CIVIL LIBERTIES related term(s) Civil Rights; Human Rights

Addresses

I Have a Dream (excerpt): Martin Luther King, Jr., E70 [22JA]

Journalists Are Not the Enemy: Senator Schumer, S1177 [12FE]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S279 [16JA]

Armed Forces: 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), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Brunei: condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws (S. Res. 198), S4870 [16JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2860, H2863, H2864, H2865, H2867, H2868, H2870, H2871 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7848, H7849, H7850 [20SE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), consideration (H. Res. 558), H7765 [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: publish an annual report on use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology (S. 2065), S6176 [24OC]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7919 [25SE]

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), S6654, S6676 [19NO]

——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (S. 2710), S6661, S6679 [19NO]

Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (S. Con. Res. 1), S1391, S1392, S1393 [14FE]

Sudan: encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace (S. Res. 188), S4734, S4735, S4737 [9JY]

Ukraine: commemorate Revolution of Dignity, commend democratic reforms and improved military readiness, condemn Russian aggressive actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait, and recognize independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine (S. Res. 74), S4859, S4860, S4861, S4862 [16JY]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7395 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Conservatives’ Dishonest Use of ‘Religious Bigotry’ To Deflect Attention From Nominee’s Disturbing Records, S271 [16JA]

Court Orders F.B.I. To Fix National Security Wiretaps After Damning Report, S7085 [17DE]

FBI Violated Americans’ Privacy by Abusing Access to NSA Surveillance Data, Court Rules, H8323 [22OC]

FBI’s Use of Surveillance Database Violated Americans’ Privacy Rights, Court Found, H8323 [22OC]

Hong Kong Protest, Largest in Weeks, Stretches Several Miles, S7000 [12DE]

It’s Time To Finally Pass the Equal Rights Amendment, S6589 [14NO]

Senators Were Right To Ask Those Questions on Religion, S271 [16JA]

Vote on the Green New Deal, S1317 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 634), H715 [17JA]

——— 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 S. 1645), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 159), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 784), H1211 [24JA]

Armed Forces: allow enlistment and commissioning of transgender individuals and prohibit involuntary separation or denial of reenlistment or continuation of service based solely on gender identity (see S. 373), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1032), H1458 [7FE]

——— 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]

——— 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), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]

——— permit members to possess firearms on military installations in accordance with applicable State law (see S. 3130), S7208 [19DE]

Assyrian Genocide: commemorate anniversary, call on Turkey to officially recognize, and encourage education and public understanding of facts (see H. Res. 537), H7489 [2AU]

Baltic States: reaffirm NATO collective defense principles, support sovereignty and express concern over Russian military activity and subversive actions, and enhance defense cooperation (see H. Res. 416), H4216 [3JN]

Bibi, Asia: grant political asylum to her and her immediate family due to religious persecution in Pakistan (see H. Res. 89), H1336 [30JA]

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]

——— provide information on voting rights and registration to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison (see H.R. 893), H1334 [30JA]

——— reform use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 719), S1734 [7MR]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2392), H3303 [29AP]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 1734), H2716 [13MR]

Burma: revoke duty-free treatment for imports into the U.S. pending certification that Rohingya people are allowed to return safely to their homes (see H.R. 4392), H7773 [18SE]

Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (see S. 3081), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 526), H518 [11JA]

——— release political prisoners, drop politically motivated charges against activists, allow return of exiled activists, and restore human rights and the rule of law (see S. Res. 416), S6475 [7NO]

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 S. Res. 292), S5196 [30JY] (see H. Res. 358), H3474 [7MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: repeal requirement for unique health identifiers (see S. 2538), S5663 [24SE]

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]

China: condemn persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 493), H5911 [16JY]

——— express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting (see S. Res. 274), S4807 [11JY]

——— remember victims of suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, call for investigation of massacre and release of political prisoners, and condemn intensifying repression and human rights violations (see S. Res. 221), S3106 [23MY]

——— 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]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA] (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H2986 [2AP]

——— 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]

Commission on Voting: establish (see H.R. 394), H358 [9JA]

Constitutional amendments: recognize and secure fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition (see H.J. Res. 54), H2917 [28MR]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 1895), H2883 [27MR]

Consumers: eliminate mandatory predispute arbitration agreements for consumer financial product or service disputes (see S. 630), S1594 [28FE]

——— enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring credit reporting agencies to forward documentation provided by consumers to parties seeking consumers’ credit scores (see S. 1729), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement (see S. 2968), S6825 [3DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1086), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2182), H3217 [9AP]

——— provide women greater access by increasing availability of contraceptives over-the-counter and allowing use of health savings accounts to purchase such products (see S. 930), S2087 [28MR]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 2013), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 664), H718 [17JA]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 2773), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 5087), H8877 [14NO]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 635), S1594 [28FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), consideration (see H. Res. 558), H7752 [17SE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 1443), H2313 [28FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 620), S1593 [28FE]

——— enable incarcerated persons to petition a Federal court for a second look at certain longer sentences and establish factors for considering sentence reductions or release (see S. 2146), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3795), H5998 [17JY]

——— excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (see H.R. 5183), H9057 [19NO]

——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see S. 2566), S5747 [26SE]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 770), S1844 [13MR]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H282 [8JA]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3862), H7157 [19JY]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to obtain a consumer’s authorization to release certain personal information and prevent unauthorized access to consumer reports and personal information (see S. 2685), S6092 [23OC]

Crime: authorize a court to depart from mandatory minimum sentences for juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1949), H2915 [28MR]

——— authorize a court to impose a reduced sentence for a youthful victim offender (see H.R. 1950), H2915 [28MR]

——— authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age (see H.R. 1951), H2915 [28MR]

——— clarify that using drugs to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor (see S. 2197), S4966 [22JY]

——— establish a Federal domestic terrorism crime to cover terrorist acts within territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. by domestic actors without links to foreign organizations (see H.R. 4192), H7505 [16AU]

——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1480), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 5395), H10123 [11DE]

——— protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8227 [17OC]

——— provide a defense to prosecution for fraud and related activity in connection with computers for persons defending against unauthorized intrusions into their computers (see H.R. 3270), H4694 [13JN]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see S. 2111), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 2896), H4117 [22MY]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 702), H8878 [14NO]

——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2348), H3279 [22AP]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H3339 [30AP]

——— seal records for Federal nonviolent criminal offenses related to substance use disorders (see S. 423), S1133 [7FE]

Cuba: condemn treatment of medical professionals participating in programs providing medical care in foreign countries, call for improved conditions and payment, and affirm such treatment constitutes human trafficking (see S. Res. 14), S143 [10JA] (see H. Res. 136), H2033 [14FE]

——— support pursuit of religious and political freedom and democratic reforms (see S. Res. 215), S3005 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: identify and place items and technologies on the Commerce Control List that provide a critical capability to China to suppress individual privacy, freedom, and other basic human rights (see S. 2972), S6858 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a study on cyberexploitation of Armed Forces members and their families (see S. 1348), S2687 [7MY]

——— establish a process to inspect facilities located on military installations used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees (see H.R. 3727), H5727 [11JY]

——— prohibit the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens and lawful resident aliens (see S. 1859), S3476 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: clarify requirements of authorized representatives under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (see H.R. 2724), H3789 [14MY]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 3243), H4627 [12JN]

——— ensure public institutions of higher education protect expressive activities in outdoor areas on campus (see H.R. 1672), H2646 [11MR]

——— provide for secure disclosure of tax-return information to carry out certain Higher Education Act provisions (see H.R. 5368), H9387 [9DE]

——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 3913), H7241 [23JY]

——— streamline credit sharing between community colleges and four-year institutions so transfer students know when they are eligible to receive an associate’s degree through a reverse transfer (see S. 1490), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2768), H3841 [15MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: 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 S. 1012), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2062), H3067 [3AP]

