POCAN, MARK (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4566 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 5763), H3929 [10MY]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see H.R. 4202), H5507 [21JN]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9092 [26SE]

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), H3743 [27AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9743 [29NO]

——— 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), H3507 [24AP]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H9092 [26SE]

Arms sales: modify certification and reporting requirements for sales of major defense equipment relative to which nonrecurring costs of research, development, and production are waived or reduced (see H.R. 6296), H6589 [19JY]

Arts and humanities: recognize magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure (see H. Res. 698), H478 [17JA]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 818), H3453 [23AP]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H2043 [22MR]

Burma: call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population (see H. Res. 1057), H8743 [24SE]

——— 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), H1544 [13MR] (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H1340 [1MR]

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

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2953), H7735 [31JY]

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), H903 [6FE]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see H.R. 5353), H3507 [24AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 4957), H7921 [6SE]

Children and youth: condemn violence against children globally and encourage development of a strategy for preventing, addressing, and ending violence against children and youth globally (see H. Res. 910), H7921 [6SE]

China: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China (see H.R. 3960), H5507 [21JN]

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

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H9758 [30NO]

Civil War—U.S.: inventory Confederate commemorative works on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5056), H1212 [15FE]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H903 [6FE]

——— cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 4889), H2043 [22MR]

——— 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]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H903 [6FE]

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

Corporations: require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures (see H.R. 7294), H10209 [13DE]

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

Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 699), H553 [18JA]

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 Agriculture: address deferred maintenance at schools of agriculture and Agricultural Research Service facilities (see H.R. 6474), H6648 [23JY]

——— better assist producers who are voluntarily making the transition to organic production systems (see H.R. 3637), H678 [29JA]

——— 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), H5286 [19JN]

——— improve land stewardship and soil conservation (see H.R. 5188), H3046 [23MR]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see H.R. 1753), H3046 [23MR]

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

——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics (see H.R. 7330), H10335 [19DE]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (see H.R. 5259), H1542 [13MR]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3738), H1729 [20MR]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 4101), H1374 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: phaseout use of private military contractors (see H.R. 6534), H7686 [25JY]

——— 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), H5750 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H6042 [10JY]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 4001), H3397 [17AP]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 3742), H5363 [20JN]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see H.R. 5564), H3576 [25AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 5042), H1211 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see H.R. 6744), H7941 [7SE]

——— 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), H6264 [16JY]

——— 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), H7154 [24JY]

——— establish community action opioid response grant program (see H.R. 5124), H3343 [16AP]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2392), H3148 [11AP]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 5115), H3316 [13AP]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H551 [18JA]

——— 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), H3211 [12AP]

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

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 5385), H3931 [10MY]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H6464 [17JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2439), H1373 [5MR]

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

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H4584 [22MY]

——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 1511), H975 [7FE]

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]

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

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 3569), H2043 [22MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H3395 [17AP]

——— 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), H405 [16JA]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a Federal subsidized employment program (see H.R. 6485), H7154 [24JY]

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

——— 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), H9567 [16NO]

——— 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), H1501 [8MR]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6230), H5748 [26JN]

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]

——— 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), H5649 [25JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (see H.R. 7170), H9667 [27NO]

——— 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), H7921 [6SE]

——— 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), H5581 [22JN]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H3928 [10MY]

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), H6650 [23JY]

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

——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 2801), H9092 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans (see H.R. 6581), H9460 [30OC]

——— 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), H1336 [27FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 3666), H9526 [14NO]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H9569 [16NO]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1212), H3835 [8MY]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see H.R. 3605), H3210 [12AP]

——— support polices to maintain Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of veterans health services, and create integrated health care networks for veterans (see H. Res. 1025), H7155 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see H.R. 1681), H7871 [5SE]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H6042 [10JY]

Diseases and disorders: recognize value of pre-exposure prophylaxis medication as an effective prevention tool in combating HIV, support research and usage of such medication, and ensure effective HIV prevention outreach (see H. Res. 960), H5648 [25JN]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H3055 [2AP]

