COLLINS, DOUG (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4885 [19JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 2014), H2938 [1AP]

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

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

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H1361 [5FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3476 [7MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 40), H1336 [30JA]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (see H.R. 4803), H8455 [23OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 195), H2614 [8MR]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H3306 [29AP]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H3403 [1MY]

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see H.R. 4018), H7484 [30JY]

Courts: prevent fraudulent joinder (see H.R. 5345), H9346 [6DE]

Crime: clarify definition of ‘‘crime of violence’’ (see H.R. 3533), H5255 [27JN]

——— expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H3259 [10AP]

——— increase transparency in civil asset forfeiture process, protect innocent property owners, and implement additional protections to ensure property owners have the opportunity to contest seizures (see H.R. 2835), H3962 [17MY]

——— make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (see H.R. 1986), H3070 [3AP]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 611), H1363 [5FE]

Dept. of Education: update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7904 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (see H.R. 2700), H3788 [14MY]

——— 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), H3728 [10MY]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 296), H1213 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see H.R. 3238), H4627 [12JN]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see H.R. 2368), H3342 [30AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3926 [16MY]

——— federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see H.R. 3583), H5257 [27JN]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 2379), H3303 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 2493), H4218 [3JN]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H3679 [9MY]

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

——— 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), H5077 [24JN]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H3131 [8AP]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5036 [21JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 250), H228 [4JA]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement when an illegal immigrant attempts to receive a firearm (see H.R. 1412), H2271 [27FE]

——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1397), H2270 [27FE]

FCC: improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H8596 [29OC]

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

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 1927), H2885 [27MR]

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

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3972), H7462 [25JY]

——— require budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available (see H.R. 4894), H8594 [29OC]

——— require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 1087), H1461 [7FE]

Firearms: remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H206 [3JA]

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see H.R. 114), H229 [4JA]

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

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

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

GAO: study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H7476 [26JY]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H10263 [13DE]

Immigration: modify treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status (see H.R. 3360), H4917 [19JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7903 [24SE]

Internet: anniversary of first transmitted message (see H. Res. 717), H9121 [20NO]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H7245 [23JY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5203 [26JN]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H3260 [10AP]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H2048 [22FE]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

Law enforcement officers: grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties (see H.R. 1866), H8459 [23OC]

——— permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2805), H3924 [16MY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7162 [22JY]

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), H3069 [3AP]

Medicare: prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 789), H1211 [24JA] (see H.R. 803), H1217 [25JA]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H3477 [7MY]

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

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), H4772 [18JN]

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

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), H7525 [27AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: clarify that licensing of a mark for use by a related company does not establish an employment relationship between the owner of the mark and that related company or its employees (see H.R. 4164), H7492 [6AU]

Patents: prevent double patenting (see H.R. 3199), H4431 [11JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1343 [31JA]

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

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 369), H357 [9JA]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8103 [8OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]

Taxation: establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H4697 [13JN]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 3121), H9171 [21NO]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H8144 [15OC]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7505 [16AU]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H201 [3JA]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H7376 [24JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H4314 [4JN]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]

——— support sale of air and missile defense systems and limit transfer of F–35 aircraft pending certification that Turkey will not accept delivery of air and missile defense system from Russia (see H. Res. 372), H3727 [10MY]

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

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8720 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide free access and enable users to electronically search Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system and consolidate Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (see H.R. 1164), H1580 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), consideration (see H. Res. 634), H8198 [16OC]

Dept. of State: require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (see H.R. 1952), H2915 [28MR]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 4009), H7464 [25JY]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 752), H1210 [24JA]

FCC: provide reporting requirements for Connect America Fund recipients that provide broadband access in rural and high cost areas (see H.R. 427), H461 [10JA]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2100 [25FE]

FTC: study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see H.R. 2376), H3302 [29AP]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H673 [16JA]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (see H.R. 3442), H5075 [24JN]

IRS: prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings (see H.R. 1219), H2028 [14FE]

McCabe, Andrew G.: direct Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives any communications relative to discussions about removal or investigation of President Trump (see H. Res. 243), H2755 [18MR]

Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H1458 [7FE]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H1458 [7FE]

Postal Service: require approval from local governments before relocating any post office (see H.R. 3333), H4916 [19JN]

Taxation: provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones (see H.R. 5082), H8877 [14NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide free access and enable users to electronically search Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system and consolidate Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (H.R. 1164), H1584 [13FE]

Dept. of State: require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (H.R. 1952), H2918 [28MR]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (H.R. 4009), H7469 [25JY]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (H.R. 752), H1212 [24JA]

FCC: provide reporting requirements for Connect America Fund recipients that provide broadband access in rural and high cost areas (H.R. 427), H463 [10JA]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (H.R. 1339), H2101 [25FE]

FTC: study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (H.R. 2376), H3303 [29AP]

Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (H.R. 586), H676 [16JA]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (H.R. 3442), H5076 [24JN]

IRS: prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings (H.R. 1219), H2033 [14FE]

Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (H.R. 1035), H1462 [7FE]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (H.R. 1034), H1462 [7FE]

Postal Service: require approval from local governments before relocating any post office (H.R. 3333), H4918 [19JN]

Taxation: provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones (H.R. 5082), H8879 [14NO]

Letters

Dept. of Justice statutory role in identifying and eradicating civil rights abuses by law enforcement: several Committee on the Judiciary (House) members, H3754 [14MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provision relative to copyright legal remedies and safe harbors: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H12258 [19DE]

Motions

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2260 [27FE]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5852, H5854 [16JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2945 [2AP]

Remarks

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), H2281 [28FE]

Arizona: add Flagstaff and Yuma to list of locations in which district court shall be held (H.R. 1569), H5329 [10JY]

Black, Chad: EMS Region II Regional Trauma Advisory Committee Nathan Deal Governor’s Award for Trauma Excellence recipient, E1597• [17DE]

Braselton, GA: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 146 Eagle Scout Award recipients, E488• [25AP]

Bureau of Prisons: develop tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to employees and pregnant inmates to ensure understanding of available resources, H3047 [3AP]

——— ensure availability of parenting classes to prisoners with limited English proficiency, H3046 [3AP]

——— ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3048 [3AP]

CDC: provide a report the Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program awardees activities and best practices, H3032 [3AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (H. Res. 430), H4413, H4414 [11JN]

——— release of transcripts of interviews with James Baker relative to investigation into wrongdoing at the FBI, H3139 [9AP], E443• [10AP]

Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), H8688 [31OC], H12168 [18DE]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H8795 [13NO]

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

Crime: eliminate sections of the U.S. Code that over-criminalize activities that should not be crimes (H.R. 498), H968, H969 [22JA]

——— make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (S. 744), H5332 [10JY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2399 [6MR], H2540, H2542 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: require review and submittal of report on whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder, H3042 [3AP]

Dept. of HUD: clarify terms internal and external transfer when a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking applies for an emergency transfer to a safer dwelling under a covered housing program, H3035 [3AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer alternative justice response programs, H3056, H3057 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer primary prevention training, in addition to survivor support services, H3056 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train staff to conduct victim-centered, trauma-informed interviews for students reporting sexual or domestic violence, stalking, or harassment, H3033, H3034 [3AP]

——— allow for cross-agency coordination and collaboration on the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3031 [3AP]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (H.R. 886), H8490, H8491 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— establish grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3049 [3AP]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, H1405 [7FE]

——— establish interagency working group to study existing Federal surveys and reporting programs on sexual violence and make recommendations on improved coordination and data collection, H3043 [3AP]

——— expand definition of domestic violence under the Indian Civil Rights Act to include violence against or witnessed by a child or elder, H3038 [3AP]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), H5330, H5331 [10JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H5745, H5749 [12JY]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), H2724, H2726, H2728, H2731 [14MR]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (H.R. 816), H3752 [14MY]

——— provide full access to certain documents relative to congressional investigations of prosecutorial and investigatory decisions in Dept. of Justice and FBI investigation of 2016 election, H2590 [8MR], H2656 [12MR], H2722 [14MR], H2803 [26MR], H2890 [28MR], H2946 [2AP], H3997 [20MY]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), H3751, H3752, H3753, H3755 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 494), H1405, H1406 [7FE]

——— reimburse Indian tribes for costs incurred due to expansion of criminal jurisdiction and award grants to tribes to improve law enforcement, tribal court personnel, and criminal codes, H3039 [3AP]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (H.R. 507), H1410, H1412 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure materials distributed to domestic violence victims are available in commonly encountered languages, H3029 [3AP]

Dept. of State: require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (H.R. 1952), H3974 [20MY]

Depts. of Justice and HHS: Sexual Assault Services Program and Transitional Housing Assistance Program funding for U.S. territories, H3048 [3AP]

Discrimination: condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (H. Res. 183), H2548, H2549, H2551, H2552, H2553 [7MR]

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

——— ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not require biological females to face competition from biological males in any sporting event, H3937 [17MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3937, H3944, H3947 [17MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to increase involvement of minors in elections, H2542 [7MR]

Elections: clarify that election assistance improvement grants may be used to implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots, H2540 [7MR]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data, E241• [5MR]

——— require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (H.R. 752), H1413, H1414 [7FE]

Falls, Rona: Georgia Dept. of Education and Georgia Parent Teacher Association Georgia Parent Leadership Award recipient, E866• [28JN]

FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S., H2260 [27FE]

Firearms: allow gun owners to legally transfer their firearms to individuals who are participants in TSA PreCheck program, H2255 [27FE]

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

——— clarify that exemption from background check requirement for gifts and loans of firearms between parents and their children applies to step-parents and step-children, H2258, H2259 [27FE]

——— clarify that someone at risk of suicide is exempt from background check requirement in order to transfer firearms to others in instances of imminent threats of death or great bodily harm, H2256 [27FE]

