DeSAULNIER, MARK (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4101 [22MY]
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), H9139 [21NO]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9072 [20NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5049 [24JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4533, H4534, H4535, H4536 [12JN]
Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3878 [16MY]
House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Thanksgiving district work period (H. Res. 713), H9072 [20NO]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 713), H9072 [20NO]
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), H8424 [23OC]
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 (H.R. 9), H3386 [1MY]
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 1305), H2103 [25FE]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H2317 [28FE]
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), H1586 [13FE]
Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4122 [22MY]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 726), H3276 [18AP]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8082 [27SE]
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), H8113 [11OC]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 791), H1343 [31JA]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H282 [8JA]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H4121 [22MY]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3407 [1MY]
——— improve provision of military housing to members and their families through private entities (see H.R. 2384), H4773 [18JN]
——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2273 [27FE]
——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H2031 [14FE]
Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H8460 [23OC]
Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2970), H5169 [25JN]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (see H.R. 2619), H5913 [16JY]
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), H2102 [25FE]
Birds: authorize U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to engage in activities to improve conditions for albatrosses and petrels (see H.R. 1305), H2103 [25FE]
Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see H.R. 2635), H7598 [10SE]
Bureau of Reclamation: establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 1162), H2048 [22FE]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1339 [30JA]
California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2199), H3926 [16MY]
——— expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, establish San Gabriel National Recreation Area, and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 2215), H8228 [17OC]
——— provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see H.R. 2250), H5728 [11JY]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]
Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3478 [7MY]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H4697 [13JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2574), H9176 [22NO]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 2358), H3442 [2MY]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7560 [9SE]
——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 330), H721 [17JA]
——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2748), H4315 [4JN]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H12297 [23DE]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H603 [15JA]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5775 [12JY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]
Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (see H. Res. 660), H8595 [29OC]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8113 [11OC]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2103 [25FE]
——— require reporting of disbursements made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating political communications and inquire whether persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals (see H.R. 2853), H4698 [13JN]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2763 [21MR]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H3503 [8MY]
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), H2797 [25MR]
Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3133), H6001 [17JY]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H5260 [27JN]
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: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3378), H7472 [25JY]
——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3809), H7158 [19JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H8083 [27SE]
——— make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance from Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1723), H4629 [12JN]
——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 707), H997 [22JA]
Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]
——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 1086), H3791 [14MY]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]
——— 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), H1350 [4FE]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H5913 [16JY]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 1075), H7867 [20SE]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 2639), H3926 [16MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H3449 [3MY]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 804), H1394 [6FE]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H4314 [4JN]
——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H7597 [10SE]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H1171 [23JA]
——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 1197), H1582 [13FE]
——— 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), H281 [8JA]
——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H7837 [19SE]
——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7775 [18SE]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]
——— expand use of college textbooks available under an open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see H.R. 2107), H7536 [6SE]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see H.R. 3512), H7598 [10SE]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H3403 [1MY]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H2506 [6MR]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H1351 [4FE]
——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H3442 [2MY]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H9059 [19NO]
——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see H.R. 4577), H8229 [17OC]
——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4673), H8299 [21OC]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H3449 [3MY]
——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1688), H3477 [7MY]
——— publish, in consultation with the Depts. of Justice and HHS, an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 4301), H7756 [17SE]
——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see H.R. 2632), H4315 [4JN]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8143 [15OC]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H7666 [11SE]
——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H8057 [26SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H3448 [3MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H5306 [9JY]
——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 2833), H4218 [3JN]
