JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. (excerpt), H13 [8JA]

Amendments

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), H1304 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4573, H4574, H4577, H4578 [22MY], H4681 [23MY], H4707, H4714 [24MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5738 [26JN], H5789, H5799 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6437, H6439 [17JY], H6523, H6525 [18JY]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5216 [15JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4940, H4952, H4953, H4966 [7JN], H4990, H4991 [8JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3711 [27AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3711 [27AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6145 [12JY]

Analyses

Community Safety and Security Act: Center for American Progress, H7933 [7SE]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Articles and editorials

He Is a Member of a Violent White Supremacist Group—So Why Is He Working for a Defense Contractor With a Security Clearance?, PBS Frontline (publication), H6145–H6147 [12JY]

Houston ISD Schools With Most Displaced Students After Hurricane Harvey, Shelby Webb, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H827 [6FE]

Lawmakers Approve ‘Cyber Vulnerability’ Bill, Morgan Chalfant, Hill (publication), H44 [9JA]

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center—Houston, Texas Grant Provides More Than $666K for Permanent Housing for Homeless Veterans, H4990 [8JN]

Protecting America, Protecting Americans, by, Politico (publication), H108 [10JA]

Researchers Suggest Reforestation Around Urban Areas To Reduce Ozone Levels, Bob Yirka, Phys.org (Internet site), H6525 [18JY]

There’s Something Huge Missing From the White House’s Prison Bill, Eric H. Holder, Jr., H4318• [22MY]

Top Health Official Views Harvey Recovery Efforts, Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H827 [6FE]

Trump Finds Unlikely Culprit in School Shootings—Obama Discipline Policies, Erica L. Green, New York (NY) Times, H1564 [14MR]

U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Criminalize Doping in Global Competitions, Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York (NY) Times, H5187 [14JN], E830• [12JN]

We Must Cease the Inhumane Practice of Separating Families Apprehended on the Border, by, Hill (publication), H5641 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 771), H784 [5FE]

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

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

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

Armed Forces: ensure each member who is discharged or separated from service receives documentation relative to the training and experience of the member (see H.R. 5049), H1212 [15FE]

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

——— protect U.S. military personnel from malaria (see H. Res. 1062), H9425 [9OC]

——— require servicemembers receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4954), H1544 [13MR]

ATF: require State and local law enforcement agencies to promptly report loss or theft of any firearm to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 4786), H172 [12JA]

Birth control: repeal rules allowing employers to be exempt from requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control and contraceptives (see H.R. 4082), H629 [25JA]

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

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 818), H3445 [18AP]

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]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3613), H1342 [1MR]

Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (see H.R. 7046), H9432 [12OC]

Burma: call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population (see H. Res. 1057), H8739 [20SE]

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see H. Res. 838), H3505 [24AP]

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

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H10104 [11DE]

Children and youth: express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (see H. Con. Res. 72), H7689 [25JY]

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

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

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

Civil War—U.S.: inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5056), H1268 [26FE]

Classified information: limit access to classified information by Federal employees until such employees have obtained permanent security clearances (see H.R. 5057), H1544 [13MR]

Coast Guard: restrict implementation of rule requiring use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission of assessment of effectiveness of transportation security card program (see H.R. 5729), H3884 [9MY]

Coastal zones: require research in coastal sustainability and resilience to ensure continued Federal implementation and advancement of coastal resiliency efforts (see H.R. 6288), H9463 [2NO]

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

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see H.R. 3145), H8171 [12SE]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H8739 [20SE]

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: discourage use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases (see H.R. 1437), H583 [19JA]

——— permit other courts to transfer certain cases to U.S. Tax Court (see H.R. 3996), H1544 [13MR]

——— prohibit from making an award of costs to a defendant except on a finding that an action was brought in bad faith relative to debt collection (see H.R. 5484), H3209 [12AP]

——— require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (see H.R. 4833), H552 [18JA]

Credit: require credit card companies to publish debt pay-down disclosures online to inform consumers about risks associated with minimum debt payment (see H.R. 6531), H7921 [6SE]

Crime: require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 6669), H7754 [14AU] (see H.R. 6677), H7772 [24AU]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

——— train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (see H.R. 7142), H9567 [16NO]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

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

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

——— require sale of distressed assets and distribute proceeds to low-income communities for infrastructure projects and deficit reduction (see H.R. 6104), H8172 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 4527), H9463 [2NO]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 6874), H8883 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H4736 [29MY]

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

——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 6684), H8739 [20SE]

——— 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), H8886 [25SE]

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

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

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 4838), H3887 [9MY]

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

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

——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to certain contractor employees of Dept. of Energy national laboratories (see H.R. 2992), H9092 [26SE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H9744 [29NO]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 6280), H5974 [28JN]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see H.R. 5251), H3979 [15MY]

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

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

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 7320), H10338 [19DE]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 3742), H5201 [14JN]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 6685), H8887 [25SE]

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

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]

——— report annually the Federal civil rights violations of educational institutions (see H.R. 6537), H7687 [25JY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H5505 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H8739 [20SE]

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

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 6571), H9092 [26SE]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 6931), H9149 [27SE]

——— provide for a grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6960), H9151 [27SE]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 6315), H6264 [16JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2439), H4777 [5JN]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H1544 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see H.R. 4940), H901 [6FE]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H9420 [5OC]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

——— transmit documents on border security policies, procedures, and activities relative to Border Patrol interdiction of families between ports of entry (see H. Res. 1005), H7689 [25JY]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 6692), H8887 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 149), H7156 [24JY]

——— carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 2583), H1699 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grant funds for voting restoration education (see H.R. 7359), H10510 [20DE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4963), H1478 [7MR]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 630), H1342 [1MR]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 5834), H4137 [16MY]

——— make grants to, and enter into agreements with, State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see H.R. 7079), H10104 [11DE]

——— provide for continued performance of functions of U.S. Parole Commission (see H.R. 6896), H9088 [26SE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1268 [26FE]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4210 [17MY]

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

——— 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), H3440 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H6648 [23JY]

——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 6791), H9436 [16OC]

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

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H1501 [8MR]

——— 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), 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), H5649 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: conduct study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance costs and payout amounts based on predominant racial makeup of such communities (see H.R. 4885), H629 [25JA]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 5358), H3931 [10MY]

——— provide dedicated funding for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (see H.R. 4739), H3343 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H3834 [8MY]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 4556), H4210 [17MY]

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

——— make grants for rehabilitation of World War I memorials (see H.R. 4328), H976 [7FE]

——— prohibit from requiring a surviving spouse to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies (see H.R. 5301), H1651 [15MR]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 7158), H9568 [16NO]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H477 [17JA]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H8733 [17SE]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 1120), H9419 [5OC]

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

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 5962), H8886 [25SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 31), H8728 [13SE]

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

——— require candidates for public office or those affilated with their campaign to notify the FBI upon receiving unsolicited information about other candidates from a foreign power or agent of a foreign power (see H.R. 6046), H5286 [19JN]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 6623), H7724 [26JY]

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

——— recognize importance of funding workforce development programs (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 6406), H9463 [2NO]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]

——— 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]

FAA: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6005), H4776 [5JN]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2886), H1442 [6MR]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H7782 [31AU]

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]

——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls (see H.R. 5573), H3743 [27AP]

——— improve oversight of wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems (see H.R. 6427), H9449 [26OC]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 5085), H1544 [13MR]

FDA: hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic (see H.R. 5782), H9574 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain contractors to meet a requirement relative to registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 6693), H7781 [31AU]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

FEMA: establish a contractor review process for vendors seeking disaster response contracts (see H.R. 4995), H1074 [8FE]

——— reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 6455), H8732 [17SE]

——— reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H8733 [17SE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1124), H9436 [16OC]

Firearms: clarify that the Dickey Amendment does not prevent funding for research on mental health, gun violence, and how they intersect, and provide for reporting on effects of gun violence (see H.R. 4573), H1442 [6MR]

——— 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]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 1612), H1373 [5MR]

——— improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations (see H.R. 5410), H5363 [20JN]

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2841), H1336 [27FE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H7743 [3AU]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4186), H1342 [1MR]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 4018), H1609 [14MR]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 3962), H1699 [19MR]

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

——— ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 7055), H9763 [3DE]

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), H7689 [25JY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7871 [5SE]

FTC: provide for greater transparency in and user control over treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance security of such data (see H.R. 6547), H7721 [26JY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see H.R. 6548), H7721 [26JY]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 5280), H3783 [7MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H3397 [17AP]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9569 [16NO]

Health: provide for a national strategy to increase life expectancy (see H.R. 7035), H9419 [5OC]

——— 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), H8742 [24SE]

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), H8887 [25SE]

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), H8739 [20SE]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 1102), H8732 [17SE]

Housing: provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assisting youths who are aging out of foster care (see H.R. 2069), H3887 [9MY]

——— reform public housing demolition and disposition rules to require one-for-one replacement and tenant protections, and provide public housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to preserve units (see H.R. 3160), H3931 [10MY]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 6509), H9432 [12OC]

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

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5649 [25JN]

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), H7943 [7SE]

——— 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]

——— provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6180), H6042 [10JY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4796), H3743 [27AP]

——— 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H3576 [25AP]

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), H18 [8JA]

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]

——— expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 6292), H7943 [7SE]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2587), H8728 [13SE]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H3979 [15MY]

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

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H1442 [6MR]

Investments: increase portability of and access to retirement savings (see H.R. 6540), H8887 [25SE]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H7752 [10AU]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 986), H6041 [10JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabiltation (see H. Res. 763), H4140 [16MY]

——— prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Res. 930), H5021 [8JN]

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H9463 [2NO]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H8886 [25SE]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H8886 [25SE]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 5060), H9463 [2NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9576 [23NO]

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]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medicaid: delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see H.R. 5912), H7728 [26JY]

——— 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), H9420 [5OC]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H9436 [16OC]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 5150), H1544 [13MR]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 242), H6650 [23JY]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6256), H5816 [27JN]

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

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4142), H1342 [1MR]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H8887 [25SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1065), H9092 [26SE]

National African American Women Engineers Day: designate (see H. Res. 746), H1226 [23FE]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1336 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5506 [21JN]

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

National Chemistry Week: designate (see H. Res. 1129), H9450 [26OC]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1004), H6588 [19JY]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H3444 [18AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

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

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

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

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H8886 [25SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9821 [10DE]

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

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

National Nordic Museum: designate (see H. Res. 855), H3741 [27AP]

National Ostomy Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H9406 [28SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H783 [5FE]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 757), H1334 [27FE]

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

National Workforce Development Month: observance (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

National Youth Justice Action Month: designate (see H. Res. 1131), H9450 [26OC]

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), H8743 [24SE]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9436 [16OC]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 4382), H5581 [22JN]

Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (see H. Res. 1170), H9767 [6DE]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 2379), H1127 [13FE]

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), H7943 [7SE]

