BUSTOS, CHERI (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5561, H5562 [10JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1356 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 314), H282 [8JA]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H7598 [10SE]

Air Force: designate Scott AFB, IL, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing as a center of excellence for KC–135R maintenance operations (see H.R. 4513), H8053 [26SE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4122 [22MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H10610 [17DE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 726), H3130 [8AP]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H4121 [22MY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H3266 [12AP]

Animals: authorize assistance under certain rural development programs for establishment or expansion of animal care facilities or veterinary practices in rural areas (see H.R. 1651), H3729 [10MY]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2887 [27MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3792 [14MY]

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), H2798 [25MR]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H1333 [30JA]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 3245), H4693 [13JN]

Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office, Olympia Fields, IL: designate (see H.R. 1449), H2313 [28FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H3285 [25AP]

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), H1244 [28JA]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8299 [21OC]

Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building, Elgin, IL: designate (see H.R. 1844), H2761 [21MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H7560 [9SE]

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 81), H3306 [29AP]

——— protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8227 [17OC]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H4117 [22MY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H520 [11JA]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 1898), H2883 [27MR]

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), H361 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (see H.R. 3183), H4388 [10JN]

——— establish Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in rural areas to achieve their preferred future and maximize contributions to the U.S. (see H.R. 4874), H8538 [28OC]

——— provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 4259), H7559 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish National Center for Military Painting and Applied Research (see H.R. 3181), H4388 [10JN]

——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H8720 [31OC]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H9180 [26NO]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]

——— establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 5397), H10123 [11DE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H4389 [10JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H3449 [3MY]

——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H7497 [9AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see H.R. 3306), H8388 [22OC]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H5305 [9JY]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H8298 [21OC]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 4899), H8594 [29OC]

——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H4066 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7493 [6AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H4168 [23MY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H5586 [10JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 2521), H5008 [20JN]

Dept. of HUD: require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1690), H2719 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H7525 [27AU]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2988 [2AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3130 [8AP]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H3305 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H12211 [18DE]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H3342 [30AP]

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), H1393 [6FE]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5266 [28JN]

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), H8742 [8NO]

——— carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see H.R. 5118), H9176 [22NO]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (see H.R. 4708), H8742 [8NO]

——— modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see H.R. 4697), H8720 [31OC]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H3285 [25AP]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H2506 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8229 [17OC]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 716), H8741 [8NO]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H206 [3JA]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H361 [9JA]

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H8298 [21OC]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H3341 [30AP]

——— 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 permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H9176 [22NO]

——— 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), H4175 [28MY]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]

——— 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), H4011 [20MY]

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

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H7506 [16AU]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]

Drugs: require use of prescription drug monitoring programs and facilitate information sharing among States that receive Federal funding to combat opioid abuse (see H.R. 3974), H8200 [16OC]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H1519 [11FE]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H998 [22JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H2043 [19FE]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H7497 [9AU]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— 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), H3683 [9MY]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]

——— expand and improve stormwater reuse municipal grant program to support cleanup of combined sewer overflow contamination in rivers (see H.R. 2776), H3842 [15MY]

——— impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H4390 [10JN]

——— 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), H1580 [13FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]

FAA: modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see H.R. 5427), H10258 [12DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7158 [19JY]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2036 [14FE]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3728 [10MY]

FDIC: clarify exclusions from definition of a deposit broker (see H.R. 907), H1334 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve efforts to identify and reduce improper payments (see H.R. 5389), H10123 [11DE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H5168 [25JN]

Federal employees: protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 588), H674 [16JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H288 [8JA]

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), H7472 [25JY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H2797 [25MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2887 [27MR]

Firearms: prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H7715 [16SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H361 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1285 [29JA]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 1579), H4314 [4JN]

Food for Peace Act: recognize continued success and prioritization of funding (see H. Res. 742), H9349 [6DE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H8298 [21OC]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H4181 [30MY]

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]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 39), H1285 [29JA] (see H. Res. 269), H2917 [28MR]

Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H4920 [19JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]

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), H8542 [28OC]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7990 [25SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H7162 [22JY]

——— 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), H8145 [15OC]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H1583 [13FE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H1214 [24JA]

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), H2615 [8MR]

Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H3792 [14MY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4171 [24MY]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H5266 [28JN]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 1901), H4181 [30MY]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H5305 [9JY]

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

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H9256 [4DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3130 [8AP]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4219 [3JN]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]

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), H3793 [14MY]

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), H2648 [11MR]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 726), H3130 [8AP]

