CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4614 [23MY]

Appointments

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

Committee to escort the President, H726 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H3936 [11MY]

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

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H3835 [8MY]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9668 [27NO]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 1784), H1335 [27FE]

Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1243), H4285 [21MY]

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3507 [24AP]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 5359), H3064 [9AP]

Burma: call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population (see H. Res. 1091), H9151 [27SE]

——— condemn violence and abuses against Rohingya refugees, impose sanctions on those responsible, consider such violence as genocide and refer perpetrators for prosecution, and allow safe return of refugees (see H. Res. 1091), H9151 [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. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Business and industry: clarify that acquisitions that tend to create a monopsony violate certain antitrust laws (see H.R. 5630), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit consideration of spurious economic efficiencies to justify anticompetitive mergers (see H.R. 5642), H3706 [26AP]

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

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 30), H3835 [8MY]

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

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

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see H.R. 4822), H584 [19JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H4982 [7JN]

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: provide eligibility under the assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities to veterans with disabilities and their families (see H.R. 5448), H3211 [12AP]

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), H9431 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8739 [20SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7732 [27JY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2151), H4730 [24MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H6650 [23JY]

——— 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), H8728 [13SE]

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), H6041 [10JY]

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

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5201 [14JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide additional funding for the public housing Capital Fund to assist large public housing agencies with mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance and incremental rental assistance vouchers (see H.R. 5200), H1476 [7MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H83 [9JA]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4210 [17MY]

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

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), H3210 [12AP]

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), H8728 [13SE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5542), H3396 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 5452), H3094 [10AP]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H737 [2FE]

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

Drugs: 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), H555 [18JA]

——— 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]

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]

Employment: prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (see H.R. 5632), H3705 [26AP]

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]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H6589 [19JY]

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), H4777 [5JN]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H9436 [16OC]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8739 [20SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8739 [20SE]

Health: 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), H3096 [10AP]

——— 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), H7743 [3AU]

Housing: prohibit discrimination based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (see H.R. 202), H3059 [5AP]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H169 [11JA]

Immigration: establish immigration consumer fraud information hotlines and websites and provide for outreach campaigns on such fraud (see H.R. 6363), H6173 [12JY]

——— 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), H1179 [14FE]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3448 [19AP]

——— 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. 6304), H5986 [3JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9092 [26SE]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1755 [21MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H8887 [25SE]

IRS: restrict immediate sale of seized property to perishable goods (see H.R. 5446), H3094 [10AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H3783 [7MY]

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]

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 744), H1217 [16FE]

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

Medicare: allow qualified group practices to furnish certain items and services at qualified skilled nursing facilities to individuals entitled to certain benefits to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations (see H.R. 6502), H7685 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 3111), H1653 [15MR]

——— provide coverage of methadone (see H.R. 4097), H678 [29JA]

——— require Medicare Advantage and part D prescription drug plans to provide information on safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances to certain enrolled individuals (see H.R. 5714), H3884 [9MY]

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H9443 [23OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H4778 [5JN]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 6103), H5199 [14JN]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H1609 [14MR]

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

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), H6559 [18JY]

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

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

——— strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H1653 [15MR]

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), H1543 [13MR]

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

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H6589 [19JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H6042 [10JY]

Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest potential financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see H.R. 371), H6589 [19JY]

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), H7782 [31AU]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 (see H.R. 3671), H1217 [16FE]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 3314), H1127 [13FE]

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

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see H.R. 2746), H170 [11JA]

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

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

SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 5193), H3097 [10AP]

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

SSA: improve and strengthen representative payment program (see H.R. 4547), H584 [19JA]

Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H3397 [17AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income compensation of Armed Forces members assigned to special operations forces who serve in support of certain operations combating terrorism (see H.R. 5747), H3928 [10MY]

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

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8742 [24SE]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 5516), H3315 [13AP]

——— provide an employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 6648), H7734 [31JY]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 6726), H7919 [6SE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H1507 [9MR]

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. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 5447), H3094 [10AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7756 [17AU]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H584 [19JA]

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), H4584 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 764), H1441 [6MR]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 816), H3147 [11AP]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 709), H610 [21JA]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 833), H3396 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program for construction of schools in overcrowded areas (see H.R. 6002), H4776 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require border patrol and immigration enforcement agents document all stops and searches of persons suspected of being in the U.S. illegally and make such information publicly available (see H.R. 5991), H4738 [1JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish USAccounts family savings program (see H.R. 5118), H1333 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (see H.R. 5691), H3782 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure certain educational benefits are treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay rent (see H.R. 5781), H3935 [11MY]

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]

House of Representatives: establish a select committee to investigate actions and motivations behind the resignation of the House Chaplain, Patrick J. Conroy (see H. Res. 856), H3741 [27AP] (see H. Res. 878), H3834 [8MY]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5001), H1126 [13FE]

Medicare: provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 5818), H3976 [15MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: establish grant program for construction of schools in overcrowded areas (H.R. 6002), H4776 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require border patrol and immigration enforcement agents document all stops and searches of persons suspected of being in the U.S. illegally and make such information publicly available (H.R. 5991), H4738 [1JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish USAccounts family savings program (H.R. 5118), H1335 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to provide grants to carry out projects to reduce railway noise levels that adversely impact schools located in urbanized areas (H.R. 5691), H3782 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure certain educational benefits are treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay rent (H.R. 5781), H3935 [11MY]

Employment: prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of illegality of such covenants (H.R. 5631), H3706 [26AP]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5001), H1126 [13FE]

Medicare: provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (H.R. 5818), H3978 [15MY]

Poems

‘‘Her Golden Years,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E604• [8MY]

Remarks

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (H.R. 3030), H6317, H6318 [17JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3182 [12AP]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), H4881 [7JN]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 764), H1421 [6MR]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 816), H3112 [11AP]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 709), H609 [21JA]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 833), H3381 [17AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4050 [16MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H4050 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), consideration (H. Res. 953), H5442 [21JN]

Dept. of State: report on progress of certain European countries on the return of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust-era assets (S. 447), H3463 [24AP]

Drugs: provide for additional residency positions to help combat opioid crisis, increase funding for opioid abuse crisis, and prohibit delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, E905• [25JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, E905• [25JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10320 [19DE]

——— establish a select committee to investigate actions and motivations behind the resignation of the House Chaplain, Patrick J. Conroy (H. Res. 856), H3726 [27AP]

——— establish a select committee to investigate actions and motivations behind the resignation of the House Chaplain, Patrick J. Conroy (H. Res. 878), H3823 [8MY]

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, H4855 [7JN], H5100 [13JN], H5289 [20JN]

IRS: restrict immediate sale of seized property to perishable goods (H.R. 5446), H3366, H3367 [17AP]

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor: provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible (H.R. 3834), H9067, H9068 [26SE]

Northern Ireland: anniversary of Good Friday Agreement, E422• [10AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3824 [8MY]

Social Security: State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H4881 [7JN]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, H3541 [25AP]

Steinway & Sons (company): anniversary, E257• [5MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H3367 [17AP]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (H.R. 5447), H3541 [25AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3912• [10MY], E313• [14MR], E850• [15JN], E906• [25JN]

World Hemophilia Day: observance, E481• [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Bronx County, NY, Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization): honoree, E1740 [31DE]

Tributes

Anzalone, AnneMarie, H9068 [26SE]

DeSimone, John, E576• [1MY]

Gallagher, Mary A. (Audrey), E73• [19JA]

Kee, Norman Lau, E78• [19JA]

McDougald, Lynda C., E203• [16FE]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H3390• [17AP], E604• [8MY]