TORRES, NORMA J. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4868 [7JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6057 [11JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3794 [8MY]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), consideration (H. Res. 964), H5764 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1077), H8902 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), consideration (H. Res. 1049), H7837 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3794 [8MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4973 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4868 [7JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3644 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3519 [25AP]

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), H3644 [26AP]

——— provision of disaster and mitigation assistance improvement (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3519 [25AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3794 [8MY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6057 [11JY]

House of Representatives: adjournment, consideration (H. Res. 964), H5764 [27JN]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (H. Res. 964), H5764 [27JN]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during May district work period (H. Res. 839), H3519 [25AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1077), H8902 [26SE]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3519 [25AP]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 954), H5378 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6148 [12JY]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), consideration (H. Res. 1049), H7837 [5SE]

Taxation: include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses (H.R. 6199), consideration (H. Res. 1012), H7104 [24JY]

Voting: 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), H8902 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see H.R. 4819), H4243 [18MY]

Ahmad, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor: tribute (see H. Res. 1125), H9431 [12OC]

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (see H.R. 5480), H3343 [16AP]

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

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9574 [20NO] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 5593), H3707 [26AP]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 818), H3147 [11AP]

Bureau of the Census: establish task force to review new decennial census questions and the impact on accuracy, response rates for minorities, legislative redistricting, and distribution of Federal funds (see H.R. 5292), H1651 [15MR]

California: deauthorize a portion of a project (see H.R. 5720), H3884 [9MY]

——— designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4072), H3507 [24AP]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2953), H8171 [12SE]

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), H4285 [21MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 799), H2041 [22MR]

China: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China (see H.R. 3960), H5507 [21JN]

Crime: support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities (see H. Res. 854), H3706 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H3050 [26MR]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3833 [8MY]

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), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8727 [13SE]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 2070), H3148 [11AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: allow an individual to obtain a copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7295), H10609 [2JA]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H5581 [22JN]

——— 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]

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

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H2043 [22MR]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1507 [9MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6112 [11JY]

——— 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: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 5968), H4729 [24MY]

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

——— facilitate reunification of Central American families, report on, and develop a strategy to reduce, gender-based and gang violence, and address impact of family separation on Central American children (see H.R. 6193), H5580 [22JN]

——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see H.R. 4549), H1076 [8FE]

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), H8732 [17SE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 731), H677 [29JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 169), H583 [19JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: pay rewards to help identify and recover stolen assets linked to foreign government corruption and proceeds of such corruption hidden behind complex financial structures in the U.S. and abroad (see H.R. 5101), H1332 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: address delays in commercial driver’s license skills testing and retesting (see H.R. 4719), H678 [29JA]

——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 2801), H9092 [26SE]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H3046 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3210 [12AP]

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

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H9153 [27SE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H3444 [18AP]

Drugs: provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 2528), H554 [18JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 31), H1374 [5MR]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H2043 [22MR]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 2942), H3210 [12AP]

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

——— establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 5127), H1729 [20MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 5414), H3049 [26MR]

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

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 5085), H3452 [23AP]

FEMA: reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 6455), H6588 [19JY]

——— reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H7723 [26JY]

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

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

Frank, Billy, Jr.: support national day of remembrance in honor of life, legacy, and accomplishments (see H. Res. 769), H1507 [9MR]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 444), H7688 [25JY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8728 [13SE]

Health: promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4808), H3444 [18AP]

——— 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), H8739 [20SE]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7743 [3AU]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 1174), H10104 [11DE]

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

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]

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

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

Indian Child Welfare Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1159), H9667 [27NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H1653 [15MR]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H733 [30JA]

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

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3708 [26AP]

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

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), H1729 [20MR]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H1755 [21MR]

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H1442 [6MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H1755 [21MR]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H7729 [26JY]

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

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

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H2043 [22MR]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9763 [3DE]

National Park Restoration Fund: establish from Federal land energy production revenues (see H.R. 5210), H3783 [7MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9763 [3DE]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 7127), H9525 [14NO]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5244), H3707 [26AP]

