CICILLINE, DAVID N. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4607 [23MY], H4701, H4705 [24MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3653 [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), H3653 [26AP]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H4981 [7JN]

——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (see H.R. 5480), H3453 [23AP]

Animals: 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: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 1889), H9668 [27NO]

——— repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9668 [27NO]

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), H5201 [14JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H1127 [13FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9511 [13NO] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]

ATF: require State and local law enforcement agencies to promptly report loss or theft of any firearm to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 4786), H172 [12JA]

Baltic States: recognize independence anniversary, commend political, economic, social, and military progress, support NATO European Deterrence Initiative, and continue mutually beneficial relationship (see H. Res. 826), H4210 [17MY]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see H.R. 7190), H9742 [29NO]

——— stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (see H.R. 137), H3055 [2AP]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): condemn, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, support efforts to address needs of girls and women impacted by extremism, and provide humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 896), H3977 [15MY]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3613), H3750 [3MY]

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. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Business and industry: prohibit consideration of spurious economic efficiencies to justify anticompetitive mergers (see H.R. 5642), H3706 [26AP]

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]

——— promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (see H.R. 5754), H4139 [16MY]

Captain Matthew J. August Post Office, Saunderstown, RI: designate (see H.R. 6715), H7919 [6SE]

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), H3148 [11AP]

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H6175 [12JY]

——— express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (see H. Con. Res. 72), H7743 [3AU]

——— fund family services to help keep children safe and supported at home and ensure children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings (see H.R. 253), H1075 [8FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 1139), H9471 [9NO]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H5981 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H9092 [26SE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support democracy and accountability (see H.R. 6207), H5978 [28JN]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2567), H1127 [13FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1342 [1MR]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 3945), H678 [29JA]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 3301), H733 [30JA]

Courts: discourage use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases (see H.R. 1437), H1477 [7MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H9539 [15NO]

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), H1544 [13MR]

Credit: require consumer reporting agencies to place a security freeze on a consumer report without a fee if the consumer reporting agency is subject to a breach of data security (see H.R. 3878), H1127 [13FE]

Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 6413), H9408 [28SE]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H6173 [12JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3576 [25AP]

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

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

DEA: provide grants to certain States to increase participation in drug take-back programs (see H.R. 5628), H3705 [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: calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits using the cost of Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion low-cost food plans (see H.R. 5849), H4584 [22MY]

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

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: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1556), H3750 [3MY]

——— 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), H7776 [28AU]

Dept. of Education: expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H5284 [19JN]

——— expand monthly payments that may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4399), H9576 [23NO]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H8887 [25SE]

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

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

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3096 [10AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend temporary protected status for nationals of certain countries and grant such status to nationals of Guatemala (see H.R. 6325), H6041 [10JY]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 5908), H4582 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H6264 [16JY]

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), H3783 [7MY]

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

——— establish a grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 4767), H168 [11JA]

——— extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 3918), H7921 [6SE]

——— integrate Ashanti Alert plans throughout the U.S. by creating a national communications network to initiate and facilitate alerts for missing adults (see H.R. 5075), H1220 [20FE]

——— make grants to, and enter into agreements with, State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see H.R. 7079), H9438 [19OC]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 858), H5977 [28JN]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1610 [14MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H3395 [17AP]

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

——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 5551), H7824 [4SE]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 7141), H9567 [16NO]

——— 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), H8171 [12SE]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H6559 [18JY]

Dept. of State: authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see H.R. 6197), H5981 [29JN]

——— establish a policy regarding use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities (see H.R. 4989), H4210 [17MY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H4979 [7JN]

——— establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (see H.R. 5274), H3343 [16AP]

——— extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (see H.R. 6651), H9153 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 4765), H8171 [12SE]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 1911), H4285 [21MY]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on instances of sexual assault in refugee camps (see H.R. 4950), H1227 [23FE]

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

——— require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (see H.R. 5626), H3979 [15MY]

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), H7943 [7SE]

——— prohibit revision of approved oil and gas leasing program 5-year plan (see H.R. 2248), H82 [9JA]

