ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4701 [24MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4964 [7JN], H4993 [8JN]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Articles and editorials

Southwest and Lucky Dog Animal Rescue Fly Plane to Puerto Rico To Save 62 Pets and Donate 14,400 Lbs of Supplies, Kelli Bender, People Magazine, E266• [6MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3936 [11MY]

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), H1501 [8MR]

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

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H1127 [13FE]

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

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1419), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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), H7728 [26JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H554 [18JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9432 [12OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 5121), H9467 [6NO]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8887 [25SE]

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), H678 [29JA]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1225), H4849 [6JN]

Burma: 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. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

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), H3887 [9MY]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H1728 [20MR]

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), H9439 [19OC]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 901), H10211 [13DE]

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), H5286 [19JN]

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

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 4490), H5286 [19JN]

——— 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]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support democracy and accountability (see H.R. 6207), H9471 [9NO]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8171 [12SE]

Crime: establish criminal penalties for unlawful payments for referrals to recovery homes and clinical treatment facilities (see H.R. 6902), H9089 [26SE]

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

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3060 [5AP]

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: better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems (see H.R. 3637), H478 [17JA]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see H.R. 5093), H1266 [26FE]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 3994), H5094 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H9431 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H5153 [13JN]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 3119), H9439 [19OC]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see H.R. 5564), H3783 [7MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2151), H5022 [8JN]

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

——— provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 5031), H1268 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and operate recovery home certification programs (see H.R. 5100), H1332 [27FE]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 6421), H8887 [25SE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H733 [30JA]

——— 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), H10270 [17DE]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 7212), H9763 [3DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H6262 [16JY] (see H.R. 7328), H10335 [19DE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H9511 [13NO]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H5153 [13JN]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H7943 [7SE]

——— restore fair housing mission (see H.R. 6220), H9444 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H784 [5FE]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H7824 [4SE]

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

——— 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), H3453 [23AP]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H6041 [10JY]

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

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), H5987 [3JY]

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), H7921 [6SE]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H1653 [15MR]

——— 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 Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H2043 [22MR]

——— make certain improvements in transparency of personnel vacancies and staffing levels (see H.R. 3459), H5363 [20JN]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H3507 [24AP]

——— 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), H1651 [15MR]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H4777 [5JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: support establishment and improvement of communications sites on or near Federal lands through retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites (see H.R. 2425), H7871 [5SE]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H8171 [12SE]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H733 [30JA]

——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see H.R. 3692), H4777 [5JN]

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

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), H2043 [22MR]

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

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

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

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H4285 [21MY]

FCC: clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures relative to wireless communications (see H.R. 6424), H6557 [18JY]

——— designate a national dialing short code for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in critical, but non-emergency, circumstances (see H.R. 5700), H3833 [8MY]

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

——— reinstate rules regulating inmate telephone service rates, which include immigrant detention facilities, and ensure immigrant parents can call their separated children without charge (see H.R. 6254), H5815 [27JN]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (see H.R. 7328), H10335 [19DE]

——— encourage development of priority antimicrobial products through award of a transferable exclusivity extension period (see H.R. 6294), H7157 [24JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve and modernize digital services and websites and promote use of digital processes over paper-based and in-person encounters (see H.R. 5759), H3929 [10MY]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1022), H5977 [28JN]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H5581 [22JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H1075 [8FE]

——— exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 389), H18 [8JA]

Firearms: prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H3397 [17AP]

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

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]

Forests: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse effects of deforestation (see H.R. 6503), H9092 [26SE]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 444), H1267 [26FE]

——— 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]

GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 8), H3835 [8MY]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5507 [21JN]

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), H404 [16JA]

Health: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3592), H3316 [13AP]

——— 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]

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]

House Rules: prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H8739 [20SE]

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

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), H7735 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6113 [11JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9431 [12OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H9152 [27SE]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 63), H83 [9JA]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H8887 [25SE]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1755 [21MR]

——— prohibit health insurance issuers, group health plans, Medicare Advantage organizations, and prescription drug plan sponsors from limiting drug price information a pharmacy may give to a consumer (see H.R. 6641), H7734 [31JY] (see H.R. 6733), H7941 [7SE]

——— 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), H132 [10JA]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 237), H4981 [7JN]

Iran: observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 211), H6042 [10JY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3835 [8MY]

Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office, McArthur, CA: designate (see H.R. 6655), H7943 [7SE]

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

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), H7728 [26JY]

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

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), H9436 [16OC]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H9408 [28SE]

Medicaid: clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see H.R. 3891), H5022 [8JN]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H3050 [26MR]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 7217), H9821 [10DE]

Medicare: allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to certain benefits to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations (see H.R. 6502), H9471 [9NO]

——— encourage use of non-opioid analgesics for management of post-surgical pain (see H.R. 5809), H4733 [25MY]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H1729 [20MR]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see H.R. 4206), H8886 [25SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H3050 [26MR]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 1173), H733 [30JA]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 3378), H1336 [27FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: codify emergency preparedness final rule for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities as conditions of participation (see H.R. 4704), H678 [29JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H4693 [23MY]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5199 [14JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9421 [5OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H10512 [20DE]

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H4733 [25MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3747 [1MY]

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

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H6465 [17JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9449 [26OC]

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), H1342 [1MR]

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor: provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible (see H.R. 3834), H8108 [10SE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 5606), H3835 [8MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7722 [26JY]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 2709), H9443 [23OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H3887 [9MY]

Orphan Drug Act: affirm importance, commend life-saving accomplishments, and recognize need and continued support for research in development of therapies, treatments, and cures for rare diseases (see H. Res. 1154), H9568 [16NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H3148 [11AP]

