign government corruption and proceeds of such corruption hidden behind complex financial structures in the U.S. and abroad (see H.R. 5101), H1332 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3783 [7MY]

——— 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), H3096 [10AP]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 93), H5506 [21JN]

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

——— make certain improvements relative to inspections of departmental medical facilities and care for women (see H.R. 3558), H9539 [15NO]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H3931 [10MY]

——— 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), H3835 [8MY]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5094 [12JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H1373 [5MR]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H5094 [12JN]

Diseases and disorders: recognize value of pre-exposure prophylaxis medication as an effective prevention tool in combating HIV, support research and usage of such medication, and ensure effective HIV prevention outreach (see H. Res. 960), H5987 [3JY]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H9821 [10DE]

——— improve medical research on marijuana (see H.R. 4825), H1268 [26FE]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H5153 [13JN]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H10512 [20DE]

——— 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]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3575 [25AP]

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

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 4589), H1127 [13FE]

Egypt: express concern over attacks on Coptic Christians (see H. Res. 673), H170 [11JA]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H4139 [16MY]

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]

——— reduce human exposure to asbestos (see H.R. 5114), H1333 [27FE]

——— reform renewable fuel standard by mitigating harmful environmental impacts and advancing the next generation of biofuels (see H.R. 5212), H3743 [27AP]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: align certain provisions with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H3506 [24AP]

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 5414), H6589 [19JY]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5649 [25JN]

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

Federal employees: improve specialized training requirement for Federal personnel who have substantive contact with unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6222), H5987 [3JY]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H168 [11JA]

——— 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: 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), H1336 [27FE]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 6075), H5581 [22JN]

——— 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), H3576 [25AP]

——— 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), H1478 [7MR]

——— prohibit possession by, or disposition of a firearm to, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty (see H.R. 6278), H6042 [10JY]

——— prohibit sale, acquisition, distribution, or import of certain firearms or ammunition parts, prohibit certain marketing or advertising of such parts, and require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 7115), H9462 [2NO]

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

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogyneoclogy and improve quality of care to meet health care needs of women in least developed countries (see H.R. 7301), H10210 [13DE]

——— ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 7055), H9768 [6DE]

Foreign policy: affirm U.S. commitment to NATO and condemn President Trump’s failure to confront Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for Russia’s election interference and worldwide aggression (see H. Res. 1008), H7157 [24JY]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1443 [6MR]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally and appoint new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and Special Advisor for International Religious Freedom (see H. Res. 319), H6042 [10JY]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5464), H3095 [10AP]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H1333 [27FE]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see H.R. 2995), H5581 [22JN]

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]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H1729 [20MR]

——— recognize cardiovascular disease as leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis (see H. Res. 752), H1334 [27FE]

——— 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), H3506 [24AP]

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), H7729 [26JY]

——— establish use of ranked choice voting in elections, require States with more than one Representative to establish multi-Member congressional districts, and conduct independent redistricting (see H.R. 3057), H3887 [9MY]

——— modify procedures for considering legislation prohibiting proposed sales of defense articles or services, licenses for exports of defense articles, and approval of certain assistance (see H.R. 7080), H9438 [19OC]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 6711), H7870 [5SE]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 1102), H1178 [14FE]

Housing: expand Federal investments in affordable and accessible rental homes to help more low-income families who struggle to make ends meet (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3979 [15MY]

Human rights: denounce those who support or engage in sexual violence and strengthen efforts to prevent use of sexual violence as a weapon of war (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5201 [14JN]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H3452 [23AP]

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), H7686 [25JY]

——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 5058), H1212 [15FE]

——— establish immigration consumer fraud information hotlines and websites and provide for outreach campaigns on such fraud (see H.R. 6363), H6173 [12JY]

——— increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 4777), H1268 [26FE]

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

——— limit separation of families including an individual with a developmental disability at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6232), H5748 [26JN]

——— 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]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H901 [6FE]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 5950), H6589 [19JY]

——— protect State and local government officials from Federal prosecution for complying with their official duties and responsibilities (see H.R. 6055), H5020 [8JN]

——— provide for admission to the U.S. of certain Tibetans (see H.R. 3087), H1373 [5MR]

——— 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), H5817 [27JN]

——— 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), H5505 [21JN] (see H.R. 6236), H6042 [10JY] (see H.R. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H6041 [10JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H1374 [5MR]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 6689), H7776 [28AU]

——— 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), H5817 [27JN]

——— restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see H.R. 762), H8171 [12SE]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 5406), H3453 [23AP]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H629 [25JA]

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), H584 [19JA]

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), H10338 [19DE]

——— modernize and improve (see H.R. 5444), H3211 [12AP]

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

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H1179 [14FE]

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), H3317 [13AP]

