CONSUMERS related term(s) Credit; Product Safety; Toys

Amendments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4086, H4087, H4088, H4090, H4091, H4092, H4093, H4094, H4096, H4097, H4098, H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), consideration (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

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 HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), S3075 [23MY]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (S. 1822), S7178, S7215 [19DE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3178, H3179, H3180, H3181, H3182, H3183, H3184 [9AP], H3224, H3226, H3229, H3230, H3232, H3233 [10AP]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3147 [9AP]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3873, H3874, H3876, H3877, H3878, H3879, H3880, H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3889, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3900, H3901 [16MY]

Analyses

Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), E1572 [10DE]

Articles and editorials

CARD Act Turns 10—Changes Have Kept Money in Consumers’ Pockets, H4077 [22MY]

Clinical Trials Shed Light on Minority Health, H4544 [12JN]

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]

No Money Tree, E516 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

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 S. 2064), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 1164), H1580 [13FE]

Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (see S. 2768), S6333 [31OC] (see H.R. 2726), H3789 [14MY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see S. 350), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1418), H2311 [28FE]

Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (see S. 2963), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4356), H7753 [17SE]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 2128), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3304), H4770 [18JN]

Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]

——— modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 4421), H7835 [19SE]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2787), H3923 [16MY]

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 4568), H8080 [27SE]

Business and industry: clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program (see H.R. 2104), H3100 [4AP]

——— prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2630), H3678 (see H.R. 2650), H3679 [9MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to stabilize individual and small group State insurance markets and lower patient costs (see H.R. 1510), H2366 [5MR]

CERCLA: amend public participation requirements (see H.R. 3382), H5005 [20JN]

CFTC: modernize authority to conduct research, development, demonstration, and information programs (see H.R. 4535), H8054 [26SE]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4895), H8594 [29OC]

——— study and report on prevention of virtual currency price manipulation (see H.R. 922), H1335 [30JA]

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

Climate Action Rebate Fund: create to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide rebates to consumers, encourage innovation of clean energy technologies, and create new economic opportunities (see S. 2284), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4051), H7466 [25JY]

Colleges and universities: create consistent servicing and disclosure standards across private and Federal student loans (see S. 1354), S2688 [7MY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2114), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1810), H2754 [18MR]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2184), S4948 [18JY]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 2925), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5241), H9168 [21NO]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on investigation into Equifax, Inc., data breach (see S. Res. 139), S2189 [2AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply debt collection practices to small businesses to the same extent as to consumers and define ‘‘small business’’ for purposes of such practices (see S. 2884), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5013), H8738 [8NO]

——— bring into the regular appropriations process (see S. 453), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 969), H1361 [5FE]

——— eliminate (see S. 1335), S2645 [6MY]

——— establish clear Federal oversight of development of credit scoring models (see H.R. 3629), H5302 [9JY]

——— establish Office for Under-Banked, Un-Banked, and Underserved Consumers (see H.R. 1285), H2032 [14FE]

——— extend supervisory authority to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act (see H.R. 442), H461 [10JA] (see H.R. 2904), H4117 [22MY]

——— identify causes leading to, and solutions for, under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers (see H.R. 4067), H7467 [25JY]

——— issue rules to establish standards for reporting information related to student loans to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 5294), H9255 [4DE]

——— provide that final rule on home mortgage disclosure shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 72), H203 [3JA]

——— provide with authority to regulate land contracts in order to protect tenants who are in rent-to-own housing agreements (see S. 571), S1493 [26FE]

——— reestablish Office for Students and Young Consumers and establish position of Assistant Director and Student Loan Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 3547), H5256 [27JN]

——— report to Congress on consumer debt collection complaints and enforcement actions and prohibit issuance of proposed rule relative to communications in connection with debt collection (see H.R. 4664), H8111 [11OC]

——— require Senate confirmation of Inspector General (see S. 187), S293 [17JA]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 1500), H2366 [5MR]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), consideration (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

Contraceptives: 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]

Courts: 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 in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 620), S1593 [28FE]

——— expand definition of ‘‘other institutions’’ for purposes of acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information (see H.R. 5358), H9347 [6DE]

CPSC: codify a fast-track recall program to remove potentially hazardous products from the marketplace as quickly and efficiently as possible (see H.R. 3169), H4387 [10JN]

——— ensure the Chief Information Office has a significant role in decisions relative to information technology (see S. 1858), S3476 [13JN]

——— establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see S. 3065), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 4691), H8197 [16OC]

——— prohibit manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of any crib bumper (see S. 1816), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3170), H4387 [10JN]

——— prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any inclined sleeper for infants (see S. 1767), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3172), H4387 [10JN]

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

Credit: clarify exclusion for seller-financers from the definition of mortgage originator to improve access to affordable housing in rural communities and promote safe seller financing transactions (see H.R. 1036), H1458 [7FE]

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1828), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 4231), H7535 [6SE]

——— empower States to set maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1006), S2239 [3AP]

——— 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]

——— ensure that consumer credit reporting agencies are providing fair and accurate information reporting in consumer reports (see H.R. 5332), H9345 [6DE]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 1230), S2485 [29AP] (see S. 1389), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2930), H4118 [22MY]

——— establish requirements relative to credit scores and educational credit scores (see H.R. 3618), H5271 [5JY]

——— exclude from credit reports medical debt for medically necessary procedures, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see H.R. 5330), H9294 [5DE]

——— exclude from credit reports medical debt that is recently delinquent or has been paid, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see S. 1581), S3005 [21MY]

——— expand access to mortgages for self-employed and other creditworthy individuals with non-traditional forms of income by expanding types of documentation used to verify income (see S. 540), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 2445), H3403 [1MY]

——— extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 2833), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5050), H8783 [12NO]

——— fix consumer report dispute process and ban misleading and unfair consumer reporting practices (see H.R. 3642), H5302 [9JY]

——— improve debt collection practices protections (see H.R. 5021), H8739 [8NO]

——— improve regulation of consumer reporting agencies and protect consumers (see H.R. 3821), H7149 [18JY]

——— improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 656), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1509), H2366 [5MR]

——— prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in reports, and from making adverse determinations on security clearances, for certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 953), H1349 [4FE]

——— prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see S. 3036), S7026 [12DE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information for most employment decisions (see H.R. 3614), H5269 [2JY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]

——— remove adverse information for certain defaulted or delinquent private education loan borrowers who demonstrate a history of loan repayment (see H.R. 3621), H5272 [5JY]

——— report identity theft transaction in credit histories of criminal defendants (see S. 2631), S5895 [17OC]

——— 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]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 84), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 4480), H7901 [24SE]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 2753), H3841 [15MY] (see H.R. 2824), H3961 [17MY]

——— restore impaired credit of victims of predatory activities and unfair consumer reporting practices and expand access to protections for vulnerable consumers from identity theft, fraud, or a related crime (see H.R. 3622), H5272 [5JY]

Debt: prevent deceptive and harassing practices when collecting debt owed to a State or local government, index award of debt collection damages for inflation, and prohibit referral of emergency individual assistance debt (see H.R. 3948), H7377 [24JY]

Debt collectors: clarify that the definition of a debt collector includes a person in a business with the principal purpose of enforcement of security interests (see H.R. 5001), H8738 [8NO]

——— prohibit from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a consumer debt of which the statute of limitations has expired (see H.R. 5034), H8782 [12NO]

——— provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 5003), H8738 [8NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure ‘‘Product of the U.S.A.’’ label only goes on beef and beef products exclusively derived from animals born, raised, and slaughtered in the U.S. (see S. 2744), S6299 [30OC]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see S. 1620), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2859), H4063 [21MY]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 2385), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 5486), H12210 [18DE]

——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (see S. 3094), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4642), H8110 [11OC]

Dept. of Commerce: carry out a program to facilitate development of digital products for the public (see H.R. 3528), H5255 [27JN]

——— establish a voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, and procedures (see S. 2664), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4792), H8387 [22OC]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 707), H997 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: develop a manual of common procedures and policies for companies that service or collect student loans (see H.R. 3519), H5201 [26JN]

——— establish a student loan borrower bill of rights and require creditors obtain private loan cetifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5294), H9255 [4DE]

——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 3487), H5166 [25JN]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 889), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1915), H2884 [27MR]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]

——— maintain and update College Scorecard and require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to prominently display scorecard on home page of website (see H.R. 3026), H4170 [24MY]

——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see S. 2640), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 4724), H8227 [17OC]

——— make unauthorized use of information technology or identification devices a crime, create secure third-party access for financial aid applications, and stop debt relief scams (see S. 1153), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2888), H4117 [22MY]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3027), H4171 [24MY]

