SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), consideration (H. Res. 748), H1280 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 727), H830 [6FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 734), H1000 [8FE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 696), H510 [18JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 696), H510 [18JA]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H600 [20JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 696), H510 [18JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H600 [20JA]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Government Is Set To Borrow Nearly $1 Trillion This Year, an 84 Percent Jump From Last Year, Heather Long, Washington (DC) Post, H823 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H1342 [1MR]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2220), H677 [29JA]

Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, Middletown, NY: designate (see H.R. 5263), H1610 [14MR]

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

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H1214 [15FE]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 3301), H1179 [14FE]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 4999), H1125 [13FE]

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 699), H1214 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety, encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality in which produced, and reauthorize and expand support of these efforts (see H.R. 3941), H1507 [9MR]

——— provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participating households to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 4855), H581 [19JA]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3738), H903 [6FE]

Dept. of Commerce: create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website (see H.R. 4970), H1268 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (see H.R. 4980), H1214 [15FE]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for a fiscal year if the financial statement for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor (see H.R. 3079), H1373 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 4838), H1127 [13FE]

——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 3199), H1267 [26FE]

——— 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), H1478 [7MR]

——— require publication of information relative to religious exemptions to requirements of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3574), H1179 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1563), H1227 [23FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 4057), H1477 [7MR]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H1267 [26FE]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1179 [14FE]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 858), H629 [25JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H903 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 4766), H1336 [27FE]

Drugs: provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see H.R. 3692), H733 [30JA]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1503 [8MR]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 739), H1212 [15FE]

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

Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 5019), H1227 [23FE]

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

——— require broadband Internet access providers to be subject to rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see H.R. 1868), H82 [9JA]

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

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 4827), H733 [30JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE]

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

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: redesignate as Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 5262), H1610 [14MR]

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

Law enforcement: support practices of community-oriented policing and encourage diversity hiring and retention in law enforcement (see H. Res. 652), H1128 [13FE]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H1506 [9MR]

Medicaid: allow States to provide medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families (see H.R. 2501), H1178 [14FE]

Medicare: require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H678 [29JA]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1903), H1335 [27FE]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 5062), H1442 [6MR]

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

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H1609 [14MR]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 761), H1341 [1MR]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H1214 [15FE]

NOAA: make grants to States and local governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying out shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials (see H.R. 4525), H678 [29JA]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 4081), H1127 [13FE]

Public Health Service: report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (see H.R. 449), H1127 [13FE]

Russia: call for congressional investigation into Russian interference in U.S. elections, including whether there was collusion between persons associated with President Trump and the Russian Government (see H. Con. Res. 15), H903 [6FE]

Taxation: provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H1332 [27FE]

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

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H678 [29JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H1268 [26FE]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H510 [18JA], H600 [20JA], H830 [6FE], H1000 [8FE], H1280 [27FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 4712), H505 [18JA]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 4712), consideration (H. Res. 694), H497 [18JA]

Appropriations: making continuing, H504, H506, H509 [18JA], H590, H592, H596, H600 [20JA], H822, H823, H824, H825, H826, H829 [6FE], H996, H997, H1000 [8FE]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (H.R. 4871), H596 [20JA]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), consideration (H. Res. 748), H1278, H1279 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations, H822 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs (H.R. 4820), H506 [18JA]

Financial institutions: specify which depository institutions are subject to certain maintenance of records and disclosure requirements (H.R. 2954), H505 [18JA]

Firearms: gun control, H1279 [27FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 5087), H1280 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 727), H822, H823, H824, H825, H826, H829 [6FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 734), H996, H997, H1000 [8FE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 696), H504, H506, H509 [18JA]

——— restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H590, H592, H596, H600 [20JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H590, H592, H596, H600 [20JA]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 708), H590, H592, H596, H600 [20JA]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3440), H505 [18JA], H825, H826 [6FE], H997, H1000 [8FE], H1279 [27FE]

Labor unions: importance, H670• [29JA]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H505, H506 [18JA]

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, H670• [29JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H829 [6FE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H505 [18JA]