——— 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]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm alliance with the U.S., commend contributions to international community, encourage continued foreign assistance programs, and provide best wishes for successful Olympic Winter Games (see H. Res. 707), H678 [29JA]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H6042 [10JY]

Labor unions: 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), H6042 [10JY]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H6042 [10JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9460 [30OC]

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1078), H8884 [25SE]

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]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 5072), H1220 [20FE]

——— affirm strong U.S. ties and support for democratic principles, and call for implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia (see H. Res. 1055), H9468 [6NO]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10338 [19DE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H3452 [23AP]

——— delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see H.R. 5912), H6175 [12JY]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H9436 [16OC]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3032), H3507 [24AP]

——— create care management demonstration programs for chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 3867), H1442 [6MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H6264 [16JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H3452 [23AP]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2307), H3507 [24AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7751 [10AU]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 1173), H1729 [20MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H3452 [23AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: codify emergency preparedness final rule for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities as conditions of participation (see H.R. 4704), H5286 [19JN]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6256), H6042 [10JY]

——— ensure access to Federal facilities in order to exercise oversight responsibilities (see H.R. 6260), H5973 [28JN]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H10587 [21DE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 776), H5201 [14JN]

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

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1137), H9460 [30OC]

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

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 733), H974 [7FE]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H6042 [10JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9425 [9OC]

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 805), H2042 [22MR]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 859), H3742 [27AP]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 880), H3834 [8MY]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 757), H10104 [11DE]

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]

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5244), H3060 [5AP]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9691 [28NO]

NIH: establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see H.R. 4733), H3452 [23AP]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4730 [24MY]

——— 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), H4730 [24MY]

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of Denis Mukwege for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

——— recognition of Nadia Murad for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as the framework for sustainable peace, address certain failings in implementation of such Agreement, and call for inquiry into Patrick Finucane murder (see H. Res. 777), H1543 [13MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: investigate whether the NRA benefitted from Russia’s involvement in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election (see H.R. 6630), H7724 [26JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 4784), H169 [11JA]

Political campaigns: ban contributions by foreign-controlled corporations and foreign-affiliated nonprofit organizations, prohibit foreign involvement in election activities, and reform Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 6249), H6650 [23JY]

——— 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), H6651 [23JY]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 5173), H1544 [13MR]

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), H6651 [23JY]

——— place a moratorium on mail processing facility closures and consolidations and maintain delivery standards (see H.R. 6282), H7759 [21AU]

——— replace motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 6991), H9405 [28SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: disapprove granting of reprieve or Presidential pardons to himself for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H7724 [26JY]

——— disclose use of Federal funds with any privately held company owned by the President (see H.R. 5873), H4209 [17MY]

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H1266 [26FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H4981 [7JN]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H4981 [7JN]

Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 141), H9510 [13NO]

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]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H5815 [27JN]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H1267 [26FE]

Refugees: 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]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H3887 [9MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5339), H3707 [26AP]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H6651 [23JY]

——— condemn destabilizing activities and call on Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to explain why it continues to plan to hold the World Cup in Russia based on such activities (see H. Res. 926), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide for measures to strengthen dialogue with the Russian people and support Russian civil society (see H.R. 6426), H6651 [23JY]

Saudi Arabia: require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement and impose conditions relative to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, uranium enrichment, and human rights (see H.R. 7350), H10336 [19DE]

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see H.R. 4677), H733 [30JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3835 [8MY]

Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3746 [1MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

SSA: permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5815 [27JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1015), H3506 [24AP]

——— allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 6274), H6196 [13JY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H1653 [15MR]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H3052 [29MR]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 5003), H5581 [22JN]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H3746 [1MY]

Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see H.R. 6827), H8725 [13SE]

Thomas P. Costin, Jr., Post Office Building, Lynn, MA: designate (see H.R. 6059), H5286 [19JN]

Tibet: make treatment of Tibetan people an important factor in U.S. relations with China, call for release of political and religious prisoners, ensure access of U.S. citizens, and promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1214 [15FE]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see H.R. 1424), H3575 [25AP]

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]

——— 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), H3979 [15MY]

Turkey: limit transfer of F–35 aircraft (see H.R. 5863), H4209 [17MY]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H5363 [20JN]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 5621), H7754 [14AU]

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

Voting: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see H.R. 6122), H7735 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 6612), H7723 [26JY]

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), H3507 [24AP]

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

——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 7285), H10338 [19DE]

World Bonobo Day: designate (see H. Res. 738), H1178 [14FE]

World Food Day: designate (see H. Res. 1113), H9414 [2OC]

World Hearing Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H1268 [26FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5201 [14JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7776 [28AU]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps (see H.R. 7258), H10102 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H4729 [24MY]

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), H9435 [16OC]

Tibetan Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 743), H1217 [16FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (H.R. 7082), H9443 [23OC]

