MOORE, GWEN (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Addresses

Honoring Black Europeans—African Descent Week: Representative Hastings, E783 [6JN]

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4821 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (H.R. 5735), H5182 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6446 [17JY], H6502, H6504 [18JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3668 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3668 [26AP]

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 974), H5975 [28JN]

Ahmad, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor: tribute (see H. Res. 1125), H9439 [19OC]

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

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), H5286 [19JN]

Armed Forces: authorize military departments to correct certain historical military records at the request of an interested party who is not a family member of the servicemember (see H.R. 6308), H6650 [23JY]

——— 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), H1544 [13MR]

——— ensure each member who is discharged or separated from service receives documentation relative to the training and experience of the member (see H.R. 5049), H1212 [15FE]

——— extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers and improve electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges (see H.R. 5467), H3931 [10MY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1229), H3707 [26AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 818), H3147 [11AP]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): condemn, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, support efforts to address needs of girls and women impacted by extremism, and provide humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 896), H4695 [23MY]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3064 [9AP]

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]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and ensure fair treatment of detainees and release of those unjustly detained (see H. Res. 1111), H9414 [2OC]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 946), H5224 [15JN]

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), H737 [2FE]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9460 [30OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H. Res. 799), H2041 [22MR]

Children and youth: recognize importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents (see H. Res. 623), H9526 [14NO]

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

——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

Citizenship: provide a more navigable and accommodating pathway for veterans honorably discharged from the U.S. military to naturalize and seek citizenship (see H.R. 3563), H1502 [8MR]

——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H1755 [21MR]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H1268 [26FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 6972), H9405 [28SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2567), H1127 [13FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1128 [13FE]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 3945), H5363 [20JN]

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]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5043), H1211 [15FE]

——— require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (see H.R. 4833), H552 [18JA]

Crime: authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age (see H.R. 6011), H6465 [17JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1609 [14MR]

——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 4935), H783 [5FE]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute a private, visual depiction of a person’s intimate parts, or of a person engaging in sexually explicit conduct, without the person’s consent (see H.R. 4472), H4210 [17MY]

——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 6669), H7754 [14AU] (see H.R. 6677), H7772 [24AU]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

——— support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities (see H. Res. 854), H3706 [26AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2966), H3507 [24AP]

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: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H5022 [8JN]

——— establish feeding program under National School Lunch Program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 7185), H9690 [28NO]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4855), H581 [19JA]

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 4527), H478 [17JA]

——— transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3979 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: phaseout use of private military contractors (see H.R. 6534), H7686 [25JY]

——— 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), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4859), H733 [30JA]

——— allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H4850 [6JN]

——— allow students convicted of marijuana possession to retain financial aid eligibility if they complete a drug rehabilitation program and pass two unannounced drug tests (see H.R. 3252), H478 [17JA]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 5096), H2043 [22MR]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 4838), H5507 [21JN]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see H.R. 5241), H4850 [6JN]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 5384), H2040 [22MR]

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

——— 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]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 7320), H10338 [19DE]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 3742), H975 [7FE]

——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9150 [27SE]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see H.R. 5564), H3441 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish community action opioid response grant program (see H.R. 5124), H5094 [12JN]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H1729 [20MR]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H19 [8JA]

——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see H.R. 6387), H6262 [16JY]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3602), H6112 [11JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5365), H3097 [10AP]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H4285 [21MY]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 3842), H1609 [14MR]

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H6589 [19JY]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H4139 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement the ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 7052), H9424 [9OC]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3576 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (see H.R. 7262), H10103 [11DE]

——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 1511), H3397 [17AP]

——— provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under a certain age (see H.R. 6252), H7756 [17AU]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decision seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum (see H. Res. 987), H6111 [11JY]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 5710), H3833 [8MY]

——— establish a grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 4767), H678 [29JA]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a Federal subsidized employment program (see H.R. 6485), H7154 [24JY]

——— 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), H8886 [25SE]

——— provide protections for employees receving tips by ensuring that all tips are the property of the employee and not the employer (see H.R. 5180), H3050 [26MR]

