TSONGAS, NIKI (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4931 [7JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5788 [27JN]

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H4777 [5JN]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H170 [11JA]

Air Force: require a demonstration program on accession as officers of candidates with auditory impairments (see H.R. 5831), H4981 [7JN]

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), H3453 [23AP]

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

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H625 [22JA]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H1373 [5MR]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1155), H9568 [16NO]

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), H1342 [1MR]

Civil War—U.S.: inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5056), H1212 [15FE]

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), H4584 [22MY]

Coal: make certain improvements in laws relative to coal royalties (see H.R. 6807), H8725 [13SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3096 [10AP]

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

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), H8724 [13SE]

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

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3576 [25AP]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 860), H3742 [27AP]

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 Agriculture: better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems (see H.R. 3637), H3507 [24AP]

——— 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), H1699 [19MR]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H18 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program to improve treatment of Armed Forces members for post-traumatic stress disorder relative to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 5707), H3833 [8MY]

——— improve ability to address sexual offenses (see H.R. 5622), H3574 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8742 [24SE]

——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 3199), H975 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2972), H3452 [23AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H785 [5FE]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1227 [23FE]

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

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), H7685 [25JY]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see H.R. 4774), H168 [11JA]

——— 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), H1442 [6MR]

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), H1442 [6MR]

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), H7772 [24AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H5094 [12JN]

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]

DIPG Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H3507 [24AP]

Disasters: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5474), H7728 [26JY]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 975), H173 [12JA]

——— 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]

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), H3507 [24AP]

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: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 5015), H1177 [14FE]

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

Essex National Heritage Area: repeal funding authorization sunset and total funding cap (see H.R. 5334), H1698 [19MR]

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

——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls (see H.R. 5573), H3441 [18AP]

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), H1336 [27FE]

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

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5090), H1336 [27FE]

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

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see H. Res. 466), H405 [16JA]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H7728 [26JY]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5363 [20JN]

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), H6041 [10JY]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 63), H733 [30JA]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5738), H3885 [9MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H8172 [12SE]

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]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States relative to amounts made available (see H.R. 4179), H133 [10JA]

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1078), H8884 [25SE]

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

Medicare: cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H8107 [10SE]

Members of Congress: permit office of a Member of the House to employ a certain number of interns under the Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting number of other employees (see H.R. 6956), H9150 [27SE]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1794), H625 [22JA]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5363 [20JN]

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

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5244), H1755 [21MR]

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), H7871 [5SE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2719), H170 [11JA]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 5606), H3707 [26AP]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H18 [8JA]

Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 941), H5200 [14JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H6465 [17JY]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H4850 [6JN]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H6264 [16JY]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H7729 [26JY]

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), H9431 [12OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H1178 [14FE]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 823), H603 [20JA]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H5363 [20JN]

Thomas P. Costin, Jr., Post Office Building, Lynn, MA: designate (see H.R. 6059), H5095 [12JN]

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

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1211 [15FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H3397 [17AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9408 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 5291), H1608 [14MR]

Rivers: designate segments of Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 6825), H8725 [13SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (H.R. 5291), H1609 [14MR]

Rivers: designate segments of Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 6825), H8727 [13SE]

Remarks

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (H.R. 5317), H8160 [12SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (H.R. 4689), H8144 [12SE]

——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (H.R. 660), H8143 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4372 [22MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7704 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy offshore wind job training grants funding, H4932 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (H.R. 4909), E347• [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (H.R. 6040), H8161 [12SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4932 [7JN]

Every Kid Outdoors program: establish to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (H.R. 3186), H8140 [12SE]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), H3545 [25AP]

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, H5510 [22JN]

Information technology: allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (H.R. 4824), H8132 [12SE]

Lowell, MA: tribute to placement of memorial stone at Centralville Memorial Park in honor of U.S. Army and Naval aviators who died as POWs during atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, E729• [24MY]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (H.R. 6287), H8138 [12SE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (H.R. 3764), H8129 [12SE]

——— remove certain Native American blood requirements for members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma to allow heirs and devisees to title to allotted tribal lands (H.R. 2606), H8135 [12SE]

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park: designate (H.R. 5532), H8142 [12SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H8138 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (H.R. 2591), H8133 [12SE]

Votes: position on missed, E347• [20MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H7701 [26JY]

Tributes

Kaptur, Representative, E323• [15MR]