HORN, KENDRA S. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5544 [10JY], H5652 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4933 [20JN]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2257 [27FE]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3900 [16MY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8892 [15NO]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: recognize contributions of those responsible for operating and maintaining Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation and importance of its continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and resiliency (see H. Res. 219), H4350 [6JN]

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

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H3442 [2MY]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H5585 [10JY]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 834), H1282 [29JA]

Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H4350 [6JN]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H9348 [6DE]

——— authorize military departments to pay National Guard and Reserve component officers aviation incentive pay at the same rate as active duty pilots (see H.R. 2953), H4345 [5JN]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see H.R. 2617), H4315 [4JN]

——— 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), H2763 [21MR]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see H.R. 2249), H7867 [20SE]

Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H5203 [26JN]

——— make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H7157 [19JY]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7775 [18SE]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H4217 [3JN]

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), H7378 [24JY]

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. 350), H9170 [21NO]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H7903 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4372), H8098 [4OC]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H7490 [2AU]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8299 [21OC]

Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 4189), H8261 [18OC]

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

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: improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see H.R. 2494), H8145 [15OC]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see H.R. 4820), H10017 [10DE]

——— provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 4259), H10124 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: study renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate military-dependant children (see H.R. 4917), H8677 [30OC]

——— support F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (see H. Res. 177), H2368 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H9388 [9DE]

——— develop a manual of common procedures and policies for companies that service or collect student loans (see H.R. 3519), H5201 [26JN]

——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H7529 [30AU]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H4121 [22MY]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H3926 [16MY]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 2486), H7715 [16SE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see H.R. 3369), H8200 [16OC]

——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H7772 [18SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8541 [28OC]

——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H7598 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 1135), H4629 [12JN]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H7493 [6AU]

——— 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), H4314 [4JN]

——— establish Prescription Safety Alert System to combat prescription drug abuse by collecting, maintaining, and providing to dispensers patients’ prescription and dispensing history (see H.R. 1845), H12211 [18DE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H7471 [25JY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H8459 [23OC]

——— provide full-year appropriations for Indian Health Service in the event of a partial lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 195), H465 [10JA]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H8388 [22OC]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H7244 [23JY]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H9388 [9DE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H7483 [30JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H7378 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H4314 [4JN]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H10017 [10DE]

——— increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see H.R. 4482), H9176 [22NO]

——— notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H5255 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H9256 [4DE]

Dept. of Justice: 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 and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H7990 [25SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3267 [12AP]

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), H7483 [30JY]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H8200 [16OC]

——— prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances relative to Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3515), H7379 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (see H.R. 1900), H3477 [7MY]

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), H9058 [19NO]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H3266 [12AP]

——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H1363 [5FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H4011 [20MY]

——— modify percentage of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding to certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 879), H12211 [18DE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H5913 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 5056), H9296 [5DE]

——— 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), H8909 [15NO]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 100), H10610 [17DE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3681 [9MY]

——— enter into grants or other agreements to assist States and local governments with infrastructure projects that support VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2866), H5826 [15JY]

——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see H.R. 2791), H3923 [16MY]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H8228 [17OC]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H4315 [4JN]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H8090 [1OC]

——— prohibit collection of a health care copayment from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4908), H12308 [3JA]

——— 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), H7715 [16SE]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (see H.R. 4920), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H8082 [27SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2102 [25FE]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H7244 [23JY]

——— 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), H5913 [16JY]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H7990 [25SE]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H8090 [1OC]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H8057 [26SE]

——— submit certain reports relative to health care and treatment provided to women veterans (see H.R. 3636), H7990 [25SE]

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), H7715 [16SE]

Drugs: impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (see H.R. 2483), H4314 [4JN]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H1173 [23JA]

——— recognize importance of career and technical education in preparing students to enter the workforce (see H. Res. 551), H8389 [22OC]

Elections: require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see H.R. 4777), H8298 [21OC]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4011 [20MY]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H7484 [30JY]

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), H7476 [26JY]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H8097 [4OC]

——— establish program to promote availability and sustainability of robust rural broadband networks in high cost rural areas (see H.R. 2929), H7490 [2AU]

——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H9348 [6DE]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9257 [4DE]

——— prohibit Internet service providers from knowingly submitting inaccurate Internet access service coverage information or data in order to compile an inaccurate broadband coverage map (see H.R. 4227), H9257 [4DE]

