JOHNSON, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’, JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Articles and editorials

Late Zell Miller Diversified the Bench, Jonathan Ringel, Fulton County (GA) Daily Report, H3878 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abzug, Bella S.: tribute (see H. Res. 807), H3046 [23MR]

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H4981 [7JN]

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]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H7943 [7SE]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 1889), H1543 [13MR]

——— repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 6635), H9436 [16OC]

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]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9460 [30OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 5121), H3707 [26AP]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8739 [20SE]

Atlanta United FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 1179), H10210 [13DE]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H1179 [14FE]

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to the priority rights of the U.S., of claims for the payment of customs duties (see H.R. 4657), H1179 [14FE]

——— dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (see H.R. 141), H3443 [18AP]

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), H3977 [15MY]

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. 4223), H1127 [13FE] (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Business and industry: require covered entities to provide notification in the case of a breach of unsecured sensitive personally identifiable information in electronic or digital form (see H.R. 3975), H1267 [26FE]

Cambodia: promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law, condemn political violence and human rights violations, and call for respect for freedom of the press, assembly, and speech and electoral reforms (see H. Res. 661), H733 [30JA]

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]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2953), H3397 [17AP]

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), H6464 [17JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 4957), H1127 [13FE]

Children and youth: 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), H6196 [13JY]

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: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 3429), H3050 [26MR]

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]

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

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]

——— 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]

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

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7871 [5SE]

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

Congress: reestablish Office of Technology Assessment (see H. Res. 849), H3706 [26AP]

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), H8733 [17SE]

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

Credit: require credit card companies to publish debt pay-down disclosures online to inform consumers about risks associated with minimum debt payment (see H.R. 6531), H7921 [6SE]

Crime: eliminate sections of the U.S. Code that over-criminalize activities that should not be crimes (see H.R. 7093), H9448 [26OC]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H2043 [22MR]

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

——— 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]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H9091 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at land-grant African-American colleges and universities (see H.R. 5122), H1374 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website (see H.R. 4970), H1127 [13FE]

——— prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 4527), H785 [5FE]

——— 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), H1335 [27FE]

——— increase minority student participation in Cyber Scholarship Program (see H.R. 5746), H3928 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— require annual reports on research, development, and evaluation capabilities (see H.R. 5741), H3885 [9MY]

——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 6684), H7776 [28AU]

——— 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), H9431 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8886 [25SE]

——— 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), H903 [6FE]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H7748 [7AU]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H9744 [29NO]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H9416 [2OC]

——— 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 for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3026), H7748 [7AU]

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

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

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 2015), H6112 [11JY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H5505 [21JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: allow an individual to obtain a copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7295), H10209 [13DE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H5817 [27JN]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H584 [19JA]

——— 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), H9436 [16OC]

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H554 [18JA]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H3929 [10MY]

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), H6650 [23JY]

——— 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 for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H170 [11JA]

——— 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]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 6692), H7825 [4SE]

Dept. of HUD: 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), H3750 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: condition grants for crime victim compensation programs on the tolling of any limitation period relative to compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits (see H.R. 4180), H903 [6FE]

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

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 5834), H4137 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4221), H1729 [20MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H3395 [17AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7870 [5SE]

Dept. of State: certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (see H.R. 4391), H625 [22JA]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

——— 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), H9569 [16NO]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 1819), H7871 [5SE]

——— 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: 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), H6264 [16JY]

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

——— provide dedicated funding for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program and Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (see H.R. 4739), H3343 [16AP]

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), H9744 [29NO]

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

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H9510 [13NO]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see H.R. 7144), H9567 [16NO]

——— make grants for rehabilitation of World War I memorials (see H.R. 4328), H9668 [27NO]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4843), H9574 [20NO]

——— prohibit from requiring a surviving spouse to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies (see H.R. 5301), H1651 [15MR]

——— provide training in use of medical cannabis for all departmental primary care providers (see H.R. 7129), H10512 [20DE]

——— 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), H3835 [8MY]

DIPG Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H10104 [11DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7751 [10AU]

