McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, H7900 [6SE]

——— H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies and continuing appropriations, H7806 [4SE]

Articles and editorials

Grotesque Spectacle in Jerusalem, Michelle Goldberg, New York (NY) Times, E666• [16MY]

U.S. House Approves Measure Taking Aim at Met Council, Eric Roper, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, E595• [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see H.R. 4819), H551 [18JA]

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (see H.R. 5317), H3317 [13AP]

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), H1268 [26FE]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H1221 [20FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H1544 [13MR]

——— 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), H1127 [13FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9432 [12OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 5121), H3783 [7MY]

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2366), H7743 [3AU]

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

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): condemn, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, support efforts to address needs of girls and women impacted by extremism, and provide humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 896), H4695 [23MY]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3613), H1227 [23FE]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H903 [6FE]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H5817 [27JN]

Burma: call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population (see H. Res. 1057), H9153 [27SE]

——— promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 4223), H3835 [8MY] (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 730), H1128 [13FE]

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), H9691 [28NO]

Children and youth: support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 1032), H7687 [25JY]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2095), H3452 [23AP]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H783 [5FE]

——— 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: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2317), H3096 [10AP]

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support democracy and accountability (see H.R. 6207), H9153 [27SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8724 [13SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1374), H4584 [22MY]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 5162), H1372 [5MR]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1729 [20MR]

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: 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]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H4694 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H5749 [26JN]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see H.R. 5241), H3707 [26AP]

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

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7871 [5SE]

——— prohibit seclusion and use of restraints in schools except to protect students and staff and provide school personnel with crisis intervention training (see H.R. 7124), H9525 [14NO]

——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9150 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 6174), H5505 [21JN]

——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 6495), H9425 [9OC]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H3210 [12AP]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 6931), H9449 [26OC]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3767), H1729 [20MR]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 5423), H3055 [2AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5365), H1754 [21MR]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H7759 [21AU]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see H.R. 4122), H9443 [23OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2439), H7743 [3AU]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H3343 [16AP]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend temporary protected status for nationals of certain countries and grant such status to nationals of Guatemala (see H.R. 6325), H6650 [23JY]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H555 [18JA]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5510), H3743 [27AP]

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

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

——— 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), H554 [18JA]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 1398), H1267 [26FE]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: 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), H3211 [12AP]

——— 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), H6196 [13JY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H4979 [7JN]

——— establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 1559), H784 [5FE]

——— 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), H6175 [12JY]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 7228), H9819 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H7735 [31JY]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H4777 [5JN]

——— 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), H1127 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 1820), H1699 [19MR]

——— carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H1267 [26FE]

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 5520), H3397 [17AP]

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

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

——— make grants for rehabilitation of World War I memorials (see H.R. 4328), H5507 [21JN]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 980), H3930 [10MY]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 3197), H3060 [5AP]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 6244), H5815 [27JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H4850 [6JN]

Drugs: allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H10170 [12DE]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H6112 [11JY]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 975), H173 [12JA]

——— 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]

Drunken driving: harmonize law enforcement reporting of driving under the influence arrests in order to provide the latest data at the time of traffic stops (see H.R. 5218), H1501 [8MR]

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: 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]

Endangered species: call for China to maintain ban on rhinoceros and tiger parts, reduce demand for, and availability of, illicit wildlife parts, combat poaching and trafficking, and protect rhinoceros and tigers (see H. Res. 1177), H10103 [11DE]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9416 [2OC]

——— 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), H3744 [27AP]

——— reduce human exposure to asbestos (see H.R. 5114), H1333 [27FE]

——— 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]

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

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit any Federal payment for lodging, events, food, or other travel expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President, Vice President, or Cabinet members (see H.R. 5304), H1651 [15MR]

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), H584 [19JA] (see H.R. 4961), H973 [7FE] (see H.R. 5391), H2041 [22MR] (see H.R. 7368), H10510 [20DE]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H9668 [27NO]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H1336 [27FE]

——— 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), H1374 [5MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 4052), H3050 [26MR]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (see H.R. 4268), H1227 [23FE]

——— provide for discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings (see H.R. 3984), H1227 [23FE]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3984), H1227 [23FE]

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

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogyneoclogy and improve quality of care to meet health care needs of women in least developed countries (see H.R. 7301), H10210 [13DE]

——— provide assistance for prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5068), H3936 [11MY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7943 [7SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H678 [29JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H1267 [26FE]

GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 8), H4982 [7JN]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 781), H3453 [23AP]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H1333 [27FE]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2542), H4733 [25MY]

Health: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3592), H9668 [27NO]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H8742 [24SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1068), H8726 [13SE]

Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 1056), H7941 [7SE]

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), H7921 [6SE]

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 6509), H7685 [25JY]

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

Immigration: 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]

——— 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]

Indian Child Welfare Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1159), H9667 [27NO]

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

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H1336 [27FE]

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: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1610 [14MR]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H1699 [19MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1508 [9MR]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4851), H1127 [13FE]

