LAWSON, AL, JR. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4608 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 7015), H9414 [2OC]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3444 [18AP]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H1221 [20FE]

Armed Forces: 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), H4139 [16MY]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9425 [9OC]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 7066), H9435 [16OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate Rayburn House Office Building room as the ‘‘Stephen D. Vermillion III, Room’’ (see H. Res. 624), H7689 [25JY]

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

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9425 [9OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2095), H3397 [17AP]

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 367), H1221 [20FE]

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

Courts: modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1450), H5363 [20JN]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H9092 [26SE]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H7689 [25JY]

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: develop and carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness relative to use of technology in food and agriculture (see H.R. 6386), H6262 [16JY]

——— end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H7921 [6SE]

——— expand availability of programs to veteran farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 6500), H7155 [24JY]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4855), H581 [19JA]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8742 [24SE]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 3742), H1342 [1MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H9449 [26OC]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1342 [1MR]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H7759 [21AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 2583), H1373 [5MR]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8742 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 1566), H9511 [13NO]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1268 [26FE]

——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 7209), H9758 [30NO]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 2418), H3397 [17AP]

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), H8886 [25SE]

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), H8728 [13SE]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2002), H583 [19JA]

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), H5363 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H1227 [23FE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 93), H1075 [8FE]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H9668 [27NO]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H1267 [26FE]

Disasters: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5474), H3146 [11AP]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H9152 [27SE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H3064 [9AP]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

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

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]

——— 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]

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

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H405 [16JA]

FAA: provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (see H.R. 5346), H1727 [20MR]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H6042 [10JY]

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

Federal agencies and departments: address environmental justice through agency actions and permitting decisions and strengthen legal protections against environmental injustice for low-income and minority communities (see H.R. 4114), H9463 [2NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 964), H1267 [26FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1179 [14FE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 790), H1075 [8FE]

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), H5581 [22JN]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1336 [27FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 1612), H1213 [15FE]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2670), H1213 [15FE]

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H9431 [12OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 671), H7688 [25JY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7772 [24AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8886 [25SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H9092 [26SE]

George W. Whitehurst Federal Building, Fort Myers, FL: designate (see H.R. 6622), H8887 [25SE]

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

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]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5750 [26JN]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3513), H8171 [12SE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 6304), H5986 [3JY]

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

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 63), H173 [12JA]

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

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3444 [18AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

Keiser University: anniversary (see H. Res. 680), H18 [8JA]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

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

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H9443 [23OC]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H133 [10JA]

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

Members of Congress: permit office of a Member of the House to employ a certain number of interns under the Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting number of other employees (see H.R. 6956), H9150 [27SE]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H903 [6FE]

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H9821 [10DE]

National African American Women Engineers Day: designate (see H. Res. 746), H1226 [23FE]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3140), H3050 [26MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H974 [7FE]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H9431 [12OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H10104 [11DE]

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H4733 [25MY]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H903 [6FE]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 840), H3506 [24AP] (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

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

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H6465 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H3444 [18AP]

Peace Corps: improve health care standards and access for current and returned volunteers, assist and protect sexual assault victims, increase disability payments, and improve oversight and management (see H.R. 2259), H3059 [5AP]

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), H7825 [4SE]

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), H8733 [17SE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H7156 [24JY]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2135), H2043 [22MR]

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), H6464 [17JY]

SBA: establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see H.R. 4668), H1544 [13MR]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (see H.R. 4743), H1544 [13MR]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H8886 [25SE]

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H584 [19JA]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9419 [5OC]

Small business: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (see H.R. 4754), H131 [10JA]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 947), H1477 [7MR]

Taxation: enhance the child and dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2633), H5749 [26JN]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 6873), H8883 [25SE]

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7735 [31JY]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1602), H1729 [20MR]

——— provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Michael (see H.R. 7166), H9573 [20NO]

——— treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans under the tax on private foundation excess business holdings (see H.R. 2293), H3148 [11AP]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 2514), H1075 [8FE]

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]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4210 [17MY]

——— tribute to veteran-owned small businesses (see H. Res. 1141), H9511 [13NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H8172 [12SE]

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]

White House Conference on Small Business: reauthorize (see H.R. 6446), H6587 [19JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H5649 [25JN]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9691 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at land-grant African-American colleges and universities (see H.R. 5122), H1333 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility project in Jacksonville, FL (see H.R. 6285), H5974 [28JN]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 775), H1542 [13MR]

SBA: specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (see H.R. 6367), H6195 [13JY]

Sports: provide protections for amateur and professional athletes (see H.R. 6749), H7941 [7SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at land-grant African-American colleges and universities (H.R. 5122), H1335 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a major medical facility project in Jacksonville, FL (H.R. 6285), H5977 [28JN]

SBA: specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (H.R. 6367), H6196 [13JY]

Sports: provide protections for amateur and professional athletes (H.R. 6749), H7942 [7SE]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10148 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4154 [17MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H4154 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5005), H4752 [5JN]

Florida: anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation, H4271 [21MY]

Florida State University: tribute to women’s soccer team, H10086 [11DE]

Labor unions: importance, H668• [29JA]

SBA: improve women’s business center program (H.R. 1680), H3805 [8MY]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (H.R. 6367), H8807 [25SE]

Small business: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (H.R. 4754), H3801 [8MY]

Supreme Court: hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, H668• [29JA]

Votes: position on missed, H6569• [19JY]

Tributes

Jollivette, Cyrus M. (Russ), E603• [8MY]