DEMINGS, VAL BUTLER (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H665 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H10263 [13DE]

Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 101), H2939 [1AP]

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H4920 [19JN]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H1494 [8FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5826 [15JY]

Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building, Winter Haven, FL: designate (see H.R. 2969), H5913 [16JY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8260 [18OC]

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

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8260 [18OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]

Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3303 [29AP]

——— 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]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2032 [14FE]

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

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

——— collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to the public on asthma (see H.R. 5230), H9349 [6DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 2283), H7536 [6SE]

Central America: respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (see H.R. 3731), H5727 [11JY]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3524), H8742 [8NO]

China: counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 1025), H7903 [24SE]

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]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H10306 [16DE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1363 [5FE]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H3070 [3AP]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5168 [25JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H4168 [23MY]

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

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3286 [25AP]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1586 [13FE]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 1115), H7505 [16AU]

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), H7505 [16AU]

——— make a deliberate, targeted attack on a law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 1325), H2046 [22FE]

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

——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2348), H4066 [21MY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H520 [11JA]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 1934), H2885 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H7525 [27AU]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H8200 [16OC]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1518 [11FE]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 3353), H5078 [24JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7511 [20AU]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2043 [19FE]

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

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA]

——— 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 H.R. 2321), H8260 [18OC]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see H.R. 3369), H9122 [20NO]

——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 761), H1210 [24JA]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 3513), H7536 [6SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8741 [8NO]

Dept. of HHS: allow an individual to obtain a copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 4698), H8261 [18OC]

——— allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see H.R. 3116), H5203 [26JN]

——— 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), H3070 [3AP]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders (see H.R. 3272), H7536 [6SE]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 3315), H7506 [16AU]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3407 [1MY]

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

——— 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), H1213 [24JA]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H7536 [6SE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1586 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: design and administer a voluntary online terrorist content moderation exercise program and assess social media companies’ efficacy in addressing such content (see H.R. 5209), H9176 [22NO]

——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H7526 [27AU]

——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H5203 [26JN]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H1282 [29JA]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H7506 [16AU]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]

——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H4341 [5JN]

Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H8741 [8NO]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2402), H3682 [9MY]

——— improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (see H.R. 3745), H5774 [12JY]

——— require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1690), H2748 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H2273 [27FE]

——— establish a grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 3738), H7560 [9SE]

——— establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations (see H.R. 2865), H4063 [21MY]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

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

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H7512 [20AU]

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

——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see H.R. 1357), H2232 [26FE]

——— require an alien lawfully admitted to the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain approval prior to receiving a firearm (see H.R. 5507), H12289 [19DE]

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

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H8910 [15NO]

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

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 286), H1493 [8FE]

——— provide for a moratorium on oil and gas leasing and exploration off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 3585), H7506 [16AU]

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), H4181 [30MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see H.R. 3663), H7560 [9SE]

——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 3593), H8389 [22OC]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H4065 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2763 [21MR]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H8057 [26SE]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H8741 [8NO]

——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 846), H1282 [29JA]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8730 [5NO]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— 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), H3251 [10AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H8742 [8NO]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H7493 [6AU]

Disasters: prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 1214), H1583 [13FE]

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

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

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8742 [8NO]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]

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

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 690), H8828 [13NO]

Education: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H8742 [8NO]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H3927 [16MY]

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

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H461 [10JA]

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), H8785 [12NO]

——— 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), H3793 [14MY]

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

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]

——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H8785 [12NO]

Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 538), H543 [14JA]

FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see H.R. 2208), H8299 [21OC]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H9058 [19NO]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H10017 [10DE]

FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3735), H8960 [18NO]

FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry (see H.R. 3957), H7756 [17SE]

FDA: 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), H8299 [21OC]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see H.R. 1498), H8459 [23OC]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8056 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H1342 [31JA]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2035 [14FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3477 [7MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H1582 [13FE]

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

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]

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

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H8102 [8OC]

Firearms: ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 3606), H5269 [2JY]

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

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 3553), H5256 [27JN]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H5270 [2JY]

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H5261 [27JN]

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

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 3265), H7506 [16AU]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7496 [9AU]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H545 [14JA]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2313 [28FE]

——— provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H2102 [25FE]

——— 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), H545 [14JA]

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H7505 [16AU]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 1112), H2047 [22FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H6001 [17JY]

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

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H4172 [24MY]

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

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

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

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 281), H1218 [25JA]

FTC: establish Office of Cybersecurity to hold large credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data (see H.R. 2545), H7506 [16AU]

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

Haiti: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status during and after the pendency of certain litigation (see H.R. 4112), H7480 [30JY]

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]

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

History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see H. Res. 694), H9123 [20NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H7506 [16AU]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9223 [3DE]

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), H4167 [23MY]

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

——— provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 2378), H3303 [29AP]

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

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H8959 [18NO]

