LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3643 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3643 [26AP]

Appointments

Committee to escort French President Emmanuel Macron into the House Chamber, H3509 [25AP]

Louise McIntosh Slaughter funeral attendees, H3047 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 974), H5975 [28JN]

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

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H678 [29JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9668 [27NO] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1229), H3707 [26AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

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

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 812), H784 [5FE]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions (see H.R. 3849), H1127 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H9153 [27SE]

——— ensure foster children are able to use their Social Security and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 7296), H10209 [13DE]

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

Committee on Gun Violence Prevention (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 367), H4695 [23MY]

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

Congress: reestablish Office of Technology Assessment (see H. Res. 849), H3706 [26AP]

Courts: discourage use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases (see H.R. 1437), H9408 [28SE]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3148 [11AP]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5201 [14JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, and reform political campaign finance system (see H. Res. 975), H5975 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3738), H3096 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Education: improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H9668 [27NO]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H8883 [25SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (see H.R. 4684), H478 [17JA]

——— ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H4981 [7JN]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H9420 [5OC]

——— protect information obtained relative to placement of unaccompanied alien children from being used for any purpose other than providing safe and secure placements (see H.R. 7030), H10270 [17DE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H3979 [15MY]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1609 [14MR]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H4139 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement the ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 7052), H9424 [9OC]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3315 [13AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn decision seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum (see H. Res. 987), H6111 [11JY]

——— 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), H1267 [26FE]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H5225 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 6467), H6648 [23JY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H5991 [6JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1268 [26FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (see H.R. 5438), H3063 [9AP]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H4777 [5JN]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H9421 [5OC]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 6607), H7723 [26JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1342 [1MR]

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

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]

——— call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H1342 [1MR]

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H6042 [10JY]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 6145), H7689 [25JY]

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

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

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

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see H.R. 3464), H1609 [14MR]

——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 6654), H10104 [11DE]

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

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

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

House of Representatives: authorize certain committees of the House to intervene in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see H. Res. 1031), H7871 [5SE]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H7782 [31AU]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H3576 [25AP]

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

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 913), H3707 [26AP]

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

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

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

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

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6236), H5814 [27JN] (see H.R. 6594), H7722 [26JY]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 63), H18 [8JA]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see H.R. 6143), H6112 [11JY]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H629 [25JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H4736 [29MY]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 5444), H3094 [10AP] (see H.R. 7227), H9819 [10DE]

——— provide for a single point of contact for taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft (see H.R. 5439), H3063 [9AP]

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

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H581 [19JA]

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 officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9576 [23NO]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H7729 [26JY]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H10512 [20DE]

Medicare: ensure providers of services receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 4215), H405 [16JA]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H6112 [11JY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7754 [14AU]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 6431), H6557 [18JY]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 3124), H903 [6FE]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H4693 [23MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

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

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1004), H6588 [19JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

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

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H7729 [26JY]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

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

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

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

Nuclear weapons: prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H4694 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H975 [7FE]

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

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H3742 [27AP]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3273), H1267 [26FE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H8172 [12SE]

Power resources: reform fossil fuel leasing, promote renewable energy, prepare for climate change, increase industry accountability, improve returns for development of Federal energy resources, and protect special places (see H.R. 4426), H3148 [11AP]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H5649 [25JN]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 889), H3929 [10MY]

Russia: accept and support U.S. intelligence on interference in U.S. elections and call on President Trump to rescind invitation to Russian President, Vladimir Putin (see H. Res. 1014), H6649 [23JY]

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

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

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

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

Sexual harassment: 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]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (see H.R. 5445), H3317 [13AP]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H9408 [28SE]

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]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 621), H1076 [8FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7720 [26JY]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 6612), H7723 [26JY]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H10337 [19DE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H4777 [5JN]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H5817 [27JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 53), H6651 [23JY]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 850), H3744 [27AP]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H6264 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Atlanta United FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 1179), H10210 [13DE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7686 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 6601), H7723 [26JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 758), H1334 [27FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (H.R. 6525), H7688 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (H.R. 6601), H7726 [26JY]

Remarks

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), H1185 [15FE]

Congress: call for Members of Congress to uphold responsibilities to Constitution and constituents, H6472 [18JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (H.R. 5438), H3368 [17AP]

——— issue identity protection personal identification numbers (H.R. 5437), H3369• [17AP]

FAA: allow airports to use Federal funds to buy generators for airport passenger areas, H3651• [26AP]

——— reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3651• [26AP]

Immigration: oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H5289, H5290 [20JN]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), H3417, H3421 [18AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 7227), H10413 [20DE]

——— provide for a single point of contact for taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft (H.R. 5439), H3370 [17AP]

Point of order, H593 [20JA]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), H3425, H3427 [18AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6480 [18JY]

——— require electronic filing of annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection (H.R. 5443), H3372 [17AP]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H6480 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H1468 [7MR], E283 [8MR]

Leave of absence: granted, H3704 [26AP], H4282 [21MY], H4692 [23MY], H5223 [15JN]

Tribute, H10, H11, H14 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S2603 [10MY]

Tributes

Dellums, Ronald V., H7903 [6SE]

Jones, Tara L., E635• [11MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H10 [8JA]

Schulhof, Jessie, E502• [18AP]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H3386 [17AP]

Stark, Ava, E502• [18AP]