CICILLINE, DAVID N. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5564 [10JY], H5600 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4579 [12JN], H4676 [13JN], H4710 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— 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]

Afghanistan: report on participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue relative to Afghan peace process and a strategy for post-conflict engagement by the U.S. (see H.R. 4097), H8724 [1NO]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H5008 [20JN]

——— expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H9223 [3DE]

——— strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4864), H12211 [18DE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4168 [23MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2887 [27MR]

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

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Con. Res. 71), H10259 [12DE]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 689), H1393 [6FE]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2102 [25FE]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H5203 [26JN]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 2863), H7525 [27AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]

Argentina: condemn Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994, express condolences to families of victims, and support holding those responsible accountable (see H. Res. 441), H4774 [18JN]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H7505 [16AU]

Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H4122 [22MY]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]

——— 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]

——— reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and congratulate on peaceful and constitutional leadership transition and democratic parliamentary elections recognized as free and fair (see H. Res. 452), H9123 [20NO]

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 190), H2584 [7MR]

Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see H. Res. 127), H7162 [22JY]

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

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see H.R. 3311), H4770 [18JN]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5586 [10JY]

——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 1557), H4314 [4JN]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H7493 [6AU]

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), H8960 [18NO]

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

Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H3131 [8AP]

——— impose sanctions on officials responsible for implementing newly revised penal code (see H.R. 2561), H3844 [15MY]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2032 [14FE]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H4698 [13JN]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2650), H7472 [25JY]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H5169 [25JN]

Carson, Sec. of HUD: condemn comments on transgender people and efforts to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals (see H. Res. 613), H8089 [1OC]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H1214 [24JA]

——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]

Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H4122 [22MY]

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

Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H8596 [29OC]

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), H1350 [4FE]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 1025), H3448 [3MY]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (see H. Res. 393), H4064 [21MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H5008 [20JN]

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

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H8113 [11OC]

——— provide that sex includes sexual orientation and gender identity when prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 3468), H5165 [25JN]

Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 4179), H7521 [23AU]

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

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5168 [25JN]

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

Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties of the Office (see H.R. 4426), H8828 [13NO]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H4314 [4JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (see H.R. 1458), H2313 [28FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H4774 [18JN]

——— prohibit disbursements for a political purpose unless the preferences of shareholders have been assessed about such disbursements (see H.R. 936), H1465 [7FE]

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see H.R. 4018), H7560 [9SE]

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

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3286 [25AP]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1586 [13FE]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 1115), H1491 [8FE]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2763 [21MR]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H7837 [19SE]

——— protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8960 [18NO]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]

——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 1684), H2679 [12MR]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H288 [8JA]

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]

——— 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), H7537 [6SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]

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

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H2235 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H8097 [4OC]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]

——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see H.R. 1161), H4389 [10JN]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]

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

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H8960 [18NO]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H3069 [3AP]

——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4724), H8720 [31OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7511 [20AU]

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

——— 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), H9059 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]

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), H5203 [26JN]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]

——— ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H7493 [6AU]

——— 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), H8096 [4OC]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 4004), H8828 [13NO]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H3341 [30AP]

——— 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), H2923 [29MR]

——— 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]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H8459 [23OC]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]

——— 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), H7494 [6AU]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H4218 [3JN]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7489 [2AU]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]

——— 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 HUD: prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4350 [6JN]

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]

——— 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]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see H.R. 2368), H4434 [11JN]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3102 [4AP]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H678 [16JA]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2719 [13MR]

——— make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1287), H2615 [8MR]

——— reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 494), H1363 [5FE]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see H.R. 1356, 1357), H2232 [26FE]

——— require identification for offenders reentering the community (see H.R. 2232), H7521 [23AU]

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

——— 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), H678 [16JA]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (see H.R. 507), H1393 [6FE]

——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 1627), H2583 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H5078 [24JN]

——— 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), H3276 [18AP]

——— 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), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H2236 [26FE]

——— strengthen child labor laws by revising age requirements for agricultural employment, prohibiting the handling of pesticides by children, and increasing penalties for violations (see H.R. 3394), H5006 [20JN]

Dept. of State: establish a policy regarding use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities (see H.R. 115), H361 [9JA]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H8090 [1OC]

——— establish Office of International Disability Rights (see H.R. 3373), H7715 [16SE]

