HIMES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3743 [27AP]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9526 [14NO]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 1759), H3978 [15MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H3316 [13AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9511 [13NO] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

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]

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), H4733 [25MY]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

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), H133 [10JA]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8727 [13SE]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be use on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 919), H3049 [26MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H3783 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H7689 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8171 [12SE]

——— establish American Technical Training Grant Program (see H.R. 5146), H1340 [1MR]

——— 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]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4541), H18 [8JA]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1609 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: promote creation of State anonymous school threat reporting programs (see H.R. 6713), H7919 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8171 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H7772 [24AU]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5505), H3444 [18AP]

——— 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), H3440 [18AP]

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]

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]

——— 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 Veterans Affairs: carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H5022 [8JN]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1374 [5MR]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 2652), H3343 [16AP]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3343 [16AP]

——— furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 5397), H2041 [22MR]

——— increase number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans (see H.R. 4635), H738 [2FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see H.R. 1681), H5649 [25JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H584 [19JA]

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 administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 6663), H7750 [10AU]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H3887 [9MY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1516), H8739 [20SE]

Endangered species: prohibit taking any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife for a trophy in the U.S. and importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the U.S. (see H.R. 5690), H9436 [16OC]

Europe: require reports by Dept. of State, Dept. of the Treasury, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 6224), H7754 [14AU]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H5987 [3JY]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see H.R. 5701), H5991 [6JY]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H1442 [6MR]

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), H9443 [23OC]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1217 [16FE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H8887 [25SE]

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

Foreign trade: provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch (see H.R. 5760), H8172 [12SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H3979 [15MY]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10512 [20DE]

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see H. Res. 466), H903 [6FE]

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), H7732 [27JY]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 6711), H7921 [6SE]

House Rules: encourage consensus and increase accountability and transparency (see H. Res. 1090), H9151 [27SE]

Immigration: increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 4777), H168 [11JA]

——— 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), H9415 [2OC]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H7688 [25JY]

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), H5286 [19JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H4584 [22MY]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4139 [16MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H2043 [22MR]

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]

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]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H3342 [16AP]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H8742 [24SE]

Medicare: create care management demonstration programs for chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 3867), H3507 [24AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H3342 [16AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3506 [24AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see H.R. 5541), H9408 [28SE]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H8886 [25SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9425 [9OC]

National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 782), H1608 [14MR]

NATO: reaffirm commitment (see H. Res. 202), H6113 [11JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9449 [26OC]

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

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H6042 [10JY]

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), H8739 [20SE]

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), H7724 [26JY]

Russia: 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), H5649 [25JN]

——— 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), H3097 [10AP]

——— 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), H7728 [26JY]

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

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

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), H4733 [25MY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 947), H8739 [20SE]

——— provide confirmation of fraud protection data to certain permitted entities (see H.R. 5192), H1544 [13MR]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 5579), H3451 [23AP]

Veterans Memorial Post Office, Oakville, CT: designate (see H.R. 6335), H6111 [11JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H9444 [23OC]

Voting: 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), H5201 [14JN]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H19 [8JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H3507 [24AP]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H6042 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, CT (see H.R. 5432), H3059 [5AP]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 699), H553 [18JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program assisting development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 6945), H9150 [27SE]

——— establish Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 6946), H9150 [27SE]

——— provide for higher education reform by creating a pilot program promoting innovation and increasing accountability in affordability, access, and value (see H.R. 6947), H9150 [27SE]

Investments: create portable retirement and investment accounts (see H.R. 6990), H9405 [28SE]

National Business Traveler Day: designate (see H. Res. 836), H3452 [23AP]

SEC: carry out study of direct and indirect underwriting fees, including gross spreads, for mid-sized initial public offerings (see H.R. 6324), H6041 [10JY]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see H.R. 6638), H7732 [27JY]

Taxation: provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 6109), H5199 [14JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, CT (H.R. 5432), H3059 [5AP]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program assisting development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (H.R. 6945), H9152 [27SE]

——— establish Early Learning Challenge Fund (H.R. 6946), H9152 [27SE]

——— provide for higher education reform by creating a pilot program promoting innovation and increasing accountability in affordability, access, and value (H.R. 6947), H9152 [27SE]

Investments: create portable retirement and investment accounts (H.R. 6990), H9407 [28SE]

SEC: carry out study of direct and indirect underwriting fees, including gross spreads, for mid-sized initial public offerings (H.R. 6324), H6041 [10JY]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (H.R. 6638), H7732 [27JY]

Taxation: provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (H.R. 6109), H5200 [14JN]

Motions

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), H158 [11JA]

Remarks

Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (H.R. 4258), H180 [16JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in recognition of innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (H.R. 770), H183 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure individuals may access documentation verifying the monthly housing stipend paid to the individual under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H9801 [10DE]

——— provide headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (S. 2248), H9801 [10DE]

FBI: require court orders based on probable cause before allowing FBI access to searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H158 [11JA]

——— 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), motion to recommit, H158 [11JA]

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, H5228 [19JN]

SEC: carry out study of direct and indirect underwriting fees, including gross spreads, for mid-sized initial public offerings, H6308 [17JY]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (S. 488), H6308 [17JY]

Trumball, CT: tribute to Trumball High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E52• [17JA]

Votes: position on missed, E949• [28JN]

Tributes

Crisci, Anthony, E1307• [26SE]

Lawrence, John (Laddie), E1061• [25JY]

Murray, Kate, E360• [22MR]