DelBENE, SUZAN K. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4567 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: eliminate recoupment of separation pay from members who subsequently receive veterans disability compensation and limit recoupment of such pay from members who subsequently receive retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 4016), H2043 [22MR]

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

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), H733 [30JA]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H7743 [3AU]

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

Climate: recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9510 [13NO]

——— recognize impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation and support policies that address causes and effects of climate change (see H. Res. 825), H3315 [13AP]

Congress: reestablish Office of Technology Assessment (see H. Res. 849), H3706 [26AP]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8732 [17SE]

Crime: extend coverage of the Federal prohibition against stalking in order to protect friends and co-workers (see H.R. 866), H9569 [16NO]

——— 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: provide trade adjustment assistance to certain firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see H.R. 6396), H7157 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H2043 [22MR]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H9668 [27NO]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H9444 [23OC]

——— develop guidance on pain management and prevention of opioid use disorder for hospitals receiving payments under Medicare (see H.R. 5774), H3934 [11MY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 5795), H4850 [6JN]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 3545), H1729 [20MR]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 6495), H9460 [30OC]

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

——— provide for opioid quality measures development and a technical expert panel on reducing surgical setting opioid use and data collection on perioperative opioid use (see H.R. 5774), H3934 [11MY]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H1544 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see H.R. 6462), H6588 [19JY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8732 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 5710), H3833 [8MY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4963), H1653 [15MR]

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4221), H3046 [23MR]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H6558 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish TechSMART Workforce Development Program to provide competitive grants for technology-based job training and education programs (see H.R. 5566), H3441 [18AP]

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), H4979 [7JN]

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), H8172 [12SE]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H1653 [15MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 5171), H3507 [24AP]

——— issue identity protection personal identification numbers (see H.R. 5437), H3063 [9AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 4766), H168 [11JA]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H1217 [16FE]

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

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H9460 [30OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: support establishment and improvement of communications sites on or near Federal lands through retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites (see H.R. 2425), H7871 [5SE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H9460 [30OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 1291), H9569 [16NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H9821 [10DE]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 5218), H1501 [8MR]

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), H8171 [12SE]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see H.R. 6449), H6588 [19JY]

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

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

——— exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see H.R. 5275), H1607 [14MR]

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

Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (see H.R. 7039), H9419 [5OC]

Families and domestic relations: 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), H9758 [30NO]

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

——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H6464 [17JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 5823), H5095 [12JN]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 757), H1477 (see H.R. 4775), H1478 [7MR]

FEMA: reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H7723 [26JY]

Firearms: 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]

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

Forests: provide assistance to Haiti and Armenia to reverse effects of deforestation (see H.R. 6503), H9449 [26OC]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1127 [13FE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H5153 [13JN]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H3316 [13AP]

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), H8733 [17SE]

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), H8108 [10SE]

——— 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 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H8732 [17SE]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for the interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 6044), H4980 [7JN]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H5977 [28JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3936 [11MY]

James Marshall ‘Jimi’ Hendrix Post Office Building, Renton, WA: designate (see H.R. 6628), H7724 [26JY]

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H7751 [10AU]

Law enforcement: improve access to data stored across borders by encouraging governments to develop a framework for technology companies to comply with investigative demands (see H.R. 4943), H901 [6FE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

Medicare: cover opioid treatment program services (see H.R. 5083), H3148 [11AP]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see H.R. 6117), H7728 [26JY]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see H.R. 4206), H3316 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of methadone (see H.R. 4097), H3148 [11AP]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 3748), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5052), H1212 [15FE]

——— provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H83 [9JA]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 5768), H8108 [10SE]

——— require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data (see H.R. 5723), H3884 [9MY]

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), H9569 [16NO]

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

National Nordic Museum: designate (see H. Res. 855), H3741 [27AP]

National Orca Protection Month: observance (see H. Res. 959), H5580 [22JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 880), H3834 [8MY]

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

Native Americans: provide the right of those born in Canada or the U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 6598), H7723 [26JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9460 [30OC]

Pensions: provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 6377), H6262 [16JY]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1138), H9511 [13NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (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), H7743 [3AU]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H9408 [28SE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H8886 [25SE]

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

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Public welfare programs: provide grants for coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program with career pathways (see H.R. 5888), H4584 [22MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5339), H3211 [12AP]

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

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), H3576 [25AP]

Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building, West Richland, WA: designate (see H.R. 5504), H3315 [13AP]

Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9425 [9OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

Social Security: permit tribal councils to enter into agreements to obtain coverage for services performed by tribal council members (see H.R. 6124), H5224 [15JN]

Sports: 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), H3507 [24AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

Tariff: make certain footwear eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2735), H9152 [27SE]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3645), H3707 [26AP]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H7728 [26JY]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 7386), H10511 [20DE]

——— improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (see H.R. 5445), H3094 [10AP]

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7720 [26JY]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 5516), H3315 [13AP]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see H.R. 6736), H7941 [7SE]

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: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3781), H7751 [10AU]

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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9152 [27SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4850 [6JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7871 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty crop research initiative (see H.R. 6404), H6463 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide trade adjustment assistance to certain workers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see H.R. 6395), H6462 [17JY]

FTC: promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 6864), H8742 [24SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 6781), H8169 [12SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5997), H4775 [5JN]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see H.R. 7235), H9819 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty crop research initiative (H.R. 6404), H6464 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide trade adjustment assistance to certain workers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (H.R. 6395), H6464 [17JY]

FTC: promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (H.R. 6864), H8742 [24SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (H.R. 6781), H8171 [12SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (H.R. 5997), H4776 [5JN]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (H.R. 7235), H9821 [10DE]

Remarks

Dept. of the Treasury: issue identity protection personal identification numbers (H.R. 5437), H3369 [17AP]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), H3426 [18AP]

Tributes

Arthurs, Eugene G., E21• [10JA]

Breckinridge, Alexander, IV, H7880 [6SE]

Dalby, Craig, E1027• [18JY]