——— prohibit military assistance until Dept. of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free (H.R. 7070), H9436 [16OC]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H503 [18JA], H697 [30JA], H1285 [27FE], H1766 [22MR], H3110 [11AP], H4006 [16MY], H4161 [17MY], H4602 [23MY], H4791 [6JN], H5302 [20JN], H5825 [28JN], H6486 [18JY], H7698 [26JY], H9111 [27SE], H10126 [12DE], H10482 [20DE]

Letters

Agriculture and Nutrition Act: several food bank executives, H4180 [17MY]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Nancy LeaMond, AARP (organization), H3107 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H3580 [26AP], H4001 [16MY]

——— Joyce A. Rogers, AARP (organization), H3580 [26AP]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H4003 [16MY]

——— several child advocacy organizations, H4002 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense low-yield nuclear warhead funding: several former defense and foreign policy officials, H4599 [23MY]

Gun control: Amherst, MA, Amherst Regional Middle School students, H1282 [27FE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Feeding America (organization), H9105 [27SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3351 [17AP]

Press releases

Congress Must Vote No on Farm Bill: Share Our Strength (organization), H4002 [16MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 4712), consideration (H. Res. 694), H495, H497, H498, H499, H502 [18JA]

Appropriations: legislative process, H691 [30JA], H4787, H4789 [6JN]

——— making consolidated appropriations, H1760, H1761, H1762, H1764, H1765 [22MR]

——— making continuing, H500 [18JA], H591 [20JA], H999 [8FE], H10478, H10479, H10480, H10481 [20DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 7264), H10124 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 7397), H10590 [22DE]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen, exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1176), H10119, H10120, H10124 [12DE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H. Con. Res. 138), exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1142), H9516, H9517, H9518, H9520, H9521 [14NO]

——— require congressional review and approval of any proposed escalation of troops in Afghanistan, H4595, H4597 [23MY], H7694, H7695 [26JY]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (H.R. 3030), H3571 [25AP]

Auburn, MA: tribute to Auburn High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E717• [23MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3106, H3108, H3109 [11AP]

——— exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal balanced budget requirement, H3107, H3108, H3109 [11AP]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4865 [7JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6056 [11JY]

China: call for release of political prisoners, H3562 [25AP]

——— impact of increasing influence in global affairs, H546• [18JA]

——— imposition of Communist control over Larung Gar Monastery in Tibet, E117• [30JA]

Congress: legislative priorities, H495, H498, H499 [18JA]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4787, H4788, H4789 [6JN]

Crime: make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 5698), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3995, H3998 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify that adult failure to meet Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program household eligibility requirements will not make household children ineligible, H4190, H4191 [17MY]

——— provide States the flexibility to contract out administrative functions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H4192, H4193 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3351 [17AP], H3579–H3581 [26AP], H3991, H3993 [16MY], H4180, H4181, H4190, H4191, H4192, H4193 [17MY], H5097 [13JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3995, H3996, H3998, H4000, H4001, H4004, H4005 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4151, H4153, H4155, H4157, H4158, H4159 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10116, H10118, H10119, H10120, H10121, H10124 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3100 [11AP]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3351 [17AP], H3579–H3581 [26AP], H3991, H3993, H3995, H3996, H4000, H4001, H4004 [16MY], H4151, H4153, H4155, H4157, H4158, H4159 [17MY], H5097 [13JN], H9542 [16NO], H10116, H10118 [12DE], H10274 [19DE]

——— tribute to Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grant Program, H6265 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal, H4661 [23MY], H5740 [26JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4661 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration (H. Res. 908), H4594, H4597, H4599, H4600 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1027), H7693, H7695, H7696, H7698 [26JY]

——— low-yield nuclear warhead funding, H4599, H4600 [23MY]

——— making appropriations, H691, H694, H695, H696 [30JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5740 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 2475), H4597 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5297, H5298, H5299, H5300 [20JN]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (H.R. 4820), H499 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish program to improve election system cybersecurity by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts to identify and report vulnerabilities, H6276 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (H.R. 3249), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 918), H4788 [6JN]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1183), H10478, H10479, H10480, H10481 [20DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 714), H691, H694, H695, H696 [30JA]

——— 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), H5821, H5823 [28JN]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 5476), H9109 [27SE]

Dept. of State: decision to not impose certain sanctions on Russia, H693 [30JA]

——— include severe forms of trafficking in persons within definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 796), H1760, H1761, H1762, H1764, H1765 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3995, H3998 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), consideration (H. Res. 996), H6275, H6277, H6279, H6280 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (H.R. 5805), H3998 [16MY]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, H3998 [16MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4788, H4789 [6JN], H4865 [7JN]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws, H6279 [17JY]

