BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4832 [6JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Influence of Peach Tarts, Jack Brinkley, E504• [18AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 974), H5975 [28JN]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H9408 [28SE]

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), H3783 [7MY]

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 6734), H8172 [12SE]

Atlanta United FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 1179), H10210 [13DE]

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to the priority rights of the U.S., of claims for the payment of customs duties (see H.R. 4657), H170 [11JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 755), H1443 [6MR]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

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), H8739 [20SE]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 6927), H9432 [12OC]

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: authorize sale of disconnected tracts of land (see H.R. 1434), H1335 [27FE]

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

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

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 980), H5987 [3JY]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H733 [30JA]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H9408 [28SE]

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

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4734), H9539 [15NO]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

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

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

——— grant farm numbers to individuals with certain documentation, include qualified intermediaries as recipients of farm ownership loans, and provide for a study of farmland tenure (see H.R. 6336), H6111 [11JY]

——— provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at land-grant African-American colleges and universities (see H.R. 5122), H1333 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: increase minority student participation in Cyber Scholarship Program (see H.R. 5746), H3928 [10MY]

——— 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), H6112 [11JY]

——— submit study by the Defense Business Board on potential departmental cost savings and provide for expedited consideration of legislation to implement such savings (see H.R. 1326), H1127 [13FE]

Dept. of Education: permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6876), H8883 [25SE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 3580), H7772 [24AU]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patient treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H4850 [6JN]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 6421), H6557 [18JY]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 3773), H9420 [5OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H903 [6FE]

——— reauthorize Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 6992), H9436 [16OC]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6772), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H738 [2FE]

——— limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1227 [23FE]

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), H9152 [27SE]

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

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see H.R. 4910), H732 [30JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H5649 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: adjust and provide flexibility in hours of service requirements relative to transportation of agricultural commodities, short-haul operations, and sleeper berths and reduce paperwork (see H.R. 6178), H5505 [21JN]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5286 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 5922), H5201 [14JN]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H584 [19JA]

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

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4843), H9574 [20NO]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H3507 [24AP]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 5545), H5225 [15JN]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H9421 [5OC]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see H.R. 4884), H1127 [13FE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H4694 [23MY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H7689 [25JY]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6417), H7921 [6SE]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]

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

FAA: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6005), H4776 [5JN]

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

——— establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (see H.R. 5497), H5201 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 4929), H783 [5FE]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 3148), H5286 [19JN]

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

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

Health: clarify that certain reimbursements for organ donation are not considered valuable consideration and, therefore, receipt of such reimbursements is not a criminal act (see H.R. 6448), H6587 [19JY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1270), H5749 [26JN]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H5750 [26JN]

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), H9763 [3DE]

——— prohibit Members from using congressional offices for personal overnight accommodations and allow a tax deduction for living expenses incurred by Members (see H.R. 5845), H4137 [16MY]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 6417), H7689 [25JY]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6417), H7921 [6SE]

——— 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H976 [7FE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H903 [6FE]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H4139 [16MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H4243 [18MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 2106), H9425 [9OC]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H9153 [27SE]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H9153 [27SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 7281), H10169 [12DE]

Medicare: provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H9449 [26OC]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 5104), H1443 [6MR]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5160), H5817 [27JN]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1443 [6MR]

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), H9569 [16NO]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 721), H785 [5FE]

National Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 692), H172 [12JA]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1104), H9406 [28SE]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H9151 [27SE]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H9153 [27SE]

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

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 757), H9416 [2OC]

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

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), H1076 [8FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 6578), H7754 [14AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H1267 [26FE]

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), H1477 [7MR]

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), H9444 [23OC]

Product safety: require Federal and State mandated information declarations and labeling requirements applicable to chemical composition of, and radiation emitted by, consumer products meet minimum scientific standards (see H.R. 6022), H5649 [25JN]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 6246), H7743 [3AU]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 7031), H9419 [5OC]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 6469), H6648 [23JY]

Taxation: 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), H9092 [26SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1098), H8886 [25SE]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 4962), H974 [7FE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1268), H3210 [12AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5422), H3052 [29MR]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 4918), H1076 [8FE]

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]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3239), H3783 [7MY]

White House Rural Council: establish (see H.R. 5217), H1500 [8MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9415 [2OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9420 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office, Columbus, GA: designate (see H.R. 6719), H7919 [6SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office, Columbus, GA: designate (H.R. 6719), H7920 [6SE]

Papers

From Conflict to Compromise—The Normalization of Relations Between the United States of America and Vietnam: Catherine Kennedy, E834• [13JN]

Poems

‘‘Good Timber,’’ Douglas Malloch, H3880 [9MY]

Remarks

Albany, GA: anniversary of Second Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, E878• [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H10497 [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]

Camilla, GA: anniversary of Greater Union Missionary Baptist Church, E879• [20JN]

Columbus, GA: anniversary of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1507• [13NO]

Corps of Engineers: convey land parcels known as Earle May Recreational Area to Bainbridge, GA, H4832, H4833 [6JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4832, H4833 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program funding, H4874 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7707• [26JY]

——— Joint Surveillance Targeting and Attack Radar System (JSTARS) fleet funding, H7707• [26JY]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (H.R. 4910), H3754 [7MY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H10497 [20DE]

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

Macon, GA: anniversary of Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church, E1510• [13NO]

Richard W. Williams Chapter of the Triple Nickles (555th P.I.A.) Post Office, Columbus, GA: designate (H.R. 6719), E1214• [6SE]

Stembridge, J. Warren: CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal recipient, E270• [7MR]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1309• [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, E29• [10JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H16 [8JA], H1210 [15FE]

Tributes

Adkins, Grace Hatcher, E558• [27AP]

Cloud, Ernest, Jr. (Bobo), E182• [14FE]

Cooper, Glynn, E1013• [16JY]

Dellums, Ronald V., H7908• [6SE]

DuBose, Edward O., E1514• [13NO]

Gaines-Flakes, Robena, E1095• [26JY]

Gantt-Evans, Lillie R., E330• [15MR]

Green, Earnest, E62• [18JA]

Grimsley, Jerry C., E899• [22JN]

Hardman, Ann L., E362• [22MR]

Hurt, Robert H., E1204• [5SE]

Johnson, Leroy R., E1051• [24JY]

Lockett, Milton, Jr. (Davey), E983• [10JY]

Luthuli-Gcabashe, Thandeka, E1085• [26JY]

Miller, Zell, H3880 [9MY], E504• [18AP]

Mixon, Eunice L., E187• [14FE], E1572• [29NO]

Monson, Richard S., E683• [18MY]

Neal, Corey J., E134• [5FE]

Paige, Ralph, E987• [10JY]

Penson, Gozie E., E684• [18MY]

Porter, Kimberly A., E1553• [27NO]

Porter, Veola Dotson, E759• [5JN]

Powell, Jack M., E876• [20JN]

Randolph, Carolyn G., E1054• [24JY]

Ray, Robert F., E767• [5JN]

Samuels, Rita Jackson, E425• [10AP]

Shipman, Alberta L. Griffin, E688• [18MY]

Simpson, Gracie G., E1079• [26JY]

Stewart, Sarah, E1516• [13NO]

Tarver, Ollie W., E184• [14FE]

Tomlin, Elizabeth Moore, E215• [26FE]

Toney, Ronald G., Sr., E420• [10AP]

Ward, Paschal, E563• [27AP]

West, Togo D., Jr., E344• [20MR]

Williams, Earl, Jr., E154• [7FE]