GARAMENDI, JOHN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4560 [22MY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Well-Heeled Investors Reap the Republican Tax Cut Bonanza, New York (NY) Times, H1330 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H3056 [2AP]

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

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), H4139 [16MY]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H4139 [16MY]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4871), H625 [22JA]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H625 [22JA]

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

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9153 [27SE]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H3507 [24AP]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4072), H3507 [24AP]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H1127 [13FE]

Children and youth: express that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5987 [3JY]

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

Coast Guard: enhance maritime safety (see H.R. 6175), H5505 [21JN]

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7871 [5SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1268 [26FE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize use of certain contributed funds for activities relative to operational documents and flood information for non-Federal reservoirs (see H.R. 5726), H3884 [9MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 8), H4738 [1JN]

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), H1268 [26FE]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to place a security freeze on a consumer report without a fee if the consumer reporting agency is subject to a breach of data security (see H.R. 3878), H1127 [13FE]

——— require credit card companies to publish debt pay-down disclosures online to inform consumers about risks associated with minimum debt payment (see H.R. 6531), H9092 [26SE]

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

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: better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems (see H.R. 3637), H629 [25JA]

——— establish a Rural Health Liaison (see H.R. 4945), H1221 [20FE]

——— modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (see H.R. 5411), H3049 [26MR]

——— reauthorize National Organic Program and provide for modernization of organic import documentation, new technology advancements, and stricter enforcement of organic products entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3871), H3397 [17AP]

Dept. of Commerce: create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website (see H.R. 4970), H1217 [16FE]

——— establish SelectUSA program (see H.R. 6375), H6195 [13JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H903 [6FE]

——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 6840), H8732 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8732 [17SE]

——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 7112), H9460 [30OC]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 3580), H733 [30JA]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 3828), H1127 [13FE] (see H.R. 6184), H5505 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H6175 [12JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 6378), H6651 [23JY]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 3842), H3096 [10AP]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H5154 [13JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5817 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 2583), H1227 [23FE]

Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H733 [30JA]

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4221), H555 [18JA]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H6589 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Labor: 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), H9668 [27NO]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H9408 [28SE]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8732 [17SE]

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

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 4647), H1653 [15MR]

——— 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 the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H133 [10JA]

——— establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 5171), H5750 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H5154 [13JN]

——— establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (see H.R. 5994), H4738 [1JN]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H1217 [16FE]

——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5857), H4208 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H7921 [6SE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H7943 [7SE]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H4730 [24MY]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H4285 [21MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3707 [26AP]

Drugs: 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), H6650 [23JY]

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

Elections: require candidates for public office or those affilated with their campaign to notify the FBI upon receiving unsolicited information about other candidates from a foreign power or agent of a foreign power (see H.R. 6046), H4980 [7JN]

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]

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

——— exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see H.R. 5275), H1607 [14MR]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

FAA: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6005), H4850 [6JN]

——— reauthorize programs (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

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

——— eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 3478), H7728 [26JY]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose incident report on false ballistic missile event in Hawaii, review current missile threat notification protocols, and strenthen public health readiness for various weapon attacks (see H.R. 4949), H1342 [1MR]

——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see H.R. 4747), H1653 [15MR]

Federal employees: 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]

FEMA: amend certain policies relative to entities that receive Federal funds to assist animals impacted by disasters (see H.R. 6131), H9420 [5OC]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4), H3314 [13AP]

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

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

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

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8732 [17SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8732 [17SE]

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]

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H5977 [28JN]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 737), H1126 [13FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H9153 [27SE]

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), H7782 [31AU]

House Rules: prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H7943 [7SE]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H902 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 5950), H5286 [19JN]

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

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H3576 [25AP]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H9409 [28SE]

——— 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]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 237), H5201 [14JN]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 1034), H9450 [26OC]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.J. Res. 145), H10338 [19DE]

Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office, McArthur, CA: designate (see H.R. 6655), H7748 [7AU]

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

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

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

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

Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building, Ceres, CA: designate (see H.R. 6405), H6463 [17JY]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 5060), H7735 [31JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H6464 [17JY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H7688 [25JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H6464 [17JY]

——— 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 dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 3111), H3096 [10AP]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 4724), H733 [30JA]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H5154 [13JN]

——— provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see H.R. 4297), H10512 [20DE]

——— provide that Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation on payments for drugs and biologicals shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4392), H18 [8JA]

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

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 3378), H4777 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: codify emergency preparedness final rule for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities as conditions of participation (see H.R. 4704), H5286 [19JN]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H2043 [22MR]

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

National Park Restoration Fund: establish from Federal land energy production revenues (see H.R. 5210), H1699 [19MR]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

