DELGADO, ANTONIO (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5572 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9148 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1472 [8FE]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4634 [13JN]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3182 [9AP]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8432 [23OC]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H4181 [30MY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8102 [8OC]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1350 [4FE]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2506 [6MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H2887 [27MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 1805), H7904 [24SE]

Armed Forces: improve ability of separating or retiring members to seek services provided by county veterans service offices (see H.R. 2554), H3964 [17MY]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2757 [18MR]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H8459 [23OC]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see H.R. 2249), H8102 [8OC]

Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building, Mastic, NY: designate (see H.R. 829), H1243 [28JA]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H7715 [16SE]

Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, Middletown, NY: designate (see H.R. 694), H996 [22JA]

CBO: submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H280 [8JA]

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

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H998 [22JA]

——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1282 [29JA]

Colgate University: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H4313 [4JN]

Congressman Bill Carney Post Office, Smithtown, NY: designate (see H.R. 828), H1242 [28JA]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7472 [25JY]

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

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H2756 [18MR]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H3439 [2MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H2797 [25MR]

——— allow schools to use geographic preference in order to procure locally grown, raised, and caught food (see H.R. 3220), H5203 [26JN]

——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H8113 [11OC]

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

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 3562), H5729 [11JY]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 1328), H3476 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3232), H4627 [12JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H6001 [17JY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4349 [6JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H3266 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H8102 [8OC]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H8541 [28OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H5261 [27JN]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H8102 [8OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H5202 [26JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H7471 [25JY]

——— 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 H.R. 1046), H2036 [14FE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H8827 [13NO]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H7755 [17SE]

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see H.R. 1488), H4697 [13JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H2505 [6MR]

——— provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research (see H.R. 3016), H12292 [19DE]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H7506 [16AU]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H4350 [6JN]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7755 [17SE]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H3260 [10AP]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H5038 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 149), H7755 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H8102 [8OC]

——— 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 H.R. 3219), H8090 [1OC]

Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H3477 [7MY]

——— waive passport fees for families of Armed Forces members who are hospitalized abroad (see H.R. 2847), H7904 [24SE]

——— waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 2229), H7904 [24SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 4967), H12292 [19DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H3266 [12AP]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H8102 [8OC]

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

Dept. of Transportation: award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing laws to impound or immobilize limousines that fail safety inspections (see H.R. 4709), H8198 [16OC]

——— conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H3926 [16MY]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (see H.R. 4708), H8198 [16OC]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H5038 [21JN]

——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see H.R. 3362), H7775 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H8388 [22OC]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H7904 [24SE]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H8460 [23OC]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see H.R. 2195), H3251 [10AP]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H7755 [17SE]

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

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H8785 [12NO]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H8082 [27SE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H9180 [26NO]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H8102 [8OC]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H8228 [17OC]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H2587 [7MR]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7867 [20SE]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H8102 [8OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H8228 [17OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H520 [11JA]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H7755 [17SE]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see H.R. 1381), H2371 [5MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

Disasters: require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs relative to protections for travel, lodging, and dining services in disaster areas (see H.R. 2623), H8102 [8OC]

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

Diseases and disorders: ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 4429), H8103 [8OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H2370 [5MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H2648 [11MR]

Employment: establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H7715 [16SE]

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

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H4697 [13JN]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H9348 [6DE]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H1173 [23JA]

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7715 [16SE]

——— review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment standards, and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5539), H12308 [3JA]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H5913 [16JY]

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

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5306 [9JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H8113 [11OC]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9348 [6DE]

——— prohibit Internet service providers from knowingly submitting inaccurate Internet access service coverage information or data in order to compile an inaccurate broadband coverage map (see H.R. 4227), H9348 [6DE]

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

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H1586 [13FE]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

FEC: limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including a political committee, to nonprofit corporations (see H.R. 5129), H8908 [15NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H5913 [16JY]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H3406 [1MY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7867 [20SE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H3503 [8MY]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H7560 [9SE]