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), H1363 [5FE]

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

Federal employees: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 545), H600 [15JA]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7378 [24JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H3682 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8056 [26SE]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 1579), H7152 [18JY]

Foreign policy: reaffirm importance of upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 221), H3844 [15MY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see H.R. 2333), H3682 [9MY]

——— provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H9222 [3DE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H4065 [21MY]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H3442 [2MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H10610 [17DE]

——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H7472 [25JY]

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H7379 [24JY]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4175 [28MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8298 [21OC]

——— require insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to prevent patients from unknowingly receiving out-of-network care (see H.R. 4379), H8389 [22OC]

International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H9121 [20NO]

Iran: make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (see H.R. 2790), H5586 [10JY]

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H3131 [8AP]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (see H. Res. 134), H8229 [17OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H8228 [17OC]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (see H.R. 3196), H4920 [19JN]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7153 [18JY]

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), H3442 [2MY]

Medicaid: extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see H.R. 2316), H3264 [12AP]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— 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), H8298 [21OC]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H8720 [31OC]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H5304 [9JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H7483 [30JY]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H9296 [5DE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8596 [29OC]

——— 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), H8724 [1NO]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H8298 [21OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3682 [9MY]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H4349 [6JN]

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

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H8388 [22OC]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor’s electronic prescription program (see H.R. 3415), H9388 [9DE]

——— 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), H9296 [5DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H4390 [10JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 129), H12292 [19DE]

——— suspend salary during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (see H.R. 834), H1282 [29JA]

Mental health: improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see H.R. 3180), H8299 [21OC]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 2848), H8388 [22OC]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7484 [30JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H8199 [16OC]

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), H4695 [13JN]

——— anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4349 [6JN]

——— 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]

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (see H.R. 4790), H8720 [31OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 653), H8457 [23OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H7755 [17SE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 35), H1244 [28JA]

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), H8056 [26SE]

National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 232), H2745 [14MR]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3503 [8MY]

National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H3844 [15MY]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3503 [8MY]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H8097 [4OC]

Native Americans: enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see H.R. 3846), H7775 [18SE]

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

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2757 [18MR]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H4433 [11JN]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H3728 [10MY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H7774 [18SE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]

NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (see H.R. 2397), H4066 [21MY]

NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8880 [14NO]

——— support research on opioid addiction (see H.R. 3153), H4920 [19JN]

——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H8729 [5NO]

——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see H.R. 1665), H5775 [12JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 2528), H4920 [19JN]

——— establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see H.R. 3038), H7472 [25JY]

——— provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see H.R. 2051), H8082 [27SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office (see H.R. 1474), H5260 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 2447), H7493 [6AU]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H5913 [16JY]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8200 [16OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication that mentions a clearly identified candidate for Federal office (see H.R. 2135), H7560 [9SE]

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

Political ethics: prohibit use of funds for official travel of Members of Congress and executive branch employees and other activities during any period in which automatic continuing appropriations are in effect (see H.R. 834), H1282 [29JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H7756 [17SE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H7756 [17SE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H7756 [17SE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H8827 [13NO]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H8090 [1OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: limit authority to modify duty rates for national security reasons and limit authority of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to impose certain duties or import restrictions (see H.R. 3477), H5729 [11JY]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H8389 [22OC]

Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4373), H8299 [21OC]

SBA: provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5078), H9296 [5DE]

——— submit report to Congress on Office of Rural Affairs (see H.R. 2633), H8090 [1OC]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see H.R. 3661), H7484 [30JY]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see H.R. 3182), H5913 [16JY]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8721 [31OC]

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), H4919 [19JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7244 [23JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8459 [23OC]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits, consponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 860), H8083 [27SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H4217 [3JN]

Space policy: call for an international agreement and require Federal agencies issuing licenses for commercial space activities to include provisions to protect and preserve the Apollo 11 and other lunar landing sites (see H.R. 3766), H5910 [16JY]

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

Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds (see H.J. Res. 77), H8201 [16OC]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H3477 [7MY]

——— expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5359), H9347 [6DE]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3449 [3MY]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H7489 [2AU]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 3121), H8299 [21OC]

——— 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), H4121 [22MY]

——— 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), H7707 [12SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4389 [10JN]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see H.R. 4805), H8455 [23OC]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8679 [30OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H7483 [30JY]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3341 [30AP]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H8724 [1NO]