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

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 1122), H9439 [19OC]

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

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9444 [23OC]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4285 [21MY]

——— 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), H1653 [15MR]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 4415), H9467 [6NO]

Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity: establish (see H.R. 1987), H173 [12JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 4784), H169 [11JA]

Peace Corps: improve health care standards and access for current and returned volunteers, assist and protect sexual assault victims, increase disability payments, and improve oversight and management (see H.R. 2259), H6042 [10JY]

Political campaigns: ban contributions by foreign-controlled corporations and foreign-affiliated nonprofit organizations, prohibit foreign involvement in election activities, and reform Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 6249), H7728 [26JY]

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

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H8108 [10SE]

Public lands: maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, and generate education funding (see H.R. 4257), H1653 [15MR]

——— protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 6410), H6463 [17JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H902 [6FE]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H5581 [22JN]

San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 6752), H7941 [7SE]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3707 [26AP]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H8886 [25SE]

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

Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office, Orange, CA: designate (see H.R. 4946), H901 [6FE]

SSA: permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5815 [27JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3707 [26AP]

Taxation: allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3395), H4850 [6JN]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 7086), H9576 [23NO]

——— clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (see H.R. 4803), H976 [7FE]

——— exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3581), H1221 [20FE]

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

——— increase tax on certain global intangible income by requiring taxes to be paid based on the country in which the profits are earned and not averaged (see H.R. 6015), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 6900), H9088 [26SE]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 5003), H5581 [22JN]

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. Merchant Marine Academy: anniversary (see H. Res. 1070), H8732 [17SE]

Venezuela: condemn deteriorating situation and resulting regional humanitarian crisis, affirm support for legitimate National Assembly and Supreme Court, and urge further regional action in support of democracy (see H. Res. 1006), H8887 [25SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H8172 [12SE]

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

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

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3707 [26AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H4584 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: establish Blue Technology center of expertise (see H.R. 6206), H5648 [25JN]

FAA: require air carriers to disclose date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance (see H.R. 6028), H4979 [7JN]

Ships and vessels: make technical corrections relative to Coast Guard and shipping authorities (see H.R. 5326), H1697 [19MR]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 5893), H4284 [21MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H4242 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Coast Guard: establish Blue Technology center of expertise (H.R. 6206), H5648 [25JN]

FAA: require air carriers to disclose date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance (H.R. 6028), H4980 [7JN]

Ships and vessels: make technical corrections relative to Coast Guard and shipping authorities (H.R. 5326), H1698 [19MR]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 5893), H4284 [21MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (H.R. 5879), H4242 [18MY]

Letters

Exempt old vessels operating within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if structural alterations are made to areas not constructed of fire-retardant materials: Benjamin Cassidy, Dept. of Homeland Security, H9649 [27NO]

——— Kevin D. Quinn, National Volunteer Fire Council, H9649 [27NO]

Lyrics

‘‘Blowin’ in the Wind,’’ Bob Dylan (excerpt), H5278 [19JN]

Remarks

Air Force: acknowledge readiness challenges due to aging aircraft and depleted personnel and call for regular and sufficient funding to address procurement, maintenance, and staffing shortfalls (H. Res. 1010), H7648, H7649 [25JY]

Army: express that not fully resourcing the Army in a timely manner erodes its ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to its ability to conduct military operations (H. Res. 1007), H7650 [25JY]

Audage, Natalie: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1432• [19OC]

Barber, Elta: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1491• [2NO]

Batchelor, Mary Lou: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1428• [19OC]

Brumfield, Verneal: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1430• [19OC]

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]

Campbell, Katherine: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1441• [23OC]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, H3962 [15MY]

Climate: effects of climate change, H9659, H9661, H9662, H9663, H9664 [27NO], H10095 [11DE]

——— impact of climate change on frequency of wildfires, H7813 [4SE]

——— release of National Climate Assessment, H9659, H9663 [27NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations, H9648, H9649 [27NO]

——— enhance maritime safety, H7643 [25JY]

——— establish Blue Technology center of expertise, H7643 [25JY]

Cooper, Holly: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1447• [23OC]

Correa, Vera: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1415• [16OC]

DaGrossa, Pamela: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1433• [19OC]

DeAmicis, Lisa: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1461• [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4373, H4560, H4561, H4580 [22MY]

——— express that lack of timely and predictable funding unnecessarily undermines the mission of U.S. Special Operations Command and jeopardizes national security (H. Res. 1009), H7646 [25JY]

——— limit W76–2 warhead modification program funding until submittal of report assessing impacts on strategic stability and options to reduce risk of miscalculation by adversaries, H4560, H4561 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (H.R. 4001), H7816 [4SE]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration defense nuclear nonproliferation funding through reduction of W76–2 warhead modification program funding, H4943 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, H10092 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9648, H9649 [27NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6477 [18JY]

