EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Sexual Harassment; Unemployment

Addresses

Election Night Speech: Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont, S7907 [19DE]

State of the Union: President Trump, S576–S580 [30JA], H726–H730 [30JA]

Trump Administration Goals and Accomplishments: Senator Alexander, S2614 [10MY]

Amendments

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), S5203 [23JY], H7175 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for requirements relative to reassignment of senior executive employees (H.R. 2772), S2730, S2732 [16MY], H4871 [7JN]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6076, H6082, H6086, H6087, H6088, H6089, H6090, H6092, H6093, H6094, H6095 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6062 [11JY]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 952)—table (H. Res. 961), H5671 [26JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 954), H5378 [21JN]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 426), S2280 [18AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: incentivize hiring U.S. workers (S. 2325), S2349, S2351 [23AP]

NSF: provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (H.R. 5509), S7944, S7947 [19DE], H10417 [20DE]

Taxation: encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

Women: strengthen the aerospace workforce by promoting NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and NASA internship and fellowship opportunities to women (H.R. 4254), S6364 [27SE]

Analyses

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (H.R. 4924), H811 [6FE]

Articles and editorials

Congress, Pass the PROSPER Act for Federal Student Aid Reform, H4772 [5JN]

Don’t Hurt Fisheries With Dangerous Legislation, H6086 [11JY]

Food-Stamp Work Requirements Will Lift Americans Out of Poverty, H3202 [12AP]

SNAP Must Include Work, Healthy Food Mandates, H3200 [12AP]

Trump to Poor Americans—Get to Work or Lose Your Benefits, H4155–H4157 [17MY]

What Betsy DeVos Should Have Said About the PROSPER Act, H4742 [5JN]

When the Welders Came to Capitol Hill, E717 [23MY]

Workers Hardest Hit by Recession Are Joining in Recovery, H9104 [27SE]

Working on Food Stamps—A House GOP Reform Would Help the Able-Bodied Get Off the Dole, H3202 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia (see H.R. 5294), H1651 [15MR]

Armed Forces: codify and make permanent the Career Intermission Program to enhance retention of members (see H.R. 5348), H1727 [20MR]

——— ensure each member who is discharged or separated from service receives documentation relative to the training and experience of the member (see H.R. 5049), H1212 [15FE]

——— expand the work opportunity tax credit to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (see S. 2457), S1243 [27FE]

——— improve employment, educational, child care, and transition assistance opportunities for military spouses and families (see S. 2379), S651 [6FE] (see H.R. 5125), H1333 [27FE]

——— improve oversight of Transition Assistance Program (see S. 2799), S2552 [8MY]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 7238), H9819 [10DE]

——— require servicemembers receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (see S. 2748), S2439 [25AP] (see H.R. 4954), H902 [6FE]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program (see S. 3299), S5455 [30JY] (see H.R. 5553), H3440 [18AP] (see H.R. 7025), H9414 [2OC]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see H.R. 5649), H3741 [27AP]

Aviation: prioritize and support Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) program for flight crewmembers and Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) for flight attendants (see S. 2935), S2877 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2518), S1452 [7MR]

——— modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2282), S67 [8JA]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 6189), H5506 [21JN]

——— establish certain procurement procedures relative to businesses wholly owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) (see H.R. 7206), H9757 [30NO]

——— prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (see S. 2480), S1316 [1MR] (see H.R. 5632), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit consideration of spurious economic efficiencies to justify anticompetitive mergers (see H.R. 5642), H3706 [26AP]

——— prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of illegality of such covenants (see H.R. 5631), H3705 [26AP]

——— provide for a program that employs pay-for-performance financing for workforce development projects (see S. 3601), S6816 [11OC]

——— require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 7089), H9443 [23OC]

Capitol Police: treat transfer to a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center administrative or supervisory position as law enforcement officer service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 6490), H7154 [24JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 3217), S4965 [16JY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S1243 [27FE] (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

Children and youth: report on gender pay gap in the teenage labor force (see H.R. 6284), H5974 [28JN]

Civil liberties: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 3615), S6964 [14NO] (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]

Civil rights: require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (see H.R. 4972), H974 [7FE]

Coal: establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 6819), H8725 [13SE]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3371), S5931 [23AU]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2390), S703 [7FE]

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 S. 2401), S704 [7FE] (see S. 2872), S2773 [17MY] (see S. 2952), S2923 [24MY] (see S. 3749), S7586 [13DE] (see H.R. 4822), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4924), H783 [5FE]

——— require public disclosure and reimbursement of payments for awards and settlements due to improper conduct (see S. 3453), S6189 [17SE]

Contracts: provide for certain contracting requirements to promote fair and safe workplaces (see S. 3077), S3951 [14JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: increase program opportunities, exclude AmeriCorps education awards from taxation, and provide information on national service programs and education for service opportunities (see S. 3665), S7190 [28NO] (see H.R. 7286), H10169 [12DE]

Corporations: prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless employees are paid above a certain amount and allowed to earn paid sick leave, and no executive earns more than 150 times median employee pay (see S. 3640), S7050 [15NO] (see H.R. 7145), H9567 [16NO]

——— require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures (see S. 3348), S5618 [15AU] (see H.R. 7294), H10209 [13DE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S1947 [22MR]

Credit: expand access to mortgages for self-employed and other creditworthy individuals with non-traditional forms of income by expanding types of documentation used to verify income (see S. 3401), S5991 [28AU]

Crime: support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities (see S. Res. 487), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 854), H3706 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see S. 2569), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5350), H1727 [20MR]

——— modify exception to work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility by expanding employment opportunities, including certain veterans’ programs (see S. 2477), S1316 [1MR]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 7372), H10510 [20DE]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see S. 3258), S5267 [24JY] (see H.R. 6483), H7154 [24JY]

——— require Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison to provide certain outreach to veterans relative to agricultural employment (see S. 3062), S3906 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 5177), H1441 [6MR]

——— permit individuals eligible for tuition assistance to use such benefits for licensing, credentialing, and certification programs offered by entities other than institutions of higher education (see S. 2534), S1629 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Education: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 6036), H4979 [7JN]

——— award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2775), S2484 [26AP]

——— award grants to secondary schools that establish projects to encourage students in their junior and senior school years to experience career and technical education courses at community colleges (see H.R. 5020), H1177 [14FE]

——— conduct activities that reduce out-of-pocket expenses relative to enrollment in a career and technical education course or dual or concurrent enrollment program for students in special populations (see S. 3101), S4281 [20JN]

——— establish a Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 2407), S840 [8FE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle and high schools (see S. 3152), S4513 [27JN]

——— establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch (see S. 2682), S2218 [17AP]

——— establish American Technical Training Grant Program (see H.R. 5146), H1340 [1MR]

——— establish career counseling program (see S. 2443), S1164 [15FE]

——— establish Office of Federal Correctional Education (see S. 3588), S6815 [11OC]

——— establish prize competition on programs to prepare high school students for careers in in-demand industry sectors or occupations (see H.R. 6995), H9405 [28SE]

——— establish work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program for eligible institutions of higher education (see H.R. 7376), H10510 [20DE]

——— identify and develop best practices for training of elementary and secondary school counselors regarding career counseling (see S. 3081), S3982 [18JN]

——— improve career and technical education (see S. 3129), S4369 [25JN]

——— improve career and technical education by providing improved educational opportunities and financial assistance for career and technical educators (see H.R. 5944), H4693 [23MY]

——— improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners (see S. 3083), S3982 [18JN]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7720 [26JY]

——— improve professional development for career and technical educators (see H.R. 5943), H4693 [23MY]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 5549), H3440 [18AP]

——— modernize, renovate, or repair career and technical education facilities, enable rural or Native American schools to remodel or build high-tech facilities, and support high-speed Internet (see S. 3589), S6815 [11OC]

——— provide career and technical education for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers (see H.R. 6440), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide deferment to certain Federal student loan borrowers who are accruing aeronautical experience required for airline transport pilot certification (see H.R. 6926), H9149 [27SE]

——— provide for career and technical education research and outreach (see S. 3141), S4410 [26JN]

——— provide for job training Federal Pell Grants and increase support for working students (see H.R. 6935), H9150 [27SE]

——— provide for preparation of career and technical education teachers (see S. 2737), S2391 [24AP]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 3308), S5518 [31JY]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 6685), H7776 [28AU]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 5136), H1340 [1MR]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (see S. 2984), S2924 [24MY]

——— provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (see H.R. 5371), H1754 [21MR]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6802), H8724 [13SE] (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Federal work-study program (see H.R. 5312), H1651 [15MR]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 7204), H9757 [30NO]

——— waive accrual of student loan interest and expand eligibility to volunteer first responders and first-time farmers under Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 3124), S4368 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: develop a solar workforce training course for certain Armed Forces members (see H.R. 6166), H5362 [20JN]

——— establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy industry, including solar, wind, cybersecurity, and other low-carbon emissions sectors or zero-emissions sectors of the energy industry (see S. 3088), S4035 [19JN]

——— establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (see S. 2449), S1164 [15FE]

——— expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to improve training and education for skilled technical workers at national laboratories and National Nuclear Security Administration facilities (see H.R. 5567), H3441 [18AP]

——— prohibit action on licensing, planning, or construction of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV, prior to OMB study on economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses (see H.R. 5643), H3706 [26AP]

——— promote national security and jobs through use of natural gas to fuel heavy-duty trucks and fleet vehicles (see H.R. 5959), H4728 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see S. 3796), S7926 [19DE] (see H.R. 6597), H7723 [26JY]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see S. 2524), S1578 [8MR] (see H.R. 5102), H1332 [27FE]

——— award grants for career support for skilled internationally-educated health professionals (see H.R. 5917), H4583 [22MY]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (see S. 3095), S4281 [20JN]

——— establish a pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition from treatment to independent living and the workforce (see S. 2730), S2342 [23AP] (see H.R. 5736), H3885 [9MY]

——— establish the Transition to Independence demonstration program to provide bonuses to States that move people with disabilities out of segregated work settings and into competitive integrated employment (see H.R. 4931), H783 [5FE]

——— improve recruitment and retention of employees and restore accountability in the Indian Health Service and improve Indian health services (see H.R. 5874), H4242 [18MY]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 2888), S2793 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: apply certain annuity benefits to Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6051), H5020 [8JN]