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]

Korean War: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean War combat veterans (see H.R. 5222), H3343 [16AP]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H8886 [25SE]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H8886 [25SE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

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

Make Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 956), H5506 [21JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1542), H6558 [18JY]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5977), H7921 [6SE]

Medicare: expand and revise classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 750), H4777 [5JN]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1542), H6558 [18JY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H9439 [19OC]

——— 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), H133 [10JA]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 6795), H9821 [10DE]

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

National Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 692), H630 [25JA]

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

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 361), H1227 [23FE]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 361), H1227 [23FE] (see H. Res. 913), H4729 [24MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 913), H4729 [24MY]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H8886 [25SE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H478 [17JA]

National Nordic Museum: designate (see H. Res. 855), H3741 [27AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1095), H9151 [27SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 805), H3453 [23AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4849 [6JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H903 [6FE]

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

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

National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (see H. Res. 823), H3343 [16AP]

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

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

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

Native Americans: increase penalties for violations of laws protecting Native American remains, funerary and sacred objects, and other cultural artifacts and move enforcement of such laws to BIA (see H.R. 6647), H7734 [31JY]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 7127), H9525 [14NO]

——— provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity (see H.R. 4506), H625 [22JA]

——— provide the right of those born in Canada or the U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 6598), H7723 [26JY]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5244), H8172 [12SE]

——— recognize anniversary of Tribal Canoe Journey of the Tribal Nations of the Pacific Northwest and congratulate Puyallup Tribe of Indians for hosting the Power Paddle to Puyallup (see H. Res. 1037), H7725 [26JY]

——— transfer certain Federal land in Minnesota for the benefit of Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (see H.R. 5529), H7728 [26JY]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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), H2043 [22MR]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as the framework for sustainable peace, address certain failings in implementation of such Agreement, and call for inquiry into Patrick Finucane murder (see H. Res. 777), H1699 [19MR]

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), H1442 [6MR]

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

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7759 [21AU]

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

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 (see H.R. 3671), H83 [9JA]

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H5363 [20JN]

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

Public lands: 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]

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

Refugees: set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level (see H.R. 6909), H9089 [26SE]

——— set presidential determination of annual refugee admissions limit at certain level and operate U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in good faith (see H. Res. 1073), H8738 [20SE]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H3835 [8MY]

Russia: condemn chemical weapons attack against Sergei Skripal and his daughter, extend sympathies to those affected by the attack, and reaffirm U.S.-British relationship (see H. Res. 786), H1699 [19MR]

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

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

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1054), H4584 [22MY]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 4222), H1076 [8FE]

Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3746 [1MY]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5457), H3453 [23AP]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 6929), H9149 [27SE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (see H.R. 4803), H678 [29JA]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1874), H7824 [4SE]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5814), H4778 [5JN]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 110), H4210 [17MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H3148 [11AP]

Tibet: make treatment of Tibetan people an important factor in U.S. relations with China, call for release of political and religious prisoners, ensure access of U.S. citizens, and promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1478 [7MR]

Tibetan Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 743), H3050 [26MR]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6982), H9405 [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), H678 [29JA]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 1174), H9820 [10DE]

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

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

——— mitigate consequences of threats to voting systems, require voting systems to comply with certain NIST standards, and establish programs to promote research in innovative voting system technologies (see H.R. 1907), H404 [16JA]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5609), H3574 [25AP]

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

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 4198), H9821 [10DE]

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 H.R. 4912), H7921 [6SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H6650 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H603 [20JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish community action opioid response grant program (see H.R. 5124), H1333 [27FE]

Dept. of State: extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (see H.R. 6856), H8738 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a student count for purposes of calculating formula allocations for certain Native American education programs under the Johnson-O’Malley Act (see H.R. 6185), H5505 [21JN]

Constitutional authority statements

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), H603 [20JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish community action opioid response grant program (H.R. 5124), H1335 [27FE]

Dept. of State: extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (H.R. 6856), H8738 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a student count for purposes of calculating formula allocations for certain Native American education programs under the Johnson-O’Malley Act (H.R. 6185), H5506 [21JN]

Letters

President Trump impeachment: by, E106• [29JA]

Require metropolitan planning organizations to include locally elected officials: Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota, E594• [7MY]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H7895 [6SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1231 [26FE], H5230 [19JN], H10589 [22DE]

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), H569• [19JA]

American Legion: anniversary, E1059• [24JY]

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), E220• [26FE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2019 [22MR]

——— making continuing, H422 [17JA], H529 [18JA], H596 [20JA], H893 [6FE], H9044 [26SE], H10497 [20DE], E152• [7FE], E164• [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]

BLM: prohibit funding to change existing placer mining plan of operation relative to Alaska environmental mitigation, H6516 [18JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1182 [15FE]

Burma: call for release from prison of Reuters (news service) journalists reporting on ethnic cleansing of Rohingya population and human rights violations, H1251 [26FE]