——— require States to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants who reside in such State (see H.R. 3391), H8910 [15NO]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H8785 [12NO]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H3477 [7MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 762), H1363 [5FE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see H.R. 3962), H8880 [14NO]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1846), H3260 [10AP]
——— allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see H.R. 447), H678 [16JA]
——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see H.R. 465), H603 [15JA]
——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H288 [8JA]
——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H7244 [23JY]
——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H4345 [5JN]
——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2323 [4MR]
——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H5775 [12JY]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1363 [5FE]
——— 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), H1350 [4FE]
——— 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), H1458 [7FE]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H2506 [6MR]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H5776 [12JY]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2797 [25MR]
——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H3926 [16MY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7666 [11SE]
——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H5913 [16JY]
——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H5729 [11JY]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H7521 [23AU]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3792 [14MY]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of certain rules (see H.R. 2763), H7525 [27AU]
——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4629 [12JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H2939 [1AP]
——— 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), H3102 [4AP]
——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H5256 [27JN]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H998 [22JA]
——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H2102 [25FE]
——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H5256 [27JN]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H7666 [11SE]
——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H998 [22JA]
Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H1465 [7FE]
——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 4278), H7596 [10SE]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H4431 [11JN]
——— 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), H2042 [19FE]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 3712), H5726 [11JY]
——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H2648 [11MR]
——— 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), H8229 [17OC]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2323 [4MR]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3252), H4693 [13JN]
——— certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (see H.R. 2407), H8228 [17OC]
——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H3341 [30AP]
——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H288 [8JA]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H3477 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H4314 [4JN]
——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]
——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public land on the Central Coast of California (see H.R. 5303), H9255 [4DE]
——— 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), H998 [22JA]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 310), H282 [8JA]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 279), H281 [8JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H3266 [12AP]
——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]
——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H8596 [29OC]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H7715 [16SE]
——— establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see H.R. 3663), H7598 [10SE]
——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H4431 [11JN]
——— modify percentage of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding to certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 879), H8260 [18OC]
——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H288 [8JA]
——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5139), H12292 [19DE]
——— provide that certain station projects are eligible for funds under Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (see H.R. 5255), H10017 [10DE]
——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see H.R. 1511), H2366 [5MR]
——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H7598 [10SE]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]
——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H7867 [20SE]
——— require new and existing commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system (see H.R. 3773), H7484 [30JY]
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), H2233 [26FE]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H998 [22JA]
——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H1393 [6FE]
——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 578), H601 [15JA]
——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H5775 [12JY]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]
——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H8102 [8OC]
——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1172 [23JA]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H2273 [27FE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8679 [30OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1464 [7FE]
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]
Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H3407 [1MY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H7529 [30AU]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H4434 [11JN]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]
——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4015), H7464 [25JY]
——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4011 [20MY]
——— 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]
——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3276 [18AP]
——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]
——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]
Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 2245), H8228 [17OC]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]
——— conduct research on wildfire smoke (see H.R. 4924), H8720 [31OC]
——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 2764), H5077 [24JN]
——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 585), H7489 [2AU]
——— establish a grant program to support restoration of San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 1132), H1492 [8FE]
——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H3276 [18AP]
——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]
——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal oil and gas industry exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 4014), H7464 [25JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (see H.R. 1775), H2743 [14MR]
——— 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), H7598 [10SE]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H1586 [13FE]
Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 3452), H5261 [27JN]
——— 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), H4698 [13JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1534), H2367 [5MR]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5826 [15JY]
——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H1519 [11FE]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2919 [28MR]