——— require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs meet certain revenue requirements (see S. 3114), S7207 [19DE]

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

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 888), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 2321), H3264 [12AP]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 720), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2833), H3962 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a natural gas demand response pilot program (see S. 487), S1382 [14FE]

——— establish demonstration grant programs on advanced distribution systems, smart water heaters, vehicle-to-grid integration, and granular retail electricity pricing (see S. 1742), S3251 [5JN]

——— establish or designate Distributed Energy Opportunity Board and certify Distributed Energy Opportunity Communities to streamline clean energy technology permitting (see S. 2447), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 5335), H9346 [6DE]

——— increase flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, train workers for transitions to high-skill clean energy jobs, and assist States with reducing energy prices (see S. 1740), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide for study and evaluation of net metering, which allows consumers and businesses who generate their own electricity to be compensated for energy they provide to the electric grid (see S. 346), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1009), H1390 [6FE]

——— provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (see S. 1741), S3251 [5JN]

——— require Western Area Power Administration establishment of a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers (see S. 1931), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 4444), H7865 [20SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 844), S1899 [14MR]

——— allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 97), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 447), H462 [10JA]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 61), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 478), H463 [10JA]

——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see S. 102), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 465), H462 [10JA]

——— develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 2095), H3099 [4AP]

——— educate health care professionals and the public on biosimilar biological products (see S. 1681), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 4400), H7834 [19SE]

——— enhance requirements for public disclosure of hospital price data (see H.R. 3965), H7462 [25JY]

——— ensure medications are affordable through increasing transparency, allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices and importation of certain drugs, spurring innovation, and protecting competition (see S. 1801), S3363 [12JN]

——— establish an Individual Market Reinsurance Fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs (see H.R. 4652), H8111 [11OC]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 758), H10015 [10DE]

——— establish health insurance Federal invisible risk sharing program (see H.R. 2789), H3923 [16MY]

——— establish Office of Drug Manufacturing to manufacture certain generic drugs in order to reduce prices, increase competition, and address shortages in the prescription drug market (see H.R. 5501), H12289 [19DE]

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (see S. 1987), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3523), H5201 [26JN]

——— establish State insulin assistance programs, hold manufacturers accountable for excessive insulin price increases, and promote market competition to drive down prices (see S. 2004), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 4010), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— limit orphan drug exclusion under the discount drug program requiring drug manufacturers to provide drugs to eligible health care organizations at reduced prices (see H.R. 4538), H8054 [26SE]

——— mitigate drug shortages by prioritizing review of new drug applications, inspections, and reasons for shortages and assess national security threats associated with drug and ingredient shortages (see S. 2723), S6242 [29OC]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see S. 377), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

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

——— prohibit price gouging in the sale of drugs by requiring pharmaceutical companies to provide justification for price increases and penalize such companies if increases are deemed unreasonable (see S. 637), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 4158), H7488 [2AU]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H281 [8JA]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 5198), H9120 [20NO]

——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 474), S1326 [13FE]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1391), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2069), H3068 [3AP] (see H.R. 2296), H3263 [12AP]

——— require hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide uninsured individuals with access to the lowest negotiated rate for items and services furnished to such individuals (see H.R. 3386), H5005 [20JN]

——— require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers (see H.R. 2064), H3067 [3AP]

——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (see H.R. 2113), H3127 [8AP]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 4640), H8110 [11OC]

——— require pharmacies and insurance companies to improve transparency of prescription drug costs and prohibit drug manufacturers from charging U.S. consumers more for drugs than certain foreign customers (see S. 977), S2118 [1AP]

——— require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug (see H.R. 5442), H10306 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to seize imported merchandise that infringes a design patent (see S. 2987), S6888 [5DE]

——— 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]

Dept. of HUD: improve data and analysis on evictions, reduce preventable evictions and mitigate eviction-related consequences, and improve information on tenant screening reports (see S. 3030), S7026 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H1170 [23JA]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 1844), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3285), H4695 [13JN]

Dept. of Labor: clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3522), H5201 [26JN]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 1792), S3362 [12JN] (see H.R. 3219), H4626 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see S. 3060), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 4028), H7465 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to allow individuals to defer a portion of their tax refund to an interest-accumulating account (see S. 1018), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2112), H3100 [4AP]

——— establish Tariff Rebate Program to disburse revenues from tariffs back to the American people (see S. 2551), S5747 [26SE]

——— prohibit discrimination in life insurance policies based on possession of naloxone by first responsers or medical professionals (see H.R. 1832), H2755 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see H.R. 5292), H9221 [3DE]

——— finalize rules to protect consumers from risks of carbon monoxide poisoning and rollaways from motor vehicles (see S. 543), S1437 [25FE] (see S. 2947), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 3145), H4343 [5JN]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 3124), S7207 [19DE]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 2908), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 5195), H9120 [20NO]

——— require air carriers to disclose to consumers actual departure and arrival times for certain domestic flight segments (see H.R. 3481), H5166 [25JN]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 1971), S4505 [25JN]

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

——— submit report to Congress and notify consumers of safety audits conducted on intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation (see H.R. 543), H544 [14JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an advisory committee on implementation of electronic health records (see S. 1154), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 4693), H8197 [16OC]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 669), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1549), H2502 [6MR]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2687), H3727 [10MY]

Drugs: allow State-based, market-oriented, prescription drug negotiations to lower drug prices, encourage competition, and increase consumer choice and access (see H.R. 2038), H2986 [2AP]

——— create a mechanism whereby insulin manufacturers may sell directly to consumers at current net prices (see H.R. 5382), H10015 [10DE]

——— establish an interactive dashboard to allow the public to review information on price and utilization of prescription drugs purchased by Federal programs (see S. 709), S1733 [7MR]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1588), H2581 [7MR]

——— lower cost of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3947), H7377 [24JY]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see S. 3129), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

——— prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from receiving rebates for insulin products for which the manufacturer has complied with list price reduction requirements and require certain deductible waivers (see S. 2199), S4966 [22JY] (see H.R. 4906), H8594 [29OC]

——— reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of a drug’s net price not list price (see S. 1384), S2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 3805), H5998 [17JY]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising (see H.R. 3327), H4771 [18JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see H. Con. Res. 55), H7377 [24JY]

——— require National Academy of Medicine study on determining reasonable drug prices and establish Drug Affordability and Access Committee to issue reasonable pricing determination for each drug (see S. 2387), S5248 [31JY]

——— require reporting on prescription drug expenditures under group health plans and on prescription drug price changes (see S. 1664), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 5239), H9168 [21NO]

Education: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 2405), S5249 [31JY]

——— provide for discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor (see H.R. 4545), H8079 [27SE]

Electric power: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see H.R. 1502), H2366 [5MR]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see S. 2448), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 3559), H5256 [27JN]

——— ensure publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows to residents within a specified time period (see H.R. 3363), H4917 [19JN]

——— establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program (see S. 2941), S6755 [21NO]

——— improve transparency under national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper (see S. 2086), S4806 [11JY] (see H.R. 3677), H5583 [10JY]

——— provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers, automobile manufacturers, and consumers to allow for fuel choice options (see S. 581), S1540 [27FE]

——— repeal emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (see H.R. 1281), H2032 [14FE]

FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 2341), S5196 [30JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 419), H358 [9JA] (see H.R. 5275), H9179 [26NO]

——— notify public of proposed Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures (see H.R. 5111), H8878 [14NO]

——— require airlines to disclose information on cyberattacks on aircraft and support systems and identify and address cybersecurity threats to the U.S. commercial aviation system (see S. 2181), S4948 [18JY]

FCC: carry out a pilot program under which voice service providers could block certain automated calls (see S. 2204), S5011 [23JY]

——— clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H1348 [4FE] (see H.R. 3375), H5005 [20JN]

——— conduct an annual inquiry on availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts (see H.R. 55), H203 [3JA]

——— enhance ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances (see S. 2829), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5025), H8739 [8NO]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as an information service (see H.R. 1101), H1461 [7FE]

——— ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see S. 1764), S3284 [10JN]

——— establish a challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage data (see H.R. 2643), H3679 [9MY]

——— establish within Enforcement Bureau a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls (see S. 1239), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2355), H3283 [25AP]

——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages (see S. 1212), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2298), H3263 [12AP]

——— expand private right of action for telephone consumers to petition for statutory damages for unwanted, illegal robocalls (see S. 1241), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 3605), H5265 [28JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (see S. 2789), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 5035), H8782 [12NO]

——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see S. 1522), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3162), H4349 [6JN]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S273 [16JA] (see S. 1826), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 1602), H2582 [7MR] (see H.R. 2015), H2938 [1AP] (see H.R. 3810), H5999 [17JY]