Nicaragua: condemn violence against citizens protesting repression, support democratic efforts, call for release of wrongfully detained individuals, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see H. Res. 981), H5987 [3JY]

NLRB: 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), H1653 [15MR]

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), H9409 [28SE]

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), H8108 [10SE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H8172 [12SE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H7920 [6SE]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H7921 [6SE]

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

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H3046 [23MR]

Russia: condemn chemical weapons attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter, extend sympathies to those affected by the attack, and reaffirm U.S.-British relationship (see H. Res. 786), H2043 [22MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H3444 [18AP]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H9092 [26SE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 2309), H3343 [16AP]

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), H6464 [17JY]

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), H1477 [7MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (see H.R. 1675), H554 [18JA]

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), H9415 [2OC]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 1174), H10104 [11DE]

Venezuela: condemn deteriorating situation and resulting regional humanitarian crisis, affirm support for legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court, and urge further regional action in support of democracy (see H. Res. 1006), H9421 [5OC]

——— provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see H.R. 7245), H9820 [10DE]

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

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H8171 [12SE]

——— 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), H9511 [13NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9415 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to study emergency medical response times and the best approaches for obtaining such information (see H.R. 6154), H5285 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a strategy to implement policies and procedures to ensure the safety of children in U.S., Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody (see H.R. 7396), H10586 [21DE]

Dept. of State: maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 4765), H132 [10JA]

——— take certain actions to end corruption in the Northern Triangle region of Central America, including El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 5501), H3209 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Hardest Hit Fund (see H.R. 5673), H3746 [1MY]

Disasters: recognize contributions of chefs to natural disaster relief efforts (see H. Res. 1080), H8884 [25SE]

EPA: study State efforts to regulate certain uses of nitrous oxide (see H.R. 7007), H9406 [28SE]

Guatemala: combat corruption and money laundering through sanctions against those who have undermined the rule of law (see H.R. 7314), H10210 [13DE]

——— express condolences for victims of volcanic eruption, commend first responders and volunteers, recognize donations made by U.S. entities, and urge U.S. agencies to continue to provide assistance (see H. Res. 944), H5200 [14JN]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1187), H10586 [21DE]

National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 1040), H7734 [31JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: investigate whether the NRA benefitted from Russia’s involvement in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election (see H.R. 6630), H7724 [26JY]

SBA: issue loans to homeowners in areas at risk for disasters to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities (see H.R. 6499), H7155 [24JY]

SEC: require investment advisers who advise a private fund that owns an emergency services company to disclose average response times of emergency vehicles deployed by such company in response to 9-1-1 calls (see H.R. 6155), H5285 [19JN]

Western Hemisphere: reaffirm importance of preserving free and fair elections and strengthening democratic institutions and reject efforts by Venezuela, Russia, and others to interfere with elections (see H. Res. 843), H3506 [24AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: establish a pilot program to study emergency medical response times and the best approaches for obtaining such information (H.R. 6154), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a strategy to implement policies and procedures to ensure the safety of children in U.S., Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody (H.R. 7396), H10587 [21DE]

Dept. of State: maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (H.R. 4765), H132 [10JA]

——— take certain actions to end corruption in the Northern Triangle region of Central America, including El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (H.R. 5501), H3210 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Hardest Hit Fund (H.R. 5673), H3746 [1MY]

EPA: study State efforts to regulate certain uses of nitrous oxide (H.R. 7007), H9408 [28SE]

Guatemala: combat corruption and money laundering through sanctions against those who have undermined the rule of law (H.R. 7314), H10211 [13DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: investigate whether the NRA benefitted from Russia’s involvement in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election (H.R. 6630), H7727 [26JY]

SBA: issue loans to homeowners in areas at risk for disasters to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities (H.R. 6499), H7156 [24JY]

