BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H646 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H10263 [13DE]

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

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H4920 [19JN]

——— 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), H9388 [9DE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7378 [24JY]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H2748 [14MR]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8541 [28OC]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H4117 [22MY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H4389 [10JN]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8540 [28OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 1805), H3130 [8AP]

Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see H.R. 2433), H3403 [1MY]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H5035 [21JN]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see H.R. 2617), H3793 [14MY]

——— improve provision of military housing to members and their families through private entities (see H.R. 2384), H3303 [29AP]

——— provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses and improve portability of occupational licenses from State to State for military spouses (see H.R. 3072), H4345 [5JN]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]

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), H8542 [28OC]

Augusta University: anniversary of Dental College of Georgia (see H. Res. 247), H2761 [21MR]

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

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to the priority rights of the U.S., of claims for the payment of customs duties (see H.R. 2261), H5305 [9JY]

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

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]

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), H4920 [19JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see H. Con. Res. 10), H8542 [28OC]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions relative to apparel products (see H.R. 991), H12211 [18DE]

CDC: reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7837 [19SE]

CFTC: establish Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (see H.R. 4257), H8261 [18OC]

——— extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H5168 [25JN]

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

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H721 [17JA]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 108), H1391 [6FE]

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

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5077 [24JN]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H2506 [6MR]

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

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8056 [26SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2587 [7MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 1443), H3407 [1MY]

——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4052), H7905 [24SE]

Crime: 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]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H1464 [7FE]

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

——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see H.R. 1221), H2029 [14FE]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H8145 [15OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: improve oversight of privatized military housing provided to Armed Forces members and their families (see H.R. 2811), H3924 [16MY]

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

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

——— 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), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8098 [4OC]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H5913 [16JY]

——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 5350), H9346 [6DE]

——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8299 [21OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H8785 [12NO]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2043 [19FE]

——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see H.R. 2006), H3267 [12AP]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H4312 [4JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H2762 [21MR]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H12211 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H4697 [13JN]

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

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4587), H8088 [1OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA] (see H.R. 3267), H4694 [13JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 3257), H4693 [13JN]

——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H5261 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H2756 [18MR]

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

——— 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), H3070 [3AP]

——— conduct a study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see H.R. 1841), H3070 [3AP]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H8741 [8NO]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H9180 [26NO]

——— 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), H3130 [8AP]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H8102 [8OC]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H1213 [24JA]

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

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H8679 [30OC]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start program (see H.R. 4801), H8542 [28OC]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (see H.R. 2550), H3793 [14MY]

——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H7472 [25JY]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3101 [4AP]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H2615 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (see H.R. 3745), H5774 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations (see H.R. 2865), H7904 [24SE]

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

——— establish Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking (see H.R. 836), H7715 [16SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4433 [11JN]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H8459 [23OC]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 2831), H4218 [3JN]

——— 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), H8720 [31OC]

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

——— conduct a special resource study of the site of Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, GA, and adjacent property (see H.R. 306), H2796 [25MR]

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), H4181 [30MY]

——— 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), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H2748 [14MR]

——— ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H12292 [19DE]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3477 [7MY]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H2797 [25MR]

——— require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays by providing food and water, ensuring operable lavatory facilities, and providing refunds (see H.R. 3628), H5301 [9JY]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2453), H3404 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8229 [17OC]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H3924 [16MY]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H8057 [26SE]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

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

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H8145 [15OC]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (see H.R. 4162), H8145 [15OC]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8260 [18OC]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7472 [25JY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H4629 [12JN]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H3220 [9AP]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7560 [9SE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3495), H8542 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— 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), H678 [16JA]

——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H8103 [8OC]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4314 [4JN]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1549), H8228 [17OC]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]

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

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

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

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 690), H8828 [13NO]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]

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

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 3099), H4390 [10JN]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see H.R. 126), H1339 [30JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H8300 [21OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H4168 [23MY]

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

Employment: 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), H8596 [29OC]

——— 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), H7715 [16SE]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H10263 [13DE]

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

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 5434), H10611 [17DE]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H2273 [27FE]

FAA: codify requirements for changes in airport sponsorship or operations relative to airport operating certificates (see H.R. 3209), H5008 [20JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H5008 [20JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H4629 [12JN] (see H.R. 3375), H5272 [5JY]

——— protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs (see H.R. 5424), H10258 [12DE]

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

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H3266 [12AP]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H8260 [18OC]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H1342 [31JA]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H7152 [18JY]

