DEATH AND DYING

Amendments

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 (S. 916), S6254 [29OC]

Articles and editorials

How Many More Names Will Be Added to the List Before Mitch McConnell Acts on Guns?, S5523–S5525 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see S. 2451), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 2422), H3339 [30AP]

——— allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (see S. 2963), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4356), H7753 [17SE]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H2884 [27MR]

——— issue ‘‘Gold Star Families Forever Stamp’’ to honor sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one in combat (see S. 1716), S3215 [4JN]

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 463), H462 [10JA]

——— provide retroactive application of mandatory increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation (see H.R. 1758), H2743 [14MR]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see S. 646), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1019), H1391 [6FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP] (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7465 [25JY]

——— provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 99), H204 [3JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1492 [8FE]

CDC: conduct a national suicide prevention media campaign and establish National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4585), H8088 [1OC]

——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]

CIA: provide death benefits to survivors of officers who die while serving overseas (see H.R. 3683), H5583 [10JY]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 350), H284 [8JA] (see H.R. 367), H356 (see H.R. 374), H357 (see H.R. 421), H358 [9JA] (see H.R. 5274), H9179 [26NO]

CPSC: promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see S. 1902), S3843 [19JN] (see H.R. 2211), H3252 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see S. 2599), S5793 [15OC] (see H.R. 4820), H8456 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (see S. Res. 332), S5706 [25SE]

——— carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (see H.R. 4992), H8737 [8NO]

——— provide space-available travel on military aircraft to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of Armed Forces members who die during active duty (see H.R. 1017), H1391 [6FE]

——— provide travel to Dover AFB, DE, for family of Armed Forces members who die outside the U.S. but not in a theater of combat operations so the family may receive the remains of the deceased (see S. 2494), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 3065), H4216 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7705 [12SE]

——— provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 1691), H2679 [12MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see S. 1782), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3192), H4431 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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. 117), H205 [3JA]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]

——— condition certain grants on States, local educational agencies, and tribes implementing a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy (see S. 2492), S5539 [17SE]

——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H2755 [18MR]

——— establish a program to improve identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide (see S. 3006), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 4861), H8538 [28OC]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 1130), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]

——— 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 S. 2080), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 647), H716 [17JA]

——— provide that primary care services provided by National Health Service Corps may include palliative care services (see S. 1921), S4168 [20JN]

——— reduce maternal deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S219 [15JA]

——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H3501 [8MY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]

——— require States to review child fatalities from maltreatment (see S. 3027), S6992 [11DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see S. 285), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 385), H357 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 2709), H3788 [14MY]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 119), H205 [3JA]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 1853), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 4289), H7664 [11SE]

——— require submission of reports when an individual is injured or killed by a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer’s employment (see H.R. 4798), H8387 [22OC]

——— require tribal liaisons report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 1892), S3843 [19JN]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S680 [25JA] (see H.R. 2733), H3789 [14MY]

Dept. of State: provide reports by U.S. embassies and consulates on deaths of U.S. citizens in foreign countries to the CDC (see S. 1575), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 2876), H4063 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (see H.R. 3888), H7240 [23JY]

——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7704 [12SE]

——— provide funding to address motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (see H.R. 3890), H7240 [23JY]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 665), S1660 [5MR] (see H.R. 1511), H2366 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize Medal of Honor recipients to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death (see H.R. 1779), H2743 [14MR]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 2736), H3789 [14MY]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 100), H204 [3JA]

——— develop a training and counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2822), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4282), H7664 [11SE]

——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2184), H3217 [9AP]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— pay costs relating to transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization (see H.R. 697), H996 [22JA]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3495), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (see H.R. 2340), H3274 [18AP]

——— provide notice to persons filing a claim for damage, injury, or death on certain departmental forms (see H.R. 4526), H8053 [26SE]

——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on suicide among veterans (see S. 3122), S7207 [19DE]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 554), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1381), H2234 [26FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H5303 [9JY]

Education: provide for discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor (see H.R. 4545), H8079 [27SE]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 1969), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3465), H5165 [25JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 559), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 983), H1362 [5FE]

FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see S. 2746), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3735), H5774 [12JY]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see S. 2661), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]

FDA: amend mission statement to require the agency to address the nation’s prescription opioid addiction epidemic (see S. 417), S1133 [7FE]

