SEWELL, TERRI A. (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4891 [19JN], H4941 [20JN], H5012 [21JN], H5049 [24JN]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H3249 [10AP]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H665 [16JA]

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]

House Democracy Partnership, H3913 [16MY]

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), H4162 [23MY]

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H7537 [6SE]

——— 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), H7526 [27AU]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 463), H5167 [25JN]

Alabama: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 711), H9057 [19NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4389 [10JN]

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]

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), H2719 [13MR]

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

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H2271 [27FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3272 [15AP]

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), H3727 [10MY]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1355), H2101 [25FE]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8389 [22OC]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see H.R. 1452), H2797 [25MR]

Capitol Pages: resume operation of House of Representatives page program (see H.R. 2434), H8596 [29OC]

Central African Republic: condemn violence by armed groups against civilians, support international peace efforts and humanitarian assistance, prevent human rights abuses, and enforce existing sanctions (see H. Res. 387), H7667 [11SE]

CERCLA: include certain landlocked releases of petroleum (see H.R. 4087), H7476 [26JY]

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

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]

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

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H3070 [3AP]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2102 [25FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2797 [25MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: commemorate anniversary of AmeriCorps and recognize contributions of members, alumni, and Senior Corps volunteers (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7773 [18SE]

——— prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (see H.R. 1458), H2313 [28FE]

Crime: extend Federal prohibition against stalking to make it a crime to threaten friends and co-workers of stalking victims (see H.R. 915), H2797 [25MR]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H678 [16JA]

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: establish a pilot program for serving meals in community colleges (see H.R. 4065), H7466 [25JY]

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

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: establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H2646 [11MR]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7483 [30JY]

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

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2048 [22FE]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7756 [17SE]

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

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see H.R. 3667), H5583 [10JY]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 1229), H2029 [14FE]

——— publish, in consultation with the Depts. of Justice and HHS, an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 4301), H7756 [17SE]

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8299 [21OC]

——— simplify 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]

——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H5586 [10JY]

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]

——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H5827 [15JY]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H205 [3JA]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]

——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8081 [27SE]

——— carry out a program to address health crisis of insufficient vaccinations (see H.R. 3058), H4215 [3JN]

——— carry out Health in All Policies Demonstration Project and direct National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on eliminating health disparities while improving health equity (see H.R. 5246), H9169 [21NO]

——— condition receipt by State and local entities of preventive health services grants on establishment of vaccination requirements for public school students in accordance with certain CDC recommendations (see H.R. 2527), H3729 [10MY]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 3080), H8097 [4OC]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H3067 [3AP]

——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H8541 [28OC]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H8596 [29OC]

——— 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]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3815), H8389 [22OC]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3267 [12AP]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2763 [21MR]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H2506 [6MR]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H8459 [23OC]

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

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H7775 [18SE]

——— revise operations of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 3534), H5306 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (see H.R. 2550), H8200 [16OC]

——— 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), H5039 [21JN]

——— 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), H7152 [18JY]

Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H3338 [30AP]

——— provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]

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]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 4252), H7558 [9SE]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3263 [12AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3070 [3AP]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H2043 [19FE]

——— 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), H2043 [19FE]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H3789 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H7493 [6AU]

——— provide a fiduciary safe harbor for the selection of a lifetime income provider under ERISA (see H.R. 1439), H2312 [28FE]

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

——— conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H8097 [4OC]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H3342 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: collect data and issue report on opportunity zone tax incentives created by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 2593), H4315 [4JN]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H1393 [6FE]

——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 3561), H7472 [25JY]

——— prohibit discrimination in life insurance policies based on possession of naloxone by first responsers or medical professionals (see H.R. 1832), H2988 [2AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H7990 [25SE]

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

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

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H8113 [11OC]

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H7560 [9SE]

——— 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), H8742 [8NO]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H2102 [25FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H520 [11JA]

——— 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), H2796 [25MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H3791 [14MY]

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

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H5261 [27JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8677 [30OC]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4100), H7479 [30JY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H998 [22JA]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see H.R. 126), H2043 [19FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H8742 [8NO]