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), H5154 [13JN]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H583 [19JA]

——— 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), H3707 [26AP]

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: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 31), H6651 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— require candidates for public office or those affilated with their campaign to notify the FBI upon receiving unsolicited information about other candidates from a foreign power or agent of a foreign power (see H.R. 6046), H4980 [7JN]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1516), H6650 [23JY]

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

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 6406), H9420 [5OC]

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]

——— 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), H7724 [26JY]

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

Executive Office of the President: call on to issue a public apology relative to remarks about Senator McCain (see H. Res. 901), H4982 [7JN]

——— prohibit enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement if the disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing (see H.R. 5351), H7776 [28AU]

——— require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1177 [14FE]

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), H1544 [13MR]

——— 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]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose incident report on false ballistic missile event in Hawaii, review current missile threat notification protocols, and strenthen public health readiness for various weapon attacks (see H.R. 4949), H1503 [8MR]

——— 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), H1699 [19MR]

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

Firearms: address issue of gun violence in the U.S. and schools (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5975 [28JN]

——— 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), H1221 [20FE]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 6075), H5286 [19JN]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H7734 [31JY]

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

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5090), H1266 [26FE]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H7782 [31AU]

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

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms (see H.R. 5652), H3741 [27AP]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 4018), H975 [7FE]

——— 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), H3979 [15MY]

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

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5248), H6264 [16JY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H8728 [13SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H1179 [14FE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8739 [20SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H1608 [14MR]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H7156 [24JY]

Government: prioritize obligations and appropriate emergency funding for continued pay for the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers if statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 1536), H583 [19JA]

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), H404 [16JA]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 768), H1501 [8MR]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H5199 [14JN]

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), H10104 [11DE]

——— 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. 653), H1128 [13FE] (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

Immigration: admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see H.R. 3513), H478 [17JA]

——— 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. 6527), H7686 [25JY]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 913), H3506 [24AP]

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

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]

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

——— 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), H5505 [21JN] (see H.R. 6183), H5750 [26JN] (see H.R. 6236), H5814 [27JN] (see H.R. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H7689 [25JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H3576 [25AP]

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), H584 [19JA]

——— 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), H7754 [14AU]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 986), H6041 [10JY]

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: 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), H3097 [10AP]

——— 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 War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H10104 [11DE]

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), 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: affirm strong U.S. ties and support for democracy, and call for implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia (see H. Res. 1055), H7941 [7SE]

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

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

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

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), H5022 [8JN]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H629 [25JA]

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H1178 [14FE]

Members of Congress: ensure access to Federal facilities in order to exercise oversight responsibilities (see H.R. 6260), H5973 [28JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 3913), H8742 [24SE]

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), H9569 [16NO]

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

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 Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H1442 [6MR]

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H4733 [25MY]

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

National Obesity Care Week: designate (see H. Res. 142), H630 [25JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H1127 [13FE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H903 [6FE]

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

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]

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor: provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible (see H.R. 3834), H7943 [7SE]

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), H5094 [12JN]

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]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7825 [4SE]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: investigate whether the NRA benefitted from Russia’s involvement in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election (see H.R. 6630), H7724 [26JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: extend period to set or adjust certain fees (see H.R. 5887), H4283 [21MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H678 [29JA]

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

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: encourage Presidential candidates to seek security clearances and undergo background investigations (see H.R. 6429), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H7756 [17AU]

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), H8887 [25SE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H3060 [5AP]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H7156 [24JY]

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]

——— disclose use of Federal funds with any privately held company owned by the President (see H.R. 5873), H4209 [17MY]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H5286 [19JN]

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

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 7082), H9744 [29NO]

——— require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement and impose conditions relative to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, uranium enrichment, and human rights (see H.R. 7350), H10336 [19DE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H3097 [10AP]

SEC: require issuers to disclose in an annual report any substantial financial relationship with any manufacturer or dealer of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 5106), H1443 [6MR]

Small business: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (see H.R. 6758), H8106 [10SE]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7751 [10AU]

