CARTWRIGHT, MATT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H8459 [23OC]

——— 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), H7379 [24JY]

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 1305), H2038 [15FE]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H1586 [13FE]

——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]

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), H9296 [5DE]

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), H3927 [16MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7837 [19SE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8388 [22OC]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H5169 [25JN]

——— conserve global bear populations by prohibiting importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 2264), H8541 [28OC]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 689), H1393 [6FE]

——— increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 4211), H8090 [1OC]

——— 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), H8459 [23OC]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H8102 [8OC]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2442), H8459 [23OC]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 2863), H5272 [5JY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1418), H8096 [4OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H282 [8JA]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3477 [7MY]

——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 665), H718 [17JA]

Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3844 [15MY]

——— improve provision of military housing to members and their families through private entities (see H.R. 2384), H3303 [29AP]

——— 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]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2323 [4MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

Army: recognize service of working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program and prioritize adoption of such dogs to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers (see H. Con. Res. 43), H9257 [4DE]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H8090 [1OC]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]

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]

Birds: authorize U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to engage in activities to improve conditions for albatrosses and petrels (see H.R. 1305), H2038 [15FE]

BLM: make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3225), H5169 [25JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1268), H2763 [21MR]

CBO: submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H361 [9JA]

CDC: expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H7379 [24JY]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 4088), H7476 [26JY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 2427), H3503 [8MY]

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1620), H3285 [25AP]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H2615 [8MR]

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

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H3729 [10MY]

——— affirm U.S. commitment to a safe and healthy climate for future generations and solutions to restore the climate (see H. Con. Res. 35), H8083 [27SE]

——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 330), H721 [17JA]

——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H8083 [27SE]

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

——— 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), H1363 [5FE]

Coastal zones: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (see H.R. 1317), H2046 [22FE]

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1780), H2828 [26MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 227), H8145 [15OC]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2798 [25MR]

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

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3449 [3MY]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1586 [13FE]

Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 2121), H3477 [7MY]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3133), H4342 [5JN]

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

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H288 [8JA]

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), H5203 [26JN]

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

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 schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H8679 [30OC]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3378), H5306 [9JY]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H12292 [19DE]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H7525 [27AU]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 1328), H3476 [7MY]

——— establish SelectUSA program to facilitate foreign direct investment in the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3288), H4695 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 804), H1586 [13FE]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H5169 [25JN]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 4639), H8389 [22OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4349 [6JN]

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

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H9296 [5DE]

——— 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), H7666 [11SE]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]

——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5306 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by direct capture (see H.R. 3282), H4695 [13JN]

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), H7775 [18SE]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H9256 [4DE]

——— 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), H8090 [1OC]

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

——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H8596 [29OC]

——— 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), H3271 [15AP]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 2262), H3254 [10AP]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H4314 [4JN]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H9256 [4DE]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H7715 [16SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7483 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H8388 [22OC]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4350 [6JN]

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), H2762 [21MR]

——— 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]

——— 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), H1170 [23JA]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2273 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H7484 [30JY]

——— 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), H4175 [28MY]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3229), H4626 [12JN]

——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H10610 [17DE]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H2795 [25MR]

——— establish Office of International Disability Rights (see H.R. 3373), H9171 [21NO]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H361 [9JA]

——— provide assistance to current and former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma and to civil society organizations that work to secure release of such prisoners (see H.R. 2327), H4345 [5JN]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]

——— establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 4967), H8718 [31OC]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 2579), H3500 [8MY]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 205), H4349 [6JN]

——— prohibit issuance of certain geological and geophysical exploration permits in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1149), H2506 [6MR]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (see H.R. 1941), H3267 [12AP]

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), H3266 [12AP]

——— establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 2509), H3440 [2MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H7484 [30JY]

——— ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 3781), H5911 [16JY]

——— ensure only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see H.R. 3896), H8460 [23OC]

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 2723), H3789 [14MY]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 5170), H9056 [19NO]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see H.R. 1511), H3267 [12AP]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H8720 [31OC]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2887 [27MR]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H4066 [21MY]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see H.R. 2184), H8102 [8OC]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H4389 [10JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— 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), H3304 [29AP]

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), H2036 [14FE]

——— require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs relative to protections for travel, lodging, and dining services in disaster areas (see H.R. 2623), H9296 [5DE]

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

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7471 [25JY]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 2569), H5169 [25JN]

