PAYNE, DONALD M., JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

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]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7688 [25JY]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9425 [9OC]

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

Armed Forces: 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), H3146 [11AP]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

——— 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), H1267 [26FE]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H678 [29JA]

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2366), H3210 [12AP]

Birth control: repeal rules allowing employers to be exempt from requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control and contraceptives (see H.R. 4082), H3835 [8MY]

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

——— support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 134), H1076 [8FE]

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

Black Women’s Heart Health Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 722), H785 [5FE]

Bureau of the Census: establish task force to review new decennial census questions and the impact on accuracy, response rates for minorities, legislative redistricting, and distribution of Federal funds (see H.R. 5292), H1651 [15MR]

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), H9420 [5OC]

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H7752 [10AU]

——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 1032), H7752 [10AU]

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]

Civil rights: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (see H.R. 1272), H6650 [23JY]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H783 [5FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 4856), H581 [19JA]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 8), H4738 [1JN]

Crime: 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]

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 Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 4527), H1502 [8MR]

——— transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3833 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H5094 [12JN]

——— 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: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H9408 [28SE]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H5284 [19JN]

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

——— 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]

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: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 6174), H5505 [21JN]

——— clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H8886 [25SE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H1127 [13FE]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H733 [30JA]

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

——— 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), H1075 [8FE]

——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see H.R. 6586), H7722 [26JY]

——— provide for a grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6960), H9151 [27SE]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3767), H3148 [11AP]

——— provide grants for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and PCP abuse (see H.R. 4899), H731 [30JA]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 3842), H678 [29JA]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3096 [10AP]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H3936 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend temporary protected status for nationals of certain countries and grant such status to nationals of Guatemala (see H.R. 6325), H6041 [10JY]

——— implement certain requirements for information relative to supply chain risk (see H.R. 6430), H6557 [18JY]

——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see H.R. 4940), H901 [6FE]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 4767), H168 [11JA]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H678 [29JA]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H733 [30JA]

——— make grants to implement statutes and policies to issue firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 6629), H9408 [28SE]

——— provide grants to local education agencies to purchase and install devices in schools for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency (see H.R. 4811), H1478 [7MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H5225 [15JN]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3317 [13AP]

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

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 7141), H9567 [16NO]

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]

——— 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), H5580 [22JN]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H9819 [10DE]

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]

——— 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), H3979 [15MY]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning (see H.R. 4241), H1699 [19MR]

——— 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), H4848 [6JN]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4208 [17MY]

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), H133 [10JA]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 809), H5225 [15JN]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H733 [30JA]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 93), H8171 [12SE]

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

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

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H3452 [23AP]

Diseases and disorders: protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 812), H3095 [10AP]

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]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H477 [17JA]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H6650 [23JY]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H1502 [8MR]

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 elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1342 [1MR]

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

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]

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

——— call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H2043 [22MR]

Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1177 [14FE]

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

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H6042 [10JY]

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), H3576 [25AP]

——— provide a consistent local broadcast channel to provide emergency news and information in underserved States and ensure such channel can disseminate emergency warnings to broadcast stations around the State (see H.R. 6416), H6557 [18JY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR]

FEMA: establish a contractor review process for vendors seeking disaster response contracts (see H.R. 4995), H1074 [8FE]

——— reform and reorganize (see H.R. 7333), H10335 [19DE]

Firearms: prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

——— 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), H1267 [26FE]

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

Foreign policy: affirm U.S. commitment to NATO and condemn President Trump’s failure to confront Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for Russia’s election interference and worldwide aggression (see H. Res. 1008), H7732 [27JY]

Frank Leone Post Office, Oakland, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6428), H6557 [18JY]

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

FRS: modify goals of Board of Governors, promote diversity on board of directors of each Federal reserve bank, and establish certain reporting requirements for Board of Governors (see H.R. 7095), H9448 [26OC]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H9408 [28SE]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5507 [21JN]

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), H3783 [7MY]

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

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]

——— prohibit Members from using congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and allow a tax deduction for living expenses incurred by Members (see H.R. 5845), H4137 [16MY]

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

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 2043), H5363 [20JN]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— limit separation of families including an individual with a developmental disability at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6232), H5748 [26JN]

——— 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), H5201 [14JN]

——— protect State and local government officials from Federal prosecution for complying with their official duties and responsibilities (see H.R. 6055), H5020 [8JN]

——— provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6180), H5817 [27JN]

——— 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), H9420 [5OC]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H9425 [9OC]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H3750 [3MY]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2587), H3979 [15MY]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H4139 [16MY]

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

Iran: condemn 1988 massacre of political prisoners and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 188), H1128 [13FE]

——— 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), H8728 [13SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3707 [26AP]

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

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 rehabilitation (see H. Res. 763), H3397 [17AP]

——— 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 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]

Lebanon: call for international assistance, support Syrian refugees and efforts to end Syrian conflict, support U.N. resolution on disarmament of armed groups, and recognize Lebanese Armed Forces as defender of sovereignty (see H. Res. 252), H733 [30JA]

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

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: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H6650 [23JY]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H7943 [7SE]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5977), H5022 [8JN]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see H.R. 6855), H8738 [20SE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H1335 [27FE]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1421), H5094 [12JN]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 6056), H7772 [24AU]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H6650 [23JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1543 [13MR]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 3124), H7943 [7SE]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H1544 [13MR]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 242), H6650 [23JY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H1179 [14FE]

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H10171 [12DE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H4693 [23MY]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H9821 [10DE]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5062), H1478 [7MR]

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 Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1004), H6588 [19JY]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5199 [14JN]

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 Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H1268 [26FE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H132 [10JA]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H6559 [18JY]

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), H554 [18JA]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 757), H9416 [2OC]

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

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

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

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize (see H.R. 6602), H7723 [26JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9444 [23OC]

NIH: establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see H.R. 4733), H1477 [7MR]

——— expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 1187), H3096 [10AP]

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), H584 [19JA]

Office of Government Ethics: reform (see H.R. 5902), H4284 [21MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: expand eligibility to receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan (see H.R. 5258), H3097 [10AP]

——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 4784), H169 [11JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H3096 [10AP]

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

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H10170 [12DE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H3742 [27AP]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7759 [21AU]

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

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6626), H7871 [5SE]

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]

Public Health Service: 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]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1081), H8884 [25SE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H1267 [26FE]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5339), H3211 [12AP]

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

Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3979 [15MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H4730 [24MY]

——— reform (see H.R. 7195), H9743 [29NO]

——— 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]

Southwest Airlines Co.: commend Tammie Jo Bonnell Shults and crew for efforts to safely land aircraft suffering in-flight engine failure and express condolences to family of Jennifer Riordan who died during the flight (see H. Res. 837), H3452 [23AP]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

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

——— permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5815 [27JN]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H19 [8JA]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see H.R. 2974), H1075 [8FE]

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7735 [31JY]

——— reduce applicable percentage under the premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see H.R. 6432), H6557 [18JY]

Transportation Security Administration: require strategy to diversify the technology stakeholder marketplace relative to acquisition of security screening technologies (see H.R. 6459), H6588 [19JY]

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]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H738 [2FE] (see H.R. 5447), H3094 [10AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect grizzly bear populations (see H.R. 3894), H1502 [8MR]

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

Veterans: encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans (see H.R. 5945), H4736 [29MY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8732 [17SE]

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]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 6880), H8884 [25SE]

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]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 929), H5021 [8JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9463 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance school security efforts (see H.R. 6920), H9089 [26SE]

——— establish a school security coordinating council (see H.R. 6919), H9089 [26SE]

——— improve security of public areas of transportation facilities (see H.R. 5766), H3929 [10MY]

Medicare: provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H5021 [8JN]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1341 [1MR]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 733), H974 [7FE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National Ostomy Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H9406 [28SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance school security efforts (H.R. 6920), H9091 [26SE]

——— establish a school security coordinating council (H.R. 6919), H9091 [26SE]

——— improve security of public areas of transportation facilities (H.R. 5766), H3930 [10MY]

Medicare: provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (H.R. 6062), H5022 [8JN]

Letters

Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act: Robert B. Goldberg, Jewish Federations of North America, H39 [9JA]

Remarks

African Americans: societal impact of poverty and discrimination, H1369 [5MR]

——— tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1691 [19MR]

Amtrak: Gateway Program funding to expand and renovate the northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H1466 [7MR]

Appropriations: making continuing, H492 [18JA]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E164• [8FE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 3613), E222• [26FE]

Climate: effects of climate change, H9661 [27NO]