Drugs: increase State funding for response to opioid misuse crisis and research on addiction and pain relative to substance misuse crisis (H.R. 4501), H5299 [20JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5297, H5298, H5299, H5300 [20JN]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6276, H6277 [17JY], H6480, H6481, H6482, H6483, H6485 [18JY]

Elections: condemn efforts to undermine or distract from investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections and enhance protections from interference in future elections, H692, H696 [30JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 31), H6056 [11JY]

——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (H.R. 6494), H7695, H7696, H7698 [26JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4787, H4788, H4789 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4865 [7JN]

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), H5823 [28JN]

Federal Task Force To Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: establish (S. 1091), H5132 [13JN]

Financial institutions: ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (H.R. 4607), consideration (H. Res. 747), H1281, H1282, H1283, H1284 [27FE]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), consideration (H. Res. 747), H1281, H1282, H1283, H1284 [27FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6275, H6277, H6279, H6280 [17JY]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (H.R. 2598), H1283, H1284 [27FE]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), H1283, H1284 [27FE]

——— gun control, H1281, H1282, H1283, H1284 [27FE]

——— 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), H1283, H1284 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 734), H999 [8FE]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H10274 [19DE]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3106 [11AP]

Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H3571 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H497 [18JA], H10590 [22DE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6056 [11JY]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H591 [20JA]

Health: address impact of diet-related diseases on health care costs, H6265 [17JY]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H4298, H4299 [22MY], H4594 [23MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1181), H10344 [20DE]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H591 [20JA]

——— open versus restrictive rules, H1761 [22MR], H4788, H4790 [6JN], H4865 [7JN]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1181), H10344 [20DE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H591 [20JA]

Hurricanes: tribute to Worcester, MA, Police Dept., members for efforts to provide disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, E100• [25JA]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3440), H694, H695, H696 [30JA], H999 [8FE], H1761, H1762, H1764, H1765 [22MR], H3106 [11AP], H5373 [21JN]

——— 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, H5298, H5300 [20JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10478, H10479, H10480, H10481 [20DE]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 954), H5373 [21JN]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (H. Con. Res. 63), H4789, H4790 [6JN]

——— importance of investment, H4788 [6JN]

John Hancock (company): tribute to partnership with Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy to create Vitality Program that offers incentives to encourage healthy behaviors, H6265 [17JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H4788, H4789 [6JN], H4865 [7JN]

Leominster, MA: anniversary of Johnny Appleseed Arts and Cultural Festival, E1251• [13SE]

Massachusetts: tribute to Monte’s March event to benefit Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, H10274 [19DE]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5297, H5298, H5299, H5300 [20JN]

——— funding, H5299 [20JN]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care, and reduce certain Federal medical assistance percentages and funds (H.R. 7397), H10590 [22DE]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as affiliated area of National Park System (H.R. 88), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1160), H9704, H9705, H9707, H9708 [29NO]

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (H.R. 5244), H10304 [19DE]

——— remove certain Native American blood requirements for members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma to allow heirs and devisees to title to allotted tribal lands (H.R. 2606), Senate amendments, H10304 [19DE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4005 [16MY], H6274 [17JY]

Point of order, H3991 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: extend grants, measure employment outcomes of exiting recipients, and make corrections to data exchange standards of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 7264), H10124 [12DE]

Rise Against Hunger (organization): tribute to meal packaging event to fight hunger in Mozambique, H4784 [6JN]

Romero, Oscar: Catholic Church canonization, E1408• [16OC]

Russia: support Speaker Ryan’s statement on interference in U.S. elections (H. Res. 999), H6274, H6277, H6280 [17JY], H6479 [18JY]

Slabinski, Britt: Medal of Honor recipient, E736• [25MY]

STAND (organization): tribute, H3571 [25AP]

Syria: anniversary of start of civil war, H1646 [15MR]

——— condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (H. Res. 632), H479 [18JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H9103, H9104, H9109 [27SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9103, H9104, H9107, H9109 [27SE]

——— extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H9704, H9705, H9707, H9708 [29NO]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9103, H9104, H9107, H9109 [27SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6479, H6480, H6481, H6482, H6483, H6485 [18JY]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9103, H9104, H9107, H9109 [27SE]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (H.R. 1872), H689 [30JA], H8851 [25SE]

Trump, President: characterization of remarks relative to investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections during news conference with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6276 [17JY]

——— evaluation of administration, H5821 [28JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H5373 [21JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), consideration (H. Res. 1142), H9520 [14NO]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H6480 [18JY]

Worcester, MA: anniversary of George’s Coney Island restaurant, E1308• [26SE]

Tributes

French, Brent E., E1084• [26JY]

Gordon, Alan R., E264• [6MR]

Keefe, George W., H5752 [27JN]

Wironen, Gina, E1544• [20NO]