LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4575, H4576 [22MY], H4699 [24MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4941 [7JN]

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]

——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices, their patriotism, and the need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1127 [13FE]

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

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 5763), H3929 [10MY]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H3060 [5AP]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9092 [26SE]

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

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

Armed Forces: exclude receipt of basic allowance for housing for members in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 1078), H1267 [26FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9743 [29NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 911), H4729 [24MY]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H3931 [10MY]

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

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), H1128 [13FE]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1127 [13FE]

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), H3507 [24AP]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H785 [5FE]

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]

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

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), H9153 [27SE]

——— express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3453 [23AP]

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

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 4889), H676 [29JA]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with recommendations of such panel (see H. Res. 1145), H9510 [13NO]

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support democracy and accountability (see H.R. 6207), H9416 [2OC]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness of Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries for children born to inmates (see H.R. 3410), H5749 [26JN]

——— 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]

Crime: extend coverage of the Federal prohibition against stalking in order to protect friends and co-workers (see H.R. 866), H902 [6FE]

——— 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]

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

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H9471 [9NO]

——— improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see H.R. 5627), H3887 [9MY]

——— provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at land-grant African-American colleges and universities (see H.R. 5122), H1333 [27FE]

——— reauthorize and expand Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Grant Program to encourage purchase of fruits and vegetables under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5563), H3441 [18AP]

——— reform farm subsidy and conservation programs, encourage new farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition, support research, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems (see H.R. 4425), H3211 [12AP]

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

——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 6840), H8887 [25SE]

——— prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (see H.R. 4980), H1074 [8FE]

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

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

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 6775), H9471 [9NO]

——— 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), H7759 [21AU]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 6280), H5974 [28JN]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H8883 [25SE]

——— 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 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]

——— report annually the Federal civil rights violations of educational institutions (see H.R. 6537), H7687 [25JY]

——— require publication of information relative to religious exemptions to requirements of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3574), H1179 [14FE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 7204), H9757 [30NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 5042), H1211 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1484), H1442 [6MR]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 6495), H7154 [24JY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H82 [9JA]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H1477 [7MR]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H625 [22JA]

——— protect information obtained relative to placement of unaccompanied alien children from being used for any purpose other than providing safe and secure placements (see H.R. 7030), H9420 [5OC]

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), H3315 [13AP]

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

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

——— provide additional funding for the public housing Capital Fund to assist large public housing agencies with mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance and incremental rental assistance vouchers (see H.R. 5200), H3316 [13AP]

——— restore fair housing mission (see H.R. 6220), H6264 [16JY]

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]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H1179 [14FE]

——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 1566), H9511 [13NO]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4210 [17MY]

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

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 employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H1501 [8MR]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H5748 [26JN]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

——— report on gender pay gap in the teenage labor force (see H.R. 6284), H5974 [28JN]

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]

——— extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (see H.R. 6651), H7742 [3AU]

——— 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), H7759 [21AU]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H6264 [16JY]

——— 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), H676 [29JA]

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), H5201 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 5520), H3397 [17AP]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H629 [25JA]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H1267 [26FE]

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]

——— allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H4979 [7JN]

——— increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 5634), H3705 [26AP]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H19 [8JA]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H8170 [12SE]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

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]

——— cancel registration of all uses of organophosphate pesticides (see H.R. 6631), H8739 [20SE]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7735 [31JY]

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

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

Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1227 [23FE]

FAA: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 3938), H3507 [24AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H8886 [25SE]

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

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

——— eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 3478), H3064 [9AP]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 6903), H9668 [27NO]

Federal agencies and departments: improve teleworking programs (see H.R. 6551), H7825 [4SE]

Federal employees: 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]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1374 [5MR]

FEMA: establish a contractor review process for vendors seeking disaster response contracts (see H.R. 4995), H1127 [13FE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1124), H9431 [12OC]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1336 [27FE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 1612), H4981 [7JN]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H9408 [28SE]

——— 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), H1127 [13FE]

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

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 3444), H733 [30JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5068), H3936 [11MY] (see H.R. 5068), H5507 [21JN]