——— prohibit opioids from being labeled for intended use to treat long-term chronic pain, except for cancer pain, end-of-life care, or when other pain management treatments are inadequate (see S. 2089), S4806 [11JY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1333), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2543), H3473 [7MY]

Federal employees: ensure personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes (see H.R. 5054), H8783 [12NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1942), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 1174), H1581 [13FE]

Firearms: provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H461 [10JA]

——— require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4271), H7596 [10SE]

Fish and fishing: exclude certain aquaculture workers from treatment as seamen for the purpose of liability in the event of injury or death (see H.R. 4766), H8258 [18OC]

Flags: designate Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see S. 2371), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 3615), H5269 [2JY]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3283), H4695 [13JN]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see S. 1392), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2333), H3274 [18AP]

——— conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and agreement between Dept. of Veterans Affairs and non-departmental entities relative to suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans (see H.R. 2372), H3283 [25AP]

——— submit a report on response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 336), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 2029), H2985 [2AP]

Gold Star families: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, in recognition of sacrifice and service to the U.S. (see S. 1715), S3215 [4JN]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Res. 93), S1660 [5MR] (see H. Res. 39), H519 [11JA] (see H. Res. 269), H2917 [28MR]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see S. Res. 313), S5539 [17SE]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]

Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation: extend authority for establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families (see S. 1673), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2819), H3961 [17MY]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: amend charter to remove certain restrictions (see S. 1714), S3215 [4JN]

Guerra, Raul: extend condolences to friends and family of fallen Naval reservist and journalist during Vietnamese Conflict, honor courage and character, and commend efforts to return remains to the U.S. (see H. Res. 529), H7467 [25JY]

Health: recognize cardiovascular disease as leading cause of preventable death and disability and as a global public health crisis (see H. Res. 167), H2315 [28FE]

Immigration: promote policies that uphold inherent human dignity of migrants and put an end to migrant deaths along U.S.-Mexico border (see H. Res. 670), H8718 [31OC]

——— provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 2378), H3303 [29AP]

Insurance: establish a special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and a competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 4428), H7835 [19SE]

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 S. 916), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1897), H2883 [27MR]

Medicare: encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 618), S1593 [28FE]

——— improve quality reporting and transparency and increase compliance with quality standards in hospice care (see S. 2807), S6474 [7NO]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 1190), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2594), H3500 [8MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit payment of death gratuities to surviving heirs of deceased Members (see H.R. 3518), H5201 [26JN]

——— terminate certain lifetime benefits provided to former Members of Congress (see H.R. 199), H208 [3JA]

Mental health: ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4564), H8080 [27SE]

Morality and ethics: ensure individuals facing the end of their lives have access to quality medical, palliative, and hospice care and oppose Federal policies or practices that support or facilitate assisted suicide (see H. Con. Res. 79), H10258 [12DE]

——— protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 2991), S6888 [5DE]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 144), S2270 [4AP]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]

Native Americans: recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]

NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8198 [16OC]

OSHA: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, and disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 1074), H1460 [7FE]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1411), H2271 [27FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2178), H3216 [9AP]

——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5106 [25JY] (see H.R. 142), H206 [3JA]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4122), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4123), H7480 [30JY]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4125), H7480 [30JY]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see S. 298), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 139), H206 [3JA]

SSA: implement certain recordkeeping recommendations to reduce fraud resulting from misuse of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals (see H.R. 3601), H5265 [28JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit relative to any stillborn child of a taxpayer (see H.R. 58), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 2461), H3404 [1MY] (see H.R. 3367), H4917 [19JN]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 2231), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3922), H7241 [23JY]

——— establish an exception to penalties on early distributions from qualified retirement plans for individuals diagnosed with certain terminal illnesses (see S. 2495), S5577 [18SE]

——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]

——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 1950), S4504 [25JN]

——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 176), S293 [17JA]

——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see S. 309), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 4857), H8462 [24OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 222), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 521), H518 [11JA]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H357 [9JA]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of All Souls Procession (see H. Res. 670), H8718 [31OC]

Veterans: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see S. 1118), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]

——— create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1047), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 3221), H4626 [12JN]

Victims of Communism Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 679), H8729 [5NO]

Letters

Dept. of Justice review, revision, and development of law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans: Carolyn Deford, H8183 [16OC]