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

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a mobile hotspot grant program (see H.R. 5243), H9168 [21NO]

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

Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H3478 [7MY]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8679 [30OC]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 291), H3100 [4AP]

NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H12292 [19DE]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H5305 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H2797 [25MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8114 [11OC]

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

Postal Regulatory Commission: establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the U.S. to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (see H.R. 400), H4011 [20MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1351 [4FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2757 [18MR]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H603 [15JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4218 [3JN]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H2043 [19FE]

Poway, CA: condemn attack on Chabad of Poway Synagogue, offer condolences to victims, commend first responders, and condemn anti-Semitism, white supremacy, white nationalism, and all forms of hatred (see H. Res. 364), H3679 [9MY]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see H.R. 3459), H5165 [25JN]

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

Saudi Arabia: condemn killing of Jamal Khashoggi, hold those responsible his death accountable, and condemn imprisonment and violence against journalists around the world (see H. Res. 472), H5258 [27JN]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7529 [30AU]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5038 [21JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7711 [13SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H7511 [20AU]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H1493 [8FE]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7506 [16AU]

——— 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), H4181 [30MY]

Sustainable Communities Initiative: carry out (see H.R. 927), H9256 [4DE]

Taxation: establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see H.R. 1717), H2797 [25MR]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3099 [4AP]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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), H3449 [3MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1173 [23JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see H.R. 802), H7493 [6AU]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see H.R. 2314), H3264 [12AP]

——— provide for flexible giving accounts (see H.R. 4002), H7715 [16SE]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H3305 [29AP]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H9223 [3DE]

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

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4011 [20MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see H.R. 4249), H8596 [29OC]

Transportation Security Administration: 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), H3792 [14MY]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 743), H9294 [5DE]

——— 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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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), H8097 [4OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2828 [26MR]

Voting: require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H7244 [23JY]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 93), H2370 [5MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4314 [4JN]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H8459 [23OC]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H7473 [25JY]

——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4122 [22MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8102 [8OC]

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

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), H10259 [12DE]

——— 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), H5038 [21JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H4434 [11JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3259 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 1557), H2503 [6MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 1443), H2313 [28FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (see H.R. 4714), H8226 [17OC]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (see H.R. 5437), H10305 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 4555), H8080 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see H.R. 4788), H8387 [22OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to provide secured loans to private entities to carry out projects for transportation of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4905), H8594 [29OC]

——— raise public awareness of Move Over laws requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle and mandate crash avoidance technology on all new motor vehicles (see H.R. 4871), H8538 [28OC]

EPA: require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see H.R. 5193), H9120 [20NO]

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

Federal employees: require Presidential appointees to give written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for expenditures over a certain amount to furnish or redecorate their office (see H.R. 1181), H1581 [13FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 113), H205 [3JA]

Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5123), H8908 [15NO]

Simon, Arthur: tribute (see H. Res. 378), H3789 [14MY]

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]

World War II: recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3067 [3AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (H.R. 1557), H2505 [6MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 1443), H2316 [28FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (H.R. 4714), H8227 [17OC]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for certain actions by the International Trade Administration to increase exports by small- and medium-sized enterprises (H.R. 5437), H10306 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (H.R. 4555), H8081 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (H.R. 4004), H7469 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (H.R. 4788), H8387 [22OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to provide secured loans to private entities to carry out projects for transportation of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (H.R. 4905), H8595 [29OC]

——— raise public awareness of Move Over laws requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle and mandate crash avoidance technology on all new motor vehicles (H.R. 4871), H8539 [28OC]

EPA: require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (H.R. 5193), H9122 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (H.R. 2543), H3475 [7MY]

Federal employees: require Presidential appointees to give written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for expenditures over a certain amount to furnish or redecorate their office (H.R. 1181), H1584 [13FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (H.R. 113), H214 [3JA]

Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building, Galesburg, IL: designate (H.R. 5123), H8909 [15NO]

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 (H.R. 2227), H3257 [10AP]

World War II: recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (H.R. 2056), H3069 [3AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2373 [6MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5089 [25JN]

Remarks

American Water Works Co., Inc.: anniversary of Illinois American Water, E1025• [2AU]

Apple, Richard: Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation National Citizen Scientist Champion Award recipient, E1325• [22OC]

Bradley University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E333• [21MR]

——— tribute to speech team, E638• [21MY]

Brinson, Logan: opening of ‘‘Logan’s Little Library’’ locations in Alpha, IL, E237• [4MR]

Bump Boxes (business): Bradley University Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1160• [17SE]