——— establish Office of Subnational Diplomacy (see H.R. 3571), H8541 [28OC]

——— maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 1134), H1492 [8FE]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H288 [8JA]

——— provide assistance to current and former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma and to civil society organizations that work to secure release of such prisoners (see H.R. 2327), H4314 [4JN]

——— provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes (see H.R. 1819), H8596 [29OC]

——— pursue public-private partnerships, innovative financing mechanisms, research partnerships, and coordination with international and multilateral organizations to address childhood cancer globally (see H.R. 5338), H12212 [18DE]

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

——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see H.R. 554), H1339 [30JA]

——— review U.S.-Turkey relations (see H.R. 4694), H8197 [16OC]

——— support U.S. international cyber diplomacy by establishing an Ambassador to lead cyber diplomacy efforts, rejecting Internet censorship, and including Internet freedoms in human rights reports (see H.R. 739), H2587 [7MR]

——— waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 2229), H4773 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H3266 [12AP]

——— expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2099), H3099 [4AP]

——— 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: 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), H717 [17JA]

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

Dept. of Transportation: issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 3593), H8389 [22OC]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1428), H2312 [28FE]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H2748 [14MR]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H7471 [25JY]

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

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 3582), H7506 [16AU]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H8785 [12NO]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see H.R. 2184), H8102 [8OC]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H1171 [23JA]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H3101 [4AP]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H8097 [4OC]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H2323 [4MR]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H8090 [1OC]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H3220 [9AP]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts (see H.R. 3460), H5165 [25JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1214 [24JA]

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 65), H2317 [28FE]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H7240 [23JY]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H3286 [25AP]

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

——— prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H5825 [15JY]

Egypt: enact reforms to ensure Coptic Christians have the same rights and opportunities as other Egyptian citizens and take steps to end attacks on Christians (see H. Res. 49), H676 [16JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H1173 [23JA]

——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 3501), H5199 [26JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H5077 [24JN]

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]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4011 [20MY]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

——— prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict current or future employment of any employee (see H.R. 3920), H7241 [23JY]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]

——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H7535 [6SE]

——— 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), H7666 [11SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2312 [28FE]

——— require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see H.R. 5193), H9120 [20NO]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 752), H1363 [5FE]

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

Executive Office of the President: deny security clearances to employees under Federal investigation for aiding a foreign Government, who fail to disclose foreign contacts, or in opposition to advice of intelligence experts (see H.R. 1604), H2582 [7MR]

——— establish the U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer (see H.R. 2900), H4117 [22MY]

——— prohibit enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement if the disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing (see H.R. 1484), H2321 [4MR]

——— require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 538), H543 [14JA]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2939 [1AP]

Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 3452), H7990 [25SE]

——— 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: 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), H7712 [13SE]

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

FDA: ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 985), H1362 [5FE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2047 [22FE]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 3379), H5005 [20JN]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H8388 [22OC]

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]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4920 [19JN]

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

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see H.R. 790), H1244 [28JA]

——— provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 780), H1211 [24JA]

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), H8541 [28OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H3305 [29AP]

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

——— limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4254), H7559 [9SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H7493 [6AU]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H7755 [17SE]

——— expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 4324), H7705 [12SE]

——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 33), H7471 [25JY]

——— prevent illegal sale by improving tracking data and extending the time background check records are maintained (see H.R. 4255), H7756 [17SE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 1705), H2715 [13MR]

——— 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), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 1116), H1491 [8FE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7511 [20AU]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2748 [14MR]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 157), H7525 [27AU]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 869), H2036 [14FE]

——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]

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

——— require certain pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition and prohibit removal or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm (see H.R. 719), H1214 [24JA]

——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see H.R. 939), H3963 [17MY]

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H2031 [14FE]

——— require notification of local law enforcement of pending firearms transfers and allow denial of such transfers for weapons and silencers regulated under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 3404), H5036 [21JN]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 1112), H2047 [22FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2273 [27FE]

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), H8298 [21OC]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H8596 [29OC]

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

Foreign investments: impose sanctions on any foreign person who engages in public or private sector corruption that adversely affects U.S. foreign investors (see H.R. 2167), H7867 [20SE]

Foreign policy: emphasize importance of foreign alliances and partnerships in advancing U.S. interests and security (see H. Res. 222), H2888 [27MR]

