FRANKEL, LOIS (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4576 [22MY], H4710 [24MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5791 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see H.R. 4819), H4584 [22MY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3148 [11AP]

——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (see H.R. 5480), H3208 [12AP]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9415 [2OC]

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

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H4139 [16MY]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): condemn, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, support efforts to address needs of girls and women impacted by extremism, and provide humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 896), H4695 [23MY]

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), H7751 [10AU]

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), H7689 [25JY]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2095), H9449 [26OC]

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

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 3301), H1336 [27FE]

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), H8724 [13SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H1342 [1MR]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3444 [18AP]

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 Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8107 [10SE]

——— 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), H5817 [27JN]

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

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H9460 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 5832), H3977 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H5022 [8JN]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5201 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a grant for nonprofit, nongovernmental entities to support oversight and anti-abuse education at the U.S. Olympic Committee, its national governing body, and each Paralympic sports organization (see H.R. 5252), H1542 [13MR]

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

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H3210 [12AP]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1221 [20FE]

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

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8172 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H584 [19JA]

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), H7685 [25JY]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H8732 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H9449 [26OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H3887 [9MY]

Drugs: prevent opioid abuse and improve response and treatment for opioid abuse and overdoses (see H.R. 664), H478 [17JA]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H7728 [26JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H3316 [13AP]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4152), H9460 [30OC]

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]

——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 5855), H4138 [16MY]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement if the disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing (see H.R. 5351), H7776 [28AU]

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

FEMA: reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 6455), H6651 [23JY]

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

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3464), H1502 [8MR]

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

Foreign policy: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1508 [9MR]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Dillard High School Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble (see H. Res. 958), H5580 [22JN]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H7943 [7SE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H1267 [26FE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8171 [12SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1178 [14FE]

——— 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), H8732 [17SE]

——— support protecting patients’ access to medically appropriate, evidence-based health care and information, including information about access to safe and legal abortion (see H. Res. 915), H4778 [5JN]

Health care facilities: develop and identify indicators of potentially fraudulent and disreputable recovery housing operators (see H.R. 6092), H5152 [13JN]

Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 342), H7921 [6SE]

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), H7871 [5SE]

Immigration: 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]

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

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6236), H5814 [27JN]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H584 [19JA]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1508 [9MR]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3507 [24AP]

Keiser University: anniversary (see H. Res. 680), H18 [8JA]

Lauderdale Lakes, FL: tribute to City Commission for membership comprised solely of women of color (see H. Res. 942), H5200 [14JN]

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]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H9092 [26SE]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5977), H4850 [6JN]

Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1267 [26FE]

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

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

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

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H3782 [7MY]

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

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3315 [13AP]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 775), H1542 [13MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1138), H9511 [13NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1134), H1335 [27FE] (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), H7777 [28AU]

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

Russia: examine intelligence on election interference, impose sanctions against those undermining cybersecurity or Ukrainian democratic processes, and enforce Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (see H. Res. 749), H1266 [26FE]

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

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

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H733 [30JA]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1698 [19MR]

Transportation Security Administration: require airports to submit security plans that include training programs for active threats, crowd management, mass evacuations, and restarting operations (see H.R. 4737), H18 [8JA]

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]

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), H1699 [19MR]

U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2646), H784 [5FE]

Venezuela: condemn deteriorating situation and resulting regional humanitarian crisis, affirm support for legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court, and urge further regional action in support of democracy (see H. Res. 1006), H8887 [25SE]

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

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1508 [9MR]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H9443 [23OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Employment: strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 6406), H6463 [17JY]

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

Foreign aid: 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), H9425 [9OC]

Immigration: increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 4777), H168 [11JA]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 1036), H7725 [26JY]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from Federal health programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities and provide penalties for illegal distribution of beneficiary identity information (see H.R. 5757), H3929 [10MY]

Women’s Congressional Staff Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1085), H9090 [26SE]

Biographies

Silber, Louis M., E424• [10AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Employment: strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (H.R. 6406), H6464 [17JY]

Foreign aid: 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 (H.R. 7055), H9425 [9OC]

Immigration: increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (H.R. 4777), H169 [11JA]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from Federal health programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities and provide penalties for illegal distribution of beneficiary identity information (H.R. 5757), H3930 [10MY]

Motions

Insurance: modify definition of qualified health plan for health insurance premium tax credit and allow individuals purchasing health insurance in individual market to buy lower premium copper plan (H.R. 6311), H7665 [25JY]

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), H568 [19JA]

——— 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), H500 [18JA]

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (H.R. 5480), H6336 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4717 [24MY]

——— gender advisors, foreign security forces training on how to integrate women in security efforts, and National Defense University research on women’s contributions to security funding, H5791 [27JN]

——— improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (S. 2497), H8149 [12SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5791 [27JN]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (H.R. 3320), E24• [10JA]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3643 [26AP]

——— study economic impact of Temporary Flight Restrictions on local airports, recommend mitigation options, and analyze security procedures to allow limited use of certain airports, H3643 [26AP]

Firearms: gun control, H1203 [15FE], H1549 [14MR]

GSA: ensure competition in commercial e-commerce portal precurement program, H4717 [24MY]

Hersh, Justin: National Campaign To Stop Violence (organization) Do the Write Thing Challenge program ambassador designee, E1044• [23JY]

Immigration: 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, H5140 [13JN]

Insurance: modify definition of qualified health plan for health insurance premium tax credit and allow individuals purchasing health insurance in individual market to buy lower premium copper plan (H.R. 6311), motion to recommit, H7665 [25JY]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (H. Res. 676), E52• [17JA]

Medicare: restore trust fund solvency, H7665 [25JY]

National Association of Students Against Gun Violence: tribute, E571• [27AP]

Parkland, FL: condemn shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, H1203 [15FE]

Scudder, Anushka: National Campaign To Stop Violence (organization) Do the Write Thing Challenge program ambassador designee, E1044• [23JY]

Silber, Louis M.: Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award recipient, E424• [10AP]

16 Days of Activisim Against Gender-Based Violence: observance, E1595• [3DE]

Sports: require amateur sports organizations recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee to report sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes to law enforcement authorities (S. 534), H637 [29JA]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (H.R. 535), E24• [10JA]

——— observance of National Day, E1323• [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, E173• [13FE], E324• [15MR], E611• [9MY]

Tributes

Corey, Thomas H., E516• [24AP]

Ferencz, Benjamin, E345• [20MR]