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), H8541 [28OC]
——— establish a tobacco product standard that imposes certain limits on concentration of nicotine for e-liquids (see H.R. 4624), H8389 [22OC]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8096 [4OC]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H2103 [25FE]
——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H2987 [2AP]
——— prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 1076), H5077 [24JN]
——— prohibit use of facial recognition technology without a Federal court order (see H.R. 4021), H10124 [11DE]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2506 [6MR]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4314 [4JN]
Federal employees: enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 799), H1217 [25JA]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H3285 [25AP]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]
——— provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 780), H1211 [24JA]
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), H5165 [25JN]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H5270 [2JY]
FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8828 [13NO]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]
——— provide favorable credit under the Community Reinvestment Act to banks that provide assistance to furloughed Federal employees and contractors impacted by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 800), H1217 [25JA]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3442 [2MY]
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), H5008 [20JN]
——— 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), H7708 [12SE]
——— 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), H5729 [11JY]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]
——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 33), H2273 [27FE]
——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 717), H2235 [26FE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H2888 [27MR]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 3265), H4694 [13JN]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]
——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H3260 [10AP]
——— 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), H4433 [11JN]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H361 [9JA]
——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H7493 [6AU]
——— require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4271), H8299 [21OC]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1519 [11FE]
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), H8596 [29OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H3503 [8MY]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7501 [13AU]
GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H8057 [26SE]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]
Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2888 [27MR]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN]
Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H7149 [18JY]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H3276 [18AP]
Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H7496 [9AU]
Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H3070 [3AP]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (see H.R. 3289), H7529 [30AU]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3843 [15MY]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5257 [27JN]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7708 [12SE]
Human Rights Monitoring and Palestinian Child Victims of Israel Military Fund: establish (see H.R. 2407), H8228 [17OC]
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), H2797 [25MR]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H7715 [16SE]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H2102 [25FE]
——— prohibit transfer, obligation, or expenditure of Federal funds to take property for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 2686), H5776 [12JY]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see H.R. 3918), H7473 [25JY]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2430), H3403 [1MY]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5586 [10JY]
——— 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), H8459 [23OC]
——— 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), H3252 [10AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3503 [8MY] (see H.R. 2315), H3449 [3MY]
Information technology: restrict deepfake video alteration technology, require disclosure that synthetic media are altered, and provide legal recourse for victims of such alterations (see H.R. 3230), H5776 [12JY]
Infrastructure: establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see H.R. 4101), H7494 [6AU]
Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see H.J. Res. 43), H1391 [6FE]
——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 1010), H1390 [6FE]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3260 [10AP]
Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H9171 [21NO]
——— limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H3844 [15MY]
——— prevent from obtaining or developing nuclear weapons by calling for the U.S. to re-enter agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, engage in de-escalation measures, and use diplomacy (see H. Res. 495), H7905 [24SE]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5038 [21JN]
——— 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), H5078 [24JN]
Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (see H.R. 3144), H4343 [5JN]
Korean War: call for formal end of war, pay tribute to veterans, victims, and divided families, and support continued negotiations toward denuclearization of the Korean penisula (see H. Res. 152), H2506 [6MR]
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), H7490 [2AU]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H603 [15JA]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 1252), H2030 [14FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]
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), H4167 [23MY]
Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]
——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H3407 [1MY]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H5168 [25JN]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]
——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3332), H7379 [24JY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H9296 [5DE]
——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H7244 [23JY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 2439), H4629 [12JN]
——— 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), H678 [16JA]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H5260 [27JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5216), H9167 [21NO]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 2874), H4063 [21MY] (see H.R. 3165), H8083 [27SE]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4066 [21MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H1465 [7FE]
——— 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), H8959 [18NO]
NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H8229 [17OC]
——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H4919 [19JN]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 726), H3276 [18AP]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3477 [7MY]
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), H3503 [8MY]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H8724 [1NO]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3963 [17MY]