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

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]

——— 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), H9296 [5DE]

EPA: 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), H2273 [27FE]

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), H2036 [14FE]

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), H5008 [20JN]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2797 [25MR]

FDA: enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H5008 [20JN]

Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (see H.R. 1054), H1459 [7FE]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H1244 [28JA]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4175 [28MY]

Federal employees: provide that a lapse in discretionary appropriations constitutes a financial hardship for purposes of a withdrawal from the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 673), H718 [17JA]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H5913 [16JY]

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), H8785 [12NO]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H8785 [12NO]

Firearms: prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H7598 [10SE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H8298 [21OC]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H465 [10JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8459 [23OC]

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

Foreign trade: require Dept. of Defense to justify national security basis for certain tariffs and increase congressional oversight of process by which Presidents can apply such tariffs (see H.R. 1008), H1390 [6FE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2885 [27MR]

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), H7598 [10SE]

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

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H7666 [11SE]

——— 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]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H8679 [30OC]

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

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

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3283 [25AP]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H9223 [3DE]

Hurricanes: express condolences and long-term support to the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian (see H. Res. 562), H7773 [18SE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2615 [8MR]

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

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

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H8113 [11OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H8459 [23OC]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3260 [10AP]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 5200), H9121 [20NO]

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

——— provide authority to rescind preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) of tax return preparers based on negligence, fraud, or abuse of the tax system (see H.R. 3466), H5165 [25JN]

——— 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), H2038 [15FE]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7484 [30JY]

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

——— reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H3792 [14MY]

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

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

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), H5201 [26JN]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3276 [18AP]

Medicaid: provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see H.R. 584), H673 [16JA]

——— 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), H3267 [12AP]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H5913 [16JY]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H3267 [12AP]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H8097 [4OC]

——— enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 4583), H8103 [8OC]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H8720 [31OC]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H7525 [27AU]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5333), H9345 [6DE]

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see H.R. 2477), H8200 [16OC]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H3276 [18AP]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H8388 [22OC]

——— 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), H12292 [19DE]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H7597 [10SE]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H4770 [18JN]

——— 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), H7472 [25JY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2317 [28FE]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H7708 [12SE]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H5168 [25JN]

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

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2939 [1AP]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2587 [7MR]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H5826 [15JY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 1394), H2371 [5MR]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H12211 [18DE]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4669), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H2916 [28MR]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 2594), H8596 [29OC]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 1041), H1458 [7FE]

——— restructure payment adjustment for non-emergency end-stage renal disease ambulance transports (see H.R. 3021), H4170 [24MY]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H7666 [11SE]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see H.R. 2788), H3923 [16MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H4920 [19JN]

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 access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H7240 [23JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 597), H2747 [14MR]

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H3285 [25AP]

——— 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), H2043 [19FE]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H6001 [17JY]

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

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of returning humans to the Moon and Mars, selection of diverse lunar exploration crew, and U.S. leadership in space (see H. Res. 443), H5078 [24JN]

——— 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), H3130 [8AP]

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

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H7665 [11SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]

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

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), H2828 [26MR]

——— 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), H2754 [18MR]

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 719), H9121 [20NO]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H7560 [9SE]

Native Americans: authorize urban Indian organizations to enter arrangements to share medical services and facilities with Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to improve health care access for Native American veterans (see H.R. 4153), H8880 [14NO]

——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H3443 [2MY]

——— protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country (see H.R. 958), H1364 [5FE]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H7990 [25SE]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 291), H3100 [4AP]

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

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H9388 [9DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (see H. Res. 576), H7902 [24SE]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H2887 [27MR]

——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H3130 [8AP]

——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]

——— provide parity among States in timing of application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for expansion population (see H.R. 909), H1335 [30JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2748 [14MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2748 [14MR]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H721 [17JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4066 [21MY]

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

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

Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H2235 [26FE]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]

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]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2323 [4MR]

SBA: require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (see H.R. 2142), H3477 [7MY]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see H.R. 1018), H2273 [27FE]

