LYNCH, STEPHEN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5793 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3680 [26AP]

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), H3680 [26AP]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H3148 [11AP]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9821 [10DE]

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), H6650 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H583 [19JA]

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

Bureau of the Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 5454), H3887 [9MY]

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), H5749 [26JN]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 4889), H3050 [26MR]

Corporations: require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures (see H.R. 7294), H10209 [13DE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1374), H4584 [22MY]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 5162), H1372 [5MR]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H6465 [17JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3096 [10AP]

Curseen, Joseph P., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 578), H1654 [15MR]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 860), H3742 [27AP]

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: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H18 [8JA]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: 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), H6264 [16JY]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1563), H7688 [25JY]

——— establish community action opioid response grant program (see H.R. 5124), H3343 [16AP]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H6041 [10JY]

——— 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), H3746 [1MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5365), H3211 [12AP]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1373 [5MR]

Dept. of HUD: revise FHA program for home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners to add safeguards to prevent displacement of homeowners (see H.R. 4160), H555 [18JA]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1227 [23FE]

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see H.R. 5871), H6589 [19JY]

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), H8728 [13SE]

——— 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 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), H7685 [25JY]

——— 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 Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H5987 [3JY]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5094 [12JN]

DIPG Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H8172 [12SE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H5649 [25JN]

——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 1120), H1342 [1MR]

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

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

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H7728 [26JY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H4285 [21MY]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 6607), H7772 [24AU]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H7156 [24JY]

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

Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 6885), H8884 [25SE]

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), H3453 [23AP]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H7728 [26JY]

——— require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1177 [14FE]

FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 6168), H5362 [20JN]

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

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), H7156 [24JY]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H678 [29JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 5389), H3211 [12AP]

FEMA: reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H7735 [31JY]

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), H4584 [22MY]

——— 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), H733 [30JA]

——— develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2380), H1213 [15FE]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 6075), H5201 [14JN]

——— establish grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relative to the transfer and possession of firearms (see H.R. 4192), H1544 [13MR]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H3097 [10AP]

——— 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), H1267 [26FE]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 5163), H1372 [5MR]

——— 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 or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H1221 [20FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2670), H4739 [1JN]

——— provide for discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings (see H.R. 3984), H4736 [29MY]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3984), H4736 [29MY]

——— 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: provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries (see H.R. 6528), H7729 [26JY]

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

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), H10512 [20DE]

House Rules: require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence (see H. Res. 370), H7754 [14AU]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 6509), H7685 [25JY]

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), H5201 [14JN]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

——— 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), H7728 [26JY]

Insurance: require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H1267 [26FE]

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

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

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

Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1421), H7920 [6SE]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3032), H6112 [11JY]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H7728 [26JY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H3210 [12AP]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2050), H1335 [27FE]

——— require Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices of prescription drugs (see H.R. 6505), H9420 [5OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H3783 [7MY]

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

Money: establish Independent Financial Technology Task Force, reward information leading to convictions for terrorist use of digital currencies, and establish FinTech Leadership in Innovation Fund (see H.R. 5036), H1211 [15FE]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9574 [20NO]

Morris, Thomas L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 578), H1654 [15MR]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 776), H5095 [12JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4739 [1JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4739 [1JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H1076 [8FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 761), H1341 [1MR]

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

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

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H5225 [15JN]

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), H1699 [19MR]

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

Political campaigns: 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), H8887 [25SE]

——— 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), H7825 [4SE]

Postal Service: restore financial solvency and improve governance in order to ensure efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail (see H.R. 6076), H5093 [12JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see H.R. 4826), H552 [18JA]

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

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H5649 [25JN]

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

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6558 [18JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3444 [18AP]

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

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1114), H5153 [13JN]

——— 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]

Taxation: eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H6042 [10JY]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 5103), H1332 [27FE]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H3148 [11AP]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H8732 [17SE]

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]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7743 [3AU]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H3210 [12AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H7871 [5SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 143), H9743 [29NO]

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]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 783), H1608 [14MR]

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), H6263 [16JY]

Biographies

Karlin, Lenore Gardner, E956• [29JN]

Constitutional authority statements

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 (H.R. 5101), H1334 [27FE]

Remarks

Adams Memorial Commission: establish (H.R. 1220), H6623 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency funding, H5793 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5793 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure terrorists and criminal organizations are not able to register aircraft in the U.S., H3680 [26AP]

FAA: engage and cooperate with air carriers to identify and facilitate opportunities for air carriers to retrofit aircraft with devices that mitigate noise, including vortex generators, H3681 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3680 [26AP]

Money: establish Independent Financial Technology Task Force, reward information leading to convictions for terrorist use of digital currencies, and establish FinTech Leadership in Innovation Fund (H.R. 5036), H9062 [26SE]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 1037), H6338 [17JY]

Secret Service: extend overtime pay exception for agents (H.R. 6893), H9793, H9794 [10DE]

Tributes

Hurley, John F. (Jay), E1207• [5SE]

Karlin, Lenore Gardner, E955• [29JN]

Miller, William J. (Skippy), E1454• [26OC]