WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5895, energy and water development appropriations, H5827 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 1166), H9758 [30NO]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3792), H737 [2FE]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8732 [17SE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 1759), H8886 [25SE]

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

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H583 [19JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9449 [26OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

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

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

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3064 [9AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

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), H4736 [29MY]

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), H7825 [4SE]

——— 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), H8728 [13SE]

——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 1032), H7687 [25JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 1139), H9471 [9NO]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2095), H9467 [6NO]

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]

Coastal zones: require research in coastal sustainability and resilience to ensure continued Federal implementation and advancement of coastal resiliency efforts (see H.R. 6288), H7777 [28AU]

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7751 [10AU]

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

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H584 [19JA]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 3301), H784 [5FE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5996), H4775 [5JN]

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), H8733 [17SE]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H733 [30JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H9539 [15NO]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 5162), H1372 [5MR]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 4999), H3097 [10AP]

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 909), H4583 [22MY]

——— establish certain criminal violations for various aspects of harassment using the interstate telecommunications system (see H.R. 3067), H9463 [2NO]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H6651 [23JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3096 [10AP]

——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 6677), H7772 [24AU]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H7754 [14AU]

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: calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits using the cost of Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion low-cost food plans (see H.R. 5849), H4138 [16MY]

——— end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H5154 [13JN]

——— establish feeding program under National School Lunch Program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 7185), H9690 [28NO]

——— improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see H.R. 5627), H3705 [26AP]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3738), H7756 [17AU]

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 4527), H1127 [13FE]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 6874), H8883 [25SE]

——— 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 Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1949), H404 [16JA]

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

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H4210 [17MY]

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

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

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 3828), H6042 [10JY] (see H.R. 6184), H5649 [25JN]

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

——— issue regulations on disclosure of data on greenhouse gas emissions from the entire oil supply chain (see H.R. 3286), H8107 [10SE]

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]

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

——— award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 5832), H4694 [23MY]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Medicine to evaluate preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities for public health emergencies (see H.R. 4572), H1127 [13FE]

——— establish National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (see H.R. 3826), H133 [10JA]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H551 [18JA]

——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see H.R. 6387), H6262 [16JY]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 6315), H6042 [10JY]

——— reauthorize a program of partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity (see H.R. 4776), H1127 [13FE]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H8886 [25SE]

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 for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H555 [18JA]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H7743 [3AU]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 2583), H733 [30JA]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H4243 [18MY]

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]

——— extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 3918), H6175 [12JY]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H784 [5FE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see H.R. 5955), H4728 [24MY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1221 [20FE]

——— 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: provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H8172 [12SE]

——— remove certain restrictions on advertising and public relations by allowing workforce development boards to use Federal resources to advertise their services (see H.R. 5880), H4242 [18MY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H4979 [7JN]

——— facilitate reunification of Central American families, report on, and develop a strategy to reduce, gender-based and gang violence, and address impact of family separation on Central American children (see H.R. 6193), H5580 [22JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H7685 [25JY]

——— prohibit oil-, gas- and methane hydrate-related seismic activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see H.R. 2158), H9763 [3DE]

——— 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]

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

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H83 [9JA]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 7158), H9568 [16NO]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H7751 [10AU]

Disasters: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5474), H3146 [11AP]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H4778 [5JN]

Diseases and disorders: recognize value of pre-exposure prophylaxis medication as an effective prevention tool in combating HIV, support research and usage of such medication, and ensure effective HIV prevention outreach (see H. Res. 960), H9432 [12OC]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see H.R. 4417), H7943 [7SE]

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: expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 530), H7156 [24JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1653 [15MR]

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]

——— 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]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2886), H9431 [12OC]

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 5414), H4777 [5JN]

——— 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), H3743 [27AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H7782 [31AU]

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

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 5085), H6042 [10JY]

——— 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), H8739 [20SE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1442 [6MR]

FEMA: reauthorize Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6609), H7723 [26JY]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H7751 [10AU]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1475), H3064 [9AP]

——— 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), H3148 [11AP]

——— 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), H1374 [5MR]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 6649), H7742 [3AU]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 5163), H1372 [5MR]

——— 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]

——— promote State laws that hold gun owners liable for negligent gun storage that leads to child access (see H.R. 5941), H4778 [5JN]

——— provide for discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings (see H.R. 3984), H785 [5FE]

——— provide for mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 5607), H3505 [24AP]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3984), H785 [5FE]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 3962), H1699 [19MR]

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1278), H1335 [27FE]