——— withhold assistance from countries that do not monitor or prosecute production or distribution of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs or do not require registration of tableting and encapsulating machines (see H.R. 1098), H2797 [25MR]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H3729 [10MY]

Education: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H8103 [8OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H2323 [4MR]

Employment: establish incentivized tax breaks for employers offering cybersecurity training, increase cybersecurity scholarship program funding, and provide student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees (see H.R. 334), H283 [8JA]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3442 [2MY]

——— 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), H3438 [2MY]

Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 2245), H3254 [10AP]

——— repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H12308 [3JA]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]

——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 2764), H5077 [24JN]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 585), H5826 [15JY]

——— establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3254), H7472 [25JY]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 4266), H8098 [4OC]

——— reauthorize diesel emissions reduction program (see H.R. 1768), H5260 [27JN]

——— regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 2600), H5305 [9JY]

——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal oil and gas industry exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 4014), H7464 [25JY]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 3604), H5265 [28JN]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H2100 [25FE]

Europe: oppose imposition of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland (see H. Res. 88), H2616 [8MR]

Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H1581 [13FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer (see H.R. 2900), H4117 [22MY]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2036 [14FE]

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), H5261 [27JN]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2939 [1AP]

FDA: enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H8097 [4OC]

——— ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 985), H2648 [11MR]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2102 [25FE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H1582 [13FE]

——— improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 249), H5038 [21JN]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3477 [7MY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H465 [10JA]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3872), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see H.R. 1610), H5203 [26JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]

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), H7493 [6AU]

——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3478 [7MY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H678 [16JA]

Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation (see H.R. 1747), H7990 [25SE]

——— improve management of forage fish (see H.R. 2236), H3253 [10AP]

——— prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1171 [23JA]

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), H2919 [28MR]

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]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H3476 [7MY]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3964 [17MY]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H3341 [30AP]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7506 [16AU]

——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H3442 [2MY]

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]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H1335 [30JA]

Hazardous substances: prohibit use of poisons sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’) and sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 2471), H12292 [19DE]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8389 [22OC]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H3682 [9MY]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 179), H3478 [7MY]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H3682 [9MY]

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), H282 [8JA]

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

House of Representatives: provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H4182 [30MY]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9223 [3DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]

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), H2762 [21MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1586 [13FE]

——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]

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

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3844 [15MY]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 4957), H9257 [4DE]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3844 [15MY]

——— improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H4350 [6JN]

Insurance: establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H3449 [3MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8880 [14NO]

International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H12305 [2JA]

International Year of the Salmon: observance (see H. Res. 421), H9296 [5DE]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H3727 [10MY]

——— limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H3844 [15MY]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4345 [5JN]

——— 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), H3478 [7MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 141), H2317 [28FE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1762), H2743 [14MR]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]

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

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), H4167 [23MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H7506 [16AU]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H10306 [16DE]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8260 [18OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H7506 [16AU]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide coverage for certain dental items and services under part B (see H.R. 4650), H8880 [14NO]

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

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H8827 [13NO]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H7471 [25JY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H5007 [20JN]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]

——— 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), H8880 [14NO]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H1518 [11FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H5168 [25JN]

Melinda Gene Picotti Post Office, Laceyville, PA: designate (see H.R. 4279), H8460 [23OC]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3844 [15MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H8724 [1NO]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3067 [3AP]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H8389 [22OC]

——— 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), H3729 [10MY]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]

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 Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H8389 [22OC]

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

National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H3844 [15MY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 628), H8229 [17OC]

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H8144 [15OC]

Native Americans: 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), H8827 [13NO]

NOAA: establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 1237), H2587 [7MR]

——— 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), H4341 [5JN]

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

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 642), H1363 [5FE]

OSHA: authorize Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1956), H7666 [11SE]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H7490 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2370 [5MR]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1411), H3449 [3MY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1344), H2100 [25FE]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H8541 [28OC]

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), H3220 [9AP]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1244 [28JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7536 [6SE]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H9388 [9DE]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H1459 [7FE]

Public safety officers: provide opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, to first responders for personal use to prevent accidental overdose due to incidental contact with dangerous drugs (see H.R. 1823), H7472 [25JY]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2988 [2AP]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 1965), H3442 [2MY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H5998 [17JY]

