PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4564 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

501 Days in Swampland, Joy Crane, Nick Tabor, and David C. Johnston, New York (publication), H3360–H3364 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H1544 [13MR]

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

Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H1076 [8FE]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H1753 [21MR]

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), H83 [9JA]

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

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1596), H1729 [20MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform investigations of claims of violations of rights and protections by employees, update sexual harassment prevention and response training, and institute discrimination surveys (see H.R. 4396), H584 [19JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1268 [26FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1374), H4739 [1JN]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3444 [18AP]

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), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H9821 [10DE]

——— support early childhood educators and elementary and secondary school teachers through increased training, loan forgiveness, teaching certification assistance, and tax credits (see H.R. 4914), H736 [2FE]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 6184), H5649 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 959), H3397 [17AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H7157 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see H.R. 4940), H5094 [12JN]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H785 [5FE]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1486), H19 [8JA]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5225 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 2583), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (see H.R. 4854), H581 [19JA]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 3569), H2043 [22MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4730 [24MY]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H7732 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H9436 [16OC]

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), H8739 [20SE]

——— 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]

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), H8732 [17SE]

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), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3397 [17AP]

——— make grants for rehabilitation of World War I memorials (see H.R. 4328), H738 [2FE]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H3979 [15MY]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H3148 [11AP]

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

Egypt: express concern over attacks on Coptic Christians (see H. Res. 673), H733 [30JA]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H7728 [26JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H7871 [5SE]

EPA: 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]

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

Executive Office of the President: request the President and direct Attorney General Sessions to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to use of pardon power (see H. Res. 928), H5021 [8JN]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H3978 [15MY]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H7743 [3AU]

FDA: strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (see H.R. 5228), H5094 [12JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 6238), H9092 [26SE]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1227 [23FE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2215), H677 [29JA]

Firearms: prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H3211 [12AP]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3464), H1336 [27FE]

——— prohibit sale, acquisition, distribution, or import of certain firearms or ammunition parts, prohibit certain marketing or advertising of such parts, and require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 7115), H9462 [2NO]

——— 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), H3148 [11AP]

——— prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H9152 [27SE]

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

Generalized System of Preferences: extend and make technical changes to competitive need limitations provision (see H.R. 4979), H1074 [8FE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10587 [21DE]

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

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7729 [26JY]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 1102), H7735 [31JY]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H7777 [28AU]

Immigration: 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H737 [2FE]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1755 [21MR]

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 (see H. Res. 676), H83 [9JA]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H5507 [21JN]

J. Howard Coble Post Office Building, Greensboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 5187), H1610 [14MR]

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

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Res. 930), H6559 [18JY]

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H2043 [22MR]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H3444 [18AP]

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

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 6056), H5020 [8JN]

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H9668 [27NO]

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

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H1227 [23FE]

National Secure Your Load Day: designate (see H. Res. 1107), H9406 [28SE]

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

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

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

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), H738 [2FE]

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]

Poland: recognize memorials and monuments to Katyn Massacre of Polish officers as important historical reminders and commend contributions of Polish Americans to prosperity, diversity, and strength of the U.S. (see H. Res. 893), H4140 [16MY]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 5173), H1544 [13MR]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: disclose use of Federal funds with any privately held company owned by the President (see H.R. 5873), H4285 [21MY]

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6626), H7724 [26JY]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H1372 [5MR]

Public welfare programs: provide grants for coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program with career pathways (see H.R. 5888), H4283 [21MY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H5201 [14JN]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 889), H3979 [15MY]

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

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H4584 [22MY]

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

——— require all new school buses be equipped with safety belts and provide grants to upgrade existing buses with seat belts (see H.R. 2160), H5581 [22JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H4849 [6JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

SSA: reinstate final rule entitled ‘‘Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007’’ (see H.R. 5225), H1501 [8MR]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H1608 [14MR]

——— 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), H4730 [24MY]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H3211 [12AP]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (see H.R. 5788), H3975 [15MY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H4210 [17MY]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 931), H5021 [8JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H9463 [2NO]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 6880), H10170 [12DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3239), H7751 [10AU]

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

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), H3210 [12AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2701), H5649 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see H.R. 5197), H1476 [7MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 6615), H7723 [26JY]

Foreign trade: request the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and negotiations with China on certain trade-related concerns (see H. Res. 1018), H7155 [24JY]

Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1119), H9419 [5OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (H.R. 5197), H1476 [7MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 6615), H7727 [26JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H531 [18JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations, H9652• [27NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), E713• [23MY]

——— include blast exposure history in service records, E713• [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (H.R. 5197), H5068 [12JN]

——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (H.R. 931), Senate amendment, H5573 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 6615), H10058 [11DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 6615), Senate amendment, H10281 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (H.R. 4403), H3359, H3360 [17AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (H.R. 4854), H3947 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9652• [27NO]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1861), H6000 [10JY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend and make technical changes to competitive need limitations provision (H.R. 4979), H1101, H1102 [13FE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H531 [18JA]

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), H531 [18JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 954), H5373 [21JN]

Law enforcement: empower creation of police and community alliances to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between police officers and the communities they serve (H. Res. 285), H3944 [15MY]

Mondelez International, Inc.: decision to withdraw from employee pension plan, H5370 [21JN]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H6168–H6171 [12JY]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 88), Senate amendment, H10473, H10474 [20DE]

Olympic Games: tribute to Olympic Winter Games, H486 [18JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (H.R. 305), H3407, H3408 [18AP]

Tariff: modernize temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4318), H385 [16JA], H1102 [13FE]

——— modernize temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4318), Senate amendments, H7785 [4SE]

Taxation: extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H10473, H10474 [20DE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9168, H9169 [28SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 184), H7121 [24JY]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes, H9168, H9169 [28SE], H10473 [20DE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H7785 [4SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H5373 [21JN]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns, H3360 [17AP], H3407, H3408 [18AP]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (H.R. 5788), H5168, H5172 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, H9551• [16NO], E481• [17AP]

Reports

Trump-Russia Dossier Alleging Relationship Between President Trump’s Campaign and Russian Officials (excerpt), H6169–H6171 [12JY]

Tributes

Kushner, Steven, E544• [26AP]

Opler, Lewis A., E716• [23MY]

Quattrone, Joe, E505• [18AP]

Tedesco, James J., III, E1414• [16OC]

Wall, Timothy S., E1224• [7SE]