——— improve mapping of wireless broadband coverage accuracy by considering use of consumer-reported data and State and local data (see S. 842), S1899 [14MR]

——— increase existing penalties for provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information and extend statute of limitations for forfeiture penalties for persons who commit such violations (see S. 2147), S4907 [17JY]

——— increase penalties for violations involving robocalls, spoofing, and telemarketing (see H.R. 3707), H5726 [11JY]

——— initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams (see H.R. 3264), H4694 [13JN]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4229), H7534 [6SE]

——— lengthen statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations (see H.R. 1575), H2504 [6MR]

——— preserve and protect ability of State and local governments and public-private partnerships to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 2785), H3923 [16MY]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 626), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1421), H2311 [28FE]

——— prohibit regulation of broadband Internet access service rates (see H.R. 1860), H2795 [25MR]

——— promulgate regulations requiring voice service providers to provide consumers opt-out call-blocking programs by default and free of charge (see S. 2431), S5311 [1AU]

——— provide evidence of certain robocall violations to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 3325), H4770 [18JN]

——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 1289), H2032 [14FE]

——— provide for information sharing on robocall and spoofing violations, authorize provision of a robocall blocking service, and study information requirements for certain VoIP service providers (see H.R. 2386), H3303 [29AP]

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

——— 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]

——— require cable operators and broadband Internet service providers subject to State fines to report on number of customers, average bills, fees charged, and average Internet speeds delivered in each county (see H.R. 1555), H2503 [6MR]

——— require Internet service providers to report actual broadband speed data and ensure funding awards are distributed to entities providing higher broadband speeds (see S. 3093), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4641), H8110 [11OC]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see S. 682), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), consideration (see H. Res. 294), H3127 [8AP]

——— update reporting requirements to include all Telephone Consumer Protection Act complaints and enforcement actions relative to robocalls and spoofed phone calls (see S. 819), S1898 [14MR]

——— update television broadcasting regulations relative to cable operator negotiations, blackouts, retransmission, copyright licenses, binding arbitration, and local programming access (see H.R. 3994), H7463 [25JY]

FCC/FTC: establish a joint robocaller bounty pilot program (see H.R. 1304), H2038 [15FE]

FDA: allow for importation of affordable and safe insulin by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals (see H.R. 1478), H2314 [28FE]

——— allow rejection of a citizen petition if it is believed the primary purpose of the petition is to delay approval of a pending drug application and refer such petitioners to the FTC (see S. 1169), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2455), H3404 [1MY]

——— amend exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see S. 3092), S7156 [18DE]

——— codify definition of beef for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see S. 3016), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 4881), H8538 [28OC]

——— codify policy of requiring drug products to contain an active moiety that has not been used in a previously approved product in granting new chemical entity exclusivity (see S. 1636), S3104 [23MY]

——— define terms ‘‘natural’’ and ‘‘naturally-derived ingredient’’ relative to personal care products and provide authority to remove misbranded products from the marketplace (see H.R. 5017), H8738 [8NO]

——— define the term natural cheese (see S. 1669), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 4487), H7988 [25SE]

——— enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H3274 [18AP]

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

——— ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 726), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 4296), H7704 [12SE]

——— ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market by removing generic drug exclusivity period from any generic company that enters into pay-for-delay settlements with brand-name drug manufacturers (see H.R. 1506), H2366 [5MR]

——— hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for dubious marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic (see S. 1584), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 2917), H4118 [22MY]

——— improve safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 5279), H9221 [3DE]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a generic drug to come to market by curbing patent manipulation by brand name drug manufacturers (see S. 1209), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 3812), H5999 [17JY]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see H.R. 938), H1341 [31JA]

——— make permanent the policy to speed up time for biosimilar products to get approved and made available to consumers (see S. 1140), S2432 [11AP] (see H.R. 2011), H2938 [1AP]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales of cough medicines to teenagers and prohibiting bulk distribution of unfinished dextromethorphan to unauthorized persons (see H.R. 863), H1332 [30JA]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 965), H1361 [5FE]

——— prohibit sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (see H.R. 2267), H3255 [10AP]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 2479), S5493 [16SE]

——— provide for an accelerated approval pathway for certain drugs that are authorized to be lawfully marketed in other countries (see S. 658), S1659 [5MR]

——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (see H.R. 1816), H2754 [18MR]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (see H.R. 4106), H7480 [30JY]

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

——— shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are subjects of sudden price hikes (see S. 366), S919 [6FE]

——— speed up approvals of lower-cost, generic, and ‘‘follow-on’’ insulin products (see S. 2103), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 5444), H10608 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve communication to individuals by requiring clear instructions (see H.R. 4929), H8678 [30OC]

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

——— provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see S. 870), S1987 [26MR]

——— require certain financial regulators to carry out independent study of regulated entities’ processes for allowing third parties to access consumer-authorized financial data (see H.R. 4047), H7466 [25JY]

Federal employees: prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies and lenders from taking adverse action against Federal employees and contractors impacted by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 1286), H2032 [14FE]

——— protect credit of Federal employees, contractors, and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4328), H7711 [13SE]

Federal Maritime Commission: provide statutory authority for Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services and increase public awareness and understanding of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office (see H.R. 709), H997 [22JA]

FEMA: require insurance agents who sell flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to take continuing educational courses to ensure accurate information about policies is provided to consumers (see S. 2171), S4948 [18JY]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3258), H4694 [13JN]

——— require use of replacement cost value in determining premium rates for flood insurance coverage (see H.R. 469), H462 [10JA]

FERC: establish Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy (see S. 1477), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 3240), H4627 [12JN]

——— require States to adopt standards to allow community solar projects to be connected to the grid and allow electricity produced by shared solar facilities to be credited to consumers to offset electricity bills (see H.R. 4175), H7492 [6AU]

Financial institutions: call for banking and consumer agencies to work with customers affected by the Government shutdown to address short-term financial hardship and long-term creditworthiness damage (see H. Res. 77), H1217 [25JA]

——— establish requirements for bank mergers (see H.R. 5318), H9293 [5DE]

——— limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see S. 1595), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 4254), H7559 [9SE]

——— provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency (see S. 1592), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 758), H1210 [24JA]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account (see H.R. 189), H208 [3JA]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see S. 3003), S6949 [10DE]

——— provide that the consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker (see S. 3108), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 4501), H8052 [26SE]

——— require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Government shutdown (see S. 2919), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 2290), H3255 [10AP]

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

——— restrict debt collection practices of certain debt collectors (see S. 2516), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4403), H7834 [19SE]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3284 [25AP]

——— improve for secondary school students (see S. 155), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 2974), H4161 [23MY]

Firearms: 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 sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 822), H1242 [28JA]

Food: provide for regulation, inspection, and labeling of food produced using animal cell culture technology (see S. 3053), S7048 [16DE]

Foreign Service: extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to officers on mandatory home leave by allowing use of military exchanges, commissaries, or military lodging (see H.R. 3045), H4180 [30MY]

FRS: require Board of Governors to carry out a quantitative impact study of any proposed real-time payment system under the Faster Payments Initiative prior to implementation (see H.R. 3939), H7376 [24JY]

——— require Board of Governors to satisfy certain requirements before providing any new payment service, or substantially changing or expanding any existing payment service (see H.R. 3928), H7376 [24JY]

——— require implementation of a real-time payments system by financial institutions to ensure immediate availability of deposited funds (see S. 2243), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3951), H7377 [24JY]

FTC: codify ban on confessions of judgment in law in consumer loan contracts and expand such ban to provide protections to small businesses (see S. 1961), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3490), H5167 [25JN]

——— 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 S. 1224), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2374), H3302 [29AP]

——— eliminate common carrier exemption for telecommunications companies in order to allow investigation of companies that enable illegal robocalling (see S. 2349), S5247 [31JY]

——— enforce prohibitions on debt collection, evictions, foreclosures, credit downgrades, and other actions to protect the public from harmful consequences of the Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 819), H1242 [28JA]

——— 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 for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 512), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2301), H3263 [12AP]

——— 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 Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H207 [3JA]

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

——— increase consumer choice by requiring large online communications platforms to make services interoperable with other platforms, make user data portable, and allow third-party services to manage account settings (see S. 2658), S5965 [22OC]

——— increase consumer protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 2683), H3727 [10MY]

——— issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see S. 1290), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 1607), H2582 [7MR]

——— limit use, recording, or transmission of any speech or sound captured by a smart speaker or video captured by a video doorbell and establish penalties for such actions without express consent of consumer (see H.R. 4048), H7466 [25JY]

——— prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see S. 1850), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3248), H4693 [13JN]

——— 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 circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see S. 2957), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5263), H9175 [22NO]

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

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

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

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see H.R. 4489), H7988 [25SE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2008), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]

——— 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 consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see S. 2229), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3956), H7377 [24JY]

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

——— 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]

——— require large Internet platforms to notify users of use of algorithms that filter what information is shown and allow users to opt out of curated content (see S. 2763), S6333 [31OC]

——— require online marketplaces disclose certain verified information relative to sellers of children’s products to inform consumers (see S. 3073), S7113 [17DE]

——— 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]

——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1227), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2376), H3302 [29AP]

GAO: conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund program (see S. 161), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 711), H997 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— study role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1532), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3223), H4626 [12JN]

Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1332), H2100 [25FE]

——— authorize a pilot program to develop, expand, and enhance the commercialization of biomedical products (see H.R. 5357), H9347 [6DE]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 692), H958 [18JA]

——— ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage by providing tax credits to purchase insurance on exchanges for families not covered by employer-provided insurance (see S. 1935), S4169 [20JN]

——— expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (see H.R. 1870), H2826 [26MR]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1868), H2826 [26MR]

——— lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (see S. 1895), S3843 [19JN]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H7463 [25JY]

——— prohibit gag clauses in contracts between health insurance plans or issuers and health care providers that are used to restrict a patient’s access to price information (see S. 1577), S3005 [21MY]

——— promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 1409), H2271 [27FE]

——— protect health care of all Americans, especially those with preexisting conditions, and ensure a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is struck down in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 280), H2986 [2AP]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (see H. Res. 750), H9387 [9DE]

——— protect patients from surprise air ambulance services bills (see H.R. 3784), H5911 [16JY]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1266), S2569 [1MY] (see S. 1531), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN] (see H.R. 3630), H5302 [9JY] (see H.R. 4223), H7528 [30AU]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 3656), H5302 [9JY]

——— require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (see S. 2793), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 2774), H3841 [15MY]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage to disclose cost information to enrollees (see S. 913), S2043 [27MR]

——— strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 5479), H12210 [18DE]

Health care facilities: present patients with list of services rendered upon discharge and ensure bills are sent in a timely manner (see S. 1688), S3106 [23MY]

——— protect patients scheduling non-emergency procedures at in-network hospitals from costs associated with out-of-network providers by allowing option of in-network care only when scheduling appointments (see S. 1607), S3059 [22MY]

Hemp History Week: designate (see S. Res. 238), S3253 [5JN]

Information technology: ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things (see S. 1611), S3059 [22MY]

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

Insurance: bring stability to the individual insurance market, make insurance coverage more affordable, lower prescription drug prices, and improve Medicaid (see S. 3), S19 [3JA]

——— codify certain rules on short-term, limited-duration and association health plans to allow small businesses and self-employed workers to band together to purchase affordable health insurance (see H.R. 4484), H7988 [25SE]

——— codify certain rules relative to health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (see H.R. 5224), H9168 [21NO]

——— disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S.J. Res. 52), S5249 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 74), H7488 [2AU]

——— ensure common medications, devices, and screenings used to treat chronic conditions are covered without out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 4457), H7900 [24SE]

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

——— establish a public health plan (see S. 981), S2188 [2AP] (see H.R. 2000), H2937 [1AP]

——— increase accountability of insurance companies, strengthen consumer protections, and improve quality and affordability of health insurance (see S. 1213), S2435 [11AP]

——— limit amount hospitals and physicians can charge uninsured patients and out-of-network patients who have individual market coverage (see S. 967), S2118 [1AP]

——— preserve State-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight and transparency of international insurance standards setting processes (see H.R. 4592), H8089 [1OC]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 71), H203 [3JA]

——— provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (see S. 1868), S3477 [13JN]

——— require a health insurance issuer offering short-term insurance to disclose certain information on coverage exclusions and premium variations and prohibit sale of such insurance during certain periods (see H.R. 1143), H1517 [11FE]

——— require health insurance issuers to maintain an online price comparison tool (see H.R. 5121), H8908 [15NO]

——— require health insurers to include information about the nearest in-network hospital or urgent care facility on insurance cards (see H.R. 5192), H9120 [20NO]

——— require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (see H.R. 5304), H9256 [4DE]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 5200), H9121 [20NO]

——— require insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to prevent patients from unknowingly receiving out-of-network care (see H.R. 4379), H7772 [18SE] (see H.R. 5144), H8958 [18NO]

Internet: require social media companies to ban certain features that are designed to be addictive, require choice parity for consent, and give users the power to monitor their time spent on social media (see S. 2314), S5195 [30JY]

IRS: establish a free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see S. 1194), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2297), H3263 [12AP]

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

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

——— modernize Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate (see H.R. 1825), H2754 [18MR]

——— 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]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 5088), H8877 [14NO]

——— support legislation to reinstate country-of-origin labeling for pork and beef (see S. Res. 391), S6333 [31OC]

Medicaid: exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of average manufacturer price for purposes of drug rebate program (see S. 1785), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3276), H4694 [13JN]

——— expand permitted uses of drug price information disclosed to States under drug rebate program to make prescription drugs more affordable (see S. 2252), S5062 [24JY]

——— sunset the limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs (see H.R. 107), H205 [3JA]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S103 [9JA]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2650), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 4769), H8297 [21OC]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 4453), H7865 [20SE]

——— enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 691), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 4583), H8088 [1OC]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1129), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see S. 1261), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2463), H3404 [1MY]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

——— provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost-sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold during a month (see S. 2911), S6718 [20NO]

——— provide coverage for generic and biosimilar medications on part D plan formularies and ensure generic drugs are placed on formulary tiers so beneficiaries are not charged brand name drug prices (see H.R. 4913), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (see H.R. 4455), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see S. 2428), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 1394), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide for guaranteed issue of Medigap policies to all Medigap-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 4676), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by establishing requirements for pharmacy-negotiated price concessions (see S. 2247), S5062 [24JY]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 476), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 2115), H3127 [8AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4619), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 4663), H8111 [11OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation (see S. 2081), S4773 [10JY]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see S. 640), S1621 [4MR] (see H.R. 1034), H1458 [7FE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (see S. 2543), S5706 [25SE]

——— repeal medical device tax and extend certain programs and tax incentives (see S. 3001), S6904 [9DE]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1437), S2787 [13MY]

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]

——— encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (see S. 683), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2510), H3440 [2MY]

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 4311), H7704 [12SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: conduct study on unsafe use of electric scooters (see H.R. 5426), H10258 [12DE]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S2816 [14MY] (see H. Res. 339), H3404 [1MY]

Natural gas: protect consumers from excessive rates (see S. 2771), S6391 [5NO]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 3865), H7157 [19JY]

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]

Patents: clarify and improve patent infringement litigation process for biological products to expedite getting generic drugs to market (see H.R. 3991), H7463 [25JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 1398), H2270 [27FE]

——— ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H357 [9JA]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see S. 1033), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 1419), H2311 [28FE] (see H.R. 2085), H3099 [4AP]

——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2312 [28FE]

——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 1905), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [27FE]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 964), S2118 [1AP]

——— permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone (see H.R. 456), H462 [10JA]

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces (see S. 1400), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1385), H2269 [27FE]

——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H1389 [6FE]

——— provide for American Health Benefit Exchanges outreach and educational activities (see S. 455), S1275 [12FE]

——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]

——— provide parity among States in timing of application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for expansion population (see H.R. 909), H1335 [30JA]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1089), S2328 [9AP]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 80), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 2447), H3403 [1MY]

——— set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (see S. 2785), S6392 [5NO] (see H.R. 5291), H9221 [3DE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit biological product manufacurers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see H.R. 1499), H2366 [5MR]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 64), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 1344), H2100 [25FE] (see H.R. 1499), H2366 [5MR]

——— 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]

——— shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes (see H.R. 1188), H1582 [13FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H228 [4JA]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H3447 [3MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H719 [17JA]

Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in the U.S. (see S. 2527), S5603 [19SE]

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

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5142), H8958 [18NO]

Privacy: 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]

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

Product safety: require greater notification to the public regarding product recalls (see H.R. 5097), H8877 [14NO]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see S. 1760), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 1502), H2366 [5MR]

SEC: clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors (see H.R. 4344), H7753 [17SE]

——— clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors and extend statute of limitations (see S. 799), S1898 [14MR]

——— establish a statute of limitations for certain actions (see H.R. 3701), H5726 [11JY]

——— establish Senior Investor Taskforce (see S. 1719), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 1876), H2826 [26MR]

——— issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see S. 2155), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3848), H7150 [18JY]

——— prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see S. 2992), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 5336), H9346 [6DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see S. 1923), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3389), H5006 [20JN]

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

Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council: establish (see S. 149), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 2610), H3678 [9MY]

Ships and vessels: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 5096), H8877 [14NO]

Small business: apply protections against consumer liability for unauthorized transfers to small businesses (see S. 2883), S6625 [18NO]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO] (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]

Sports: eliminate local broadcasting blackouts of games when stadiums are not sold out and condition antitrust exemptions of sports leagues on availability of local broadcasts of games (see S. 1748), S3251 [5JN]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment for the sale of used yachts (see H.R. 2725), H3789 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 519), H518 [11JA]

——— allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 2086), H3099 [4AP]

——— allow contributions to health savings accounts in the case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 4576), H8081 [27SE]

——— establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see S. 378), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1093), H1461 [7FE]

——— establish health freedom accounts (see H.R. 3594), H5264 [28JN]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers and direct funds toward rebuilding infrastructure, consumer tax rebates, and coal country assistance (see H.R. 4142), H7488 [2AU]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers to offset Social Security payroll tax reduction, pay Social Security beneficiaries, and offset higher energy prices for low-income households (see H.R. 3966), H7462 (see H.R. 4058), H7466 [25JY]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 1094), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 2256), H3254 [10AP]

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see S. 2350), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 379), H357 [9JA] (see H.R. 1933), H2885 [27MR]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 765), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1725), H2716 [13MR]

——— provide a credit for previously-owned plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 5161), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a tax credit to consumers to reimburse a portion of the cost of broadband infrastructure serving limited broadband districts (see H.R. 2921), H4118 [22MY]

——— provide incentives for establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3123), H4342 [5JN]

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2517), S5602 [19SE]

——— repeal ceiling on sum of annual deductible and other out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid under a high deductible health plan (see H.R. 4130), H7481 [30JY]

Telecommunications: prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (see S. 918), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 2063), H3067 [3AP]

——— require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see S. 510), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1220), H2029 [14FE]

Television: narrow the category of households eligible to receive signals under a distant-signal satellite license (see H.R. 5140), H8958 [18NO]

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 S. 1253), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 3942), H7376 [24JY]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see S. 472), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1171), H1580 [13FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 2187), H3217 [9AP]

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]

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]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 2258), S5063 [24JY]

Letters

Applicability of Congressional Review Act to State relief and empowerment waivers: Thomas H. Armstrong, GAO, S4901–S4903 [17JY]

Consumers First Act: Representative Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H4076 [22MY]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4076 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS negotiation of lower covered Medicare part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries: Keith Hall, CBO, S3023 [22MY]

——— Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S3023 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions: Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S6223 [29OC]

Health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions: Rhode Island resident, S7012 [12DE]

——— several Connecticut residents, S4537 [26JN], S4999, S5000 [23JY]

——— several patient and consumer health organizations, H3529 [9MY]

Invester Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act: Jay Clayton, SEC, H8931 [18NO]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Sara Stewart, H10109 [11DE]

——— several biotechnology organizations, H10097 [11DE]

——— several pharmaceutical companies, H10130 [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility: several individuals, S2001–S2008 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator program funding to assist in choosing plans and increase outreach about plan options and financial support availability: several medical organizations, H3875 [16MY]

Premium Reduction Act: Eric A. Cioppa, Raymond G. Farmer, David Altmaier, and Dean L. Cameron, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S5900 [17OC]

——— several health organizations, S5900 [17OC]

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H8492 [28OC]

Safe Cribs Act: several children’s health and safety organizations, H7721 [17SE]

Safe Sleep for Babies Act: several children’s health and safety organizations, H7721 [17SE]

——— several organizations, H10294 [16DE]

Save the Internet Act: Jeffrey V. Smith, Santa Clara, CA, County Executive, H3172 [9AP]

——— several businesses and startups, H3145 [9AP]

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act: Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP (organization), H7301 [24JY]

——— several consumer organizations, H7302 [24JY]

Lists

Availability of medications in H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act reference countries, H10099–H10101 [11DE]

Top Medicare Part B drugs not covered by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (excluding vaccines), H10099 [11DE], H10217 [12DE]

Memorandums

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Release of Records on Investigation Into Equifax, Inc., Data Breach: Patricia Mack Bryan and Morgan J. Frankel, S2194 [2AP]

Medicare for All Act: Wen S. Shen, Congressional Research Service, S4750 [10JY]

Motions

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4108 [22MY]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), S7177 [19DE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3237 [10AP]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S6220 [29OC]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 758, Cooperate With Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, H2646 [11MR]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3786 [14MY], H3921 [16MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act, H7832 [19SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3304, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, H7375 [24JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3942, Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, H8536 [28OC]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4067, Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, H8536 [28OC]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4344, Invester Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act, H8956 [18NO]

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]

Intention to object to S. 918, Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities To Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act: Senator Wyden, S5262 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: provide funding to study the impact on patient health of insurers that require patients obtain approval prior to receiving certain medical services, H3911 [16MY]

Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (H.R. 2726), H10275 [16DE], H10602 [17DE], E586 [14MY]

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

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (H.R. 4568), E1222 [27SE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on ‘‘Financial Services and the LGBTQ+ Community—A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing’’, H8588 [29OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process, H4092–H4094 [22MY]

——— collect and publish data from student loan servicers relative to loan portfolio performance, H4101, H4102 [22MY]

——— encourage representation from community banks, credit unions, small business owners, and economic growth experts on Consumer Advisory Board, H4100, H4101 [22MY]

——— ensure one member of Consumer Advisory Board be an expert in consumer privacy, H4097 [22MY]

——— ensure representatives from military-serving and veteran-serving financial institutions are included on advisory committees, H4099 [22MY]

——— ensure servicemembers, veterans, and their family members are represented on Consumer Advisory Board, H4098 [22MY]

——— identify causes leading to, and solutions for, under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers (H.R. 4067), H8503–H8505 [28OC]

——— prohibit continued use of civil penalty slush fund and distribute to victims of financial crime, H4108 [22MY]

——— prohibit requirement to publish consumer complaints on public website, H4092, H4093 [22MY]

——— prohibit use of Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and ensure distribution of funds to victims of financial crime, H4109 [22MY]

——— reinstate final rule governing forced arbitration, H4103, H4104 [22MY]

——— reinstitute Home Mortgage Disclosure Act provision requiring financial institutions collect and disclose certain mortgage loan data and prevent further modification to such requirements, H4086, H4087 [22MY]

——— report on number of investigations opened and closed relative to payday and car title loans, including enforcement actions, estimate of consumer fees, and loan delinquencies, H4102, H4103 [22MY]

——— require Office of Students and Young Consumers to report to Congress on risk factors to young consumers and student borrowers, H4096 [22MY]

——— require report on consumer complaints from senior citizens, including a State-by-State breakdown of complaints by type of consumer financial product or service, H4099, H4100 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H3953 [17MY], H4075–H4110 [22MY], H5072 [24JN]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), consideration (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), motion to recommit, H4108, H4109 [22MY]

——— submit monthly report to Congress on number of investigations opened and closed relative to potential fair lending violations, H4090 [22MY]

Courts: 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]

——— 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]

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

CPSC: prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any inclined sleeper for infants (H.R. 3172), H10294 [16DE]

Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (H.R. 5050), E1429 [12NO]

——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers, H4094–H4096 [22MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: anniversary, H4074 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (H.R. 4642), H8152 [16OC]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (H.R. 707), H8208 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (H.R. 2321), H3912 [16MY]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H3398 [1MY]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 2833), H5984 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to purchase drugs at Fair Price Negotiation Program prices, H10216, H10217 [12DE]

——— allow State-run health insurance marketplaces to be eligible for federally-facilitated marketplace navigator program funds, H3880, H3881 [16MY]

——— allow use of ‘‘silver loading’’ to make up for loss of cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to health insurance companies, H3867, H3868, H3879, H3880 [16MY]

——— ensure Fair Price Negotiation Program and Medicare changes to reduce drug prices will not result in fewer new drug applications for unmet medical needs and life-saving cures, H10223, H10224 [12DE]