——— ensure that certain entities and business associates adequately demonstrate recognized security practices relative to health information technology (see H.R. 5386), H10016 [10DE]

——— prevent entities that collect consumer health information from transferring or selling such information collected on personal health trackers (see S. 2885), S6625 [18NO]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 2219), S5012 [23JY]

——— ensure access to appropriate temporary shelter, food, and water for individuals apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 3670), H5583 [10JY]

——— ensure receipt of required compensation before taking of land using eminent domain for construction of border infrastructure and provide for a consultation process prior to acquiring such land (see S. 263), S742 [29JA]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]

——— establish Office of Biometric Identity Management (see H.R. 1729), H2716 [13MR]

——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S1987 [26MR]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3439 [2MY]

——— limit use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in immigration detention (see S. 2870), S6604 [14NO]

——— make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (see H.R. 4713), H8226 [17OC]

——— place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see S. 2694), S6155 [24OC]

——— prohibit expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and improve oversight of such facilities (see S. 2221), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3906), H7240 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H3726 [10MY]

——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA] (see H.R. 1998), H2923 [29MR]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3729), H5727 [11JY]

——— provide grants to assist States in developing and implementing plans to address cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities (see S. 1065), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2130), H3128 [8AP]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see S. 2180), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 3852), H7150 [18JY]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1243), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2415), H3339 [30AP]

——— publish an annual report on use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology (see S. 2065), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3600), H5265 [28JN]

——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see S. 388), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]

——— remove authorization to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 5207), H9121 [20NO]

——— require that court proceedings settling just compensation be completed prior to taking possession of property using eminent domain (see H.R. 440), H461 [10JA]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (see H.R. 3525), H5255 [27JN]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 1302), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2521), H3447 [3MY]

——— submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures (see H.R. 43), H202 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit discrimination in rental of dwelling units based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (see H.R. 232), H209 [3JA]

——— prohibit use of biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted dwelling units (see S. 2689), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4008), H7464 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (see H.R. 5290), H9221 [3DE]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 4488), H7988 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see S. 1377), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2868), H4063 [21MY]

——— make grants to States that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors (see S. 2770), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 5026), H8739 [8NO]

——— provide for certain changes to the semiannual report on actions taken under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see H.R. 4046), H7466 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— reform sentencing, prison conditions, law enforcement training, and reentry of prisoner efforts (see S. 697), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1893), H2827 [26MR]

——— require an accounting of assets taken from certain foreign citizens by their government and forfeited to the U.S. and call for the return of such assets to the citizens (see H.R. 4361), H7753 [17SE]

Dept. of Labor: prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2101), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 3712), H5726 [11JY]

——— require employers allow employees to take meal, medical, and restroom breaks (see S. 2937), S6755 [21NO]

Dept. of State: make available to the public records pertaining to refusal of a visa or permit based on an alien’s involvement in a violation of human rights or acts of significant corruption (see H.R. 3441), H5075 [24JN]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see S. 238), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 221), H209 [3JA]

——— 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 S. 2069), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 2327), H3270 [15AP]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]

——— 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), H1209 [24JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: streamline requirements for currency transaction and suspicious activity reports (see H.R. 1039), H1458 [7FE]

——— update dollar amount thresholds for certain currency transaction and suspicious activity reports (see H.R. 388), H357 [9JA]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H5302 [9JY]

——— prohibit aircraft from having in place cameras and microphones that can monitor passengers (see S. 1206), S2435 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit transmission of certain information to Dept. of Justice for use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3450), H5075 [24JN]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1331), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 3826), H7149 [18JY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: require investigations and reports on individuals who die in custody (see H.R. 5346), H9346 [6DE]

Discrimination: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1288), H2032 [14FE]

District of Columbia: recognize residents who are active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families deserve full participation in Government through statehood (see H. Res. 407), H4165 [23MY]

——— recognize service of veterans, condemn denial of voting rights in Congress and full home rule for resident veterans and their families, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 685), H8739 [8NO]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see S. 1834), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]

——— require States to provide equivalent ballot access to all congressional candidates regardless of party nomination or affiliation and eliminate straight-ticket voting (see H.R. 1681), H2679 [12MR]

Employment: 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]

——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see S. 2112), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3760), H5825 [15JY]

——— establish that certain provisions of a nondisclosure agreement between a public sector employer and an employee shall be unenforceable if such agreements are based on sexual harassment settlements (see S. 1314), S2613 [2MY]

——— 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 S. 1082), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 1491), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 575), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

Energy Reorganization Act: clarify whistleblower rights and protections for Dept. of Energy and NRC employees (see S. 1330), S2645 [6MY]

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

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 1969), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3465), H5165 [25JN]

FCC: require broadband Internet service providers to clearly notify users of privacy policies and give users approval rights relative to disclosure and use of collected user information (see S. 1116), S2386 [10AP]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 455), H462 [10JA]

——— nullify effect of Executive order requiring the sharing of citizenship data (see S. 2233), S5012 [23JY]

——— prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 387), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1076), H1460 [7FE]

——— prohibit use of facial recognition technology without a Federal court order (see S. 2878), S6605 [14NO] (see H.R. 4021), H7465 [25JY]

——— require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (see S. 435), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1079), H1460 [7FE]

Federal aid programs: provide access to Federal public benefits for aliens, without regard to immigration status (see H.R. 5071), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide access to Federal public benefits for individuals with criminal convictions (see H.R. 5070), H8826 [13NO]

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 S. 1970), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3463), H5165 [25JN]

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: ensure protection of due process rights by reinforcing constitutional right of defendants to access favorable and relevant evidence obtained by prosecutors (see S. 1380), S2743 [8MY]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S103 [9JA]

——— 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]

——— encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 3435), H5075 [24JN]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see S. 1924), S4168 [20JN] (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 Federal firearms licensee transfer of a long gun to an individual or business that does not reside in the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located (see H.R. 2634), H3679 [9MY]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 351), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1761), H2743 [14MR]

——— prohibit purchase of an assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age (see S. 1395), S2770 [9MY]

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

——— treat bump-stock-type devices like machineguns for purposes of Federal criminal laws relative to firearms and ban possession or transfer of other devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 4594), H8089 [1OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 49), S3477 [13JN] (see H.J. Res. 65), H4695 [13JN]

Foreign countries: counter efforts by foreign governments to pursue, harass, or otherwise persecute individuals for political and other unlawful motives overseas (see S. 2483), S5539 [17SE] (see H.R. 4330), H7711 [13SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend and amend (see S. 2939), S6755 [21NO]

——— reform process to obtain surveillance warrants (see H.R. 5396), H10123 [11DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: ensure politically funded information cannot be used as evidence to monitor a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 5488), H12210 [18DE]

Foreign policy: reaffirm importance of upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 221), H2717 [13MR]

Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see S. Res. 458), S7208 [19DE] (see H. Res. 512), H7241 [23JY]

——— express support for freedom of conscience and oppose efforts to restrict tax-exempt status and other legal protections of religious organizations (see S.J. Res. 58), S5841 [16OC] (see H.J. Res. 78), H8457 [23OC]

——— express that disqualifying a nominee to Federal office on the basis of membership in the Knights of Columbus (organization) violates the Constitution (see S. Res. 19), S274 [16JA]

——— reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 56), H676 [16JA]

Freedom of the press: uphold protections, urge President Trump to acknowledge support of the First Amendment, and call on White House spokespersons to not issue ‘‘fake news’’ and immediately retract inaccurate statements (see H. Res. 284), H2986 [2AP]

FTC: establish a national Do Not Track system to protect privacy of Internet users by allowing them to block collection of certain data by online companies (see S. 1578), S3005 [21MY]

——— establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (see H.R. 2860), H4063 [21MY]