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), H3507 [24AP]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 2651), H4850 [6JN]

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7751 [10AU]

Taxation: 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), H1332 [27FE]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H6112 [11JY]

Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see H.R. 6827), H8725 [13SE]

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), H677 [29JA]

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. 5447), H3094 [10AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 653), H1128 [13FE] (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), H9768 [6DE]

——— increase amounts payable for dependency and indemnity compensation and modify requirements for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death (see H.R. 4106), H6112 [11JY]

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: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see H.R. 6122), H7735 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H7689 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— provide grants to States to facilitate acquisition of land, water, and interests therein, made to substantially improve, preserve, or maintain water quality for an area in perpetuity (see H.R. 5264), H1542 [13MR]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H4584 [22MY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1729 [20MR]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2417), H5286 [19JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H7751 [10AU]

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

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 1038), H7725 [26JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4139 [16MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H5095 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

FTC: provide for greater transparency in and user control over treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance security of such data (see H.R. 6547), H7721 [26JY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see H.R. 6548), H7721 [26JY]

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

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 757), H1334 [27FE]

Refugees: 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]

Constitutional authority statements

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

FTC: provide for greater transparency in and user control over treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance security of such data (H.R. 6547), H7725 [26JY]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (H.R. 6548), H7725 [26JY]

Remarks

Animals: establish a working group to determine ways to develop a domestic canine breeding network to produce high quality explosives detection canines (H.R. 4577), E41• [12JA]

Aviation: conduct a global aviation security review (H.R. 4559), E47• [16JA]

Bankruptcy: dispense with requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances (H.R. 141), H3381 [17AP]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (H. Res. 818), H3159 [12AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3169 [12AP]

Courts: permit other courts to transfer certain cases to U.S. Tax Court (H.R. 3996), H1570 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: achieve security of firearms and other sensitive assets among departmental components (H.R. 4433), E39• [12JA]

——— authorize certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection counter terrorist networks activities (H.R. 4578), E46• [16JA]

——— authorize participation of personnel in overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces (H.R. 4555), E50• [16JA]

——— develop best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations (H.R. 4581), E40• [12JA]

——— require a threat assessment on current foreign terrorist fighter activities (H.R. 4564), E44• [16JA]

——— require an overseas personnel enhancement plan (H.R. 4567), E40• [12JA]

——— require counterterrorism information sharing coordination (H.R. 4569), E46• [16JA]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), H5483 [21JN]

——— submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures (H.R. 3202), E44• [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: increase oversight of pretrial release program by requiring entities that receive funds to report on defendants’ criminal behavior and failure to appear at trial (H.R. 2152), H3861 [9MY]

——— provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election (H. Res. 970), H5838 [28JN]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (H.R. 3320), E49• [16JA]

——— report on progress of certain European countries on the return of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust-era assets (S. 447), E535• [25AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H3104 [11AP]

FAA: establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system, E568• [27AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), E568• [27AP]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), H147 [11JA]

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), E568• [27AP]

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, H5294 [20JN]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H147 [11JA]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (H. Res. 676), E39• [12JA]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H6253 [16JY]

Liberia: affirm strong U.S. ties and support for democracy, and call for implementation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia (H. Res. 1055), H9493• [13NO]

NSF: develop an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies (H.R. 5086), E532• [25AP]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H147 [11JA]

Small business: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (H.R. 6758), H8816 [25SE]

Space policy: provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (H.R. 2809), E538• [25AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 1960), H3957 [15MY]

Syria: condition U.S. assistance to Government-controlled territories on human rights reforms, political transition, and a safe and voluntary return of refugees (H.R. 4681), E537• [25AP]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (H.R. 535), E49• [16JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H163 [11JA], H3353 [17AP]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Russia, H6245 [16JY]

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 (H.R. 5447), H3538 [25AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6545), E1309• [26SE]

Tributes

Dellums, Ronald V., H7905 [6SE]

Dorsey, Jocelyn, H6635• [23JY]

Miller, Zell, H3878, H3879 [9MY]