Russia: reiterate support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemn aggressive actions and assaults on democracies, and oppose readmission into Group of Seven (see H. Res. 546), H8201 [16OC]

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]

SEC: require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H5272 [5JY]

September 11th National Memorial Trail: tribute (see H. Res. 384), H3842 [15MY]

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), H3963 [17MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7471 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3449 [3MY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H5305 [9JY]

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

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H1172 [23JA]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]

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), H3477 [7MY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H8542 [28OC]

Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building, Hookstown, PA: designate (see H.R. 3207), H5169 [25JN]

Steel Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2525), H3844 [15MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7471 [25JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H5586 [10JY]

Susquehanna National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 262), H1586 [13FE]

Syria: condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (see H. Res. 395), H7379 [24JY]

——— halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, and impose new sanctions (see H.R. 31), H288 [8JA]

——— reaffirm unique collaboration among U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including faith-based organizations, and Israel Defense Forces to deliver humanitarian assistance to Syrians (see H. Res. 310), H7598 [10SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for certain facilities that remediate and reclaim coal refuse sites by producing electricity from coal refuse (see H.R. 4735), H8257 [18OC]

——— allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1727), H2716 [13MR]

——— ensure solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal (see H.R. 3876), H7484 [30JY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 2042), H2986 [2AP]

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

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H5168 [25JN]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1479), H8679 [30OC]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H8102 [8OC]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4314 [4JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1339 [30JA]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H2313 [28FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 1987), H9122 [20NO]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H5166 [25JN]

——— provide for issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (see H.R. 3861), H7379 [24JY]

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

——— 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), H12292 [19DE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8096 [4OC]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1712), H2715 [13MR]

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), H7157 [19JY]

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: authorizing appropriations for Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 4986), H8828 [13NO]

——— 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), H3069 [3AP]

——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1492 [8FE]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H7755 [17SE]

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), H5774 [12JY]

——— prohibit use of neonicotinoids as insecticides in national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2854), H4010 [20MY]

——— protect grizzly bear populations and guarantee Native American tribes a role in conserving and managing the species (see H.R. 2532), H3926 [16MY]

——— 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), H1351 [4FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (see H.R. 1261), H2031 [14FE]

U.S. Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see H.R. 3423), H5036 [21JN]

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7473 [25JY]

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), H716 [17JA]

——— 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), H2047 [22FE]

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), H2234 [26FE]

——— 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), H5168 [25JN]

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), H7245 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7471 [25JY]

World War II: 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 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H8199 [16OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H2762 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3737), H5774 [12JY]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2748), H3840 [15MY]

Courts: 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), H3252 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see H.R. 5505), H12289 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 2907), H4118 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4587), H8088 [1OC]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 5414), H10257 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see H.R. 3120), H4342 [5JN]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 762), H1210 [24JA]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for the publication of Office of Legal Counsel opinions (see H.R. 4556), H8080 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4248), H7558 [9SE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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), H3216 [9AP]

——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 4435), H7865 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transportation of property by motor carriers (see H.R. 3383), H5005 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4822), H8456 [23OC]

EPA: regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3506), H5200 [26JN]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 5399), H10123 [11DE]

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), H5165 [25JN]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 2974), H4161 [23MY]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 1607), H2582 [7MR]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H3404 [1MY]

Political campaigns: require corporations to disclose to shareholders amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 5143), H8958 [18NO]

Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (H.R. 3737), H5775 [12JY]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (H.R. 2748), H3842 [15MY]

Courts: 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 (H.R. 2212), H3257 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (H.R. 5505), H12291 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 2907), H4120 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (H.R. 4587), H8089 [1OC]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (H.R. 5414), H10258 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (H.R. 3120), H4344 [5JN]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (H.R. 762), H1212 [24JA]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (H.R. 1243), H2033 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for the publication of Office of Legal Counsel opinions (H.R. 4556), H8081 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (H.R. 4248), H7559 [9SE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 4007), H7469 [25JY]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (H.R. 2156), H3218 [9AP]

——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (H.R. 4435), H7866 [20SE]

Dept. of Transportation: increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transportation of property by motor carriers (H.R. 3383), H5007 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 2487), H3441 [2MY]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (H.R. 4822), H8458 [23OC]

EPA: regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (H.R. 4006), H7469 [25JY]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (H.R. 3506), H5202 [26JN]

——— limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (H.R. 5399), H10124 [11DE]

