DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Articles and editorials

Girl Scouts Leader Expresses Thanks, Mary Barneby, New Haven (CT) Register, E77• [23JA]

We Need To Give U.S. Workers More Real Power Over Their Futures, Zoë Baird and Denis McDonough, Washington (DC) Post, E730• [10JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— 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]

Afghanistan: report on participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue relative to Afghan peace process and a strategy for post-conflict engagement by the U.S. (see H.R. 4097), H8542 [28OC]

African Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish a commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (see H.R. 2933), H4119 [22MY]

——— improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H1464 [7FE]

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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4345 [5JN]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8541 [28OC]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

——— 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), H8540 [28OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H4175 [28MY]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]

——— 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), H2719 [13MR]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H2923 [29MR]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1519 [11FE]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see H. Res. 375), H8960 [18NO]

Budget: repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H288 [8JA]

CDC: develop program to prevent use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools and award grants to implement such program (see H.R. 5482), H12210 [18DE]

China: remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (see H. Res. 393), H4122 [22MY]

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

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 330), H283 [8JA]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H520 [11JA]

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

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]

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

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H1242 [28JA]

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

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), H3844 [15MY]

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: expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3809), H7153 [18JY]

——— make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance from Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1723), H3792 [14MY]

——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see H.R. 1221), H2029 [14FE]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]

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

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]

——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4724), H8725 [1NO]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3285 [25AP]

——— 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), H5005 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]

——— allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see H.R. 447), H462 [10JA]

——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see H.R. 465), H462 [10JA]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H4218 [3JN]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]

——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see H.R. 2111), H3100 [4AP]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3276 [18AP]

——— 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), H3406 [1MY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H4920 [19JN]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H8596 [29OC]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4065 [21MY]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 4640), H8720 [31OC]

——— require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug (see H.R. 5442), H10306 [16DE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H4626 [12JN]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H5169 [25JN]

——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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), H5826 [15JY]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (see H.R. 1737), H2828 [26MR]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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), H7597 [10SE]

——— 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), H2099 [25FE]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H717 [17JA]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H998 [22JA]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]

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), H4431 [11JN]

——— 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), H2371 [5MR]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H5913 [16JY]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 1864), H2795 [25MR]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H1461 [7FE]

——— strengthen child labor laws by revising age requirements for agricultural employment, prohibiting the handling of pesticides by children, and increasing penalties for violations (see H.R. 3394), H5006 [20JN]

Dept. of State: certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (see H.R. 2407), H4390 [10JN]

——— certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2407), H5008 [20JN]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see H.R. 287), H281 [8JA]

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

——— 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 only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see H.R. 3896), H8542 [28OC]

——— 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), H10259 [12DE]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H4920 [19JN]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H5007 [20JN]

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]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H361 [9JA]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H2923 [29MR]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H463 [10JA]

——— 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]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H2370 [5MR]

——— 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]

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

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]

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

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

Employment: establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H5825 [15JY]

——— 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), H3267 [12AP]

——— 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), H3438 [2MY]

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

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

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

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

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), H8880 [14NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1534), H2506 [6MR]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4296), H7704 [12SE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8260 [18OC]

——— require physicians and physicians’ offices to be treated as covered device users required to report on certain adverse events involving medical devices (see H.R. 2915), H4118 [22MY]

——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (see H.R. 1816), H8959 [18NO]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 3379), H5005 [20JN]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H520 [11JA]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2043 [19FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3260 [10AP]

Federal employees: enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 799), H1217 [25JA]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H3791 [14MY]

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), H5826 [15JY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H3442 [2MY]

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

——— provide favorable credit under the Community Reinvestment Act to banks that provide assistance to furloughed Federal employees and contractors impacted by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 800), H1217 [25JA]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]

Firearms: ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 3606), H5269 [2JY]

——— 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), H3788 [14MY]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 1705), H2715 [13MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H2745 [14MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7597 [10SE]

——— protect law enforcement officers by regulating sale of the Five-seveN pistol and variants, testing handguns for capability to penetrate body armor, and regulating transactions involving such handguns (see H.R. 2670), H3726 [10MY]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2313 [28FE]

——— 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), H361 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1519 [11FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H3679 [9MY]

——— 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), H3066 [3AP]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H8103 [8OC]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]

Health: exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H3270 [15AP]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1868), H2988 [2AP]

——— 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), H2888 [27MR]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H4181 [30MY]

Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 37), H3404 [1MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1494 [8FE]

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H289 [8JA]

