NAPOLITANO, GRACE F. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4564 [22MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5740 [26JN]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3624), H903 [6FE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H6589 [19JY]

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), H8728 [13SE]

American Heart Month: observance (see H. Res. 752), H1334 [27FE]

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), H3979 [15MY]

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

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

Armed Forces: clarify effective date of promotion of commissioned officers of the Army and Air National Guard and improve processes for Federal recognition of promotions of such officers (see H.R. 5713), H4243 [18MY]

——— 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), H629 [25JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9420 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H10171 [12DE]

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

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (H. Res. 697 (see H. Res. 697), H630 [25JA]

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

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]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3097 [10AP]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 4223), H3052 [29MR]

Cambodia: promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law, condemn political violence and human rights violations, and call for respect for freedom of the press, assembly, and speech and electoral reforms (see H. Res. 661), H733 [30JA]

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), H9420 [5OC]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9409 [28SE]

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

Children and youth: support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 1032), H7687 [25JY]

Civil War—U.S.: inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5056), H1212 [15FE]

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), H676 [29JA]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9758 [30NO]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H903 [6FE]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H9758 [30NO]

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

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2567), H1267 [26FE]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 3945), H3887 [9MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 8), H4242 [18MY]

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]

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

——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 4935), H783 [5FE]

——— 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]

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), H1442 [6MR]

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), H7754 [14AU]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8886 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7732 [27JY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see H.R. 5932), H4692 [23MY]

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

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

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

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H6112 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 6597), H7723 [26JY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H551 [18JA]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 6571), H8728 [13SE]

——— protect information obtained relative to placement of unaccompanied alien children from being used for any purpose other than providing safe and secure placements (see H.R. 7030), H9420 [5OC]

——— 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]

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

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement the ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 7052), H9424 [9OC]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 7047), H9432 [12OC]

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), H784 [5FE]

——— 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 Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H9408 [28SE]

——— 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), H1729 [20MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6589 [19JY]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3317 [13AP]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H4739 [1JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of portions of Los Angeles, CA, coastal area to evaluate alternatives for protecting coastal area resources (see H.R. 6750), H7941 [7SE]

——— 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), H7943 [7SE]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H5201 [14JN]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H3928 [10MY]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H676 [29JA]

Dept. of Transportation: protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4208 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3707 [26AP]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2733), H4739 [1JN]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 4556), H6464 [17JY]

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

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5486), H4139 [16MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 5314), H1651 [15MR]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H4285 [21MY]

——— study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of the Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 6637), H9420 [5OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H4850 [6JN]

——— 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), H5649 [25JN]

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

El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see H. Res. 845), H3575 [25AP]

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

Employment: prohibit 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), H3744 [27AP]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3906), H5749 [26JN]

——— provide for an integrated water pollution control planning process and promote green infrastructure (see H.R. 7279), H10169 [12DE]

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

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

FAA: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

——— require regional centers of air transportation excellence to conduct research on impacts of aircraft noise on humans and effective methods to mitigate such impacts (see H.R. 6454), H10170 [12DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: align certain provisions with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H5153 [13JN]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 757), H3707 [26AP] (see H.R. 4775), H1653 [15MR]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H1729 [20MR] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H5225 [15JN]

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 (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

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

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1124), H9431 [12OC]

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), H18 [8JA]

Firearms: call for passage of gun violence prevention legislation (see H. Res. 1076), H8884 [25SE]

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

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5090), H1266 [26FE]

——— 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), H1374 [5MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H18 [8JA]

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

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 3444), H1374 [5MR]

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), H7157 [24JY]

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

Forests: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse effects of deforestation (see H.R. 6503), H7871 [5SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8171 [12SE]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5464), H3095 [10AP]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]

GSA: transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution (see H.R. 6407), H7782 [31AU]

Health: recognize cardiovascular disease as leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis (see H. Res. 752), H1334 [27FE]

——— 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), H9467 [6NO]