——— continue to apply rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses To Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (see H.R. 7150), H9568 [16NO]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (see S. 3503), S6341 [26SE] (see H.R. 7262), H10103 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 3784), S7925 [19DE]

——— award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 4942), H901 [6FE]

——— award grants to organizations for provision of transition assistance to Armed Forces members who are separated, retired, or discharged and spouses of such members (see S. 3310), S5518 [31JY]

——— carry out a Federal subsidized employment program (see H.R. 6485), H7154 [24JY]

——— clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 7029), H9414 [2OC]

——— clarify use of subminimum wage relative to certain contracts (see H.R. 6471), H6648 [23JY]

——— encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 5968), H4729 [24MY]

——— establish a fund to provide support services for individuals participating in certain workforce innovation training activities (see H.R. 7048), H9419 [5OC]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see S. 2746), S2439 [25AP] (see H.R. 6467), H6648 [23JY]

——— establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (see H.R. 5892), H4284 [21MY]

——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 6791), H8170 [12SE]

——— establish Jobs Plus Recovery programs to give individuals impacted by opioid addiction or substance use disorders access to job training and support services (see S. 2642), S2040 [10AP] (see H.R. 5679), H3781 [7MY]

——— establish TechSMART Workforce Development Program to provide competitive grants for technology-based job training and education programs (see H.R. 5566), H3441 [18AP]

——— extend pilot program on off-base transition training for veterans and spouses (see H.R. 4835), H552 [18JA]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 7141), H9567 [16NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H1501 [8MR]

——— make permanent a grant program to promote and assist in the reentry of ex-offenders into the workforce (see H.R. 7069), H9435 [16OC]

——— make trade adjustment assistance available to workers whose jobs are eliminated through automation (see S. 2982), S2924 [24MY]

——— prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see S. 2782), S2485 [26AP]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see S. 3802), S7989 [20DE]

——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 3061), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6099), H5152 [13JN]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors through certain partnerships (see S. 3082), S3982 [18JN]

——— provide at-risk and disconnected youth with subsidized summer and year-round employment and assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates (see S. 3234), S5066 [18JY]

——— provide grants to State-recognized or federally recognized apprenticeship programs to support expansion, awareness, and prestige of such programs (see H.R. 6425), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 3131), S4369 [25JN] (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), H1441 [6MR]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain workers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see S. 3289), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 6395), H6462 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— report on gender pay gap in the teenage labor force (see H.R. 6284), H5974 [28JN]

——— support development of pre-apprenticeship programs in building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural areas (see H.R. 6820), H8725 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (see H.R. 7353), H10336 [19DE]

——— report on tax compliance relative to non-employer business income (see S. 3097), S4281 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see S. 3491), S6304 [25SE]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5093 [12JN]

——— provide grants to retrain transportation workers (see H.R. 6200), H5580 [22JN]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (see S. 3603), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 6518), H7686 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices (see H.R. 5866), H4209 [17MY]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 5452), H3094 [10AP]

——— ensure certain employees are subject to the same removal, demotion, and suspension policies as other Federal employees (see H.R. 6101), H5199 [14JN]

——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 5938), H4692 [23MY]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 2768), S2484 [26AP] (see H.R. 5644), H3706 [26AP]

——— include certain periods of active duty for suspending charges to veterans’ entitlement to educational assistance during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 5538), H3396 [17AP]

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see S. 3417), S6058 [6SE] (see H.R. 6539), H7720 [26JY]

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2565), S1765 [15MR] (see H.R. 5486), H3209 [12AP]

——— provide for requirements relative to reassignment of senior executive employees (see S. 2382), S651 [6FE]

——— provide for the non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel and reform recruitment and hiring process (see H.R. 5521), H3342 [16AP]

——— require senior departmental officials to receive VA health care (see H.R. 5097), H1266 [26FE]

——— submit an annual report on use of official time by employees and limit instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes (see S. 2288), S138 [10JA]

Depts. of Justice and Education: develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers (see H.R. 5523), H3342 [16AP]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 5577), H3448 [19AP]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to counties and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs (see S. 2646), S2075 [11AP]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H3741 [27AP]

Disasters: waive fees for replacement of critical documents for certain disaster victims and designate child care as a critical service to provide funding to child care facilities following a disaster (see S. 3055), S3760 [12JN]

Discrimination: extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (see H.R. 6811), H8725 [13SE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 2994), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6406), H6463 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: improve disclosure of pesticide and personal care product ingredients and ventilation in salons, establish employee training on salon hazards, and research effects of personal care products (see S. 2722), S2321 [19AP]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 6023), H4848 [6JN]

Economy: strengthen and improve local and regional workforce and economic competitiveness and resilience (see S. 3557), S6630 [5OC]

Education: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 6623), H7724 [26JY]

——— carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5018), H1177 [14FE]

——— ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 5962), H4728 [24MY]

——— recognize importance of funding workforce development programs (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

——— support and encourage increased diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, especially physics, and recognize value of American Physical Society Bridge Program (see H. Res. 988), H6111 [11JY]

Energy Reorganization Act: clarify whistleblower rights and protections for Dept. of Energy and NRC employees (see S. 2968), S2924 [24MY]

EPA: ensure phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons manufacturing to support next-generation technologies (see S. 2448), S1164 [15FE]

——— report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 2869), S2725 [16MY]

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

ERISA: amend (see H.R. 7278), H10169 [12DE]

FAA: address need for pilot development and encourage more individuals to enter the field of aviation (see H.R. 6957), H9150 [27SE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 3322), S5582 [1AU]

——— establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see S. 2506), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5701), H3833 [8MY]

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

——— modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see S. 2792), S2517 [7MY]

——— support aircraft pilot workforce development, reform pilot examiner regulations, review medical certificate processes, mitigate spread of aquatic invasive species by air, and protect volunteer pilots (see S. 3270), S5360 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: allow parents the option of using a portion of future Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child in exchange for delaying retirement (see S. 3345), S5582 [1AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see H.R. 6098), H5152 [13JN]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 6145), H5284 [19JN]

FCC: make grants to establish or expand job training programs for communications tower service, construction, and maintenance (see H.R. 5639), H3706 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4875), H624 [22JA] (see H.R. 7346), H10336 [19DE]

——— improve teleworking programs (see H.R. 6551), H7721 [26JY]

——— reduce size of Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 6938), H9150 [27SE]

——— require certain contractors to meet a requirement relative to registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 6693), H7781 [31AU]

——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 6686), H7776 [28AU]

——— require Executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding certain contracts (see H.R. 5401), H2041 [22MR]

——— require publication of annual reports required under ‘‘Buy American Hire American’’ Executive order (see S. 3006), S3034 [6JN]

Federal contracts: require sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (see H.R. 5113), H1333 [27FE]

Federal employees: ensure that 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 6275), H5974 [28JN]

——— establish civilian personnel rotation program for cybersecurity professionals at non-military and non-intelligence agencies that confront cybersecurity challenges (see S. 2620), S1947 [22MR]

——— improve specialized training requirement for Federal personnel who have substantive contact with unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6222), H5748 [26JN]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 2295), S168 [11JA] (see H.R. 4775), H168 [11JA]

——— provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 4806), H403 [16JA]

——— provide a temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (see S. 2581), S1875 [21MR]

——— provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct (see S. 3200), S4950 [12JY]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 5389), H2040 [22MR]

——— reduce annuity for those convicted of a felony that resulted in, or would have resulted in, removal from the civil service (see H.R. 6388), H6263 [16JY]

——— reimburse for income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation (see S. 3236), S5066 [18JY]

——— remove limitations on Federal employment for individuals legally using marijuana according to laws of the State in which they reside (see H.R. 6589), H7722 [26JY]

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 S. 3151), S4512 [27JN] (see H.R. 6238), H5814 [27JN] (see H.R. 6445), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 2845), S2678 [15MY] (see H.R. 4846), H581 [19JA]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see S. 2340), S520 [25JA] (see H.R. 4878), H628 [25JA]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see S. 3745), S7509 [12DE]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (see H. Res. 965), H5748 [26JN]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements relative to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods (see S. 2566), S1765 [15MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 2918), S2835 [22MY]

FRS: modify goals of Board of Governors, promote diversity on board of directors of each Federal reserve bank, and establish certain reporting requirements for Board of Governors (see H.R. 7095), H9448 [26OC]

——— require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see S. 2829), S2623 [10MY]

GAO: require study of Federal agencies to determine which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s participation in the workforce (see H.R. 5565), H3441 [18AP]

Government regulations: limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards and promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing (see S. 3598), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 6515), H7686 [25JY]

Guam: allow the Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 6480), H7154 [24JY]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (see H. Res. 724), H783 [5FE]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 6711), H7870 [5SE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H169 [11JA]

Immigration: assist certain Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants with resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 6667), H7750 [10AU]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 2344), S520 [25JA] (see H.R. 6794), H8724 [13SE]

——— change first-time illegal entry into the U.S. from a misdemeanor to a felony and make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6318), H6040 [10JY]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 6536), H7687 [25JY]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— 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), H1212 [15FE]

——— expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see S. 2466), S1286 [28FE]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 2464), S1243 [27FE]

——— increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see S. 2293), S167 [11JA] (see H.R. 4777), H168 [11JA]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— modify H-2B nonimmigrant returning worker exemption (see S. 3125), S4368 [25JN]

——— prioritize the allocation of H-2B work visas for States with low unemployment rates (see S. 2972), S2924 [24MY]

——— provide for E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation (see S. 3386), S5932 [23AU]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H131 [10JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H1542 [13MR] (see H. Res. 952, 954), H5361 [20JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 952)—table (see H. Res. 961), H5647 [25JN]

——— strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 7401), H10609 [2JA]

International Association of Fire Fighters: anniversary (see S. Res. 743), S8028 [22DE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 426), S1578 [8MR]

Investments: allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies (see S. 3218), S5003 [17JY]

——— establish American Savings Accounts to facilitate retirement savings for all employees (see S. 3242), S5107 [19JY]

——— increase portability of and access to retirement savings (see S. 2474), S1286 [28FE] (see H.R. 6540), H7720 [26JY]

——— reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see H.R. 7148), H9567 [16NO]