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

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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), H3744 [27AP]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H4243 [18MY]

Health: support protecting patients’ access to medically appropriate, evidence-based health care and information, including information about access to safe and legal abortion (see H. Res. 915), H4732 [25MY]

Healthy Food Financing Initiative: reauthorize (see H.R. 5017), H1177 [14FE]

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), H8739 [20SE]

——— 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]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 6711), H7870 [5SE]

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

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H8739 [20SE]

——— 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: increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 4777), H9526 [14NO]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1815), H9420 [5OC]

——— 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]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

——— 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. 6172), H9436 [16OC] (see H.R. 6236), H6042 [10JY] (see H.R. 6594), 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), H9432 [12OC]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H4778 [5JN]

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

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

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H903 [6FE]

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]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 686), H173 [12JA]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H7756 [17AU]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H7756 [17AU]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9460 [30OC]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 7118), H9467 [6NO]

——— 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), H9576 [23NO]

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]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 744), H1217 [16FE]

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

Medicaid: 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), H4850 [6JN]

Medicare: provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H9436 [16OC]

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

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]

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

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

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

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H7756 [17AU]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H738 [2FE]

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

National objectives: rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, provide a consumer rebate to the American people, assist coal country, and reduce harmful pollution (see H.R. 4209), H9408 [28SE]

National Orca Protection Month: observance (see H. Res. 959), H5580 [22JN]

National Principals Month: observance (see H. Res. 1116), H9436 [16OC]

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

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

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1146), H9569 [16NO]

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

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

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

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 1122), H9436 [16OC]

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

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

NIH: conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 2544), H9431 [12OC]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H3884 [9MY]

NOAA: make grants to States and local governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying out shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials (see H.R. 4525), H3507 [24AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7759 [21AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H1373 [5MR]

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), H5814 [27JN]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see H.R. 7140), H9567 [16NO]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H9421 [5OC]

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), H8108 [10SE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H8172 [12SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: disapprove granting of reprieve or Presidential pardons to himself for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 132), H7724 [26JY]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H7754 [14AU]

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]

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]

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: accept and support U.S. intelligence on interference in U.S. elections and call on President Trump to rescind invitation to Russian President, Vladimir Putin (see H. Res. 1014), H6649 [23JY]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 6752), H7941 [7SE]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9442 [23OC]

——— prohibit military assistance until Dept. of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free (see H.R. 7070), H9439 [19OC]

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

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1054), H1502 [8MR]

Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3746 [1MY]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5457), H3095 [10AP]

——— 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]

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

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

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 3670), H7156 [24JY] (see H.R. 6671), H7871 [5SE]

——— eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H7156 [24JY]

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

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 5103), H1544 [13MR]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H1332 [27FE]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H9471 [9NO]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 6900), H9416 [2OC]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 6987), H9444 [23OC]

Transportation Security Administration: improve screening of transgender persons at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 6659), H7747 [7AU]

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), H738 [2FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect grizzly bear populations (see H.R. 3894), H1267 [26FE]

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

Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 1150), H9568 [16NO]

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), H9092 [26SE]

——— 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), H7732 [27JY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H584 [19JA]

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

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H9420 [5OC]

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

World Bonobo Day: designate (see H. Res. 738), H1178 [14FE]

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), H1127 [13FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

ATF: repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 5271), H1607 [14MR]

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

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]

Dept. of Defense: establish Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM fields (see H.R. 7307), H10210 [13DE]

Drugs: 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]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (see H.R. 4779), H168 [11JA]

——— urge action to increase equity within the legal cannabis marketplace (see H. Res. 943), H5200 [14JN]

Golden State Warriors (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 940), H5152 [13JN]

Housing: expand Federal investments in affordable and accessible rental homes to help more low-income families who struggle to make ends meet (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3833 [8MY]

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

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

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 770), H1507 [9MR]

Women: mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 5308), H1651 [15MR]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 770), H1507 [9MR]

Constitutional authority statements

ATF: repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (H.R. 5271), H1608 [14MR]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (H.R. 4932), H784 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: establish Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM fields (H.R. 7307), H10211 [13DE]