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), H9153 [27SE]

——— 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), H5987 [3JY]

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), H6042 [10JY]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4778 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to improve private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 3642), H1477 [7MR]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H1221 [20FE]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 4556), H1374 [5MR]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H8883 [25SE]

——— increase number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans (see H.R. 4635), H1127 [13FE]

——— support polices to maintain Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of veterans health services, and create integrated health care networks for veterans (see H. Res. 1025), H7921 [6SE]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H3064 [9AP]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

——— 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), H5581 [22JN]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H8733 [17SE]

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: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 6607), H7735 [31JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1653 [15MR]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H9744 [29NO]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 6623), H7724 [26JY]

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

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 6944), H9150 [27SE]

——— reduce human exposure to asbestos (see H.R. 5114), H9444 [23OC]

Europe: commend history and achievements of people of African descent and Black Europeans, promote racial equality, and combat discrimination (see H. Res. 925), H4849 [6JN]

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

——— require regional centers of air transportation excellence to conduct research on impacts of aircraft noise on humans and effective methods to mitigate such impacts (see H.R. 6454), H9821 [10DE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H4848 [6JN]

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

——— require broadband Internet access providers to be subject to rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see H.R. 3175), H3052 [29MR]

FDA: establish Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board (see H.R. 5739), H3885 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require Executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding certain contracts (see H.R. 5401), H2041 [22MR]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H405 [16JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H1213 [15FE]

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), H7824 [4SE]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 6075), H5093 [12JN]

——— establish a task force on security and safety issues of manufacturing of firearms and related materials through 3-D technology and prohibit manufacture, possession, or transfer of such items (see H.R. 7016), H9414 [2OC]

——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 810), H5201 [14JN]

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

——— promote State laws that hold gun owners liable for negligent gun storage that leads to child access (see H.R. 5941), H4778 [5JN]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (see H.R. 4268), H1127 [13FE]

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

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5068), H3936 [11MY]

Foreign trade: protect human rights and labor standards in conducting certain activities (see H.R. 3721), H3743 [27AP]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7772 [24AU]

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 485), H3096 [10AP]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H1127 [13FE]

——— 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), H3095 [10AP]

GAO: require study of Federal agencies to determine which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s participation in the workforce (see H.R. 5565), H3441 [18AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H3397 [17AP]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H3316 [13AP]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize a program for screenings and referrals regarding lead poisoning (see H.R. 3182), H1127 [13FE]

Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 342), H7921 [6SE]

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

Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 1056), H7941 [7SE]

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]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H478 [17JA]

Immigration: eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 5058), H1212 [15FE]

——— increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 4777), H3097 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H901 [6FE]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 5950), H5286 [19JN]

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 852), H5977 [28JN]

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

——— 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. 6236), H6650 [23JY] (see H.R. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

Indian Child Welfare Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1159), H9667 [27NO]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9152 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H7759 [21AU]

Insurance: cap prescription drug cost-sharing (see H.R. 6340), H10338 [19DE]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H6589 [19JY]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H10337 [19DE]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H629 [25JA]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

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]

Law enforcement: improve community policing and promote gun violence prevention in underserved communities and eliminate requirement of transferring a firearm if a background check has not been completed in 3 days (see H.R. 5164), H1372 [5MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

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

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]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 5072), H1220 [20FE]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10338 [19DE]

Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H3147 [11AP]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

Medicaid: allow States to provide medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families (see H.R. 2501), H3096 [10AP]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services (see H.R. 2290), H3059 [5AP]

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H4584 [22MY]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H6589 [19JY]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5052), H1729 [20MR]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: codify emergency preparedness final rule for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities as conditions of participation (see H.R. 4704), H678 [29JA]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6256), H5816 [27JN]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

National African American Women Engineers Day: designate (see H. Res. 746), H1226 [23FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H974 [7FE]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1654 [15MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4729 [24MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4729 [24MY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H7729 [26JY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9743 [29NO]

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

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 805), H3453 [23AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H8107 [10SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H783 [5FE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1146), H9525 [14NO]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 859), H3742 [27AP]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 758), H3744 [27AP]

