BRINDISI, ANTHONY (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2559 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5549, H5560, H5561 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1422 [7FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5052 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4711 [18JN]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3230 [10AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5902 [16JY]

Appointments

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H3269 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H1581 [13FE]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H3220 [9AP]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H5585 [10JY]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2442), H5305 [9JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3963 [17MY]

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2757 [18MR]

——— 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), H1586 [13FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H2043 [19FE]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3220 [9AP]

Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building, Mastic, NY: designate (see H.R. 829), H1243 [28JA]

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H3792 [14MY]

——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H4122 [22MY]

——— make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H2828 [26MR]

Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, Middletown, NY: designate (see H.R. 694), H996 [22JA]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1586 [13FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H676 [16JA]

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

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H5304 [9JY]

——— prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1078), H5586 [10JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1213 [24JA]

Congressman Bill Carney Post Office, Smithtown, NY: designate (see H.R. 828), H1242 [28JA]

Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]

——— protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 2212), H8097 [4OC]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 2305), H9058 [19NO]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H3683 [9MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H2235 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H1465 [7FE]

——— allow schools to use geographic preference in order to procure locally grown, raised, and caught food (see H.R. 3220), H7484 [30JY]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H8200 [16OC]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 1328), H2273 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 563), H2323 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H7704 [12SE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H7536 [6SE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3220 [9AP]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H3341 [30AP]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H3266 [12AP]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H10017 [10DE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8199 [16OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8828 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H8083 [27SE]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 3080), H8720 [31OC]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H3503 [8MY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H5168 [25JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H2235 [26FE]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H5261 [27JN]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7666 [11SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7244 [23JY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H2506 [6MR]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H5261 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3220 [9AP]

——— 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), H8541 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H2035 [14FE]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1394 [6FE]

——— establish Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking (see H.R. 836), H7536 [6SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 2831), H4315 [4JN]

——— clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3522), H10017 [10DE]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H4919 [19JN]

——— 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. 3219), H7536 [6SE]

——— prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances relative to Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3515), H7379 [24JY]

Dept. of State: encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking (see H.R. 467), H4314 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 4967), H12292 [19DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H1464 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing laws to impound or immobilize limousines that fail safety inspections (see H.R. 4709), H8389 [22OC]

——— conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H3503 [8MY]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (see H.R. 4708), H8389 [22OC]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H2719 [13MR]

——— modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see H.R. 4697), H8389 [22OC]

——— modify hours of service requirements for drivers hauling live animals and agricultural perishable goods (see H.R. 4919), H9257 [4DE]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H2987 [2AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H1586 [13FE]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8261 [18OC]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H2681 [12MR]

——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (see H.R. 1947), H2915 [28MR]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H8096 [4OC]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (see H.R. 4920), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2647 [11MR]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H4390 [10JN]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 855), H5266 [28JN]

——— ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see H.R. 3208), H8960 [18NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]

Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7775 [18SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7378 [24JY]

Drugs: impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (see H.R. 2483), H3439 [2MY]

Education: recognize importance of career and technical education in preparing students to enter the workforce (see H. Res. 551), H8083 [27SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H5729 [11JY]

Emergency medical personnel: include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2887), H8260 [18OC]

Employment: protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H7525 [27AU]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 5434), H12305 [2JA]

——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H8056 [26SE]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H3406 [1MY]

FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see H.R. 2208), H5913 [16JY]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2103 [25FE]

FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3735), H5914 [16JY]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5272 [5JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H2938 [1AP]

——— provide evidence of certain robocall violations to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 3325), H4770 [18JN]

——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H2987 [2AP]

FDA: allow rejection of a citizen petition if it is believed the primary purpose of the petition is to delay approval of a pending drug application and refer such petitioners to the FTC (see H.R. 2455), H3404 [1MY]

——— codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see H.R. 4881), H8538 [28OC]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2323 [4MR]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

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), H7483 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see H.R. 4283), H8057 [26SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H3259 [10AP]

——— permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see H.R. 1256), H2719 [13MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1174), H2273 [27FE]

——— provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H2719 [13MR]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H8541 [28OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H3503 [8MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2988 [2AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2035 [14FE]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H8596 [29OC]

GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]

——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H5776 [12JY]

George H. Bacel Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5451), H10608 [17DE]

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), H7756 [17SE]

Health: exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H7991 [25SE]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H9223 [3DE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H3341 [30AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1586 [13FE]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: redesignate as Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 695), H996 [22JA]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H10017 [10DE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2236 [26FE]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: deem certain cartel organizations to be foreign terrorist organizations (see H.R. 5509), H12289 [19DE]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see H.J. Res. 72), H7867 [20SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3477 [7MY]

——— condemn firing of rockets by terrorist groups, support right of self-defense, commend U.S. provision of military assistance, and express concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza (see H. Res. 727), H9169 [21NO]

——— 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), H2798 [25MR]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7153 [18JY]

Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building, Floral Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 1833), H2755 [18MR]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H543 [14JA]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1785), H3341 [30AP]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1925), H7379 [24JY]

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), H3442 [2MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H5261 [27JN]

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 5172), H9056 [19NO]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H5775 [12JY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H7493 [6AU]

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

——— eliminate cost-sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B (see H.R. 4597), H8089 [1OC]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H4181 [30MY]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H4697 [13JN]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H9257 [4DE]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H8113 [11OC]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7707 [12SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H5261 [27JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]

——— provide for transparency of secondary payer reporting information (see H.R. 1375), H8388 [22OC]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H7559 [9SE]