National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 237), H2745 [14MR]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H7902 [24SE]
Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H8459 [23OC]
——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H3728 [10MY]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8724 [1NO]
News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 2054), H3067 [3AP]
——— 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), H7905 [24SE]
NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8260 [18OC]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 921), H2102 [25FE]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H2102 [25FE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see H.R. 3038), H4434 [11JN]
Office of Special Counsel: provide additional authority to pursue accountability for Hatch Act violations against high-level Presidential appointees before the Merit Systems Protection Board (see H.R. 3499), H5199 [26JN]
OSHA: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]
——— expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, and disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 1074), H1460 [7FE]
——— issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H5583 [10JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]
Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]
Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H8960 [18NO]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1344), H2100 [25FE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see H.R. 2424), H4168 [23MY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1351 [4FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2940 [1AP]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1351 [4FE]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H4012 [20MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5008 [20JN]
Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: improve oversight of inaugural committees by prohibiting certain donations, banning personal use of funds, and requiring disclosure of all donations and disbursements (see H.R. 1382), H3130 [8AP]
——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H1172 [23JA]
——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see H.R. 964), H1361 [5FE]
Privacy: protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting the U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search or seize a device (see H.R. 2925), H4118 [22MY]
Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H7473 [25JY]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H8144 [15OC]
——— submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H1491 [8FE]
Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H1459 [7FE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Racial relations: recognize transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat (see H. Res. 732), H10263 [13DE]
Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H5169 [25JN]
Real estate: ensure short-term rental companies and Internet platforms comply with State and local law relative to leasing and renting of real property (see H.R. 4232), H8960 [18NO]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4774 [18JN]
Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (see H.R. 1253), H2030 [14FE]
Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Murrieta, CA: designate (see H.R. 646), H716 [17JA]
Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H288 [8JA]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5191), H12292 [19DE]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 357), H356 [9JA]
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundary to include Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 1708), H3285 [25AP]
Saudi Arabia: condemn killing of Jamal Khashoggi, hold those responsible his death accountable, and condemn imprisonment and violence against journalists around the world (see H. Res. 472), H5258 [27JN]
——— prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H2102 [25FE]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 3366), H7484 [30JY]
Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]
SEC: issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see H.R. 3848), H7494 [6AU]
——— repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 3355), H4917 [19JN]
——— require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H7506 [16AU]
Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 538), H8910 [15NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1464 [7FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5168 [25JN]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7162 [22JY]
Social Security: improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H8596 [29OC]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H12292 [19DE]
——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H4629 [12JN]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H1363 [5FE]
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), H8102 [8OC]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1464 [7FE]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1057), H1460 [7FE]
Taxation: ensure solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal (see H.R. 3876), H7490 [2AU]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see H.R. 3157), H7708 [12SE]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H7483 [30JY]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]
——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H2587 [7MR]
——— 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 employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 1507), H4314 [4JN]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4629 [12JN]
——— 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]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3305 [29AP]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7836 [19SE]
——— provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 942), H5826 [15JY]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]
——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H3964 [17MY]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H8299 [21OC]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8785 [12NO]
——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see H.R. 4857), H8462 [24OC]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see H.R. 1142), H1586 [13FE]
——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 918), H1465 [7FE]
——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]
——— simplify income tax compliance for small businesses (see H.R. 593), H7243 [23JY]
Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H8261 [18OC]
——— prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see H.R. 4249), H7775 [18SE]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9223 [3DE]
Transportation Security Administration: carry out covert testing and risk mitigation improvement of aviation security operations (see H.R. 3469), H5166 [25JN]
——— 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), H10017 [10DE]
——— 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), H2103 [25FE]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H9222 [3DE]
Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5825 [15JY]
——— condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]
——— 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]
——— 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), H2505 [6MR]
——— 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]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8460 [23OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: authorizing appropriations for Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 4986), H9171 [21NO]