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

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H8887 [25SE]

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

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

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as the framework for sustainable peace, address certain failings in implementation of such Agreement, and call for inquiry into Patrick Finucane murder (see H. Res. 777), H2043 [22MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7754 [14AU]

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

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

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H1267 [26FE]

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers: tribute (see H. Res. 863), H3742 [27AP]

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), H8886 [25SE]

——— ban contributions by foreign-controlled corporations and foreign-affiliated nonprofit organizations, prohibit foreign involvement in election activities, and reform Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 6249), H6465 [17JY]

——— 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), H3742 [27AP]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H1076 [8FE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H8743 [24SE]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4024), H1544 [13MR]

——— provide for certain index fund investments from the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 760), H3052 [29MR]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 3617), H1653 [15MR]

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

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H9408 [28SE]

Power resources: reform fossil fuel leasing, promote renewable energy, prepare for climate change, increase industry accountability, improve returns for development of Federal energy resources, and protect special places (see H.R. 4426), H1544 [13MR]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H6175 [12JY]

Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 141), H9668 [27NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 7010), H9413 [2OC]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1081), H8884 [25SE]

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

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

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H3835 [8MY]

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

SBA: modify upfront guarantee fees for certain 7(a) loans to eliminate economic barriers faced by women, minorities, and veteran small business owners (see H.R. 7186), H9691 [28NO]

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

——— provide automatic external defibrillator (AED) training and drills for personnel in schools in possession of such devices (see H. Res. 35), H173 [12JA]

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

Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9414 [2OC]

Social Security: reform (see H.R. 7195), H9768 [6DE]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1217 [16FE]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

SSA: establish a procedure to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 7146), H9691 [28NO]

States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 712), H8727 [13SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns (see H.R. 5463), H8732 [17SE]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— 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), H7156 [24JY]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H3750 [3MY]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 6873), H8883 [25SE]

——— improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 3761), H975 [7FE]

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

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7735 [31JY]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 4459), H3050 [26MR]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 6694), H7781 [31AU]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 5463), H8732 [17SE]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see H.R. 6392), H7824 [4SE]

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), H9432 [12OC]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see H.R. 1872), H7156 [24JY]

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

——— prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 1746), H1507 [9MR]

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), H1127 [13FE] (see H.R. 5447), H3094 [10AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect grizzly bear populations (see H.R. 3894), H1544 [13MR]

Veterans: encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans (see H.R. 5945), H4693 [23MY]

Veterans Crisis Response Corps (VetCorps): establish (see H.R. 5951), H4693 [23MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 848), H3575 [25AP]

——— commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 1150), H9574 [20NO]

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]

——— require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (see H.R. 4276), H7732 [27JY]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see H.R. 6093), H8732 [17SE]

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

Water: provide grants to States to facilitate acquisition of land, water, and interests therein, made to substantially improve, preserve, or maintain water quality for an area in perpetuity (see H.R. 5264), H1699 [19MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H3707 [26AP]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H1442 [6MR]

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

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H582 [19JA]

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

World Space Week: designate (see H. Res. 1120), H9419 [5OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H8886 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: reauthorize Mentor-Protégé Program (see H.R. 6875), H8883 [25SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program (see H.R. 6555), H7721 [26JY]

——— extend temporary protected status for nationals of certain countries and grant such status to nationals of Guatemala (see H.R. 6325), H6041 [10JY]

Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on instances of sexual assault in refugee camps (see H.R. 4950), H901 [6FE]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H82 [9JA]

Endangered species: prohibit taking any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife for a trophy in the U.S. and importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the U.S. (see H.R. 5690), H3781 [7MY]

FEMA: reform and reorganize (see H.R. 7333), H10335 [19DE]

Firearms: establish a task force on security and safety issues of manufacturing of firearms and related materials through 3-D technology and prohibit manufacture, possession, or transfer of such items (see H.R. 7016), H9414 [2OC]

——— prohibit transfer, possession, or ownership of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5088), H1266 [26FE]

Immigration: prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall along southern U.S. border (see H.R. 7332), H10335 [19DE]

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

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA]

Russia: accept and support U.S. intelligence on interference in U.S. elections and call on President Trump to rescind invitation to Russian President, Vladimir Putin (see H. Res. 1014), H6649 [23JY]

——— disapprove President’s failure to support U.S. intelligence on interference in elections, oppose future secret meetings with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and submit any agreements to Congress for approval (see H. Res. 1021), H7155 [24JY]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions (see H.R. 6067), H5093 [12JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY] (see H.R. 7390), H10586 [21DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: reauthorize Mentor-Protégé Program (H.R. 6875), H8885 [25SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program (H.R. 6555), H7725 [26JY]

——— extend temporary protected status for nationals of certain countries and grant such status to nationals of Guatemala (H.R. 6325), H6041 [10JY]

Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on instances of sexual assault in refugee camps (H.R. 4950), H902 [6FE]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 4745), H82 [9JA]

Endangered species: prohibit taking any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife for a trophy in the U.S. and importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the U.S. (H.R. 5690), H3782 [7MY]

FEMA: reform and reorganize (H.R. 7333), H10337 [19DE]

Firearms: establish a task force on security and safety issues of manufacturing of firearms and related materials through 3-D technology and prohibit manufacture, possession, or transfer of such items (H.R. 7016), H9415 [2OC]

——— prohibit transfer, possession, or ownership of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (H.R. 5088), H1266 [26FE]

Immigration: prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall along southern U.S. border (H.R. 7332), H10336 [19DE]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions (H.R. 6067), H5093 [12JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6545), H7725 [26JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 7390), H10587 [21DE]

