SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)

Articles and editorials

Capital Gazette Victim Rob Hiaasen Remembered as a Writer With a Deft and Gentle Touch, Jacques Kelly, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E845• [26JN]

Gerald Fischman, Capital Gazette Editorial Writer, Was Known and Respected for His Sharp Wit and Command of Facts, Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E843• [26JN]

John McNamara, Capital Gazette Sports Reporter, Recalled for His Vast Knowledge and Love of the Terps, Jacques Kelly, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E846• [26JN]

Rebecca A. Smith, Capital Gazette Advertising Assistant Who Held Family and Friends at Center of Her Life, Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E852• [26JN]

Wendi Winters, a Prolific Writer for the Capital Enjoyed Sharing Stories About Local Residents, Jacques Kelly, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E847• [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H5272 [5JY]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H1361 [5FE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8113 [11OC]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4774 [18JN]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1244 [28JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8113 [11OC]

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

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), H2371 [5MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H2031 [14FE]

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

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

BLM: require location of headquarters in National Capital Region (see H.R. 4268), H7596 [10SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2032 [14FE]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H1350 [4FE]

——— fully fund Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm importance of prevention in the U.S. health care system (see H.R. 3447), H5075 [24JN]

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1620), H2583 [7MR]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H4349 [6JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H4314 [4JN]

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

Climate: provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, increase reforestation, and establish Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 4269), H8720 [31OC]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H545 [14JA] (see H.R. 421), H1285 [29JA]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H7378 [24JY]

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

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Climate Resiliency Service Corps under AmeriCorps (see H.R. 5176), H9056 [19NO]

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

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H2273 [27FE]

Democracy: recognize vital importance in the U.S. and encourage State and local governments to help individuals reflect on contributions of democracy to a free and stable world (see H. Res. 513), H7490 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H7837 [19SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H8299 [21OC]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 1075), H1460 [7FE]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H7755 [17SE]

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

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

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 2833), H3962 [17MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see H.R. 3120), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H7775 [18SE]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H10017 [10DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H8388 [22OC]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H1214 [24JA]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H3130 [8AP]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H8459 [23OC]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7506 [16AU]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2296), H5776 [12JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H3130 [8AP]

——— establish a section with responsibility for enforcement of laws against suspected operatives or agents of foreign governments and improve enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 1467), H2314 [28FE]

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

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]

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), H3792 [14MY]

——— 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), H7506 [16AU]

Dept. of State: modify certain disclosure requirements relative to transfer of articles on U.S. munitions list to Cyprus (see H.R. 4558), H8080 [27SE]

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

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

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]

——— establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 4967), H8718 [31OC]

——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 341), H284 [8JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H1214 [24JA]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize additional funding for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (see H.R. 2520), H3447 [3MY]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H10259 [12DE]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H3069 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H5007 [20JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H603 [15JA]

——— 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), H1173 [23JA]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H3101 [4AP]

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

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

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H288 [8JA]

——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY]

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]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3305 [29AP]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H4182 [30MY]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H7505 [16AU]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 585), H5826 [15JY]

——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3001), H4163 [23MY]

——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]

——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal oil and gas industry exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 4014), H7464 [25JY]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 3604), H5265 [28JN]

Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H1581 [13FE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2370 [5MR]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H5165 [25JN]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H10017 [10DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H2762 [21MR] (see H.R. 3375), H5306 [9JY]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 5016), H8738 [8NO]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 5015), H8738 [8NO]

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), H3286 [25AP]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2756 [18MR]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see H.R. 2592), H3500 [8MY]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see H.R. 1272), H2031 [14FE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H1582 [13FE]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H603 [15JA] (see H.R. 678), H718 [17JA]

——— prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 1076), H5077 [24JN]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2102 [25FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3843 [15MY]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 720), H1218 [25JA]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H1460 [7FE]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see H.R. 790), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H288 [8JA]

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), H7755 [17SE]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7496 [9AU]

FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8742 [8NO]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H3267 [12AP]

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), H4122 [22MY]

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 717), H2035 [14FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H361 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H4389 [10JN]

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

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H4350 [6JN]

GAO: study barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials (see H.R. 1966), H2915 [28MR]

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), H8098 [4OC]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 736), H1171 [23JA]

Greece: reaffirm commitment to U.S.-Greek strategic partnership, encourage greater security collaboration, and support increased focus on energy, economic development, and people to people programs (see H. Res. 91), H2371 [5MR]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H2103 [25FE]

Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2888 [27MR]

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

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), H7161 [22JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3266 [12AP]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5306 [9JY]

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), H1458 [7FE]

——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H7756 [17SE]

——— 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), H4218 [3JN]

India: end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (see H. Res. 745), H12292 [19DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H4345 [5JN] (see H.R. 2315), H7755 [17SE]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]

——— improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7521 [23AU]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H3792 [14MY]

IRS: repeal restriction on use of funds to bring transparency to political activity of certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 868), H1332 [30JA]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2940 [1AP]

——— 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), H2940 [1AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

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

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H6001 [17JY]

Lobbyists: require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of a lobbying contact with a government official to register as lobbyists (see H.R. 783), H1363 [5FE]

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), H3448 [3MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3267 [12AP]

——— 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), H7560 [9SE]

Medicare: establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

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

——— 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), H8960 [18NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3267 [12AP]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 803), H4389 [10JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4066 [21MY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H10017 [10DE]

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

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H4389 [10JN]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]

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

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H5039 [21JN]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H4433 [11JN]