——— Cheri Kilty, YWCA of Yakima, WA, H8182 [16OC]

——— David Z. Bean, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, H8183 [16OC]

——— Jaison Elkins, Muckleshoot Tribal Council, H8183 [16OC]

——— JoDe Goudy, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation, H8182 [16OC]

——— Michelle Gonzalez, Washington State Women’s Commission, H8183 [16OC]

——— Rodney Cawston, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, H8182 [16OC]

——— Shannon F. Wheeler, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, E1300 [17OC]

——— Thomas D. Wooten, Samish Indian Nation, H8183 [16OC]

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act: several organizations, H8524 [28OC]

Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act: Crystal Ellis, Parents Against Tip-Overs (organization), H7721 [17SE]

——— several children’s health and safety organizations, H7721 [17SE]

——— William Wallace, Consumer Reports (organization), H7722, H7725 [17SE]

Lists

Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers killed in the line of duty, E686 [30MY]

State organizations supporting H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8524 [28OC]

Victims of mass shootings, S5523 [17SE]

Poems

‘‘I Saw the Places They Died,’’ Kiah Morris, S7023 [12DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (H.R. 2422), H7562 [10SE]

——— allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (H.R. 4356), H8757, H8758 [12NO]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance, H3929 [17MY]

——— observance (H. Res. 317), H3551 [9MY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (H.R. 99), H3916 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 16), H3106, H3107 [8AP]

CDC: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control suicide awareness, research, and prevention funding, H4613, H4614 [12JN]

——— national standard to investigate childhood deaths from sudden infant death syndrome establishment funding, H4565, H4566 [12JN]

Children and youth: increase youth suicide awareness and prevention efforts, H3311 [30AP]

Children’s Grief Awareness Day: observance, E1501 [22NO]

CIA: improve death gratuities paid to survivors of certain deceased officers and employees, H5860 [16JY]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (H.R. 350), H615 [16JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.R. 367), E102 [29JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.R. 421), H370 [10JA]

Corte Madera, CA: tribute to Sunrise Center, E1501 [22NO]

CPSC: promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (H.R. 2211), H7720–H7723 [17SE]

Crime: decline in U.S. murder rate, H8189, H8190 [16OC]

Dearborn, MI: memorial service for Abbas family who died in drunken driving accident, H366 [10JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (H.R. 4820), H9158 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: improve procedures for reporting civilian casualties, H5602, H5603 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (H.R. 1691), E293 [12MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (H.R. 3192), E744 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (H.R. 117), E5 [3JA]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (H.R. 3778), H8950 [18NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 647), H8521–H8526 [28OC]

——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to report deaths of children that occur while in their custody, H4580–H4582 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in health surveillance and program support funding, H4610, H4611 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Suicide Prevention Lifeline geolocation services feasibility study funding, H4607, H4608 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (H.R. 119), E4 [3JA]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (H.R. 816), H3752 [14MY]

——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (H.R. 4289), H8178–H8184 [16OC], E1301 [17OC]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (H.R. 2733), H4921 [20JN], H8178–H8184 [16OC], E584 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (H.R. 1511), E247 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, H3430 [2MY], H3853 [16MY], H8529 [28OC]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (H.R. 2184), H3349 [1MY]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (H.R. 2340), H4041, H4042 [21MY]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), H2332–H2335 [5MR]

Ele’s Place Inc.: opening of new children’s grief support center in Ann Arbor, MI, E1226 [27SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (H.R. 983), H1468 [8FE]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (H.R. 4194), H8152 [16OC], H9161 [21NO]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3283), E767 [13JN]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H4039–H4041 [21MY]

——— conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and agreement between Dept. of Veterans Affairs and non-departmental entities relative to suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans (H.R. 2372), H4043–H4045 [21MY]

——— submit a report on response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians, H3050 [3AP]

Gold Star families: tribute, E675 [24MY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence for migrants who have died attempting to enter the U.S., H5243 [27JN]

Immigration: provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 2378), H3956 [17MY]

IRS: Taxpayer Advocate Service funding to assist parents of deceased children whose information was fraudulently used on a Federal tax return, H5135, H5164 [25JN]

Mary B II (vessel): tribute to crew members who lost their lives during storm and commend rescue efforts of Coast Guard personnel, H369 [10JA]