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), H8596 [29OC]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H3793 [14MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H3407 [1MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1171 [23JA]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 113), H205 [3JA]

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

Food for Peace Act: recognize continued success and prioritization of funding (see H. Res. 742), H9294 [5DE]

Forest Service: anniversary of Smokey Bear (see H. Res. 775), H12290 [19DE]

——— provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3683 [9MY]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see H.R. 114), H1172 [23JA]

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

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), H1218 [25JA]

FTC: prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3693), H5584 [10JY]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 1721), H2888 [27MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

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), H8057 [26SE]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8057 [26SE]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H8260 [18OC]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H10263 [13DE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H282 [8JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3963 [17MY]

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), H2719 [13MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2103 [25FE]

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

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), H3964 [17MY]

——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see H.R. 4101), H8090 [1OC]

Insurance: ensure common medications, devices, and screenings used to treat chronic conditions are covered without out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 4457), H8057 [26SE]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3964 [17MY]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H10017 [10DE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8113 [11OC]

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

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H8596 [29OC]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3102 [4AP]

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

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 187), H208 [3JA]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1762), H2743 [14MR]

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

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

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: 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), H7598 [10SE]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H8785 [12NO]

——— provide coverage of nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 3935), H7376 [24JY]

Medicare: 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]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H9296 [5DE]

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

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

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8102 [8OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H8785 [12NO]

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

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H8082 [27SE]

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

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H3070 [3AP]

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

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

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

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3478 [7MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H3266 [12AP]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H5585 [10JY]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3130 [8AP]

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

National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]

National Donate Life Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 315), H3264 [12AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H7904 [24SE]

National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 535), H7494 [6AU]

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), H2681 [12MR]

——— establish African American Burial Grounds Network (see H.R. 1179), H3448 [3MY]

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

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

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

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

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

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H8828 [13NO]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8540 [28OC]

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

Oceans: improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see H.R. 3969), H7494 [6AU]

Orphan Drug Act: affirm importance, commend life-saving accomplishments, and recognize need and continued support for research in development of therapies, treatments, and cures for rare diseases (see H. Res. 242), H8229 [17OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide parity among States in timing of application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for expansion population (see H.R. 909), H1335 [30JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2035 [14FE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H7867 [20SE]

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), H7521 [23AU]

——— 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), H5203 [26JN]

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

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

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

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

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 1965), H3442 [2MY] (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2798 [25MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H7666 [11SE]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7529 [30AU]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H288 [8JA]

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

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7837 [19SE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 4570), H8080 [27SE]

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

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9058 [19NO]

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

——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H9180 [26NO]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H1393 [6FE]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see H.R. 835), H2370 [5MR]

——— 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), H8541 [28OC]

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

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H8098 [4OC]

Taxation: allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H3101 [4AP]

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

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

——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 186), H721 [17JA]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 3922), H7904 [24SE]

——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]

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

——— 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), H2506 [6MR]

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H8785 [12NO]

——— 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]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H3964 [17MY]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H3844 [15MY]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5250), H9169 [21NO]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H3342 [30AP]

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

——— provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 1444), H3341 [30AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2381), H3926 [16MY]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3442 [2MY]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H7715 [16SE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H2795 [25MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under minimum standards for elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4326), H10017 [10DE]

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), H8298 [21OC]

——— provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see H.R. 3356), H5729 [11JY]

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

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]

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

U.N.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8725 [1NO]

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

Veterans: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see H.R. 2227), H3267 [12AP]

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

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), H8388 [22OC]

Women: mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H4011 [20MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H7991 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]

World War I: award a Congressional gold medal to the 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service (see H.R. 5248), H9349 [6DE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H7157 [19JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H1334 [30JA]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8541 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 265), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3164), H4348 [6JN]

American Peanut Shellers Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 196), H2614 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3678 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5471), H12209 [18DE]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: redesignate as Jimmy Carter National Historic Park (see H.R. 5472), H12209 [18DE]

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 283), H281 [8JA]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 5060), H8825 [13NO]

——— 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), H283 [8JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 265), H285 [8JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (H.R. 2620), H3680 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (H.R. 5471), H12210 [18DE]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: redesignate as Jimmy Carter National Historic Park (H.R. 5472), H12210 [18DE]

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (H.R. 283), H285 [8JA]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (H.R. 5060), H8826 [13NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 333), H287 [8JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4173 [28MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H4943 [20JN]