——— release of National Climate Assessment, H9661 [27NO]

Congress: legislative priorities, H6099 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3330 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Refugee Resettlement funding for housing children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally through reduction in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding, H6163 [12JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (H.R. 6198), H8116, H8117 [12SE]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (H.R. 1486), H39 [9JA]

——— require an overseas personnel enhancement plan (H.R. 4567), H35 [9JA]

——— transfer of funds from FEMA to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to upgrade detention facilities, H8162 [12SE]

Dept. of State: preserve Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, H455 [17JA]

Diseases and disorders: address peripheral artery disease to prevent unnecessary amputations, H7900 [6SE]

——— anniversary of 1918 influenza pandemic, H9657 [27NO]

——— disparity in prostate cancer rates among African Americans, H8251 [13SE]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H768, H769 [5FE]

FAA: establish an African-American advisory board to develop aviation training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs to African Americans, H7170 [25JY]

FEMA: release of 2017 Hurricane Season FEMA After-Action Report, H7864 [5SE]

Firearms: gun control, H1200 [15FE], H1552 [14MR]

Global Youth Service Days: observance, H3689 [26AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H622 [22JA]

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, H492 [18JA]

Hillside, NJ: tribute to fifth and sixth grade all-star basketball team, H3083 [10AP]

Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H1752 [21MR]

Ibezim, Kelechi: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H1106 [13FE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3440), H127 [10JA], H1355 [5MR]

——— extend temporary protected status for Central American and Haitian nationals until their countries have recovered from certain natural disasters, H455 [17JA]

——— 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, H5277 [19JN], H5348 [20JN], H6634 [23JY]

Impact Network (company): tribute to inclusion in Altice USA, Inc., Optimum TV programming, H1530 [13MR]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H1110, H1111, H1112 [13FE], H3494 [24AP]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H3958 [15MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H5274 [19JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H6032 [10JY]

Keene, John: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation MacArthur Fellowship recipient, H9807 [10DE]

Labor unions: importance, H666 [29JA]

Linden, NJ: tribute to Linden Public Schools Caroling for a Cause program, H10501 [20DE]

Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (H.R. 1017), H1719 [20MR]

Miller, Aidan: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, H10114 [12DE]

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: anniversary of report identifying racism and segregation as the root cause of civil unrest, H1369 [5MR]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 760), H1421 [6MR]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, H4762 [5JN]

National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: designate (H. Res. 733), H1170 [14FE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 123), H5139 [13JN]

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]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3825 [8MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1691 [19MR]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Newark Community Solutions (organization), H1681 [19MR]

Orlando, FL: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and survivors, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred, H5077 [12JN]

Parker, Nevaeh: U.N. Foundation Women in Science Girls Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Camp selectee, H5185 [14JN]

Public welfare programs: importance, H4588 [23MY]

Roselle Park, NJ: tribute to Roselle Park High School wrestling team, H765 [5FE]

Salvation Army: anniversary of Newark, NJ, chapter, H3764 [7MY]

Seton Hall University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H1618 [15MR]

Supreme Court: hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, H666 [29JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H8116, H8138 [12SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to court injunctions on Executive orders issued, H1554 [14MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H1355 [5MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, H768, H769 [5FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Russia, H6245 [16JY]

——— evaluation of climate change policies, H9661 [27NO]

Tumiatti, Kylie Lan: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, H10114 [12DE]

Vassell, April: U.N. Foundation Women in Science Girls Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Camp selectee, H5185 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5450• [21JN], E246• [1MR]

Voting Rights Act: impact, H1369 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1332 [27FE], H5578 [22JN], H5646 [25JN]

Tributes

Blash, Cleveland, Jr., H3195 [12AP]

Daniels, Alberta, H9523 [14NO]

Douglas, Rasul, H656• [29JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H15 [8JA]

Mensah, Emmanuel, H572 [19JA]

Ogawa, Yumiko, H10322 [19DE]

Pantozzi, Vincent, H9508 [13NO]

Payne, Wanda, E1500• [6NO]

Philippou, Vasilios, E627• [10MY]

Slocum, Alfred, H4587 [23MY]

Thomas, Jordan, H64 [9JA]

Wigfall, Lance, H3130 [11AP]

Wilder, Bryant, E1625• [10DE]

Wooten, Laura, H9139 [27SE]

Wright, Rashad, H10086• [11DE]