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 (H.R. 3463), H5167 [25JN]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (H.R. 2974), H4166 [23MY]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (H.R. 1607), H2585 [7MR]

Political campaigns: require corporations to disclose to shareholders amounts disbursed for certain political activity (H.R. 5143), H8959 [18NO]

Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (H.R. 882), H1337 [30JA]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (H.R. 4347), H7754 [17SE]

Remarks

Ackerman, Ed: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame Media Award recipient, E1123• [10SE]

Balon, Frank: Freeland, PA, Sons of Erin (organization) Citizen of the Year award recipient, E319• [18MR]

Barbieri, Robert: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1127• [11SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2736 [14MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9066 [20NO]

——— legislative priorities, H8708 [31OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: reinstate final rule governing forced arbitration, H4103 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4103 [22MY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7844 [20SE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), consideration (H. Res. 558), H7763 [18SE]

Craft, Morgan A.: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1124• [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), H2736 [14MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (H.R. 762), H2328 [5MR]

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), H8207 [17OC], H8905 [15NO]

Dept. of Justice: decision to support district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., H2802 [26MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5108 [25JN]

Fisk, Walter: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1118• [10SE]

Freeland, PA: anniversary of American Legion Post 473, E1289• [16OC]

Gallagher, Joy A.: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1120• [10SE]

Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Labor Council: anniversary, E1209• [26SE]

Hart, Edward: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E317• [18MR]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3808 [15MY]

Helman, Jane: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1133• [11SE]

Honesdale, PA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Israel, E1612• [18DE]

InterMetro Industries Corp.: Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association Manufacturer Product Innovation and Process Improvement Excellence Award recipient, E545• [7MY]

Kane, Kevin and Mickey: Wyoming Valley Children’s Association ‘‘Making a Difference’’ Award recipients, E336•, E343• [25MR]

Karcutskie, Joseph A.: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1131• [11SE]

Kingston, PA: tribute to Wyoming Seminary girls’ field hockey team, E404• [4AP]

Knights of Lithuania (organization): tribute to Council 143, E168• [13FE]

Kobesky, Edward L. (Shovels): Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1118• [10SE]

Kolojechick, Kelsey: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1115• [10SE]

Liott, Charles E.: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1133• [11SE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, E168• [13FE]

Majikes, Frank: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1134• [11SE]

McGurl, Bernard: Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization) Paul ‘‘Hook’’ O’Malley chapter Man of the Year award recipient, E267• [7MR]

Montalbano, Bob and Patti Giambrone: UNICO National (organization) Scranton, PA, Chapter UNICAN of the Year award recipient, E169•, E174• [13FE]

Moran, Patrick: Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization) Monsignor Farrell chapter Hibernian of the Year award recipient, E203• [25FE]

Northeastern Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council: anniversary, E1213• [26SE]

Orlando, Joseph (Bo): Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1123• [10SE]

Pashinski, Eddie D.: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E265• [7MR]

Penetar, Daniel L., Jr.: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Italian American Man of the Year Award recipient, E1293• [16OC]

Penetar, Martin C.: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Italian American Man of the Year Award recipient, E1291• [16OC]

Pryle, Marilyn: Pennsylvania Dept. of Education Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award recipient, E300• [13MR]

Quinn, Martin F.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Achievement Award recipient, E295• [13MR]

Slane, Laura Whalen: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1126• [10SE]

Strumski, Christine Button: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1121• [10SE]

Swoyersville, PA; rededication of Slocum Street Park in honor of Andrew Barilla, Jr., E844• [26JN]

Thomas, Jim: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame Community Service Award recipient, E1129• [11SE]

Throop, PA: anniversary, E847• [26JN]

Wadas, Chris: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1119• [10SE]

Waverly Township, PA: anniversary, E971• [24JY]

——— anniversary of Waverly Community House, E971• [24JY]

West Pittston, PA: anniversary of Women’s Club of West Pittston, E517• [1MY]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Baltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster, E707• [4JN]

Williams, William J.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization) Swingle Award recipient, E318• [18MR]

Yeager, W. Brooke, III: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1132• [11SE]

Tributes

Dudrick, Stanley J., E172• [13FE]

Marko, Stephen P., E51• [16JA]

Masly, John R., E102• [29JA]

Murphy, Marjorie P., E831• [25JN]

Nanni, Angeline, E1130• [11SE]

Sandhaus, Samuel, E1259• [8OC]