GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN, JENNIFFER (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5628 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4941 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4722 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H658 [16JA]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3392 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H1494 [8FE]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. military personnel and working dog who carried out mission leading to death in Syria (see H. Res. 678), H8786 [12NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4181 [30MY]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H2797 [25MR]

American Samoa: waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1208), H4217 [3JN] (see H.R. 3482), H5826 [15JY]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 622), H1218 [25JA]

Argentina: condemn Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994, express condolences to families of victims, and support holding those responsible accountable (see H. Res. 441), H4920 [19JN]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H8910 [15NO]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H1464 [7FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7775 [18SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3409), H5169 [25JN]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H998 [22JA]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H2031 [14FE]

——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1282 [29JA]

Colleges and universities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4372), H8057 [26SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: establish advisory committees for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 4068), H7467 [25JY]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H2587 [7MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4160), H7488 [2AU]

Courts: modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1683), H5168 [25JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for stalkers of children (see H.R. 570), H2047 [22FE]

——— extend Federal prohibition against stalking to make it a crime to threaten friends and co-workers of stalking victims (see H.R. 915), H1335 [30JA]

——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H8909 [15NO]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and conduct a GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 2360), H3283 [25AP]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see H.R. 5486), H12210 [18DE]

——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1576), H2504 [6MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development Administration and clarify relationship between such Administration and the SBA (see H.R. 1432), H2506 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H8910 [15NO]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H9348 [6DE]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H8880 [14NO]

——— provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under English language acquisition grants (see H.R. 4943), H8730 [5NO]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see H.R. 3369), H5078 [24JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H9222 [3DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Climate Solutions Challenges program to provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 3100), H4341 [5JN]

——— establish program for research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power (see H.R. 3828), H7379 [24JY]

——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 3915), H7241 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H5038 [21JN]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H5039 [21JN]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2797 [25MR]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4181 [30MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (see H.R. 3990), H9171 [21NO]

——— conduct an inland waters threat analysis (see H.R. 4402), H8090 [1OC]

——— develop tools to help State and local governments establish or improve cybersecurity (see H.R. 4217), H8910 [15NO]

——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H9222 [3DE]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3266 [12AP]

——— modify data reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant employees (see H.R. 3881), H7473 [25JY]

——— notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H9122 [20NO]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H9122 [20NO]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 777), H2317 [28FE]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H7505 [16AU]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H2047 [22FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3596), H8097 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: abolish Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 1862), H4121 [22MY]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H3682 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see H.R. 3362), H5078 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H12211 [18DE]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H3924 [16MY]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2235 [26FE]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 1527), H2367 [5MR]

——— prohibit from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work (see H.R. 5477), H12209 [18DE]

——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2628), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H9223 [3DE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H7378 [24JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1339 [30JA]

——— provide notice to persons filing a claim for damage, injury, or death on certain departmental forms (see H.R. 4526), H8542 [28OC]

——— 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. 553), H998 [22JA]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]

——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H9123 [20NO]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see H.R. 617), H7161 [22JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2762 [21MR]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including Ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 826), H5038 [21JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H4314 [4JN]

——— stop production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the U.S. from China (see H.R. 1542), H2367 [5MR]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H7775 [18SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4175 [28MY]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 4044), H7497 [9AU]

Executive Office of the President: reauthorize Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise (see H.R. 4569), H8098 [4OC]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2273 [27FE]

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 child involved (see H.R. 3114), H4341 [5JN]

FBI: improve communication with State law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4889), H9123 [20NO]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see H.R. 2592), H3500 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 3384), H5005 [20JN]

——— establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1921), H3342 [30AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H2748 [14MR]

——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 301), H1244 [28JA]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H4182 [30MY]

FEMA: develop a study on streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments relative to disaster response and recovery (see H.R. 1306), H2748 [14MR]

——— ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met (see H.R. 1311), H2887 [27MR]

——— make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see H.R. 2914), H4118 [22MY]

——— modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs (see H.R. 2548), H7536 [6SE]

——— provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks (see H.R. 3779), H7756 [17SE]

——— provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 1307), H2828 [26MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H4181 [30MY]

Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation (see H.R. 1747), H8102 [8OC]

——— establish measures to combat invasive lionfish by adding such fish to list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 417), H358 [9JA]

GAO: study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H7904 [24SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H9223 [3DE]

