BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3711 [27AP]

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), H3711 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghan Allies Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5694), H3782 [7MY]

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 5763), H5286 [19JN]

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), H9526 [14NO]

AID: modernize Food for Peace Program (see H.R. 5276), H1607 [14MR]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 5226), H7751 [10AU]

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

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8742 [24SE]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 6720), H7919 [6SE]

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

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

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 1928), H1755 [21MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9090 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9821 [10DE]

ATF: require State and local law enforcement agencies to promptly report loss or theft of any firearm to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 4786), H172 [12JA]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H738 [2FE]

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

Burma: 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), H1374 [5MR] (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

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), H3148 [11AP]

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), H4694 [23MY]

Chetco River: make technical corrections to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System segment designations (see H.R. 6546), H7721 [26JY]

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), H1729 [20MR]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 4932), H1214 [15FE]

——— cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 4889), H676 [29JA]

——— 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: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7743 [3AU]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6805), H8733 [17SE]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5043), H1211 [15FE]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit the issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 5162), H5987 [3JY]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 4999), H1125 [13FE]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H1699 [19MR]

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: end use of cats in experiments that cause pain or stress (see H.R. 5780), H4850 [6JN]

——— establish feeding program under National School Lunch Program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 7185), H9690 [28NO]

——— improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see H.R. 5627), H3705 [26AP]

——— improve food safety, encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality in which produced, and reauthorize and expand support of these efforts (see H.R. 3941), H1507 [9MR]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 6874), H8883 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 6840), H8732 [17SE]

——— prohibit use of funds for exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities (see H.R. 4980), H1074 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: allow students convicted of marijuana possession to retain financial aid eligibility if they complete a drug rehabilitation program and pass two unannounced drug tests (see H.R. 3252), H733 [30JA]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 6775), H9471 [9NO]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see H.R. 5241), H6558 [18JY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H9463 [2NO]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3026), H5977 [28JN]

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

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 2782), H7728 [26JY]

——— report annually the Federal civil rights violations of educational institutions (see H.R. 6537), H7687 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: amend laws relative to designation of general surgery shortage areas (see H.R. 2906), H5225 [15JN]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see H.R. 5102), H3887 [9MY]

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

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see H.R. 5197), H4981 [7JN]

——— 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. 6082), H5151 [13JN]

——— 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]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H733 [30JA]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 6561), H7721 [26JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 2999), H4739 [1JN]

——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see H.R. 6586), H7722 [26JY]

——— protect information obtained relative to placement of unaccompanied alien children from being used for any purpose other than providing safe and secure placements (see H.R. 7030), H9414 [2OC]

——— provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives (see H.R. 4418), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1639), H3936 [11MY]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start for Infants Program (see H.R. 3842), H3096 [10AP]

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H554 [18JA]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H975 [7FE]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H4733 [25MY]

——— submit report on effects of inclusion of quality increases in the determination of blended benchmark amounts under Medicare part C (see H.R. 4952), H6042 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 1006), H9152 [27SE]

——— enhance security of surface transportation assets (see H.R. 4474), H170 [11JA]

——— establish humane practices for repatriation of aliens at the border and effective standards for the treatment of certain detained aliens (see H.R. 2572), H5286 [19JN]

——— 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 for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H976 [7FE]

——— 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), H4778 [5JN]

——— terminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 6361), H6173 [12JY]

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]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of individuals using medical or recreational marijuana in States with legalized marijuana (see H.R. 5050), H1212 [15FE]

——— prohibit use of amounts from Asset Forfeiture Fund for DEA Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program (see H.R. 4816), H477 [17JA]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1507 [9MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4730 [24MY]

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

Dept. of Labor: report on gender pay gap in the teenage labor force (see H.R. 6284), H6175 [12JY]

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), H5580 [22JN]

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), H8172 [12SE]

——— 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), H2043 [22MR]

——— 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]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H1127 [13FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish additional fund to ensure consumers do not lose access to over-the-air broadcast television as a result of reorganization of broadcast television spectrum (see H.R. 3347), H1076 [8FE]

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), H9768 [6DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2043 [22MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2472), H4739 [1JN]

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]

——— allow for more flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5807), H3976 [15MY]

——— allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 6043), H4979 [7JN]

——— establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids (see H.R. 3964), H1127 [13FE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 2273), H584 [19JA]

——— improve medical research on marijuana (see H.R. 4825), H552 [18JA]

——— increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 5634), H3705 [26AP]

——— 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]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (see H.R. 4779), H168 [11JA]

——— remove barriers to access to residential substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2938), H1075 [8FE]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2077), H4733 [25MY]

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

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1342 [1MR]

Endangered species: 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]

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]

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

——— provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities (see H.R. 4902), H731 [30JA]

——— 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]

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 5414), H4777 [5JN]

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), H5977 [28JN]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4775), H3148 [11AP]