——— establish annual enrollment targets for health insurance exchanges, H3896 [16MY]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H7854–H7857 [20SE], H7873 [24SE], H7996 [26SE], H8153 [16OC], H8207 [17OC], H8232, H8250, H8252 [18OC], H8371, H8374 [22OC], H8397, H8398 [23OC], H8592 [29OC], H8606, H8607, H8608 [30OC], H8682 [31OC], H8775 [12NO], H8792 [13NO], H8831, H8835, H8873 [14NO], H8884, H8905, H8906 [15NO], H8963, H8966, H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9157 [21NO], H9210 [3DE], H9288–H9290 [5DE], H9955, H9956 [10DE], H10020, H10022, H10023, H10025, H10026, H10027, H10031, H10032, H10033, H10096–H10122 [11DE], H10128, H10129–H10225, H10235 [12DE]

——— establish grant program for States to reduce unnecessary costs and administrative burdens in health care, H10213, H10214 [12DE]

——— establish health insurance Federal invisible risk sharing program, H1278 [29JA]

——— include coverage for Federal employee health plans in Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, H10215, H10216 [12DE]

——— prevent spread pricing in Medicaid by pharmacy benefit managers and increase funding for NIH clinical trials, H10218 [12DE]

——— repeal ban on adoption of standards for unique patient identifier, H4560, H4561 [12JN]

——— report on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketing and outreach programs, H3877 [16MY]

——— report on use of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act user fees to fund outreach and enrollment, navigator program, and maintenance of Healthcare.gov and its call centers, H3897 [16MY]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2069), H8607 [30OC], H8911 [18NO]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2296), H10118 [11DE]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (H.R. 4640), H10140 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to bar or limit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries from receiving mortgage loans backed by FHA, solely on the basis of their immigration status, H5061, H5062 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: certify that prohibition of oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans will not increase the national average price of gasoline, H7636, H7637 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: submit report to Congress and notify consumers of safety audits conducted on intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation (H.R. 543), H1372 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: submit plan to implement compliance requirements for veterans’ financial protection against billing errors relative to medical debt, H5018, H5019 [21JN]

Depts. of HHS and Education: ensure access by students and faculty of pharmacy schools to information on use and availability of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H3882 [16MY]

Drugs: address rising cost of insulin, H2946 [2AP], H9248 [4DE], E1030 [2AU]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated, H2618 [11MR]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE], H10133–H10139, H10201, H10202, H10204, H10209, H10211, H10215, H10216, H10219, H10235 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10022, H10027, H10035, H10098–H10122 [11DE]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, H10214, H10215 [12DE]

Electric power: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (H.R. 1502), H7233 [23JY]

FAA: making continuing appropriations (H.R. 419), H615 [16JA]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (H.R. 3375), H7292–H7303 [24JY], H7384 [25JY]

——— disclose list of rules and regulations permanently forborne in Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections, H3180, H3181 [9AP]

——— engage tribal stakeholders and providers to ensure accessible and affordable broadband Internet access on tribal lands, H3227, H3228 [10AP]

——— ensure ability of broadband Internet providers to block unlawful content, such as child pornography or copyright-infringing materials, H3233–H3235 [10AP]

——— ensure future reports on the state of broadband deployment are based on accurate data and correct past inaccuracies prior to the report’s release, H3229, H3230 [10AP]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H2651 [12MR], H3853 [16MY], H8148 [16OC]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5035), H9960, H9961 [10DE], E1577 [11DE]

——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3162), H7564 [10SE]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls, H7301 [24JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (H.R. 2015), H4013 [21MY], H8830 [14NO]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), H9227, H9235–H9245 [4DE], H9281 [5DE]

——— increase penalties for violations involving robocalls, spoofing, and telemarketing (H.R. 3707), H7384 [25JY]

——— initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams, H7297, H7299, H7301 [24JY], H9242, H9243 [4DE]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (H.R. 4229), H10287–H10291 [16DE], E1601 [17DE]

——— lengthen statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations (H.R. 1575), H2655 [12MR]

——— prohibit funding to finalize rule imposing a cap on Universal Service Fund and allowing Schools and Libraries program and Rural Healthcare Support program caps to be combined, H5130 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize rule that overturns local ordinances to promote broadband competition in multi-tenant buildings, H5187 [26JN]

——— provide evidence of certain robocall violations to Dept. of Justice, H7297, H7300, H7301 [24JY], H9241, H9243 [4DE]

——— report to Congress on enforcement actions taken against Internet service providers in violation of net neutrality rules, including fines imposed and amounts collected, H3183, H3184 [9AP]

——— report to Congress on plan to evaluate and address problems with collection of data relative to deployment of broadband Internet access service, H3184, H3185 [9AP]

——— require Internet service providers to report actual broadband speed data and ensure funding awards are distributed to entities providing higher broadband speeds (H.R. 4641), H8152 [16OC]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3088, H3089 [4AP], H3139, H3169–H3185 [9AP], H3224–H3239, H3240, H3244 [10AP], H4152 [23MY], E447 [10AP], E459 [12AP]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3141–H3148 [9AP]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), motion to recommit, H3237, H3238 [10AP]

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

FDA: increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application, H3800 [15MY], H3857, H3860 [16MY]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market, H3858, H3864, H3865, H3873 [16MY]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (H.R. 965), H3429 [2MY], H3455 [7MY], H3911 [16MY]

——— prohibit sale of infant formula after the expiration date on the product (H.R. 2267), E446 [10AP]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising, H8966 [19NO]

——— establish requirements for bank mergers (H.R. 5318), E1545 [5DE]

——— provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency (H.R. 758), H2623–H2625 [11MR]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, H7965, H7972 [25SE]

——— require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Government shutdown (H.R. 2290), H7805–H7807 [19SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 2176), E448 [10AP]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (H. Res. 327), H3312–H3314 [30AP], E516 [1MY]

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 (H.R. 2374), H3455 [7MY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (H.R. 4489), H7999 [26SE]

——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (H.R. 2376), H3455 [7MY]

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

——— determine accuracy and granularity of FCC broadband maps, identify programs and actions that rely on these maps, and make recommendations on how the FCC can produce more accurate maps, H3232, H3233 [10AP]

——— report on FCC efforts to assess competition in the wireline and wireless broadband Internet access market and how the government can increase competition, lower prices, and improve quality of service, H3225, H3226 [10AP]

——— report on whether Dept. of HHS has taken appropriate steps to ensure that routine maintenance to Healthcare.gov website is minimally disruptive to consumers, H3889 [16MY]

——— report to Congress on benefits of standalone broadband Internet access and recommendations to increase availability of such access to rural consumers, H3182, H3183 [9AP]

——— report to Congress on importance of open Internet rules to vulnerable communities, H3182 [9AP]

——— study influence of all entities on virtuous cycle of the Internet ecosystem and whether such rules protect the access of consumers to a free and open Internet, H3179, H3180 [9AP]

——— submit report with recommendations on how the FCC can expand broadband Internet service in rural and underserved areas, H3231 [10AP]

Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, H4687 [13JN], H5314 [10JY], H5925 [17JY], H7166 [23JY], H8463 [28OC]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal, H13 [3JA], H3527–H3529 [9MY]

——— ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (H.R. 692), H2958–H2960, H2962–H2967 [2AP]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (H.R. 1868), H2803 [26MR], H5834 [16JY]

——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (H.R. 1884), H2805, H2806, H2820, H2821 [26MR], H2835 [27MR], H2935 [1AP], H2946, H2947, H2968, H2976–H2980 [2AP], H3119 [8AP]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (H. Res. 750), H9958, H9959 [10DE], H12217 [19DE]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 3502), H5175, H5176 [26JN]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 3630), H7095 [18JY]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (H.R. 4223), H7587 [10SE]

——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3715 [10MY], H3731 [14MY], H3800 [15MY], H3851, H3852, H3853–H3911, H3913 [16MY], H4123 [23MY], H4401 [11JN], H5085 [25JN], H5175 [26JN], H7693 [12SE], H9248 [4DE], E623 [17MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H8553 [29OC]

Insurance: codify certain rules on short-term, limited-duration and association health plans to allow small businesses and self-employed workers to band together to purchase affordable health insurance (H.R. 4484), H7913 [25SE], H8042 [26SE]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H12 [3JA], H299, H301, H302, H338–H346 [9JA], H374 [10JA], H1278 [29JA], H3072 [4AP], H4998 [20JN], E26 [9JA]

——— establish a public health plan (H.R. 2000), H2947 [2AP], H5313 [10JY]

——— recognize that short-term, limited duration insurance weakens protections for individuals living with preexisting health conditions, H3895 [16MY]

——— require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (H.R. 5304), H10204 [12DE]

IRS: modernize Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate, H3164 [9AP]

Medicaid: reform, H3686 [10MY]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H7997 [26SE]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), H2709–H2711 [13MR], H3309 [30AP], H4298 [4JN], H10009 [10DE]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8516–H8519 [28OC], E1366 [29OC], E1383 [31OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation, H10134, H10201 [12DE]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D, H3658–H3661 [9MY]