SEC: require investment advisers who advise a private fund that owns an emergency services company to disclose average response times of emergency vehicles deployed by such company in response to 9-1-1 calls (H.R. 6155), H5286 [19JN]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H3519 [25AP], H3794 [8MY], H4868 [7JN], H5378 [21JN], H5764 [27JN], H6057 [11JY], H6280 [17JY], H7104 [24JY], H7838 [5SE], H8902 [26SE]

Letters

Citizens’ Right To Know Act: Faiz Shakir and Kanya Bennett, ACLU, H3793 [8MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10339 [20DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H7837 [5SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3166 [12AP]

——— 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), H4864, H4867 [7JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6054, H6055, H6056 [11JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations, H9652• [27NO]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3792 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: demolition of facilities closed by prior base realignment and closure rounds funding, H4973 [7JN]

——— improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (S. 2497), H8150• [12SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), consideration (H. Res. 964), H5760, H5761, H5763 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1077), H8898, H8900, H8901 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: discharge Federal loan debt of students enrolled at schools that closed, H7835 [5SE]

——— ensure Pell grants used at a school which has closed do not count toward Pell Grant lifetime caps, H7835 [5SE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (H.R. 6543), H7836 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), consideration (H. Res. 1049), H7835, H7836 [5SE]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (H.R. 4508), H7835 [5SE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3792, H3793, H3794 [8MY]

——— 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), E236• [27FE]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (H.R. 4485), E236• [27FE]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (S. 1942), H10342, H10343 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (H.R. 2933), H3792 [8MY]

Dept. of State: 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 (H.R. 6193), H6055 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9652• [27NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain funding for hospital care and medical services in non-departmental facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes (H.R. 5805), H4866 [7JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4864, H4866, H4867, H4973 [7JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H8898 [26SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 31), H6055 [11JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4973 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4864, H4866, H4867 [7JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3515 [25AP]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for travel expenses of any senior political appointee on private aircraft (H.R. 3876), H3518 [25AP]

FEMA: provision of disaster and mitigation assistance improvement (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3515 [25AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3792 [8MY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6054, H6055, H6056 [11JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7835 [5SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H4866, H4867 [7JN]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), consideration (H. Res. 839), H3515 [25AP]

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), H458 [17JA]

——— 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], H6054, H6056 [11JY]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (H.R. 4796), H5762 [27JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 774), H3515 [25AP], H3792 [8MY], H5377 [21JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 954), H5372, H5376, H5377, H5378 [21JN]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally, H5760 [27JN]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (H.R. 6236), H5763 [27JN]

Insurance: include short-term limited duration health plans in definition of individual insurance coverage (H.R. 6479), H7102 [24JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6148, H6149 [12JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), consideration (H. Res. 989), H6124, H6125 [12JY]

Israel: condemn attacks at borders, E1028• [18JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H4864, H4866, H4867 [7JN]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: observance, E1346• [28SE]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as affiliated area of National Park System (H.R. 88), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1180), H10342, H10343 [20DE]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), consideration (H. Res. 1049), H7835 [5SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: produce a national intelligence estimate of revenue sources of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, H6148, H6149 [12JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4867 [7JN]

Social Security: State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H4864 [7JN]

Taiwan: reaffirm U.S. committment to alliance and commend opening of new office of American Institute in Taiwan, E844• [14JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H9107 [27SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9107 [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, H10342, H10343 [20DE]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses (H.R. 6199), consideration (H. Res. 1012), H7101, H7102, H7103 [24JY]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9107 [27SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9107 [27SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, H7101 [24JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H5372 [21JN]

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), H3542• [25AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6545), H8900 [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1290• [27FE]

Voting: 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), H8898, H8900, H8901 [26SE]

Resignations

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3192 [12AP]

Tributes

Casillas, Greggory J., H1531 [13MR], E313• [14MR]

Eaton, Paul M., E1017• [16JY], E1159• [17AU]

Givens, Frances, E1068• [25JY]

Manlapaz, Mark, E1015• [16JY]

Ortiz, Elvira, E847• [14JN]

Verdugo, Frank E., E846• [14JN]