NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Analyses

Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), E1572• [10DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H9296 [5DE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8056 [26SE]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H4315 [4JN]

——— 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), H8056 [26SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H2587 [7MR]

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), H1518 [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]

Bankruptcy: modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 4421), H8542 [28OC]

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]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (see H.R. 3877), H7239 [23JY]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]

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), H7489 [2AU]

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

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

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

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1780), H2744 [14MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4349 [6JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H4181 [30MY]

CPSC: promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see H.R. 2211), H4697 [13JN]

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

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7755 [17SE]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H4217 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H9122 [20NO]

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 525), H518 [11JA]

——— 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), H7834 [19SE]

——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H7244 [23JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H9058 [19NO]

——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H4627 [12JN]

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), H7711 [13SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2236 [26FE]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2584 [7MR]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H3728 [10MY]

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

——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 341), H465 [10JA]

——— 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 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), H9176 [22NO]

——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H7501 [13AU]

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

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

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7904 [24SE]

——— 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), H4011 [20MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H3341 [30AP]

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), H1173 [23JA]

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H5586 [10JY]

Employment: 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), H9123 [20NO]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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), H4182 [30MY]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H2035 [14FE]

——— review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment standards, and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5539), H12308 [3JA]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H5304 [9JY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H4181 [30MY]

Europe: oppose imposition of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland (see H. Res. 88), H1394 [6FE]

FCC: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments and public-private partnerships to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 2785), H7755 [17SE]

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

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8056 [26SE]

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

Federal employees: restore administrative law judges to the competitive service (see H.R. 2429), H3403 [1MY]

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), H8389 [22OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H4349 [6JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2757 [18MR]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H10306 [16DE]

Forest Service: release reversionary and reserved interests in certain lands within Coconino National Forest and convey to Lowell Observatory (see H.R. 401), H1464 [7FE]

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), H8057 [26SE]

Havlicek, John: tribute (see H. Res. 486), H5774 [12JY]

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

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

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

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H211 [3JA]

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]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H2987 [2AP]

——— 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), H8228 [17OC]

Ireland: anniversary of first sitting of First Dáil Éireann (see H. Res. 62), H997 [22JA]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H2915 [28MR] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

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), H4629 [12JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5729 [11JY]

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

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H4433 [11JN]

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), H3681 [9MY]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 260), H228 [4JA]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H5203 [26JN]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4066 [21MY]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H2317 [28FE]

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), H5038 [21JN]

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), H7483 [30JY]

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), H4217 [3JN]

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

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]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H721 [17JA]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8724 [1NO]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for continued advancement of partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage continued respect for provisions (see H. Res. 585), H8229 [17OC]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H5261 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H4182 [30MY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H4219 [3JN]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H4219 [3JN]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7244 [23JY]

Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3877), H7239 [23JY]

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 welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 260), H228 [4JA]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H7506 [16AU]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5913 [16JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7867 [20SE]

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

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), H8056 [26SE]

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H8541 [28OC]

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), H5728 [11JY]

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.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), H2883 [27MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 3510), H5826 [15JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2756 [18MR]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H3285 [25AP]

——— modify payment periods of loans from State revolving funds under Safe Drinking Water Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5513), H12290 [19DE]

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), H8082 [27SE]

Women: 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), H12211 [18DE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]

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), H5270 [2JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H7521 [23AU]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4181 [30MY]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3271 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 182), H2584 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]

——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (see H.R. 2113), H3127 [8AP]

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), H358 [9JA]

FCC: provide for carriage of certain television broadcast stations by the cable company in the Albany, NY, designated market area to subscribers in Berkshire County, MA (see H.R. 3002), H4163 [23MY]

Ireland: add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (see H.R. 2418), H3339 [30AP] (see H.R. 2877), H4063 [21MY]

Medicare: improve measurements under Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program (see H.R. 3406), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements (see H.R. 3417), H5036 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 430), H461 [10JA]

Social Security: provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8079 [27SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H2923 [29MR]

——— 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), H4770 [18JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (H.R. 3335), H4918 [19JN]

——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (H.R. 2113), H3129 [8AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), H360 [9JA]

FCC: provide for carriage of certain television broadcast stations by the cable company in the Albany, NY, designated market area to subscribers in Berkshire County, MA (H.R. 3002), H4166 [23MY]

Ireland: add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (H.R. 2418), H3341 [30AP]

——— add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (H.R. 2877), H4065 [21MY]

