PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7892 [6SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5788 [27JN], H5984 [3JY]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, E1517• [13NO], E1713• [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ahmad, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor: tribute (see H. Res. 1125), H9431 [12OC]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H6589 [19JY]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 413), H7157 [24JY]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9153 [27SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see H.R. 3030), H1267 [26FE]

Azerbaijan: promote U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives through consolidation and strengthening of the rule of law and respect for human rights in Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 537), H738 [2FE]

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

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (see H.R. 5812), H3976 [15MY]

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

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

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

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see H.R. 6358), H6173 [12JY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3979 [15MY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H6042 [10JY]

——— support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities (see H. Res. 854), H3706 [26AP]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List (see H.R. 5508), H3315 [13AP]

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: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H3096 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3833 [8MY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 4838), H738 [2FE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 5384), H2040 [22MR]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H5284 [19JN]

——— 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]

——— require additional reporting by institutions of higher education on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 4410), H4850 [6JN]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see H.R. 5564), H3441 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H4584 [22MY]

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 6753), H7941 [7SE]

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

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H6262 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 7188), H9742 [29NO]

——— 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]

——— protect information submitted pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H.R. 3695), H3452 [23AP]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5749 [26JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under a certain age (see H.R. 6252), H9416 [2OC]

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]

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

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H903 [6FE]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H7772 [24AU]

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

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see H.R. 4608), H19 [8JA]

——— 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: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see H.R. 3174), H1217 [16FE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H7751 [10AU]

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

——— provide protections for employees receving tips by ensuring that all tips are the property of the employee and not the employer (see H.R. 5180), H1729 [20MR]

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), H8172 [12SE]

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), H7735 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H1221 [20FE]

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

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 2862), H3096 [10AP]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 6), H5151 [13JN]

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), 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), H1342 [1MR]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H9744 [29NO]

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]

——— establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead water service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools (see H.R. 4907), H732 [30JA]

——— provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead (see H.R. 4908), H732 [30JA]

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

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

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

FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relative to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 5554), H3441 [18AP]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

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), H5814 [27JN]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H7776 [28AU]

FEMA: establish a contractor review process for vendors seeking disaster response contracts (see H.R. 4995), H1214 [15FE]

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

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 389), H3059 [5AP]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 806), H3097 [10AP]

Firearms: 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), H1336 [27FE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H3097 [10AP]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (see H.R. 3999), H1374 [5MR]

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

——— 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), H4736 [29MY]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 504), H1127 [13FE]

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]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1508 [9MR]

——— support continued cooperation with Israel, ensure adequate capabilites to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities, and support stability and safety in the Middle East (see H. Res. 785), H3931 [10MY]

Foreign Service: allow officers to terminate residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts while deployed (see H.R. 5167), H5022 [8JN]

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

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5649 [25JN]

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), H7687 [25JY]

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

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H7759 [21AU]

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. 6527), H7686 [25JY]

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

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

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H901 [6FE]

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

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1187), H10586 [21DE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9415 [2OC]

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), H8725 [13SE]

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), H3708 [26AP]

——— 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), H7921 [6SE]

——— require a National Intelligence Estimate on Iranian proxy forces (see H.R. 4012), H7735 [31JY]

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), H3747 [1MY]

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

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prohibit unconstitutional military strikes or introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 4837), H552 [18JA]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

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]

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

——— cover opioid treatment program services (see H.R. 5083), H1226 [23FE]

Members of Congress: ensure access to Federal facilities in order to exercise oversight responsibilities (see H.R. 6260), H6112 [11JY]

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), H9443 [23OC]

Miller, Mark E.: tribute (see H. Res. 688), H169 [11JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1152), H9568 [16NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1152), H9568 [16NO]

National African American Women Engineers Day: designate (see H. Res. 746), H1336 [27FE]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1158), H9574 [20NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H405 [16JA]

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H4982 [7JN]

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

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H7689 [25JY]

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

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 880), H3834 [8MY]

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

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

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

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: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4139 [16MY]

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), H2043 [22MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H9432 [12OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 914), H1335 [27FE]

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

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1295), H1335 [27FE]

Pensions: authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design (see H.R. 4997), H1374 [5MR]

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

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]

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6626), H7871 [5SE]

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

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]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H4140 [16MY]

Russia: condemn destabilizing activities and call on Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to explain why it continues to plan to hold the World Cup in Russia based on such activities (see H. Res. 926), H5022 [8JN]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

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

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

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

Taxation: eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H5750 [26JN]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H4777 [5JN]

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

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H5749 [26JN]

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

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6982), H9416 [2OC]

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]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 4271), H9821 [10DE]

Turkey: limit transfer of F–35 aircraft (see H.R. 5863), H4209 [17MY]

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]

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), H2043 [22MR]

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

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H3887 [9MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 697), H478 [17JA]

Colleges and universities: designate institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (see H.R. 5568), H3441 [18AP]