——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 2961), S6788 [2DE]

——— establish Office of Cybersecurity to hold large credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data (see S. 1336), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2545), H3473 [7MY]

——— establish requirements for data brokers relative to acquisition, use, and protection of brokered personal information and registration with the FTC (see S. 2342), S5196 [30JY]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 748), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 3900), H7240 [23JY]

——— grant additional authorities to require entities that use, store, or share personal information to protect such information (see S. 2637), S5896 [17OC]

——— impose privacy requirements on providers of Internet services similar to requirements imposed on Federal agencies (see S. 142), S273 [16JA]

——— prohibit certain entities from using facial recognition technology to identify or track an end user without obtaining their consent (see S. 847), S1899 [14MR]

——— prohibit collection of private data by social media companies and grant users property rights to all of the data that they generate on the Internet (see S. 806), S1898 [14MR]

——— prohibit genetic testing services from disclosing or using consumers’ personal information without their explicit consent (see H.R. 2155), H3216 [9AP]

——— prohibit use of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and promote consumer welfare in use of behavioral research by such providers (see S. 1084), S2328 [9AP]

——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H2938 [1AP]

——— promulgate regulations requiring manufacturers to give notice to consumers as to whether Internet-connected devices contain cameras or microphones (see S. 2532), S5663 [24SE]

——— protect privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (see S. 189), S293 [17JA]

——— require businesses to strengthen data privacy protections for consumers, increase research in technology to protect consumer privacy, and protect small businesses from over-regulation (see S. 583), S1540 [27FE]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 1282), H2032 [14FE]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2577), S5748 [26SE]

——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (see S. 1108), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2231), H3253 [10AP]

——— require entities to provide consumers with the opportunity to prohibit collection or use of certain data concerning the consumer and to request deletion of such data (see S. 2186), S4948 [18JY]

——— review and revise standards for safeguarding customer information to ensure that consumer reporting agencies and service providers maintain sufficient safeguards against cyber attacks and related threats (see H.R. 331), H283 [8JA]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 805), H1242 [28JA]

GAO: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (see S. 410), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 502), H517 [11JA]

Government regulations: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 542), S1437 [25FE]

——— protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and repeal Federal regulations on switchblade knives which burden citizens (see H.R. 88), H204 [3JA]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous and other wastes, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 132), H2032 [14FE]

——— express that implementation would negatively impact civil liberties and the economy, many proposals are unrelated to climate change, and it would usher in socialist policies (see H. Res. 398), H4119 [22MY]

Haiti: condemn disruption of, and support a peaceful vote on general political plan by, Haitian Senate, reaffirm relationship with the U.S., and commend support of sanctions against Maduro regime in Venezuela (see H. Res. 619), H8101 [8OC]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2176), S4948 [18JY]

Health: constitutional amendment to declare that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is a right of all citizens (see H.J. Res. 17), H210 [3JA]

——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]

Health care facilities: restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights (see S. 1993), S4566 [26JN]

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), H7528 [30AU]

——— impose sanctions against China to combat suppression of freedoms of speech, association, assembly, procession, and demonstration and freeze assets of entities undermining autonomy, liberties, and human rights (see S. 2758), S6333 [31OC]

——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3289), H4695 [13JN]

——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (see S. 2710), S6156 [24OC]

——— report on Chinese exploitation to circumvent U.S. laws (see S. 1824), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4551), H8080 [27SE]

House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (see S. Res. 378), S6156 [24OC]

Housing: affirm the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home by supporting affordable housing programs, fair housing laws, and renters’ rights (see H. Res. 429), H4343 [5JN]

——— reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing for individuals with a criminal record and their families (see S. 2076), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3685), H5583 [10JY]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7467 [25JY]

Hungary: condemn efforts to undermine judicial independence, restrict civil society groups, infringe on freedom of the press, and violate rights of asylum seekers (see S. Res. 30), S680 [25JA]

——— support efforts to strengthen democracy and alliance with the U.S. (see H. Res. 400), H4164 [23MY]

Immigration: amend certain laws relative to detention of dangerous aliens (see H.R. 3860), H7157 [19JY]

——— appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see S. 2389), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4155), H7488 [2AU]

——— authorize appropriations for detention spaces to enforce immigration laws (see H.R. 3858), H7157 [19JY]

——— end mandatory in absentia removal proceedings for asylum seekers by providing immigration judges discretion in use of such orders (see H.R. 3748), H5774 [12JY]

——— establish a national commission to investigate the treatment of migrant families and children by the Trump Administration (see H.R. 3777), H5911 [16JY]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H1458 [7FE]

——— expedite detainee transport to border patrol processing facilities (see S. 2202), S4966 [22JY]

——— extend guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system, increase opportunities for appeal and judicial review, and prohibit case production quotas for immigration judges (see H.R. 3775), H5911 [16JY]

——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (see S. 1733), S3251 [5JN]

——— prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement which prohibits indefinite detention of migrant children (see H.R. 4394), H7773 [18SE]

——— promote policies that uphold inherent human dignity of migrants and put an end to migrant deaths along U.S.-Mexico border (see H. Res. 670), H8718 [31OC]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3918), H7241 [23JY]

——— protect U.S. citizens and residents from unlawful profiling, arrest, and detention (see S. 2396), S5248 [31JY]

——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]

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

——— reform asylum procedures (see H.R. 3855), H7157 [19JY]

——— reform asylum procedures relative to filing frivolous applications (see H.R. 3857), H7157 [19JY]

——— reform asylum procedures relative to safe third countries (see H.R. 3856), H7157 [19JY]

——— 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 S. 1123), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2214), H3252 [10AP]

——— screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside the U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, provide detention alternatives, and codify third country asylum rule (see S. 2292), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4030), H7465 [25JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H5911 [16JY]

India: condemn human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, support Kashmiri self-determination, call for an end to communications blockade, and deescalate tensions with Pakistan (see H. Res. 724), H9169 [21NO]

——— end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (see H. Res. 745), H9347 [6DE]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 4170), H7492 [6AU]

——— restrict deepfake video alteration technology, require disclosure that synthetic media are altered, and provide legal recourse for victims of such alterations (see H.R. 3230), H4627 [12JN]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 1125), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 4159), H7488 [2AU]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3296), H4700 [14JN]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 445), S6825 [3DE] (see H. Res. 738), H9222 [3DE]

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), H9387 [9DE]

——— 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), H3727 [10MY]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see H.R. 194), H208 [3JA]

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), H2885 [27MR]

IRS: establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (see S. 240), S698 [28JA]

——— modernize and improve (see S. 928), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1957), H2915 [28MR] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

——— report on Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program on how to better identify individuals receiving W-2 wages without work authorization (see H.R. 4005), H7464 [25JY]

Italian Americans: apologize for treatment during World War II (see H.R. 3914), H7241 [23JY]

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

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 S. Res. 303), S5311 [1AU]

——— call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabiltation (see H. Res. 115), H1492 [8FE] (see H. Res. 141), H2047 [22FE]

Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 277), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 924), H1335 [30JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 525), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1855), H2795 [25MR] (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

Law enforcement: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents under authorizations for use of military force without charge or trial (see S. 1702), S3164 [3JN]

——— prohibit Federal funding for the purchase or use of facial recognition technology (see H.R. 3875), H7161 [22JY]

Motor vehicles: develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 2182), S4948 [18JY]

National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3741), H5774 [12JY]

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

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA] (see H. Res. 48), H676 [16JA]

National security: protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity of security clearance process (see S. 838), S1899 [14MR]

National Security Agency: repeal authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see S. 936), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1942), H2914 [28MR]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA] (see H. Res. 48), H676 [16JA]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 226), S587 [24JA] (see H.R. 779), H1211 [24JA]

——— extend jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence (see S. 288), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 3977), H7463 [25JY]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]