Human Rights Monitoring and Palestinian Child Victims of Israel Military Fund: establish (see H.R. 2407), H4390 [10JN]

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]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2681 [12MR]

——— 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), H4176 [28MY]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H8741 [8NO]

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

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 3451), H5306 [9JY]

——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]

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

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]

——— 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), H7867 [20SE]

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), H3283 [25AP]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H7490 [2AU]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8959 [18NO]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H4350 [6JN]

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]

——— disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]

Israel: 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), H3131 [8AP]

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]

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

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5261 [27JN]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H603 [15JA]

Medicaid: prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— 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), H3276 [18AP]

Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H2719 [13MR]

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

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

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H4182 [30MY]

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

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3477 [7MY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H8082 [27SE]

——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see H.R. 448), H462 [10JA]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1518), H2366 [5MR]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H281 [8JA]

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

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5216), H9167 [21NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens (see H.R. 2842), H4009 [20MY] (see H.R. 3868), H7160 [22JY]

Metropolitan Museum of Art: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 311), H3256 [10AP]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3927 [16MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H8090 [1OC]

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), H4697 [13JN]

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

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 Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H4434 [11JN]

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3342 [30AP]

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), H2939 [1AP]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see H. Res. 173), H2748 [14MR]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H8680 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 2085), H3099 [4AP]

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

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]

Plum Island, NY: repeal requirement for GSA to sell certain Federal property, require further use be for conservation, education, and research, and conduct a special resource study (see H.R. 1578), H2504 [6MR]

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

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), H7715 [16SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3131 [8AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3131 [8AP]

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

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3792 [14MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1465 [7FE]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H1342 [31JA]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 80), H10258 [12DE]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1321), H2046 [22FE]

——— 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), H8102 [8OC]

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]

——— prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H5007 [20JN]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H3264 [12AP]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7838 [19SE]

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), H5775 [12JY]

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), H7715 [16SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3271 [15AP]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H361 [9JA]

Southern New England Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 5124), H8908 [15NO]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7162 [22JY]

——— 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), H2742 [14MR]

——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

Taxation: allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2103), H8741 [8NO]

——— establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see H.R. 1717), H3220 [9AP]

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

——— 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), H8595 [29OC]

——— impose a corporate tax increase based on compensation ratio between the highest paid employee and median worker compensation and impose regulations to prevent manipulation of compensation ratio (see H.R. 5066), H8826 [13NO]

——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2923), H4118 [22MY]

——— impose a tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see H.R. 1516), H2366 [5MR]

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

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (see H.R. 5377), H10263 [13DE]

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

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1363 [5FE]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1794), H8959 [18NO]

——— 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 proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 1735), H2716 [13MR]

——— reduce applicable percentage under premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see H.R. 4927), H8678 [30OC]

——— 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 deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]

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

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3793 [14MY]

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]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1171), H3843 [15MY]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H3791 [14MY]

Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H1339 [30JA]

——— 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.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]

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), H2987 [2AP]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]

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), H7241 [23JY]

Voting: permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 650), H716 [17JA]

——— 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]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3681 [9MY]

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), H2323 [4MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H5729 [11JY]

——— 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), H4064 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2986 [2AP]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H4390 [10JN]

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

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]

——— 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]

Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]

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 U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3259 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in local communities (see H. Res. 598), H8054 [26SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— require purchases of agricultural commodities under Food Purchase and Distribution Program be from domestically owned enterprises (see H.R. 2712), H3788 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see H.R. 2065), H3067 [3AP]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and reduce use of tobacco products (see H.R. 293), H281 [8JA]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 5298), H9255 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1782), H2744 [14MR]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 3712), H5726 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 4985), H8729 [5NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2740), H3840 [15MY]

Diseases and disorders: reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]

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), H2744 [14MR]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4015), H7464 [25JY]

FDA: amend liability under State and local requirements relative to certain medical devices by allowing legal recourse by victims of unsafe devices (see H.R. 2669), H3726 [10MY]

——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine the root causes of such outbreaks (see H.R. 5415), H10257 [12DE]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (see H.R. 4106), H7480 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see H.R. 3802), H5998 [17JY]

FEMA: provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for clearing fallen debris (see H.R. 2758), H3841 [15MY]

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H4063 [21MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 4755), H8258 [18OC]

Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments (see H.R. 2803), H3923 [16MY]

Medicaid: support provision of treatment family care services (see H.R. 3649), H5302 [9JY]

Medicare: establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]

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

NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see H.R. 1371), H2233 [26FE]

Pesticides: increase scrutiny of glyphosate residues (see H.R. 1783), H2744 [14MR]