——— 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), H3069 [3AP]
——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1587 [13FE]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8542 [28OC]
U.S. Access Board: develop a minimum nonvisual access standard for home use medical devices, exercise equipment, and home appliances (see H.R. 3929), H7376 [24JY]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H1393 [6FE]
U.S. Digital Privacy Agency: establish to enforce user rights and data collection, possession, disclosure, and maintenance obligations by information technology entities relative to privacy of personal information (see H.R. 4978), H8960 [18NO]
Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H1172 [23JA]
——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 294), H281 [8JA]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 118), H288 [8JA]
——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]
——— 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]
Wildfires: establish a community wildfire defense grant program (see H.R. 5091), H9171 [21NO]
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), H2748 [14MR]
——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H3259 [10AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H2048 [22FE]
——— 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), H4172 [24MY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]
——— 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), H4314 [4JN]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H3442 [2MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1351 [4FE] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1464 [7FE]
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), H2743 [14MR]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H7489 [2AU]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3442 [2MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air pollution: support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Syria (H. Con. Res. 70), consideration (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]
Bueso Barrera, Maria I., and family: relief (see H.R. 4225), H7528 [30AU]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): extend deadlines for final report and termination of committee (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3444), H5075 [24JN]
Dept. of Education: improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 4643), H8110 [11OC]
Dept. of HHS: develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 2095), H3099 [4AP]
——— establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 4353), H7753 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Innovation (see H.R. 4756), H8258 [18OC]
Dept. of Justice: make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (see H. Res. 208), H2646 [11MR]
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), consideration (see H. Res. 713), H9056 [19NO]
Dept. of the Interior: convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (see H.R. 432), H461 [10JA]
Dept. of Transportation: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see H.R. 1517), H2366 [5MR]
——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see H.R. 2616), H3678 [9MY]
——— establish additional requirements for certain transportation projects with estimated costs of 2.5 billion dollars or more (see H.R. 5508), H12289 [19DE]
——— establish Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Challenge Grant Program to promote technological innovation in cities (see H.R. 3388), H5006 [20JN]
Education: constitutional amendment to require Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 69), H5201 [26JN]
FAA: improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety (see H.R. 4166), H7492 [6AU]
FDA: require a recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems that have not been subject to premarket review (see H.R. 5005), H8738 [8NO]
Firearms: improve safety and security for service weapons used by Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3420), H5036 [21JN]
FTC: establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (see H.R. 2860), H4063 [21MY]
Gun Safety Board: establish (see H.R. 4177), H7496 [9AU]
House of Representatives: authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (H. Res. 693), adopt (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]
——— clarify proceedings and actions during March district work period (see H. Res. 208), H2646 [11MR]
——— clarify proceedings and actions during Thanksgiving district work period (see H. Res. 713), H9056 [19NO]
——— retain private counsel in support of investigation of whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 661), adopt (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 713), H9056 [19NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7480 [30JY]
Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 4830), H8456 [23OC]
Medicare: provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 3835), H7150 [18JY]
Navy: call for exoneration of African American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Res. 126), H1583 [13FE]
——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4432 [11JN]
News media: express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (see H. Res. 282), H2986 [2AP]
SEC: require conduct of investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors (H.R. 1815), consideration (see H. Res. 629), H8142 [15OC]
——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3624), consideration (see H. Res. 629), H8142 [15OC]
Taxation: exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3803), H5998 [17JY]
——— include publication of written news articles as a tax-exempt purpose for organizations (see H.R. 3126), H4342 [5JN]
U.S. Access Board: promote provision of exercise or fitness equipment, classes, and instruction that are accessible to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 4561), H8080 [27SE]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), consideration (see H. Res. 695), H8825 [13NO]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2984), H4162 [23MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Bueso Barrera, Maria I., and family: relief (H.R. 4225), H7528 [30AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (H.R. 3444), H5076 [24JN]
Dept. of Education: improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (H.R. 4643), H8112 [11OC]
Dept. of HHS: develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (H.R. 2095), H3101 [4AP]
——— establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (H.R. 4353), H7754 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Innovation (H.R. 4756), H8260 [18OC]
Dept. of the Interior: convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (H.R. 432), H463 [10JA]
Dept. of Transportation: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (H.R. 1517), H2369 [5MR]
——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (H.R. 2616), H3680 [9MY]
——— establish additional requirements for certain transportation projects with estimated costs of 2.5 billion dollars or more (H.R. 5508), H12291 [19DE]
——— establish Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Challenge Grant Program to promote technological innovation in cities (H.R. 3388), H5007 [20JN]
Education: constitutional amendment to require Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 69), H5202 [26JN]
FAA: improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety (H.R. 4166), H7492 [6AU]
FDA: require a recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems that have not been subject to premarket review (H.R. 5005), H8740 [8NO]