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

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1227), H173 [12JA]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see H.R. 4815), H477 [17JA]

——— 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), H5581 [22JN]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H3575 [25AP]

——— urge action to increase equity within the legal cannabis marketplace (see H. Res. 943), H5200 [14JN]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H8170 [12SE]

Education: encourage more Holocaust education in school curricula (see H. Res. 276), H478 [17JA]

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

——— recognize contributions of, and increase Federal investment in, public schools and disapprove expanding use of Federal funds to subsidize private school expenses (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1542 [13MR]

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

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

Employment: prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of illegality of such covenants (see H.R. 5631), H3705 [26AP]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (see H.R. 4972), H3050 [26MR]

Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 6885), H8884 [25SE]

——— prohibit taking any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife for a trophy in the U.S. and importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the U.S. (see H.R. 5690), H4739 [1JN]

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]

——— cancel registration of all uses of organophosphate pesticides (see H.R. 6631), H9092 [26SE]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 6944), H9150 [27SE]

——— 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]

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

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2886), H9821 [10DE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2640), H9758 [30NO]

FCC: conduct an annual inquiry on availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts (see H.R. 4876), H3053 [29MR]

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

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H1374 [5MR]

——— promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 4814), H477 [17JA]

——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see H.R. 2345), H975 [7FE]

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4828), H3050 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve teleworking programs (see H.R. 6551), H7943 [7SE]

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]

——— remove limitations on Federal employment for individuals legally using marijuana according to laws of the State in which they reside (see H.R. 6589), H9526 [14NO]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 6238), H5814 [27JN]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H1478 [7MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H6042 [10JY]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 6643), H7743 [3AU]

——— 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), H1267 [26FE]

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

FRS: modify goals of Board of Governors, promote diversity on board of directors of each Federal reserve bank, and establish certain reporting requirements for Board of Governors (see H.R. 7095), H9448 [26OC]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H3707 [26AP]

Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]

Health: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3592), H9768 [6DE]

——— 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), H5022 [8JN]

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), H9432 [12OC]

——— modify procedures for considering legislation prohibiting proposed sales of defense articles or services, licenses for exports of defense articles, and approval of certain assistance (see H.R. 7080), H9526 [14NO]

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

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

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5201 [14JN]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H903 [6FE]

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]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H9467 [6NO]

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

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H6465 [17JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H7871 [5SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2902), H3064 [9AP]

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

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H3343 [16AP]

——— require coverage of treatment of infertility (see H.R. 5965), H5095 [12JN]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H976 [7FE]

International relations: recognize that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation (see H. Res. 470), H3211 [12AP]

Internet: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites and direct the FTC to simplify its complaint reporting system and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 2495), H9092 [26SE]

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), H10210 [13DE]

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]

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]

——— recognize accomplishments and economic contributions of LGBT entrepreneurs and small business owners (see H. Res. 969), H5749 [26JN]

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

Medicaid: delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see H.R. 5912), H5507 [21JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H478 [17JA]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H5649 [25JN]

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see H.R. 2688), H554 [18JA]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H7943 [7SE]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3032), H5581 [22JN]

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H1336 [27FE]

——— 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 for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2925), H8728 [13SE]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 6052), H5020 [8JN]

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

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H3210 [12AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see H.R. 5541), H9408 [28SE]

Members of Congress: allow tours of detention facilities that house unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 6256), H5816 [27JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H5286 [19JN]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1158), H9574 [20NO]

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

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 852), H3706 [26AP]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 827), H3744 [27AP]

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

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), H10211 [13DE]

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9743 [29NO]

National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 782), H1608 [14MR]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H783 [5FE]

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

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 829), H3445 [18AP]

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

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 1163), H9743 [29NO]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1026), H1342 [1MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 6097), H5152 [13JN]

——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 4784), H169 [11JA]

Phillips, Velvalea H. Rodgers: tribute (see H. Res. 863), H3742 [27AP]

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), H9511 [13NO]

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), H5815 [27JN]

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

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see H.R. 7140), H9567 [16NO]

