LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3656 [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), H3656 [26AP]

Appointments

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), H1224 [23FE], H1338 [1MR]

Conferee: H.R. 5895, energy and water development appropriations, H5827 [28JN]

——— 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]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: establish Palestinian Partnership Fund to promote joint economic development and finance joint ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East (see H.R. 7060), H9430 [12OC]

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), H8172 [12SE]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8886 [25SE]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3049 [26MR]

Baltic States: recognize independence anniversary, commend political, economic, social, and military progress, support NATO European Deterrence Initiative, and continue mutually beneficial relationship (see H. Res. 826), H6042 [10JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 103), H783 [5FE]

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), H6175 [12JY]

——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 1032), H7752 [10AU]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3887 [9MY]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 860), H3742 [27AP]

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 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), H9511 [13NO]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8171 [12SE]

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

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3095 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H7751 [10AU]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H785 [5FE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H3059 [5AP]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 4273), H3507 [24AP]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H3060 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H9449 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 4057), H1729 [20MR]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1699 [19MR]

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

——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 5551), H3453 [23AP]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H7156 [24JY]

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), H8172 [12SE]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4850 [6JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H7943 [7SE]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H4692 [23MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H3746 [1MY]

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

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 5085), H4850 [6JN]

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), H9471 [9NO]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 4186), H5201 [14JN]

——— provide for discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings (see H.R. 3984), H5201 [14JN]

——— 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), H5201 [14JN]

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

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 7055), H9425 [9OC]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8171 [12SE]

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

Health: support protecting patients’ access to medically appropriate, evidence-based health care and information, including information about access to safe and legal abortion (see H. Res. 915), H4732 [25MY]

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

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), H7729 [26JY]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 913), H3506 [24AP]

——— 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), H9471 [9NO]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 676), H19 [8JA]

——— 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), H738 [2FE]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 4744), H678 [29JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1443 [6MR]

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]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3442 [18AP]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 7291), H10209 [13DE]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10209 [13DE]

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

Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building, Saugerties, NY: designate (see H.R. 4722), H405 [16JA]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3575 [25AP]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H4777 [5JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H4139 [16MY]

National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H7943 [7SE]

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

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

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H2043 [22MR]

NRC: develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel and expand emergency planning zones (see H.R. 4891), H676 [29JA]

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 6064), H7824 [4SE]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1138), H9467 [6NO]

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), H7825 [4SE]

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), H9463 [2NO]

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), H7756 [17AU]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to the protection of refugees and displaced persons (see H. Res. 395), H6113 [11JY]

Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (see H.R. 6930), H9149 [27SE]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H6651 [23JY]

——— 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), H3060 [5AP]

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

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9574 [20NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9153 [27SE]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H4139 [16MY]

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]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 931), H5021 [8JN]

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]

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), H7756 [17AU]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9425 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.R. 7264), H10168 [12DE]

Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 7108), H9460 [30OC]

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

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 6952), H9150 [27SE]

Taxation: repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 4740), H18 [8JA]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 5660), H3741 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 7264), H10169 [12DE]

Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 7108), H9460 [30OC]

Public welfare programs: extend grants, measure employment outcomes of exiting recipients, and make corrections to data exchange standards of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 7264), H10169 [12DE]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (H.R. 6952), H9152 [27SE]

Taxation: repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 4740), H18 [8JA]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (H.R. 5660), H3743 [27AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2017, H2025 [22MR]

——— making continuing, H526, H534 [18JA], H889, H895 [6FE], H1066, H1068 [8FE], H9041 [26SE], H10493, H10496, H10499 [20DE]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4874 [7JN]

Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc.: anniversary, E1349• [28SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff, H8244 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations, H720 [30JA], H889 [6FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), H5717 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, H9041, H9046 [26SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), motion to instruct conferees, H7804 [4SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Stranded Nuclear Waste Task Force to study existing Federal and private resources to assist communities impacted by nuclear plant closure and housing of spent nuclear fuel, H3908 [10MY]

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, H10493, H10496, H10499 [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, H720 [30JA]

Dept. of State: 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, H2017, H2025 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6379, H6383 [17JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4899, H4904 [7JN], H8240 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7804 [4SE], H9041, H9046 [26SE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H10493 [20DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4899, H4904 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, H8240 [13SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6379 [17JY]

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), Senate amendment, H889, H895 [6FE], H1066, H1068 [8FE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H526, H534 [18JA]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (H.R. 3440), H534 [18JA], H1066, H1068 [8FE]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10493, H10496, H10499 [20DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H4899, H4904 [7JN], H8240 [13SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3908 [10MY]

Social Security: State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H4874 [7JN]

White Plains, NY: anniversary of White Plains Hospital, E1347• [28SE]

Tributes

Baston, Michael A., E1252• [13SE]

Brown, Jane, E1355• [2OC]

Greenberg, Cora, E929• [27JN]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H3385 [17AP]

Swierat, Richard, E853• [15JN]

Tharp, Louis C., E669• [17MY]

Vincent, Abigail, E849• [15JN]