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

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 dollar limitation on exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 3903), H7240 [23JY]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H7376 [24JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H1336 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 5349), H9347 [6DE]

——— require purchases of agricultural commodities under Food Purchase and Distribution Program be from domestically owned enterprises (H.R. 2712), H3790 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (H.R. 2065), H3069 [3AP]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and reduce use of tobacco products (H.R. 293), H286 [8JA]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (H.R. 5298), H9256 [4DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1782), H2747 [14MR]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (H.R. 3712), H5727 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (H.R. 4985), H8729 [5NO]

Diseases and disorders: reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 4560), H8082 [27SE]

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 (H.R. 1784), H2747 [14MR]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (H.R. 5004), H8740 [8NO]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (H.R. 4015), H7469 [25JY]

FDA: amend liability under State and local requirements relative to certain medical devices by allowing legal recourse by victims of unsafe devices (H.R. 2669), H3728 [10MY]

——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine the root causes of such outbreaks (H.R. 5415), H10258 [12DE]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (H.R. 4106), H7482 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (H.R. 3802), H6000 [17JY]

FEMA: provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for clearing fallen debris (H.R. 2758), H3842 [15MY]

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (H.R. 2867), H4064 [21MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (H.R. 4755), H8259 [18OC]

Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments (H.R. 2803), H3925 [16MY]

Medicaid: support provision of treatment family care services (H.R. 3649), H5304 [9JY]

Medicare: establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (H.R. 2452), H3405 [1MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (H.R. 658), H720 [17JA]

NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (H.R. 1371), H2235 [26FE]

Pesticides: increase scrutiny of glyphosate residues (H.R. 1783), H2747 [14MR]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 1185), H1584 [13FE]

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 (H.R. 1560), H2505 [6MR]

——— increase dollar limitation on exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (H.R. 3903), H7243 [23JY]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (H.R. 3942), H7378 [24JY]

Essays

Guns in Classrooms? Anna Saccente, E379• [1AP]

Letters

Raise the Wage Act: Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H7115 [18JY]

Proposals

Dalton School Model Congress presentation: Rosie Harris, E1496• [21NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 265), H390 [10JA]

American Legion: anniversary, E733• [10JN]

Ansonia, CT: anniversary of Macedonia Baptist Church, E608• [16MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H10590, H10591 [17DE]

CDC: Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program colorectal cancer research funding, H4633 [13JN]

——— Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances program funding, H4566 [12JN]

——— Firefighter Cancer Registry funding, H4548 [12JN]

——— Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in Dept. of HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funding, H4569 [12JN]

——— gun violence prevention in schools and higher education research funding, H4605 [12JN]

——— Lyme disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment funding, H4635 [13JN]

——— National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases funding, H4539 [12JN]

——— National Center for Injury Prevention and Control suicide awareness, research, and prevention funding, H4614 [12JN]

——— National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease, H4549 [12JN]

——— national standard to investigate childhood deaths from sudden infant death syndrome establishment funding, H4566 [12JN]

——— Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program funding, H4574 [12JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator program funding, H4570, H4571 [12JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2849 [27MR], H5835 [16JY]

Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut State Library Digging Into History program, E1447• [14NO]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7843 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: career, technical, and adult job training funding, H4618 [12JN]

——— Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants program funding, H4636 [13JN]

——— Federal TRIO Programs outreach and support services for those at greatest risk of not completing college funding, H4546 [12JN]

——— Individuals With Disabilities Education Act grant funding, H4618 [12JN]

——— National Center for College Students With Disabilities funding, H4606 [12JN]

——— Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in Dept. of Labor Office of Labor Management Standards funding, H4622 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to limit functions of Office for Civil Rights, H4604 [12JN]

——— Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) funding, H4636 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program funding, H4560 [12JN]

——— Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority funding, H4563 [12JN]

——— clarify that early childhood developmental screenings are considered an allowable medical service by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, H4614, H4615 [12JN]

——— Community Resource Centers funding through reductions in departmental management funding, H4607 [12JN]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments, H4639 [13JN]

——— conduct audit of Head Start Program to ensure grant funding selection and evaluation processes do not have a disparate impact on minority communities, H4538 [12JN]

——— Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance program funding, H4567 [12JN]

——— encourage Health Resources and Services Administration coordination with Dept. of Agriculture to improve rural health care access, H4616 [12JN]

——— graduate medical education funding through reductions in Dept. of Education management funding, H4616 [12JN]

——— Health Resources and Services Administration intimate partner violence awareness, screening, and treatment funding, H4620 [12JN]