Factsheets

African Americans and Labor Unions, H665 [29JA]

Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, H665 [29JA]

Letters

Allow flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from certain California and Texas airports: Hasan Solomon, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, E578• [1MY]

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: World Without Exploitation (organization), H1298 [27FE]

Citizens’ Right To Know Act: several civil rights and civil liberties organizations, H3862 [9MY]

Community Safety and Security Act: Faiz Shakir and Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU, H7933 [7SE]

——— Tyrone Hanley, National Center for Lesbian Rights, H7934 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program reauthorization: Marcy Mistrett, Campaign for Youth Justice (organization), E1341• [28SE]

First Step Act: Ellen Donnarumma, International Community Corrections Association and Christian Kervick, National Criminal Justice Association, H10401 [20DE]

——— Faiz Shakir, Jesselyn McCurdy, Vanita Gupta, and Sakira Cook, ACLU, H10398–H10400 [20DE]

——— James C. Duff, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H10400 [20DE]

Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person (FIRST STEP) Act: Marc Mauer, Sentencing Project (organization), H4317• [22MY]

——— several organizations, H4316• [22MY]

Protecting Young Victims From Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act: Christine James-Brown Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), H639 [29JA]

——— Howard M. Rubin, H639 [29JA]

——— Karma Cottman, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H639 [29JA]

——— Marci A. Hamilton, CHILD USA (organization), H640 [29JA]

——— Rebecca W. O’Connor, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), H638 [29JA]

——— Teresa Huizar, National Children’s Alliance, H639 [29JA]

——— U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Association, H638 [29JA]

Reporting of sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by recognized amateur sports organizations: Scott Blackmun, U.S. Olympic Committee, H640 [29JA]

Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act: Todd A. Cox, Monique L. Dixon, and Nicole Dooley, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., H1563 [14MR]

Lists

Court cases won by NAACP lawyers, E1438• [23OC]

Historically Black colleges and universities with Army ROTC programs, H5790 [27JN]

Historically Black colleges and universities with Navy ROTC programs, H5790 [27JN]

Houston, TX, law enforcement officers memorialized on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, E654• [15MY]

Individuals who benefited from ROTC programs at historically Black colleges and universities, H5790 [27JN]

Reasons to thank labor union movement, H666 [29JA]

Prayers

D-Day Prayer: Franklin D. Roosevelt, E779• [6JN]

Press releases

AAJC Opposes H.R. 6691: Asian Americans Advancing Justice (organization), H7934 [7SE]

Center for American Progress Applauds the Senate for Passing the First Step Act: Julie Cusick, Center for American Progress, H10401 [20DE]

Cities and Communities in the US Losing 36 Million Trees a Year: Forest Service, H6524 [18JY]

Heroism Knows No Gender—Veterans Outreach Center Serves Female Veteran Families: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4991 [8JN]

How the Salvation Army Helped a Mother and Her Children Keep Their Home: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4992 [8JN]

New National Data Reveals the Economic Impact of Museums Is More Than Double Previous Estimates: American Alliance of Museums, H6527 [18JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Tonya R. Chissell-Williams: by, E1611• [6DE]

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), H563, H564• [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), H501 [18JA]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, E283• [8MR]

——— tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1692 [19MR]

AID: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (H.R. 1660), E59• [18JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: 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), H1186, H1187, H1191• [15FE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2024, H2032 [22MR]

——— making continuing, H421 [17JA], H535• [18JA], H564, H573 [19JA], H597 [20JA], H827, H829 [6FE], H1069• [8FE], H10480 [20DE], E85• [22JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 4872), unanimous-consent request, H607 [21JA], H611 [22JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 54), H9696 [29NO]

Austin, TX: condemn bombings, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, H1530 [13MR]

Aviation: conduct a global aviation security review (H.R. 4559), H42 [9JA]

Black History Month: observance, E130• [2FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3167 [12AP]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4882 [7JN]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4867 [7JN]

Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1459• [26OC]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (H.R. 613), H3941 [15MY]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (H.R. 1832), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

Children and youth: express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (H. Con. Res. 72), H8845, H8847 [25SE]

——— increase awareness and research efforts relative to childhood cancer, E1400• [12OC]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, E773• [5JN]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: Dept. of Justice report on handling of FBI investigation into use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, E888• [21JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H1496 [8MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): call for investigation into Andrew G. McCabe dismissal as FBI Deputy Director, H1682 [19MR]

Congress: call for Members of Congress to uphold responsibilities to Constitution, E1141• [10AU]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (H.R. 4924), H808 [6FE]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship and equal protection of the law, E987• [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: flood control funding, H4966 [7JN]

——— post-disaster watershed assessment studies funding, H4952, H4953 [7JN]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences, H5004 [8JN]

——— discourage use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases (H.R. 1437), H3859, H3862 [9MY]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (H.R. 435), E920• [26JN]

Crime: allow enforcement of criminal and civil sex trafficking laws against websites that knowingly facilitate online sex trafficking, H1303 [27FE]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), H1291, H1297, H1298, H1302, H1303, H1304, H1305 [27FE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ (H.R. 6691), H7926, H7929, H7930, H7932, H7935 [7SE]

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

——— criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in sexually, H8841, H8843 [25SE]

——— eliminate sections of the U.S. Code that over-criminalize activities that should not be crimes (H.R. 7093), H10395, H10396 [20DE]

——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (H.R. 4203), H3079, H3080 [10AP]