Government: prioritize obligations and appropriate emergency funding for continued pay for the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers if statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 489), H1244 [28JA]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 736), H1171 [23JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (see H.R. 2440), H3478 [7MY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H8228 [17OC]

Human rights: increase role of financial industry in combatting human trafficking (see H.R. 295), H998 [22JA]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 4957), H9296 [5DE]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H8720 [31OC]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H4181 [30MY]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1314), H7775 [18SE]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 649), H8680 [30OC]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 752), H12292 [19DE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2797 [25MR]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H5078 [24JN]

——— recognize and affirm historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem, commend access of all faiths to holy sites there, and condemn UNESCO efforts to delegitimize that connection (see H. Res. 12), H1218 [25JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same funding apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States (see H.R. 1353), H2101 [25FE]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (see H.R. 3196), H4431 [11JN]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 28), H8103 [8OC]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H2987 [2AP]

Medicaid: provide assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3215), H4432 [11JN]

——— provide for a temporary increase to payment limits and Federal medical assistance percentage for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3631), H5302 [9JY]

——— stabilize in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3371), H4918 [19JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H3442 [2MY]

——— provide certain low-income territorial residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4666), H8145 [15OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1354), H2101 [25FE]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H4175 [28MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H5077 [24JN]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5266 [28JN]

——— 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. 1396), H3130 [8AP]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 988), H3305 [29AP]

National Guard: authorize transfer of equipment and facilities from the Federal Government or a State, tribal, or local government to the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see H.R. 1638), H2613 [8MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2029 [14FE]

National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 3094), H7775 [18SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H3792 [14MY]

National Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 59), H5266 [28JN]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 628), H8143 [15OC]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 759), H1210 [24JA]

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

Nicaragua: condemn violence against citizens protesting repression, support democratic efforts, call for release of wrongfully detained individuals, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see H. Res. 754), H9387 [9DE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1716), H3305 [29AP]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see H.R. 2189), H3729 [10MY]

——— establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 1237), H2043 [19FE]

——— make certain changes to NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (see H.R. 2406), H7755 [17SE]

——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see H.R. 3115), H7990 [25SE]

——— prohibit use of sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate in a national marine sanctuary in which coral is present (see H.R. 1834), H2828 [26MR]

NSF: support research on opioid addiction (see H.R. 3153), H4774 [18JN]

——— support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (see H.R. 4355), H7905 [24SE]

——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see H.R. 1665), H4066 [21MY]

Oceans: improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see H.R. 3969), H7756 [17SE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 2528), H4920 [19JN]

OMB: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2761), H3841 [15MY]

——— submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H3477 [7MY]

OSHA: authorize Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1956), H3271 [15AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3304 [29AP]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8257 [18OC]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2043 [19FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2048 [22FE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1285 [29JA]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 1965), H2915 [28MR] (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

——— require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 683), H719 [17JA]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2042 [19FE]

Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4373), H7905 [24SE]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]

——— ensure Northern Mariana Islands eligibility for certain programs (see H.R. 2603), H9223 [3DE]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

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. 36), H4919 [19JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H3339 [30AP]

Social Security: provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3634), H5302 [9JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H8298 [21OC]

Sports: provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see H.R. 3882), H7756 [17SE]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H2035 [14FE]

Taiwan: foster security through inclusion in international organizations, review of Dept. of State diplomatic guidance, and enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship (see H.R. 2002), H3131 [8AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan and to implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (see H. Res. 273), H3131 [8AP]

Taxation: allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 1196), H1582 [13FE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H9122 [20NO]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H9122 [20NO]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H10610 [17DE]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2746), H8720 [31OC]

——— provide Federal match for earned income credit expansion for Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2649), H3679 [9MY]

——— provide Federal supplement to, and education and outreach for, earned income credit for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3307), H4770 [18JN]

——— repeal limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 409), H9256 [4DE]

Territories: recognize importance of supporting equal rights of citizens, acknowledge that Supreme Court decisions in Insular Cases rest on racist and imperialist assumptions, and reject application of such cases (see H. Res. 641), H8259 [18OC]

Transportation: require construction inspection functions be conducted by public employees (see H.R. 1099), H1461 [7FE]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H1218 [25JA]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8261 [18OC] (see H.R. 4695), H8389 [22OC]

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4160), H7488 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H7903 [24SE]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H5774 [12JY]

