SAN NICOLAS, MICHAEL F.Q. (a Delegate from Guam)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3305 [29AP]

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]

Bureau of the Census: conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2773), H3841 [15MY]

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

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

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), H2939 [1AP]

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 1500), H2366 [5MR]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any inclined sleeper for infants (see H.R. 3172), H7598 [10SE]

——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H2043 [19FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for parity for Guam and the Virgin Islands under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1352), H2101 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H2681 [12MR]

Dept. of Education: 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), H2884 [27MR]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H2887 [27MR]

——— 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), H8299 [21OC]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4478), H8299 [21OC]

Dept. of HHS: extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H7904 [24SE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H1519 [11FE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1586 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 149), H3069 [3AP]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 3702), H5827 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3792 [14MY]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H9180 [26NO]

Dept. of Transportation: extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H7775 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2763 [21MR]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H8827 [13NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2756 [18MR]

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (see H.R. 2916), H4118 [22MY]

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), H1585 [13FE]

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

Eximbank: amend charter to create the Office of Territorial Exporting (see H.R. 3242), H4627 [12JN]

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

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2719 [13MR]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H721 [17JA]

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

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

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]

——— clarify that noncitizen nationals who are children of U.S. citizens are eligible for U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1206), H4217 [3JN]

——— include U.S. nationals among eligible employees of an EB-5 commercial enterprise (see H.R. 1207), H4217 [3JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 38), H518 [11JA]

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

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

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 4821), H8456 [23OC]

Medicare: provide certain low-income territorial residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4666), H8542 [28OC]

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

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), H5775 [12JY]

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

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 316), H3264 [12AP]

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

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), H9122 [20NO]

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

Postal Service: repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H9223 [3DE]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 1965), H4168 [23MY] (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

SBA: give small business contracting credit for certain small businesses located in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3428), H5037 [21JN]

SEC: require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H5827 [15JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5261 [27JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H5008 [20JN]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H5168 [25JN]

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

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

Taxation: 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]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H2681 [12MR]

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

——— provide tax relief for workers and families by reforming earned income and child tax credits, dependent care assistance, and certain fringe benefit expenses (see H.R. 3300), H4920 [19JN]

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

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8542 [28OC]

Transcontinental Railroad: recognize Chinese railroad workers for contributions to construction, honor those who lost their lives during construction, and acknowledge risks faced while enduring discrimination (see H. Res. 165), H2315 [28FE]

Trump, President: 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.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (see H.R. 4863), H8538 [28OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide parity for wildlife restoration funding for U.S. territories and the District of Columbia and make technical corrections to certain wildlife and fishing legislation (see H.R. 1809), H2754 [18MR]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H2648 [11MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4217 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (see H.R. 2437), H3403 [1MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: make technical corrections to Guam World War II Claims Fund to appropriate previously authorized war claims to World War II survivors on Guam (see H.R. 1141), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H2715 [13MR]

Guam: ensure that refunds of overpayments of the Guam Territorial Income Tax are issued in a timely manner (see H.R. 4262), H7596 [10SE]

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1365), H2233 [26FE]

SEC: revise definitions of ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 2436), H3403 [1MY]

Senate: provide for a nonvoting delegate to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5526), H12290 [19DE]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H208 [3JA]

Taxation: require approval through referendum for increases to locally enacted and administered taxes or issuances of municipal bond in greater than a certain amount (see H.R. 4409), H7834 [19SE]

Tobacco products: include Guam under statutes prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes (see H.R. 4635), H8110 [11OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (H.R. 2437), H3405 [1MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: make technical corrections to Guam World War II Claims Fund to appropriate previously authorized war claims to World War II survivors on Guam (H.R. 1141), H1518 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (H.R. 1713), H2717 [13MR]

Guam: ensure that refunds of overpayments of the Guam Territorial Income Tax are issued in a timely manner (H.R. 4262), H7597 [10SE]

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1365), H2234 [26FE]

SEC: revise definitions of ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (H.R. 2436), H3405 [1MY]

Senate: provide for a nonvoting delegate to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 5526), H12291 [19DE]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (H.R. 208), H217 [3JA]

Taxation: require approval through referendum for increases to locally enacted and administered taxes or issuances of municipal bond in greater than a certain amount (H.R. 4409), H7836 [19SE]

Tobacco products: include Guam under statutes prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes (H.R. 4635), H8112 [11OC]

Cost Estimates

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act technical corrections (H.R. 1365): CBO, H7351 [24JY]

Remarks

Autism Community Together (organization): anniversary of Autism Awareness Fair, E258• [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (H.R. 3620), H7573, H7575 [10SE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages insured by FHA and require compliance with existing appraiser education requirement (H.R. 2852), H7572, H7573 [10SE]

——— require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (H.R. 1690), H7581, H7582, H7583 [10SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a study on use of emerging technologies within Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (H.R. 2613), H7810, H7811, H7812 [19SE]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 434), H7353 [24JY]

Filipino American History Month: observance, E1374• [30OC]

Filipino Ladies Association of Guam (FLAG): executive officers and board of directors induction, E1639• [23DE]

Financial institutions: make improvements relative to State banking agencies (H.R. 241), H7579, H7580 [10SE]

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (H.R. 281), H7576, H7577, H7579 [10SE]

Guam: Guam Territorial Band recipient of Australian International Music Festival Gold Award, E973• [24JY]

——— tribute to Tumon Bay Youth Orchestra, E977• [24JY]

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1365), H7351, H7352 [24JY]

Korean Women’s Association of Guam: anniversary, E1501• [22NO]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3589), H7814, H7815, H7816 [19SE]

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’’ (H.R. 1396), H7812, H7813, H7814 [19SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 1830), H7816, H7817, H7818 [19SE]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (H.R. 759), H7361, H7362, H7364 [24JY]

Tributes

Anderson, Jon, E174• [13FE]

Camacho, Robert D., E256• [6MR]

Gumataotao, Vicente D. (Ben), E24• [9JA]

Jones, Margaret A., E911• [12JY]

Palacios, Benjamin C., E224• [27FE]

Pangelinan, Alfonso M., E520• [1MY]

Roth, William R., E1503• [22NO]

Santos, Joey, E1500• [22NO]

Stadler, James, E1309• [18OC]