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. (see H. Res. 282), H2986 [2AP]

——— 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), H3275 [18AP]

Nicaragua: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2413), H3339 [30AP]

Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (see S. Con. Res. 1), S274 [16JA] (see H. Con. Res. 4), H676 [16JA]

NLRB: protect rights of graduate student workers to unionize (see H.R. 5104), H8878 [14NO]

NSF: support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (see S. 2904), S6717 [20NO] (see H.R. 4355), H7753 [17SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to Congress a report on death of Jamal Khashoggi (see S. 544), S1437 [25FE]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3726), H5727 [11JY]

Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H8198 [16OC]

——— ensure privacy relative to voter information (see S. 2398), S5248 [31JY]

——— establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights (see S. 1214), S2435 [11AP]

——— give option to delete personal information collected by Internet operators resulting from Internet activity prior to age 13 (see S. 783), S1845 [13MR]

——— prohibit entities from requiring individuals to submit to arbitration for disputes arising from a security breach (see H.R. 327), H283 [8JA]

——— promulgate regulations to help strengthen privacy and security protections for consumers’ personal health data (see S. 1842), S3476 [13JN]

——— protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting the U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search or seize a device (see S. 1606), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2925), H4118 [22MY]

Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see S. 528), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 866), H1332 [30JA]

——— recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7027 [12DE] (see H. Con. Res. 80), H10258 [12DE]

Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H5911 [16JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 738), H1171 [23JA]

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), H4700 [14JN]

——— recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 32), S698 [28JA]

Religion: condemn global persecution of Christians or members of any faith and prioritize freedom of conscience and religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy consideration (see H. Res. 640), H8259 [18OC]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: eliminate applicability to the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1408), H2271 [27FE]

Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see S. Res. 308), S5448 [11SE] (see H. Res. 552), H7665 [11SE]

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 S. Res. 73), S1384 [14FE] (see H. Res. 129), H1583 [13FE]

——— condemn killing of Jamal Khashoggi, hold those responsible his death accountable, and condemn imprisonment and violence against journalists around the world (see H. Res. 472), H5258 [27JN]

——— prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]

SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics: anniversary (see H. Res. 503), H7151 [18JY]

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

Slovenia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 307), H3256 [10AP]

Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S742 [29JA]

Sports: support athletes’ right to freedom of speech, combat and condemn racism in sports, and call on public officials to encourage diversity in sports and highlight role models for minority communities (see H. Res. 283), H2986 [2AP]

SSA: reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (see S. 991), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 1838), H2760 [21MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4388 [10JN]

——— encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace (see S. Res. 188), S2614 [2MY]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation): nullify (see S. 832), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1803), H2745 [14MR]

Supreme Court: express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 11), H1336 [30JA]

Taxation: establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 4169), H7492 [6AU]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 574), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

Terrorism: provide appropriate information to Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms while protecting law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights (see S. 1778), S3319 [11JN]

Transportation Security Administration: implement training for frontline personnel on screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints (see H.R. 3694), H5725 [11JY]

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

Turkey: advocate for release of unlawfully detained U.S. citizens and locally employed diplomatic staff (see S. 1075), S2328 [9AP]

——— condemn suppression of peaceful protesters, support free speech and human rights, call for lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression, and end prosecution of, and call for release of, political opponents (see S. Res. 418), S6507 [12NO]

——— ensure integrity of repeat mayoral election in Instanbul (see H. Res. 449), H4918 [19JN]

——— oppose abuse of journalists, political opponents, minorities, and others exercising certain freedoms and provide assistance to secure release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (see S. 2832), S6507 [12NO]

U.N. Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: urge Senate ratification (see H. Res. 666), H8678 [30OC]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H204 [3JA]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 4293), H7665 [11SE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see S. 2503), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 5379), H10015 [10DE]

U.S. Digital Privacy Agency: establish to enforce user rights and data collection, possession, disclosure, and maintenance obligations by information technology entities relative to privacy of personal information (see H.R. 4978), H8729 [5NO]

Ukraine: call for immediate cessation of all Russian military activities and oppose violations against religious freedom (see H.R. 5408), H10257 [12DE]

——— commemorate Revolution of Dignity, commend democratic reforms and improved military readiness, condemn Russian aggressive actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait, and recognize independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine (see S. Res. 74), S1384 [14FE]

——— oppose violations of religious freedom by Russia and armed groups commanded by Russia (see S. 3064), S7113 [17DE]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3132), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 4779), H8386 [22OC]

Venckiene, Neringa: exclude from extradition treaty with Lithuania (see H.R. 1107), H1462 [7FE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 549), H600 [15JA]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H7376 [24JY]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (see S. 1151), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2204), H3252 [10AP]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 1369), S2743 [8MY]

——— recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties (see S. Res. 369), S5966 [22OC] (see H. Res. 435), H4432 [11JN]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]

——— clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 507), S1383 [14FE]

——— condemn State and local voter suppression laws (see H. Res. 710), H8958 [18NO]

——— constitutional amendment to extend the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (see H.J. Res. 23), H358 [9JA]

——— constitutional amendment to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. and to protect and enhance voter rights (see H.J. Res. 9), H210 [3JA]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 549), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1275), H2031 [14FE]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 650), H716 [17JA]

——— prohibit interference with voter registration (see H.R. 1451), H2313 [28FE]

——— prohibit practice of voter roll purging known as voter caging and other questionable challenges to voting (see H.R. 1460), H2313 [28FE]

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

——— reaffirm as a fundamental right of all eligible U.S. citizens and recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 295), H3128 [8AP]

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

——— require States to provide voter registration forms at certain naturalization proceedings (see H.R. 3770), H5910 [16JY]

——— restrict enforcement of immigration laws at polling places (see H.R. 4718), H8226 [17OC]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2043 [27MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]

——— 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 S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]

——— recognize that all men and women are created equal, honor historic and ongoing contributions of women, commit to policies that achieve political and social equality, and support equal rights amendment (see H. Res. 272), H2923 [29MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S680 [25JA] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

World Bank Group: instruct U.S. representatives to oppose assistance for any country that exceeds the graduation threshold and is of concern relative to religious freedom (see S. 3018), S6992 [11DE]

World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 179), S2570 [1MY] (see H. Res. 345), H3405 [1MY]

Cloture motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S247 [16JA], S288 [17JA]

Essays

State of the Union: Firdaus Muhammad, S739 [29JA]

Letters

Assessing impact of religious beliefs in vetting candidates for public office: Gary Edwards, S271 [16JA]

Aurora, CO, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility reporting criteria and requirements relative to disease outbreaks: Mark A. Morgan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, E878 [9JY]

Cambodia Democracy Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5804 [15JY]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5804 [15JY]

Condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government in Sudan: several Members of Congress, H5792 [15JY]

Crime Victims’ Rights Reform Act: Representative Speier, E1495 [21NO]

Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8122, H8123 [15OC]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8122 [15OC]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8122 [15OC]

Knights of Columbus (organization) financial support of political causes and ability of members who are nominees to Federal office to remain impartial: Glenn Northern, Catholics for Choice (organization), S270 [16JA]

Paycheck Fairness Act: Deborah J. Vagins, American Association of University Women, H2851 [27MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2857 [27MR]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H2854 [27MR]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H2851 [27MR]

——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, H2863 [27MR]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2853 [27MR]

——— several organizations, H2855 [27MR]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2854 [27MR]

Principles of democracy: Lawyers Defending American Democracy (organization), E567 [9MY]

Public health risks and treatment of detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: Raymond Kovacic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, E877 [9JY]

Reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support efforts to provide assistance: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7887 [24SE]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7887 [24SE]

Representative Gabbard comments about Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) members’ questioning of district court nominee about religious affiliations: Lisa H. Gibson, Ray Markey, and Maya Maxym, S270 [16JA]