Ireland: add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (see S. 3684), S7241 [29NO] (see H.R. 7100), H9448 [26OC] (see H.R. 7164), H9573 [20NO]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (see S. 3266), S5360 [25JY]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Labor unions: clarify term labor organization (see H.R. 5665), H3741 [27AP]

——— ensure labor organization transparency and accountability (see H.R. 5230), H1501 [8MR]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations and payment of dues or fees to such organizations for nonrepresentational activity (see H.R. 6544), H7720 [26JY]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize accomplishments and economic contributions of LGBT entrepreneurs and small business owners (see H. Res. 969), H5749 [26JN]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, and strategic importance, recognize importance of Compact of Free Association renegotiation, and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 34), S1244 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1334 [27FE]

——— commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6925 [13NO]

Medicare: apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see S. 3079), S3982 [18JN] (see H.R. 6619), H7723 [26JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 6986), H9405 [28SE]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see S. Res. 404), S907 [13FE] (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

Minimum wage: provide consequences to States that reduce their State minimum wage and redirect Federal funding to those States to the neediest localities (see H.R. 7374), H10510 [20DE]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (see S. 3324), S5582 [1AU]

National African American Women Engineers Day: designate (see H. Res. 746), H1226 [23FE]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 695), S7051 [15NO] (see H. Res. 1158), H9574 [20NO]

National Business Traveler Day: designate (see H. Res. 836), H3452 [23AP]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 625), S6143 [12SE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 676), S6816 [11OC]

National Employee Ownership Month: designate (see S. Res. 665), S6438 [2OC]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

National Park Service: modify application of temporary limited appointment regulations (see H.R. 6599), H7723 [26JY]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 654), S6342 [26SE]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see S. Res. 418), S1287 [28FE] (see H. Res. 756), H1334 [27FE]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 632), S6223 [18SE]

——— observance (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (see S. 3126), S4369 [25JN] (see S. 3778), S7925 [19DE]

NLRB: clarify rights of not-for-profit religious employers (see H.R. 7159), H9568 [16NO]

——— establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2810), S2594 [9MY] (see H.R. 5728), H3884 [9MY]

——— permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from employees’ paychecks dues owed to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires and allow employees to cancel such deductions (see H.R. 6412), H6463 [17JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: incentivize hiring U.S. workers (see S. 2325), S348 [19JA] (see H.R. 4869), H582 [19JA] (see H.R. 5956), H4728 [24MY]

——— reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7722 [26JY]

NSF: provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (see S. 3583), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 5509), H3315 [13AP]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 682), S6816 [11OC]

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 S. 2621), S1948 [22MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: certify U.S. trade agreements include strong and enforceable provisions on labor and environmental standards (see H.R. 7064), H9435 [16OC]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 5765), H3929 [10MY]

OSHA: provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers (see H.R. 5988), H4738 [1JN]

——— require immediate notification to an employer of a penalty, prohibit public notice of such citation for a certain period, and require public notice when an employer successfully contests any proposed penalty (see H.R. 5870), H4209 [17MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from the employer health coverage mandate during the time the employer health coverage mandate exists (see S. 2943), S2878 [23MY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), consideration (see H. Res. 1059), H8169 [12SE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 2670), S2141 [16AP]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: require payment of user fees by qualified professional asset managers seeking an individual exemption from certain requirements to enhance pension protection (see S. 2318), S254 [17JA]

Pensions: authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design (see H.R. 4997), H1125 [13FE]

——— incentivize automatic enrollment and escalation of contributions to workplace retirement plans and facilitate participation in such plans by small businesses (see S. 3221), S5003 [17JY]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 3219), S5003 [17JY]

——— provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 6377), H6262 [16JY]

——— provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 3436), S6142 [12SE] (see H.R. 7026), H9414 [2OC]

Preserve America Initiative: expand cultural heritage tourism, increase job creation, boost economic growth, and collaborate with communities adjacent to national parks to leverage local tourism assets (see S. 2395), S704 [7FE]

——— expand cultural heritage tourism to increase job creation, boost economic growth, and collaborate with communities adjacent to national parks to leverage local tourism assets (see H.R. 5608), H3505 [24AP]

Public welfare programs: extend grants, measure employment outcomes of exiting recipients, and make corrections to data exchange standards of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 7264), H10168 [12DE]

——— institute reforms to program of block grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5489), H3209 [12AP]

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

——— reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3700), S7275 [4DE]

——— require States to temporarily disregard income earned through participation in apprenticeship programs in making Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program eligibility and benefit determinations (see H.R. 5828), H3977 [15MY]

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council To End Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 7271), H10169 [12DE]

Puerto Rico: temporarily reduce payroll taxes for workers, expand child tax credit, increase access to SBA programs to assist small businesses, and improve availability of economic statistics (see S. 2873), S2773 [17MY] (see S. 3256), S5267 [24JY]

Religion: recognize significance of parsonage allowance to religious and spiritual communities and support its continued exemption from gross income for tax purposes (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6463 [17JY]

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 5291), H1608 [14MR]

SEC: repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see S. 2605), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 6096), H5152 [13JN]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 3635), S7050 [15NO]

Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 440), S1845 [20MR] (see H. Res. 789), H1698 [19MR]

Sexual harassment: establish a national commission to combat workplace sexual harassment (see H.R. 7345), H10336 [19DE]

——— provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9419 [5OC]

Skills for Today Week: designate (see H. Res. 841), H3506 [24AP]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 692), S7051 [15NO]

——— observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Social Security: allow older disabled individuals to remain in the workforce by removing age limit on Medicaid buy-in program and work restrictions on disabled adult children who have reached retirement age (see H.R. 7101), H9448 [26OC]

——— exempt firefighters and police officers from the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 3433), S6142 [12SE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 2671), S2141 [16AP]

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

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment (see S. 3526), S6388 [28SE] (see H.R. 6933), H9149 [27SE]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 427), S1578 [8MR] (see H. Res. 770), H1507 [9MR]

States: prohibit from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuing penalties due to student loan default (see S. 3065), S3951 [14JN] (see H.R. 6156), H5362 [20JN]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 464), S2141 [16AP]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 3231), S5066 [18JY]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see S. 3102), S4343 [21JN] (see H.R. 4862), H582 [19JA] (see H.R. 6674), H7756 [17AU]

——— allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions (see H.R. 6812), H8725 [13SE]

——— allow use of 529 plans to pay apprenticeship and qualified early education expenses (see S. 3228), S5004 [17JY]

——— 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 S. 2718), S2321 [19AP] (see H.R. 7086), H9443 [23OC]

——— deny deduction for executive compensation unless the employer maintains profit-sharing distributions for employees (see H.R. 6976), H9405 [28SE]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 3317, 3332), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 6037), H4979 [7JN] (see H.R. 6460), H6588 [19JY] (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— eliminate tax breaks, deductions, and credits for corporations that lock out workers during a labor dispute and prohibit deductions and credits for wages and benefits paid to temporary workers during labor lockouts (see S. 3544), S6495 [3OC]

——— encourage employers to hire individuals working in dying industries or occupations made obsolete by technology (see S. 2648), S2075 [11AP]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 6757), H8106 [10SE]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H9088 [26SE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see S. 2526), S1578 [8MR] (see H.R. 5282), H1608 [14MR]

——— ensure workers and communities that are responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that those workers and communities help to create (see S. 2505), S1378 [6MR]

——— establish a Federal tax credit approximation matching program for State new jobs training tax credits (see S. 2442), S1164 [15FE]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5153), H1341 [1MR]

——— establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (see S. 3712), S7319 [5DE]

——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see S. 6), S7088 [26NO] (see H.R. 7235), H9819 [10DE]

——— exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment from income (see S. 3595), S6815 [11OC]

——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (see S. 3145), S4512 [27JN] (see H.R. 6250), H5815 [27JN]

——— extend credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 3412), S6058 [6SE]

——— impose a tax on large employers whose employees receive certain Federal benefits because the employees’ income is below a living wage (see S. 3410), S6038 [5SE]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allow limited annual carryforward of unused dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances (see H.R. 7057), H9425 [9OC]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (see S. 3781), S7925 [19DE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (see H.R. 6760), H8107 [10SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H9088 [26SE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see S. 2281), S46 [4JA] (see S. 2291), S138 [10JA] (see S. 2687), S2218 [17AP] (see H.R. 4886), H676 [29JA]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 and medical expense deduction, make certain bonuses tax free, increase standard deduction, and make child tax credit fully refundable (see H.R. 5372), H1754 [21MR]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 2988), S2991 [5JN]

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (see S. 3771), S7790 [18DE]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (see S. 3197), S4916 [11JY]

——— provide a contribution limit and increased minimum distributions for certain retirement plans with large account balances (see S. 3772), S7790 [18DE]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 5516), H3315 [13AP] (see H.R. 6694), H7781 [31AU]

——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 7072), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 2689), S2218 [17AP]

——— provide an employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 6648), H7734 [31JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 2368), S612 [5FE] (see H.R. 4926), H783 [5FE]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see H.R. 6627), H7724 [26JY]

——— provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 6290), H5974 [28JN]

——— provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals (see S. 3636), S7050 [15NO]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 3563), S6770 [10OC] (see H.R. 6392), H6263 [16JY]

——— support responsible middle class tax cuts and the closing of special interest loopholes, and oppose paying for tax cuts with cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid (see H. Res. 1097), H9151 [27SE]

Technology: promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce (see H.R. 4829), H552 [18JA]

Telecommunications: ensure legislation to promote broadband access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner (see H. Res. 691), H169 [11JA]

Trademarks: clarify that the licensing of a mark, and any control or exercise of control thereof for certain purposes, does not create an employment or principal-agent relationship (see H.R. 6695), H7781 [31AU]

Veterans: extend authorities relating to homeless veterans (see S. 3419), S6059 [6SE] (see H.R. 4898), H731 [30JA]

——— tribute to veteran-owned small businesses (see H. Res. 1141), H9471 [9NO]

Veterans Crisis Response Corps (VetCorps): establish (see H.R. 5951), H4693 [23MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: reauthorize certain grants, provide whistleblower protections to employees, reform pension plans, limit contributions from funding jurisdictions, and amend arbitration guidelines (see H.R. 6852), H8738 [20SE]