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

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if budget resolution is not adopted by certain date, eliminate automatic salary adjustments, impose certain travel restrictions, and establish a 5-year ban on lobbying (see H.R. 1466), H2719 [13MR]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 129), H288 [8JA]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H2987 [2AP]

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 4794), H8596 [29OC]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H8201 [16OC]

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. 1396), H5260 [27JN]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3446), H7598 [10SE]

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), H4065 [21MY]

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

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3305 [29AP]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9388 [9DE]

Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3870), H7715 [16SE]

Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: increase funding (see H.R. 2288), H3306 [29AP]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H2763 [21MR]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 263), H1213 [24JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H3963 [17MY]

——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2987 [2AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1464 [7FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1218 [25JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H1214 [24JA]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1214 [24JA]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H4315 [4JN]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3844 [15MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H2236 [26FE]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H9222 [3DE]

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

SBA: require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (see H.R. 2142), H4066 [21MY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H8299 [21OC]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H8083 [27SE]

——— require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see H.R. 1018), H2506 [6MR]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 2151), H3215 [9AP]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8114 [11OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7378 [24JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5728 [11JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7483 [30JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2828 [26MR]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H4773 [18JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2987 [2AP]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H2828 [26MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7378 [24JY]

Taxation: allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3708), H8542 [28OC]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H603 [15JA]

——— allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 2679), H5305 [9JY]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2103), H3100 [4AP]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H2988 [2AP]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H7990 [25SE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H3503 [8MY]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1479), H4314 [4JN]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H4314 [4JN]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H2030 [14FE]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H5305 [9JY]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 3744), H7472 [25JY]

——— 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), H3342 [30AP]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H5305 [9JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2888 [27MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1393 [6FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 1987), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see H.R. 2314), H5261 [27JN]

——— provide for parent savings accounts (see H.R. 1859), H2795 [25MR]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H5305 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 4438), H8261 [18OC]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 257), H721 [17JA] (see H.R. 515), H518 [11JA]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3305 [29AP]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H7597 [10SE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3683 [9MY]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H3341 [30AP]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H997 [22JA]

——— enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H7157 [19JY]

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 (see H.R. 9), H3129 [8AP]

Veterans: expand and study efficacy of veterans treatment court programs in order to assist justice-involved veterans (see H. Res. 698), H8878 [14NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1587 [13FE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7990 [25SE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 79), H8910 [15NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7378 [24JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. POW taken prisoner by Japan while serving in the Pacific Theater (see H.R. 5044), H8783 [12NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H7506 [16AU]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4389 [10JN]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8541 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colgate University: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H4313 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H3678 [9MY]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see H.R. 4285), H7664 [11SE]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

Drug abuse: recognize addiction as a disease and support efforts to prevent, treat, and destigmatize substance use disorder and addiction (see H. Res. 714), H9057 [19NO]

FCC: require cable operators and broadband Internet service providers subject to State fines to report on number of customers, average bills, fees charged, and average Internet speeds delivered in each county (see H.R. 1555), H2503 [6MR]

Gambling: remove Federal barriers relative to the offering of mobile sports wagers on Indian lands when the applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement (see H.R. 5502), H12289 [19DE]

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

Immigration: provide a special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1778), H2743 [14MR]

Medicare: provide relief for small rural hospitals from inaccurate instructions provided by certain administrative contractors (see H.R. 3672), H5583 [10JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3260), H4694 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 2447), H3403 [1MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (H.R. 4820), H8458 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2629), H3680 [9MY]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), H7665 [11SE]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (H.R. 2972), H4165 [23MY]

FCC: require cable operators and broadband Internet service providers subject to State fines to report on number of customers, average bills, fees charged, and average Internet speeds delivered in each county (H.R. 1555), H2505 [6MR]

Gambling: remove Federal barriers relative to the offering of mobile sports wagers on Indian lands when the applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement (H.R. 5502), H12291 [19DE]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H3275 [18AP]

Immigration: provide a special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (H.R. 1778), H2746 [14MR]

Medicare: provide relief for small rural hospitals from inaccurate instructions provided by certain administrative contractors (H.R. 3672), H5584 [10JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 3260), H4696 [13JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 2447), H3405 [1MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2327 [5MR], H3685 [10MY], H5779 [15JY], H9125 [21NO]

Remarks

Canandaigua, VA: tribute to Canandaigua VA Medical Center, E139• [6FE]

Colgate University: anniversary, H5779 [15JY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2559, H2560 [7MR]

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: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5549, H5550 [10JY]

——— include dinnerware and stainless steel flatware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H5549, H5550 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that veterans who receive covered health care services at VA community-based outpatient clinics are eligible for child care assistance, H1422 [7FE]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), H7731 [17SE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1422 [7FE]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3231 [10AP]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H4040 [21MY]

——— submit report with recommendations on how the FCC can expand broadband Internet service in rural and underserved areas, H3231 [10AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H1288 [30JA]

Immigration: prohibit subjecting growers to private right of action in Federal court relative to reform of H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, H10093 [11DE]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), motion to recommit, H10093 [11DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5902 [16JY]

——— ensure authorization upholds exisitng laws on acts of international terrorism, harboring or concealing terrorists, or material support to terrorists, H5902 [16JY]

National Rural Health Day: observance, H9158 [21NO]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H9125 [21NO]

Telecommunications: require greater transparency in fees and services from cable and Internet providers, H2327 [5MR]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12265 [19DE]

Votes: position on missed, E209• [26FE]

Voting: require States to equalize polling hours across the State, H2559, H2560 [7MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3197 [9AP]

Tributes

Baum, L. Frank, H3686 [10MY]