——— expand and strengthen Federal sex offenses and reauthorize certain programs established by Child Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 6847), H8841, H8843 [25SE]

——— expand scope of certain definitions pertaining to unlawful sexual conduct relative to transportation of or abuse of minors, H8841, H8843 [25SE]

——— include State violent crimes as grounds for enhanced penalty when sex offenders fail to register or report certain required information and include prior military offenses for recidivist sentencing, H8841, H8843 [25SE]

——— make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (H.R. 5698), H4011 [16MY]

——— prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (H.R. 4655), H5120, H5121 [13JN]

——— provide alternative sentencing guidelines for minors convicted in sexting cases, H8842, H8843 [25SE]

Czechoslovakia: anniversary of Russian invasion, E1165• [21AU]

DEA: report on the sale of lawful and unlawful controlled substance analogues over the Internet, H5218 [15JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H607 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide States the flexibility to contract out administrative functions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H4193 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3770 [7MY], H3875 [9MY], H4193 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10147 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4160• [17MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3770 [7MY], H3875 [9MY], H4160• [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4702, H4723 [24MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5720•, H5738, H5739, H5746 [26JN], H5789, H5799 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9045 [26SE], E1316• [27SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1077), H8900, H8901 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to end ROTC programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges and universities, H5789 [27JN]

——— provide flexibility to provide technical assistance by U.S. military women to military women in other countries combating violence as a weapon of war, terrorism, human trafficking, or narcotics trafficking, H5738, H5739 [26JN]

——— triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H5799 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential, H9808 [10DE]

Dept. of Energy: Environmental Justice Program funding to address environmental concerns in both urban and rural settings, H4940 [7JN]

——— science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs for minorities funding, H4953 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (H.R. 5102), H5047• [12JN], E976• [6JY]

——— authorize certain substance abuse recovery services grants to be used to establish regional technical assistance centers (H.R. 5587), H5070• [12JN], E974• [6JY]

——— authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (H.R. 4684), H5038• [12JN], E971• [6JY]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (H.R. 5197), H5069• [12JN], E975• [6JY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 959), H6608• [23JY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (H.R. 4820), H507 [18JA]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (H.R. 5385), E1062• [25JY]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 2410), H1242• [26FE]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (H.R. 1478), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 5074), H1662• [19MR]

——— authorize participation of personnel in overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces (H.R. 4555), H46 [9JA]

——— codify an office to strengthen the capacity of the agency to attract and retain highly trained computer and information security professionals (H.R. 1981), H1663• [19MR], H8751• [25SE]

——— establish a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program (H.R. 6443), H7795• [4SE]

——— importance of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H3986 [16MY]

——— improve effectiveness of efforts to identify and address homeland security risks to surface transportation, secure against vehicle-based attacks, and assess new security technologies and measures (H.R. 5131), H1671• [19MR]

——— improve security of public areas of transportation facilities (H.R. 5766), E922• [26JN]

——— prepare a maritime border threat analysis and design a strategic plan based on such analysis (H.R. 5869), H7799• [4SE]

——— prepare threat assessment on unmanned aircraft systems (H.R. 6620), H8751• [25SE]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (H.R. 4253), H164 [11JA]

——— streamline Federal contractor fitness determinations (H.R. 6374), H7801• [4SE]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), E933• [27JN]

——— submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures (H.R. 3202), H43, H45 [9JA], H1663• [19MR], H7795• [4SE], H8880• [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: support affordable and public housing programs, H3986 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (H.R. 3249), H1574 [14MR]

——— authorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (H.R. 3249), Senate amendment, H4794, H4797 [6JN]

——— call for an investgation into the shooting death of Stephon A. Clark, E400• [5AP]

——— enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combating misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers, H3943, H3945 [15MY], H4011 [16MY]

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

——— establish procedures for expedited review of the case of any person who unlawfully solicits personal information to commit identity theft, while purporting to be acting on behalf of the IRS (H.R. 2905), H3357, H3358 [17AP]

——— increase oversight of pretrial release program by requiring entities that receive funds to report on defendants’ criminal behavior and failure to appear at trial (H.R. 2152), H3858, H3861, H3862, H3863 [9MY]

——— integrate Ashanti Alert plans throughout the U.S. by creating a national communications network to initiate and facilitate alerts for missing adults (H.R. 5075), H8818, H8819 [25SE]

——— integrate Ashanti Alert plans throughout the U.S. by creating a national communications network to initiate and facilitate alerts for missing adults (H.R. 5075), Senate amendment, H10395 [20DE]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 3654), H2033, H2036 [22MR]

——— make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (S. 772), H1234• [26FE]

——— provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (H.R. 4854), H3946, H3947 [15MY]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (H.R. 5682), H4314 [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, H5829 [28JN]

——— reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (S. 2961), H10398, H10401 [20DE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (H.R. 4909), H1563, H1566 [14MR]

——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (H.R. 6029), H5121, H5123 [13JN]

——— reauthorize Sex Offender Management Assistance Program and U.S. Marshals Service program providing Federal assistance for violations of sex offender registration requirements, H8841, H8843 [25SE]

——— reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 68), H1574, H1575 [14MR], E1341• [28SE], E1356• [2OC], E1459• [26OC]

——— reduce Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding to local governments that fund certain percentage of operating budget from traffic violation fines and fees, E400• [5AP]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes, H10363, H10365, H10398 [20DE]

——— reform reporting requirements of federally funded pretrial release programs by reporting statistics on defendants appearing at bail hearings, released on monetary bail, and participated in pretrial release programs, H3862, H3863 [9MY]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 4669), H2036 [22MR]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (H.R. 5476), H3351 [17AP], H9110• [27SE], E446• [12AP]