Floods: codify standards to ensure infrastructure projects that receive Federal funding are built to withstand flood damage (see H.R. 7024), H9414 [2OC]

Foreign policy: affirm U.S. commitment to NATO and condemn President Trump’s failure to confront Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for Russia’s election interference and worldwide aggression (see H. Res. 1008), H7157 [24JY]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Dillard High School Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble (see H. Res. 958), H5580 [22JN]

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

FTC: 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]

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

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9153 [27SE]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H3316 [13AP]

Hamas (terrorist organization): impose sanctions for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of the use of civilians as human shields (see H.R. 3542), H1127 [13FE]

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), H3316 [13AP]

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]

Human rights: denounce those who support or engage in sexual violence and strengthen efforts to prevent use of sexual violence as a weapon of war (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5286 [19JN]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H9420 [5OC]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 2043), H5201 [14JN] (see H.R. 6527), H7686 [25JY]

——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 5058), H5022 [8JN]

——— increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see H.R. 4777), H584 [19JA]

——— 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), H3783 [7MY]

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 852), H5977 [28JN]

——— 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. 6236), H5814 [27JN] (see H.R. 6304), H5986 [3JY] (see H.R. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9691 [28NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H9425 [9OC]

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), H8887 [25SE]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H7688 [25JY]

——— require coverage of treatment of infertility (see H.R. 5965), H5095 [12JN]

Iran: impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H478 [17JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1443 [6MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1508 [9MR]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3708 [26AP]

Keiser University: anniversary (see H. Res. 680), H18 [8JA]

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

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

Las Damas de Blanco (organization): Cato Institute Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty recipient (see H. Res. 916), H4732 [25MY]

Lauderdale Lakes, FL: tribute to City Commission for membership comprised solely of women of color (see H. Res. 942), H5200 [14JN]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 5060), H6175 [12JY]

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]

Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 6780), H8169 [12SE]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H7777 [28AU]

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: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H7754 [14AU]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H4733 [25MY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H9092 [26SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H3342 [16AP]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5160), H5817 [27JN]

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

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H3316 [13AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 242), H7728 [26JY]

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

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3034), H9574 [20NO]

Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 6591), H7722 [26JY]

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]

——— support CubeSat Launch Initiative and recognize development of WeissSat–1 designed by the Weiss School team in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1334 [27FE]

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

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5286 [19JN]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1137), H9460 [30OC]

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H4285 [21MY]

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 Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H9668 [27NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1095), H9151 [27SE]

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), H3397 [17AP]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3315 [13AP]

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

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 775), H1542 [13MR]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see H. Res. 1134), H9511 [13NO]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 4382), H5363 [20JN]

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]

Nisman, Alberto: offer condolences to family of Argentinian prosecutor, commend investigation of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing, and call for investigation of death and Iranian involvement in bombing (see H. Res. 704), H630 [25JA]

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

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H7689 [25JY]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 5606), H3505 [24AP]

——— 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), H83 [9JA]

——— reauthorize national harmful algal blooms and hypoxia program and require an assessment and action plan for reducing harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region (see H.R. 6645), H7871 [5SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Denis Mukwege for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

——— recognition of Nadia Murad for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

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]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit use of premiums paid as an offset for other Federal spending (see H.R. 761), H4777 [5JN]

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: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H8886 [25SE]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 495), H405 [16JA]

——— 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), H7157 [24JY]

——— provide that the Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services (see H.R. 3617), H784 [5FE]

Power resources: re-establish certain hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well construction, and waste management rules (see H.R. 6768), H8887 [25SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: disapprove granting of Presidential pardons to himself or any member of his family for offenses against the U.S. (see H. Res. 523), H4982 [7JN]

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

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2135), H1755 [21MR]

——— 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]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H5815 [27JN]

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: condemn chemical weapons attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter, extend sympathies to those affected by the attack, and reaffirm U.S.-British relationship (see H. Res. 786), H1699 [19MR]

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), H1729 [20MR]

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building, Oviedo, FL: designate (see H.R. 4840), H785 [5FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5199 [14JN]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1205), H8886 [25SE]

——— 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]

Sports: recognize and support efforts of United Bid Committee to bring 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1610 [14MR]

Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4489), H405 [16JA]

SSA: establish a procedure to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 7146), H9821 [10DE]

——— permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5987 [3JY]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 3307), H404 [16JA]

Tariff: provide for a deferral of payment of duty upon the sale of certain used yachts (see H.R. 2369), H3931 [10MY]