——— 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), H7904 [24SE]

Israel: 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), H5827 [15JY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7162 [22JY]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H1583 [13FE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]

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

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), H3285 [25AP]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H8596 [29OC]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7525 [27AU]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H8742 [8NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H3070 [3AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3305 [29AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1354), H2748 [14MR]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7521 [23AU]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3130 [8AP]

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

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

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]

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), H4314 [4JN]

——— reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]

National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 3094), H4312 [4JN]

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

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

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9122 [20NO]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]

NOAA: make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see H.R. 3115), H4341 [5JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (see H. Res. 576), H7902 [24SE]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H8742 [8NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]

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 (see H.R. 4617), H8261 [18OC]

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

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

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see H.R. 2424), H3339 [30AP]

Postal Service: designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities (see H.R. 377), H357 [9JA]

——— ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H5776 [12JY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H5776 [12JY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H465 [10JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5203 [26JN]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1587 [13FE]

Poverty: provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H678 [16JA]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H7505 [16AU]

——— submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H7505 [16AU]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H288 [8JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3449 [3MY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7490 [2AU]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H361 [9JA]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7162 [22JY]

——— 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), H3267 [12AP]

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

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see H.R. 139), H8741 [8NO]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H3285 [25AP]

——— require the President to transmit annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 3905), H7240 [23JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2029 [14FE]

——— 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), H8114 [11OC]

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

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H7525 [27AU]

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

——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 5042), H9223 [3DE]

——— require fairness and diversity in opportunity zone investment (see H.R. 4999), H9176 [22NO]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5728 [11JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H3220 [9AP]

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), H1586 [13FE]

——— 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 H.R. 1171), H1580 [13FE]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H2756 [18MR]

——— require disclosure of certain visitor access records of the White House or any other location where official business is regularly conducted (see H.R. 1736), H2716 [13MR]

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

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

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H7480 [30JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H8742 [8NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]

Voting: prohibit a State from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless the State verifies that the registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3201), H4431 [11JN]

——— 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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H5304 [9JY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3681 [9MY]

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), H8298 [21OC]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]

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

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8742 [8NO]

——— 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), H8741 [8NO]

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

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H2587 [7MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 427), H4343 [5JN]

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

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H8742 [8NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H2235 [26FE]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H8730 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (see H.R. 1233), H2029 [14FE]

——— produce and disseminate an annual catalog on training, publications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 449), H462 [10JA]

——— prohibit expenditure of certain grant funds to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, including for use by teachers (see H.R. 2383), H3303 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Digital Law Enforcement and grant programs to improve digital evidence capacity of law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 5227), H9168 [21NO]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (see H.R. 4789), H8387 [22OC]

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

Officer Robert German Post Office Building, Windermere, FL: designate (see H.R. 5062), H8825 [13NO]

Putin, Vladimir: strengthen U.S. response to Russian interference by providing transparency on financial assets and hidden shell company ownership (see H.R. 1404), H2270 [27FE]

Taxation: include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 1297), H2038 [15FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (H.R. 1233), H2033 [14FE]

——— produce and disseminate an annual catalog on training, publications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies (H.R. 449), H464 [10JA]

——— prohibit expenditure of certain grant funds to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, including for use by teachers (H.R. 2383), H3304 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Digital Law Enforcement and grant programs to improve digital evidence capacity of law enforcement personnel (H.R. 5227), H9170 [21NO]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (H.R. 4789), H8387 [22OC]

Officer Robert German Post Office Building, Windermere, FL: designate (H.R. 5062), H8827 [13NO]

Putin, Vladimir: strengthen U.S. response to Russian interference by providing transparency on financial assets and hidden shell company ownership (H.R. 1404), H2272 [27FE]

Taxation: include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (H.R. 1297), H2039 [15FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8727 [5NO]

Letters

Vladimir Putin Transparency Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H2663 [12MR]

——— Representative Schiff, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H2664 [12MR]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2663 [12MR]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H8727 [5NO]

Remarks

Dept. of Homeland Security: produce and disseminate an annual catalog on training, publications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies (H.R. 449), H1261 [29JA]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H5748 [12JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H4436 [12JN]

Firearms: gun control, H4436 [12JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1190 [24JA]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (H. Res. 576), H7927 [25SE]

Orlando, FL: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub and express condolences and support for victims and survivors, H4436 [12JN]

Putin, Vladimir: strengthen U.S. response to Russian interference by providing transparency on financial assets and hidden shell company ownership (H.R. 1404), H2662, H2663, H2664 [12MR]

Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H576 [15JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H7600 [11SE]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12186 [18DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3006 [3AP]

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), H4023 [21MY]

Tributes

Bagshaw, Raymond, H3241 [10AP]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8292 [21OC]

Ings, Charlie (Chief), E92• [24JA]

Seays, Lillian A., E1511• [26NO]