SEWELL, TERRI A. (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6437 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H3930 [10MY]

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), H6589 [19JY]

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

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

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2953), H7754 [14AU]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 1832), H1373 [5MR]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1531), H7943 [7SE]

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

Civil rights: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (see H.R. 1272), H4285 [21MY]

Climate: 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: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see H.R. 3145), H133 [10JA]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see H.R. 4311), H3835 [8MY]

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

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), H8724 [13SE]

Courts: require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (see H.R. 4833), H552 [18JA]

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

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: establish a Rural Health Liaison (see H.R. 4945), H3783 [7MY]

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

——— provide mandatory funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at land-grant African-American colleges and universities (see H.R. 5122), H1342 [1MR]

Dept. of Education: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see H.R. 2976), H1221 [20FE]

——— clarify treatment of technical errors in applications for Federal TRIO programs (see H.R. 3784), H1442 [6MR]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see H.R. 5251), H3750 [3MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 2845), H5987 [3JY]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 7320), H10338 [19DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: allow National Health Service Corps members to provide obligated service as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools, other community-based settings, or patient homes (see H.R. 5711), H4694 [23MY]

——— 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), H5649 [25JN]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 5794), H5363 [20JN]

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

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H5977 [28JN]

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

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1609 [14MR]

——— submit biennial plan to reduce rate of maternal mortality (see H.R. 5761), H3979 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 3923), H5991 [6JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 4345), H733 [30JA]

——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 1566), H9511 [13NO]

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), H1178 [14FE]

——— provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider under ERISA (see H.R. 4604), H7728 [26JY]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain workers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see H.R. 6395), H6462 [17JY]

——— remove certain restrictions on advertising and public relations by allowing workforce development boards to use Federal resources to advertise their services (see H.R. 5880), H4850 [6JN]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a secure, patient-centered, portable medical records system, that would allow veterans to have access to their personal health information (see H.R. 3497), H784 [5FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H3148 [11AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H1373 [5MR]

Drugs: increase State funding for response to opioid misuse crisis and research on addiction and pain relative to substance misuse crisis (see H.R. 4501), H1076 [8FE]

Education: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 902), H4209 [17MY]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 6663), H7750 [10AU]

——— 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]

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

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), H1699 [19MR]

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

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6014), H5154 [13JN]

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

Financial institutions: require short form call reports for certain depository institutions (see H.R. 4725), H170 [11JA]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H1477 [7MR]

Foreign trade: request the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and negotiations with China on certain trade-related concerns (see H. Res. 1018), H7943 [7SE]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6681), H7943 [7SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1342 [1MR]

GAO: require study of Federal agencies to determine which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s participation in the workforce (see H.R. 5565), H4733 [25MY]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H9758 [30NO]

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), H4736 [29MY]

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), H9758 [30NO]

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

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H5287 [19JN]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H1179 [14FE]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

——— 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]

Indian Child Welfare Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1159), H9667 [27NO]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H7754 [14AU]

Insurance: improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H7688 [25JY]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 92), H9744 [29NO]

Judge James E. Horton, Jr., Post Office Building, Athens, AL: designate (see H.R. 6513), H7686 [25JY]

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

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]

Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H6112 [11JY]

Medicaid: 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), H4850 [6JN]

Medicare: align physician supervision requirements for radiology services provided by advanced level radiographers with State requirements (see H.R. 1904), H4730 [24MY]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 741), H1698 [19MR]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 6932), H9149 [27SE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1617), H1543 [13MR]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 2556), H3783 [7MY]

——— provide coverage for digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation (see H.R. 6639), H7732 [27JY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 6062), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide for certain program integrity transparency measures (see H.R. 5715), H3884 [9MY]

——— provide for coverage of rural emergency medical center services (see H.R. 5678), H3781 [7MY]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see H.R. 5506), H3315 [13AP]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3730), H7756 [17AU]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and provide for other program integrity measures (see H.R. 5773), H3934 [11MY]

——— restructure payment adjustment for non-emergency end-stage renal disease ambulance transports (see H.R. 6269), H5974 [28JN]

——— solicit information from providers and suppliers on ways to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens and provide for transparency and public feedback to evaluate post-acute care prospective payment system (see H.R. 7248), H10102 [11DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5997), H4775 [5JN]

