RUIZ, RAUL (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4564, H4572 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6455 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4928, H4974, H4975 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H1609 [14MR]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7728 [26JY]

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), H1501 [8MR]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 413), H7157 [24JY]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2220), H610 [21JA]

——— 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), H625 [22JA]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 4518), H5022 [8JN]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1065), H19 [8JA]

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

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8727 [13SE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H8728 [13SE]

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

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 Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1046), H18 [8JA]

——— study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H7735 [31JY]

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), H5817 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H6465 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H629 [25JA]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H733 [30JA]

——— 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), H1127 [13FE]

——— issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services (see H.R. 6372), H6195 [13JY]

——— provide the Dept. of Justice certain notifications of improper prescribing of controlled substances under the Medicare program (see H.R. 7369), H10510 [20DE]

——— report on extent to which certain Medicare Advantage plans include supplemental health care benefits designed to treat or prevent substance use disorders (see H.R. 5725), H3884 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8727 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 4057), H1336 [27FE]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H3148 [11AP]

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]

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), H1178 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2452), H6464 [17JY]

——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 6027), H4979 [7JN]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H8728 [13SE]

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]

——— 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]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H4210 [17MY]

Federal employees: require a Government political appointee to reimburse the Government for unlawful use of Federal funds (see H.R. 6295), H7728 [26JY]

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

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1267 [26FE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H3316 [13AP]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8728 [13SE]

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

Health: award certain allergy and reversible lower airway disorders-related grants and increase preference given to States that allow trained school personnel to administer rescue medications for allergies and such disorders (see H.R. 2285), H677 [29JA]

Health care facilities: develop and identify indicators of potentially fraudulent and disreputable recovery housing operators (see H.R. 6092), H5152 [13JN]

Health care professionals: improve and expand training for future and current physicians and mid-level health care providers on treating pain and prescribing opioids (see H. Con. Res. 136), H8726 [13SE]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 768), H1610 [14MR]

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), H7732 [27JY]

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), H5363 [20JN]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

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

——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6113 [11JY]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H7728 [26JY]

Iran: condemn 1988 massacre of political prisoners and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 188), H733 [30JA]

——— 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), H8728 [13SE]

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

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

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H1127 [13FE]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H625 [22JA]

——— require Medicare Advantage and part D prescription drug plans to provide information on safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances to certain enrolled individuals (see H.R. 5714), H3884 [9MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 242), H7920 [6SE]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9425 [9OC]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9743 [29NO]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 756), H1503 [8MR]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9743 [29NO]

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]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3598), H584 [19JA]

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), H5649 [25JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1134), H1335 [27FE] (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

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), H7772 [24AU]

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), H7689 [25JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H3707 [26AP]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2911), H9420 [5OC]

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

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

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

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H625 [22JA]

Taxation: enhance the child and dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2633), H1213 [15FE]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 1476), H6041 [10JY]

Veterans: establish presumptions of service connection for illnesses associated with open burn pits and direct GAO to establish Open Burn Pit Advisory Commission (see H.R. 6582), H7722 [26JY]

——— protect veterans’ credit ratings by delaying inclusion of medical debt from services received through Veterans Choice Program and other VA programs from reports to credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 2683), H903 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H8887 [25SE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H629 [25JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H9415 [2OC]

World Hearing Day: designate (see H. Res. 740), H1342 [1MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9408 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American College of Emergency Physicians (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 906), H4284 [21MY]

Congress: establish process by which registered voters may sign national discharge petitions to require congressional votes on legislation whose petitions receive a certain number of signatures (see H.R. 6293), H5975 [28JN]

DEA: amend certain regulations so that practitioners may not administer more than 3 days’ medication to a person at one time when administering narcotics in order to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms (see H.R. 5770), H3929 [10MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish SelectUSA program (see H.R. 6375), H6195 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits (see H.R. 7288), H10169 [12DE]

