SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H1501 [8MR]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H3053 [29MR]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9425 [9OC]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2220), H603 [20JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9444 [23OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1501 [8MR]

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), H9526 [14NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H3050 [26MR]

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: state U.S. policy relative to extended nuclear deterrence posture of the U.S. in support of NATO and provide a briefing on such posture (see H.R. 5840), H4137 [16MY] (see H.R. 5840), H4240 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8732 [17SE]

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

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H1332 [27FE]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H625 [22JA]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H4284 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H7735 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1699 [19MR]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 5834), H4137 [16MY]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6112 [11JY]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H5094 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H7870 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Gateway Communities Improvement Program (see H.R. 5471), H9092 [26SE]

——— 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), H9463 [2NO]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H738 [2FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H1179 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize additional funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (see H.R. 4900), H731 [30JA]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 5158), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5750 [26JN]

Drugs: 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), H5225 [15JN]

El Salvador: adjust immigration status of Salvadoran nationals who were granted or are eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4956), H902 [6FE]

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: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 2942), H3210 [12AP]

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]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H3060 [5AP]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H170 [11JA]

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

——— reinstate rules regulating inmate telephone service rates, which include immigrant detention facilities, and ensure immigrant parents can call their separated children without charge (see H.R. 6254), H5815 [27JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve teleworking programs (see H.R. 6551), H7721 [26JY]

Federal employees: 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]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H4777 [5JN]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5507 [21JN]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see H.R. 2995), H404 [16JA]

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), H9449 [26OC]

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]

House Rules: prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H8739 [20SE]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]

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

——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6042 [10JY]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H9432 [12OC]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H7824 [4SE]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1610 [14MR]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.J. Res. 145), H10210 [13DE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5987 [3JY]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H7824 [4SE]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H7824 [4SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H5749 [26JN]

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

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

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H3097 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H3743 [27AP]

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

——— require each authorized committee or leadership political action committee of a candidate for Federal office to disburse all funds which remain unexpended after the date of the election (see H.R. 5409), H9153 [27SE]

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), H9567 [16NO]

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]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H3211 [12AP]

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

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

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H6175 [12JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3835 [8MY]

Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building, Salisbury, MD: designate (see H.R. 4913), H736 [2FE]

Social Security: 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), H6650 [23JY]

Taxation: 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]

Trees: protect publicly owned trees from unnecessary destruction, maiming, or alteration (see H.R. 5156), H9408 [28SE]

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]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 4271), H5977 [28JN]

Turkey: grant Ecumenical Patriarchate international recognition, ecclesiastic succession, and the right to train clergy and elect Holy Synod members from any nationality and call for respect of religious and human rights (see H. Res. 732), H1374 [5MR]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see H.R. 6122), H7735 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H6557 [18JY]

Wayne K. Curry Post Office Building, Upper Marlboro, MD: designate (see H.R. 4890), H676 [29JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9569 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing ability of Dept. of Justice and FTC to enforce existing antitrust laws relative to biologic and biosimilar products (see H.R. 6478), H6649 [23JY]

Lobbyists: strengthen registration process, require strategic advisors in support of lobbying to register, regulate solicitation or provision of campaign contributions, and prevent foreign agents from lobbying (see H.R. 6533), H7686 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing ability of Dept. of Justice and FTC to enforce existing antitrust laws relative to biologic and biosimilar products (H.R. 6478), H6650 [23JY]

Lobbyists: strengthen registration process, require strategic advisors in support of lobbying to register, regulate solicitation or provision of campaign contributions, and prevent foreign agents from lobbying (H.R. 6533), H7688 [25JY]

Remarks

Congressional Softball League: tribute to Baltimore Oracles, H8896 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (H.R. 5102), H5047 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (S. 899), H6214, H6215 [16JY]

Dollywood Foundation: tribute to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, E225• [27FE]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4297 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to accept electronic release forms (H.R. 3076), H6210, H6211 [16JY]

Harmon Killebrew Post Office Building, Payette, ID: designate (H.R. 3230), H6213 [16JY]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (S. 2554), H8799 [25SE]

Jack H. Brown Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (H.R. 2979), H6207, H6208 [16JY]

Medicare: prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), H8799 [25SE]

Political campaigns: reform campaign finance system and ease voter restrictions, H5966 [28JN]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (H.R. 20), H4297 [22MY]

Read Across America Day: observance (H. Res. 753), E225• [27FE]

Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building, West Richland, WA: designate (H.R. 5504), H6209 [16JY]

Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building, Columbia, MO: designate (H.R. 4960), H6212 [16JY]

Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office, Orange, CA: designate (H.R. 4946), H6208 [16JY]