Water: establish an innovative water infrastructure workforce development program (see S. 2346), S520 [25JA]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 6922), H9089 [26SE]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 5194), H1475 [7MR]

——— report on efforts to support minority women involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H.R. 7092), H9448 [26OC]

Women’s Congressional Staff Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 630), S6189 [17SE] (see H. Res. 1085), H9090 [26SE]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 486), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 850), H3706 [26AP]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 427), S1578 [8MR] (see H. Res. 770), H1507 [9MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see S. 2500), S1378 [6MR] (see H.R. 4912), H736 [2FE]

Essays

State of the Union: Marjorie (Maggie) Parker, S575 [30JA]

Factsheets

African Americans and Labor Unions, H665 [29JA]

Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, H665 [29JA]

Tax Relief Pays American Workers: Senator Inhofe, S129 [10JA]

Letters

Clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act: Anthony M. Perrone, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, H119 [10JA]

——— Corinne Vargha, International Labour Organization, H117 [10JA]

——— D. Taylor, Unite Here (organization), H120 [10JA]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H116 [10JA]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H119 [10JA]

——— Josh Nassar, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), H119 [10JA]

——— Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H120 [10JA]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H117 [10JA]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H121 [10JA]

——— Transport Workers Union of America, H122 [10JA]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H123 [10JA]

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H804 [6FE]

——— Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H803, H804 [6FE]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H804 [6FE]

——— Representatives Susan W. Brooks and Deutch, Committee on Ethics (House), H803 [6FE]

Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H9077 [26SE]

——— Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H9077 [26SE]

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program extension: several Representatives, H1546 [14MR]

Family Savings Act: Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP (organization), H9132 [27SE]

Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program reauthorization and Geriatric Academic Career Awards program reinstatement: Maura Brennan, National Association for Geriatric Education and National Association of Geriatric Education Centers, S2795 [21MY]

House adoption of antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies and provision of legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards: Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H803 [6FE]

——— Representatives Susan W. Brooks and Deutch, Committee on Ethics (House), H803 [6FE]

Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act: Dean C. Garfield, Information Technology Industry Council, S523 [25JA]

——— John Neuffer, Semiconductor Industry Association, S523 [25JA]

National Park Service temporary limited appointment regulations application modification: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8860 [25SE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8859 [25SE]

Securing America’s Future Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5424 [21JN]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5424 [21JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5424 [21JN]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Christopher Brown, Seafood Harvesters of America (organization), H6085 [11JY]

——— Eric Brazer, Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance, H6084 [11JY]

——— Glen Brooks, Gulf Fishermen’s Association, H6084 [11JY]

——— several fishing industry organizations, H6085 [11JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Feeding America (organization), H9105 [27SE]

Transition Improvement Act: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7137 [24JY]

——— Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H7137 [24JY]

Unity declaration on racism and poverty: Circle of Protection (organization), H1365 [5MR]

Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6214 [16JY]

——— Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H6214 [16JY]

Lists

Companies increasing compensation as result of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S129 [10JA]

Letters of support for H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6076 [11JY]

Reasons to thank labor union movement, H666 [29JA]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2019: President Trump, S870 [12FE], H1080 [13FE]

Motions

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6097 [11JY]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 4760), H5433 [21JN]

Taxation: make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9172 [28SE]

Press releases

CFGI and SHRM Applaud Immigration Innovation Act: Council for Global Immigration, S523 [25JA]

Heroism Knows No Gender—Veterans Outreach Center Serves Female Veteran Families: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4991 [8JN]

How the Salvation Army Helped a Mother and Her Children Keep Their Home: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4992 [8JN]

SIIA Says I-Squared Act Is Critical for U.S. Economy and Global Competitiveness: Software and Information Industry Association, S523 [25JA]

Proposals

Action Plan for the Administration of President Donald J. Trump Relative to Energy and Environmental Policy: Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corp., S244 [17JA]

Remarks in House

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.: relocation of headquarters to Raleigh, NC, E1618 [10DE], E1638 [11DE]

African Americans: tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1688–H1694 [19MR], E349 [20MR], E356 [21MR]

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers: tribute to Anthracite chapter, E186 [14FE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia, H9249 [28SE]

——— allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia (H.R. 5294), H5115–H5117 [13JN]

Arc of Loudoun County, VA (organization): anniversary, E523 [24AP]

Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to participation in American Farm Bureau Association Patriot Project, H9698 [29NO]

Armed Forces: ensure each member who is discharged or separated from service receives documentation relative to the training and experience of the member (H.R. 5049), E197 [15FE]

——— provide for interest payments by agencies in the case of administrative error in processing certain annuity deposits for prior military service (H.R. 4431), H9076–H9078 [26SE]

——— require receipt of additional training under Transition Assistance Program, H7705 [26JY]

——— require servicemembers receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (H.R. 4954), H787 [6FE]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (H.R. 5649), H3731 [27AP], H7134–H7140 [24JY]

Assistance League of Glendale, CA (organization): anniversary, E658 [16MY]

Aurora, CO: tribute to Comitis Crisis Center, E1498 [6NO]

Aviation: create opportunities for women in the aviation industry, H3596 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 138), H1645 [15MR]

Bordallo, Delegate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10271–H10273 [19DE]

Brooks Construction Co., Inc.: Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award recipient, E1627 [10DE]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Gerard Place (organization), E500 [18AP]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (H.R. 1670), H7816 [4SE]

——— impact of tariffs, H9395 [28SE]

——— prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (H.R. 5632), H3870 [9MY]

——— provide pay stubs, codify Executive order on contracting, improve oversight of executive compensation and stock sales, clarify definition of supervisor, and enhance workplace safety violation penalties (H.R. 2275), H100 [10JA]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), H1105 [13FE], H1133 [14FE], H3966, H3967 [15MY], H4762 [5JN], H5654 [26JN], H7784 [4SE], H9527 [15NO]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2353), Senate amendment, H7160, H7168, H7175–H7194 [25JY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (H. Res. 730), H1105 [13FE]

——— observance, H788 [6FE]

Carr & Duff, Inc.: anniversary, E1405 [12OC]

Casa Familia Inc.: tribute, H3787 [8MY]

Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE): anniversary, E324 [15MR]

Chicago, IL: expansion plans for O’Hare International Airport, H1249 [26FE]

——— tribute to Dunbar Vocational Career Academy partnership with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 to form construction trades program, H5970 [28JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1869), E428 [10AP]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (H.R. 4972), E153 [7FE]

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, E499 [18AP]

Colleges and universities: tribute to international students, E547 [26AP], E558, E566 [27AP]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): tribute to Innovation Forum and Showcase, H7089 [24JY]

Committee on House Administration (House): release of Workplace Rights and Responsibilities Education report, E1748 [3JA]

Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, CA, Inc.: tribute, E1353 [2OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H27 [9JA]

Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (H. Res. 630), H803 [6FE]

——— funding, H8244 [13SE]

——— prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (H.R. 4481), H809 [6FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (H.R. 4924), H797–H813 [6FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 3749), H10192–H10200 [13DE]

——— require Members to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid for sexual harassment and assault claims, H808 [6FE]

Council Bluffs, IA: anniversary of Vocational Development Center, E1411 [16OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1379 [6MR], H7148 [24JY], H7830 [5SE], H8176 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify that adult failure to meet Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program household eligibility requirements will not make household children ineligible, H4190, H4191 [17MY]

——— expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work-capable requirements and use E-verify system to assure recipients of training are legal immigrants, H4187, H4188 [17MY]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (H.R. 6483), H7692 [26JY]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3198–H3202 [12AP], H3702 [26AP], H3840 [9MY], H4054, H4057 [16MY], H4154 [17MY], H4238 [18MY], H5002 [8JN], H6266 [17JY], H6474 [18JY], H10151 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H10149 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: amend national defense strategy to counter China’s use of immigration programs and visas to enter the U.S. for political, academic, or social influence efforts, H4667, H4668 [23MY]

——— include dinnerware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4661, H4662 [23MY]

——— include stainless steel flatware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4662, H4663 [23MY]

——— prohibit reduction in workforce at Defense Finance and Accounting Service, H4655 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (H.R. 6036), E795 [7JN]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential, H9808 [10DE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (H.R. 6543), H7836, H7851 [5SE]

——— provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 2475), H4597 [23MY]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (H.R. 4508), H1509 [13MR], H3965–H3967 [15MY], H4688–H4690 [23MY], H4742, H4743, H4770–H4773 [5JN], H7835, H7851, H7853 [5SE], H9527 [15NO]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy offshore wind job training grants funding, H4932 [7JN]

——— prohibit action on licensing, planning, or construction of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV, prior to OMB study on economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses, H3847 [9MY], H3898 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (H.R. 5102), H5045–H5047 [12JN], E976 [6JY]

——— establish a pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition from treatment to independent living and the workforce, H9248 [28SE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 959), H6605–H6608 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: apply certain annuity benefits to Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers (H.R. 6051), E813 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (H.R. 4258), H178–H181 [16JA]

——— proposed changes to public housing assistance programs, H3769 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: allow small businesses, including self-employed workers, to form association health plans, by geography or industry, to obtain health care coverage as if they were a single large employer, H5369 [21JN]

——— establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (H.R. 5892), H5129–H5131 [13JN], H5156 [14JN]

——— extend pilot program on off-base transition training for veterans and spouses, H7139 [24JY]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 5223), H5163 [14JN]

——— prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, H9801 [10DE]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (H.R. 2933), H3792 [8MY]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (H.R. 4115), H9529 [15NO]

——— proposed rule to expand access to health care through Small Business Health Plans, H9 [8JA]

——— provide for youth jobs (H.R. 3336), H3194 [12AP]

Dept. of State: preserve Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, H455 [17JA], H5229 [19JN]

——— tribute to foreign national employees working at U.S. embassies, H3840 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (S. 899), H6213–H6215 [16JY]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program, H7137 [24JY]

——— ensure access to health care and support services for veterans, H3757 [7MY]

——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (H.R. 5938), H7142–H7144 [24JY]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, H7173, H7174 [25JY]

——— include certain periods of active duty for suspending charges to veterans’ entitlement to educational assistance during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs, H9799 [10DE]

——— include certain periods of active duty for suspending charges to veterans’ entitlement to educational assistance during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 5538), H7133, H7134 [24JY]

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 5486), E443 [12AP]

