NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5984 [3JY]

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Articles and editorials

House GOP Bill Cuts Legal Immigration by 1.4 Million Over 20 Years, David Bier and Stuart Anderson, Cato Institute, H5486 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abzug, Bella S.: tribute (see H. Res. 807), H3046 [23MR]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 974), H5975 [28JN]

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

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8742 [24SE]

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

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9409 [28SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1243), H4285 [21MY]

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3049 [26MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 911), H4729 [24MY]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H733 [30JA]

Black Women’s Heart Health Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 722), H785 [5FE]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3064 [9AP]

Business and industry: clarify that acquisitions that tend to create a monopsony violate certain antitrust laws (see H.R. 5630), H3705 [26AP]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H9758 [30NO]

Civil rights: restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2486), H4139 [16MY]

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]

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H8743 [24SE]

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

Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 6762), H8107 [10SE]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 3945), H678 [29JA]

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]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H8886 [25SE]

Crime: clarify meaning of terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’ relative to liability for acts of terrorism (see H.R. 5954), H4728 [24MY]

——— expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 398), H6112 [11JY]

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

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1442 [6MR]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 1906), H1267 [26FE]

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: 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]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H8883 [25SE]

——— 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), H975 [7FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H7688 [25JY]

——— 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 Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 3842), H784 [5FE]

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), H9424 [9OC]

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

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H6175 [12JY]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H733 [30JA]

——— 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]

——— provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1442 [6MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H3395 [17AP]

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), H6650 [23JY]

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

——— report on gender pay gap in the teenage labor force (see H.R. 6284), H5974 [28JN]

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), 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), H7732 [27JY]

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), H9092 [26SE]

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), H9444 [23OC]

——— establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5542), H3396 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H7751 [10AU]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H4692 [23MY]

Drugs: 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), H6650 [23JY]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 5218), H1501 [8MR]

Education: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 902), H4209 [17MY]

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

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 6607), H7723 [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), H1342 [1MR]

Employment: prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (see H.R. 5632), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of illegality of such covenants (see H.R. 5631), H3705 [26AP]

——— 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]

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]

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

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

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

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 6145), H5284 [19JN]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H7728 [26JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 1905), H1267 [26FE]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 5823), H3977 [15MY]

FEMA: reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 6455), H10170 [12DE]

——— reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H10170 [12DE]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H7734 [31JY]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms (see H.R. 5652), H3741 [27AP]

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H8886 [25SE]

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), H7743 [3AU]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7782 [31AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8739 [20SE]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 768), H1501 [8MR]

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), H7687 [25JY]

Housing: prohibit discrimination based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (see H.R. 202), H3049 [26MR]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H8739 [20SE]

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]

——— assist certain Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants with resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 6667), H7750 [10AU]

——— 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]

——— 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. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

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), H1610 [14MR]

——— require coverage of treatment of infertility (see H.R. 5965), H9153 [27SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H7156 [24JY]

Joseph Sanford Jr., Channel, NY: designate (see H.R. 6125), H8886 [25SE]

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

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

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

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 7118), H9467 [6NO]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9768 [6DE]

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]

——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 7291), H10209 [13DE]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5981 [29JN]

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

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H1506 [9MR]

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 956), H5506 [21JN]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 7240), H9819 [10DE]

Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building, Saugerties, NY: designate (see H.R. 4722), H405 [16JA]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H5977 [28JN]

——— protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3877), H9092 [26SE]

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

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 720), H738 [2FE]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 5904), H4582 [22MY]

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

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5286 [19JN]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H1609 [14MR]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 827), H3315 [13AP]

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

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

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H5974 [28JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4733 [25MY]

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

Native Americans: make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to certain chapters of U.S. Code Title 25 (see H.R. 5344), H1727 [20MR]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 7127), H9668 [27NO]

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), H9430 [12OC]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4139 [16MY]

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

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 6064), H7824 [4SE]

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), H7688 [25JY]

——— 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), H7871 [5SE]

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), H7752 [10AU]

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

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (see H.R. 6930), H9149 [27SE]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H6587 [19JY]

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

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9467 [6NO]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2899), H733 [30JA]

Small business: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (see H.R. 6758), H8106 [10SE]

Smith, Tracy K.: selection as Poet Laureate of the U.S. (see H. Res. 865), H3742 [27AP]

Social Security: clarify entitlement to certain benefits through the month of the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 5302), H1651 [15MR]

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

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 6929), H9149 [27SE]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H4139 [16MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1960), H7688 [25JY]

Taxation: eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H5649 [25JN]

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

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 1458), H629 [25JA]

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

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2476), H9408 [28SE]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1872), H3050 [26MR]

Transportation Security Administration: improve screening of transgender persons at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 6659), H7747 [7AU]

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), H9821 [10DE]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to agriculture, education, and public lands (see H.R. 5283), H1699 [19MR]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to crime control and law enforcement (see H.R. 5335), H1698 [19MR]

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), H3094 [10AP]

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]

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

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 3684), H1076 [8FE]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5609), H3574 [25AP]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H5649 [25JN]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H785 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit consideration of spurious economic efficiencies to justify anticompetitive mergers (see H.R. 5642), H3706 [26AP]

Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to receive resale royalties for sales of high-end art at auction houses (see H.R. 6868), H8883 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3146 [11AP]

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

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H9443 [23OC]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to Congress (see H.R. 5296), H1651 [15MR] (see H.R. 6176), H5505 [21JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to public printing and documents, railroads, shipping, telecommunications, and war and national defense (see H.R. 5295), H1651 [15MR] (see H.R. 6176), H5505 [21JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to voting and elections (see H.R. 5297), H1651 [15MR] (see H.R. 6176), H5505 [21JN]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: prohibit consideration of spurious economic efficiencies to justify anticompetitive mergers (H.R. 5642), H3707 [26AP]

Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to receive resale royalties for sales of high-end art at auction houses (H.R. 6868), H8885 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 5476), H3148 [11AP]

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

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (H.R. 6135), H5285 [19JN]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to Congress (H.R. 5296), H1652 [15MR]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to Congress (H.R. 6176), H5506 [21JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to public printing and documents, railroads, shipping, telecommunications, and war and national defense (H.R. 5295), H1652 [15MR]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to public printing and documents, railroads, shipping, telecommunications, and war and national defense (H.R. 6176), H5506 [21JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to voting and elections (H.R. 5297), H1652 [15MR]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to voting and elections (H.R. 6176), H5506 [21JN]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (H.R. 6612), H7727 [26JY]

Letters

Committee on the Judiciary (House) subpoena issuance relative to Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5830 [28JN]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5830 [28JN]

Scope of Special Counsel authority and management of congressional oversight requests relative to Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election: Rod J. Rosenstein, Dept. of Justice, H5843–H5845 [28JN]

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), H561, H568 [19JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: clarify use of the term ‘substantial progress’ in remedying violations may only be used when delays to removing barriers to access are due to circumstances beyond the violator’s control, H1196 [15FE]

——— eliminate requirement that notice of violation include specific section of legislation alleged to have been violated, H1197 [15FE]

——— eliminate written notice and waiting period requirements for discrimination claims made due to barriers to access to public accommodations, H1194 [15FE]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), H1183, H1190, H1194, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3163, H3170 [12AP]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, H3537 [25AP]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date, H3536 [25AP]

Crime: clarify definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ (H.R. 6691), H7931 [7SE]

——— clarify meaning of terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’ relative to liability for acts of terrorism (H.R. 5954), H6617, H6618 [23JY]

——— clarify that in order for an attack on a law enforcement officer be considered a Federal crime there must be intent to harm and amend definition of law enforcement officer to include correctional officers, H4014 [16MY]

——— make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 5698), H4010, H4013, H4014 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), H5482, H5484, H5486 [21JN], H6489 [18JY]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (H. Res. 990), H6487 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (H.R. 5682), H4311, H4318 [22MY]

——— provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election (H. Res. 970), H5828, H5830, H5842, H5846 [28JN]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (H.R. 4909), H1560, H1566 [14MR]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes, H10361 [20DE]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 5476), H9105 [27SE]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5211 [15JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment to reform the electoral college and to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 79), H1569 [14MR]

——— encourage States to reform the electoral college through formation of interstate compacts to award majority of electoral college votes to the national popular vote winner (H. Con. Res. 79), H1569 [14MR]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 5011), H9049 [26SE]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), H144, H145, H155 [11JA]

Firearms: gun control, H1183 [15FE], H1551 [14MR]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (H.R. 5645), H3852, H3853, H3855, H3856 [9MY]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry, H6487 [18JY]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (H.R. 6135), H5424 [21JN]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (H.R. 4796), H5482 [21JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), H5424, H5427, H5428 [21JN]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H144, H145, H155 [11JA]

Ireland: add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (H.R. 7164), H9677, H9678 [28NO]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), H8137 [12SE]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), Senate amendment, H10361 [20DE]

Parkland, FL: condemn shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, H1183 [15FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5485, H5486 [21JN], H5830 [28JN]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H145, H155 [11JA]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1689), H6612, H6613, H6614 [23JY]

Rosenstein, Rod J.: tenure as Deputy Attorney General, H9105 [27SE]

Small business: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (H.R. 6758), H8816• [25SE]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, H3537 [25AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H8137 [12SE]

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 (H.R. 5447), H3536 [25AP]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H9048 [26SE]

——— recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens (H. Res. 1071), H9048, H9051 [26SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2978), H9049 [26SE]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (H.R. 6612), E1091• [26JY]

Resignations

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H621 [22JA]

Subpoenas

Notice for Rod J. Rosenstein to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5832–H5838 [28JN]

Tributes

Baxter, Kristy, E247• [1MR]

Brown, Danielle, E1629• [10DE]

Cook, Jack C., H3159 [12AP]

Everett, Jason, E1746• [3JA]

Gray, Mauri, E546• [26AP]

Johnson, Wilsar, E928• [27JN]

Raskin, Marcus G., E7• [8JA]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H3386 [17AP]

Sthanki, Maunica, E1305• [26SE]

Wallach, Ellen, E1078• [26JY]