HORSFORD, STEVEN (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2517 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5655 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4948 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H4349 [6JN]

——— 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]

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), H2748 [14MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5304 [9JY]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5826 [15JY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H10610 [17DE]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H12211 [18DE]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H3442 [2MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H2681 [12MR]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3442 [2MY]

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), H2757 [18MR]

——— rescind Medals of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890 (see H.R. 3467), H7484 [30JY]

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

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), H2719 [13MR]

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

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8261 [18OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (see H.R. 2030), H2985 [2AP]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1244 [28JA]

——— provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3645), H9180 [26NO]

CBO: submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H1213 [24JA]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]

Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]

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

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

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

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H4701 [14JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H7535 [6SE]

Conyers, John, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H3924 [16MY]

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

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H2047 [22FE]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H7496 [9AU]

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: repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3964 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H2102 [25FE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]

——— 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 grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3448 [3MY]

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

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

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H9180 [26NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H7560 [9SE]

——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 5325), H12212 [18DE]

Dept. of Energy: obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository (see H.R. 1544), H2367 [5MR]

——— prohibit from taking any action relative to establishing a nuclear waste repository until OMB submits a study on economic viability and job-creating benefits of other uses of Yucca Mountain, NV, site (see H.R. 1619), H2583 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]

——— 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), H8102 [8OC]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 3315), H4770 [18JN]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H7708 [12SE]

——— 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), H4314 [4JN]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H4390 [10JN]

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

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H3220 [9AP]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3791 [14MY]

——— 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]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see H.R. 2902), H4168 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H8083 [27SE]

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), H7559 [9SE]

——— 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), H2236 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 989), H3130 [8AP]

——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H7488 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H3341 [30AP]

——— modify process for examining mining claims, facilitate certain tree projects, modify certain wilderness areas, and implement White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act in Nevada (see H.R. 253), H228 [4JA]

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), H4389 [10JN]

——— make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (see H.R. 1904), H3220 [9AP]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H4181 [30MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H2587 [7MR]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1339 [30JA]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 840), H1465 [7FE]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H3286 [25AP]

——— 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), H7708 [12SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H3286 [25AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1464 [7FE]

——— 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), H3448 [3MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H7471 [25JY]

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), H603 [15JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 747), H9347 [6DE]

——— allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H3305 [29AP]

——— decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H7484 [30JY]

——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see H.R. 2843), H4168 [23MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H2919 [28MR]

Employment: 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]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1363 [5FE]

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

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4217 [3JN]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]

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), H10259 [12DE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H9296 [5DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5306 [9JY]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H10610 [17DE]

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. 678), H1214 [24JA]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H8228 [17OC]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H1586 [13FE]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 588), H1218 [25JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see H.R. 790), H1339 [30JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H1218 [25JA]

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), H8113 [11OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7529 [30AU]

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

Firearms: prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H2798 [25MR]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H2756 [18MR]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]

FTC: promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H3449 [3MY]

GAO: study barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials (see H.R. 1966), H5585 [10JY]

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), H2988 [2AP]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H8113 [11OC]

Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Henderson, NV: designate (see H.R. 1198), H1582 [13FE]

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), H3503 [8MY]

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), H2939 [1AP]

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

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H8200 [16OC]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]

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: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 43), H1391 [6FE]

——— establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H7990 [25SE]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 1010), H1390 [6FE]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]

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]

——— modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H3131 [8AP] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 1300), H2236 [26FE]

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), H3102 [4AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4774 [18JN]

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1349 [4FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H8910 [15NO]

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

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H5306 [9JY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7904 [24SE]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide coverage for certain dental items and services under part B (see H.R. 4650), H8111 [11OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3963 [17MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1354), H2748 [14MR]

Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]

——— address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 5469), H10609 [17DE]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]

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), H3963 [17MY]

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), H8102 [8OC]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5169 [25JN]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 368), H3680 [9MY]

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), H3406 [1MY]

——— reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2940 [1AP]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H8114 [11OC]

Native Americans: provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H5304 [9JY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8959 [18NO]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H7153 [18JY]

Outdoor Afro (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 371), H8057 [26SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H7536 [6SE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2273 [27FE]

——— set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (see H.R. 5291), H9221 [3DE]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2988 [2AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3070 [3AP]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2919 [28MR]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7162 [22JY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H2988 [2AP]

Poverty: provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]

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

Public Health Service: submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H8541 [28OC]

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]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H4182 [30MY]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H5826 [15JY]

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

——— 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), H8680 [30OC]

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

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

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H8090 [1OC]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 413), H3728 [10MY]

——— clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see H.R. 2985), H8145 [15OC]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2029 [14FE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H3342 [30AP]