Taxation: allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income (see H.R. 5396), H7751 [10AU]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 7086), H9443 [23OC]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H4777 [5JN]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 6274), H9744 [29NO]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2476), H7735 [31JY]

——— provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects (see H.R. 270), H7748 [7AU]

——— treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans under the tax on private foundation excess business holdings (see H.R. 2293), H3148 [11AP]

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), H9416 [2OC]

Tobacco products: prevent the sale of e-cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 7337), H10335 [19DE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 2309), H6264 [16JY]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H5286 [19JN]

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), H1374 [5MR]

Venezuela: provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see H.R. 7245), H9820 [10DE]

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]

——— 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]

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]

——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 5697), H7871 [5SE]

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1508 [9MR]

——— 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), H9449 [26OC]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H785 [5FE]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1134), H9511 [13NO]

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H582 [19JA]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H8171 [12SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: 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), H9414 [2OC]

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

Health: provide for a national strategy to increase life expectancy (see H.R. 7035), H9419 [5OC]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6256), H5816 [27JN]

Transportation Security Administration: require airports to submit security plans that include training programs for active threats, crowd management, mass evacuations, and restarting operations (see H.R. 4737), H18 [8JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: protect information obtained relative to placement of unaccompanied alien children from being used for any purpose other than providing safe and secure placements (H.R. 7030), H9415 [2OC]

Firearms: prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (H.R. 5383), H2042 [22MR]

Health: provide for a national strategy to increase life expectancy (H.R. 7035), H9420 [5OC]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 6256), H5817 [27JN]

Transportation Security Administration: require airports to submit security plans that include training programs for active threats, crowd management, mass evacuations, and restarting operations (H.R. 4737), H18 [8JA]

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), H492 [18JA]

Appropriations: making continuing, H530 [18JA], H599 [20JA], H893 [6FE], H10498 [20DE]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (H.R. 3030), H6318 [17JY]

Broward Community & Family Health Centers, Inc.: tribute, E1067• [25JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3170 [12AP]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4876 [7JN]

Congress: tribute to congressional women’s softball game, H5345 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: demolition of facilities closed by prior base realignment and closure rounds funding, H4973 [7JN]

——— ensure sufficient funding to address drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals near the former Wurtsmith AFB, MI, H4972 [7JN]

——— improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (S. 2497), H8150• [12SE]

——— making appropriations, H723 [30JA], H893 [6FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5719 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9044 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to propose, plan, or execute any additional base realignment and closure rounds, H4995 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), H5485 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, H5204 [15JN]

——— 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, H10498 [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, H723 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6435 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Adaptive Sports Equine-Assisted Therapy Program funding, H4977 [7JN]

——— Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry educational outreach funding, H4974 [7JN]

——— create an opioid abuse health care kit for community health centers, H4986 [8JN]

——— ensure health care providers at VA medical facilities complete a continuing education course in pain management, H4987 [8JN]

——— ensure the VA phone system allows veterans to directly call their local community-based outpatient center for appointments, H4975 [7JN]

——— homeless veterans programs funding, H4994 [8JN]

——— Inspector General oversight over Washington, DC, VA Medical Center funding, H4989, H4990 [8JN]

——— mental health and suicide prevention programs funding, H4976 [7JN]

——— report on delinquent payments to vendors and contractors, H4988 [8JN]

——— Veterans Transportation Program funding, H4986 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4902, H4972, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977 [7JN], H4986, H4987, H4988, H4989, H4990, H4994, H4995 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9044 [26SE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H10498 [20DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4902, H4972, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977 [7JN], H4986, H4987, H4988, H4989, H4990, H4994, H4995 [8JN]

Firearms: gun control, H1273 [27FE]

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, H893 [6FE]

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, H530 [18JA], H599 [20JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H599 [20JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H599 [20JA]

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), H530 [18JA]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10498 [20DE]

IRS: modify rule prohibiting tax-exempt organizations from engaging in political activity, H10475 [20DE]

Labor unions: importance, H668• [29JA]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children, H9044 [26SE]

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, H10475 [20DE]

Puerto Rico: statehood, H10189 [13DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H723 [30JA]

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, H668• [29JA], H1273 [27FE]

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, H10475 [20DE]

Tributes

Frazier, Rosalyn Crawford, E212• [23FE]

Frelinghuysen, Representative, H9044 [26SE]

Johnson, Joe C., E776• [5JN]

Simon, Howard, H9094 [27SE]

Williams, Victor B., E3• [5JA]