——— promote international efforts in combating corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance by foreign officials and other foreign persons, including through a new anti-corruption action fund (see H.R. 3843), H10610 [17DE]

——— promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H4118 [22MY]

——— reaffirm importance of upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 221), H2888 [27MR]

Foreign trade: prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Disciplined Services (see H.R. 4270), H7667 [11SE]

France: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 63), H4627 [12JN]

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

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2506 [6MR]

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 281), H2102 [25FE]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see H.R. 2374), H3302 [29AP]

——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]

GAO: report on, and make recommendations to improve, efforts by fishery management agencies to address impact of climate change on fisheries (see H.R. 4679), H8742 [8NO]

Georgia (country): support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (see H.R. 598), H4121 [22MY]

Germany: recognize alliance and strong friendship with the U.S. and reaffirm significance of Wundarbar Together-Germany and the U.S. initiative (see H. Res. 446), H8725 [1NO]

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), H7526 [27AU]

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), H1462 [7FE]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H1335 [30JA]

Guatemala: impose sanctions to combat corruption, money laundering, and impunity, deny visas to certain officials, and ensure the U.S. can retrieve misused security equipment (see H.R. 1630), H2583 [7MR]

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), H3285 [25AP]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H5169 [25JN]

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

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H2914 [28MR]

Hong Kong: address political demonstrators’ demands, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill (see H. Res. 543), H7905 [24SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4064), H7521 [23AU]

Human rights: increase role of financial industry in combatting human trafficking (see H.R. 295), H2370 [5MR]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9223 [3DE]

Hungary: support efforts to strengthen democracy and alliance with the U.S. (see H. Res. 400), H10017 [10DE]

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), H4434 [11JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]

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), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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), H4697 [13JN]

——— rescind State and local immigration enforcement authority and clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2729), H7483 [30JY]

India: end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (see H. Res. 745), H10125 [11DE]

Information technology: create and implement an inter-agency strategy to secure fifth generation (5G) and future technology and infrastructure in the U.S. and with strategic allies (see H.R. 2881), H8596 [29OC]

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

Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments (see H.R. 2803), H4012 [20MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H4697 [13JN]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 738), H9222 [3DE]

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

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 752), H10611 [17DE]

——— limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H3792 [14MY]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H4774 [18JN]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE]

——— extend tax filing deadline relative to time lost due to Government shutdown (see H.R. 1558), H2503 [6MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2888 [27MR]

——— 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]

Italy: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 64), H4627 [12JN]

Japan: reaffirm vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond (see H. Res. 349), H8680 [30OC]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, reaffirm solidarity with Kenyan people, and support efforts to counter terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice (see H. Res. 75), H1339 [30JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see H. Res. 141), H2748 [14MR]

Korean Americans: call on the U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 410), H8680 [30OC]

——— require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H8596 [29OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7506 [16AU]

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

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H7834 [19SE]

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

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see H. Res. 469), H5258 [27JN]

——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]

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

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

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H1285 [29JA]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H2719 [13MR]

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

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), H3266 [12AP]

Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H8785 [12NO]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage (see H.R. 3842), H7150 [18JY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H3285 [25AP]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H2719 [13MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4773 [18JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H7512 [20AU]

——— 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]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

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

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8260 [18OC]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H281 [8JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 133), H288 [8JA]

Middle East: address Arab-Israeli conflict in a concurrent track with Israeli-Palestinian peace process and commend Arab and Muslim-majority states that have improved bilateral relations with Israel (see H. Res. 138), H3793 [14MY]

——— support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3927 [16MY]

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

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H1349 [4FE]

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

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see H. Res. 443), H5586 [10JY]

——— 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), H5007 [20JN]

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

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 34), H1465 [7FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8090 [1OC]

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), H2029 [14FE]

National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 3094), H8097 [4OC]

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

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H8056 [26SE]

National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H2888 [27MR]

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

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7905 [24SE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]

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

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9170 [21NO]

NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, support member efforts to spend a certain percentage on defense, and promote funding for European Deterrence Initiative to counter Russian aggression (see H.R. 676), H998 [22JA]

——— 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]

Nemtsov, Boris: call for accountability and justice for assassination in Russia (see H. Res. 156), H2371 [5MR]