Taxpayer First Act: Representative Lowey, Committee on Appropriations (House), H3162 [9AP], H4362 [10JN]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3162, H3163 [9AP], H4362 [10JN]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3162 [9AP], H4363 [10JN]

U.N. observer inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: Representative Barbara Lee, H7338 [24JY]

Lists

EEOC Equal Pay Act statistics, H2853 [27MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Burundi: President Trump, S6668 [19NO], H8969 [19NO]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S247 [16JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2872 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), H8038 [26SE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7440 [25JY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 526, Cambodia Democracy Act, H5823 [15JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1079, Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act, H1515 [11FE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1957, Taxpayer First Act, H3214 [9AP]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act, H4387 [10JN]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3289, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, H8141 [15OC]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4779, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H10305 [16DE]

Proclamations

Religious Freedom Day Observance: President Trump, E60 [17JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman, H1010 [23JA], H2818 [26MR]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H611, H612, H613 [16JA], H705–H711 [17JA], H1011 [23JA], H2578 [7MR], H2907–H2910 [28MR], H4448, H4449 [12JN], H7908 [25SE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, H2908 [28MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children, H706 [17JA], H1279 [29JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 784), H2909 [28MR]

——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, H3955 [17MY], H4022 [21MY], H4115, H4116 [22MY], H4407 [11JN], E639 [21MY]

Arab American Civil Rights League: tribute, E1270 [11OC]

——— 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), H2891–H2899, H2907 [28MR]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]

Assyrian Genocide: commemorate anniversary, call on Turkey to officially recognize, and encourage education and public understanding of facts (H. Res. 537), H7249 [24JY]

Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E668 [23MY], E697 [3JN], E701, E703 [4JN]

Bahrain: human rights violations, E183 [14FE]

Bulgaria: observance of National Day, H2377 [6MR]

Bureau of the Census: ensure compliance with existing law relative to sharing of individualized census data across Federal agenices and penalize disclosure of information by census employees, H4930, H4931 [20JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5172 [26JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 1734), E298 [13MR]

——— proposed use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5942–H5945, H5947–H5949 [17JY], H7449 [25JY]

——— use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H995 [22JA], E638 [21MY]

Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (H.R. 526), H5802–H5805 [15JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive, H706 [17JA]

China: express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices, E1036 [6AU]

——— require Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China to include assessment of expansion of surveillance, E911 [12JY]

Civil rights: exempt employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting compensation data relative to efforts to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2868–H2870 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1935), H2852, H2853 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H1291 [30JA], H2805, H2806 [26MR], H2839, H2848–H2875 [27MR], H2889, H2891, H2907 [28MR], H5308 [10JY], H5733 [12JY], H5835 [16JY], E108 [30JA], E361 [27MR], E923 [15JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H2873 [27MR]

——— make it unlawful to discriminate against employees for inquiring or discussing with employers why wages of employees are set at certain rate or salary, H2871, H2872 [27MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), E386 [2AP]

Civil Rights Act: maintain Federal protections, E811 [20JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, H2630 [11MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: ensure one member of Consumer Advisory Board be an expert in consumer privacy, H4097 [22MY]

Courts: cap attorney fees to certain percent of judgement in cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2850, H2873 [27MR]

——— clarify that provisions to eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases shall not prohibit option of voluntary arbitration between consenting parties, H7850, H7851 [20SE]

——— decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H582 [15JA], H682 [17JA]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7588–H7592 [10SE], H7690 [12SE], H7777, H7818 [19SE], H7840–H7853, H7858 [20SE], H7871 [24SE], H10080 [11DE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), consideration (H. Res. 558), H7761–H7767 [18SE]

——— excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (H.R. 5183), E1473 [19NO]

——— impact of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment, elder abuse, and racial discrimination cases, H7588–H7592 [10SE]

——— prohibit mandatory binding arbitration contracts negotiated as part of collective bargaining agreement in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases, H7849, H7850 [20SE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E1443 [14NO]

Day of Silence: observance, H3241 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to implement policy to ban certain transgender people from serving in the military, H4717 [18JN]

——— prohibit the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens, H5645 [11JY]

——— restore conscience protection rule to protect health care professionals from being coerced into performing procedures that violate their beliefs, H4406, H4407 [11JN], H4530, H4531 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: call to shut down U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H7782 [19SE]

——— end Migrant Protection Protocols and improve asylum protocols at the southern U.S. border, H8599 [30OC]

——— ensure access to appropriate temporary shelter, food, and water for individuals apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (H.R. 3670), H7436–H7438 [25JY]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities comply with departmental sexual abuse prevention policies, H7342 [24JY]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (H.R. 2489), E809 [20JN]

——— improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, H5313 [10JY], E897 [11JY]

——— include applicable privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections in joint domestic terrorism report, H5890, H5891 [16JY]

——— make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (H.R. 4713), H9373–H9376 [9DE]

——— postpone effective date for requirement that U.S. Customs and Border Protection provide electronic health records for individuals interdicted between ports of entry, H8039 [26SE]

——— prohibit funding to construct or expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H655, H656 [16JA]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, H4400, H4401, H4402 [11JN], H4443, H4444 [12JN]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (H.R. 2415), H3666, H3667 [9MY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), motion to recommit, H8039 [26SE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H5027 [21JN], H5083 [25JN], H5579 [10JY], H5589, H5643 [11JY], H5833 [16JY], H7249, H7336–H7345, H7348–H7350 [24JY], H7390 [25JY], E988, E1001 [25JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection release of data relative to all sexual abuse complaints quarterly, H7343–H7345 [24JY]

——— U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), motion to recommit, H7348, H7349 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement rules on equal access in accordance with an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation for housing and community planning and development programs, H5055, H5056 [24JN]

——— repeal rule allowing placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities, H5056, H5057 [24JN]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, H968 [22JA]

Dept. of Labor: report to Congress on gender pay gap in teenage workforce and provide recommendations to address such gap, H2870, H2871 [27MR]

Dept. of State: call for review of Kazakhstan case against Bergei Ryskaliyev and ensure findings relative to such case are included in U.S. policy discussions, E386 [2AP]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (H.R. 221), H434–H437 [10JA], H550 [15JA], E35 [11JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H8770, H8771 [12NO]

Dominican Republic: independence anniversary, H2264 [27FE]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4397 [11JN]

EEOC: prohibit collection of pay information and other employment-related data disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees, H2863, H2864 [27MR]

Elections: ensure States that have taken appropriate measures to increase voter turnout are not subject to additional Federal automatic voter registration mandates, H2531, H2532 [7MR]

Equal Pay Act: clarify that the ‘‘any other factor other than sex’’ defense means ‘‘a bona fide business-related reason other than sex’’, H2866, H2867 [27MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2869 [27MR], H2975 [2AP]

European Union: decision to impose sanctions on Iran relative to alleged assassination plots in Europe, H535 [14JA]

FCC: submit report on investigation into sale of geolocation data by wireless carriers to third parties, H5178 [26JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (H.R. 1076), H8205 [17OC], H8288 [21OC]

——— require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (H.R. 1079), H1502–H1504 [11FE]

Firearms: amend outdated and offensive terminology used to describe categories of individuals deemed ineligible to purchase or possess firearms under current law, H2281, H2282 [28FE]

——— encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (H.R. 3435), H5314 [10JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, H1533 [13FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1296), H8905 [15NO]

Foreign countries: counter efforts by foreign governments to pursue, harass, or otherwise persecute individuals for political and other unlawful motives overseas (H.R. 4330), E1153 [16SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: repeal authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, H7770 [18SE]

Freedom of religion: express that disqualifying a nominee to Federal office on the basis of membership in the Knights of Columbus (organization) violates the Constitution (S. Res. 19), H2325 [5MR]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection, H2522–H2525 [7MR]