Committee on the Climate Crisis (House, Select): address climate change with Rural Green Partnership, H9383 [9DE]

Conton, Andrew: 100 Black Men of America, Inc., Central Illinois chapter Mentee of the Year award recipient, E1140• [12SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7589 [10SE], H7846 [20SE]

——— impact of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment, elder abuse, and racial discrimination cases, H7589 [10SE]

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), H2590 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5732 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H9210 [3DE]

Dunn, Gaye: Illinois School Counselors Association Middle/Junior High School Counselor of the Year award recipient, E646• [21MY]

East Moline, IL: anniversary of Quad Cities Vet Center, E786• [18JN]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5089 [25JN]

Fisher, Gail: Army Materiel Command Paralegal of the Year Award recipient, E1271• [11OC]

Galesburg, IL: anniversary of Galesburg Kiwanis Club, E1101• [6SE]

——— anniversary of Innkeeper’s Fresh Roasted Coffee (business), E155• [8FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H469 [11JA]

Hammes, Bill: Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, and Illnois Audubon Society Conservation Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1142• [12SE]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E1347• [28OC]

Illinois: anniversary of Illinois Marine Corps League, E783• [18JN]

Jail Hill Inn (business): TripAdvisor LLC Travelers’ Choice Award recipient, E575• [10MY], E599• [15MY]

Journal: question of approval, H5089 [25JN]

League of Women Voters of Jo Daviess County, IL: EPA Water Quality Challenge winner, E1078• [27AU], E1103• [6SE]

Lux Blox, LLC: Bradley University Innovation of the Year award recipient, E1163• [17SE]

Malahy, Sue: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership award recipient, E546• [7MY]

Moore, Denise: Bradley University Turner Center for Entrepreneurship Small Business Advocate of the Year recipient, E1273• [11OC]

Patch-Troxell, Amber: Kewanee, IL, Chamber of Commerce Meritorious Service Award recipient, E707• [4JN]

Peoria, IL: anniversary of Peoria Players Theatre, E459• [12AP]

——— Greater Peoria Economic Development Council recipient of Bradley University Community Partner of the Year award, E1161• [17SE]

Pohlman, Greg: Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee, E78• [23JA]

Reid, John: National Academy of Engineering honoree, E463• [12AP]

Rock Falls, IL: anniversary of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, E993• [25JY]

Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Rock Island, E1276• [11OC]

——— Ben Farrar Insurance softball team named face of Big League Chew bubble gum, E239• [4MR]

Rumler, Paul: Quad-Cities ATHENA Male Champion of Change Award recipient, E484• [25AP]

Samaritan Ministries (organization): anniversary, E1280• [11OC]

South Beloit, IL: anniversary of Rock Energy Cooperative, E189• [19FE]

Sterling, IL: Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce recipient of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Five-Star Accreditation, E80• [23JA]

Tombergs, Gwen: Quad-Cities ATHENA Leadership Award recipient, E549• [7MY]

Torres, Raymond: Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200 award recipient, E14• [8JA]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12264 [19DE]

West Peoria, IL: anniversary of Haddad’s West Peoria Market, E173• [13FE]

Whitcher, Everett: Kewanee, IL, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E705• [4JN]

Tributes

Allen, Michael M., E644• [21MY]

Anderson, Keegan, E1064• [20AU]

Bash, Stephen E., E245• [5MR]

Brackemeyer, Koby, E1062• [20AU]

Carlson, Margie, E1093• [6SE]

Fidlar, Stacie, E1345• [28OC]

Fritz, Harold, E25• [9JA]

Hager, Johanna, E416• [8AP]

Hooper-Campos, Fidencio, E190• [19FE]

Kruhtoff, Kyle, E1063• [20AU]

Kuborn, Susan, E453• [12AP]

Lee, Logan, E338• [25MR]

Livingston, Shaun, E329• [21MR]

Mickley, Nathan, E1065• [20AU]

Mingus, David, E483• [25AP]

Newman, Hunter, E1066• [20AU]

Pannell, Eli, E1075• [27AU]

Pearl, Richard H., E248• [5MR]

Roegge, Steven, E236• [4MR]

Seidler, Richard, E495• [29AP]

Shah, Jitendra J., E246• [5MR]

Simon, Debbie, E376• [1AP]

Steinert, Arlett, E1099• [6SE]

Stone, Dorothy, E1094• [6SE]

Sydnor, Ann M., E1593• [16DE]

Terronez, Joe, E182• [14FE]

Weiss, Danny, H2674 [12MR]

Whipple, Tanner, E1594• [16DE]