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

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H721 [17JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1350 [4FE]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H2273 [27FE]

George H. Bacel Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5451), H10608 [17DE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H8098 [4OC]

Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H8459 [23OC]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H4168 [23MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1586 [13FE]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: redesignate as Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 695), H996 [22JA]

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

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

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H9388 [9DE]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3442 [2MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H6001 [17JY]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4701 [14JN]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7715 [16SE]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3477 [7MY]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H3131 [8AP]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H7484 [30JY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

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

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]

Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building, Floral Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 1833), H2755 [18MR]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H543 [14JA]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1925), H7483 [30JY]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H7755 [17SE]

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see H.R. 4144), H8145 [15OC]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 1226), H2797 [25MR]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H5007 [20JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4773 [18JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H5776 [12JY]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H8596 [29OC]

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

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4655), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 2439), H4350 [6JN] (see H.R. 3414), H5078 [24JN]

——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see H.R. 448), H2505 [6MR]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H4434 [11JN]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H3682 [9MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H4121 [22MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H8102 [8OC]

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 4794), H8596 [29OC]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2888 [27MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3963 [17MY]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3446), H7755 [17SE]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H7775 [18SE]

——— establish African American Burial Grounds Network (see H.R. 1179), H2762 [21MR]

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3926 [16MY]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9222 [3DE]

Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3870), H7666 [11SE]

NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H9349 [6DE]

Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: increase funding (see H.R. 2288), H3267 [12AP]

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

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 263), H1213 [24JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H4175 [28MY]

Plum Island, NY: repeal requirement for GSA to sell certain Federal property, require further use be for conservation, education, and research, and conduct a special resource study (see H.R. 1578), H2504 [6MR]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2829 [26MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2236 [26FE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2043 [19FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5305 [9JY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H4066 [21MY]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H8785 [12NO]

SBA: clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 499), H517 [11JA]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5913 [16JY]

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H2797 [25MR]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7244 [23JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7158 [19JY]

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

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3844 [15MY]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H8144 [15OC]

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

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

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H5008 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 3316), H9223 [3DE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1992), H8299 [21OC]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H4390 [10JN]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H3729 [10MY]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H5913 [16JY]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H4697 [13JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7755 [17SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7472 [25JY]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H1585 [13FE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3682 [9MY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H3792 [14MY]

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

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 743), H9294 [5DE]

——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H2939 [1AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H3341 [30AP]

U.S. Geological Survey: develop technologies to detect perfluorinated compounds and conduct a nationwide sampling of such compounds in the environment (see H.R. 1976), H2916 [28MR]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4697 [13JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2828 [26MR]

Voting: establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]

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

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4345 [5JN]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H8102 [8OC]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H8459 [23OC]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H5913 [16JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8102 [8OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 79), H9059 [19NO]

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

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H9348 [6DE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5168 [25JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H3274 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in rural areas to achieve their preferred future and maximize contributions to the U.S. (see H.R. 4874), H8538 [28OC]

——— 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 H.R. 4642), H8110 [11OC]

Dept. of Education: increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (see H.R. 4216), H7528 [30AU]

Dept. of Labor: report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H7488 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see H.R. 4697), H8198 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide aid to counties to establish, expand, and improve veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5048), H8783 [12NO]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H7492 [6AU]

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 5299), H9255 [4DE]

EPA: establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3254), H4693 [13JN]

——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H3500 [8MY]

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

FEC: prohibit a separate segregated fund of a corporation which manufactures opioids from making contributions or expenditures in connection with Federal elections (see H.R. 5196), H9120 [20NO]

Insurance: establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H2937 [1AP]

Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (see H. Res. 134), H2033 [14FE]

Lobbyists: require certain Federal Election Campaign Act reports to include disclosure of registered lobbyists (see H.R. 842), H1282 [29JA]

SBA: require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (see H.R. 2142), H3215 [9AP]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 2151), H3215 [9AP]