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 (H.R. 1897), H3551, H3669, H3670 [9MY]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7782, H7818 [19SE], H7891, H7892 [24SE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, E1301 [17OC], E1307 [18OC]

Philippines: anniversary of massacre of U.S. POWs on Palawan Island during World War II, E1595 [16DE]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: observance, H8152 [16OC]

Right To Try Act: implementation, H9126 [21NO]

Rosewood, FL: honor memory of massacre of African-American community, H7451 [25JY]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: observance, H9042 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1766), S3288 [10JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members from Nebraska killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1883 [14MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 16), S2392 [10AP]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (S. 21), S20 [3JA], S25 [4JA], S57 [8JA], S118 [10JA], S159 [11JA], S291 [17JA], S2860 [15MY]

Colorado: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S7074 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (S. 2599), S6579 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (S. Res. 332), S5681, S5692, S5693 [25SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (S. 285), S802 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans, S6693 [20NO]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (S. 227), S2673–S2676 [7MY], S6358–S6361 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO], S6426 [6NO]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S. 1969), S4508–S4510 [25JN]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (S. 2661), S6593 [14NO]

Firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, S1465 [26FE]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), S6966 [11DE]

——— assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), unanimous-consent agreement, S6900 [9DE]

——— submit a report on response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians (S. 336), S2676 [7MY]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (S. Res. 93), S1663 [5MR]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (S. Res. 313), S5669 [24SE]

Health: life expectancy rates, S5733 [26SE]

Honduras: support people and encourage stabilization of democracy, reconciliation, and end to violence, S6747 [21NO]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S7021 [12DE]

Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage after women give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), unanimous-consent request, S6235 [29OC]

——— 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 (S. 916), S2074 [28MR], S2714 [8MY], S6234, S6235 [29OC]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (S. Res. 144), S2623 [2MY], S2663, S2672, S2673, S2676 [7MY]

Native Americans: missing and murdered Native American women resources funding, S6359 [31OC]

Russia: address use of hybrid warfare methods including assassination, political violence, intimidation, and detention, S2912 [16MY]

——— address use of hybrid warfare methods including assassination, political violence, intimidation, and detention through sanctions, diplomatic pressure, assistance to pro-democracy groups, and international law enforcement, S567–S574 [24JA], S1368–S1372 [14FE]

Taiwan: anniversary of death of U.S. and Allied POWs killed by friendly fire aboard Japanese hell ship Enoura Maru (vessel) during World War II, S99 [9JA]

Taxation: reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (S. 309), S807–S809 [31JA]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (S. 215), S5029 [24JY]

Women: reduce maternal deaths and pregnancy complications, S2718, S2735 [8MY]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, S6620 [18NO]

Reports filed

Advancing Research To Prevent Suicide Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4704) (H. Rept. 116–342), H10257 [12DE]

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2340) (H. Rept. 116–77), H4009 [20MY]

Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2819) (H. Rept. 116–243), H8257 [18OC]

Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 367) (H. Rept. 116–110), H4431 [11JN]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 298), S7112 [17DE]

Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2211) (H. Rept. 116–209), H7714 [16SE]

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1333) (S. Rept. 116–49), S4504 [25JN]

Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1130), S6391 [5NO]

Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2333) (H. Rept. 116–70), H3961 [17MY]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 16) (H. Rept. 116–30), H2985 [2AP]

Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 116–72), H3961 [17MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 16, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, H3107 [8AP]

H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8521–H8523 [28OC]

H.R. 1381, Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, H2332 [5MR]

H.R. 2211, Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act, H7720 [17SE]

H.R. 2333, Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act, H4039 [21MY]

H.R. 2340, Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act, H4041 [21MY]

H.R. 2372, Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act, H4043 [21MY]

H.R. 4356, Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act, H8757 [12NO]

S. 21, Coast Guard continuing appropriations, S27 [4JA]

S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act, S588 [24JA]

S. 916, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMA’s) Act, S2050–S2054 [27MR]

S. Res. 93, Gold Star Families Remembrance Day, S1661 [5MR]

S. Res. 144, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, S2279 [4AP]

S. Res. 154, Black Maternal Health Week, S2390 [10AP]

S. Res. 313, Gold Star Families Remembrance Week, S5542 [17SE]

S. Res. 332, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction, S5709 [25SE]