FTC: enforcement actions against companies that fail to protect personal information of children funding, H5179 [26JN]

GAO: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (H.R. 502), H1223–H1227 [28JA]

——— require a report on the challenges and progress made in making elections accessible to individuals with disabilities, H2530, H2531 [7MR]

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 (H. Res. 109), H1488 [8FE], H2089–H2096 [25FE], H2298 [28FE], H2787–H2793 [25MR], H2799 [26MR], H3359 [1MY], H3846 [16MY], H10009 [10DE]

Health: declare that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is a right of all citizens, H2655 [12MR]

——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (H.R. 3289), H7718 [17SE], H8117–H8124, H8140 [15OC]

——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (S. 2710), H9096–H9098 [20NO]

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9351 [9DE]

House Rules: permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, H29, H30 [3JA]

Human Rights Day: observance, H10005 [10DE]

Immigration: protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (H.R. 3918), E965 [23JY]

——— reform, H1380–H1383 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3120 [8AP], H4058–H4060 [21MY], H5985–H5991 [17JY], H7452–H7457 [25JY], H7824 [19SE], E909 [12JY]

——— reform asylum procedures, H7831 [19SE]

——— require posting of ‘‘Detainee Bill of Rights’’, in indigenous languages, at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights, H7339 [24JY]

——— tribute to Lights for Liberty Vigils, E909 [12JY]

India: commend efforts to bring stability to Jammu and Kashmir regions, H9067 [20NO], E1385 [31OC], E1640 [23DE]

——— end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (H. Res. 745), H9383 [9DE]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H4998 [20JN]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), H3151–H3166 [9AP], E485 [25AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 3151), H4352–H4364 [10JN], E865 [28JN]

Israel: human rights violations of Ethiopian Israelis, H7257 [24JY]

Latina Equal Pay Day: observance, H9102 [20NO], H9155 [21NO]

Lawyers and attorneys: limit hourly compensation for litigation attorneys in pay discrimination class action law suits, H2842 [27MR]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, E168 [13FE], E178 [14FE]

Members of Congress: allow inspection of immigration detention facilities with 24-hour notice, H5581 [10JY]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance, H555 [15JA]

New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, H1273, H1279 [29JA], H1353, H1354 [5FE]

North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture: release of ‘‘Torture Flights—North Carolina’s Role in the CIA’s Rendition and Torture Program’’ report, E842 [26JN]

NSF: support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (H.R. 4355), H9363, H9364 [9DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on impact of Chinese espionage and influence operations in the U.S. on privacy and civil liberties of Chinese Americans, H5895 [16JY]

——— require report on potential impact of use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology by foreign countries, H5901 [16JY]

Patriotism: restore promise of America, H2838 [27MR]

Poland: independence anniversary, E1436 [13NO]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology within a certain time period before Federal elections and establish criminal and civil penalties, H8427 [23OC]

Privacy: limit warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H4718–H4720 [18JN]

Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), H1371 [6FE], E111 [30JA]

Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (H. Res. 496), H7445 [25JY]

Racial relations: impact of U.S. political party system relative to treatment of minorities, H5032 [21JN]

——— reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (H. Res. 444), H7886–H7888 [24SE], E1224 [27SE]

Religion: global persecution of Christians, H3723 [10MY], H7137 [18JY]

Religious Freedom Day: observance, H607, H663 [16JA]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: eliminate applicability to the District of Columbia (H.R. 1408), E217 [27FE]

Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (H. Res. 552), H8362–H8364 [22OC]

——— human rights violations, E1349 [28OC]

——— prohibit military assistance (H.R. 643), H703 [17JA]

Sri Lanka: call for increased human rights, H4149 [23MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (H. Res. 432), H4440 [12JN], H5789–H5793 [15JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H613, H663 [16JA], H705–H708, H710 [17JA], H983 [22JA], H1010 [23JA], H1176 [24JA], E64, E65 [17JA], E69 [22JA]

——— decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H5172 [26JN]

——— express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 11), E114 [30JA]

Trump, President: allegations by representatives of the legal community of violations of fundamental democratic principles, E567 [9MY]

——— condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (H. Res. 499), E937 [17JY]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4293), E1132 [11SE]

Ukraine: commend democratic reforms and condemn Russian aggressive actions in Crimea, H9282 [5DE]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 4779), H10286, H10287 [16DE]

Venezuela: acknowledge current economic, humanitarian, security, and refugee crisis is a direct result of socialist policies implemented by Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, H7441 [25JY]

——— express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, support antigovernment protesters, and advance a democratic solution to political crisis, H1250 [29JA], H1355 [5FE], H2325 [5MR], H3323 [30AP], E126 [4FE], E144 [7FE]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H1250 [29JA], H7211–H7215 [23JY], H7409–H7412, H7444 [25JY], E973, E982 [24JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7390–H7397 [25JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), motion to recommit, H7441 [25JY]

Vietnam: call for release of Michael Nguyen, H4438, H4439 [12JN], H8251 [18OC], E785 [18JN], E803, E810 [20JN]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of St. John Slave Rebellion, H9260 [5DE]

Virginia: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H511 [11JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote, H2407 [6MR]

——— require Federal and State governments to send voting registration materials to eligible individuals released from prison along with notification of restoration of voting rights, H2529, H2530 [7MR]

——— secure Federal voting rights of certain currently and previously incarcerated persons, H2402 [6MR]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (H.R. 196), E4 [3JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H4022 [21MY]

——— ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H1252 [29JA]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (H. Res. 345), H5793–H5796 [15JY]

World War II: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of Japanese Americans, E209 [26FE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 1645), S3078 [23MY]

——— pro choice versus right to life, S195, S202–S204 [15JA], S2752 [9MY], S3814 [19JN], S4153 [20JN]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S6799 [3DE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S146 [10JA], S149 [11JA], S196 [15JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S251–S253, S261, S263, S275 [16JA], S287, S290 [17JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 160), S196 [15JA], S253, S263, S275 [16JA], S2299–S2301 [9AP]

——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S1418 [25FE], S1579 [28FE], S2848, S2851 [15MY], S2897, S2898 [16MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986, S2989–S2991, S2993 [21MY], S3018, S3026–S3028 [22MY], S3068, S3069, S3078 [23MY], S3189 [4JN], S3814 [19JN]

Barr, William P.: suitability to be Attorney General relative to views on surveillance authority and warrantless searching of collections of communications of U.S. persons, S254–S256 [16JA]

Bureau of the Census: use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, S2165 [2AP], S4784 [11JY]

Chile: call for release of political prisoners, S3093 [23MY]

China: condemn human rights practices and unfair trade policies, S4785 [11JY], S5208 [31JY]

——— condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit free expression and practice of faith by such minorities, S1783 [12MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), S2177, S2178, S2203 [2AP], S2209 [3AP], S3028 [22MY], S3301 [11JN], S4708 [9JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), unanimous-consent request, S2177 [2AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 270), S792 [31JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (S. 610), S5864 [17OC]

——— Senate approval of judges who oppose legal access to abortion, S2986, S2993 [21MY], S3026 [22MY]

Credit: require consumer reporting agencies to obtain a consumer’s authorization to release certain personal information and prevent unauthorized access to consumer reports and personal information (S. 2685), S6094 [23OC]

Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (S. 1480), S2865, S2888 [15MY]

——— provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors, S6543, S6544 [13NO]

Democracy: reaffirm commitment to constitution and support international democracy and freedom, S6649 [19NO]

——— uphold the Constitution by protecting the integrity of the right to vote, political campaigns, and the electoral process, S107–S109 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, S4927 [18JY]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (S. 2180), S4952 [18JY]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, S2991 [21MY]