Taxation: allow deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3880), H7239 [23JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H4118 [22MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), H3275 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (H.R. 4216), H7528 [30AU]

Dept. of Transportation: modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (H.R. 4697), H8199 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide aid to counties to establish, expand, and improve veterans’ cemeteries (H.R. 5048), H8784 [12NO]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (H.R. 4165), H7492 [6AU]

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (H.R. 5299), H9256 [4DE]

EPA: establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (H.R. 3254), H4696 [13JN]

——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (H.R. 2577), H3502 [8MY]

FCC: 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), H8112 [11OC]

FEC: prohibit a separate segregated fund of a corporation which manufactures opioids from making contributions or expenditures in connection with Federal elections (H.R. 5196), H9122 [20NO]

Insurance: establish a public health plan (H.R. 2000), H2938 [1AP]

Lobbyists: require certain Federal Election Campaign Act reports to include disclosure of registered lobbyists (H.R. 842), H1284 [29JA]

SBA: require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (H.R. 2142), H3218 [9AP], H3256 [10AP]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (H.R. 2151), H3218 [9AP]

Taxation: allow deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (H.R. 3880), H7242 [23JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (H.R. 2912), H4120 [22MY]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), H7438 [25JY]

Black History Month: observance, H1532 [13FE]

CDC: Lyme disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment funding, H4634 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Dairy Margin Coverage Program implementation, H5206 [27JN]

——— establish Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in rural areas to achieve their preferred future and maximize contributions to the U.S. (H.R. 4874), H8608 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5594 [11JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), H7872 [24SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, H9956 [10DE]

——— report on program, policies, and practices relative to small farms and make recommendations on working with small farms to supply commissaries and feed servicemembers, H5594 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H7655 [11SE]

——— prioritize technical assistance to health care and social service employers to ensure compliance with comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, H9149 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure veterans receiving emergency mental health care services are eligible for child care services, H1472, H1473 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1472, H1473 [8FE]

——— provide for extended hours child care programs for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1472 [8FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4928 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4634 [13JN]

Diseases and disorders: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H7781 [19SE]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (H.R. 5299), H9264 [5DE]

EPA: include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory, H9956 [10DE]

——— strengthen manufacturing and processing notices for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H7872 [24SE]

FCC: expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H3853 [16MY]

——— 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), H3182, H3183 [9AP]

FEC: analyze use of illicit foreign money to conduct disinformation and propaganda campaigns in order to depress voter turnout in rural communities and provide recommendations to counteract such activity in future elections, H8432, H8433 [23OC]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H4229 [4JN]

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

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1012 [23JA], H1249 [29JA]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H1249 [29JA]

Insurance: establish a public health plan (H.R. 2000), H2947 [2AP]

Journal: question of approval, H1532 [13FE], H4228 [4JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E769• [13JN]

Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (H. Res. 134), H2006 [14FE]

Medicare: provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4655), H8397 [23OC]

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

National Dairy Month: observance, H5206 [27JN]

National Recovery Month: observance, H7998 [26SE]

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

New York: importance of 19th Congressional District townhall meetings, H10128 [12DE]

SBA: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (H.R. 277), H5805, H5806 [15JY]

——— assess threats and breaches, develop a strategy, and report to Congress on actions taken relative to cybersecurity (H.R. 2331), H5807, H5808 [15JY]

——— clarify application of certain requirements relative to establishing size standards for small business concerns (H.R. 2345), H5810, H5811, H5812 [15JY]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 499), H8802 [13NO]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 1649), H5809, H5810 [15JY]

——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (H.R. 2142), H5806, H5807 [15JY]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (H.R. 2151), H8171 [16OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H7655 [11SE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12265 [19DE]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4021 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3197 [9AP]

Tributes

Brophy, James M., H664 [16JA]

Shultes, Dan, H7781 [19SE]

Truth, Sojourner, H1532 [13FE]