KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., III (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6152 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H1221 [20FE]

Air pollution: establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3981), H9152 [27SE]

——— preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H1501 [8MR]

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 143), H9758 [30NO]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H3835 [8MY]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H404 [16JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 4874), H624 [22JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9569 [16NO]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 1784), H4981 [7JN]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H3931 [10MY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

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

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and ensure fair treatment of detainees and release of those unjustly detained (see H. Res. 1111), H9460 [30OC]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H737 [2FE]

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

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 7123), H10170 [12DE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3979 [15MY]

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1596), H1699 [19MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 4856), H976 [7FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform investigations of claims of violations of rights and protections by employees, update sexual harassment prevention and response training, and institute discrimination surveys (see H.R. 4396), H83 [9JA]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H9526 [14NO]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be use on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 919), H3049 [26MR]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3887 [9MY]

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: expand eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3875), H5363 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H10211 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H9092 [26SE]

——— prohibit seclusion and use of restraints in schools except to protect students and staff and provide school personnel with crisis intervention training (see H.R. 7124), H9525 [14NO]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 7320), H10512 [20DE]

——— provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 2475), H1075 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: amend laws relative to designation of general surgery shortage areas (see H.R. 2906), H5225 [15JN]

——— clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H5991 [6JY]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 5794), H7728 [26JY]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 6495), H9444 [23OC]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 6561), H7943 [7SE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4730 [24MY]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H4981 [7JN]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1609 [14MR]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H6650 [23JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3507 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 1006), H4730 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decision seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum (see H. Res. 987), H6175 [12JY]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1374 [5MR]

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

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4221), H3046 [23MR]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3507 [24AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H10338 [19DE]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H9091 [26SE]

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), H5201 [14JN]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H9416 [2OC]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H133 [10JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H1336 [27FE]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2452), H1442 [6MR]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H1267 [26FE]

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

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5153 [13JN]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H6196 [13JY]

Disasters: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5474), H7921 [6SE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H1178 [14FE]

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

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H9744 [29NO]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4152), H1179 [14FE]

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

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 739), H1212 [15FE]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H625 [22JA]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H10170 [12DE]

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

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

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 5085), H3746 [1MY]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H4243 [18MY]

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 389), H1477 [7MR]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H1653 [15MR]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3464), H1609 [14MR]

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H5201 [14JN]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H1608 [14MR]

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), H9763 [3DE]

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), H7871 [5SE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H4285 [21MY]

——— 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), H6112 [11JY]

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

——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6042 [10JY]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6172), H5581 [22JN]

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H7728 [26JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8728 [13SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H1336 [27FE]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 63), H83 [9JA]

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

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

——— 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), H8886 [25SE]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H976 [7FE]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3507 [24AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3707 [26AP]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H581 [19JA]

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

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

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

Medicaid: ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 4998), H1125 [13FE]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7688 [25JY]

Medicare: cover opioid treatment program services (see H.R. 5083), H1443 [6MR]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H554 [18JA]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H5153 [13JN]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H4850 [6JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H5201 [14JN]

——— provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see H.R. 4841), H4981 [7JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H4981 [7JN]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9431 [12OC]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 776), H8887 [25SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9092 [26SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H9153 [27SE]

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5244), H1507 [9MR]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9526 [14NO]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H10338 [19DE]

——— strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H5286 [19JN]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 5606), H4981 [7JN]

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]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H8727 [13SE]

Political campaigns: 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), H7921 [6SE]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H8728 [13SE]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H5581 [22JN]

——— 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), H9153 [27SE]

Religion: prohibit collection of information and establishment or utilization of a registry for purposes of classifying or surveilling certain individuals on the basis of religious affiliation (see H.R. 489), H4139 [16MY]

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 5291), H3211 [12AP]

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

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

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H3575 [25AP]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H6175 [12JY]

Sports: recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3343 [16AP]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H9526 [14NO]

Thomas P. Costin, Jr., Post Office Building, Lynn, MA: designate (see H.R. 6059), H5154 [13JN]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 4271), H83 [9JA]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H903 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7754 [14AU]

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), H9153 [27SE]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2840), H1213 [15FE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H7871 [5SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2701), H3575 [25AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Medicaid: streamline enrollment of certain providers and suppliers across State lines to facilitate access to out-of-State pediatric care for children and their families (see H.R. 6524), H7686 [25JY]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4778), H168 [11JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense (H.R. 6358), H6175 [12JY]

Medicaid: streamline enrollment of certain providers and suppliers across State lines to facilitate access to out-of-State pediatric care for children and their families (H.R. 6524), H7688 [25JY]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 4778), H170 [11JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8178 [13SE]

Remarks

Brett, James T.: Eire Society of Boston, MA, Gold Medal Award recipient, E375• [26MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for an action plan to prevent opioid addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (H.R. 5590), H5249 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8227 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids (H.R. 5796), H5238 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: promote pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence (S. 717), H6284 [17JY]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8227 [13SE]

Drugs: require improved packaging and disposal methods with respect to certain drugs (H.R. 5687), H5236 [19JN]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6481 [18JY]

Fall River, MA: economic impact of relocation of Philips Lighting Holding B.V., factory to Mexico, H3582 [26AP]

FDA: amend policies relative to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances (H.R. 5811), H5243 [19JN]

FERC: provide that any inaction that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review, H8227 [13SE]

Homes for Our Troops (organization): tribute, E171• [13FE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3440), H25 [9JA]

——— 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, H5162 [14JN], H5489 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6152 [12JY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H8179 [13SE]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (H.R. 4005), H5234 [19JN]

——— delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (H.R. 6042), H5245 [19JN]

——— provide requirements relative to use of qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 5801), H5247 [19JN]

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

National Cultural Center Act: anniversary, E1283• [24SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit report on establishment of the Foreign Malign Influence Response Center to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign efforts to influence U.S. processes and elections, H6152 [12JY]

Peace Corps: improve health care standards and access for current and returned volunteers, assist and protect sexual assault victims, increase disability payments, and improve oversight and management (H.R. 2259), H6023, H6024 [10JY], E999• [11JY]

Social Security: ensure access to mental health services for children and pregnant women under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3192), H5232 [19JN]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6481 [18JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, H5249 [19JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, H9695 [29NO]

Votes: correction, E840• [14JN]

Tributes

DiAntonio, Joseph, E825• [12JN]

Pitsuwan, Surin, E95• [25JA]

Schon, Nancy, E1250• [13SE]

Shrage, Barry, E370• [26MR]

Smith, Sue, H4852 [7JN]