TONKO, PAUL (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act, H6501 [18JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal and child deaths globally within a generation (see H.R. 4022), H4584 [22MY]
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), H1501 [8MR]
Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H8886 [25SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9526 [14NO]
Armed Forces: 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), H583 [19JA]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9420 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 142), H9763 [3DE]
Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building, Brentwood, NY: designate (see H.R. 5412), H3049 [26MR]
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]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7107), H9459 [30OC]
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]
Congress: require every bill, resolution, and document produced by Congress to be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats (see H.R. 5143), H1340 [1MR]
——— require every bill to show the changes the bill makes to the full text of existing sections of law the bill repeals or amends (see H.R. 5142), H1340 [1MR]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 356), H1268 [26FE]
Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8732 [17SE]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 2498), H8739 [20SE]
Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3207), H3060 [5AP]
DEA: provide grants to certain States to increase participation in drug take-back programs (see H.R. 5628), H3705 [26AP]
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: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1276), H1609 [14MR]
Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see H.R. 5387), H2040 [22MR]
Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1556), H1699 [19MR]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1957), H8732 [17SE]
——— allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4859), H733 [30JA]
——— 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), H3707 [26AP]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 6137), H5284 [19JN]
——— prohibit seclusion and use of restraints in schools except to protect students and staff and provide school personnel with crisis intervention training (see H.R. 7124), H9525 [14NO]
——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 5136), H1478 [7MR]
——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9150 [27SE]
——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2151), H5022 [8JN]
——— require publication of information relative to religious exemptions to requirements of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3574), H1179 [14FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 5042), H1211 [15FE]
——— establish Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) Program (see H.R. 6949), H9150 [27SE]
——— issue regulations on disclosure of data on greenhouse gas emissions from the entire oil supply chain (see H.R. 3286), H8107 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: direct Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to reform liver allocation criteria based on donor’s place of residence or listing, except to avoid wasting organs (see H.R. 6517), H8739 [20SE]
——— extend funding for certain public health programs (see H.R. 4820), H625 [22JA]
——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (see H.R. 5261), H1542 [13MR]
——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 5899), H4284 [21MY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2913), H1653 [15MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 7188), H9742 [29NO]
——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 4253), H10337 [19DE]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8732 [17SE]
Dept. of Justice: limit ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 3654), H1336 [27FE]
——— require a report of any Special Counsel who is removed from office (see H.R. 5533), H4777 [5JN]
——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 5476), H3317 [13AP]
Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 1300), H7156 [24JY]
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), H7824 [4SE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see H.R. 6307), H5987 [3JY]
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), H5649 [25JN]
——— require vehicles that are modified to increase seating capacity, such as retrofitted limousines, to comply with the same safety regulations as other new vehicles (see H.R. 7260), H10103 [11DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H7751 [10AU]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 6869), H8883 [25SE]
Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H1729 [20MR]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3343 [16AP]
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), H6650 [23JY]
Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 876), H3833 [8MY]
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), H1653 [15MR]
Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 739), H1212 [15FE]
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]
——— reduce human exposure to asbestos (see H.R. 5114), H1333 [27FE]
——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: align certain provisions with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H3096 [10AP]
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: combat pirate radio by increasing fines, enhance liability for those who facilitate pirate operations, streamline enforcement process, and institute enforcement sweeps (see H.R. 5709), H3833 [8MY]
——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE]
Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6452), H6588 [19JY]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see H.R. 2598), H1653 [15MR]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2841), H6464 [17JY]
——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2670), H1609 [14MR] (see H.R. 4186), H5977 [28JN]
——— provide for discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings (see H.R. 3984), H5977 [28JN]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3984), H5977 [28JN]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1266 [26FE]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5248), H5649 [25JN]
GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 8), H3507 [24AP]
Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]
Health: 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), H9539 [15NO]
——— 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), H1653 [15MR]
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), H7729 [26JY]
Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5284 [19JN]
——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H4980 [7JN]
——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]
——— request the President and direct Sec. of HHS Azar to transmit to the House of Representatives information on health and welfare of children separated from parents due to zero tolerance policy (see H. Res. 982), H6113 [11JY]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see H.R. 4107), H9415 [2OC]
Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 140), H8887 [25SE]
——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1610 [14MR]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 6689), H9436 [16OC]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H8172 [12SE]
Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 7108), H10170 [12DE]
Joseph Sanford Jr., Channel, NY: designate (see H.R. 6125), H8172 [12SE]
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), H584 [19JA]
Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5201 [14JN]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5201 [14JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see H.R. 6759), H9460 [30OC]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 405), H5022 [8JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 7293), H10209 [13DE]
Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5238), H1506 [9MR]
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), H9821 [10DE]
Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building, Saugerties, NY: designate (see H.R. 4722), H405 [16JA]
Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3931), H975 [7FE]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5306), H3887 [9MY]
Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3032), H3096 [10AP]
——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H3835 [8MY]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H3575 [25AP]
——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 4006), H3835 [8MY]
——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 6225), H5748 [26JN]
——— provide coverage of methadone (see H.R. 4097), H678 [29JA]
——— 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]
Mental health: address psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma (see H.R. 1757), H7772 [24AU]
——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4778), H168 [11JA]
Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 1130), H9443 [23OC]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6988), H10170 [12DE]
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), H9821 [10DE]
National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 4638), H3148 [11AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 914), H4732 [25MY]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see H. Res. 1115), H9419 [5OC]