——— provide parity for wildlife restoration funding for U.S. territories and the District of Columbia and make technical corrections to certain wildlife and fishing legislation (see H.R. 1809), H2763 [21MR]

——— reauthorize Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain conservation funds and establish prize competitions on wildlife and endangered species protection and invasive species management (see H.R. 872), H1394 [6FE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 549), H1214 [24JA]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (see H.R. 2204), H3271 [15AP]

——— restrict transfer of defense articles and services, and crime control articles, to any security forces under an authority not recognized as the legitimate Government by the U.S. (see H.R. 920), H1335 [30JA]

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 H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8102 [8OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H2988 [2AP]

Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see H.R. 3548), H5270 [2JY]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 4347), H7753 [17SE]

Wildlife: support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H2102 [25FE]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H8909 [15NO]

——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H10124 [11DE]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H7162 [22JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7904 [24SE]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 427), H4343 [5JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H1350 [4FE]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H7158 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: amend laws relative to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in territories (see H.R. 5436), H10305 [16DE]

——— repeal prohibition on animal fighting in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1189), H1582 [13FE]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 2171), H3216 [9AP]

DEA: provide a cash award to employees with foreign language skills (see H.R. 2307), H3263 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide Puerto Rico the same exceptions as Alaska relative to foreign air cargo carriers leaving and collecting cargo on their way to or from another U.S. destination (see H.R. 2357), H3283 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 846), H1282 [29JA]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5418), H10257 [12DE]

FEMA: include certain services in definition of critical services (see H.R. 2242), H3254 [10AP]

Immigration: reserve EB–5 visas for investors in new commercial enterprises in nationally declared major disaster areas (see H.R. 2173), H3216 [9AP]

Medicaid: remove matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2172), H3216 [9AP] (see H.R. 4699), H8198 [16OC]

——— strengthen in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2306), H3263 [12AP]

——— treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 2241), H3254 [10AP]

Medicare: eliminate late enrollment penalties under part B for individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A (see H.R. 2310), H3264 [12AP]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see H.R. 4195), H7511 [20AU]

——— provide for temporary stabilization of Medicare Advantage payments following Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 813), H1242 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt health insurance of residents of U.S. territories from annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 2243), H3254 [10AP]

Puerto Rico: authorize appointment of additional district judge and convert to permanent status the temporary office of bankruptcy judge (see H.R. 4522), H8053 [26SE]

——— compensate certain residents of Vieques island for use of such island for military readiness (see H.R. 4605), H8094 [4OC]

——— improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 1405), H2270 [27FE]

65th Infantry Regiment Post Office Building, San Juan, PR: designate (see H.R. 2325), H3270 [15AP]

SSI: extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 947), H1349 [4FE]

Taxation: allow accelerated depreciation of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3943), H7376 [24JY]

——— exempt from foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by U.S. territory and possession insurers (see H.R. 1483), H2321 [4MR]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 754), H1210 [24JA]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of the child tax credit and treat one or two child families the same as those with three or more children (see H.R. 302), H282 [8JA]

——— provide tax incentives to promote economic development in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 1525), H2367 [5MR]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and transfer a portion of such cover over to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2744 [14MR]

——— treat Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. for purposes of determining whether property qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange (see H.R. 2309), H3264 [12AP]

Territories: authorize management of Federal submerged lands off of territories for offshore energy, establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, and provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation (see H.R. 1014), H1390 [6FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: amend laws relative to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in territories (H.R. 5436), H10306 [16DE]

——— repeal prohibition on animal fighting in U.S. territories (H.R. 1189), H1584 [13FE]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (H.R. 2171), H3218 [9AP]

DEA: provide a cash award to employees with foreign language skills (H.R. 2307), H3265 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: provide Puerto Rico the same exceptions as Alaska relative to foreign air cargo carriers leaving and collecting cargo on their way to or from another U.S. destination (H.R. 2357), H3284 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (H.R. 846), H1284 [29JA]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (H.R. 2308), H3265 [12AP]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with nonprofit organizations (H.R. 5418), H10258 [12DE]

FEMA: include certain services in definition of critical services (H.R. 2242), H3258 [10AP]

Immigration: reserve EB–5 visas for investors in new commercial enterprises in nationally declared major disaster areas (H.R. 2173), H3219 [9AP]

Medicaid: remove matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (H.R. 2172), H3219 [9AP]

——— remove matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (H.R. 4699), H8199 [16OC]