——— 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), H8961 [19NO]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 275), H2379 [6MR]

National Park Service: prohibit funding to increase sales of disposable plastic water bottles, H4949 [20JN]

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: observance, H3296 [29AP]

National Recycling Day: observance, H8906 [15NO]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit funding to update broadband availability maps that rely solely on FCC census-block data, H4928 [20JN]

NSF International (organization): anniversary, E1132 [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, H5931, H5962 [17JY]

——— ensure rural areas are included in navigator outreach, H3900, H3901 [16MY]

——— ensure veterans are included in navigator outreach, H3901, H3902 [16MY]

——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (H.R. 1425), H2947 [2AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H338–H346 [9JA], H1278 [29JA], H2878 [27MR], H3119 [8AP], H3494 [8MY], H5290, H5291, H5292 [9JY], H7913 [25SE], H9158 [21NO], H9248 [4DE]

——— implement outreach and educational activities in areas with high health disparities, H3891, H3892 [16MY]

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces, H3862 [16MY]

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces (H.R. 1385), H2275 [28FE]

——— prioritize areas with high concentrations of unemployment for navigator program outreach and educational activities, H3898–H3900 [16MY]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, H3464 [7MY], H3658–H3661 [9MY], H7094 [18JY], H8153 [16OC], H8303 [22OC]

——— prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market, H3800 [15MY], H3856 [16MY]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, H3800 [15MY], H3856 [16MY]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 5221), H9352 [9DE]

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 5142), H9126 [21NO]

Product safety: require greater notification to the public regarding product recalls (H.R. 5097), E1439 [14NO]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (H.R. 1502), H7233 [23JY]

Renewable energy: recognize ability to simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in clean energy alternatives, and provide affordable energy options to consumers, H3417, H3418 [2MY]

Save the Internet Act: clarify impact on Internet Tax Freedom Act provisions, H3237, H3238 [10AP]

SEC: clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors (H.R. 4344), H8929–H8932 [18NO]

——— establish Senior Investor Taskforce (H.R. 1876), H3314–H3316 [30AP]

——— issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (H.R. 3848), H9067 [20NO]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 1553), H4302 [4JN]

South Carolina: tribute to efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, H7997 [26SE]

Taxation: promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (H.R. 1725), E295 [13MR]

Telecommunications: require greater transparency in fees and services from cable and Internet providers, H2327 [5MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, H9248 [4DE]

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

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 3304), S5321 [1AU]

Business and industry: require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S2632 [6MY]

Computers: increase efforts to prevent online sale of counterfeit goods, S6494 [12NO]

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

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]

Dept. of Education: improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs, S6684 [20NO]

——— investigate role of officials in assisting for-profit colleges operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC, to obtain accreditation, S5301–S5303 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (S. 1741), S3258 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (S. 61), S2001 [26MR], S2868 [15MY]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), S5587 [19SE], S5619 [23SE], S5636 [24SE], S5716 [26SE], S5934 [22OC], S6205 [29OC], S6271 [30OC], S6523 [13NO], S6958 [11DE], S7037 [16DE]

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (S. 1987), S4569 [26JN]

——— require congressional review of regulations regarding a State’s ability to offer waivers relative to certain health insurance exchange requirements, S4901 [17JY]

Drugs: address rising cost of insulin, S1639 [5MR], S4761–S4764 [10JY]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), S6959 [11DE]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, S3809 [19JN], S4707 [9JY], S4831 [16JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose contributions to patient advocacy organizations and other health care organizations that engage in lobbying, S5127 [29JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug, S1865 [14MR], S2733 [8MY], S3177 [4JN], S6418 [6NO], S6459 [7NO], S6498 [12NO], S6521, S6522 [13NO]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, S3470 [13JN]

——— promote economic growth, support the coal industry, and oppose excessive regulations, S4924 [18JY]

EPA: remove waiver requirement for the year round sale of E15 ethanol-blend gasoline, S3341 [12JN], S6503, S6504 [12NO], S7125 [18DE]

FCC: extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (S. 2789), S6645 [19NO]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), S2298 [9AP], S3073–S3077, S3082–S3084 [23MY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), House amendment, S6868 [5DE], S7015 [12DE], S7126 [18DE], S7176, S7177 [19DE]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (S. 1822), S7178–S7180 [19DE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), S2458 [11AP], S2490 [29AP], S3302–S3305 [11JN], S3358 [12JN]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), unanimous-consent request, S3304, S3305 [11JN]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (S. 682), S1715 [6MR], S6911, S6912, S6916–S6918 [10DE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (S. 682), unanimous-consent request, S6917, S6918 [10DE]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (S. 726), S1742 [7MR]

——— hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic, S4883–S4885 [17JY]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a generic drug to come to market by curbing patent manipulation by brand name drug manufacturers (S. 1209), S2854–S2856 [15MY]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market, S2716 [8MY], S4755 [10JY], S5158 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (S. 340), S868, S873 [5FE], S875 [6FE], S2366 [10AP], S2868, S2872 [15MY], S4753 [10JY], S5177 [30JY]

——— proposal to ban sale of menthol cigarettes, S257–S259 [16JA], S781–S785 [31JA]

——— shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are subjects of sudden price hikes (S. 366), S1501 [27FE]

FDA Modernization Act: implementation, S6945 [10DE]

——— eliminate common carrier exemption for telecommunications companies in order to allow investigation of companies that enable illegal robocalling (S. 2349), S5252 [31JY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (S. 2008), S4631 [27JN]

——— require large Internet platforms to notify users of use of algorithms that filter what information is shown and allow users to opt out of curated content (S. 2763), S6367 [5NO], S7126 [18DE]

——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (S. 1227), S4488 [25JN], S4753 [10JY], S5177 [30JY]

Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, S2251 [4AP], S2755 [9MY], S5436 [11SE], S6256–S6259 [29OC], S6975 [11DE]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and safeguard patient protections, S4764, S4765 [10JY]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills, S4756 [10JY], S5685 [25SE]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage to disclose cost information to enrollees (S. 913), unanimous-consent request, S6705, S6706 [20NO]

Hemp History Week: designate (S. Res. 238), S3268 [5JN]

Illinois Electric Cooperative: provide Internet access to rural Illinois, S6376 [5NO]

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

Insurance: allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies, S2001 [26MR]

——— disapprove efforts to weaken access to health insurance exchanges during open enrollment periods, S6968 [11DE]

——— disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S5680 [25SE], S5909–S5911 [21OC], S6082–S6086 [23OC], S6181 [28OC], S6206, S6208, S6210, S6223–S6225, S6228–S6234, S6235, S6236 [29OC], S6263–S6266, S6268–S6273 [30OC], S6347 [31OC]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, S1950 [26MR], S6523 [13NO]

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

——— establish a public health plan, S2001 [26MR]

——— establish a public health plan (S. 981), S4713 [9JY]

——— provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (S. 1868), S4719 [9JY], S5899 [17OC]

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

Medicaid: prevent spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers, S5121 [29JY]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, S3022–S3024 [22MY], S3353 [12JN], S3814 [19JN], S4491 [25JN], S4835 [16JY], S6085 [23OC], S6523 [13NO], S6689 [20NO]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 62), S2001 [26MR], S2871 [15MY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program, S1820 [13MR], S2297 [9AP], S2399 [11AP], S2470 [29AP], S2802 [14MY], S2987 [21MY], S3067 [23MY], S4537 [26JN], S4710 [9JY], S5215 [31JY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), S1556, S1558 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1720 [7MR], S1769 [12MR], S2497 [30AP], S2580 [2MY], S2895 [16MY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (S. 1129), S2499 [30AP], S2533, S2542 [1MY], S2715 [8MY], S2756 [9MY], S2863 [15MY], S3019, S3020 [22MY], S3171, S3180 [4JN], S4597 [27JN], S4749–S4751 [10JY], S4880–S4882 [17JY], S5009 [23JY], S5038 [24JY], S5436 [11SE], S5716 [26SE], S5948 [22OC], S6268, S6271 [30OC], S6347 [31OC], S6695 [20NO]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (S. 1261), S2561 [1MY]

——— establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents, S896 [6FE]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, S6689, S6690 [20NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve drug programs, protect from drastic increases in manufacturer drug prices, increase transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices, and allow payment for certain treatments, S5121, S5126 [29JY], S5177 [30JY], S5207, S5221 [31JY], S5480 [12SE]

——— lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (S. 2543), S5888 [17OC], S6179 [28OC], S6205 [29OC], S6268 [30OC], S6375 [5NO], S6411 [6NO], S6525–S6527 [13NO], S6897 [9DE], S7037 [16DE], S7123 [18DE]