——— provide for requirements relative to reassignment of senior executive employees (H.R. 2772), Senate amendment, H4871 [7JN]

——— Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program funding, H4973 [7JN]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (H.R. 5658), H3843 [9MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H9698 [29NO]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 2282), H5348 [20JN], H5820 [28JN], E781 [6JN]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (S. 2994), H6562 [19JY]

District of Columbia: condemn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in predominantly Latino neighborhoods resulting in detention of residents without an arrest warrant or probable cause, H7681 [25JY]

Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (organization): tribute, E1614 [6DE]

Dunlap, TN: Dunlap Police Dept., finalist for Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, H4145 [17MY]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H767–H774 [5FE], E144 [6FE], E151 [7FE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H6178 [13JY]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H3131–H3137 [11AP], H4682–H4688 [23MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H3067 [10AP], H9753 [30NO]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H399–H401 [16JA], H3498 [24AP], H7146–H7148 [24JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H3496, H3497 [24AP]

——— revitalize the middle class, H1172–H1174 [14FE], H6563 [19JY]

——— status, H5002, H5003 [8JN], H7167 [25JY], H8164–H8168 [12SE], H9141–H9143 [27SE]

Education: importance of apprenticeship programs and vocational schools, E717 [23MY]

——— importance of workforce development and role of skills-based training programs in sustaining viability of U.S. workforce, H3964–H3967 [15MY]

——— tribute to career and technical education programs, H1105 [13FE]

Elgin, IL: opening of Greater Elgin Family Care Center, E1007 [12JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H3104 [11AP]

FAA: conduct study on diversity of cybersecurity workforce in order to develop recommendations to increase size, quality, and diversity of such workforce, H3683 [26AP]

——— establish an African-American advisory board to develop aviation training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs to African Americans, H7170 [25JY]

FACETS (organization): anniversary, E747 [29MY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Tysons Corner Center, E1321 [27SE]

——— tribute to Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce incoming board members, E965 [3JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, H780 [5FE]

——— reform, H1479 [8MR]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 4875), E88 [22JA]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 7346), E1686 [19DE]

——— require Executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding certain contracts (H.R. 5401), H1682 [19MR]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 4806), E47 [16JA]

——— provide a temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (H.R. 1132), H1414–H1416 [6MR]

——— provide for a study on use of social media in security clearance investigations (H.R. 3737), H1416, H1417 [6MR]

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 (H.R. 6238), H5823 [28JN]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: establish a national standard for hiring motor carriers, H3720–H3722 [27AP]

Findlay, OH: Site Selection Magazine Top Micropolitan Community in the U.S. honoree, E306 [13MR]

Fish and fishing: create a fishing industry-based pilot research trawl survey for New England Fishery Management Council and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, H6086, H6087 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6051, H6069–H6098 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6057–H6064 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), motion to recommit, H6097 [11JY]

FONA International, Inc.: National Association of Business Resources National Best and Brightest Company To Work For award recipient, E319 [15MR], E335 [19MR]

Fox Factory Holding Corp.: relocation of headquarters to Hall County, GA, E1628 [10DE]

Frank Rewold and Son, Inc.: anniversary, E1330 [28SE]

GAO: report on improving Corps of Engineers workforce capacity and preparedness, H4818, H4819 [6JN]

——— require study on aviation workforce relative to mitigating pilot shortages, H3671 [26AP]

——— study how changes in navigation industry workforce with which Corps of Engineers collaborates may affect safety and operations of the navigation industry, H4819 [6JN]

General Motors Co.: impact of announced closures of auto plants, H9658 [27NO], H9670 [28NO], H9731 [29NO], H9753 [30NO]

Goodwill Industries Week: observance, H3869 [9MY]

Guam: allow the Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (H.R. 6480), H7090 [24JY]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (H.R. 3728), H6598–H6600 [23JY]

Hogar CREA, Inc.: anniversary, H3843 [9MY]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (H. Res. 724), H806, H813–H815 [6FE], E143 [6FE]

——— investigation of information technology support staff for alleged procurement scam, H4768 [5JN]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns, H7876 [6SE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H177 [16JA]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (H.R. 6417), H8159 [12SE]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 392), H1170 [14FE]

——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted annually (S. 1720), H5966 [28JN]

——— historical analysis of U.S. immigration policy, H5358–H5360 [20JN]

——— improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, H1129, H1137 [14FE], H1203 [15FE], H1270 [27FE], H5196 [14JN], H5583 [25JN]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1546 [14MR], H5003 [8JN]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 3711), H96 [10JA]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 6417), H8159 [12SE]

——— modify definition of ‘‘exempt H–1B nonimmigrant’’ (H.R. 170), H10557 [21DE]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, H4239 [18MY], H5497–H5502 [21JN]

——— reform, H76–H78 [9JA], H163 [11JA], H480 [18JA], H632 [29JA], H906, H971 [7FE], H1134 [14FE], H3403 [18AP], H5583–H5585 [25JN], H5820 [28JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), H615 [22JA], H1204–H1207 [15FE], H4743 [5JN], H5196 [14JN], H5380–H5438, H5504 [21JN], E883 [21JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 774), H3352 [17AP], H3515 [25AP], H3578 [26AP], H3792 [8MY], H5377 [21JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 952)—table (H. Res. 961), H5668–H5673 [26JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (H. Res. 954), H5370–H5380 [21JN]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), motion to recommit, H5436, H5437 [21JN]

Indian Business Association: tribute, E1019 [17JY]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (H. Con. Res. 63), H4789, H4790 [6JN]

——— importance of investment, H3066 [10AP], H3494 [24AP], H3988 [16MY]

Ireland: add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (H.R. 7164), H9676–H9678 [28NO]

Jayco, Inc.: anniversary, H4859 [7JN]

Jenkins, Representative Evan H.: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9095 [27SE]

Jordan, Representative: allegations of knowledge of sexual misconduct by Ohio State University team doctor against students while employed as assistant wrestling coach, H6108 [11JY], H6269 [17JY]

KCF Technologies, Inc.: tribute, H5819 [28JN]

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.: anniversary, E1445 [23OC]

Kihuen, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10275 [19DE]

Koester’s Body and Frame Shop (business): Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award recipient, E1632 [10DE]

Korean American Association of Greater New York: tribute, E51 [17JA]

Labor Day: observance, H7784, H7814, H7817 [4SE]

Labor unions: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions, E1085–E1087 [26JY]

——— importance, H661–H671 [29JA], H4682–H4688 [23MY], H7814 [4SE], E124, E126, E130 [2FE]

——— tribute to New York labor union members, H767 [5FE]

Liberty Safe and Security Products, Inc.: Made in America Product Showcase selectee, E1042 [23JY]

Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.: anniversary, E1371 [5OC]

Madison Heights, MI: anniversary of Detroit Plumbers Union Local 98, E1214 [6SE]

Maine: assessment of economy, H10501 [20DE]

Mamaroneck, NY: anniversary of Community Resource Center, E1739 [31DE]

Medicaid: reform, H1135 [14FE]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 715), H661–H664 [29JA], E126 [2FE]

——— anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 720), E366 [23MR]

Mill Hall, PA: tribute to Central Mountain High School Career and Technology Education Center and Keystone Central School District career and technology education curriculum, H1133 [14FE]

Miller, Tyler: SBA Wyoming Business Person of the Year award recipient, E603 [8MY]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 15), E916 [26JN]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (H.R. 3913), H418 [17JA]

Mondelez International, Inc.: decision to withdraw from employee pension plan, H5370 [21JN], H5752 [27JN]

Montana: impact of coal industry policies, H5967 [28JN]

MVLE, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E629 [10MY]

Naerebout, Bob: Catholic Diocese of Boise, ID, Bishop Michael Driscoll Award recipient, E612 [9MY]

NAFTA: impact of renegotiation on job outsourcing, H1732 [21MR]

——— impact on U.S. wages and workforce, H9531 [15NO], H9731 [29NO]

——— renegotiation of certain provisions, H5756 [27JN], H7091 [24JY], H9531 [15NO], E924 [26JN]

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: anniversary of report identifying racism and segregation as the root cause of civil unrest, H1363–H1370 [5MR], E280, E281 [8MR], E289 [9MR]

National Apprenticeship Week: observance, H9507 [13NO], H9527, H9529 [15NO]

National Background Investigations Bureau: retain processing of Federal background investigations at Butler County, PA, facility, H5790, H5791 [27JN]

National Court Reporting and Captioning Week: observance, H1182 [15FE], E181 [14FE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1385 [9OC], E1443 [23OC]

National Grocers Association: tribute, H3066 [10AP]

National Park Service: modify application of temporary limited appointment regulations (H.R. 6599), H8859, H8860 [25SE]

——— observance of Military & Veteran Recognition Day, H3710 [27AP]

National Retirement Planning Week: observance, H3083 [10AP], H3196 [12AP]

National Salvation Army Week: observance, H4145 [17MY]

National Urban League: anniversary of Madison, WI, chapter, E220 [26FE]

National Women in Apprenticeship Day: observance, H9529 [15NO]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, H96–H103, H114–H125 [10JA]

New York: anniversary of Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services Northern Catskills Occupational Center, E1275 [20SE]

——— tribute to 22d Congressional District small businesses, H9554 [16NO]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Newark Community Solutions (organization), H1681 [19MR]

Newport News, VA: anniversary of United Steelworkers (organization) Local 8888, E1272 [20SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: condemn replacement of U.S. workers at Imperial Pacific International casino construction site with H-2B visa workers, E1147 [14AU]

——— incentivize hiring U.S. workers, H9047 [26SE]

——— incentivize hiring U.S. workers (H.R. 5956), H4745–H4748 [5JN], E1148 [14AU]

——— provide temporary increase in transitional workers (H.R. 339), E1148 [14AU]

NSF: provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (H.R. 5509), H8862–H8865, H8871 [25SE], E1324 [27SE]

——— provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (H.R. 5509), Senate amendment, H10417–H10419 [20DE]

Ohio: condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid of immigrant workers at meat processing plants, H5348 [20JN]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 5765), E628 [10MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), H7937 [7SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), consideration (H. Res. 1059), H8181–H8184 [13SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to 5th Congressional District manufacturing companies, H6266 [17JY]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums, H10472 [20DE]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (H.R. 2412), H80 [9JA], E1192 [4SE]

——— protect multiemployer pension plan benefits, H3890 [10MY], H6273 [17JY]