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

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 1931), H3285 [25AP]

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), H3843 [15MY]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]

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), H8200 [16OC]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H5585 [10JY]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 1383), H8298 [21OC]

Voting: carry out research and other activities to promote security and modernization of voting systems (see H.R. 4990), H8960 [18NO]

——— 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), H1173 [23JA]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, minimum cybersecurity standards, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see H.R. 2754), H5913 [16JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4314 [4JN]

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]

——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see H.R. 1919), H3792 [14MY]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 79), H8910 [15NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 5002), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H3341 [30AP]

——— 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), H7715 [16SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H8228 [17OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3926 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: include interest rate provisions for certain future Federal loans (see H.R. 3793), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 4113), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for deferment for Federal loans prior to beginning of repayment period (see H.R. 3792), H5998 [17JY]

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to a student loan from a borrower who has rehabilitated the loan (see H.R. 4869), H8538 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2698), H3787 [14MY]

Junior ROTC: provide for programs of scholarships for members toward obtaining private pilot’s licenses (see H.R. 2892), H4117 [22MY]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (see H.R. 5213), H9167 [21NO]

National Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 59), H4312 [4JN]

SBA: establish Native American Outreach Program (see H.R. 5280), H9221 [3DE]

Veterans: expand and study efficacy of veterans treatment court programs in order to assist justice-involved veterans (see H. Res. 698), H8878 [14NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: include interest rate provisions for certain future Federal loans (H.R. 3793), H6000 [17JY]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (H.R. 4113), H7482 [30JY]

——— provide for deferment for Federal loans prior to beginning of repayment period (H.R. 3792), H6000 [17JY]

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to a student loan from a borrower who has rehabilitated the loan (H.R. 4869), H8539 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers (H.R. 2698), H3790 [14MY]

Junior ROTC: provide for programs of scholarships for members toward obtaining private pilot’s licenses (H.R. 2892), H4119 [22MY]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5213), H9169 [21NO]

National Space Exploration Day: designate (H.J. Res. 59), H4313 [4JN]

SBA: establish Native American Outreach Program (H.R. 5280), H9222 [3DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7871 [24SE]

Remarks

Budget: modify congressional budget and appropriations process to provide fiscal stability, E959• [23JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H3197 [9AP]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7871 [24SE]

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), H3197 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5654, H5659, H5665, H5673, H5677, H5682, H5686, H5691, H5692, H5697 [11JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, E1602• [17DE]

——— require Office of Inspector General to audit sole source contracts with depot maintenance centers, H5654 [11JY], E960• [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: require review and submittal of report on whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder, H3042 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program law enforcement crisis training funding, H4934 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: remove limit on number of hours retired air traffic controllers may work as trainers while receiving retirement annuities, H5654 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4934 [20JN], E836• [25JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H426 [10JA]

Edmond, OK: tribute to Sequoyah Middle School National Science Bowl team, E564• [9MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (H.R. 1595), H7911 [25SE]

Firearms: clarify that victims of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking are exempt from background check requirement in instances of imminent threats of death or great bodily harm, H2257, H2258 [27FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2257, H2258 [27FE]

GAO: report on effect U.S. Export Finance Agency closure would have on businesses that use its services, H8892, H8893 [15NO]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, H2651 [12MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H426 [10JA], H1197 [24JA]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3900, H3901 [16MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3197 [9AP]

——— tribute to new Members, H3197 [9AP]

Medicare: provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (H.R. 4649), H8232 [18OC]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H4425 [11JN], H5919 [17JY]

——— tribute to astronauts from Oklahoma, H4924 [20JN], H5173 [26JN]

NOAA: combine and transfer Office of Space Commerce and Office of Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs to Dept. of Commerce, E836• [25JN]

Oklahoma: anniversary of Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, H8906 [15NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics National Science Bowl team, E564• [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure rural areas are included in navigator outreach, H3900, H3901 [16MY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8892, H8893 [15NO]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12260 [19DE]

——— ratify, H9104 [20NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3042 [3AP], H3072 [4AP], E444• [10AP]

Votes: position on missed, E219• [27FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9340 [6DE]

Tributes

Herrington, John, H5816 [15JY]

Luper, Clara, H2239 [27FE], E216• [27FE]

Stafford, Thomas P., H5919 [17JY]