Medicare: improve measurements under Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program (H.R. 3406), H5037 [21JN]

——— provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements (H.R. 3417), H5038 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 430), H463 [10JA]

Social Security: provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (H.R. 4540), H8081 [27SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H2923 [29MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and families by reforming earned income and child tax credits, dependent care assistance, and certain fringe benefit expenses (H.R. 3300), H4771 [18JN]

Letters

Burma Unified Through Rigorous Military Accountability (BURMA) Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7884 [24SE]

Call for accountability and justice for assassination of Boris Nemtsov in Russia: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2659 [12MR]

DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9368 [9DE]

Farm Workforce Modernization Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10067 [11DE]

Georgia Support Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8360 [22OC]

Homeland Security Improvement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7930 [25SE]

Increase transparency of Federal advisory committees: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2670 [12MR]

Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8572 [29OC]

Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3520 [9MY]

Reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as framework for continued partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage respect for provisions in Northern Ireland: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9199 [3DE]

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Eric A. Cioppa, David Altmaier, Michael F. Consedine, Raymond G. Farmer, and Dean L. Cameron, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H4140 [23MY]

——— James F. Sanft, Church Alliance, H4137 [23MY]

——— several organizations, H4138 [23MY]

Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2054 [25FE]

Support sale of defense systems and limit transfer of F–35 aircraft pending certification that Turkey will not accept delivery of defense system from Russia: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4380 [10JN]

Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9369 [9DE]

Syria Civilian Protection Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H972 [22JA]

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3289 [29AP]

Taxpayer First Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3162, H3163 [9AP], H4362 [10JN]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3004 [3AP]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (H.R. 3877), E1012• [30JY]

Cheshire, MA: tribute to Hoosac Valley High School girls’ basketball team, E420• [8AP]

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), H10106, H10109, H10112 [11DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (H.J. Res. 30), H694 [17JA]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), H7328, H7332, H7334 [24JY]

Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E435• [9AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 264), H336 [9JA]

Flores, Heriberto (Herbie): Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts Pynchon Award recipient, E1386• [31OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H336 [9JA]

Harry Grodsky & Co., Inc.: anniversary, E20• [8JA]

Hayden Corp.: anniversary, E805• [20JN]

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings, H343 [9JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H343 [9JA]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H343 [9JA]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (H.R. 3299), H7316, H7317 [24JY]

Israel: counter anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions, H4147 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H343 [9JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), H5958, H5959 [17JY]

Pittsfield, MA: anniversary of Wahconah Park, E998• [25JY]

Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), E1012• [30JY]

Springfield, MA: anniversary of Liberty Elementary School, E658• [22MY]

Stockbridge, MA: anniversary of Red Lion Inn, E668• [23MY]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4124, H4135, H4142, H4145 [23MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), corrections in engrossment, H4149 [23MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), motion to recommit, H4147 [23MY]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (H.R. 3299), H7316, H7317 [24JY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4147 [23MY]

——— treat certain payments made by tribal governments as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4142 [23MY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12185 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12246, H12250, H12258, H12266 [19DE]

Reports filed

Building on Reemployment Improvements To Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1759) (H. Rept. 116–38), H3215 [9AP]

Child Care Quality and Access Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3298) (H. Rept. 116–160), H7149 [18JY]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Dental Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4650) (H. Rept. 116–325), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Hearing Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4618) (H. Rept. 116–326), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Vision Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4665) (H. Rept. 116–327), H9345 [6DE]

Pathways to Health Careers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3398) (H. Rept. 116–265), H8594 [29OC]

Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 116–161), H7149 [18JY]

Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 397) (H. Rept. 116–159), H7149 [18JY]

Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5377) (H. Rept. 116–345), H10262 [13DE]

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1994) (H. Rept. 116–65), H3922 [16MY]

Submission to House of Representatives of Materials Relative to Examination of President Nixon’s Tax Returns by the Committee on Taxation (Joint): Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 116–186), H7505 [16AU]

Taxpayer First Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1957) (H. Rept. 116–39), H3215 [9AP]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5430) (H. Rept. 116–358), H12289 [19DE]

Rules

Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1206–H1209 [24JA]

Tributes

Collins, Herbert F., E393• [3AP]

Fitzpatrick Family, E668• [23MY]

Goggins, Patrick and Denise, E851• [26JN]

Jones, Debbie, E1238• [1OC]

Keaney, J. David, E104• [29JA]

Leahy, Joseph P., E973• [24JY]

Pear, Robert, E660• [23MY]