——— Health Resources and Services Administration report to Congress on recruitment and training of health care professionals and recommendations to address staffing shortages, H4610 [12JN]

——— improve oversight of Community Development Institute management of Head Start Program in local communities, H4460 [12JN]

——— medication-assisted treatment of opioid abuse funding, H4561 [12JN]

——— Minority HIV/AIDS Fund funding, H4622 [12JN]

——— National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being funding to expand data collection to include children impacted by parental substance abuse, H4564 [12JN]

——— Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy National Vaccine Program funding, H4563 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to convene an ethics advisory board to review research projects seeking grants that propose use of human fetal tissue, H4638 [13JN]

——— repeal ban on adoption of standards for unique patient identifier, H4561 [12JN]

——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to disclose monthly census per facility of unaccompanied alien children in U.S. custody, H4608, H4609 [12JN]

——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to report deaths of children that occur while in their custody, H4580 [12JN]

——— require Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment data be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, preferred language, age, and sex, H4621 [12JN]

——— restore conscience protection rule to protect health care professionals from being coerced into performing procedures that violate their beliefs, H4530 [12JN]

——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H4537 [12JN]

——— School-Based Health Centers funding through reductions in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services management funding, H4624 [12JN]

——— Senior Medicare Patrol fraud prevention funding, H4619 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Building Communities of Recovery program funding, H4568 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in health surveillance and program support funding, H4610 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants to States to develop best practices for emergency room treatment of opioid overdose patients funding, H4564 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Suicide Prevention Lifeline geolocation services feasibility study funding, H4608 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education funding, H4565 [12JN]

——— unaccompanied alien children care funding, H3713 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: allow non-registered industry-recognized apprenticeship programs to be eligible for grant funding, H4572, H4573 [12JN]

——— Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center funding, H4541 [12JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H10590, H10591 [17DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4457, H4460, H4530, H4532, H4537, H4538, H4539, H4540, H4542, H4545, H4546, H4548, H4549, H4559, H4560, H4561, H4563, H4564, H4565, H4566, H4567, H4568, H4569, H4570, H4571, H4572, H4573, H4574, H4580, H4604, H4605, H4606, H4607, H4608, H4609, H4610, H4614, H4615, H4616, H4618, H4619, H4620, H4621, H4622, H4624 [12JN], H4633, H4635, H4636, H4638, H4639 [13JN]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), motion to recommit, H3713 [10MY]

Girl Scouts: tribute, E77• [23JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H390 [10JA]

Hamden, CT: anniversary of Mount Zion Seventh-Day Adventist Church, E1189• [20SE]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5152 [25JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5235 [27JN]

Insurance: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage, H4570 [12JN]

Kick For Nick Foundation: tribute, E1444• [14NO]

Middletown, CT: anniversary of Middletown Lions Club, E98• [28JA]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7115 [18JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10590, H10591 [17DE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Knickerbocker Golf Club, E731• [10JN]

NIH: building and facilities maintenance funding, H4532 [12JN]

——— health impact of red tide and other harmful algal blooms research funding, H4559 [12JN]

——— support greater diversity in the pool of diabetes research professionals and patients participating in clinical trials, H4545 [12JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: Medicaid block grant funding, H658 [16JA]

OSHA: prohibit funding to finalize or implement proposed rule to weaken health protections in existing beryllium standards for construction and maritime workers, H4540 [12JN]

Read To Grow Inc.: anniversary, E1501• [22NO]

Shaywitz, Sally and Bennett: Liberty Science Center (organization) Genius Award recipient, E1499• [22NO]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12199• [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12259 [19DE]

Votes: position on missed, E84• [24JA], E645• [21MY], E798• [19JN], E1306• [18OC]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), E648• [21MY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 116–62), H3840 [15MY]

Tributes

Aresco, Sebastian J., E1546• [5DE]

Bohan, James C., E1406• [8NO]

Casanova, Luiz, E890• [10JY]

Cunningham, Alison, E1173• [18SE]

Drake, Celeste, E497• [29AP]

Gold, Lindy L., E1420• [12NO]

Harris, Rosie, E1496• [21NO]

Jones, Walter B., E271• [8MR]

Naeher, Alyssa, H5835 [16JY]

Poss, Janet, E1162• [17SE]

Saccente, Anna, E379• [1AP]

Schneider, Judy, E972• [24JY]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, E309• [14MR]

Szymanski, Pete, E1490• [21NO]

Yohe, Gary W., E735• [10JN]

Yolen, Susan Lloyd, E837• [25JN]

Zigler, Edward, E242• [5MR]