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), H288 [8JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7379 [24JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8388 [22OC]

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

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H7598 [10SE]

——— establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for long-term unemployed and individuals with barriers to employment (see H.R. 556), H600 [15JA]

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

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

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

——— 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), H5304 [9JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 3316), H10259 [12DE]

——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3708), H7560 [9SE]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H7472 [25JY]

——— 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), H8097 [4OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H2762 [21MR]

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see H.R. 1967), H4773 [18JN]

——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see H.R. 4017), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— exclude certain post graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth (see H.R. 4038), H7465 [25JY]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 5494), H12289 [19DE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H8459 [23OC]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 4045), H7466 [25JY]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see H.R. 3832), H7149 [18JY]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3131 [8AP]

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

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 3249), H7598 [10SE]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 640), H9348 [6DE]

——— 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 and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H4920 [19JN]

——— increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see H.R. 2541), H3473 [7MY]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see H.R. 619), H675 [16JA]

——— make look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent (see H.R. 5240), H9168 [21NO]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H6001 [17JY]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H3254 [10AP]

——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see H.R. 1796), H2744 [14MR]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H3962 [17MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1393 [6FE]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see H.R. 3294), H4700 [14JN]

——— provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs (see H.R. 5167), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans without a deductible for certain inhalers (see H.R. 4716), H8226 [17OC]

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H4773 [18JN]

——— provide for issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (see H.R. 3861), H8389 [22OC]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H7152 [18JY]

——— provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (see H.R. 4349), H8083 [27SE]

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

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), 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), H4390 [10JN]

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds (see H.R. 5011), H8738 [8NO]

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

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H3841 [15MY]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see H.R. 1349), H8880 [14NO]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H2887 [27MR]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3439 [2MY]

Tice, Austin B.: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H4219 [3JN]

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), H4167 [23MY]

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), H2797 [25MR]

——— 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: 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.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H7483 [30JY]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H7158 [19JY]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 450), H1393 [6FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]

——— 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), H7705 [12SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]

——— 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 State notification of voters of polling place changes and make reasonable accommodations to voters who go to previously assigned voting locations (see H.R. 1504), H2366 [5MR]

——— 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]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 1442), H2313 [28FE]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 1438), H2312 [28FE]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]

Women: 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), H4314 [4JN]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7904 [24SE]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H5304 [9JY]

World Trade Organization: reaffirm U.S. commitment, improve dispute settlement, address appellate concerns, increase transparency, ensure fair treatment of developing countries, and address needs of free and open economies (see H. Res. 746), H9347 [6DE]

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), H5007 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions relative to apparel products (see H.R. 991), H1389 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3347), H4917 [19JN]

Federal employees: require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1051), H1459 [7FE]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (see H.R. 1710), H2715 [13MR]

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 5172), H9056 [19NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H2743 [14MR]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H3500 [8MY]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3416), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide coverage for digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation (see H.R. 5254), H9174 [22NO]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see H.R. 1052), H1459 [7FE]

——— provide for health equity and access for returning troops and servicemembers and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3429), H5074 [24JN]

——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 4938), H8717 [31OC]

Minimum wage: provide for a Federal minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 2080), H3099 [4AP]

Postmaster Robert Ingram, Sr., Post Office, Thomasville, AL: designate (see H.R. 5307), H9293 [5DE]

Taxation: extend credit for carbon capture and sequestration (see H.R. 5156), H9056 [19NO]

——— 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), H3215 [9AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2679 [12MR]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 3967), H7462 [25JY]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see H.R. 3538), H5256 [27JN]

Voting: 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]

Constitutional authority statements

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions relative to apparel products (H.R. 991), H1392 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (H.R. 3347), H4918 [19JN]

Federal employees: require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (H.R. 1051), H1462 [7FE]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (H.R. 1710), H2717 [13MR]

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting (H.R. 5172), H9058 [19NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (H.R. 1763), H2746 [14MR]

