MEEHAN, PATRICK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 819), H3147 [11AP]

Burma: condemn acts of violence against Rohingya population and call on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy (see H. Res. 528), H1227 [23FE]

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), H1342 [1MR]

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

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H733 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H1442 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1239), H3707 [26AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (see H.R. 5009), H1126 [13FE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H903 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 3918), H1336 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3707 [26AP]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1212), H3707 [26AP]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H3743 [27AP]

FCC: ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see H.R. 4682), H3052 [29MR]

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

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), H1653 [15MR]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H1610 [14MR]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H170 [11JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H3707 [26AP]

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

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H3148 [11AP]

Medicare: ensure providers of services receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 4215), H1227 [23FE]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H18 [8JA]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 2584), H3210 [12AP]

Peace Corps: improve health care standards and access for current and returned volunteers, assist and protect sexual assault victims, increase disability payments, and improve oversight and management (see H.R. 2259), H3059 [5AP]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 735), H1075 [8FE]

Public welfare programs: extend State court funding for child welfare (see H.R. 4461), H18 [8JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

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

Remarks

Black, L. Joy Gates: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E393• [5AP]

Colleluori, Cheryl: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E398• [5AP]

Erwin, Jacqueline R.: African-American Postal League United for Success (A-PLUS) Philadelphia, PA/South Jersey Chapter Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Heritage Award recipient, E461• [13AP]

Houldin, Linda: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Hall of Fame inductee, E396• [5AP]

Stellfox, Mares: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E402• [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H513• [18JA]

Resignations

Committee on Ethics (House), H617 [22JA]

Tributes

LeTourneau, Matt, H31 [9JA]