CLARK, KATHERINE M. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5537, H5564 [10JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3050 [3AP]

Appointments

Committee to escort NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg into the House Chamber, H2989 [3AP]

Committee to escort the President, H1356 [5FE]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Adams Memorial Commission: establish (see H.R. 390), H357 [9JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H8298 [21OC]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8880 [14NO]

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

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8910 [15NO]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H5305 [9JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3276 [18AP]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3407 [1MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 401), H4164 [23MY]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7775 [18SE]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H1333 [30JA]

Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H3443 [2MY]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H3406 [1MY]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H4920 [19JN]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]

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

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

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

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

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4697 [13JN]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H718 [17JA]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7493 [6AU]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H7484 [30JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]

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

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3964 [17MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H4389 [10JN]

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

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H9123 [20NO]

——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by direct capture (see H.R. 3282), H5078 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3849), H7150 [18JY]

——— address opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 2922), H4118 [22MY]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H8096 [4OC]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H9256 [4DE]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H3963 [17MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H5826 [15JY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8828 [13NO]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2616 [8MR]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2797 [25MR]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4349 [6JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H3440 [2MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H8679 [30OC]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H7244 [23JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H3926 [16MY]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2988 [2AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3070 [3AP]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 119), H520 [11JA]

——— make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1287), H2032 [14FE]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H3682 [9MY]

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

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H3442 [2MY]

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H4389 [10JN]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing laws to impound or immobilize limousines that fail safety inspections (see H.R. 4709), H8680 [30OC]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (see H.R. 4708), H8680 [30OC]

——— modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see H.R. 4697), H8542 [28OC]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H9058 [19NO]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H2987 [2AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H4011 [20MY]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H4171 [24MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2887 [27MR]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H1214 [24JA]

Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H7244 [23JY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1244 [28JA]

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

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1218 [25JA]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see H.R. 2843), H4009 [20MY]

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

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H1245 [28JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H2616 [8MR]

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

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

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

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

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

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H2235 [26FE]

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

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H2100 [25FE]

FAA: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 976), H3266 [12AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H7152 [18JY]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H3406 [1MY] (see H.R. 3375), H5272 [5JY]

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

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8388 [22OC]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H1363 [5FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4390 [10JN]

Federal employees: clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relative to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act (see H.R. 2003), H2937 [1AP]

——— continue supplemental vision, dental, and long-term care coverage for employees affected during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2004), H2937 [1AP]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 588), H674 [16JA]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H7526 [27AU]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H3476 [7MY]

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

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H4312 [4JN]

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]

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

——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3131 [8AP]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 3265), H4694 [13JN]

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

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

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]

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

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 686), H719 [17JA]

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

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

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

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

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

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]

Guatemala: impose sanctions to combat corruption, money laundering, and impunity, deny visas to certain officials, and ensure the U.S. can retrieve misused security equipment (see H.R. 1630), H2748 [14MR]

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

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

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H3070 [3AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3259 [10AP]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2236 [26FE]

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

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

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3342 [30AP]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7707 [12SE]

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

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

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5261 [27JN]

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

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1349 [4FE]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H3477 [7MY]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3276 [18AP]

Medicaid: allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H3440 [2MY]

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

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H4066 [21MY]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H5776 [12JY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H8959 [18NO]

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

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4121 [22MY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H5169 [25JN]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8082 [27SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H5168 [25JN]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4066 [21MY]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H4919 [19JN]

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

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

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

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H4011 [20MY]

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

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

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

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H721 [17JA]

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

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for continued advancement of partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage continued respect for provisions (see H. Res. 585), H8103 [8OC]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3341 [30AP]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]

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

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3407 [1MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H4390 [10JN]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3070 [3AP]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7666 [11SE]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H1493 [8FE]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H9388 [9DE]

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

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H1459 [7FE]

Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see H. Res. 129), H2919 [28MR]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7838 [19SE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1218 [25JA]

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

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H4920 [19JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H3442 [2MY]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H4773 [18JN]

——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H8090 [1OC]

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

——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8680 [30OC]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2102 [25FE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H3682 [9MY]

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

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

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1218 [25JA]

Taxation: extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H4065 [21MY]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]

——— 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 H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H9223 [3DE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4066 [21MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8960 [18NO]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H2681 [12MR]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H2762 [21MR]

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H2987 [2AP]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8880 [14NO]

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

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

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H4181 [30MY]

——— modify payment periods of loans from State revolving funds under Safe Drinking Water Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5513), H12290 [19DE]

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

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H2273 [27FE]

——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 1776), H4181 [30MY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9296 [5DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1351 [4FE]

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

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

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

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

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1218 [25JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5270 [2JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4065 [21MY]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3067 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4381), H7772 [18SE]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 4146), H7488 [2AU]

——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see H.R. 2632), H3678 [9MY]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see H.R. 1724), H2716 [13MR]

——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (see H.R. 5314), H9293 [5DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work (see H.R. 5477), H12209 [18DE]

Employment: prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]

Firearms: prohibit possession by, or disposition of a firearm to, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty (see H.R. 971), H1361 [5FE]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 5189), H9120 [20NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: require the President and Vice President to divest themselves of certain financial conflicts of interest (see H.R. 1481), H2321 [4MR]

Shipping industry: require screening of all international mail and express cargo inbound into the U.S. from high-risk countries to detect and prevent importation of illicit fentanyl and other illicit synthetic opioids (see H.R. 4102), H7479 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (H.R. 4381), H7774 [18SE]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (H.R. 4146), H7489 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (H.R. 5314), H9295 [5DE]

Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (H.R. 1581), H2585 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work (H.R. 5477), H12210 [18DE]

Firearms: prohibit possession by, or disposition of a firearm to, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty (H.R. 971), H1362 [5FE]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (H.R. 5189), H9121 [20NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: require the President and Vice President to divest themselves of certain financial conflicts of interest (H.R. 1481), H2322 [4MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4317 [5JN]

Remarks

Dept. of HUD: repeal rule allowing placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities, H5056 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to train local law enforcement to address online domestic violence-related crimes and national resource center to study such crimes, and require FBI to include cybercrimes in certain reporting, H3052 [3AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5056 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H425 [10JA]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2266 [27FE], H4438 [12JN]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H4438 [12JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H425 [10JA], H1203 [24JA]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, H4318 [5JN]

Orlando, FL: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub and express condolences and support for victims and survivors, H4438 [12JN]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12122 [18DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3052 [3AP]