——— publish an annual report on use of digital content forgery or deepfake technology (S. 2065), S6176 [24OC]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities funding, S5378 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors (S. 2770), S6543, S6544 [13NO]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, S1301 [13FE], S3465 [13JN]

——— urge technology companies to provide access to law enforcement to encrypted devices and applications during investigations, S4988 [23JY]

Dept. of State: report to Congress on human rights violations by Turkey in operations against Syrian Kurds, S6374 [5NO]

——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring from voting (S. 1834), unanimous-consent request, S6080 [23OC]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (S. 1969), S4508–S4510 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (H.R. 1079), S5275 [31JY]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (S. 1924), S5521 [17SE]

First Step Act: anniversary, S7135, S7140 [18DE]

Freedom of religion: express support for freedom of conscience and oppose efforts to restrict tax-exempt status and other legal protections of religious organizations (S.J. Res. 58), S5849, S5852 [16OC], S5857 [17OC]

——— express that disqualifying a nominee to Federal office on the basis of membership in the Knights of Columbus (organization) violates the Constitution (S. Res. 19), S265, S266, S270 [16JA]

Freedom of the press: importance, S1176 [12FE], S4709 [9JY]

FTC: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections, S4789 [11JY]

——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (S. 1108), S2389 [10AP]

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 (S. Res. 59), S1178, S1190 [12FE], S1348 [14FE], S1469 [26FE], S1546–S1550 [27FE], S1558, S1561 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1686, S1688, S1689, S1699–S1701 [6MR], S1820, S1822–S1824 [13MR], S1889 [14MR], S5646 [24SE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1316, S1336 [13FE], S1337, S1342–S1344, S1348 [14FE], S1468, S1470, S1471 [26FE], S1497–S1501, S1519 [27FE], S1556, S1557, S1559–S1563 [28FE], S1635, S1637 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1680–S1692, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S1749 [11MR], S1788 [12MR], S1808, S1811, S1816 [13MR], S2536 [1MY], S2895 [16MY], S2987 [21MY], S3021 [22MY], S4924 [18JY], S6869 [5DE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1921, S1922, S1926–S1931, S1946 [25MR], S1949–S1975, S1981, S1989–S1991 [26MR], S2011, S2014–S2017, S2021, S2026–S2029 [27MR], S2063 [28MR]

Honduras: call for democratic and election reforms and hold those responsible for corruption and human rights abuses accountable, S5303 [1AU]

——— call for prosecution and sentencing of those involved in the death of environmental activist Berta Caceres, S1617 [4MR], S5304 [1AU], S6747 [21NO]

——— support people and encourage stabilization of democracy, reconciliation, and end to violence, S6747 [21NO]

——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), S3813 [19JN], S6632, S6649–S6660 [19NO], S6681 [20NO], S6728, S6730 [21NO], S6829, S6848 [4DE]

——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (S. 2710), S6633, S6660, S6661 [19NO], S6742 [21NO]

——— support political demonstrators’ demands and condemn use of force against demonstrators and the suppression of civil liberties, S6649 [19NO]

——— support protests in opposition of proposed law allowing extradition of individuals accused of crimes to China, S4714 [9JY]

——— support protests in opposition to proposed law allowing extradition of individuals accused of crimes to China, S3299 [11JN], S3333 [12JN], S3632 [18JN], S3813 [19JN], S4984 [23JY], S6500 [12NO]

Immigration: limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (S. 1733), S3256 [5JN]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention, S4991 [23JY]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (S. 2113), S4918–S4920 [17JY], S4928 [18JY], S4985 [23JY], S5163 [30JY]

——— reform, S2303 [9AP], S2992 [21MY], S3233 [5JN], S3340 [12JN], S4481–S4483 [25JN], S4940 [18JY], S5001–S5003 [23JY], S5035 [24JY], S5810–S5812 [16OC]

Information technology: strengthen data privacy protections for consumers and increase research in technology to protect consumer privacy, S4925 [18JY]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, S6523 [13NO]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (S. 1125), S3180 [4JN], S4710 [9JY], S6272 [30OC]

Iran: condemn use of force against demonstrators relative to economic and political unrest, S6793 [3DE]

IRS: establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (S. 240), S699 [28JA]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), S2458 [11AP], S2490 [29AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 3151), S3626 [13JN], S3632 [18JN]

——— modernize and improve (S. 928), S2090 [28MR]

Magnitsky, Sergei L.: anniversary of death, S6702 [20NO]

Middle East: demonstrations relative to the economy, unemployment, and corruption in Lebanon and Iraq, S6310 [31OC], S6632 [19NO]

National Data Privacy Day: observance, S693 [28JA]

National Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 36), S811 [31JA], S1282 [12FE]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (S. Res. 36), S811 [31JA], S1282 [12FE]

Native Americans: extend jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, S2672, S2675 [7MY]

New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, S839 [4FE]

Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (S. Con. Res. 1), S1393 [14FE]

Northam, Ralph: condemn comments relative to late-term abortion, S793 [31JA], S837–S839 [4FE], S1415 [25FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to Congress a report on death of Jamal Khashoggi, S4470–S4472 [24JN]

Privacy: establish privacy protections for consumers, S694 [28JA]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Spain: protect taxpayers private financial information, S4848, S4849 [16JY]

Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), S4585 [26JN]

——— provide a lactation room in public buildings (S. 528), S4584 [26JN]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations, S6703 [20NO]

Saudi Arabia: call for release of political prisoners, S1838 [13MR]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation): nullify (S. 832), S4652 [27JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S202 [15JA]

——— decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, S4784 [11JY]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S4478 [25JN]

——— decisions to overturn precedents established by prior cases, S2897 [16MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, S4927 [18JY], S5035 [24JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues, S1839 [13MR], S2717–S2720, S2724, S2728, S2729, S2731, S2734 [8MY], S2804 [14MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues and human trafficking, S1584 [28FE]

——— contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression and assist democratic transition, S1615 [4MR]

Venezuela: condemn recent election results and express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, S206 [15JA]

——— express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, S5154–S5156 [30JY]

——— express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, support antigovernment protesters, and advance a democratic solution to political crisis, S576–S580 [24JA], S668 [25JA], S1551, S1552 [27FE], S2357 [10AP], S2417–S2419 [11AP], S2528 [30AP]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status, S2358 [10AP]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), S5153–S5156 [30JY], S5303 [1AU], S6145 [24OC], S6207 [29OC]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), unanimous-consent request, S5154 [30JY], S5696 [25SE], S6145, S6146 [24OC]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (S. 1151), S7075 [17DE]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (S. 1151), unanimous-consent agreement, S3069 [23MY]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (S. 1369), S5459 [12SE]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (S. 26), S108 [9JA]

——— impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, S1297 [13FE]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration, S1297 [13FE]

Whistleblower Protection Act: anniversary, S2355–S2357, S2382 [10AP]

Wireless Lab (Russian company): investigate privacy and security concerns relative to mobile application FaceApp, S4926 [18JY]

Women: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, S3314 [11JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 79), S6589 [14NO]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 6), S1778 [12MR], S1839 [13MR], S3191, S3195 [4JN], S4760 [10JY], S6588, S6589 [14NO]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 179), S2574 [1MY]

Reports

‘‘Torture Flights—North Carolina’s Role in the CIA’s Rendition and Torture Program’’: North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (excerpt), E843 [26JN]

Reports filed

Call on Burma and Bangladesh To Ensure Return of Rohingya Refugees Displaced by Ethnic Cleansing Conducted by Burmese Military and To Release Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 34), S4698 [8JY]

Commemorate Revolution of Dignity, Commend Democratic Reforms and Military Readiness in Ukraine, Condemn Russian Actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait, Recognize Orthodox Church of Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 74), S3164 [3JN]