National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 6080), H5201 [14JN]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H7156 [24JY]
National Media Diversity Month: designate (see H. Res. 888), H4982 [7JN]
National Park Service: provide competitive grants for operation, security, and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6287), H7943 [7SE]
National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 782), H1608 [14MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 723), H783 [5FE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]
New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]
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), H3097 [10AP]
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 6064), H7824 [4SE]
Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H6589 [19JY]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), 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), H7729 [26JY]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 6085), H9092 [26SE]
Ross Bouyea Post Office Building, Plattsburgh, NY: designate (see H.R. 6930), H9149 [27SE]
Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H1754 [21MR]
Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (see H.R. 6227), H5748 [26JN]
Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9414 [2OC]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3343 [16AP]
Social Security: clarify entitlement to certain benefits through the month of the death of the beneficiary (see H.R. 5302), H1651 [15MR]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H7921 [6SE]
——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1902), consideration (see H. Res. 968), H5748 [26JN]
Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building, Dansville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5395), H3576 [25AP]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3343 [16AP]
Taxation: eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H5649 [25JN]
——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 5282), H9821 [10DE]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H9443 [23OC]
——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 6274), H6589 [19JY]
——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H4694 [23MY]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5814), H3976 [15MY]
——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 110), H4210 [17MY]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 3349), H8886 [25SE]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 5108), H3148 [11AP]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 4649), H1699 [19MR]
Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]
U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H3316 [13AP]
Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 931), H5021 [8JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H7743 [3AU]
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]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H10170 [12DE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 33), H1508 [9MR]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H3343 [16AP]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H5201 [14JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2701), H3096 [10AP]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9420 [5OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: authorize military departments to correct certain historical military records at the request of an interested party who is not a family member of the servicemember (see H.R. 6308), H5987 [3JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to support restoration and protection efforts in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin region (see H.R. 7246), H9820 [10DE]
FTC: prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see H.R. 7160), H9568 [16NO]
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh: tribute (see H. Res. 788), H1698 [19MR]
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: rename in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter (see H.R. 6870), H8883 [25SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: authorize military departments to correct certain historical military records at the request of an interested party who is not a family member of the servicemember (H.R. 6308), H5987 [3JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to support restoration and protection efforts in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin region (H.R. 7246), H9821 [10DE]
FTC: prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (H.R. 7160), H9569 [16NO]
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: rename in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter (H.R. 6870), H8885 [25SE]
Letters
Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act: several organizations, H1485 [8MR]
Motions
Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5567 [22JN]
Remarks
Budget: reform entitlement programs, H3494 [24AP]
CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (S. 2076), H10284, H10286 [19DE]
Cimini, Maria D.: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1002• [12JY]
Climate: effects of climate change, H9662, H9663, H9664 [27NO]
——— release of National Climate Assessment, H9662 [27NO]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8175 [13SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4134 [16MY]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10122 [12DE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 3994), H6609 [23JY], H10122 [12DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish Stranded Nuclear Waste Task Force to study existing Federal and private resources to assist communities impacted by nuclear plant closure and housing of spent nuclear fuel, H3908 [10MY]
——— require publication of a financial statements summary in annual Nuclear Waste Fund financial statement audit, H3907 [10MY]
Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (H.R. 1222), Senate amendment, H10278, H10280 [19DE]
——— provide for regional centers of excellence in substance use disorder education (H.R. 5261), H5053 [12JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (H.R. 6615), Senate amendment, H10281, H10282 [19DE]
——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), H10287, H10288 [19DE]
Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), H8175 [13SE]
Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H7692 [26JY]
——— prohibit expansion of classes of health care workers who are authorized to dispense narcotics for narcotic treatment, H5562 [22JN]
——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, H5514 [22JN]
——— provide for additional residency positions to help combat opioid crisis, increase funding for opioid abuse crisis, and prohibit delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H5570 [22JN]
——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), H5514, H5562 [22JN]
——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1099), H9246 [28SE]
——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H5570 [22JN]
Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6481 [18JY]
EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 1917), H1459, H1461, H1462 [7MR]
——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1459, H1462 [7MR]
——— improve public water systems and enhance compliance with safe drinking water requirements, H8175 [13SE]
——— improve public water systems and enhance compliance with safe drinking water requirements (H.R. 3387), H1250 [26FE]
——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 1119), H1481, H1485, H1486 [8MR]
——— reauthorize Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, H8175 [13SE]
——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), H10558, H10559, H10560 [21DE]
Executive Office of the President: establish Office of the National Alzheimer’s Project, H10284 [19DE]
Firearms: gun control, H1356 [5MR]
Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (S. 204), H4360 [22MY]
Information technology: call for interagency coordination of broadband Internet infrastructure funding in order to maximize benefits of broadband investment, H10122 [12DE]
Infrastructure: importance of investment, H4235 [18MY]
Infrastructure Week: observance, H4235 [18MY]
Labor unions: importance, H669• [29JA]
——— tribute to New York labor union members, H767 [5FE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 502), H5503 [21JN]
Mack, Evan: Musical America (Internet site) Professional of the Year award recipient, H10322 [19DE]
Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (H.R. 4005), H5233 [19JN]
Medicare: provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, H10284 [19DE]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives, H10284 [19DE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 3053), H3891, H3900, H3907, H3908 [10MY]
Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, H3889 [10MY]
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: rename in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter (H.R. 6870), H9395 [28SE]
Supreme Court: hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, H669• [29JA], H767 [5FE]
Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6481, H6483 [18JY]
Trump, President: evaluation of climate change policies, H9662 [27NO]
Votes: position on missed, E606• [8MY], E863• [19JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3774 [7MY]
Tributes
Christian, Karen, H10560 [21DE]
Hansen, Lisa, H129 [10JA]
Kaptur, Representative, H1598 [14MR]
Kumar, Priyanka, E989• [10JY]