Firearms: improve safety and security for service weapons used by Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 3420), H5038 [21JN]
FTC: establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (H.R. 2860), H4064 [21MY]
Gun Safety Board: establish (H.R. 4177), H7496 [9AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities, H7482 [30JY]
Medicaid: provide payment for patient navigator services (H.R. 4830), H8458 [23OC]
Medicare: provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (H.R. 3835), H7151 [18JY]
Taxation: exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (H.R. 3803), H6000 [17JY]
——— include publication of written news articles as a tax-exempt purpose for organizations (H.R. 3126), H4344 [5JN]
U.S. Access Board: promote provision of exercise or fitness equipment, classes, and instruction that are accessible to individuals with disabilities (H.R. 4561), H8082 [27SE]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 2984), H4166 [23MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H4069 [22MY], H5041 [24JN]
Remarks
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Syria (H. Con. Res. 70), consideration (H. Res. 695), H8838, H8839 [14NO]
BLS: funding, H4533, H4534 [12JN]
Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (H.R. 2731), H8842 [14NO]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): extend deadlines for final report and termination of committee (H. Res. 695), H8838, H8839 [14NO]
Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), H8692 [31OC]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H8156 [16OC]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: collect and publish data from student loan servicers relative to loan portfolio performance, H4101, H4102 [22MY]
——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4101, H4102 [22MY]
Contra Costa Television (CCTV) (television channel): anniversary, E1489• [21NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), E904• [11JY]
Dept. of Education: Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program funding, H4535 [12JN]
Dept. of HHS: children’s mental health services grants funding, H4536 [12JN]
Dept. of Justice: make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (H. Res. 208), H2690, H2691, H2694, H2696 [13MR]
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), H9139 [21NO]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9068, H9069, H9072 [20NO]
——— provide information to health care and social service employees on available mental health resources, trauma, and related counseling, H9139 [21NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4533, H4534, H4535, H4536 [12JN]
FEC: notify States within a certain time period after determination of a credible targeted disinformation campaign against a State election, H8424, H8425 [23OC]
Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3878 [16MY]
House of Representatives: authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (H. Res. 693), adopt (H. Res. 695), H8838, H8839 [14NO]
——— clarify proceedings and actions during March district work period (H. Res. 208), H2690 [13MR]
——— clarify proceedings and actions during Thanksgiving district work period (H. Res. 713), H9068, H9072 [20NO]
——— retain private counsel in support of investigation of whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 661), adopt (H. Res. 695), H8838, H8839 [14NO]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 713), H9068 [20NO]
National Academy of Medicine: study role of Federal funding and research in drug development, H3878 [16MY]
Navy: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II, H5926 [17JY], E904• [11JY]
News media: express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (H. Res. 282), H2980, H2982 [2AP]
NIH: National Cancer Institute funding to conduct study on improving communication between cancer care providers, patients, and survivors, H4534, H4535 [12JN]
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), H8424, H8425 [23OC]
SEC: require conduct of investor testing, including a survey and interviews of retail investors, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 629), H8154, H8157 [16OC]
——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3624), consideration (H. Res. 629), H8154, H8157 [16OC]
Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 2207), H8843 [14NO]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12120 [18DE]
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 (H.R. 9), H3386 [1MY]
——— require National Academy of Sciences report on consequences of withdrawal from Paris Agreement on U.S. global economic competitiveness and workforce, H3386 [1MY]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), consideration (H. Res. 695), H8838, H8839, H8842 [14NO]
Votes: position on missed, E1172• [18SE]
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’’ (H.R. 1773), H8810 [13NO]
Reports filed
Adopt H. Res 661, Retain Private Counsel in Support of Investigation of Sufficient Grounds for House To Exercise Powers of Impeachment Relative to Misconduct by President Trump: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 695) (H. Rept. 116–289), H8825 [13NO]
Adopt H. Res 693, Authorize Directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman To Each Appoint and Fix Pay of Employees of Their Offices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 695) (H. Rept. 116–289), H8825 [13NO]
Clarify House Proceedings and Actions During March District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 116–17), H2646 [11MR]
Clarify House Proceedings and Actions During Thanksgiving District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 713) (H. Rept. 116–302), H9056 [19NO]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select) Deadlines for Final Report and Termination of Committee Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 695) (H. Rept. 116–289), H8825 [13NO]
Consideration of H. Con. Res. 24, Make Available Special Counsel Report on Investigation of Relationship Between President Trump’s Campaign and Russian Officials: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 116–17), H2646 [11MR]
Consideration of H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 713) (H. Rept. 116–302), H9056 [19NO]
Consideration of H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act and H.R. 3624, Outsourcing Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 629) (H. Rept. 116–237), H8142 [15OC]
Consideration of H.R. 4863, U.S. Export Finance Agency Act and H. Con. Res. 70, Remove Armed Forces From Unauthorized Hostilities in Syria: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 695) (H. Rept. 116–289), H8825 [13NO]
Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 713) (H. Rept. 116–302), H9056 [19NO]
Tributes
Ahmed, Hisham H., E1046• [9AU]
Behring, Ken, E1012• [30JY]
Brown, Jerry, E1544• [5DE]
Bryant, Frank, E670• [23MY]
Carpenter, Joan, E1234• [1OC]
Casey, Sean, E1546• [5DE]
Conner, Betty Frost, E318• [18MR]
Cook, Dale, E281• [11MR]
Corbin, Douglas, E255• [6MR]
Dooley, Diane, E498• [29AP]
Dotson, Whitney, E1542• [5DE]
Green, Elijah (Pumpsie), E1018• [30JY]
Hofmann, Kenneth, E1045• [9AU]
Huston, Irene, E661• [23MY]
Jewell, Jeffrey, E1237• [1OC]
Lorenzetti, Diane, E1014• [30JY]
McNeil, Leonard, E532• [2MY]
Meyer, Nellie, E823• [24JN]
Morris, Mark, E1238• [1OC]
O’Connor, Mary Alice, E108• [30JA]
Sakata, Karen, E11• [4JA]
Schroder, Bob, E490• [25AP]
Sewell, Robert, E310• [14MR]
Sly, Larry, E1256• [4OC]
Soskin, Betty Reid, H8303 [22OC], H8810 [13NO]
Stokes, Ed, E35• [11JA]
Swanger, Guy, E1235• [1OC]
Tanquary, Patricia, E36• [11JA]
Villalobos, Jocelyn, E828• [24JN]
Weiss, Florence, E1522• [3DE]