Condemn Laws on Sexual Orientation, Adultery, and Same-Sex Relations, Call To Repeal Such Measures, and Support Denial of Visas for Officials Responsible for Such Laws in Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 198), S4729 [9JY]

Consideration of H. Res. 124, Oppose Ban on Transgender Armed Forces Members, Reject Claims for Basis of Such Ban, and Urge Dept. of Defense To Not Reinstate the Ban: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 116–183), H7376 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 558) (H. Rept. 116–210), H7752 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 116–178), H7239 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 577) (H. Rept. 116–217), H7900 [24SE]

Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1079) (S. Rept. 116–50), S4504 [25JN]

Deepfake Report Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2065) (S. Rept. 116–93), S5406 [10SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Improvement: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4713) (H. Rept. 116–300), H9055 [19NO]

Encourage Transfer of Power by Military to Civilian Political Authority, Pursue Accountability for Crimes and Human Rights Abuses, and Support Democracy, Justice, and Peace in Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 188), S3164 [3JN]

Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 387) (S. Rept. 116–33), S2385 [10AP]

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1423) (H. Rept. 116–204), H7711 [13SE]

Helping Families Fly Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 116–192), H7527 [30AU]

Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1838), S5747 [26SE]

Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3239) (H. Rept. 116–162), H7156 [19JY]

Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4355) (H. Rept. 116–268), H8728 [5NO]

Interstate Transport Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 542) (S. Rept. 116–65), S5102 [25JY]

Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 116–18), H2754 [18MR]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation) Nullification: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 832) (S. Rept. 116–45), S3283 [10JN]

Taxpayer First Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1957) (H. Rept. 116–39), H3215 [9AP]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 226) (S. Rept. 116–30), S2327 [9AP]

U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 116–211), H7772 [18SE]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4779) (H. Rept. 116–351), H10305 [16DE]

Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 549) (H. Rept. 116–168), H7239 [23JY]

Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1151) (S. Rept. 116–85), S5406 [10SE]

Statements

Green New Deal: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, H2091–H2093 [25FE]

Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): Several Organizations, H2855 [27MR]

State Laws and Court Cases Impacting Women’s Reproductive Health Care and Access to Abortion: Representative Jackson Lee, E639 [21MY]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1957, Taxpayer First Act, H3214 [9AP]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act, H4387 [10JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 124, oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban, H2891 [28MR]

H. Res. 129, 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 in Saudi Arabia, H5800 [15JY]

H. Res. 345, World Press Freedom Day, H5794 [15JY]

H. Res. 358, 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 in Cameroon, H7203 [23JY]

H. Res. 393, 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, H4231 [4JN]

H. Res. 432, condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government in Sudan, H5789 [15JY]

H. Res. 444, reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance, H7886 [24SE]

H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, H7257 [24JY]

H. Res. 519, consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7390 [25JY]

H. Res. 543, address political demonstrators’ demands in Hong Kong, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill, H8116 [15OC]

H. Res. 552, call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations in Russia, H8362 [22OC]

H. Res. 558, consideration of H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H7761 [18SE]

H. Res. 577, consideration of H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, H7913 [25SE]

H.R. 221, Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, H434 [10JA]

H.R. 502, Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act, H1223 [28JA]

H.R. 526, Cambodia Democracy Act, H5802 [15JY]

H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7211 [23JY], H7409 [25JY]

H.R. 866, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act, H1371 [6FE]

H.R. 1079, Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act, H1502 [11FE]

H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H7848 [20SE]

H.R. 1957, Taxpayer First Act, H3151–H3162 [9AP]

H.R. 2327, Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act, H7877 [24SE]

H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act, H4352–H4362 [10JN]

H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, H7340–H7342 [24JY]

H.R. 3289, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, H8119–H8122 [15OC]

H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, H8032 [26SE]

H.R. 3670, Short-Term Detention Standards Act, H7436 [25JY]

H.R. 3694, Helping Families Fly Act, H8021 [26SE]

H.R. 4355, Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act, H9363 [9DE]

H.R. 4713, Dept. of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties improvements, H9373 [9DE]

H.R. 4779, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H10286 [16DE]

S. 528, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act, S4584 [26JN]

S. 719, Solitary Confinement Reform Act, S1738–S1742 [7MR]

S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act, S1849 [13MR]

S. 832, nullify Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation), S4652 [27JN]

S. 1733, Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, S3256–S3258 [5JN]

S. 1838, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, S6654–S6660 [19NO], H9089–H9092 [20NO]

S. 2065, Deepfake Report Act, S6176 [24OC]

S. 2566, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act, S5751 [26SE]

S. 2710, prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force, S6661 [19NO], H9096 [20NO]

S. 2870, Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act, S6607–S6610 [14NO]

S. Con. Res. 1, promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process in Nigeria, S278 [16JA], S1393 [14FE]

S. Con. Res. 18, ensure women’s 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, S3012 [21MY]

S. Con. Res. 30, recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S7032 [12DE]

S. Res. 14, condemn treatment of medical professionals from Cuba participating in programs providing medical care in foreign countries, call for improved conditions and payment, and affirm such treatment constitutes human trafficking, S144 [10JA]

S. Res. 19, express that disqualifying a nominee to Federal office on the basis of membership in the Knights of Columbus (organization) violates the Constitution, S266, S277 [16JA]

S. Res. 30, condemn efforts to undermine judicial independence, restrict civil society groups, infringe on freedom of the press, and violate rights of asylum seekers in Hungary, S681 [25JA]

S. Res. 32, recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees, S701 [28JA]

S. Res. 34, call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, S744 [29JA]

S. Res. 36, National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month and National Freedom Day, S810 [31JA]

S. Res. 59, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1140 [7FE]

S. Res. 73, condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates in Saudi Arabia, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable, S1388 [14FE]

S. Res. 74, commemorate Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, commend democratic reforms and improved military readiness, condemn Russian aggressive actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait, and recognize independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, S1389 [14FE], S4863 [16JY]

S. Res. 179, World Press Freedom Day, S2573 [1MY]

S. Res. 188, encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace in Sudan, S2622 [2MY], S4736, S4738 [9JY]

S. Res. 198, condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws in Brunei, S2773 [9MY], S4870 [16JY]

S. Res. 215, support pursuit of religious and political freedom and democratic reforms in Cuba, S3010 [21MY]

S. Res. 221, remember victims of suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, call for investigation of massacre and release of political prisoners, and condemn intensifying repression and human rights violations in China, S3115 [23MY]

S. Res. 273, support the right to affordable, quality health care, S4732 [9JY]

S. Res. 274, express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting in China, S4809 [11JY]

S. Res. 292, 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 in Cameroon, S5201 [30JY]

S. Res. 299, National Breastfeeding Month, S5258 [31JY]

S. Res. 299, World Breastfeeding Week, S5258 [31JY]

S. Res. 303, call for dismantling of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation, S5315 [1AU]

S. Res. 308, call for Russian provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations, S5449 [11SE]

S. Res. 369, recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties in Vietnam, S5974 [22OC]

S. Res. 378, express that the House of Representatives should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation, S6160 [24OC]

S. Res. 416, release political prisoners in Cambodia, drop politically motivated charges against activists, allow return of exiled activists, and restore human rights and the rule of law, S6482 [7NO]

S. Res. 418, condemn suppression of peaceful protesters, support free speech and human rights, call for lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression, and end prosecution of, and call for release of, political opponents in Turkey, S6511 [12NO]

S. Res. 445, support goals and ideals of International Day of Persons With Disabilities, S6827 [3DE]

S. Res. 458, call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws, S7213 [19DE]

S.J. Res. 8, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1327 [13FE]

S.J. Res. 49, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag, S3483 [13JN]

S.J. Res. 58, express support for freedom of conscience and oppose efforts to restrict tax-exempt status and other legal protections of religious organizations, S5850 [16OC]

Tributes

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, H2733 [14MR]