DINGELL, DEBBIE (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5646, H5647 [11JY], H5735 [12JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4948, H4949 [20JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4711, H4720 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5775 [12JY]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 726), H1519 [11FE]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H7560 [9SE]
——— anniversary (see H. Res. 539), H8083 [27SE]
Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Con. Res. 71), H10259 [12DE]
——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H5585 [10JY]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H9348 [6DE]
Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 335), H3340 [30AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Aretha Franklin Post Office Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 3976), H7463 [25JY]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H2233 [26FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 1805), H3267 [12AP]
Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H5035 [21JN]
——— 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]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H1210 [24JA]
Barack Obama Highway: designate portion of Interstate Route 57 in Illinois (see H.R. 45), H7152 [18JY]
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]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]
Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see H. Res. 375), H8960 [18NO]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8114 [11OC]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1339 [30JA]
California: provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see H.R. 2250), H7244 [23JY]
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]
Capitol Pages: resume operation of House of Representatives page program (see H.R. 2434), H8596 [29OC]
CBO: submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H280 [8JA]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
Central African Republic: condemn violence by armed groups against civilians, support international peace efforts and humanitarian assistance, prevent human rights abuses, and enforce existing sanctions (see H. Res. 387), H7667 [11SE]
Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9121 [20NO]
——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]
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), H1285 [29JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see H. Res. 589), H7989 [25SE]
——— 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), H3964 [17MY]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H7866 [20SE]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H721 [17JA]
Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see H.R. 3303), H8083 [27SE]
Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of any crib bumper (see H.R. 3170), H5913 [16JY]
——— prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any inclined sleeper for infants (see H.R. 3172), H7536 [6SE]
——— promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see H.R. 2211), H5913 [16JY]
——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H3304 [29AP]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]
Crime: extend Federal prohibition against stalking to make it a crime to threaten friends and co-workers of stalking victims (see H.R. 915), H1335 [30JA]
——— protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8227 [17OC]
——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 1684), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H4117 [22MY]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H520 [11JA]
——— support organizations that work to end domestic violence and provide resources and assistance to victims and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable (see H. Res. 673), H8786 [12NO]
Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see H. Res. 618), H8095 [4OC]
DEA: clarify process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order (see H.R. 3878), H7239 [23JY]
——— eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H4012 [20MY]
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: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H8097 [4OC]
——— eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on a certain percentage of the poverty-level (see H.R. 5308), H9293 [5DE]
——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3378), H8299 [21OC]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H8097 [4OC]
——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]
——— provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 4259), H7559 [9SE]
——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4265), H7775 [18SE]
Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 1934), H7379 [24JY]
——— 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: provide blood testing for departmental firefighters to determine potential exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 1863), H3305 [29AP]
——— 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), H5305 [9JY]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H8090 [1OC]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H8261 [18OC]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H5586 [10JY]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H9295 [5DE]
——— increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (see H.R. 4216), H8542 [28OC]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H5260 [27JN]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H8097 [4OC]
——— prohibit State suspension, revocation, or denial of State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuance of penalties due to student loan default (see H.R. 3689), H8113 [11OC]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H8229 [17OC]
——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see H.R. 4577), H8098 [4OC]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see H.R. 3667), H7598 [10SE]
——— 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), H8090 [1OC]
——— publish requirements for financial aid offers to be provided by institutions of higher education to enrolled and prospective students (see H.R. 4343), H8542 [28OC]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H4697 [13JN]
——— 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), H8725 [1NO]
——— require accreditors to respond to student complaints against institutions of higher education and review teach-out plans of institutions showing signs of potential closure (see H.R. 4615), H8114 [11OC]
——— 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), H7598 [10SE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H3964 [17MY]
——— 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), H8785 [12NO]
——— revitalize Student Aid Enforcement Unit to reduce fraud and abuse in Federal student aid programs (see H.R. 4497), H8103 [8OC]
——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H8299 [21OC]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]
——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 761), H1210 [24JA]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7904 [24SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8541 [28OC]
——— establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see H.R. 3120), H10306 [16DE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see H.R. 3962), H8145 [15OC]
Dept. of HHS: address opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 2922), H4118 [22MY]
——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 1135), H4772 [18JN]
——— 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), H545 [14JA]
——— 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), H8114 [11OC]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8145 [15OC]
——— 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), H7472 [25JY]
——— 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), H2681 [12MR]