——— 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]

——— remove limitations on Federal employment for individuals legally using marijuana according to laws of the State in which they reside (see H.R. 6589), H8733 [17SE]

FEMA: extend and reform National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6402), H6463 [17JY]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 6075), H5286 [19JN]

——— promote State laws that hold gun owners liable for negligent gun storage that leads to child access (see H.R. 5941), H4850 [6JN]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (see H.R. 4268), H1179 [14FE]

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

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

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H4243 [18MY]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2542), H19 [8JA]

Health: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3592), H6650 [23JY]

——— require ingredient list labels for menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 2416), H5817 [27JN]

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), H7752 [10AU]

Hurricanes: establish a commission to investigate death toll and Federal response to Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 6048), H5981 [29JN]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 2043), H5363 [20JN] (see H.R. 6527), H7686 [25JY]

——— assist certain Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants with resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 6667), H7750 [10AU]

——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 5058), H1212 [15FE]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]

——— limit separation of families including an individual with a developmental disability at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6232), H5978 [28JN]

——— 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), H5581 [22JN]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H7688 [25JY]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 5950), H5286 [19JN]

——— provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 6180), H5505 [21JN]

——— 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), H6042 [10JY]

——— temporarily restrict the removal of alien parents separated from their children (see H.R. 6326), H8732 [17SE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9511 [13NO]

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), H7824 [4SE]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 986), H6041 [10JY]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5001), H1214 [15FE]

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), H5581 [22JN]

Labor unions: 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), H6589 [19JY]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5581 [22JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9511 [13NO]

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

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

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

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6060), H9408 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities (see H.R. 2687), H478 [17JA]

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

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5977), H5507 [21JN]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H5649 [25JN]

——— cover opioid treatment program services (see H.R. 5083), H1544 [13MR]

——— establish a smart card pilot program to combat fraud, waste, and abuse and to protect beneficiary identity (see H.R. 6690), H7776 [28AU]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 6225), H5817 [27JN]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 6144), H7824 [4SE]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 6431), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see H.R. 4841), H1729 [20MR]

——— provide for review and adjustment of payments under outpatient prospective payment system to avoid financial incentives to use opioids instead of non-opioid alternative treatments (see H.R. 6110), H5199 [14JN]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 5150), H1544 [13MR]

——— suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (see H.R. 5676), H3749 [3MY]

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

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

Mental health: improve services (see H.R. 6498), H7155 [24JY]

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

Motor vehicles: recognize and support efforts to educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving (see H. Res. 493), H18 [8JA]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5506 [21JN]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1341 [1MR]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 827), H3315 [13AP]

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

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

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5581 [22JN]

National Orca Protection Month: observance (see H. Res. 959), H5580 [22JN]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 2584), H3397 [17AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H5022 [8JN]

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

NIH: establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see H.R. 4733), H1342 [1MR]

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 6267), H7777 [28AU]

Oregon: designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 6484), H7154 [24JY]

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), H7689 [25JY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 4117), H555 [18JA]

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

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H7752 [10AU]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H6558 [18JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential Inaugural Committees to disclose all committee expenditures, restrict use of funds raised to official inaugural activities, and mandate surplus funds are donated to charity (see H.R. 5008), H10337 [19DE]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 4124), H19 [8JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5161), H5987 [3JY]

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

Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1081), H8884 [25SE]

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]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5339), H3211 [12AP]

Russia: condemn destabilizing activities and call on Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to explain why it continues to plan to hold the World Cup in Russia based on such activities (see H. Res. 926), H5581 [22JN]

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

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5457), H3095 [10AP]

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

Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4751), H1374 [5MR]

SSA: permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see H.R. 6251), H5978 [28JN]

Taxation: 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), H5151 [13JN]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H7751 [10AU]

——— improve access to health care through modernized health savings accounts (see H.R. 5138), H1340 [1MR] (see H.R. 6305), H5987 [3JY]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1874), H6558 [18JY]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 5103), H1332 [27FE]

——— permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible (see H.R. 4978), H1074 [8FE]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H9408 [28SE]

——— provide that direct primary care service arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions (see H.R. 6317), H6040 [10JY]

——— reduce applicable percentage under the premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see H.R. 6432), H6557 [18JY]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 6726), H9471 [9NO]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 6987), H9436 [16OC]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 2309), H5649 [25JN]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 2514), H1075 [8FE]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 99), H5649 [25JN]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 5105), H5094 [12JN]

Veterans: 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. 333), H4210 [17MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7754 [14AU]

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]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 6880), H8884 [25SE]

——— promote innovation in voting, including in voting technology and voter registration technology, election security, and increased voter participation through a challenge prize competition (see H.R. 6564), H7721 [26JY]

——— require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (see H.R. 4276), H629 [25JA]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 6612), H7723 [26JY]

Wildlife: support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce spread and prevalence of the disease (see H.R. 4454), H8171 [12SE]