Dept. of Transportation: provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights (see H.R. 3260), H3148 [11AP]

——— require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights (see H.R. 4445), H3148 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 3666), H9460 [30OC]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H4730 [24MY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 2827), H6650 [23JY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2421), H6464 [17JY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H9821 [10DE]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1739), H7782 [31AU]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3979 [15MY]

Drugs: increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 5634), H3705 [26AP]

——— 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]

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), H3507 [24AP]

Employment: prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (see H.R. 5632), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of illegality of such covenants (see H.R. 5631), H3705 [26AP]

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

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]

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), H3060 [5AP]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H4736 [29MY]

——— prohibit enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement if the disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing (see H.R. 5351), H7776 [28AU]

——— request the President and direct Attorney General Sessions to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to use of pardon power (see H. Res. 928), H5750 [26JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 5414), H4777 [5JN]

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H1336 [27FE]

FBI: report on number of firearms transfers resulting from failure to complete a background check within 3 days, and procedures followed after it is discovered a firearm is transferred to an ineligible recipient (see H.R. 57), H3746 [1MY]

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

——— require broadband Internet access providers to be subject to rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see H.R. 1868), H3750 [3MY]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6452), H6588 [19JY]

——— 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), H9449 [26OC]

FEMA: reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H8172 [12SE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H404 [16JA]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 6075), H5817 [27JN]

——— expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 4025), H3746 [1MY]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H3576 [25AP]

——— 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), H1374 [5MR]

——— 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 online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H7751 [10AU]

——— 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), H1544 [13MR]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5077), H1220 [20FE]

——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see H.R. 3361), H3783 [7MY]

Foreign policy: reduce global fragility and violence by improving U.S. capacity to address causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility in pilot countries (see H.R. 5273), H8886 [25SE]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7777 [28AU]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 444), H7772 [24AU]

——— 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]

——— provide for greater transparency in and user control over treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance security of such data (see H.R. 6547), H7721 [26JY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see H.R. 6548), H7721 [26JY]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H1333 [27FE]

Guatemala: express condolences for victims of volcanic eruption, commend first responders and volunteers, recognize donations made by U.S. entities, and urge U.S. agencies to continue to provide assistance (see H. Res. 944), H5978 [28JN]

Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 342), H3343 [16AP]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 2076), H3746 [1MY]

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), H7871 [5SE]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 1102), H7688 [25JY]

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

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), H8739 [20SE]

——— 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]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 1985), H6042 [10JY]

——— 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]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see H.R. 6653), H7742 [3AU]

Insurance: 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]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1755 [21MR]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H629 [25JA]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H478 [17JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1443 [6MR]

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]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5001), H6112 [11JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 763), H3060 [5AP]

——— 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]

——— require report on status of nuclear program to establish a baseline of progress for negotiations on denuclearization and annual updates on such progress (see H.R. 6012), H5286 [19JN]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm alliance with the U.S., commend contributions to international community, encourage continued foreign assistance programs, and provide best wishes for successful Olympic Winter Games (see H. Res. 707), H738 [2FE]

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

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

Law enforcement: improve community policing and promote gun violence prevention in underserved communities and eliminate requirement of transferring a firearm if a background check has not been completed in 3 days (see H.R. 5164), H1544 [13MR]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: develop policies to support transgender women of color (see H. Res. 545), H785 [5FE]

——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 7291), H10209 [13DE]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 5072), H3053 [29MR]

——— affirm strong U.S. ties and support for democracy, and call for implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia (see H. Res. 1055), H9092 [26SE]

Libya: condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees, call for investigation and prosecution of those involved, and provide assistance to respond to migrant and refugee situation (see H. Res. 644), H1610 [14MR]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H7743 [3AU]

Medicaid: provide consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated (see H.R. 6764), H8107 [10SE]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see H.R. 6855), H9153 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 6052), H5020 [8JN]

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

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 1567), H9436 [16OC]

