BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3148 [11AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 1166), H9758 [30NO]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8886 [25SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 4874), H624 [22JA]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9439 [19OC]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H4139 [16MY]

Australia: commemorate anniversary of World War I Battle of Hamel, forging relationship with the U.S., and support continued military, diplomatic, security, and economic cooperation (see H. Res. 1029), H7687 [25JY]

Bankruptcy: include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (see H.R. 3969), H1729 [20MR]

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]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H3148 [11AP]

Cheyney University: anniversary of NCAA Division II men’s basketball championship (see H. Res. 771), H1542 [13MR]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2095), H3978 [15MY]

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1596), H1373 [5MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4924), H783 [5FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8733 [17SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1374), H4584 [22MY]

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 Defense: submit to Congress a plan for improvements to traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress research (see H.R. 5528), H3395 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8107 [10SE]

——— 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), H677 [29JA]

Dept. of HHS: extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H5649 [25JN]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 6931), H9149 [27SE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H3979 [15MY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H5649 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H975 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H6648 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H1501 [8MR]

——— 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), H5094 [12JN]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 3467), H903 [6FE]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 4115), H1127 [13FE]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see H.R. 3255), H1179 [14FE]

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]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7156 [24JY]

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), H9432 [12OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1783), H5749 [26JN]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H1126 [13FE]

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), H6650 [23JY]

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), H1177 [14FE]

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

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

FAA: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6005), H4776 [5JN]

FCC: facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H1755 [21MR]

FEC: extend authority to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of established and published penalties (see H.R. 7120), H9510 [13NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 964), H1477 [7MR]

——— clarify sources of authority to issue regulations on certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act (see H.R. 6160), H5362 [20JN]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H1127 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System (see H.R. 3269), H7782 [31AU]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H903 [6FE]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H6042 [10JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H677 [29JA]

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), H1221 [20FE]

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

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H1442 [6MR]

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

Foreign policy: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1508 [9MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H7943 [7SE]

FTC: 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), H3148 [11AP]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H5749 [26JN]

Genocide: draw upon relevant lessons of past genocides to help prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups (see H. Res. 220), H4243 [18MY]

GPO: ensure availability of no-fee public access to Government information, reform Federal Depository Library Program, and authorize activities of the Superintendent of Documents (see H.R. 5305), H1651 [15MR]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H5749 [26JN]

——— 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), H5817 [27JN]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H5649 [25JN]

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

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (see H. Res. 724), H783 [5FE]

Housing: provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assisting youths who are aging out of foster care (see H.R. 2069), H3210 [12AP]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5286 [19JN]

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]

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H6465 [17JY]

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

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H3979 [15MY]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H677 [29JA]

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]

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 Officers Safety Act: improve (see H.R. 6105), H9092 [26SE]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9539 [15NO]

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

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

Medicare: 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]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1903), H1213 [15FE]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5286 [19JN]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H9460 [30OC]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 547), H625 [22JA]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9574 [20NO]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 859), H3835 [8MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 761), H1341 [1MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 4382), H7688 [25JY]

NIST: improve assistance provided by Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 5517), H3887 [9MY]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4730 [24MY]

——— repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment (see H.R. 3827), H1179 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H5749 [26JN]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H9421 [5OC]

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), H7759 [21AU]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H8172 [12SE]

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

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H902 [6FE]

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

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 5893), H5225 [15JN]

Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 189), H3211 [12AP]

Social Security: clarify entitlement to certain benefits through the month of the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 5302), H1651 [15MR]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H7754 [14AU]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1114), H4694 [23MY]

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

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1127 [13FE]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H678 [29JA]

——— 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]

Taxation: allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 7086), H9443 [23OC]

——— exempt from foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by U.S. territory and possession insurers (see H.R. 5651), H3741 [27AP]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions of stocks, bonds, or derivatives (see H.R. 2306), H5022 [8JN]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1144), H733 [30JA]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 1458), H677 [29JA]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H4730 [24MY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2295), H5022 [8JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 2309), H4981 [7JN]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H4739 [1JN]

——— require airports to submit security plans that include training programs for active threats, crowd management, mass evacuations, and restarting operations (see H.R. 4737), H4777 [5JN]

‘‘U.S. Capitol Grounds—Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmstead’s Design for Democracy’’: authorize printing as a House document (see H. Con. Res. 118), H3575 [25AP]

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), H785 [5FE]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 199), H3064 [9AP]

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

Voting: 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]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H4584 [22MY]

——— 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), H1178 [14FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9539 [15NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7776 [28AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 819), H3147 [11AP]

Apolonio Hernandez, Carmela; relief (see H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Edwin: relief (see H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Fidel: relief (see H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Keyri: relief (see H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin: relief (see H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 735), H1075 [8FE]

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), H5224 [15JN]

World War I: commemorate anniversary of armistice, commend return of the unknown soldier, and those who stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and honor those who served and died (see H. Res. 1094), H9151 [27SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Apolonio Hernandez, Carmela; relief (H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Edwin: relief (H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Fidel: relief (H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Keyri: relief (H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin: relief (H.R. 5623), H3575 [25AP]

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 (H.R. 6122), H5224 [15JN]

Remarks

China: disapprove Chinese Civil Aviation Authority decision to expand civil air routes in the Taiwan Strait, E165• [8FE]

Darby, PA: anniversary of Darby Library Co., E270• [7MR]

Malpass, Monica: Philadelphia, PA, Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame inductee, E275• [7MR]

National Tartan Day: anniversary, E434• [11AP]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute, E226• [27FE]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1309• [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1370 [5MR]

Tributes

Bearss, Edwin, E1254• [13SE]

Bradford-Matthews, Margaret, E1333• [28SE]

Cook, Charles C., Sr., E1383• [9OC]

DeLarge, Elisa I., E666• [16MY]

Pinkus, Matthew, E1739• [31DE]

Sandoli, Bessie, E614• [9MY]