Drugs: 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 (H.R. 4815), H478 [17JA]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (H.R. 4779), H170 [11JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 5942), H4694 [23MY]

Women: mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 5308), H1652 [15MR]

Letters

Unity declaration on racism and poverty: Circle of Protection (organization), H1365 [5MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 4712), H566, H567 [19JA]

African Americans: societal impact of poverty and discrimination, H1366 [5MR]

——— tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1689 [19MR]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2020 [22MR]

——— making continuing, H508 [18JA], H892, H893 [6FE], H10495 [20DE]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H1276 [27FE], H7708• [26JY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 1229), H8180 [13SE]

——— sunset authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H4598 [23MY]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4882• [7JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, H14 [8JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4053 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10151• [12DE]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H10151• [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H4053 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7708• [26JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), consideration (H. Res. 908), H4598, H4599 [23MY]

——— establish Ronald V. Dellums Memorial Fellowship for Women of Color in STEAM fields (H.R. 7307), H10190 [13DE]

——— low-yield nuclear warhead funding, E1281• [24SE]

——— making appropriations, H722 [30JA], H893 [6FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9046 [26SE]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration defense nuclear nonproliferation funding through reduction of W76–2 warhead modification program funding, H4941, H4943 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendment, H10495 [20DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendments, H722 [30JA]

——— rescission of policy placing a low priority on Federal enforcement of marijuana laws in States with legalized marijuana, H421 [17JA]

Dept. of State: extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (H.R. 6651), H9490 [13NO]

——— include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), Senate amendment, H2020 [22MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4905• [7JN], E1281• [24SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9046 [26SE]

Drugs: protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (H.R. 4779), H421 [17JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4905•, H4941, H4943 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, E1281• [24SE]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3691 [26AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), H1256 [26FE]

——— gun control, H1255 [26FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H892, H893 [6FE]

Golden State Warriors (basketball team): tribute, H5028 [12JN]

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), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 696), H508 [18JA]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in honor of Ronald V. Dellums, H7900 [6SE]

Housing: expand Federal investments in affordable and accessible rental homes to help more low-income families who struggle to make ends meet (H. Con. Res. 120), H3837 [9MY]

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), H508 [18JA], H893 [6FE]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10495 [20DE]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), H5428 [21JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, E1143• [10AU]

Labor unions: importance, H662 [29JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H4905• [7JN], E1281• [24SE]

Libya: condemn slave auctions of migrants and refugees, call for investigation and prosecution of those involved, and provide assistance to respond to migrant and refugee situation (H. Res. 644), E1037• [19JY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 715), H662 [29JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: observance, H1554 [14MR]

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: anniversary of report identifying racism and segregation as the root cause of civil unrest, H1363, H1366 [5MR]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1689 [19MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, H6474 [18JY]

Oakland, CA: tribute to McClymonds High School football team, H559 [19JA], E88• [22JA]

Oakland Athletics (baseball team): anniversary, E536• [25AP]

Social Security: State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H4882• [7JN]

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, H662 [29JA]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), H6562 [19JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, E1741• [31DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, H1364 [5MR]

University of California, Berkeley: anniversary, E538• [25AP]

——— tribute to student analysis of impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision relative to institutions of higher education tax-free tuition waivers and efforts to secure removal of such provision, E36• [11JA]

Votes: position on missed, E864•, E866• [19JN]

World AIDS Day: observance, H9746 [30NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E519 [24AP], E803 [8JN]

Statements

Unity Declaration on Racism and Poverty: Several Religious Leaders, H1364 [5MR]

Tributes

Booker, Simeon, E152• [7FE]

Brown, Elaine, E255• [5MR]

Dellums, Ronald V., H7900, H7903, H7904, H7905, H7906, H7907 [6SE]

Hawkins, Edwin, E155• [7FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H13 [8JA]

Phelps, Steve, E16• [9JA]

Raskin, Marcus G., E253• [5MR]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H1689 [19MR], H3389 [17AP]