DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

4-Block Radius on the West Side Is at the Heart of Chicago’s Opioid Epidemic, Tanveer Ali and Sam Charles, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H5169 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abzug, Bella S.: tribute (see H. Res. 807), H3046 [23MR]

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

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9444 [23OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1229), H3707 [26AP]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2044), H7748 [7AU]

Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Bloomingdale, IL: designate (see H.R. 4574), H785 [5FE]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 6793), H9408 [28SE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3613), H1227 [23FE]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H4981 [7JN]

——— provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 5454), H3887 [9MY]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate room H-226 as the ‘‘Lincoln Room’’ (see H. Res. 1063), H8726 [13SE]

Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office, Alpha, IL: designate (see H.R. 5737), H3885 [9MY]

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), H9691 [28NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for an action plan to prevent opioid addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (see H.R. 5590), H3505 [24AP]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9460 [30OC]

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

——— 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), H7943 [7SE]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H3096 [10AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1268 [26FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1374), H3746 [1MY]

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), H1372 [5MR]

Crime: require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 6669), H7754 [14AU] (see H.R. 6677), H7772 [24AU]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

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: prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (see H.R. 4980), H1179 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see H.R. 1880), H1127 [13FE]

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

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 6280), H5974 [28JN]

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

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 2782), H7728 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a technical expert panel for purposes of evaluating use of opioid-related quality measures under Medicare (see H.R. 5779), H3935 [11MY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H7756 [17AU]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H1755 [21MR]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3767), H9511 [13NO]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H976 [7FE]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

Dept. of HUD: improve safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas (see H.R. 5987), H5201 [14JN]

——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 1511), H5817 [27JN]

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

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

——— 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), H4139 [16MY]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H5225 [15JN]

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

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), H7943 [7SE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2491), H3979 [15MY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4139 [16MY]

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

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), H9449 [26OC]

——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H5987 [3JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 4556), H1268 [26FE]

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), H5154 [13JN]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H477 [17JA]

Education: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 902), H4209 [17MY]

——— 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), H1342 [1MR]

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

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

Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1177 [14FE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

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

Federal employees: 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]

Firearms: prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H4777 [5JN]

——— 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), H1267 [26FE]

——— 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), H1372 [5MR]

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

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

Foreign trade: request the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and negotiations with China on certain trade-related concerns (see H. Res. 1018), H7689 [25JY]

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

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5977 [28JN]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H1653 [15MR]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 768), H1544 [13MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7729 [26JY]

Housing: provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assisting youths who are aging out of foster care, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2069), H6651 [23JY]

Illinois: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 1098), H9151 [27SE]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H3052 [29MR]

——— 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. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

Indian Child Welfare Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1159), H9667 [27NO]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9511 [13NO]

Internet: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites and direct the FTC to simplify its complaint reporting system and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 2495), H4850 [6JN]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H8728 [13SE]

IRS: provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 7300), H10209 [13DE]

James William Robinson, Jr., Memorial Post Office Building, Westmont, IL: designate (see H.R. 6167), H5362 [20JN]

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

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H1127 [13FE]

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

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H8172 [12SE]

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), H1372 [5MR]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 7118), H9467 [6NO]

——— 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]

Logan S. Palmer Post Office, Harristown, IL: designate (see H.R. 5935), H4692 [23MY]

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

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H9425 [9OC]

Medicare: expand access to addiction treatment in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5769), H3929 [10MY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 6431), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide for review and adjustment of payments under outpatient prospective payment system to avoid financial incentives to use opioids instead of non-opioid alternative treatments (see H.R. 6110), H5199 [14JN]

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H2043 [22MR]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1004), H6588 [19JY]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1443 [6MR]

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

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

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4729 [24MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4729 [24MY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

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 Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H405 [16JA]

National Park Service: designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia as the ‘‘Illinois’ Bicentennial Grove’’ (see H.R. 6904), H9089 [26SE]

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H6559 [18JY]

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor: provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible (see H.R. 3834), H7943 [7SE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4981 [7JN]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 5340), H1727 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 4784), H169 [11JA]

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), H8108 [10SE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H4694 [23MY]

Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see H.R. 2242), H1178 [14FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: disapprove granting of reprieve or Presidential pardons to himself for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H7724 [26JY]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H6112 [11JY]

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

Public welfare programs: provide grants for coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program with career pathways (see H.R. 5888), H4283 [21MY]

Refugees: 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]

Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H5987 [3JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5339), H3444 [18AP]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H10512 [20DE]