——— strengthen in Puerto Rico (H.R. 2306), H3265 [12AP]

——— treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R. 2241), H3257 [10AP]

Medicare: eliminate late enrollment penalties under part B for individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A (H.R. 2310), H3266 [12AP]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (H.R. 4195), H7511 [20AU]

——— provide for temporary stabilization of Medicare Advantage payments following Hurricane Maria (H.R. 813), H1243 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt health insurance of residents of U.S. territories from annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 2243), H3258 [10AP]

Puerto Rico: authorize appointment of additional district judge and convert to permanent status the temporary office of bankruptcy judge (H.R. 4522), H8055 [26SE]

——— compensate certain residents of Vieques island for use of such island for military readiness (H.R. 4605), H8096 [4OC]

——— improve collection and publication of statistics (H.R. 1405), H2272 [27FE]

65th Infantry Regiment Post Office Building, San Juan, PR: designate (H.R. 2325), H3271 [15AP]

SSI: extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 947), H1350 [4FE]

Taxation: allow accelerated depreciation of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico (H.R. 3943), H7378 [24JY]

——— exempt from foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by U.S. territory and possession insurers (H.R. 1483), H2322 [4MR]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (H.R. 754), H1212 [24JA]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of the child tax credit and treat one or two child families the same as those with three or more children (H.R. 302), H286 [8JA]

——— provide tax incentives to promote economic development in economically distressed zones (H.R. 1525), H2369 [5MR]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and transfer a portion of such cover over to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (H.R. 1786), H2747 [14MR]

——— treat Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. for purposes of determining whether property qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange (H.R. 2309), H3265 [12AP]

Territories: authorize management of Federal submerged lands off of territories for offshore energy, establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, and provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation (H.R. 1014), H1392 [6FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3850 [16MY]

Remarks

American Samoa: nutritional assistance programs funding, H658 [16JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H10594 [17DE]

——— making continuing, H9156 [21NO]

——— making continuing (H.R. 4378), E1204• [24SE]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (H.R. 2171), H4019 [21MY]

Army: review impact of inactivating watercraft units on disaster preparedness, H5629 [11JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3409), H7286 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H637 [16JA]

——— Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers funding, H4942 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5629 [11JY]

——— importance of counterdrug operations in transit zone and Caribbean basin, H5629 [11JY]

——— Innovative Readiness Training program funding, H4722 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 2328), E1204• [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (H.R. 886), H8491• [28OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (H.R. 95), H8136 [15OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4942 [20JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H9156 [21NO]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (H.R. 617), H7181 [23JY]

Depts. of Justice and HHS: Sexual Assault Services Program and Transitional Housing Assistance Program funding for U.S. territories, H3049 [3AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H10594 [17DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4722 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H637, H658 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3851 [16MY], E609• [16MY]

FEMA: include certain services in definition of critical services, E609• [16MY]

——— provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (H.R. 1307), H7292• [24JY]

GAO: report to Congress on status of cleanup and decontamination process at former military training facilities in Puerto Rico, H5629 [11JY]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), E1204• [24SE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H29 [3JA]

——— permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H29 [3JA]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H3851 [16MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (H.R. 1837), H7198 [23JY]

Juan Sebastián de Elcano (vessel): voyage commemorating anniversary of first circumnavigation of the earth, E491• [25AP]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (H.R. 3196), H7177• [23JY]

Medicaid: extend Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, H9156 [21NO], E1204• [24SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (H.R. 1354), H5834 [16JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10594 [17DE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 2528), H8010 [26SE]

OMB: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (H.R. 1984), H7289 [24JY]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State, H4019 [21MY]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1615), H8808 [13NO]

65th Infantry Regiment Post Office Building, San Juan, PR: designate (H.R. 2325), H5958 [17JY]

Taxation: provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of the child tax credit and treat one or two child families the same as those with three or more children (H.R. 302), H234 [8JA]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3392 [1MY]

——— require GAO report on impact of withdrawal from Paris Agreement on U.S. territories, including potential impacts on economies and climate change vulnerabilities, H3392 [1MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12269• [19DE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7214 [23JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3049 [3AP]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4019 [21MY]

Resignations

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H7999 [26SE]

Tributes

Berreto Ortiz, Elis, H7769 [18SE]

Rodrìguez-Vèlez, Rosa E., E1443• [14NO]

Shultz, Dustin A., E1065• [20AU]