Dept. of State: establish a policy regarding use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities (H.R. 4989), H6320• [17JY]

——— establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Program to improve cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology (H.R. 5433), H8880• [25SE]

——— include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), Senate amendment, H2024, H2032 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: Historic Preservation Fund competitive grants funding for the survey and nomination of properties to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks, H6437, H6438 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6437, H6438, H6439, H6440 [17JY], H6523, H6525, H6527, H6528, H6529 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under contracting goals and preferences (H.R. 5044), H4260• [21MY]

——— enter into memorandum of understanding with a national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs under which departmental health care providers shall query such network (H.R. 3832), H4251 [21MY]

——— homeless veterans programs funding, H4990, H4991 [8JN]

——— provide documents on oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure medical records are available electronically and are easily transferrable between medical facilities (H.R. 4245), H4254• [21MY]

——— provide for certain reporting requirements relative to medical care for women veterans provided by departmental and non-departmental medical providers (H.R. 4334), H4266• [21MY]

——— Supportive Services for Veteran Families funding, H4991, H4992 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4867 [7JN], H4990, H4991, H4992 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9045 [26SE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H827, H829 [6FE], H1069• [8FE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 2282), E781• [6JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5205, H5210, H5211, H5216, H5217, H5218, H5219 [15JN]

——— define what constitutes a controlled substance analogue, clarify temporary import and distribution controls of certain synthetic drugs, and ensure Federal researchers can continue controlled substance research, H5216 [15JN]

——— specify the factors used to determine whether a controlled substance analogue is intended for human consumption, H5219 [15JN]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H773• [5FE]

Elections: condemn efforts to undermine or distract from investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections and enhance protections from interference in future elections, H657 [29JA], H1451 [7MR]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 4745), H65 [9JA], H6438 [17JY], H9701 [29NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4940, H4952, H4953, H4966 [7JN], H4990, H4991, H4992 [8JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4867 [7JN]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 3906), E1043• [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for Office of Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, H6529 [18JY]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (H. Res. 128), H3074• [10AP]

Europe: express support for the countries of Eastern Europe and NATO (H. Res. 256), H6099 [11JY]

FAA: allow flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from certain California and Texas airports, E578• [1MY]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3717 [27AP], E570• [27AP], E578• [1MY]

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), H146, H156 [11JA]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 682), H107, H108 [10JA]

FCC: study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (H.R. 2345), H6594• [23JY]

FDA: amend policies relative to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances (H.R. 5811), H5244• [19JN]

——— improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 772), E150• [7FE]

——— strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (H.R. 5228), H5051• [12JN], E972• [6JY]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 7187), H9712 [29NO]

——— improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3714, H3717 [27AP], E570• [27AP]

——— make Office of Disaster Response and Recovery permanent, E570• [27AP]

——— provide for reimbursement to State and local units of government for housing that produces cost-savings to comparable FEMA solutions, H3717 [27AP]

Firearms: authorize funding to increase access to mental health care to reduce gun violence (H.R. 1982), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

——— gun control, H1250, H1256 [26FE], H1320 [27FE], H1451 [7MR], H6555 [18JY], E252•, E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY], E1501• [9NO]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (H.R. 4477), H1496 [8MR]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (H.R. 3947), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

——— prohibit transfer, possession, or ownership of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel, H1256 [26FE]

——— prohibit transfer, possession, or ownership of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (H.R. 5088), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (H.R. 4268), E256• [5MR], E287• [8MR], E704• [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 727), H827, H829 [6FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H1069• [8FE]

Foreign aid: enhance transparency and accelerate the impact of programs under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Millennium Challenge Corp. (H.R. 3445), H434 [17JA], E61• [18JA]

Foreign policy: reaffirm commitment to nuclear non-proliferation, E1127• [7AU]

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (H.R. 4100), E1069• [25JY]

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), H3854• [9MY]

GAO: conduct study on damages awarded to victims and restitution amounts imposed against defendants in cases of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, H1291, H1304, H1305 [27FE]

——— report on long-term recovery efforts following Hurricanes Andrew, Katrina, Ike, and Sandy and terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to prepare Congress for future long-term disaster recovery planning, H3714 [27AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H10475 [20DE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 696), H507 [18JA]

——— restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H421 [17JA], H535• [18JA], H564, H573 [19JA], H597 [20JA], E85• [22JA]

Hate groups: condemn violence in Charlottesville, VA, and urge the President to denounce and disavow support from such groups, E126• [2FE]

Health: anniversary of Spanish Flu pandemic, E1196• [4SE]

——— importance of fetal tissue research, H564• [19JA]

——— improve essential oral health care for low-income and other underserved individuals by breaking down barriers to care (H.R. 2422), H1244• [26FE]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (H. Res. 724), E143• [6FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H597 [20JA], E85• [22JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H597 [20JA], E85• [22JA]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Independent School District, H7924 [7SE]

Houston, TX, Independent School District: address issues relative to education standards and testing, H3728 [27AP]

Hurricanes: address denials by FEMA of disaster assistance to those affected by Hurricane Harvey, H968 [7FE], H1618 [15MR]

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, H1451 [7MR], H1586 [14MR]

——— 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), H127 [10JA], H164 [11JA], H507, H539 [18JA], H607 [21JA], H1069• [8FE], H1496 [8MR], E63• [18JA]

——— discharge of legal immigrants serving in the Armed Forces, H6634 [23JY]

——— expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 6580), H8848• [25SE]

——— extend temporary protected status for Central American nationals until their countries have recovered from certain natural disasters, H5639 [25JN]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (H.R. 6135), H5638 [25JN], E1085• [26JY]

——— 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, H4867 [7JN], H5140, H5147 [13JN], H5204 [15JN], H5290, H5349 [20JN], H5494• [21JN], H5638, H5642 [25JN], H6104• [11JY], H6163 [12JY], H6634 [23JY], H7865 [5SE], E783• [6JN], E1085• [26JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall along southern U.S. border (H.R. 7332), H10480 [20DE]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10107 [12DE], H10480 [20DE]

——— provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, H9696 [29NO]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), H5427, H5430, H5431• [21JN]

Intelligence services: allow re-review of security clearance to be triggered by a holder’s association with entities that advocate or use force to discriminatorily prevent exercise of constitutional rights, H6132•, H6145, H6147 [12JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6132•, H6145, H6147 [12JY]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H107, H108 [10JA], H146, H156 [11JA]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E126• [2FE]

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), H55 [9JA], E28• [10JA]

——— condemn oppression of antigovernment demonstrators and reaffirm U.S. support of freedoms of speech and assembly and establishment of a democratic system, H7 [8JA]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (H.R. 4744), H3470• [24AP]

——— status of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H3788 [8MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Res. 948), H5274 [19JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H6032 [10JY], H6255• [16JY], H7865 [5SE]

Kennedy, Robert F.: anniversary of campaign for President, E317• [15MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 798), E391• [5AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: role of U.S. diplomatic negotiations relative to nuclear missile programs, H2032 [22MR]

Labor unions: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions, E1085•–E1087• [26JY]

——— importance, H664 [29JA], E124• [2FE]

Law enforcement: criminal justice reform, H5639 [25JN]

——— empower creation of police and community alliances to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between police officers and the communities they serve (H. Res. 285), H3943, H3945 [15MY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 1498), H1496 [8MR]

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (H.R. 65), E400• [5AP]

——— provide for humane treatment of youths in police custody (H.R. 47), E400• [5AP]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (H.R. 61), E400• [5AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H4867 [7JN]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, E781• [6JN]

Libya: condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees, call for investigation and prosecution of those involved, and provide assistance to respond to migrant and refugee situation (H. Res. 644), H6019• [10JY]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (S. 2896), H10396 [20DE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (H.R. 5238), E1045• [23JY]

Medicaid: anniversary, E1109• [31JY]

——— require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures (H.R. 5583), H5064• [12JN], E979• [6JY]

Medicare: anniversary, E1109• [31JY]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), H8801• [25SE]

——— provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program (H.R. 5605), H5242• [19JN]

——— provide for fairness in payments for physicians, H6634 [23JY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 715), H664 [29JA]

Morality and ethics: respect rule of law, H9749 [30NO]

Mother’s Day: observance, H3986 [16MY]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2032–H2037 [22MR], H4723 [24MY], E919• [26JN]

NAACP: anniversary of Houston, TX, branch, E1437• [23OC]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo moon landing, E1046• [23JY]

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: anniversary of report identifying racism and segregation as the root cause of civil unrest, E281• [8MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (H.R. 1376), E1042• [23JY]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1443• [23OC]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: addition of names of Texas officers, E653• [15MY]

National Park Service: Historic Preservation Fund Historically Black Colleges and Universities grants funding, H6439, H6440 [17JY]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 88), Senate amendment, H10475 [20DE]

National Police Week: observance, E653• [15MY]

National security: clarify and improve procedures and accountability for authorizing acquisitions and sharing of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching collections of communications (H.R. 3989), H109• [10JA]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H3331 [16AP]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1692 [19MR], E303• [13MR]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment and support efforts to counter Russian aggression, E1165• [21AU]

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (H.R. 5002), H5040• [12JN], E973• [6JY]

Nixon, Richard M.: anniversary of resignation as President of the U.S., E1140• [10AU]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), Senate amendment, H10363, H10365, H10398 [20DE]

Olympic Games: anniversary of Mexico City protest, E1414• [16OC]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H7865 [5SE]

——— Coalition Support Fund reimbursements funding, H5746 [26JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H614 [22JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, E1109• [31JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: fetal tissue research and women’s health care services funding, H501 [18JA]

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: support efforts to address issues of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy and militarism, H5191 [14JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, E987• [10JY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H108 [10JA], H146•, H156 [11JA]

Public Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (H.R. 449), H5031• [12JN], E977• [6JY]

Putin, Vladimir: reelection as Russian President, H1737 [21MR]

Racial relations: eliminate economic inequality through increased funding for housing, education, and employment programs, E281• [8MR]

Russia: historical assessment of efforts to undermine democracy, H2032–H2037 [22MR]

Santa Fe, TX: condemn shooting at Sante Fe High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, E704• [22MY]

Saudi Arabia: condemn Saudi-led coalition bombing of school bus in Yemen, H7865 [5SE]

——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, H9696 [29NO]

SBA: expand definition of research and development, increase participation in mentor-protege program, and promote use of interagency contracts (H.R. 6368), H8810• [25SE]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 1700), H6030• [10JY]

——— report certain information to Congress and the President (H.R. 6382), H8813• [25SE]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 3170), H3799• [8MY]

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), H8817• [25SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (H.R. 19), E303• [13MR]

——— prohibit funding to limit outreach programs, H6525, H6527, H6528 [18JY]