Minnesota: tribute to efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2021 [27MR]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries, S1667 [5MR]

National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: observance, S4871 [17JY]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 210), S2837 [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, S6913 [10DE]

——— guarantee funding for programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support (S. 1905), unanimous-consent request, S6267 [30OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S2724 [8MY], S2864 [15MY], S4717–S4723, S4740 [9JY], S4961 [22JY], S5489 [16SE], S5569 [18SE], S6082–S6086 [23OC], S6256–S6259 [29OC], S6268, S6269 [30OC], S6317, S6355 [31OC], S6635 [19NO], S7011 [12DE]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments, S2001 [26MR]

——— provide for American Health Benefit Exchanges outreach and educational activities (S. 455), unanimous-consent request, S6705, S6706 [20NO]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S780 [31JA], S1458 [26FE], S1501 [27FE], S1864 [14MR], S2286 [8AP], S2470 [29AP], S2716, S2733 [8MY], S2867–S2872 [15MY], S3809 [19JN], S4488, S4491 [25JN], S4706–S4708, S4710 [9JY], S4751–S4759, S4761–S4764 [10JY], S4830, S4835 [16JY], S5009 [23JY], S5094 [25JY], S5157–S5159, S5177 [30JY], S5346–S5349 [9SE], S5480 [12SE], S5887–S5889 [17OC], S6085 [23OC], S6218 [29OC], S6309 [31OC], S6467 [7NO]

——— improve access to generic prescription drugs, S5159 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 64), S2001 [26MR], S6527 [13NO]

Power resources: support innovative energy technologies to reduce costs and emissions, S3021 [22MY]

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

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (S. 1760), S4537 [26JN]

Readler, Chad A.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in Dept. of Justice lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with preexisting conditions, S1637, S1641, S1644, S1647, S1648, S1650–S1652, S1667 [5MR], S1673–S1678, S1680, S1682, S1692, S1697 [6MR]

Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, increase public awareness of the impact of such fraud, and provide education on how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, S6209 [29OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S6871 [5DE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (S. 765), S5029 [24JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, S6317 [31OC], S6589 [14NO], S6688 [20NO]

——— State of the Union Message, S891–S893 [6FE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 2258), S5071 [24JY], S5074 [25JY], S5904 [17OC]

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

Reports filed

Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2726) (H. Rept. 116–199), H7558 [9SE]

Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition While Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 938) (H. Rept. 116–46), H3438 [2MY]

Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1822) (S. Rept. 116–174), S7026 [12DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4229) (H. Rept. 116–350), H10305 [16DE]

CFTC Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4895) (H. Rept. 116–313), H9178 [26NO]

Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3629) (H. Rept. 116–307), H9167 [21NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 758) (H. Rept. 116–334), H10015 [10DE]

Consideration of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 116–61), H3787 [14MY]

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. 1500, Consumers First Act and H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 389) (H. Rept. 116–79), H4009 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act and H.R. 2021, Investing for the People Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 294) (H. Rept. 116–37), H3127 [8AP]

Consumers First Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1500) (H. Rept. 116–57), H3726 [10MY]

Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 116–55), H3726 [10MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 116–55), H3726 [10MY], H3922 [16MY]

Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 116–179), S7112 [17DE]

Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities To Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 918) (S. Rept. 116–66), S5102 [25JY]

Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1386) (H. Rept. 116–50), H3447 [3MY]

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

Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3618) (H. Rept. 116–306), H9167 [21NO]

Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3642) (H. Rept. 116–363), H12297 [23DE]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9386 [9DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

Lower Health Care Costs Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1895), S4698 [8JY]

Marketing and Outreach Restoration To Empower (MORE) Health Education Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 987) (H. Rept. 116–53), H3725 [10MY]

More Efficient Tools To Realize Information for Consumers (METRIC) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2296) (H. Rept. 116–215), H7900 [24SE]

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3304) (H. Rept. 116–170), H7239 [23JY]

Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2543) (S. Rept. 116–120), S5705 [25SE]

Prescription Pricing for the People Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1227), S4676 [28JN]

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3942) (H. Rept. 116–260), H8537 [28OC]

Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1499) (H. Rept. 116–52), H3725 [10MY]

Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3622) (H. Rept. 116–362), H12297 [23DE]

Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3614) (H. Rept. 116–305), H9167 [21NO]

Safe Cribs Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 116–205), H7711 [13SE]

Safe Sleep for Babies Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 116–206), H7711 [13SE]

Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5140) (H. Rept. 116–354), H10608 [17DE]

Save the Internet Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1644) (H. Rept. 116–34), H3127 [8AP]

State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 116–49), H3447 [3MY]

Stop Senior Scams Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 149) (S. Rept. 116–182), S7207 [19DE]

Stop Significant and Time-Wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1224), S4676 [28JN]

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3375) (H. Rept. 116–173), H7239 [23JY]

Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3621) (H. Rept. 116–331), H9386 [9DE]

Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 151) (S. Rept. 116–41), S3004 [21MY]

Television Viewer Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5035) (H. Rept. 116–329), H9386 [9DE]

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]

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1931) (S. Rept. 116–142), S6091 [23OC]

Statements

Address Rising Cost of Insulin: Jonathan Chappel, S4763 [10JY]

——— Kathryn Nagel, S4762 [10JY]

——— Kristen Whitney Daniels, T1International (organization), S4763 [10JY]

Electronic Health Records: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2680 [7MY], S2809 [14MY]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Executive Office of the President, H10098 [11DE]

Lower Health Care Costs Act: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4623 [27JN]

Net Neutrality—Blunt Tool for a Fast Changing Ecosystem: Barclays PLC, H3226 [10AP]

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act: several consumer and privacy organizations, H7302 [24JY]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3786 [14MY], H3921 [16MY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act, H7832 [19SE]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4067, Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, H8537 [28OC]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4344, Invester Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act, H8956 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 77, call for banking and consumer agencies to work with customers affected by the Government shutdown to address short-term financial hardship and long-term creditworthiness damage, H1264 [29JA]

H. Res. 294, consideration of H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act and H.R. 2021, Investing for the People Act, H3141 [9AP]

H. Res. 327, encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults, H3312 [30AP]

H. Res. 377, consideration of H.R. 5, Equality Act, H.R. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3801 [15MY]

H. Res. 389, consideration of H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act, H4024 [21MY]

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

H. Res. 758, consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10033 [11DE]

H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H10141–H10167 [12DE]

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

H.R. 543, Dept. of Transportation submission of report to Congress and notification of consumers of safety audits conducted on intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation, H1372 [6FE]

H.R. 758, Cooperate With Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, H2623 [11MR]

H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3868–H3873 [16MY]

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

H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act, H4082–H4086 [22MY]

H.R. 1876, National Senior Investor Initiative Act, H3314 [30AP]

H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act, H8516 [28OC]

H.R. 2290, Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act, H7805 [19SE]

H.R. 2726, Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act, H10275 [16DE]

H.R. 3172, Safe Sleep for Babies Act, H10294 [16DE]

H.R. 3304, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act, H7216 [23JY]

H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, H7293–H7296 [24JY]

H.R. 3942, Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, H8491 [28OC]

H.R. 4067, Financial Inclusion in Banking Act, H8503 [28OC]

H.R. 4229, Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA) Act, H10287–H10289 [16DE]

H.R. 4344, Invester Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act, H8929 [18NO]

H.R. 4356, Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act, H8757 [12NO]

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

H.R. 5035, Television Viewer Protection Act, H9960 [10DE]

S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, S276 [16JA], S3075 [23MY], H9235–H9239 [4DE]

S. 366, Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous (FLAT) Prices Act, S921 [6FE]

S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act, S1847–S1849 [13MR]

S. 1230, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, S2488 [29AP]

S. 1354, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S2691–S2699 [7MY]

S. 1414, Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act, S2772 [9MY]

S. 1437, Drug-Price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act, S2791 [13MY]

S. 2103, Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act, S4809 [11JY]

S. 2184, Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act, S4952 [18JY]

S. 2288, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5904 [17OC]

S. 2517, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S5605 [19SE]

S. 2650, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S5924 [21OC]

S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act, S6337 [31OC]

S. 3102, Measuring Real Income Growth Act, S7160 [18DE]

S. Res. 139, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on investigation into Equifax, Inc., data breach, S2194 [2AP]

S. Res. 210, National Senior Fraud Awareness Day, S2836 [14MY]

S. Res. 238, Hemp History Week, S3265 [5JN]

S. Res. 391, support legislation to reinstate country-of-origin labeling for pork and beef, S6338 [31OC]

S. Res. 443, tribute to small business, S6762 [21NO]