——— secure multiemployer pension benefits, H78 [9JA], H1616 [15MR], H8891 [26SE]

PHILLIPS Programs for Children and Families (organization): anniversary, E624 [10MY]

Political science: assessement of socialism, H9554 [16NO], H9755 [30NO]

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: support efforts to address issues of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy and militarism, H5188–H5195 [14JN]

Power resources: global competitiveness of U.S. oil and gas industry, H5349–H5355 [20JN]

Public welfare programs: encourage work requirements for beneficiaries to reduce unemployment and reduce need for guest workers, H4239 [18MY]

——— extend grants, measure employment outcomes of exiting recipients, and make corrections to data exchange standards of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 7264), H10124 [12DE]

——— institute reforms to program of block grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 5489), H3965 [15MY]

Racial relations: eliminate economic inequality through increased funding for housing, education, and employment programs, E281 [8MR]

Ramirez, Kendra: Texas Education Support Staff Association Nelda Van Dyke Award for Educational Office Employee of the Year recipient, E1135 [7AU]

Red Rocks Community College: tribute to NSF Community College Innovation Challenge finalists, E928 [27JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6637–H6639 [23JY], H7145 [24JY], H7171 [25JY]

Revere Copper Co.: tribute, H9554 [16NO]

Richmond, CA: anniversary of Labor to Labor Dinner, E1270 [20SE]

Roby, Representative: meetings in 2d Congressional District of Alabama, H7830 [5SE]

Rosenberg, TX: tribute to Lamar Consolidated Independent School District employee service award recipients, E846, E847, E848 [14JN]

Round Rock, TX: Round Rock Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1063 [25JY]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant closure, H1358 [5MR]

——— implement renewable energy incentives to offset loss of jobs and revenue resulting from closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, H1359 [5MR]

Saratoga Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E523 [24AP]

SBA: employee-ownership loan guarantee program technical assistance, training, and education funding, H6535 [18JY]

SEC: increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (S. 488), H6295–H6312 [17JY], H9695, H9733, H9735–H9738 [29NO], E1052 [24JY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize, H10364 [20DE]

Sexual harassment: establish a national commission to combat workplace sexual harassment (H.R. 7345), E1697 [20DE]

——— provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (H.R. 7031), E1373 [5OC]

Simplex Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E825 [12JN]

Skills for Today Week: observance, E524 [24AP]

Small business: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market, H1173 [14FE]

——— improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (H.R. 1101), H5289 [20JN], H9577 [27NO]

Small Business Saturday: observance, H9542 [16NO]

Snow Valley Mountain Resort, LLC: Lake Arrowhead, CA, Communities Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E393 [5AP]

Social Security: funding, H3768 [7MY], H4783 [6JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H8180 [13SE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 947), H5156 [14JN]

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, H661–H671 [29JA], H767 [5FE], H1272, H1273 [27FE], H4586, H4682–H4688 [23MY], E124, E126, E130 [2FE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, H3578, H3588 [26AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H8 [8JA], H22, H72–H75 [9JA], H85, H91, H93, H94, H128, H129 [10JA], H163, H164 [11JA], H177, H399–H401 [16JA], H422, H455, H457, H469–H471 [17JA], H539 [18JA], H585 [20JA], H656, H671 [29JA], H684, H688, H689 [30JA], H767 [5FE], H897, H898 [6FE], H1616 [15MR], H1684–H1688 [19MR], H3497–H3501 [24AP], H3581 [26AP], H3710 [27AP], H3768, H3770, H3773, H3774 [7MY], H3839, H3841, H3842 [9MY], H3915 [10MY], H3960–H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4742, H4763–H4768 [5JN], H4780 [6JN], H4858 [7JN], H5001–H5003 [8JN], H5029 [12JN], H5278 [19JN], H5347, H5348 [20JN], H5510, H5576 [22JN], H5642–H5646 [25JN], H5655 [26JN], H5756, H5757 [27JN], H6163 [12JY], H6273 [17JY], H6474, H6554 [18JY], H6577 [19JY], H6634 [23JY], H7171 [25JY], H7814 [4SE], H7829 [5SE], H8164–H8168 [12SE], H8178 [13SE], H9094, H9103–H9111, H9114, H9141 [27SE], H9745 [30NO]

——— impact on stock market, H177 [16JA]

Taxation: allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (H.R. 3395), H3764 [7MY]

——— encourage retirement and family savings, H10472 [20DE]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), H8891 [26SE], H9094, H9118–H9134 [27SE]

——— encourage retirement and family savings (H.R. 6757), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9101–H9113 [27SE]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 5153), H7168 [25JY]

——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (H.R. 6250), H6272 [17JY]

——— 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, H9703–H9710 [29NO], H10341–H10343, H10445–H10477 [20DE], E1723 [21DE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H8896 [26SE], H9094, H9139 [27SE], H9158–H9174 [28SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9101–H9113 [27SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), motion to recommit, H9173 [28SE]

——— prohibit making permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business unless enactment will not harm the financial position of Medicare and Social Security trust funds, H9173 [28SE]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (H.R. 5516), H3330 [16AP]

——— reform dependent care flexible spending accounts, H8894 [26SE]

Tidewater Boats, LLC: tribute, E27 [10JA]

Treaties and agreements: impact of NAFTA and CAFTA on U.S. wages and workforce, H5195–H5198 [14JN], H5756 [27JN]

Triple J Enterprises, Inc.: tribute, E684 [18MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H31 [9JA], H686 [30JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Federal employees, H7817 [4SE], H7923 [7SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H1381 [6MR], H3962 [15MY], H3986 [16MY], H4854, H4858 [7JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, H767–H774 [5FE], H1364 [5MR], E151 [7FE], E280 [8MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, H687 [30JA], H3204 [12AP], H4855 [7JN], H8896 [26SE], H9695 [29NO]

——— Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, H3766–H3773 [7MY]

——— oppose Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, E490 [17AP]

Unemployment: rates, H3915, H3916 [10MY]

University of California, Berkeley: tribute to student analysis of impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision relative to institutions of higher education tax-free tuition waivers and efforts to secure removal of such provision, E36 [11JA]

Valparaiso, IN: anniversary of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 81, E87 [22JA]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 4451), H4263–H4265 [21MY], E1728 [21DE]

Washington Area Women’s Foundation: tribute, E1461 [26OC]

West Virginia: 2d Congressional District internship program for individuals in long-term substance abuse recovery program to meet requirements of obtaining job readiness skills, H5186 [14JN]

Whatcom Community College: tribute to leadership in cybersecurity education, E1371 [5OC]

Wichita, KS: tribute to business and education partnerships to train workers for aerospace industry jobs, H3965 [15MY]

Wilson, Representative Joe: bus tour of 2d Congressional District of South Carolina, H7813 [4SE]

Winchester, VA: anniversary of Solenberger Hardware, E1343 [28SE]

Women: strengthen the aerospace workforce by promoting NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and NASA internship and fellowship opportunities to women (H.R. 4254), H9580, H9581 [27NO]

Wood, Elaine: Traverse City, MI, Area Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, E54 [17JA]

Remarks in Senate

Arlington, OR: tribute to Arlington High School career and technical education program, S7315 [5DE]

Armed Forces: expand the work opportunity tax credit to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families, S4024 [19JN]

——— expand the work opportunity tax credit to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (S. 2457), S1247 [27FE]

——— improve employment, educational, child care, and transition assistance opportunities for military spouses and families, S4024 [19JN]

——— improve employment, educational, child care, and transition assistance opportunities for military spouses and families (S. 2379), S1248 [27FE], S1755 [15MR]

——— provide for interest payments by agencies in the case of administrative error in processing certain annuity deposits for prior military service (H.R. 4431), S7622 [13DE]

Bangladesh: call for improvement of labor rights and worker safety, S2382 [24AP]

Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.: anniversary, S6220 [18SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2659 [15MY]

——— provide parity for defense and nondefense spending, S33–S35 [4JA], S163 [11JA]

Business and industry: importance of investment in workforce, S2372 [24AP]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2353), S5225 [23JY], S5352 [25JY], S5395, S5396, S5404 [26JY], S5506–S5508 [31JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 3217), S4963 [16JY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S1253, S1254 [27FE], S6796 [11OC]

Central America: encourage partnerships with Mexico and Central American governments to improve their economies and combat cartels, gangs, and traffickers, S7105–S7107 [27NO], S7199–S7201 [29NO], S7374 [10DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 819), S2029 [10AP]

Colleges and universities: tribute to international students, S2477 [26AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S558 [30JA], S2973, S2975–S2978, S2983 [5JN], S3283 [7JN], S6785 [11OC], S6941 [14NO], S7022 [15NO], S7073–S7076 [26NO], S7330–S7332 [6DE], S7405 [11DE]

——— legislative accomplishments relative to veterans’ care and services, S6781 [11OC]

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 (S. 2401), S706 [7FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 2872), S2742–S2744 [17MY], S2799 [21MY]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 2952), S2843, S2844 [23MY], S2899–S2908 [24MY]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 3749), S7540–S7548 [13DE]

Congressional Review Act: use as a tool to overrule certain Government regulations, S16 [3JA]

Corporations: impact of employee layoffs on profits and stock prices, S1830 [20MR]

——— require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures (S. 3348), S5887 [23AU]

Crime: reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility, strengthen penalties for violent crimes, review criminal justice system, and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (S. 1917), S2676 [15MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1995 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, require State agencies to operate a work activation program, and update photo ID requirements under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4708 [28JN]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (S. 3258), S5318 [25JY]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4703 [28JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S7918–S7921 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, S518 [25JA]

Dept. of Education: allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (S. 206), S2572 [9MY]

——— give States receiving career and technical education funds the discretion to identify and eliminate excessive occupational licenses that create employment barriers (S. 945), S5466 [31JY]

——— improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners (S. 3083), S3984 [18JN]

——— provide for preparation of career and technical education teachers (S. 2737), S2392 [24AP]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (S. 3308), S5520 [31JY]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (S. 2984), S2936 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence industries, S4328 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, S6809 [11OC]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees, S6471 [3OC]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (S. 3095), S4283 [20JN]

——— establish a pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition from treatment to independent living and the workforce, S6116 [12SE], S6198 [18SE], S6456 [3OC]