New START Treaty: require certain reports and briefings to Congress relative to expiration (see H.R. 2529), H12211 [18DE]

News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3286 [25AP]

Nicaragua: condemn violence against citizens protesting repression, support democratic efforts, call for release of wrongfully detained individuals, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see H. Res. 754), H10611 [17DE]

Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1244 [28JA]

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), H8057 [26SE]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for continued advancement of partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage continued respect for provisions (see H. Res. 585), H8389 [22OC]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 921), H8679 [30OC]

——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H7529 [30AU]

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]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H7521 [23AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into the market (see H.R. 2375), H3302 [29AP]

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

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3306 [29AP]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see H.R. 2424), H4773 [18JN]

Political ethics: strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 706), H997 [22JA]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H5272 [5JY]

Portuguese National Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 457), H5169 [25JN]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1244 [28JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3503 [8MY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1244 [28JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7525 [27AU]

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

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H2047 [22FE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H1342 [31JA]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 80), H10258 [12DE]

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

——— submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H1491 [8FE]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1321), H2046 [22FE]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4774 [18JN]

Refuse disposal: improve international waste management systems and prevent and reduce plastic waste and marine debris (see H.R. 4636), H8596 [29OC]

Rivers: designate certain river segments within Wood-Pawcatuck watershed as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 319), H283 [8JA]

Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see H. Res. 552), H7905 [24SE]

——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 596), H1244 [28JA]

——— reiterate support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemn aggressive actions and assaults on democracies, and oppose readmission into Group of Seven (see H. Res. 546), H8542 [28OC]

Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see H. Res. 129), H1583 [13FE]

——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and service (see H.J. Res. 62), H4698 [13JN]

——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 64), H4627 [12JN]

——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable (see H.R. 2037), H5169 [25JN]

——— require any civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. prohibits enrichment of uranium or separation of plutonium on Saudi Arabian territory to ensure nonproliferation (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2506 [6MR]

——— require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement (see H.R. 1471), H2919 [28MR]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [6MR]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1214 [24JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5038 [21JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7493 [6AU]

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), H3267 [12AP]

——— 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), H206 [3JA]

Spain: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 64), H4627 [12JN]

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

——— 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), H2828 [26MR]

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), H1214 [24JA]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4434 [11JN]

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

Syria: halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, and impose new sanctions (see H.R. 31), H201 [3JA]

——— 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]

Taiwan: support diplomatic alliances around the world (see H.R. 4754), H8596 [29OC]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1793), H5272 [5JY]

——— allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 3453), H8145 [15OC]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2370 [5MR]

——— establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (see H.R. 3590), H5258 [27JN]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 4631), H8110 [11OC]

——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3926 [16MY]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]

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

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H8103 [8OC]

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

——— include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 1297), H7597 [10SE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H4314 [4JN]

——— 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 credit for amounts paid or incurred for qualified research occurring in the U.S. (see H.R. 591), H674 [16JA]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see H.R. 619), H3681 [9MY]

——— modify earned income tax credit to account for amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see H.R. 1431), H2312 [28FE]

——— 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), H4315 [4JN]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H7525 [27AU]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1339 [30JA]

——— 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]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H7536 [6SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7244 [23JY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3926 [16MY]

Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see H.R. 4331), H8299 [21OC]

Tice, Austin B.: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H7756 [17SE]

Tobacco products: increase taxes on cigarettes and e-cigarette products, ban flavored tobacco products and e-cigarettes, and increase CDC Office on Smoking and Health funding (see H.R. 4425), H7835 [19SE]

Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue (U.S.-European Union Interparliamentary Group): authorize (see H.R. 4105), H7506 [16AU]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]

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), H8910 [15NO]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H9295 [5DE]

Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]

——— 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), H8596 [29OC]

——— support sale of air and missile defense systems and limit transfer of F–35 aircraft pending certification that Turkey will not accept delivery of air and missile defense system from Russia (see H. Res. 372), H4122 [22MY]

U.N.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8828 [13NO]

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]

——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1519 [11FE]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H1213 [24JA]

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H7480 [30JY]

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), H7494 [6AU]

U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4862), H8680 [30OC]

Ukraine: express full support to Ukrainian people in their aspiration to continue consolidating their democracy and rule of law (see H. Res. 487), H7153 [18JY]