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

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), H6651 [23JY]

Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see H.R. 2242), H1075 [8FE]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H7728 [26JY]

Prisoners of Conscience Day: designate (see H. Res. 750), H3097 [10AP]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H5094 [12JN]

——— 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]

Public welfare programs: require States to temporarily disregard income earned through participation in apprenticeship programs in making Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program eligibility and benefit determinations (see H.R. 5828), H3977 [15MY]

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

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]

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 5291), H3507 [24AP]

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

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

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

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

Ships and vessels: 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), H5225 [15JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H5507 [21JN]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]

——— 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]

Space policy: improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events (see H.R. 3086), H9092 [26SE]

SSA: establish a procedure to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 7146), H9821 [10DE]

——— improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H405 [16JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H902 [6FE]

——— 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), H9467 [6NO]

——— eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of the rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 6081), H10211 [13DE]

——— eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H6650 [23JY]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H1608 [14MR]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H1127 [13FE]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 6873), H9153 [27SE]

——— 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), H5286 [19JN]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1602), H9408 [28SE]

——— 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]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2476), H7921 [6SE]

——— provide for flexible giving accounts (see H.R. 6616), H7723 [26JY]

——— 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), H9409 [28SE]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see H.R. 1424), H1477 [7MR]

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. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H3835 [8MY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H677 [29JA]

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

Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building, Milwaukee, WI: designate (see H.R. 5784), H3935 [11MY]

Veterans: encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans (see H.R. 5945), H4693 [23MY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3316 [13AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H10338 [19DE]

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]

——— prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H7689 [25JY]

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]

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

World Bonobo Day: designate (see H. Res. 738), H1178 [14FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H5095 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish a commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (see H.R. 6800), H8724 [13SE]

Commission To Study and Establish a Fair and Humane System of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 6361), H6173 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization (see H.R. 5208), H1476 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 5384), H2040 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: terminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 6361), H6173 [12JY]

Information technology: prohibit funding for broadband service in States that prohibit, limit, place conditions on, or regulate broadband service by public, cooperative, or nonprofit broadband providers (see H.R. 5969), H4729 [24MY]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 5728), H3884 [9MY]

Public Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 779), H1608 [14MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish a commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (H.R. 6800), H8726 [13SE]

Commission To Study and Establish a Fair and Humane System of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: establish (H.R. 6361), H6175 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization (H.R. 5208), H1477 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (H.R. 5384), H2042 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: terminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (H.R. 6361), H6175 [12JY]

Information technology: prohibit funding for broadband service in States that prohibit, limit, place conditions on, or regulate broadband service by public, cooperative, or nonprofit broadband providers (H.R. 5969), H4730 [24MY]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (H.R. 5728), H3886 [9MY]

Letters

Clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act: Anthony M. Perrone, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, H119 [10JA]

——— D. Taylor, Unite Here (organization), H120 [10JA]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H119 [10JA]

——— Josh Nassar, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), H119 [10JA]

Proclamations

Black Women’s Wellness Day: by, E1270• [20SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 4872), unanimous-consent request, H606 [21JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H. Con. Res. 138), exempt from certain War Powers Resolution requirements (H. Res. 1142), H9518 [14NO]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4877 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (H. Res. 990), H6490 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), H118 [10JA]

Education: importance of public education, E285• [8MR]

FDA: approval of domestic production of Moly99 by NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, E327• [15MR]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry, H6490 [18JY]

——— 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, H5367 [21JN]

McCabe, Andrew G.: dismissal as FBI Deputy Director, H1681 [19MR]

National Urban League: anniversary of Madison, WI, chapter, E220• [26FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, H118 [10JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H606 [21JA]

Trump, President: characterization of alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants, H416 [17JA]

——— Executive order ending policy that forced family separation for parents with children attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, H5367 [21JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), consideration (H. Res. 1142), H9518 [14NO]

Votes: position on missed, E36• [11JA], E114• [30JA], E497• [18AP], E923• [26JN], E1055• [24JY]