——— improve home health payment reforms (H.R. 2573), H3501 [8MY]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (H.R. 3416), H5038 [21JN]

——— provide coverage for digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation (H.R. 5254), H9175 [22NO]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (H.R. 1052), H1462 [7FE]

——— provide for health equity and access for returning troops and servicemembers and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (H.R. 3429), H5076 [24JN]

——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (H.R. 4938), H8719 [31OC]

Minimum wage: provide for a Federal minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (H.R. 2080), H3100 [4AP]

Postmaster Robert Ingram, Sr., Post Office, Thomasville, AL: designate (H.R. 5307), H9294 [5DE]

Taxation: extend credit for carbon capture and sequestration (H.R. 5156), H9057 [19NO]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (H.R. 2147), H3218 [9AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (H.R. 1680), H2680 [12MR]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 3967), H7468 [25JY]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (H.R. 3538), H5259 [27JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H2234 [26FE]

Letters

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Andrea Senteno, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), H9328• [6DE]

——— Anti-Defamation League, H9317 [6DE]

——— Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc—Jewish Action (organization), H9318 [6DE]

——— Jody Rabhan, National Council of Jewish Women, H9330• [6DE]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H9315 [6DE]

——— Kristen Clarke, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H9327• [6DE]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H9327• [6DE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H9316 [6DE]

——— Marcela Howell, In Our Own Voice—National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda (organization), H9316 [6DE]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H9329• [6DE]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9330• [6DE]

——— Robert Weissman, Public Citizen (organization), H9330• [6DE]

——— Ronald Newman and Sonia Gill, ACLU, H9316 [6DE]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H9329• [6DE]

——— Thomas A. Saenz and Juan Cartagena, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), H9315 [6DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9318 [6DE]

Remarks

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), E274• [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service funding to address inadequate wastewater infrastructure in rural and unincorporated communities, H4941 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: release report relative to investigation into national security effects of automotive imports, H4891 [19JN]

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), H10110 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation: report on necessary resources to strengthen partnerships between health care and transportation providers and address transportation barriers to health care, E828• [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans’ medical transportation programs modernization funding, E817• [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4891 [19JN], H4941 [20JN], E817• [21JN], E828• [24JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1201 [24JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5860 [16JY]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), H3164 [9AP]

——— preserve taxpayers’ rights to administrative appeal of deficiency payments, H3164 [9AP]

Legal Services Alabama, Inc.: anniversary, E1140• [12SE]

Medicare: provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, H10110 [11DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (H. Res. 576), H7922 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2940), H4196 [3JN]

Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1759), H3151 [9AP]

Sowing Seeds of Hope, Inc.: tribute, E1077• [27AU]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), E664• [23MY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12165 [18DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12253 [19DE]

Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), H9364, H9365, H9366 [9DE]

Votes: position on missed, E41• [14JA], E1469• [19NO]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9315, H9318 [6DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9269 [5DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H9332 [6DE]

Voting Rights Act: prohibit fines or settlement agreement proceeds for violations from being used to make a payment to any congressional campaign, H9332 [6DE]

Statements

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Several Faith Leaders, H9326• [6DE]

Tributes

Abernathy, Juanita Jones, H7909• [25SE], E1202• [24SE]

Burroughs, Theresa Turner, H4401 [11JN], E688• [30MY]

Carter, Wytasha, H1002 [23JA]

Conyers, John, Jr., E1394• [1NO]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8295• [21OC]

Ervin, James (Ebo), E673• [24MY]

Fikes, Bettie Mae, E229• [28FE]

French, George T., Jr.,, E1080• [27AU]

Langford, Larry P., H551 [15JA], E40• [14JA]

McNair, Christopher, E621• [17MY]

McNair, Lily D., E325• [21MR]

Robinson-Westbrooks family, E1011• [30JY]

Seawright, Harry L., E849• [26JN]

Stallings, James L., E207• [25FE]

Strange, Todd, E1320• [21OC]

Thomas, Malcolm, E1451• [15NO]

Washington, Otis, H4395 [11JN], E685• [30MY]