Moldova: reaffirm policy to support sovereignty and territorial integrity, strengthen U.S. relations, and encourage democratic reforms (see H. Res. 745), H6559 [18JY]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 5904), H4582 [22MY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 776), H7772 [24AU]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5199 [14JN]

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

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

National security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (see H.R. 5576), H5977 [28JN]

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

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

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]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 1036), H7748 [7AU]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H7729 [26JY]

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

NIH: establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see H.R. 4733), H1221 [20FE]

——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1648), H3046 [23MR]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H5022 [8JN]

——— 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), H903 [6FE]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (see H.R. 2748), H6650 [23JY]

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]

——— reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for continued advancement of partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage continued respect for provisions (see H. Res. 207), H1508 [9MR]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see H.R. 7140), H9574 [20NO]

——— strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 7167), H9573 [20NO]

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), H7743 [3AU]

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H3097 [10AP]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7871 [5SE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H5201 [14JN]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H1699 [19MR]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H7743 [3AU]

Refugees: set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level (see H.R. 6909), H9089 [26SE]

——— set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level and operate U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in good faith (see H. Res. 1073), H8738 [20SE]

Rivers: designate certain river segments within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 6950), H9150 [27SE]

Russia: condemn chemical weapons attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter, extend sympathies to those affected by the attack, and reaffirm U.S.-British relationship (see H. Res. 786), H1699 [19MR]

——— condemn destabilizing activities and call on Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to explain why it continues to plan to hold the World Cup in Russia based on such activities (see H. Res. 926), H4849 [6JN]

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

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H3148 [11AP]

SBA: study and identify best practices for closing the gender, race, and income gap in patenting rates for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6390), H8172 [12SE]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2899), H8728 [13SE]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 4222), H6175 [12JY]

Small business: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (see H.R. 6758), H8172 [12SE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3979 [15MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9420 [5OC]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 3302), H4736 [29MY]

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), H5507 [21JN]

——— recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1610 [14MR]

SSA: 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]

States: prohibit from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuing penalties due to student loan default (see H.R. 6156), H5362 [20JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3979 [15MY]

Syria: condition U.S. assistance to Government-controlled territories on human rights reforms, political transition, and a safe and voluntary return of refugees (see H.R. 4681), H1609 [14MR]

Taxation: 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), H9511 [13NO]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5814), H3976 [15MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H3743 [27AP]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see H.R. 4926), H783 [5FE]

——— reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 2171), H7759 [21AU]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 5220), H3444 [18AP]

Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see H.R. 6827), H8725 [13SE]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 628), H6465 [17JY]

Transportation Security Administration: improve screening of transgender persons at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 6659), H7747 [7AU]

Treaties and agreements: require congressional approval for peaceful nuclear cooperation agreements and ensure partners in such agreements renounce pursuit of enrichment and reprocessing technologies (see H.R. 5357), H4584 [22MY]

Trees: protect publicly owned trees from unnecessary destruction, maiming, or alteration (see H.R. 5156), H1372 [5MR]

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), H1336 [27FE] (see H.R. 5447), H3094 [10AP]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H1503 [8MR]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 199), H630 [25JA]

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

Venezuela: condemn deteriorating situation and resulting regional humanitarian crisis, affirm support for legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court, and urge further regional action in support of democracy (see H. Res. 1006), H8887 [25SE]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 506), H132 [10JA]

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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 6612), H7723 [26JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1211 [15FE]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H9463 [2NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3979 [15MY]

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), H6175 [12JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H8886 [25SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9420 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: clarify that acquisitions that tend to create a monopsony violate certain antitrust laws (see H.R. 5630), H3705 [26AP]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and domestic content percentage requirements and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see H.R. 4812), H477 [17JA]

Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 6762), H8107 [10SE]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List (see H.R. 5508), H3315 [13AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy on administration policy regarding the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 5898), H4284 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Gateway Communities Improvement Program (see H.R. 5471), H3146 [11AP]

——— 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 Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 5158), H1372 [5MR]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H7734 [31JY]