——— require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement and impose conditions relative to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, uranium enrichment, and human rights (see H.R. 7350), H10336 [19DE]

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

Second Chance Month: designate (see H. Res. 789), H3445 [18AP]

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]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H7728 [26JY]

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), H5978 [28JN]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H9443 [23OC]

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

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

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]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 931), H8739 [20SE]

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]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2840), H1213 [15FE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H7871 [5SE]

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H582 [19JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H903 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chicago, IL: express condolences to friends and family of victims of shooting at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, honor lives and memory of victims, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1171), H9767 [6DE]

Children and youth: ensure foster children are able to use their Social Security and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 7296), H10209 [13DE]

Courts: require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (see H.R. 4833), H552 [18JA]

Dept. of Education: provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program (see H.R. 7297), H10209 [13DE]

Gnatyuk, Melnik: relief (see H.R. 5668), H3742 [27AP]

Gnatyuk, Mykhaylo: relief (see H.R. 5668), H3742 [27AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 6279), H5974 [28JN]

Taxation: increase amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (see H.R. 7335), H10335 [19DE]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 5103), H1332 [27FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Children and youth: ensure foster children are able to use their Social Security and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (H.R. 7296), H10210 [13DE]

Courts: require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (H.R. 4833), H554 [18JA]

Dept. of Education: provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program (H.R. 7297), H10210 [13DE]

Gnatyuk, Melnik: relief (H.R. 5668), H3743 [27AP]

Gnatyuk, Mykhaylo: relief (H.R. 5668), H3743 [27AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (H.R. 6279), H5976 [28JN]

Taxation: increase amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (H.R. 7335), H10337 [19DE]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (H.R. 5103), H1334 [27FE]

Hymns

‘‘If When You Give the Best of Your Service,’’ Lucie E. Campbell, E1049• [23JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Columbus Ewing: by, E1239• [12SE]

Remarks

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3166 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 2410), H1241 [26FE]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (S. 2465), H10056 [11DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (H.R. 5682), H4312 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require notice of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center (H.R. 5440), H3364, H3365 [17AP]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5520 [22JN]

Health: recognize importance, effectiveness, and need for trauma-informed care among Federal programs and agencies (H. Res. 443), H1245 [26FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6566 [19JY]

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, H5521 [22JN]

IRS: make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program (H.R. 2901), H3374 [17AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), H3420 [18AP]

Labor unions: importance, H662 [29JA]

Mental health: address psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma (H.R. 1757), H5520 [22JN]

National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: observance, E1295• [25SE]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 88), Senate amendment, H10477• [20DE]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (H.R. 4547), E154• [7FE]

——— provide confirmation of fraud protection data to certain permitted entities (H.R. 5192), H3378, H3380 [17AP]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (H.R. 1512), H3376 [17AP]

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, H662 [29JA]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), H9128 [27SE]

——— extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H10477• [20DE]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses (H.R. 6199), H7656 [25JY]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9167 [28SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), H6566 [19JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, H7656 [25JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to use of chemical agents on unarmed asylum seekers, E1575• [29NO]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: prohibit imposition of civil penalties against Postal Service for acceptance of opioid shipments lacking advance electronic data, H5170 [14JN]

——— provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (H.R. 5788), H5169, H5170 [14JN]

Votes: correction, E800• [7JN], E818• [8JN]

——— position on missed, H4870• [7JN], E116• [30JA], E1672• [13DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1370 [5MR], H1540 [13MR], H1696 [19MR], H3970 [15MY], H5090 [12JN], H5223 [15JN], H5282 [19JN], H6259 [16JY], H7719 [26JY], H8881 [25SE], H9740 [29NO]

Reports

Opioid Crisis in Illinois—Data and the State’s Response: Illinois Dept. of Human Services, H5169 [14JN]

Statements

Science Is Clear—Separating Families Has Long-Term Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences for Children, Families, and Communities: Society for Research in Child Development, H5521 [22JN]

Tributes

Allen, Minor J., Sr., E890• [21JN]

Cousins, William, H689 [30JA]

Dellums, Ronald V., H7902 [6SE]

Hill, William, E1338• [28SE]

Karunanithi, Muthuvel, E1176• [24AU]

Mallette, Stephen, E1089• [26JY]

Meyers, Lewis, E801• [7JN]

Russell, Bessie Alexander, E893• [21JN]

Torres, Luz Gonzalez, E1697• [20DE]

Von Drasek, Robert, H7162 [25JY], E1049• [23JY]