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9743 [29NO]

Native Americans: increase penalties for violations of laws protecting Native American remains, funerary and sacred objects, and other cultural artifacts and move enforcement of such laws to BIA (see H.R. 6647), H7734 [31JY]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 7127), H9525 [14NO]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H6465 [17JY]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 2379), H1267 [26FE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4139 [16MY]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as the framework for sustainable peace, address certain failings in implementation of such Agreement, and call for inquiry into Patrick Finucane murder (see H. Res. 777), H1699 [19MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H1507 [9MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H1729 [20MR]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 4117), H6589 [19JY]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1138), H9511 [13NO]

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), H7871 [5SE]

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), H6559 [18JY]

——— place a moratorium on mail processing facility closures and consolidations and maintain delivery standards (see H.R. 6282), H5974 [28JN]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H9092 [26SE]

Power resources: re-establish certain hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well construction, and waste management rules (see H.R. 6768), H8107 [10SE]

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H3097 [10AP]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 3806), H478 [17JA]

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

Refugees: set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level (see H.R. 6909), H9089 [26SE]

——— set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level and operate U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in good faith (see H. Res. 1073), H8738 [20SE]

Russia: concur in judgement of assessment provided by U.S. intelligence on Russian interference in U.S. elections (see H. Res. 1016), H7729 [26JY]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9449 [26OC]

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

Second Chance Month: designate (see H. Res. 789), H3708 [26AP]

Smith, Tracy K.: selection as Poet Laureate of the U.S. (see H. Res. 865), H3742 [27AP]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 6929), H9149 [27SE]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions (see H.R. 6067), H5093 [12JN]

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H173 [12JA]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 5431), H3211 [12AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: repeal and use funds to cancel student loan debt and increase Pell grants (see H.R. 5928), H4692 [23MY]

Taxation: extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 6873), H9408 [28SE]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5814), H3976 [15MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H6589 [19JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 466), H625 [22JA]

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]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 621), H1076 [8FE]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H4777 [5JN]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

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

Voting: 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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 6612), H7723 [26JY]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5609), H3574 [25AP]

——— set local, State, and Federal standards for hexavalent chromium in drinking water and provide tax breaks for filtration systems to mitigate effects and determine causes of harmful levels of such chemical (see H. Res. 147), H7871 [5SE]

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1508 [9MR]

——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 7285), H10338 [19DE]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 850), H3706 [26AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 4912), H7921 [6SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H6650 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: ensure that child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty (see H.R. 6233), H5748 [26JN]

Crime: train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (see H.R. 7142), H9567 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out nutrition education program to inform the public of sources of exposure to lead in the environment and of dietary nutrients that may reduce harmful effects of lead exposure (see H.R. 5696), H3782 [7MY]

——— include lead poisoning prevention and mitigation education as a purpose of the education and obesity prevention program (see H.R. 6477), H6649 [23JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grant funds for voting restoration education (see H.R. 7359), H10510 [20DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct IMF U.S. Executive Director to support capacity of IMF to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism (see H.R. 6872), H8883 [25SE]

EPA: establish innovative water technology grant program and encourage use of innovative water technology (see H.R. 6727), H7920 [6SE]

Human rights: denounce those who support or engage in sexual violence and strengthen efforts to prevent use of sexual violence as a weapon of war (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Denis Mukwege for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

——— recognition of Nadia Murad for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers: tribute (see H. Res. 863), H3742 [27AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 7010), H9413 [2OC]

SEC: revise definitions of a ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of the Commission’s rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 6321), H6040 [10JY]

Social Security: reform (see H.R. 7195), H9743 [29NO]

SSA: establish a procedure to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 7146), H9567 [16NO]

Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building, Milwaukee, WI: designate (see H.R. 5784), H3935 [11MY]

Veterans: encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans (see H.R. 5945), H4693 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Children and youth: ensure that child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty (H.R. 6233), H5749 [26JN]

Crime: train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (H.R. 7142), H9568 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out nutrition education program to inform the public of sources of exposure to lead in the environment and of dietary nutrients that may reduce harmful effects of lead exposure (H.R. 5696), H3782 [7MY]