——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see H.R. 1583), H2581 [7MR]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]
——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H8785 [12NO]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 3315), H7244 [23JY]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1363 [5FE]
——— extend funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (see H.R. 2822), H4434 [11JN]
——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H717 [17JA]
——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (see H.R. 4174), H7492 [6AU]
——— 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), H998 [22JA]
——— 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]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— 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), H545 [14JA]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 2720), H9348 [6DE]
——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H5585 [10JY]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943, 2328), H5305 [9JY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4349 [6JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H5008 [20JN]
——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H3131 [8AP]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H3253 [10AP]
——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]
——— 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: conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather (see H.R. 3669), H5583 [10JY]
——— 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 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), H5077 [24JN]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see H.R. 5185), H10263 [13DE]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 3516), H5306 [9JY]
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), H2587 [7MR]
——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2988 [2AP]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]
——— 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), H717 [17JA]
——— make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (see H.R. 2786), H3923 [16MY]
——— provide grants for drug disposal sites (see H.R. 3171), H4387 [10JN]
——— 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 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), H205 [3JA]
——— study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting (see H.R. 3284), H4695 [13JN]
Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H8103 [8OC]
——— 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), H3728 [10MY]
——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]
——— report on future growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce (see H.R. 827), H1242 [28JA]
Dept. of State: 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), H4920 [19JN]
——— certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 2407), H7598 [10SE]
——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H2795 [25MR]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]
——— waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 2229), H3253 [10AP]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]
——— create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see H.R. 2918), H4118 [22MY]
——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 2579), H8097 [4OC]
——— 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 issuance of certain geological and geophysical exploration permits in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1149), H2681 [12MR]
——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 4435), H7865 [20SE]
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), H358 [9JA]
——— 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), H5266 [28JN]
Dept. of Transportation: award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing laws to impound or immobilize limousines that fail safety inspections (see H.R. 4709), H8389 [22OC]
——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H8098 [4OC]
——— establish safety standards for limousines (see H.R. 4708), H8389 [22OC]
——— modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see H.R. 4697), H8389 [22OC]
——— provide funding to address motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (see H.R. 3890), H7240 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]
——— 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]
——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H361 [9JA]
——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see H.R. 2195), H3407 [1MY]
——— establish and implement comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy (see H.R. 4554), H8542 [28OC]
——— 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), H206 [3JA]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]
——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H8541 [28OC]
——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H8540 [28OC]
——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]
——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H1171 [23JA]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H8959 [18NO]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]
——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H8260 [18OC]
——— 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 financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7867 [20SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]
——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H10610 [17DE]
——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H8145 [15OC]
——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8741 [8NO]
——— 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), H2323 [4MR]
——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H8083 [27SE]
——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H8542 [28OC]
——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see H.R. 955), H1363 [5FE]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1492 [8FE]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1244 [28JA]
Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2687), H3793 [14MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H9223 [3DE]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]
——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Drugs: improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H5998 [17JY]
——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1588), H8541 [28OC]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]
Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H998 [22JA]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H3964 [17MY]
Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H678 [16JA]
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 standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H8741 [8NO]
——— 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), H5825 [15JY]
——— 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), H3477 [7MY]
——— 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), H4629 [12JN]
——— 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: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H7753 [17SE]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H3276 [18AP]
——— ensure polluters pay ongoing water treatment costs associated with contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2570), H3844 [15MY]
——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H3793 [14MY]
——— issue final rule adding all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to hazardous air pollutants list (see H.R. 2605), H3501 [8MY]
——— issue guidance on minimizing use of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2638), H4218 [3JN]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H2582 [7MR]
——— prohibit waste incineration of firefighting foam and other wastes containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2591), H3500 [8MY]