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

Iran: impose sanctions on individuals responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses against U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 5330), H1698 [19MR]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: provide electronic public access to exhibits in Federal cases (see H.R. 6761), H8107 [10SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 6070), H5093 [12JN]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5506 [21JN]

News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 5190), H1475 [7MR]

Oliver Hazard Perry (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 6171), H5362 [20JN]

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

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 5173), H1441 [6MR]

Turkey: limit transfer of F–35 aircraft (see H.R. 5863), H4209 [17MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: clarify that acquisitions that tend to create a monopsony violate certain antitrust laws (H.R. 5630), H3706 [26AP]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and domestic content percentage requirements and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (H.R. 4812), H478 [17JA]

Contracts: improve enactment of certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 6762), H8107 [10SE]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List (H.R. 5508), H3316 [13AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy on administration policy regarding the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (H.R. 5898), H4285 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Gateway Communities Improvement Program (H.R. 5471), H3147 [11AP]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (H.R. 4774), H169 [11JA]

Dept. of Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (H.R. 5158), H1373 [5MR]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (H.R. 6643), H7735 [31JY]

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

Iran: impose sanctions on individuals responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses against U.S. citizens or legal permanent resident aliens (H.R. 5330), H1698 [19MR]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: provide electronic public access to exhibits in Federal cases (H.R. 6761), H8107 [10SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (H.R. 6070), H5093 [12JN]

News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (H.R. 5190), H1476 [7MR]

Oliver Hazard Perry (vessel): certificate of documentation (H.R. 6171), H5363 [20JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 6239), H5816 [27JN]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (H.R. 5173), H1441 [6MR]

Turkey: limit transfer of F–35 aircraft (H.R. 5863), H4210 [17MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3987 [16MY], H5757 [27JN], H10114 [12DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 4872), unanimous-consent request, H601 [20JA]

Bankruptcy: stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (H.R. 137), H1570 [14MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1134 [14FE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3187 [12AP]

——— deficit, H3104 [11AP]

Colleges and universities: tribute to international students, E558• [27AP]

Congressional Review Act: repeal (H.R. 2449), H3818 [8MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), H3818 [8MY]

Crime: clarify definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ (H.R. 6691), H7929 [7SE]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List (H.R. 5508), H7684 [25JY]

——— U.S. policy, H7684 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3999 [16MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3999 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration defense nuclear nonproliferation funding through reduction of W76–2 warhead modification program funding, H4942 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: promote child care and early learning (H.R. 3773), H1736 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: decision to join lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, H5757 [27JN]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (H.R. 5682), H4311 [22MY], H7929 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6477 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights when flight diversions occur, H3656 [26AP]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), H4347 [22MY]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6481 [18JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4942, H4949• [7JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3656 [26AP]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), H145 [11JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6477 [18JY]

First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna, Jr., Post Office, Bristol, RI: designate (H.R. 4685), H1350 [5MR]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6051, H6071, H6087 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6061 [11JY]

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (H.R. 4100), H6620 [23JY]

Freedom of the press: importance, H7878 [6SE]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (H.R. 5645), H3853 [9MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H456 [17JA], H10114 [12DE]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H4296 [22MY]

Immigration: 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, H5145 [13JN]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H1111, H1112 [13FE]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H145 [11JA]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H7901 [6SE]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 5904), H5188 [14JN]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 125), H5369 [21JN]

National Ocean Policy: implementation funding, H4949• [7JN]

National Police Week: observance, H4207 [17MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H601 [20JA], H6481 [18JY]

Pawtucket, RI: tribute to Pawtucket Police Dept., H4207 [17MY]

Pensions: secure multiemployer pension benefits, H1616 [15MR]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, H3868 [9MY]

——— reform the pharmaceutical industry, H3988 [16MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 6239), H6061 [11JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3691 [26AP]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, H6087 [11JY]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H91 [10JA]

——— funding, H4783 [6JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1449 [7MR], H3404 [18AP]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6481 [18JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H4698 [24MY]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (H.R. 5447), H3539 [25AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4007• [16MY], H4269• [21MY]