Diaz, Gloria: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1486• [2NO]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3497 [24AP]

Edwards, Salina: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1413• [16OC]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6477 [18JY]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4943 [7JN]

Estrella-Henderson, Lisette: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1439• [23OC]

Feinberg, Gail: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1489• [2NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6477 [18JY]

Forest Service: wildfire suppression and prevention funding, H7813 [4SE]

Gomez Garcia, Sylvia: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1420• [16OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H10092 [11DE]

Graham, Billy: authorize to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol, H1328 [27FE]

Green, Emma: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1489• [2NO]

Guillain-Barré (GBS)/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Awareness Month: observance, E675• [17MY]

Hankins, Barbara: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1466• [26OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7815 [4SE], H10093–H10095 [11DE]

Heitman, Sue: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1417• [16OC]

Hernandez, Lina: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1436• [23OC]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (H.R. 6135), H5277 [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, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5278 [19JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10092 [11DE]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H74 [9JA], H1107, H1109, H1110, H1111, H1112 [13FE], H1328–H1330 [27FE], H1421–H1424 [6MR], H3962–H3964 [15MY], H7816 [4SE]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H3962 [15MY]

Johnson, Dorothy: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1492• [2NO]

Jorjorian, Anoosh: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1468• [26OC]

Kaur, Tejinder: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1416• [16OC]

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

Labor unions: importance, H7814 [4SE]

Laddish, Katherine: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1426• [19OC]

Lawry-Hall, Suzanne: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1422• [16OC]

Loren, Jesse: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1444• [23OC]

Lundberg Family Farms (business): anniversary, E674• [17MY]

Medicaid: reform, H1422 [6MR]

Medicare: funding, H1422 [6MR]

Mintun, Bonnie: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1471• [26OC]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H72 [9JA]

Natural gas: codify efforts to encourage exports of small volumes of natural gas (H.R. 4606), H7889 [6SE]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), H7643, H7645 [25JY]

Overton, Joyce: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1446• [23OC]

Perez, Amagda: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1485• [2NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7145 [24JY]

Roberts, Lucy: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1456• [26OC]

Runow, Lauren: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1435• [23OC]

Sanderlund, Cathy: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1460• [26OC]

Santandrea, Joanne: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1453• [26OC]

Schumacher, Irmalee: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1424• [19OC]

Sealander, Sara: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1411• [16OC]

Serger, Sally: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1408• [16OC]

Shelton, Heidi: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1427• [19OC]

Sherlock, Rochelle: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1407• [16OC]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials, H9648 [27NO]

——— repeal certain restrictions on coastwise trade, H399–H401 [16JA]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 1240), H3497 [24AP]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 5893), H4580 [22MY], H4586 [23MY], H7147 [24JY], H7889 [6SE]

Shult, Marilyn: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1435• [23OC]

Sillman, Jackie: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1451• [26OC]

Sorensen, Jay: California Outdoors Hall of Fame inductee, E191• [15FE]

Stoots, Maryah: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1431• [19OC]

Sutton, Anna: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1463• [26OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H72, H73, H74, H75 [9JA], H399–H401 [16JA], H1329 [27FE], H1422 [6MR], H3497 [24AP], H3962 [15MY], H7648, H7649 [25JY], H7814 [4SE]

Taxation: provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (H.R. 5108), H7816 [4SE]

Taylor, Gina: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1487• [2NO]

Trump, President: characterization of remarks relative to investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections during news conference with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6477 [18JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H3962 [15MY]

——— summit meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, H6477 [18JY]

Tucker, Sheila: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1418• [16OC]

Turnbull, Raphael (Rae): California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1433• [19OC]

Unger, Cindi: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1493• [2NO]

Wheeler, Heidi: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1437• [23OC]

Williams, Jayne: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1425• [19OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (H.R. 5879), H4586 [23MY]

Ycasas, Judy: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1449• [23OC]

Zapata, Wendy: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1459• [26OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1499 [8MR]

Tributes

Bartoli, Ron, E1683• [19DE]

Buffington, Rex, H9659 [27NO]

Christians, Donald L., E54• [17JA]

Corbett, Janice, E581• [3MY]

Davis, Debbie, H1328 [27FE], E255• [5MR]

Gonzales, Rick, Sr., E1006• [12JY]

Messick, Charles C., E1685• [19DE]

Peterson, Larry (Pete), E1686• [19DE]

Roberts, Jay, E713• [23MY]

Spear, Dann, E301• [13MR]

Stefanelli, Leonard, E479• [17AP]