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), H7729 [26JY]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5286 [19JN]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 6527), H7686 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 5950), H4693 [23MY]

——— 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), H5817 [27JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H7689 [25JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9092 [26SE]

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), H9153 [27SE]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H6589 [19JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H584 [19JA]

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), H9450 [26OC]

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]

Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office, McArthur, CA: designate (see H.R. 6655), H7748 [7AU]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H903 [6FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 686), H169 [11JA]

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

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

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States relative to amounts made available (see H.R. 4179), H133 [10JA]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9668 [27NO]

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]

Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H3147 [11AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H6464 [17JY]

——— 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), H4850 [6JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H7751 [10AU]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H1477 [7MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H6464 [17JY]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H6589 [19JY]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H9420 [5OC]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 3111), H3096 [10AP]

——— provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see H.R. 4297), H7824 [4SE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: codify emergency preparedness final rule for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities as conditions of participation (see H.R. 4704), H4777 [5JN]

Members of Congress: ensure access to Federal facilities in order to exercise oversight responsibilities (see H.R. 6260), H5973 [28JN]

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

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

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

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4982 [7JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4982 [7JN]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 733), H974 [7FE]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H10337 [19DE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 805), H3453 [23AP]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1146), H9525 [14NO]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3315 [13AP]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 1067), H8726 [13SE]

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

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

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

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

NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see H.R. 4062), H554 [18JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7722 [26JY]

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]

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), H5978 [28JN]

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), H6651 [23JY]

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

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]

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

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6464 [17JY]

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]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 5893), H5225 [15JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H8728 [13SE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

——— 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]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 2651), H5094 [12JN]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H19 [8JA]

——— permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5815 [27JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: repeal and use funds to cancel student loan debt and increase Pell grants (see H.R. 5928), H4692 [23MY]

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

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions and make additional contributions to the Stop Homelessness Fund (see H.R. 5045), H1211 [15FE]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 110), H4210 [17MY]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 2505), H3052 [29MR]

——— provide an employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 6648), H9425 [9OC]

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

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 5003), H9449 [26OC]

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), H3575 [25AP]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H3506 [24AP]

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), H678 [29JA]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

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), H9568 [16NO]

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

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 6880), H8884 [25SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H5817 [27JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9539 [15NO]

World Hearing Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H1268 [26FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 4912), H9569 [16NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H6264 [16JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H4848 [6JN]

EPA: establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 5127), H1333 [27FE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 883), H3885 [9MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (H.R. 6016), H4849 [6JN]

EPA: establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (H.R. 5127), H1335 [27FE]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation preemption of State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules: American Association for Justice, H3675 [26AP]

——— National Employment Law Project (organization), H3676 [26AP]

——— Samuel P. Loesche, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H3675 [26AP]

——— several organizations, H3676 [26AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H825 [6FE]

Corps of Engineers: enhance Levee Safety Action Classification risk tool, H4838 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8225 [13SE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4801, H4838, H4842 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4226, H4227 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5740 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: preempt State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules, H3674 [26AP]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (H.R. 66), H6218 [16JY]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8225 [13SE]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 3906), H6219, H6220 [16JY]

——— provide for an integrated water pollution control planning process and promote green infrastructure (H.R. 7279), H10289, H10291 [19DE]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3674 [26AP]

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), H825 [6FE]

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), H825 [6FE]

National Guard: National Guard Youth Challenge Program funding, H5740 [26JN]

National Park Service: waive application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land (H.R. 3997), H4758, H4759 [5JN]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 66), H6218 [16JY]

Route 66 National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 801), H4757, H4758 [5JN]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1354• [2OC]

——— recognize close relationship with the U.S., E1354• [2OC]

Votes: position on missed, H3956• [15MY], H8905• [26SE], H10439• [20DE], E999• [11JY]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4226, H4227 [18MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5282 [19JN], H6037 [10JY]

Tributes

Finlay, Margaret, E566• [27AP]

Ghirelli, Robert P., E1111• [31JY]