WALTERS, MIMI (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), H1302 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Capitol Police: treat transfer to a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center administrative or supervisory position as law enforcement officer service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 6490), H7154 [24JY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H1501 [8MR]

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), H584 [19JA]

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 909), H4583 [22MY]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 6032), H5095 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see H.R. 5199), H1755 [21MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish new goals and carry out certain demonstration projects relative to energy storage (see H.R. 5610), H3574 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H7754 [14AU]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 7212), H9763 [3DE]

Dept. of HUD: provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 7022), H9436 [16OC]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H9511 [13NO]

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), H7772 [24AU]

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 (see H.R. 2648), H9420 [5OC]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3060 [5AP]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 5413), H4139 [16MY]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 927), H9425 [9OC]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 6996), H9432 [12OC]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H1699 [19MR]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 6663), H7943 [7SE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5977 [28JN]

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), H976 [7FE]

——— publish on Commission website documents to be voted on by the Commission (see H.R. 6422), H6651 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H82 [9JA]

Federal aid programs: recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 1026), H7752 [10AU]

Foreign policy: support continued cooperation with Israel, ensure adequate capabilites to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities, and support stability and safety in the Middle East (see H. Res. 785), H4210 [17MY]

GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 8), H4139 [16MY]

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

Government: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H603 [20JA]

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), H7920 [6SE]

Health care facilities: develop and identify indicators of potentially fraudulent and disreputable recovery housing operators (see H.R. 6092), H5152 [13JN]

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), H7772 [24AU]

Housing: provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assisting youths who are aging out of foster care (see H.R. 2069), H8171 [12SE]

Immigration: 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. 6183), H5649 [25JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9420 [5OC]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions (see H.R. 6898), H9088 [26SE]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and reinstate such coverage in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such coverage (see H. Res. 1066), H8726 [13SE]

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), H7921 [6SE]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1610 [14MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1653 [15MR]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3783 [7MY]

Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office, McArthur, CA: designate (see H.R. 6655), H7748 [7AU]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabiltation (see H. Res. 763), H4140 [16MY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 686), H169 [11JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2723), H132 [10JA]

Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building, Ceres, CA: designate (see H.R. 6405), H6463 [17JY]

Marine Corps: anniversary of women’s service (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1127 [13FE]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H8886 [25SE]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (see H.R. 5800), H3975 [15MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1095), H9151 [27SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3315 [13AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure any replacement allows States to reform their individual health insurance markets provided that such reform includes certain features (see H. Res. 1089), H9421 [5OC]

——— extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 4831), H678 [29JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H3443 [18AP]

Southeast Asia: require a strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (see H.R. 6828), H8725 [13SE]

Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office, Orange, CA: designate (see H.R. 4946), H901 [6FE]

Taxation: increase limitation on State and local tax deduction for married individuals (see H.R. 5913), H8739 [20SE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

——— terminate Presidential Election Campaign Fund and transfer remaining funds to the NIH 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (see H.R. 2008), H7943 [7SE]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 506), H18 [8JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6796), H9092 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: require certain disproportionate share hospitals to be Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-ready facilities, requiring a sexual assault forensic examiner be available at all times (see H.R. 6273), H5974 [28JN]

Federal agencies and departments: promote communications facilities deployment on Federal property (see H.R. 4795), H403 [16JA]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (see H.R. 5797), H3975 [15MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: require certain disproportionate share hospitals to be Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-ready facilities, requiring a sexual assault forensic examiner be available at all times (H.R. 6273), H5976 [28JN]

Federal agencies and departments: promote communications facilities deployment on Federal property (H.R. 4795), H404 [16JA]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), H3977 [15MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3065 [10AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H615 [22JA]

Crime: allow enforcement of criminal and civil sex trafficking laws against websites that knowingly facilitate online sex trafficking, H1302 [27FE]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), H1302 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (H.R. 4684), H5038 [12JN]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H3435 [18AP]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9249 [28SE]

Engelman, Muriel: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1205• [5SE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H615 [22JA]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10161 [12DE]

Japan: urge resolution to international parental child abduction case, H5753 [27JN]

Lake Forest, CA: tribute to early repayment of outstanding debt, E1269• [20SE]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions, H9249 [28SE]

——— allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), H5335, H5337, H5341 [20JN]

——— allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), motion to recommit, H5343 [20JN]

——— allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions if the State expands Medicaid, H5343 [20JN]

——— report number of patients in mental institutions suffering with co-occuring disorders and provide information on community care access for individuals suffering from mental illness other than substance abuse, H5341 [20JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3898 [10MY]

Orange, CA: anniversary, E342• [20MR]

Orange County, CA: anniversary of Orange Park Acres community, E41• [12JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6637 [23JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1257 [26FE], H3085, H3089 [10AP]

Vietnam: call for release of Michael Nguyen, H7817, H7820 [4SE], H10502 [20DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6545), H9396 [28SE]

Tributes

Celano, Charles, E1481• [30OC]

Garaven, Paul, H5753 [27JN]

Ghirelli, Robert P., E1122• [3AU]

Gigerich, Duncan, H5753 [27JN]

Thomas, Jack, E1273• [20SE]