——— making appropriations, H186 [3JA], H1152 [23JA], H10589 [17DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 265), H375, H388, H391, H392, H393 [10JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 265), motion to recommit, H397 [10JA]

American Peanut Shellers Association: anniversary, E264• [7MR]

American Samoa: nutritional assistance programs funding, H3700 [10MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2021, H2022 [14FE], H10589, H10590 [17DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations (H.R. 648), H1152 [23JA]

——— making continuing, H634 [16JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 21), H186 [3JA]

Bainbridge, GA: anniversary of Nelson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E608• [16MY]

——— tribute to Bainbridge High School football team, E268• [7MR]

Buena Vista, GA: tribute to Marion County High School girls’ basketball team, E326• [21MR]

Columbus, GA: tribute to George Washington Carver High School boys’ basketball team, E331• [21MR]

——— tribute to George Washington Carver High School girls’ basketball team, E321• [21MR]

Dallas, TX: renaming of Dallas Union Station as Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station, E437• [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program funding, H4944 [20JN]

——— emergency disaster assistance funding for agricultural producers who suffered losses from hurricanes, wildfires, and other related losses, H646, H647 [16JA]

——— Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding, H3709 [10MY]

——— expedite Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration rulemaking process and ensure new rules support fair trade practices for livestock and poultry industries, H4947 [20JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement Federal matching requirement for Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant recipients, H3706 [10MY]

——— prohibit funding to remove term ‘‘climate change’’ from official publications, H4946 [20JN]

——— prohibit GSA funding to relocate research agencies from National Capital Region, H5132 [25JN], E846• [26JN]

——— prohibit release of proprietary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sales data of food retailers, H393 [10JA]

——— ReConnect Program funding to improve broadband access in rural areas, H397 [10JA]

——— Rural eConnectivity (ReConnect) Program funding, H4945 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, H2021, H2022 [14FE]

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center funding, H4542 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H3750• [14MY]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H3750• [14MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4800 [19JN], H4941, H4942, H4943, H4944, H4945, H4946, H4947 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4542 [12JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H427• [10JA]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H634, H646, H647 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3700, H3706, H3709 [10MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), Senate amendment, H4193• [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), unanimous-consent request, H4173 [28MY]

Edison, GA: tribute to Calhoun County High School boys’ basketball team, E329• [21MR]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1693), unanimous-consent request, H4174 [28MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 264), H333 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5108, H5132 [25JN], E846• [26JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H186 [3JA], H333 [9JA], H391, H392, H427• [10JA], H634 [16JA], H1152 [23JA]

Immigration: modernize, develop and implement an online application system for the H–2A visa program, H393 [10JA]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7123• [18JY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10589, H10590 [17DE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: observance, E511• [30AP]

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

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5073 [24JN], H5823 [15JY], H9119 [20NO]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 116–107), H4348 [6JN]

Tributes

Alexander, Cameron M., E29• [10JA]

Aniton, Emmett S., Jr., E668• [23MY]

Brinkley, Jack, E119• [31JA]

Brown, Jasper R., Sr., E536• [3MY]

Carter, Roosevelt, E1415• [12NO]

Cody, James A., Sr. (Bud), E890• [10JY]

Collier, Johnnie L. Brown, E6• [3JA], E45• [15JA], E52• [16JA]

Conyers, John, Jr., H8535• [28OC]

Crawford, Sidney R., E888• [10JY]

Cullen, Patricia Parker, E450• [10AP]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8286 [21OC]

Gibson, Marcus J., E448• [10AP]

Grant, Cornelius W., E1281• [15OC]

Greene, W. Parker, Sr., E266• [7MR]

Hall, Ralph W., E1• [3JA]

Hanner, Robert P., Sr., E16• [8JA]

Hayes, Chester, M., E545• [7MY]

Henry, William T., Sr. (W.T.), E121• [31JA]

Isakson, Senator, H9045 [19NO]

Jenkins, James A., Jr., E215• [27FE]

Kelley, Robert F., Sr., E1105• [9SE]

King, C. James, Jr., E451• [10AP]

Murkerson, Jimmie R., E120• [31JA]

Randall, William C., E18• [8JA]

Segler, Hilton R., H5983 [17JY], E891• [10JY]

Steuber, George W., E369• [29MR]

Tucker, Sharon (Nyota), E507• [30AP]

White, Jerry, II (Jay), E218• [27FE]

Wofford, Larry N., E1541• [5DE]