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

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), H2323 [4MR]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3729 [10MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H5305 [9JY]

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

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8827 [13NO]

NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8741 [8NO]

NOAA: make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see H.R. 3115), H7990 [25SE]

——— provide grants supporting research on conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay (see H.R. 5366), H9387 [9DE]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H3285 [25AP]

Oceans: improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see H.R. 3969), H8114 [11OC]

Oxi Day: designate (see H. Res. 644), H8259 [18OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 2085), H3220 [9AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8100 [8OC]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3286 [25AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3306 [29AP]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3306 [29AP]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H8090 [1OC]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H3286 [25AP]

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

Presidential appointments: require certain nominees or appointees to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or on behalf of, such nominees or appointees (see H.R. 812), H1242 [28JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve oversight of inaugural committees by prohibiting certain donations, banning personal use of funds, and requiring disclosure of all donations and disbursements (see H.R. 1382), H2234 [26FE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H520 [11JA]

——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see H.R. 964), H1361 [5FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H2797 [25MR]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity (see H.R. 1176), H1581 [13FE]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H5775 [12JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3449 [3MY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8097 [4OC]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 2302), H3263 [12AP]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H1363 [5FE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H8144 [15OC]

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

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1057), H1460 [7FE]

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: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 2086), H4773 [18JN]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H9122 [20NO]

——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2923), H7244 [23JY]

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

——— 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]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7525 [27AU]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 918), H1335 [30JA]

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

Transportation Security Administration: carry out covert testing and risk mitigation improvement of aviation security operations (see H.R. 3469), H5166 [25JN]

——— 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), H8595 [29OC]

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]

——— 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), H2987 [2AP]

——— 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]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8542 [28OC]

——— limit transfer of F–35 aircraft pending certification that Turkey will not accept delivery of air defense system from Russia (see H.R. 3263), H4694 [13JN]

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), H2919 [28MR]

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), H7472 [25JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1172 [23JA]

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

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), 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 election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 294), H520 [11JA]

——— 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]

——— promote access to voting for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1573), H2504 [6MR]

——— require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application (see H.R. 734), H1171 [23JA]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]

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

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H1244 [28JA]

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), H8113 [11OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]

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

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 2427), H3403 [1MY]

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), H201 [3JA]

Dept. of Education: improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H3403 [1MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide financial assistance for projects relative to modernization of the electric grid (see H.R. 5527), H12290 [19DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H3068 [3AP]

FEC: exempt political party assistance to candidates for secure information technology or cybersecurity products or services from limits on party expenditures made to candidates’ campaigns (see H.R. 3850), H7150 [18JY]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 4707), H8198 [16OC]

Citations

Annapolis (MD) Capital Gazette Pulitzer Prize Winner in Special Awards and Citations, E851• [26JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (H.R. 2427), H3405 [1MY]

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), H211 [3JA]

Dept. of Education: improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (H.R. 2441), H3405 [1MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide financial assistance for projects relative to modernization of the electric grid (H.R. 5527), H12291 [19DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize school-based health centers (H.R. 2075), H3069 [3AP]

FEC: exempt political party assistance to candidates for secure information technology or cybersecurity products or services from limits on party expenditures made to candidates’ campaigns (H.R. 3850), H7152 [18JY]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (H.R. 4707), H8199 [16OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2319 [4MR], H7491 [6AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2319 [4MR], H7491 [6AU]

Remarks

Annapolis (MD) Capital Gazette: commemorate anniversary of shooting and lives of victims and honor survivors and families of victims, commend bravery of staff, and express gratitude to first responders, H5176 [26JN]

——— Pulitzer Prize recipient for special awards and citations, E851• [26JN]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (H. Res. 296), H8565 [29OC]

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): establish, H222 [4JA]

Contracts: restore provision that bars Government contractors from disclosing campaign contributions as part of the bidding process, H2485 [6MR]

Daughters of Penelope (organization): anniversary, E1557• [9DE]

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), H2398, H2404, H2481, H2485, H2486, H2487, H2491 [6MR], H2527, H2531, H2533, H2535, H2562, H2568, H2569 [7MR], H2599 [8MR], H5219 [27JN], H7166 [23JY]

Election Assistance Commission: establish Election Security Grants Advisory Committee to review grant requests to ensure funds for election security infrastructure, H2486 [6MR]

Elections: ensure States locate polls near public transportation and in communities that will give rural residents the best opportunity to vote during the early voting period, H2481 [6MR]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5219 [27JN]

FEC: conduct study to assess whether small donor financing system is appropriately scaled for both House of Representatives and Senate elections, H2487 [6MR]

GAO: require a report on the challenges and progress made in making elections accessible to individuals with disabilities, H2531 [7MR]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H222 [4JA]

IRS: repeal restriction on use of funds to bring transparency to political activity of certain nonprofit organizations, H2535 [7MR]

Office of Government Ethics: promulgate rules to apply ethics laws to unpaid employees of any agency, Executive Office of the President, or the White House, H2491 [6MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, H2568 [7MR]

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 (H.R. 4617), H8413 [23OC]

——— expand ban on foreign contributions and expenditures on U.S. elections to include purchasing advertisements on digital media or television, H2569 [7MR]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity, H2533 [7MR]

States: permit individuals to deliver a mail ballot to polling place on election day, H2527 [7MR]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12124 [18DE]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (H.R. 4695), H8565 [29OC]

Voting: require States to expand early voting hours, H2562 [7MR]

Tributes

Cummings, Elijah E., H8283 [21OC]