——— provide for eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 7287), H10169 [12DE]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see H.R. 6959), H9151 [27SE]

FCC: evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas (see H.R. 5007), H1126 [13FE]

Insurance: include short-term limited duration health plans in definition of individual insurance coverage (see H.R. 6479), H7154 [24JY]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 5060), H1212 [15FE]

Medicare: provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program (see H.R. 5605), H3505 [24AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of offical funds for airline accommodations for Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 5232), H1501 [8MR]

Taxation: provide an employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 6648), H7734 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Congress: establish process by which registered voters may sign national discharge petitions to require congressional votes on legislation whose petitions receive a certain number of signatures (H.R. 6293), H5977 [28JN]

DEA: amend certain regulations so that practitioners may not administer more than 3 days’ medication to a person at one time when administering narcotics in order to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms (H.R. 5770), H3930 [10MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish SelectUSA program (H.R. 6375), H6196 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits (H.R. 7288), H10170 [12DE]

——— provide for eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (H.R. 7287), H10170 [12DE]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 6959), H9152 [27SE]

FCC: evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas (H.R. 5007), H1126 [13FE]

Insurance: include short-term limited duration health plans in definition of individual insurance coverage (H.R. 6479), H7155 [24JY]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 5060), H1213 [15FE]

Medicare: provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program (H.R. 5605), H3506 [24AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of offical funds for airline accommodations for Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch which are not coach-class accommodations (H.R. 5232), H1502 [8MR]

Taxation: provide an employer credit for increasing wages (H.R. 6648), H7735 [31JY]

Remarks

American College of Surgeons: tribute to ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training course, E384• [29MR]

Banning, CA: ensure continued receipt of water from conveyance flume, H6383 [17JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: environmental restoration projects funding, H4928 [7JN]

California: tribute to organizations that provide refuge and support for domestic violence victims, H1130 [14FE]

Christopher’s Clubhouse (organization): tribute, H4142 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4565, H4566 [22MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1027), H7697 [26JY]

——— conduct education and outreach campaign to veterans exposed to open burn pits and who are eligible to enroll in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, H4566 [22MY], H7697 [26JY]

——— study feasibility of phasing out use of open burn pits, H4565 [22MY], H7697 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5300 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6383, H6455, H6456 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry educational outreach funding, H4974 [7JN]

——— ensure the VA phone system allows veterans to directly call their local community-based outpatient center for appointments, H4975, H4976 [7JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4974, H4975, H4976 [7JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 2282), H5820 [28JN]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5300 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4928, H4974, H4975, H4976 [7JN]

Eye Donation Month: observance, H9697 [29NO]

FCC: evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas, H1412 [6MR]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1412 [6MR]

Forest Service: Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program funding, H6455, H6456 [17JY]

Idyllwild, CA: tribute to Jazz in the Pines festival, E1139• [10AU]

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

International Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Day: observance, E846• [14JN]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 5060), H3959 [15MY], H4142 [17MY]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, H5820 [28JN]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), consideration (H. Res. 949), H5300 [20JN]

——— funding, H5300 [20JN]

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

National Police Week: observance, H3959 [15MY]

National Stop the Bleed Day: observance, E384• [29MR]

Organización en California de Líderes Campesinas, Inc.: anniversary, E1735• [22DE]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H129 [10JA]

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

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Native American tribes, H6577 [19JY]

Valentine’s Day: observance, H1130 [14FE]

Veterans: address effects of veterans exposed to burn pits, H3690 [26AP]

Wildfires: commend first responders for efforts in response to wildfires in California, H10034 [11DE]

Tributes

Barboza, Rafael, E812• [8JN]

Braithwaite, Kent, E816• [8JN]

Combs, Walter, E35• [11JA]

Quintero, John, E120• [30JA]

Ruiz, Sage, H2029 [22MR]

Ruiz, Sky, H2029 [22MR]

Stutz, Mike, E908• [25JN]