——— include lead poisoning prevention and mitigation education as a purpose of the education and obesity prevention program (H.R. 6477), H6650 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 6931), H9151 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grant funds for voting restoration education (H.R. 7359), H10511 [20DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct IMF U.S. Executive Director to support capacity of IMF to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism (H.R. 6872), H8885 [25SE]

EPA: establish innovative water technology grant program and encourage use of innovative water technology (H.R. 6727), H7920 [6SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 7010), H9415 [2OC]

SEC: revise definitions of a ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of the Commission’s rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (H.R. 6321), H6041 [10JY]

Social Security: reform (H.R. 7195), H9743 [29NO]

SSA: establish a procedure to close or reduce access to field offices (H.R. 7146), H9568 [16NO]

Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building, Milwaukee, WI: designate (H.R. 5784), H3935 [11MY]

Veterans: encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans (H.R. 5945), H4694 [23MY]

Letters

World Bank Group Uganda Transport Sector Development Project: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H443 [17JA]

Remarks

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), H3817 [8MY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure local communities, with an emphasis on low-income, minority, rural, and tribal communities, are involved in the planning and implementation process of projects, H4821 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4821 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3583 [26AP], H3768, H3769 [7MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4157 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10120 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3401 [18AP], H3583 [26AP], H3768, H3769 [7MY], H4157 [17MY], H10120 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 6931), H8893 [26SE]

Dept. of HUD: ensure that tribal housing authorities are designated as eligible entities to receive vouchers and that selection criteria for awarding vouchers reflects impact that opioids are having in tribal communities, H5182, H5183 [14JN]

——— proposed changes to public housing assistance programs, H3769 [7MY]

——— set aside section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid use disorders (H.R. 5735), H5182, H5183 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6446, H6447 [17JY], H6502, H6504 [18JY]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6481 [18JY]

EPA: lead in drinking water reduction programs funding, H6504 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to reorganize or eliminate Great Lakes Advisory Board, H6502 [18JY]

FAA: ensure that airports participating in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program comply with prompt payment requirements relative to Passenger Facility Charge funded projects, H3669 [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3669 [26AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6014), H7866 [5SE], E1356• [2OC]

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, H5143 [13JN]

Medicaid: funding, H1732 [21MR]

Medicare: funding, H1732 [21MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1732 [21MR]

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers: tribute (H. Res. 863), H3710 [27AP]

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: support efforts to address issues of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy and militarism, H5189 [14JN]

Shafer, Kevin L.: Water & Wastewater International (Internet site) Top 25 Global Water Leaders honoree, E120• [30JA]

Smithsonian Institution: U.N. International Decade for People of African Descent exhibit funding, H6446, H6447 [17JY]

Social Security: funding, H3768 [7MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H3768 [7MY], H9108 [27SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9108 [27SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9108 [27SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6481 [18JY]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9108 [27SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 184), E1093• [26JY]

Trump, President: Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, H3768, H3769 [7MY]

Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building, Milwaukee, WI: designate (H.R. 5784), H8163 [12SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6545), E1356• [2OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1585• [14MR], H7125• [24JY], H7200• [25JY], H10152• [12DE], E264• [6MR], E431• [11AP], E461•, E464• [13AP], E605• [8MY], E738• [25MY], E931•, E934• [27JN], E1016• [16JY], E1020• [17JY], E1053• [24JY], E1224• [7SE], E1666• [13DE]

Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum: anniversary, E1312• [26SE]

Testimonies

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: Brock McIntosh, H5189 [14JN]

Tributes

Caldwell, Trudy L., E1564• [28NO]

Cocroft, Robert A., E1282• [24SE]

Conyers, Nathan, E590• [7MY]

Drew, John, E642• [15MY]

Holloway, Lee, E335• [19MR]

Johnson, Guy, E416• [10AP]

Kaptur, Representative, H1598 [14MR]

Neuenfeldt, Phil, E1231• [12SE]

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers, H8163 [12SE], E513• [23AP]

Schulz, Lee, E420• [10AP]