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize portion of Raritan River Navigation Channel in New Jersey (see H.R. 6675), H7758 [21AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling, eliminate deceptive claims, and update existing nutrition labels (see H.R. 5425), H3055 [2AP]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 6026), H4979 [7JN]

——— reinstate rules regulating inmate telephone service rates, which include immigrant detention facilities, and ensure immigrant parents can call their separated children without charge (see H.R. 6254), H5815 [27JN]

FDA: strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (see H.R. 5228), H1501 [8MR]

Firearms: 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]

Immigration: request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H5987 [3JY]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1372 [5MR]

Medicare: prevent growth rate cliff for out-of-pocket threshold under part D (see H.R. 6563), H7721 [26JY]

NOAA: promote continued use of James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area (see H.R. 6434), H6557 [18JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: designate institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (H.R. 5568), H3443 [18AP]

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize portion of Raritan River Navigation Channel in New Jersey (H.R. 6675), H7758 [21AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling, eliminate deceptive claims, and update existing nutrition labels (H.R. 5425), H3055 [2AP]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 6026), H4980 [7JN]

——— reinstate rules regulating inmate telephone service rates, which include immigrant detention facilities, and ensure immigrant parents can call their separated children without charge (H.R. 6254), H5816 [27JN]

FDA: strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (H.R. 5228), H1502 [8MR]

Firearms: 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 (H.R. 7115), H9463 [2NO]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (H.R. 5155), H1373 [5MR]

Medicare: prevent growth rate cliff for out-of-pocket threshold under part D (H.R. 6563), H7725 [26JY]

NOAA: promote continued use of James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 6434), H6558 [18JY]

Letters

Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions (CURD) Act: Jean Halloran, Charlotte Vallaeys, and William Wallace, Consumer Reports (organization), H10426 [20DE]

——— Jessica Almy and Kenneth Forsberg, Good Food Institute, H10427 [20DE]

——— Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest, H10426 [20DE]

Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act: several organizations, H5331 [20JN]

Right To Try Act: Andrew McFadyen, Isaac Foundation, H1740 [21MR]

Motions

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), H5333 [20JN]

Drugs: authorize use of eligible investigational drugs by patients diagnosed with a disease or condition in which death will occur within a matter of months, or with another eligible illness (H.R. 5247), H1746 [21MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H605 [21JA]

Remarks

Aberdeen Township, NJ: anniversary of Aberdeen Township Hose and Chemical Co. No. 1, E812• [8JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H529, H534 [18JA], H595 [20JA], H606 [21JA], H614 [22JA], H894 [6FE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 4872), unanimous-consent request, H614 [22JA]

Armenia: independence anniversary, E1282• [24SE]

CDC: carry out certain activities to prevent controlled substances overdoses (H.R. 5812), H5073 [12JN]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (H.R. 5353), H5060 [12JN]

Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month: observance, E1318• [27SE]

Colts Neck, NJ: anniversary of Navy Weapons Station Earle, E817• [8JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8225 [13SE]

Crime: establish criminal penalties for unlawful payments for referrals to recovery homes and clinical treatment facilities, H9244 [28SE]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (H.R. 5483), H5061 [12JN]

——— develop training materials covering circumstances when a pharmacist may decline to fill a prescription due to suspicion the prescription is fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse (H.R. 4275), H5066, H5067 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities (H.R. 6511), H8793 [25SE]

——— extend authorization for control of uranium mill tailings at Mesa County, CO, disposal site (H.R. 2278), H8802 [25SE]

——— reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project (H.R. 2389), H8794 [25SE]

Dept. of HHS: appoint a Federal Coordinator to coordinate opioid abuse reduction programs, serve as a liaison to State and local opioid reduction activities, and establish an electronic database on opioid abuse information (H.R. 4284), H5036 [12JN]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (H.R. 5102), H5046, H5047 [12JN]

——— authorize certain substance abuse recovery services grants to be used to establish regional technical assistance centers (H.R. 5587), H5070 [12JN]

——— authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (H.R. 4684), H5037 [12JN]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (H.R. 5197), H5068, H5069 [12JN]

——— conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for certain Medicare enrollees (H.R. 5582), H5063 [12JN]

——— develop and disseminate model training programs for substance use disorder treatment records and study patient experiences in substance use treatment programs to assess appropriate levels of privacy protections, H5334 [20JN]

——— ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), H5327, H5329, H5330, H5331, H5333 [20JN]

——— ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 6082), motion to recommit, H5334 [20JN]

——— ensure that federally-funded programs and activities to prevent or treat mental health or substance use disorders are evidence-based (H.R. 5272), H5054, H5055 [12JN]

——— establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (H.R. 5327), H5056, H5057 [12JN]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 292), H4352, H4355 [22MY]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs, H614 [22JA], H894 [6FE]

——— issue guidance relative to expedited approval of certain drugs, H5512, H5516–H5518 [22JN]

——— promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (H.R. 3331), H5034 [12JN]

——— provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency room discharge (H.R. 5176), H5049 [12JN]

——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (H.R. 5261), H5053 [12JN]

——— provide for sharing of health information concerning an individual’s substance abuse history and treatment by certain entities (H.R. 5009), H5042, H5043 [12JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6378), H8779, H8780 [25SE]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 5329), H5058, H5059 [12JN]

——— update or issue one or more guidances addressing alternative methods for data collection on opioid sparing and inclusion of such data in product labeling (H.R. 5473), H5032 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: decision to join lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, H5512 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: proposal to charge a fee for States that oppose offshore drilling, H5162 [14JN]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8225 [13SE]

Drugs: authorize employees of a hospice program to handle controlled substances in the residence of a deceased hospice patient to assist in disposal (H.R. 5041), H5044, H5045 [12JN]

——— authorize use of eligible investigational drugs by patients diagnosed with a disease or condition in which death will occur within a matter of months, or with another eligible illness (H.R. 5247), H1522, H1526, H1527 [13MR], H1740, H1744, H1745, H1746 [21MR]

——— authorize use of eligible investigational drugs by patients diagnosed with a disease or condition in which death will occur within a matter of months, or with another eligible illness (H.R. 5247), motion to recommit, H1747 [21MR]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (H.R. 2851), H5209 [15JN]

——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, H5512 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5512, H5516, H5519, H5563 [22JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9244, H9247, H9249 [28SE]

——— require FDA guidance relative to investigational drug use by eligible patients, provide liability protection for facilitators of investigational treatments and increase transparency of number of such treatments, H1747 [21MR]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), H1463• [7MR]

——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1463• [7MR]

——— increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements, H8225 [13SE]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 1119), H1486• [8MR]

FCC: reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1409, H1413 [6MR]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (S. 2322), H10426, H10427 [20DE]

——— deter opioid abuse and addiction through development of high-quality, evidence-based opioid analgesic prescribing guidelines, H5563 [22JN]

——— improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 772), H820 [6FE]

——— strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (H.R. 5228), H5051 [12JN]

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, H894 [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, H529, H534 [18JA], H595 [20JA], H606 [21JA], H614 [22JA]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), H4357, H4361, H4362 [22MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H595 [20JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H595 [20JA]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (S. 2554), H8796, H8799 [25SE]

Khatamee, Masood: Banou, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E273• [7MR]

Medicaid: allow States to provide services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions (H.R. 5797), H5336, H5337, H5340, H5341 [20JN]

——— expand services for certain individuals with opioid use disorders in mental institutions to include individuals suffering from cocaine use disorder, H5340 [20JN]

——— funding, H5512 [22JN]

——— report number of patients in mental institutions suffering with co-occuring disorders and provide information on community care access for individuals suffering from mental illness other than substance abuse, H5341 [20JN]

——— require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures (H.R. 5583), H5063, H5064 [12JN]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: conduct study and report on requirements applicable to, and practices of, mental institutions (H.R. 5800), H5041, H5042 [12JN]

Medicare: encourage use of non-opioid analgesics for management of post-surgical pain, H5512 [22JN]

——— modify payments for certain outpatient surgical services, H5512 [22JN]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide coverage of certain DNA specimen provenance assay tests (H.R. 6886), E1340• [28SE]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), H8796, H8799, H8800, H8801 [25SE]

——— provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the ‘‘Medicare & You’’ handbook (H.R. 5685), H5065 [12JN]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances, H5512 [22JN]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E246• [1MR]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7887, H7891, H7892 [6SE]

——— restore public hearing requirements for applications to export small volumes of natural gas, H7892 [6SE]

NIH: expand unique research initiatives authority (H.R. 5002), H5039, H5040 [12JN]

NRC: establish a framework for user fees and charges to increase transparency and provide long-term certainty for nuclear powerplants and licensing process and begin a rulemaking on decommissioning (H.R. 1320), H8791, H8792 [25SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3892 [10MY]

Pallone, John: Amerigo Vespucci Society Man of the Year award recipient, E257• [5MR]

Portman, David: Jewish Federation Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E1056• [24JY]

Public Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (H.R. 449), H5029, H5031 [12JN]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H529, H534 [18JA], H595 [20JA], H606 [21JA], H614 [22JA]

Totah, Annie Simonian: Armenian Assembly of America Distinguished Humanitarian Award recipient, E1292• [25SE]

Woodbridge, NJ: anniversary of Trinity Episcopal Church Jonathan Dunham House, E574• [1MY]

Tributes

Ash, Michelle, E1666• [13DE]

Baum, Raymond S., H1107 [13FE]

Cantor, Jeff, E1047• [23JY]

Igrejas, Andy, E253• [5MR]

Malinger, Laurence, E740• [25MY]

Miller, Bennett F., E818• [8JN]

Saunders, Kenneth, Sr., and Shirley Harris, E815• [8JN]