——— include home energy audits in nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 5159), H9056 [19NO]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H4218 [3JN]

——— modify energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 5160), H9056 [19NO]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H7775 [18SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3305 [29AP]

——— provide for elective payments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 5157), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide for elective payments to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 5158), H9056 [19NO]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8056 [26SE]

——— repeal certain provisions applicable to foreign investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 2210), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and transfer a portion of such cover over to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4629 [12JN]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H2826 [26MR]

——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see H.R. 4518), H8053 [26SE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4122 [22MY]

Trump, President: 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), H1242 [28JA]

——— 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]

Truth, Sojourner: tribute (see H. Res. 265), H2917 [28MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H3069 [3AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H8299 [21OC]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H7559 [9SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2763 [21MR]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H8114 [11OC]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H8114 [11OC]

——— 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]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1351 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4011 [20MY]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H10017 [10DE]

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 members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H5078 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: improve estimates of off-campus room and board for students (see H.R. 4648), H8110 [11OC]

Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 4836), H8456 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3342), H4917 [19JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2069), H3068 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program benefits of certain veterans and Armed Forces members who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses (see H.R. 5009), H8738 [8NO]

Government: reimburse employees of the Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1016), H1391 [6FE]

Medicare: provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (see H.R. 4649), H8111 [11OC]

Taxation: ensure electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the energy credit (see H.R. 3274), H4694 [13JN]

——— exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for purposes of eligibility for health insurance premium tax credits (see H.R. 4417), H7835 [19SE]

——— include geothermal energy in energy credit (see H.R. 5154), H9056 [19NO]

——— increase above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of school teachers (see H.R. 5352), H9346 [6DE]

——— permanently extend mine rescue team training credit (see H.R. 1974), H2916 [28MR]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2806), H3924 [16MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: improve estimates of off-campus room and board for students (H.R. 4648), H8112 [11OC]

Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (H.R. 4836), H8458 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (H.R. 3342), H4918 [19JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2069), H3069 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program benefits of certain veterans and Armed Forces members who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses (H.R. 5009), H8740 [8NO]

Government: reimburse employees of the Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown (H.R. 1016), H1393 [6FE]

Medicare: provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (H.R. 4649), H8112 [11OC]

Taxation: ensure electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the energy credit (H.R. 3274), H4696 [13JN]

——— exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for purposes of eligibility for health insurance premium tax credits (H.R. 4417), H7836 [19SE]

——— include geothermal energy in energy credit (H.R. 5154), H9057 [19NO]

——— increase above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of school teachers (H.R. 5352), H9347 [6DE]

——— permanently extend mine rescue team training credit (H.R. 1974), H2918 [28MR]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (H.R. 2806), H3925 [16MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9351 [9DE]

Letters

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act: D. Taylor, UNITE HERE! (organization), H5970 [17JY]

——— Joseph G. DePete, Air Line Pilots Association, International, H5971 [17JY]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H5971 [17JY]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H5970 [17JY]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), H5971 [17JY]

——— Thomas M. Conway, United Steelworkers (organization), H5971 [17JY]

Remarks

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, E1000• [25JY]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8612 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4003, H4004, H4005 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: Air Force University Research Initiative funding, H5664 [11JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5664 [11JY]

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), H8607 [30OC], H9955 [10DE], H10111 [11DE], H10133 [12DE]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2069), H8607 [30OC]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 1595), H7979 [25SE]

Government: reimburse employees of the Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred as a result of a Government shutdown (H.R. 1016), H1397 [7FE]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, H373 [10JA], H1192 [24JA]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Culinary Union, E341• [25MR]

Medicare: provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (H.R. 4649), H8607 [30OC]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on poverty and racial wage gap, H5817, H5818, H5819, H5820, H5821 [15JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), H5817, H5818, H5819, H5820, H5821 [15JY]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2214 [26FE]

Nevada: anniversary of ratification of 15th amendment, E346• [25MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), H5970, H5971 [17JY]

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

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12278 [19DE]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4124 [23MY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12195• [18DE]

——— proposal to change the way poverty is measured to reduce eligibility for safety net programs, H4000, H4003, H4004, H4005 [20MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3071 [4AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2388• [6MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8955 [18NO]

Statements

Trump Administration Floating Changes to Poverty Measure That Would Reduce or Eliminate Assistance to Millions of Lower-Income Americans: Sharon Parrott, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H4005 [20MY]

Tributes

Conyers, John, Jr., H8532 [28OC]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8285, H8286, H8287, H8288, H8289, H8290 [21OC]

Keith, Damon J., H3999 [20MY]

Thompson, Tyrone, H3955 [17MY]