——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 5697), H5225 [15JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5034), H3507 [24AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H7776 [28AU]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 802), H2042 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (see H. Res. 766), H1476 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 5795), H3975 [15MY]

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

GAO: study FEMA buyout practices (see H.R. 5846), H4138 [16MY]

Immigration: clarify admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws (see H.R. 7275), H10169 [12DE]

Taxation: provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see H.R. 4926), H783 [5FE]

Voting: require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see H.R. 6093), H5152 [13JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (H.R. 5795), H3977 [15MY]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 5015), H1178 [14FE]

GAO: study FEMA buyout practices (H.R. 5846), H4139 [16MY]

Immigration: clarify admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws (H.R. 7275), H10170 [12DE]

Taxation: provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (H.R. 4926), H784 [5FE]

Voting: require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (H.R. 6093), H5153 [13JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce, H3577 [26AP]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (H. Res. 766), E274• [7MR]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (S. 1182), H7127 [24JY], E1071• [25JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), H1192• [15FE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (H.R. 1494), H4287 [22MY]

——— prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories, H4222 [18MY], H4287 [22MY]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (H.R. 1406), H4287 [22MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E371• [26MR]

——— making continuing, H415 [17JA], H612 [22JA], E96• [25JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H3153, H3184 [12AP]

——— deficit, H7657 [25JY]

Congress: legislative priorities, H585 [20JA]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (H.R. 909), H4287 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and establish tariff-rate quotas for sugar, H4176 [17MY]

——— Natural Resources Conservation Service programs funding, H4133 [16MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3349 [17AP], H3577 [26AP], H3983, H4133, H4136 [16MY], H4145, H4176 [17MY], H4222 [18MY], H4287 [22MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, H10145 [12DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10121 [12DE]

——— reform farm subsidy and conservation programs, encourage new farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition, support research, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems (H.R. 4425), H3984 [16MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3349 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, H7705 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration defense nuclear nonproliferation funding through reduction of W76–2 warhead modification program funding, H4942 [7JN]

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 (H.R. 6082), H5329 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: rescission of policy placing a low priority on Federal enforcement of marijuana laws in States with legalized marijuana, H21 [9JA]

Dept. of State: extend Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H7705 [26JY]

——— 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, E371• [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 2327), H4287 [22MY]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans, H3502 [24AP]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws, H21 [9JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4942 [7JN]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 5015), E186• [14FE]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), H156 [11JA]

FCC: reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1412 [6MR]

FEMA: extend and reform National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6402), H7127 [24JY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program, H7127 [24JY], E1071• [25JY]

Firearms: gun control, H1656, H1657 [19MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (H.R. 1456), H4287 [22MY]

——— reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 2083), H5703• [26JN]

GAO: study FEMA buyout practices (H.R. 5846), E1021• [17JY]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), Senate amendment, H612 [22JA], E96• [25JA]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (H.R. 3144), H3549 [25AP]

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), H415 [17JA], H612 [22JA]

——— 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, H5583 [25JN]

——— reform, H5583 [25JN]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H156 [11JA]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), H3419, H3420 [18AP]

National Park Service: proposed rule allowing sport hunting of certain wildlife in national preserves in Alaska, H4287 [22MY]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as affiliated area of National Park System (H.R. 88), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1160), H9708 [29NO]

——— modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 88), Senate amendment, H10473 [20DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7656 [25JY]

Political campaigns: establish nonpartisan redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts, H7089 [24JY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H156 [11JA]

Republican Party: anniversary of control of the House of Representatives, Senate, and Presidency, H585 [20JA]

Sports: require amateur sports organizations recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee to report sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes to law enforcement authorities (S. 534), E119• [30JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H85 [10JA], H9745 [30NO]

Taxation: extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H9708 [29NO], H10473 [20DE]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses (H.R. 6199), H7653, H7656, H7657 [25JY]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9168 [28SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6485 [18JY]

——— provide that direct primary care service arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions, H7653, H7657 [25JY]

Transportation: importance of investment in mass transit projects, H5654 [26JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H6119 [12JY], H7089 [24JY], H7159 [25JY]

——— proposal to increase nuclear stockpile, H790 [6FE]

U.N.: U.S. opposition to WHO resolution promoting breastfeeding, H6119 [12JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: remove gray wolves from list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 6784), H9548 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H1105• [13FE], H2028• [22MR], H6344• [17JY], H10584• [21DE], E115• [30JA], E127• [2FE], E265• [6MR], E434• [11AP], E885• [21JN], E963• [3JY], E1056• [24JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Gun control: Council of the Great City Schools, H1656 [19MR]

Tributes

Piro, Jim, E57• [18JA]

Sampsel, Roy, E99• [25JA]

Seraw, Mulugeta, E1508• [13NO]

Weller, Gerald K., E1037• [19JY]