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: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H6112 [11JY]

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

Political ethics: strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 7167), H9573 [20NO]

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

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3273), H3979 [15MY]

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), H8728 [13SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: 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), H3097 [10AP]

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

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Refugees: set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level (see H.R. 6909), H9409 [28SE]

——— 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]

Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1086), H9090 [26SE]

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

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9449 [26OC]

——— prohibit military assistance until Dept. of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free (see H.R. 7070), H9435 [16OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H8172 [12SE]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9439 [19OC]

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

Space policy: improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events (see H.R. 3086), H9471 [9NO]

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

Stephens, Don and Deyon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4714), H4139 [16MY]

Tariff: repeal increases in duty and a tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (see H.R. 5571), H5094 [12JN]

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6671), H7754 [14AU]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1337), H9471 [9NO]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 6274), H7759 [21AU]

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 7173), H9768 [6DE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions of stocks, bonds, or derivatives (see H.R. 2306), H6112 [11JY]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5814), H3976 [15MY]

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 6824), H8725 [13SE]

——— provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 2111), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H6112 [11JY]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 5220), H3576 [25AP]

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

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 2514), H4139 [16MY]

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. 5447), H3507 [24AP]

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), H6464 [17JY]

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

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

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

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H10587 [21DE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5507 [21JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to apply rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses To Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (see H.R. 7150), H9568 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H403 [16JA]

FCC: allow States and localities to adopt a one touch make ready policy for utility pole attachments in order to expedite broadband deployment (see H.R. 4858), H582 [19JA]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see H.R. 5633), H3705 [26AP]

——— promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 4814), H477 [17JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air or transmit content from registered foreign agents (see H.R. 5331), H1698 [19MR]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 7277), H10169 [12DE]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H5151 [13JN]

Tax-exempt organizations: allow certain veterans organizations to take into account membership of spouses, widows, and widowers of Armed Forces members for purposes of determining tax-exempt status (see H.R. 7174), H9667 [27NO]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 6987), H9405 [28SE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to apply rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses To Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (H.R. 7150), H9569 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (H.R. 4800), H404 [16JA]

FCC: allow States and localities to adopt a one touch make ready policy for utility pole attachments in order to expedite broadband deployment (H.R. 4858), H583 [19JA]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (H.R. 5633), H3706 [26AP]

——— promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (H.R. 4814), H478 [17JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air or transmit content from registered foreign agents (H.R. 5331), H1698 [19MR]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (H.R. 7277), H10170 [12DE]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (H.R. 6085), H5153 [13JN]

Tax-exempt organizations: allow certain veterans organizations to take into account membership of spouses, widows, and widowers of Armed Forces members for purposes of determining tax-exempt status (H.R. 7174), H9667 [27NO]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (H.R. 6987), H9407 [28SE]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (H.R. 6880), H8885 [25SE]

Excerpts

Biography of Congressman George Miller: William Miller, E263• [6MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1027), H7697 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding to sell land and housing units known as Shenandoah Square in Mountain View, CA, H4993, H4994 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H4935 [7JN]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy linear generator technology funding, H4964 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6378), H8781• [25SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 7328), H10391, H10392 [20DE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to join lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, H5513 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects, H1414• [6MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4993, H4994 [8JN]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5513 [22JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4935, H4964 [7JN], H4993, H4994 [8JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3597 [26AP]

——— use alternative measurements to current day-night sound level average standard for certain areas under Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), H3597 [26AP]

FCC: adopt rules to ensure the accuracy of call location information for 9-1-1 calls, H1414• [6MR]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality, H4985 [8JN]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1414• [6MR]

FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (H.R. 7328), H10391, H10392 [20DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, H7697 [26JY]

Goel, Keshav: U.S.-Ireland Alliance George J. Mitchell scholarship recipient, E1568• [28NO]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), E751• [29MY]

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), H482 [18JA]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), H3419 [18AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), consideration (H. Res. 831), H3408 [18AP]

Medicaid: funding, H5513 [22JN]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria and accountability for perpetrators of these crimes (H.R. 390), Senate amendments, E1606• [6DE]

NASA: retirement of Kepler Space Telescope, E1489• [2NO]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (S. 3029), H10056 [11DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (H.R. 305), H3408 [18AP]

Santa Cruz County, CA: anniversary of Valley Women’s Club of the San Lorenzo Valley, E363• [22MR]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), consideration (H. Res. 831), H3408 [18AP]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (H.R. 582), Senate amendment, H993 [8FE]

Votes: correction, E1532• [16NO]

——— position on missed, H7105• [24JY], H10584• [21DE], E342• [20MR], E964• [3JY], E1208• [5SE], E1216• [6SE], E1225• [7SE], E1234• [12SE], E1257• [13SE], E1261• [17SE], E1312• [26SE], E1328• [27SE], E1349• [28SE], E1355• [2OC]

Tributes

Baum, Raymond S., H1106 [13FE]

Dawes, Christopher G., E557• [27AP]

Horowitz, Mirah, E266• [6MR]

Kuiper, Ralph A., E1112• [31JY]

Lucier, John C. (Jack), E1621• [10DE]

Lussier, Suzanne DeLone, E359• [22MR]

Marshman, Barbara, E210• [23FE]

Miller, George, E263• [6MR]

Miller, William, E263• [6MR]

Richter, Burton, E1087• [26JY]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H3387 [17AP]

Smith, Brad D., E1656• [12DE]

Thurber, James P., E1110• [31JY]

Weiss, Barbara Hayms, E1469• [26OC]