Congress: legislative priorities, H422 [17JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), E614• [9MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and establish tariff-rate quotas for sugar, H4177 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4177 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations, H721 [30JA], H893 [6FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5718 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9043 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer, H9044 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendment, H10497 [20DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), Senate amendments, H721 [30JA]

Dept. of State: certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (H.R. 4391), H7094 [24JY]

——— extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (H.R. 6651), H9491 [13NO]

——— include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), Senate amendment, H2019 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Economic Development Pilot Program funding for Appalachian States through reductions in EPA operating account funding, H6443, H6444 [17JY]

——— Delaware River Basin Restoration Program funding through reductions in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service construction funding, H6435 [17JY]

——— Payment in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H7895 [6SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement California Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan relative to New Melones reservoir, H6521, H6522 [18JY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), E695• [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6380, H6434, H6435, H6439, H6443, H6444, H6452, H6454 [17JY], H6502, H6504, H6505, H6506, H6507, H6508, H6510, H6512, H6513, H6514, H6516, H6517, H6518, H6519, H6521, H6522, H6523, H6525, H6527, H6528, H6529, H6530 [18JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6147), motion to instruct conferees, H7895 [6SE]

Dept. of Transportation: update hours of service regulations for truck drivers, E594• [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, E695• [21MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H9043 [26SE]

EPA: Environmental Justice program funding, H6452 [17JY]

——— funding, H6380 [17JY]

——— prohibit compensation of employees using a special pay-scale intended for health care industry leaders, H6512 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding for Office of Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, H6528, H6529 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding for revised water quality standard implementation in Washington (State), H6505, H6506 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce methane emissions rule, H6502 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to force Chesapeake Bay watershed States to comply with total maximum daily load nutrient limits and certain watershed implementation plans, H6510 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement social cost of carbon emissions rule, H6503, H6504 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to mandate State greenhouse gas emissions levels based on reciprocal agreements with foreign countries, H6517 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate trailers under the Clean Air Act, H6506, H6507 [18JY]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), H10560• [21DE]

——— Superfund Enforcement program funding, H6454 [17JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), E594• [7MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit funding for payment of legal fees of outside advocacy groups for certain environmental settlements, H6529, H6530 [18JY]

FEMA: clarify ability of private insurance companies that service National Flood Insurance Program policies to sell private policies, H10569• [21DE]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 7388), H10569• [21DE]

——— 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), E594• [7MY]

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), E152• [7FE], E164• [8FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H893 [6FE]

Forest Service: combating illegal marijuana growing operations funding through reductions in forest and rangeland research account funding, H6454 [17JY]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H422 [17JA], H529 [18JA], H596 [20JA]

Holmstrom, Robert: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E937• [27JN]

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

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

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, E594• [7MY]

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, H5231 [19JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10497 [20DE]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, H1182 [15FE]

Israel: recognize relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, E666• [16MY]

Lifetrack (organization): anniversary, E1057• [24JY]

Minnesota: response to President Trump’s budget proposal, E304• [13MR]

National Park Service: Historic Preservation Fund Historically Black Colleges and Universities grants funding, H6439 [17JY]

——— maintenance backlog funding through reductions in BLM land acquisition funding, H6434 [17JY]

Singleton, Mamie Lanford: National Mentoring Partnership Excellence in Mentoring Award recipient, E136• [5FE]

Smithsonian Institution: prohibit funding to limit outreach programs, H6527 [18JY]

St. Paul, MN: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra recipient of Recording Academy GRAMMY Award, E163• [8FE]

Superior National Forest: prohibit funding to withdraw certain lands from mineral and geothermal leasing, H6513, H6514 [18JY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 184), E1090• [26JY]

Transportation: require metropolitan planning organizations to include locally elected officials, E594• [7MY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 621), E106• [29JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to carry out any rulemaking on the status of the lesser prairie chicken, H6519 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to eliminate Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships, H6525 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce the threatened species or endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not undergone a periodic review, H6508 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to limit or prohibit use of genetically modified crops in commercial agricultural operations conducted on national wildlife refuges, H6523 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat New Mexico meadow jumping mouse as an endangered species, H6517, H6518 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat Preble’s meadow jumping mouse as a threatened species, H6507, H6508 [18JY]

——— remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), H9547 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, E79• [19JA], E614• [9MY]

Wilderness Inquiry (organization): anniversary, E602• [8MY]

Testimonies

President Trump’s Budget Proposal: Eric Hallstrom, E304•–E306• [13MR]

Tributes

Bostrom, Dan, E1713• [20DE]

Camp, Harry W., Jr., E363• [22MR]

Chalas, Marisol Altagracia, E1567• [28NO]

Diggins, Jessie, E648• [15MY]

Haigh, Susan, E696• [21MY]

Kaptur, Representative, E313• [14MR]

Kayser, Marlene, E1240• [12SE]

Melius, Tom, E910• [25JN]

Pagliarini, Jim, E1580• [29NO]

Rendon, Martin, E924• [26JN]

Tuttle, Emily Ann Staples, E153• [7FE]