——— establish a pilot program to help individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition from treatment to independent living and the workforce (S. 2730), S2359 [24AP]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (S. 2888), S2795 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with adequate flexibility in its employment authorities to boost manpower at border ports of entry (S. 1305), S6774 [10OC]

Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, S1415 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: allow small businesses, including self-employed workers, to form association health plans, by geography or industry, to obtain health care coverage as if they were a single large employer, S4388 [26JN]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (S. 438), S2860 [23MY]

——— establish Jobs Plus Recovery programs to give individuals impacted by opioid addiction or substance use disorders access to job training and support services (S. 2642), S2042 [10AP]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment, S5879 [23AU]

——— proposed rule to expand access to health care through Small Business Health Plans, S2545 [8MY]

——— provide at-risk and disconnected youth with subsidized summer and year-round employment and assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates (S. 3234), S5069 [18JY]

——— provide protections for employees receving tips by ensuring that all tips are the property of the employee and not the employer, S1274 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (S. 899), S1848 [20MR], S5869 [22AU]

——— provide for requirements relative to reassignment of senior executive employees (H.R. 2772), S2732 [16MY]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to counties and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs, S6471 [3OC]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to counties and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs (S. 2646), S2555 [8MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1006), S6793 [11OC]

Donnelly, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7406–S7409 [11DE]

Economy: address low labor force participation rates by increasing efforts to provide skills training, reduce dependency on Federal aid programs, integrate previously incarcerated individuals into workforce, and address opioid crisis, S2571–S2574 [9MY]

——— comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Trump administration, S6130 [12SE]

——— corporate profits versus economic well-being of the populace, S1759 [15MR]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2570 [9MY], S3395 [11JN]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4396–S4398 [26JN]

——— importance of job creation, S7228 [29NO]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S5227 [24JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S3004 [6JN]

——— status, S3875 [13JN], S4924 [12JY], S5394 [26JY], S5441 [30JY], S5706 [20AU], S5745 [21AU], S5886 [23AU], S6116 [12SE], S6210 [18SE], S6794–S6798 [11OC]

Education: increase public school teacher compensation and investment in public education, S2806 [22MY]

Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary, S2921 [24MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2029 [10AP]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program, S6538 [4OC]

——— modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, S6538 [4OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S674–S677, S681 [7FE], S966 [14FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (S. 842), S2572 [9MY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 2274), S2 [3JA], S326 [19JA], S8009–S8011 [21DE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 2274), unanimous-consent request, S378 [20JA], S424, S425 [21JA]

——— support pay increase for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees, S5332, S5334, S5345–S5351 [25JY]

Foreign trade: importance of bilateral trade agreements, S2055 [11AP], S6466 [3OC]

——— U.S. deficit, S1406 [7MR], S1648 [13MR]

General Motors Co.: impact of announced closures of auto plants, S7107, S7125 [27NO]

——— layoff of employees at Lordstown, OH, plant and relocation of jobs to Mexico, S4376 [25JN]

Heller, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7535–S7537 [13DE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (S. 2165), S30 [4JA]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, S221 [17JA]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 2344), S521–S524 [25JA]

——— 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 (S. 1852), S54 [8JA], S285 [18JA], S334, S335, S336 [19JA]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 392), S5690 [16AU]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 281), S7782 [18DE]

——— expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (S. 2466), S1289 [28FE]

——— impact of legal immigrants on U.S. economy, S564 [30JA]

——— improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, S671 [7FE], S795, S804, S807, S832 [8FE], S855–S868 [12FE], S889–S904 [13FE], S929, S930–S965 [14FE], S1131–S1135, S1138–S1149, S1152–S1155 [15FE], S1365 [6MR], S3978 [18JN]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S1662 [13MR], S2198 [17AP], S2604 [10MY]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (S. 2464), S1254 [27FE], S1260 [28FE], S1365 [6MR]

——— potential impact of loss of legal status for certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children on U.S. economic growth, S694 [7FE]

——— reform, S159–S161 [11JA], S287 [18JA], S3976–S3978 [18JN], S4388 [26JN], S4464, S4467 [27JN], S4691 [28JN], S5329–S5332 [25JY], S5474 [31JY], S7027–S7029 [15NO], S7205–S7207 [29NO]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), S144 [11JA], S3963 [18JN]

——— terminate the EB-5 regional center program, S1778 [19MR]

International Association of Fire Fighters: anniversary (S. Res. 743), S8036 [22DE]

International trade: assessment, S7974–S7976 [20DE]

International Women’s Day: observance, S1539 [8MR]

——— support goals (S. Res. 426), S2280, S2281 [18AP]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (S. 3266), S5366–S5369 [25JY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: request for complete records relative to nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5442, S5444 [30JY], S5478–S5480 [31JY], S5531, S5548 [1AU], S5600, S5606–S5608 [15AU], S5706, S5707, S5710 [20AU], S5744, S5745, S5753–S5755 [21AU], S5796, S5802, S5806, S5813, S5814, S5816 [22AU], S5964, S5966, S6001 [28AU], S6014, S6018 [4SE], S6036, S6037 [5SE], S6042, S6046–S6048 [6SE], S6117 [12SE], S6568, S6612, S6616, S6643, S6648 [5OC]

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.: anniversary, S6805 [11OC]

Labor Day: observance, S6024 [4SE]

Labor unions: importance, S6024 [4SE]

——— protection of workers’ wages and pensions, S5553 [1AU]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (S. Res. 404), S1155 [15FE], S1291, S1292 [28FE]

Micron Technology, Inc.: anniversary, S6435 [2OC]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 1105), S2667 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (S. 3324), S5610 [15AU], S7125 [27NO]

NAFTA: renegotiation of certain provisions, S2782 [21MY], S6406 [1OC], S6421, S6432 [2OC], S6490 [3OC]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (S. Res. 695), S7062 [15NO]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 625), S6146 [12SE], S6349 [26SE]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 654), S6349 [26SE]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (S. Res. 418), S1293 [28FE]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (S. Res. 632), S6232 [18SE], S6397 [28SE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, S927 [13FE], S2131–S2138 [16AP], S2192 [17AP], S2315 [19AP]

North Charleston, SC: decision of Boeing Co., factory employees to unionize, S2959 [4JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: incentivize hiring U.S. workers (H.R. 5956), S4810 [28JN]

——— incentivize hiring U.S. workers (S. 2325), S2349–S2354 [23AP]

NSF: provide grants for research about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education approaches and the STEM-related workforce (H.R. 5509), S7947 [19DE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 682), S6881 [11OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S220 [17JA]

Pensions: provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspaper, unanimous-consent request, S2466 [26AP]

——— provide for salary reductions for certain employees of pension plans in critical or declining status that reduces participant benefits, S182 [16JA]

Power resources: impact of efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2377 [24AP], S6128–S6130 [12SE], S6758–S6761 [10OC], S6787 [11OC]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (S. 987), S1683 [13MR]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (S. 1633), S5676 [16AU]

Puerto Rico: temporarily reduce payroll taxes for workers, expand child tax credit, increase access to SBA programs to assist small businesses, and improve availability of economic statistics (S. 2873), S2782 [21MY]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S7346, S7347 [6DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2811 [22MY], S2953 [4JN], S2975 [5JN], S5227 [24JY], S5316 [25JY]

SEC: grant authority to reject certain corporate stock buyback offers, S1531 [8MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize, S7749, S7752 [18DE]

Second Chance Month: designate (S. Res. 440), S2497 [26AP]

Small business: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market, S6793 [11OC]

Small Business Saturday: designate (S. Res. 692), S7062 [15NO]

Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries (nonprofit organization): tribute, S464 [23JA]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (S. 337), S674–S677, S682 [7FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, S4466 [27JN]

——— 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, S1262–S1264 [28FE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 464), S2498 [26AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S10 [3JA], S81, S84, S100 [9JA], S113, S122–S124, S128 [10JA], S143, S157–S159 [11JA], S173 [16JA], S213, S227, S234, S236 [17JA], S265 [18JA], S446, S448 [23JA], S478, S482 [24JA], S507, S509–S511 [25JA], S531, S544 [29JA], S557, S566, S567 [30JA], S596, S601 [5FE], S617, S630 [6FE], S673, S677–S680, S684 [7FE], S1325 [5MR], S1406, S1407 [7MR], S1801 [20MR], S1858 [21MR], S1886 [22MR], S1994 [9AP], S2061, S2063–S2066 [11AP], S2085, S2087 [12AP], S2132 [16AP], S2191, S2193, S2195, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2207–S2214 [17AP], S2228, S2242 [18AP], S2290 [19AP], S2334 [23AP], S2360, S2372 [24AP], S2570, S2571 [9MY], S2599 [10MY], S2658, S2672 [15MY], S2689 [16MY], S3013–S3016 [6JN], S3289 [7JN], S3395 [11JN], S3730, S3745 [12JN], S3864, S3877 [13JN], S3930 [14JN], S4012, S4017 [19JN], S4254, S4256, S4259, S4263–S4265, S4276 [20JN], S4313, S4315–S4318 [21JN], S4354, S4365 [25JN], S4381 [26JN], S4460, S4489–S4491 [27JN], S4690 [28JN], S4882 [11JY], S4960, S4963 [16JY], S4974 [17JY], S5027, S5050–S5052 [18JY], S5080 [19JY], S5227 [24JY], S5403 [26JY], S5464, S5465, S5467 [31JY], S5528 [1AU], S5614 [15AU], S5672, S5679, S5686 [16AU], S5734 [21AU], S5791 [22AU], S5962 [28AU], S6122–S6124 [12SE], S6273 [24SE], S6284, S6290 [25SE], S6418 [2OC], S6736, S6758 [10OC], S6778, S6807 [11OC], S7474 [12DE], S7885 [19DE]

Taxation: encourage employers to hire individuals working in dying industries or occupations made obsolete by technology (S. 2648), S7228 [29NO]

——— encourage retirement savings (S. 2526), S1580 [8MR]

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (S. 3771), S7791 [18DE]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (S. 3197), S4917 [11JY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1778), S7125 [27NO]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1639), S899 [13FE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 2368), S5482 [31JY], S6211 [18SE], S7419 [11DE]

——— provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals (S. 3636), S7053 [15NO]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (S. 1892), S5803 [22AU], S5888 [23AU]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars, S5409–S5411 [26JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S61 [8JA], S269 [18JA], S558, S570–S572 [30JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Federal employees, S5332, S5345–S5351 [25JY], S5416 [26JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S215 [17JA], S2637 [14MY], S2673–S2675 [15MY], S2760 [17MY], S2784 [21MY], S2804 [22MY], S3002 [6JN], S3271, S3285 [7JN], S7149 [28NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, S6808 [11OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, S7125 [27NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to workers’ rights, S2027 [10AP]

——— evaluation of coal industry policies, S7324 [6DE]

21st Century Conservation Service Corps: establish (S. 1403), S7853 [19DE]

Unemployment: rates, S2571 [9MY]

Veterans Educational Assistance Act: implementation, S7216 [29NO]

Women: strengthen the aerospace workforce by promoting NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and NASA internship and fellowship opportunities to women (H.R. 4254), S6364 [27SE]

Women’s Congressional Staff Association: anniversary (S. Res. 630), S6194 [17SE]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, S2918 [24MY]

Reports

Financial Oversight Management Board Recommendations Relative to Labor Reform in Private Sector: Puerto Rico Federal, Political, and Economy Relations Commission, S5917–S5928 [23AU]

Reports filed

Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1337) (S. Rept. 115–254), S2834 [22MY]

Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3217), S4965 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 965) (H. Rept. 115–786), H5748 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1059) (H. Rept. 115–949), H8169 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4760, Securing America’s Future Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 952) (H. Rept. 115–770), H5361 [20JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 954) (H. Rept. 115–772), H5361 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 115–985), H9088 [26SE]

Consideration of H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 115–985), H9088 [26SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief and IRS Modernization and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1160) (H. Rept. 115–1054), H9690 [28NO]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1180) (H. Rept. 115–1084), H10335 [19DE]

Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4431) (H. Rept. 115–946), H8169 [12SE]

Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 754) (S. Rept. 115–263), S2991 [5JN]

Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1887) (S. Rept. 115–205), S612 [5FE]

Employer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4616) (H. Rept. 115–906), H7775 [28AU]

Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 115–1068), H9819 [10DE]

Family Savings Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6757) (H. Rept. 115–959), H8742 [24SE]

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs Extension and Eligibility for Services Under Such Programs Clarification: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4451) (H. Rept. 115–686), H4241 [18MY]

Include Active Duty for Suspending Charges to Veterans’ Educational Assistance During Periods of Suspended Participation in Vocational Rehabilitation Programs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5538) (H. Rept. 115–870), H7154 [24JY]

Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 5509) (H. Rept. 115–975), H8883 [25SE]

Jobs for Tribes Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4506) (H. Rept. 115–1064), H9762 [3DE]

Listing Reform Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 115–560), H1211 [15FE]

Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 701) (S. Rept. 115–204), S612 [5FE]

National Park Service Temporary Limited Appointment Regulations Application Modification: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6599) (H. Rept. 115–967), H8882 [25SE]

Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2325) (S. Rept. 115–214), S1840 [20MR]

Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1132) (S. Rept. 115–387), S7088 [26NO]

Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity Through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4508) (H. Rept. 115–550), H1074 [8FE]

Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4673) (H. Rept. 115–1018), H9509 [13NO]

Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6760) (H. Rept. 115–958), H8742 [24SE]

Recreation Not Red-Tape Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 115–1063), H9762 [3DE]

Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5874) (H. Rept. 115–1065), H9762 [3DE]

Save Community Newspaper Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6377) (H. Rept. 115–1011), H9467 [6NO]

Small Business Employee Ownership Promotion Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1538), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1538) (S. Rept. 115–436), S7925 [19DE]

Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3737) (H. Rept. 115–512), H168 [11JA]

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3217) (S. Rept. 115–434), S7925 [19DE]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 115–758), H5283 [19JN]

Support Goals of International Women’s Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 426), S1946 [22MR]

Table H. Res. 952, Consideration of H.R. 4760, Securing America’s Future Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 961) (H. Rept. 115–783), H5647 [25JN]

Transition Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5649) (H. Rept. 115–864), H7153 [24JY]

Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5294) (H. Rept. 115–749), H5092 [12JN]

TSA LEAP Pay Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1896), S6438 [2OC]

21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1403), S7275 [4DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1403) (S. Rept. 115–420), S7356 [6DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 115–1066), H9767 [6DE]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention (CBP HiRe) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1305) (S. Rept. 115–270), S3292 [7JN]

Veterans Serving Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5938) (H. Rept. 115–871), H7154 [24JY]

Veterans Transition Improvement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2648) (H. Rept. 115–825), H6262 [16JY]

Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1888) (S. Rept. 115–330), S6028 [4SE]

Women in Aerospace Education Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 4254), S5692 [16AU]

Statements

House Republican Tax Proposal Repeats Flaws in 2017 Tax Law: Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H9173 [28SE]

Unity Declaration on Racism and Poverty: Several Religious Leaders, H1364 [5MR]

Why I Am a Republican: Hunt Wasden, E645 [15MY]

Testimonies

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: Deanna Butler, H5194 [14JN]

——— Latifah Trezvant, H5194 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 724, House of Representatives adoption of antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provision of legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act, H813 [6FE]

H. Res. 954, consideration of H.R. 4760, Securing America’s Future Act, H5371 [21JN]

H. Res. 961, table H. Res. 952, consideration of H.R. 4760, Securing America’s Future Act, H5668 [26JN]

H. Res. 965, consideration of H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6057 [11JY]

H. Res. 1059, consideration of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act, H8181 [13SE]

H. Res. 1084, consideration of H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act, H9101 [27SE]

H. Res. 1084, consideration of H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act, H9101 [27SE]

H. Res. 1160, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 88, retirement, savings, and other tax relief and IRS modernization and improvement, H9703 [29NO]

H. Res. 1180, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 88, retirement, savings, and other tax relief and IRS modernization and improvement, H10340 [20DE]

H.R. 88, retirement, savings, and other tax relief and IRS modernization and improvement, H10445–H10469 [20DE]

H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6076–H6082 [11JY]

H.R. 959, Dept. of HHS advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs extension, H6605–H6607 [23JY]

H.R. 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act, H1414 [6MR]

H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H7175–H7190 [25JY]

H.R. 2772, Department of Veterans Affairs Senior Executive Accountability (SEA) Act, S2732 [16MY]

H.R. 2772, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Senior Executive Accountability (SEA) Act, H4871 [7JN]

H.R. 3728, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) Act, H6598 [23JY]

H.R. 3737, Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act, H1416 [6MR]

H.R. 4254, Women in Aerospace Education Act, S6364 [27SE], H9580 [27NO]

H.R. 4258, Family Self-Sufficiency Act, H178–H180 [16JA]

H.R. 4431, Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act, H9076 [26SE]

H.R. 4451, homeless veterans reintegration programs extension and eligibility for services under such programs clarification, H4263 [21MY]

H.R. 4760, Securing America’s Future Act, H5380–H5423 [21JN]

H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, H797–H803 [6FE]

H.R. 5102, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act, H5045 [12JN]

H.R. 5294, Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act, H5115 [13JN]

H.R. 5509, Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act, S7947 [19DE], H8862 [25SE], H10417 [20DE]

H.R. 5538, include certain periods of active duty for suspending charges to veterans’ entitlement to educational assistance during periods of suspended participation in Dept. of Veterans Affairs vocational rehabilitation programs, H7133 [24JY]

H.R. 5649, Transition Improvement Act, H7135–H7137 [24JY]

H.R. 5892, Dept. of Labor Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace establishment, H5129 [13JN]

H.R. 5938, Veterans Serving Veterans Act, H7142 [24JY]

H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act, H4745–H4747 [5JN]

H.R. 6599, National Park Service temporary limited appointment regulations application modification, H8859 [25SE]

H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act, H9118–H9126 [27SE]

H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act, H9158–H9165 [28SE]

H.R. 7164, Ireland addition to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program, H9676 [28NO]

S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, H6295–H6306 [17JY]

S. 899, Dept. of Veterans Affairs application of requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees, S1848 [20MR]

S. 899, Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act, H6213 [16JY]

S. 1305, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention (CBP HiRe) Act, S6774 [10OC]

S. 2274, Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act, S8011 [21DE]

S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act, S68 [8JA]

S. 2325, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act, S2351–S2354 [23AP]

S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act, S1249–S1251 [27FE]

S. 2518, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S1456–S1460 [7MR]

S. 2689, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2219–S2222 [17AP]

S. 2730, Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act, S2346–S2348 [23AP]

S. 2943, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act, S2880 [23MY]

S. 2952, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, S2899–S2906, S2927–S2934 [24MY]

S. 3598, Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act, S6820 [11OC]

S. 3749, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, S7540–S7548, S7588–S7597 [13DE], H10192–H10200 [13DE]

S. 3784, Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S7928–S7930 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 34, commend history, heritage, and strategic importance of the Marshall Islands, recognize importance of Compact of Free Association renegotiation, and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S., S1253 [27FE]

S. Con. Res. 50, commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens of the Marshall Islands and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S., S6929 [13NO]

S. Res. 404, Memphis, TN, sanitation workers’ strike anniversary, S909 [13FE]

S. Res. 416, Career and Technical Education Month, S1252 [27FE]

S. Res. 418, National Rosie the Riveter Day, S1290 [28FE]

S. Res. 426, support goals of International Women’s Day, S1581 [8MR], S2281–S2283 [18AP]

S. Res. 427, support goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, S1582 [8MR]

S. Res. 440, Second Chance Month, S1846 [20MR]

S. Res. 464, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2143 [16AP]

S. Res. 486, support goals and ideals of Workers’ Memorial Day, S2490 [26AP]

S. Res. 487, support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities, S2490 [26AP]

S. Res. 625, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, S6145 [12SE]

S. Res. 630, Women’s Congressional Staff Association anniversary, S6192 [17SE]

S. Res. 632, National Workforce Development Month, S6231 [18SE]

S. Res. 654, support goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, S6347 [26SE]

S. Res. 665, National Employee Ownership Month, S6451 [2OC]

S. Res. 676, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, S6822 [11OC]

S. Res. 682, national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S6825 [11OC]

S. Res. 692, Small Business Saturday, S7056 [15NO]

S. Res. 695, National Apprenticeship Week, S7057 [15NO]

S. Res. 743, International Association of Fire Fighters anniversary, S8029 [22DE]