——— provide Safer Choice Label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils that do not contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2566), H4182 [30MY]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2377), H3478 [7MY]
——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]
——— regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 2600), H3501 [8MY]
——— require continued and expanded monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water (see H.R. 2800), H7666 [11SE]
——— require testing of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 2608), H4218 [3JN]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
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), H8741 [8NO]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H12292 [19DE]
FCC: authorize a reverse auction to help fund deployment of high-speed Internet (see H.R. 3278), H4694 [13JN]
——— clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H1519 [11FE] (see H.R. 3375), H5078 [24JN]
——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
FDA: clarify regulatory framework relative to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application (see H.R. 269), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3443), H5075 [24JN]
——— clarify types of patents on safe and effective drug list, require list of applicable exclusivities for listed drugs, update patent sponsor requirements, and reform patent list guidelines (see H.R. 1503), H2987 [2AP]
——— 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), H7715 [16SE]
——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see H.R. 938), H2828 [26MR]
——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H2828 [26MR]
——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (see H.R. 1520), H2828 [26MR]
——— require label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression to prominently detail those side effects (see H.R. 4404), H8098 [4OC]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H8260 [18OC]
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), H1582 [13FE]
——— enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see H.R. 2626), H3678 [9MY]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3260 [10AP]
Federal employees: 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 Federal and District of Columbia employees excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 750), H1209 [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), H7484 [30JY]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H10259 [12DE]
FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8456 [23OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H3267 [12AP]
Firearms: 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]
——— 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), H2647 [11MR]
——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]
——— 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 manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4271), H8090 [1OC]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1214 [24JA]
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), H8679 [30OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]
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]
FTC: increase consumer protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 2683), H8960 [18NO]
——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7244 [23JY]
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), H8103 [8OC]
Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1440), H2312 [28FE]
Gun Safety Board: establish (see H.R. 4177), H8730 [5NO]
Hazardous substances: eliminate lead-based pipe, tap hazards, and paint in housing, assist with relocation of displaced families, and implement lead exposure reduction activities (see H.R. 4321), H8389 [22OC]
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]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H8260 [18OC]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]
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), H3304 [29AP]
Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H2914 [28MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1494 [8FE]
House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H289 [8JA]
Human Rights Monitoring and Palestinian Child Victims of Israel Military Fund: establish (see H.R. 2407), H4920 [19JN]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H7473 [25JY]
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), H1458 [7FE]
——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3407 [1MY]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— 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 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]
——— 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), H8096 [4OC] (see H.R. 2315), H8090 [1OC]
Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3964 [17MY]
——— improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]
Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.J. Res. 74), H7488 [2AU]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]
——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H5826 [15JY]
——— 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), H2887 [27MR]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3792 [14MY]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H4349 [6JN]
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]
International Day of Non-Violence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 607), H8081 [27SE]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H5038 [21JN]
Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]
Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4774 [18JN]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), H5201 [26JN]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H958 [18JA]
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), H517 [11JA]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]
——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (see H.R. 1839), H2798 [25MR]
——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]
——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 2751), H3841 [15MY]
——— 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), H2883 [27MR]
Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 1564), H2503 [6MR]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3407 [1MY]
——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H5306 [9JY]
——— 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]
——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]
——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H3787 [14MY]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H4434 [11JN]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H3728 [10MY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]
——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H7867 [20SE]
——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 1394), H7867 [20SE]
——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]
——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H5728 [11JY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]
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), H3285 [25AP]
——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see H.R. 1781), H2888 [27MR]
——— 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]
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), H5039 [21JN]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2371 [5MR]
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 Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]
National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 224), H3277 [18AP]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 726), H1519 [11FE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 673), H8786 [12NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]
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), H5776 [12JY]
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), H3792 [14MY]