——— clarify that victims of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking are exempt from background check requirement in instances of imminent threats of death or great bodily harm, H2257 [27FE]

——— enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (H.R. 1339), H2244 [27FE]

——— ensure firearms purchaser has 25 days from date Federal firearms transfer becomes legally permissible to take possession of firearm, H2289 [28FE]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements, H2245 [27FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2243, H2244, H2245, H2247, H2248, H2251, H2252, H2253, H2255, H2256, H2257, H2258, H2259 [27FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H2260 [27FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2277, H2279, H2281, H2282, H2283, H2289 [28FE]

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (H.R. 1663), H8795 [13NO]

GAO: submit a report on economic benefits of investments in legal services for domestic violence victims, H3030 [3AP]

Gay, Dallas: Gainesville, GA, Rotary Club Man of the Year award recipient, E218• [27FE]

Grimsley, Don: Kiwanis Club of Gainesville, GA, John W. Jacobs Jr., Youth Service Award recipient, E387• [2AP]

Hall County, GA: tribute to Hall County Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E730• [10JN]

Haxhiu, Qendrim: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship program completion, E527• [2MY]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4273, H4274, H4280, H4281, H4283, H4289 [4JN]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (H.R. 586), H4273 [4JN]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), H5326 [10JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5156 [25JN]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10081• [11DE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H4273 [4JN]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), H3165 [9AP]

——— prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings, H3165 [9AP]

Jacobs Media Corp.: anniversary, E376• [1AP]

Jasper, GA: tribute to Rotary Club of Jasper and Georgia Mountains Hospice Honoring Our Heroes public safety appreciation dinner, E1407• [8NO]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize ongoing epidemic of violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people, H3055 [3AP]

Massey, Abit: American Poultry Historical Society, Inc., Poultry Industry Hall of Fame inductee, E238• [4MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: observance, E577• [10MY]

National FFA Organization: amend charter (H.R. 439), H966, H967 [22JA]

National Institute of Justice: submit a report on status of women in Federal incarceration, develop a reentry plan and services for incarcerated women, and establish a national standard for domestic and sexual violence prevention, H3031 [3AP]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), E241• [5MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1405 [7FE], H2726 [14MR], H4287 [4JN]

Pelosi, Speaker: striking words from Record, H5852 [16JY]

Point of order, H5852, H5854 [16JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (H.R. 677), H5333 [10JY]

Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H573, H578 [15JA]

Supreme Court: authorize the Marshal and Supreme Court Police to protect Justices and other individuals in any location (H.R. 4258), H8797 [13NO]

Swalwell, Representative: striking words from Record, H5854 [16JY]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5846, H5855 [16JY]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12133, H12136, H12139, H12140, H12141, H12149, H12151, H12153, H12154, H12157, H12159, H12160, H12165, H12166, H12167, H12168, H12169, H12175, H12178, H12180, H12181, H12191 [18DE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2132 [26FE]

University of North Georgia: tribute to ROTC Ranger Challenge team, E532• [2MY]

Vaughan, Nicki: Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Good Apple Award recipient, E936• [17JY]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7411 [25JY]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (H.R. 450), H1407, H1408 [7FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3006, H3011, H3029, H3030, H3031, H3032, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3038, H3039, H3042, H3043, H3046, H3047, H3048, H3049, H3052, H3055, H3056, H3057 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1121• [10SE], E1325• [22OC], E1330•, E1332• [23OC], E1348• [28OC]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9312, H9323, H9324 [6DE]

Watt, Jasmine: National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Congress of Future Medical Leaders representative, E530• [2MY]

Statements

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Executive Office of the President, H9321 [6DE]

Tributes

Angeli, Tony, E1583• [12DE]

Ayers, Margaret, E866• [28JN]

Barkoff, Rupert M., E786• [18JN]

Carter, Lloyd D., E869• [2JY]

Cloud, Joanna, E549• [7MY]

Coley, Martha, E170• [13FE]

Combs, Shirley, E1046• [9AU]

Deal, Nathan, H606 [16JA]

Gaines, Albert, Jr., E749• [11JN]

Higgins, Gordon, E695• [3JN]

Isakson, Senator, H9045 [19NO]

Martin, Carol, H606 [16JA]

McGahan, Bill, E436• [9AP]

McMahan, Bob, E167• [13FE]

Melvin, John M., E793• [19JN]

Meyer, Nicki Sanchez, E870• [2JY]

Moon, Randall, E211• [26FE]

Morton, Lisette, H5750 [12JY]

Paris, Thomas H., Jr., E1393• [1NO]

Powell, Alfred J. (A.J.), E1319• [21OC]

Raymer, Elwyn, E1630• [19DE]

Reisman, Andrew, E1436• [13NO]

Rivers, Clint, E1470• [19NO]

Schaick, Steven, H7759 [18SE]

Shoemaker, Jeffrey S., E381• [1AP]

Simmons, Logan, E905• [11JY]

Stewart, Jon D., E657• [22MY]

Walker, Stephanie, E1391• [1NO]