United Arab Emirates: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 62), H4698 [13JN] (see H.J. Res. 63), H4627 [12JN]

United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 63, 64), H4627 [12JN]

——— recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 174), H3478 [7MY]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 549), H4065 [21MY]

——— provide humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 854), H1586 [13FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5007 [20JN]

——— provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 450), H1363 [5FE]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 1383), H2371 [5MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]

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), H7905 [24SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7905 [24SE]

——— 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), H208 [3JA]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H8082 [27SE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3681 [9MY]

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), H7775 [18SE]

——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H7493 [6AU]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]

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

——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H1465 [7FE]

——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]

——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H9256 [4DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8090 [1OC]

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]

——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H1173 [23JA]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1214 [24JA]

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 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H7536 [6SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4217 [3JN]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 413), H4180 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H1390 [6FE]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2630), H3678 [9MY]

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), H3924 [16MY]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 3385), H5005 [20JN]

Courts: require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see H.R. 4715), H8226 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students (see H.R. 4747), H8258 [18OC]

——— carry out apprenticeship loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 4517), H8053 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H5256 [27JN]

——— make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available to disclose applications requesting active ingredients and amount of opioids alloted to be produced by manufacturers (see H.R. 2582), H3500 [8MY]

——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3229), H4626 [12JN]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3252), H4693 [13JN]

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

——— submit a report on potential benefits and impact on the U.S. of establishment of joint U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (see H.R. 2488), H3439 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see H.R. 287), H281 [8JA]

Dept. of Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 831), H1282 [29JA]

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

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]

Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office, Central Falls, RI: designate (see H.R. 2451), H3403 [1MY]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H1361 [5FE]

Firearms: ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 3606), H5269 [2JY]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 3553), H5256 [27JN]

——— 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), H3788 [14MY]

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

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 4872), H8538 [28OC]

FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (see H.R. 4398), H7834 [19SE] (see H.R. 5133), H8958 [18NO]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see H.R. 1159), H1580 [13FE]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: provide electronic public access to exhibits in Federal cases (see H.R. 4176), H7496 [9AU]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1169), H1580 [13FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from lobbying Congress (see H.R. 3122), H4342 [5JN]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 46), H4313 [4JN]

News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 2054), H3067 [3AP]

Oliver Hazard Perry (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3854), H7151 [18JY]

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

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 565), H600 [15JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 950), H1349 [4FE]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 61), H4627 [12JN]

Southern New England Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 5124), H8908 [15NO]

Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office, Slatersville, RI: designate (see H.R. 5061), H8825 [13NO]

Taxation: increase dollar and income limitations on the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1070), H1460 [7FE]

——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1071), H1460 [7FE]

Turkey: 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.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 5379), H10015 [10DE]

United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 61), H4627 [12JN]

Veterans: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of certain disputes arising from claims of servicemembers and veterans (see H.R. 2750), H3841 [15MY]

Voting: 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]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (H.R. 1004), H1392 [6FE]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (H.R. 2630), H3680 [9MY]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (H.R. 3385), H5007 [20JN]

Courts: require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (H.R. 4715), H8227 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students (H.R. 4747), H8259 [18OC]

——— carry out apprenticeship loan forgiveness program (H.R. 4517), H8055 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (H.R. 3554), H5259 [27JN]

——— make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available to disclose applications requesting active ingredients and amount of opioids alloted to be produced by manufacturers (H.R. 2582), H3502 [8MY]

——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (H.R. 3552), H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (H.R. 3229), H4628 [12JN]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (H.R. 3252), H4696 [13JN]

——— modify certain disclosure requirements relative to transfer of articles on U.S. munitions list to Cyprus (H.R. 4558), H8082 [27SE]

——— submit a report on potential benefits and impact on the U.S. of establishment of joint U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (H.R. 2488), H3441 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (H.R. 287), H285 [8JA]

Dept. of Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (H.R. 831), H1283 [29JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H2717 [13MR]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (H.R. 2631), H3680 [9MY]

Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office, Central Falls, RI: designate (H.R. 2451), H3405 [1MY]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (H.R. 965), H1362 [5FE]

Firearms: ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (H.R. 3606), H5269 [2JY]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (H.R. 3553), H5259 [27JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 2708), H3790 [14MY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1296), H2039 [15FE]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (H.R. 4872), H8539 [28OC]

FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (H.R. 4398), H7836 [19SE]

——— prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (H.R. 5133), H8958 [18NO]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (H.R. 1159), H1584 [13FE]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: provide electronic public access to exhibits in Federal cases (H.R. 4176), H7496 [9AU]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (H.R. 1169), H1584 [13FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from lobbying Congress (H.R. 3122), H4344 [5JN]

News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (H.R. 2054), H3068 [3AP]

Oliver Hazard Perry (vessel): certificate of documentation (H.R. 3854), H7152 [18JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 2977), H4166 [23MY]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (H.R. 565), H602 [15JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns (H.R. 950), H1350 [4FE]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (H.J. Res. 61), H4628 [12JN]

Southern New England Regional Commission: establish (H.R. 5124), H8909 [15NO]

Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office, Slatersville, RI: designate (H.R. 5061), H8827 [13NO]

Taxation: increase dollar and income limitations on the deduction allowed for student loan interest (H.R. 1070), H1493 [8FE]

——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (H.R. 1071), H1463 [7FE]

Turkey: limit transfer of F–35 aircraft pending certification that Turkey will not accept delivery of air defense system from Russia (H.R. 3263), H4696 [13JN]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (H.R. 5379), H10016 [10DE]

United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (H.J. Res. 61), H4628 [12JN]

Veterans: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of certain disputes arising from claims of servicemembers and veterans (H.R. 2750), H3842 [15MY]

Voting: 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 (H.R. 645), H719 [17JA]

Letters

Raise the Wage Act: several lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and human rights organizations, H5931 [17JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8605 [30OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3304), H7216, H7217 [23JY]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), H2896 [28MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1539 [13FE]

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), H8564 [29OC]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (H.R. 3311), H7217, H7219, H7220 [23JY]

——— clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), H7438, H7439 [25JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H7215, H7216 [23JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2842 [27MR]

Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), H8694 [31OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7840, H7841, H7842, H7843, H7844, H7845 [20SE]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List, H5600, H5601 [11JY]

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), H2116 [26FE], H8837 [14NO]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2383 [6MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8837 [14NO], H9125 [21NO], H9264 [5DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5546 [10JY], H5597, H5600, H5601 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding for sale of defense articles to Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates under emergency authority and circumvention of congressional review, H5597 [11JY]

——— require written consent from all parties involved in a dispute under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act before settling said conflict through arbitration, H5546 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: American History and Civics Education program funding, H4579 [12JN]

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), H8606 [30OC]

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. (H. Res. 271), H2964 [2AP]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (H. Res. 208), H2693 [13MR]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (H.R. 1356), H2693 [13MR]

Dept. of State: prohibit funding for Commission on Unalienable Rights, H4677 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (H.R. 1941), H7610 [11SE]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England, H7610 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (H.R. 831), H1373 [6FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4579 [12JN], H4677 [13JN]

Discrimination: ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity does not violate freedom of religion, H3944 [17MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3935, H3944 [17MY]

Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office, Central Falls, RI: designate (H.R. 2451), H8171 [16OC]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S., H2261 [27FE]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market, H3865 [16MY]

Firearms: gun control, H1438 [7FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H1439 [7FE], H2244 [27FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H2261 [27FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2281 [28FE]

Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (H.R. 1884), H2977 [2AP]

——— 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), H3865 [16MY]

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 (H.R. 6), H4281 [4JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5176 [26JN]

Italy: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]

King, Representative Steve: remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, H576 [15JA]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (H. Res. 326), H9302 [6DE]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5930 [17JY]

Native Americans: construction of casino on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation lands in Taunton, MA, H3819, H3820 [15MY]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (H.R. 312), H3819, H3820 [15MY]

News media: express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (H. Res. 282), H2981 [2AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3508 [9MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H2383 [6MR]

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (H.R. 565), H9189, H9190 [3DE]

Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H576 [15JA]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]

Spain: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]

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 (H.J. Res. 77), H8159 [16OC]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, H2977 [2AP]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12138 [18DE]

——— State of the Union Message, H1432 [7FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), consideration (H. Res. 144), H2116 [26FE]

United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (S.J. Res. 36), H5937 [17JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3007 [3AP]

Voting: 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, H2383 [6MR]

Tributes

Balcacer, Robiamny, H4074 [22MY]

Salois, Philip G., H2240 [27FE]