Social Security: ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3192), H5233• [19JN]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H507, H535• [18JA]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H4882 [7JN]

Social Security Act: anniversary, E1158• [17AU]

Space policy: provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (H.R. 2809), H3488• [24AP]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions (H.R. 6067), H5186–H5188 [14JN], E829• [12JN]

——— 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), H635, H637, H638, H639, H640 [29JA]

Staff: tribute, E525• [24AP], E1072• [25JY], E1603• [6DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, relative to segregated schools and ensure vigilance against resegregation of society, E694• [21MY]

——— anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H564• [19JA]

——— decision in Arizona v. U.S. relative to authority of local law enforcement to enforce Federal immigration laws, E64• [18JA]

——— hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, H664 [29JA], E124• [2FE]

Syria: alleged use of chemical weapons against Syrian population, H3130 [11AP], E416• [10AP]

——— halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, and hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, H3130 [11AP]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1358• [2OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H164 [11JA], H3770 [7MY], H9110• [27SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9110• [27SE]

——— extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H10475 [20DE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9110• [27SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9110• [27SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E1230• [12SE]

Texas: request from school systems for waiver of certain test score requirements for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, H980 [8FE]

Thousand Oaks, CA: condemn shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, E1501• [9NO]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (H.R. 1872), H8853• [25SE]

Transportation Security Administration: establish National Deployment Office (H.R. 6461), E1204• [5SE]

——— improve threat information sharing, integrated operations, and law enforcement training for transportation security (H.R. 5089), H1674• [19MR]

——— require strategy to diversify the technology stakeholder marketplace relative to acquisition of security screening technologies (H.R. 6459), H7790• [4SE]

——— strengthen air cargo security (H.R. 4176), H1664• [19MR]

Trump, President: characterization of alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants, H398 [16JA], H421 [17JA]

——— characterization of remarks relative to investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections during news conference with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6271 [17JY], H6470 [18JY]

——— condemn remarks about Representative Schiff relative to Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) memo on alleged misuse of FISA warrants in investigation of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H765 [5FE]

——— evaluation of administration, H10501 [20DE], E128• [2FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to family values, H5638, H5642 [25JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, H6192 [13JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H3986 [16MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to freedom of the press, H9552 [16NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, H773• [5FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, H6644• [23JY]

——— Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, H3770 [7MY]

——— oppose Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, E490• [17AP]

——— summit meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6470 [18JY], H6578 [19JY]

Tuskegee Airmen Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4406), H1349• [5MR]

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), H3539 [25AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to eliminate Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships, H6523, H6525 [18JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: restore jurisdication over Federal sentencing guidelines relative to synthetic drug offenses, H5216, H5217 [15JN]

Ukraine: encourage U.S.-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report on such cooperation (H.R. 1997), E140• [6FE]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 4451), H4265• [21MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4958), H4259• [21MY]

——— provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (H.R. 506), H1571, H1573 [14MR]

——— provide outreach to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, H5720• [26JN], H5800 [27JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H1170 [14FE], H7674 [25JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 6545), H8250 [13SE], H8847 [25SE], H8900, H8901 [26SE], H9394 [28SE], E1316• [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1496 [8MR], H1680 [19MR], H3764 [7MY], H8905• [26SE], E1047• [23JY]

Voting: protect the right to vote, E1125• [7AU]

——— recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens (H. Res. 1071), H9049, H9050 [26SE]

——— recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens (H. Res. 1071), consideration (H. Res. 1077), H8900, H8901 [26SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2978), E283• [8MR], E1126• [7AU]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E1125• [7AU]

Wildfires: provide disaster relief for wildfires in California, H9696 [29NO]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H564• [19JA]

World War II: anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, E1127• [7AU]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, E779• [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1370 [5MR], H6259 [16JY]

Statements

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: John F. Clark, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, H1298 [27FE]

Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Encourage Members of Congress To Vote No on H.R. 6691, a Retrogressive Mass Incarceration Bill: several immigrants’ rights organizations, H7934 [7SE]

Tributes

Brown, Linda, E396• [5AP]

Bush, Barbara Pierce, H3699 [26AP], E499• [18AP]

Bush, George, H9814 [10DE], E1605• [6DE]

Chissell-Williams, Tonya R., E1610• [6DE]

Cotton, Dorothy, E859• [19JN]

Davis, Kye G., E1400• [12OC]

Dellums, Ronald V., H7901, H7906 [6SE], E1121• [3AU], E1224• [7SE]

Espaillat, Jessica, E1064• [25JY]

Franklin, Aretha L., E1156• [17AU]

Green, Larry V., E300• [13MR]

Hall, Ralph W., E1729• [21DE]

Harris, Johnny, Jr., E1119• [3AU]

Hernandez, Daphne, E1064• [25JY]

Jackson, Ezra C., H5204 [15JN]

Kaptur, Representative, H1600• [14MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H11 [8JA]

Laxalt, Paul, E1137• [10AU]

McCain, John, E1181• [28AU]

McHugh, Michael, E969• [6JY]

McKoen, Kayla, E1443• [23OC]

O’Connor, Sandra Day, E1463• [26OC]

Palomares Carranco, Maria, E1064• [25JY]

Pelosi, Representative, H968 [7FE]

Primas, Emma, H898 [6FE]

Reyes, Nereyda, E1064• [25JY]

Scurry, Frazier V. Thomas, E799• [7JN]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H1692 [19MR], H3388 [17AP], E336• [19MR]

Thomas, Michael, E199• [16FE]

Williams, F.N., H10087 [11DE]

Wilson, George, E402• [5AP]