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

Mental health: address psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma (see H.R. 1757), H1127 [13FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5942), H4693 [23MY]

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

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 Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H555 [18JA]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 683), H132 [10JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4981 [7JN]

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

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

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 455), H6559 [18JY]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1444), H5094 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H1179 [14FE]

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), H7743 [3AU]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H3835 [8MY]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H7156 [24JY]

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]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H3887 [9MY]

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]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H4733 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H5094 [12JN]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 6504), H7685 [25JY]

——— 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), H5286 [19JN]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H4850 [6JN]

——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see H.R. 7235), H9819 [10DE]

——— exclude certain post graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth (see H.R. 6486), H7154 [24JY]

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

——— increase low-income housing credit (see H.R. 6542), H7735 [31JY]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see H.R. 6627), H7724 [26JY]

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: 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]

——— 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]

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

Warrant Officer Day: designate (see H. Res. 947), H5285 [19JN]

Water: improve processes for alternative wastewater systems (see H.R. 6804), H8724 [13SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H8171 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (see H.R. 5837), H4137 [16MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (H.R. 5837), H4138 [16MY]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: impact, E1052• [24JY]

Alabama: effects of inadequate wastewater treatment on African Americans, E1056• [24JY]

——— tribute to African-American women running for political office, E895• [22JN]

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), H1147 [14FE]

Avery, Annie: Alabama Nursing Home Association Ms. Alabama Nursing Home award recipient, E1155• [17AU]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, H8174 [13SE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4859 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (H.R. 5837), H4859 [7JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H3766, H3767 [7MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 900), H4158 [17MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H3766, H3767 [7MY], H4158 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (H.R. 3923), E1080• [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), H6437, H6439 [17JY], E1055• [24JY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H5102 [13JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), E902• [22JN]

Firearms: gun control, E921• [26JN]

Health Services, Inc.: anniversary, E897• [22JN]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (H.R. 6135), E1080• [26JY]

——— 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, E1080• [26JY]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (H.R. 6236), E1080• [26JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6237), H6131 [12JY]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, E1033• [18JY]

IRS: make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program (H.R. 2901), E485• [17AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 5444), H3420 [18AP]

Marion Military Institute: anniversary, E941• [28JN]

Medicare: provide for certain program integrity transparency measures, E902• [22JN]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and provide for other program integrity measures, E902• [22JN]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and provide for other program integrity measures (H.R. 5773), H5103 [13JN]

NAFTA: renegotiation of certain provisions, E924• [26JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, E921• [26JN]

National Park Service: Historic Preservation Fund competitive grants funding to preserve sites and stories of Civil Rights Movement, H6437 [17JY], E1055• [24JY]

——— Historic Preservation Fund Historically Black Colleges and Universities grants funding, H6439 [17JY], E1055• [24JY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, E338• [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H3766 [7MY], E941• [28JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, E1084• [26JY]

Taxation: eliminate school voucher State tax credit loophole by limiting the double benefit of charitable contributions (H.R. 4269), E1081• [26JY]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9169 [28SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, H6642, H6643, H6644 [23JY]

——— Executive order reforming Government assistance programs, H3766, H3767 [7MY]

University of Alabama: anniversary of racial integration, E898• [22JN]

——— tribute to football team, H417 [17JA]

Votes: position on missed, E534• [25AP], E548• [26AP], E569• [27AP], E689• [18MY], E803• [8JN], E867• [19JN], E924• [26JN], E1015• [16JY]

Voting: protect the right to vote, E1082• [26JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2978), E1082• [26JY]

Tributes

Arrington, Courtlin L., E359• [22MR]

Breeding, Mallieve L. Wicker, E356• [21MR]

Buffington, Rex, H9658 [27NO]

Calhoun, Gregory, E1448• [23OC]

Christburg, Sheyann Webb, E765• [5JN]

Hinton, Anthony R., E1663• [13DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H14 [8JA]

Lee, Helen Shores, E969• [6JY]

Lewis, Representative John, H14 [8JA]

Potts, David, E421• [10AP]

Reese, Frederick D., H3348 [17AP], E441• [12AP]

Sanders, Hank, H9528 [15NO]

Seawright, Harry L., E228• [27FE]

Smith, Thomas C., III, E1664• [13DE]

Taylor, Recy Corbitt, E4• [5JA]