——— establish a Federal register of historic vehicles to document and preserve records of U.S. automotive and motorcycle history (see H.R. 5079), H8826 [13NO]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 279), H2938 [1AP]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 237), H2745 [14MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [5FE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H8090 [1OC]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 319), H3265 [12AP]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a mobile hotspot grant program (see H.R. 5243), H9257 [4DE]
——— take certain actions to enhance U.S. representation and promote U.S. leadership in international communications standards-setting bodies (see H.R. 4463), H7901 [24SE] (see H.R. 4500), H8052 [26SE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 628), H8143 [15OC]
National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3276 [18AP]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 729), H1171 [23JA]
——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H5168 [25JN]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8724 [1NO]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]
NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8388 [22OC]
NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (see H.R. 2397), H4168 [23MY]
NOAA: update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2551), H3474 [7MY]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for continued advancement of partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage continued respect for provisions (see H. Res. 585), H8098 [4OC]
Oceans: improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see H.R. 3969), H8145 [15OC]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see H.R. 2051), H8200 [16OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2828 [26MR]
——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see H.R. 1386), H2887 [27MR]
——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces (see H.R. 1385), H2828 [26MR]
——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H3682 [9MY]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]
——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 986), H2887 [27MR]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 325), H283 [8JA]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit biological product manufacurers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see H.R. 1499), H2828 [26MR]
——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1499), H2828 [26MR]
Political campaigns: 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]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H5200 [26JN]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1218 [25JA]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3131 [8AP]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H603 [15JA]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4434 [11JN]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1494 [8FE]
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.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H3728 [10MY]
——— prohibit continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress (see H.R. 1410), H2271 [27FE]
——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H465 [10JA]
——— require preservation of all records relative to foreign meetings to ensure transparency, including documentary notes of the President, his staff, or interpreters (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3272 [15AP]
Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H8198 [16OC]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]
Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see H.R. 3879), H7239 [23JY]
——— promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see H.R. 3458), H5165 [25JN]
——— 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]
Public welfare programs: extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see H.R. 3039), H4180 [30MY] (see H.R. 3421), H5036 [21JN]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2042 [19FE]
Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 609), H8081 [27SE]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 343), H3405 [1MY]
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]
Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 276), H2988 [2AP]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H5998 [17JY]
Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see H. Res. 552), H7665 [11SE]
Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H8090 [1OC]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7838 [19SE]
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]
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), H12297 [23DE]
Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative o LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 3374), H5078 [24JN]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8459 [23OC]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3271 [15AP]
——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1879), H5203 [26JN]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H206 [3JA]
Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]
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), H12211 [18DE]
——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.: rename as Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. (see H.R. 4470), H7901 [24SE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4698 [13JN]
Taxation: create a tax credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 2993), H8541 [28OC]
——— establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (see H.R. 3590), H5258 [27JN]
——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 4045), H7490 [2AU]
——— 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]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H2506 [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), H8910 [15NO]
——— modify earned income tax credit to account for amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see H.R. 1431), H2312 [28FE]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H3477 [7MY]
——— 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 railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3476 [7MY]
——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (see H.R. 1194), H8541 [28OC]
——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 5012), H8738 [8NO]
——— 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]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8097 [4OC]
——— repeal qualified contract exception to extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3479), H5270 [2JY]
——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]
Tice, Austin B.: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H7905 [24SE]
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), H8595 [29OC]
Trump, President: 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), H1242 [28JA]
——— 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: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]
——— 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), H2919 [28MR]
——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1492 [8FE]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H8540 [28OC]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H7480 [30JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 877), H1333 [30JA]
——— prohibit use of neonicotinoids as insecticides in national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2854), H4010 [20MY]
——— reauthorize Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (see H.R. 4828), H8456 [23OC]
——— seek compensation for damages to trust resources and use funds received as that compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 3370), H5306 [9JY]
U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin (see H.R. 1023), H1391 [6FE]
——— develop technologies to detect perfluorinated compounds and conduct a nationwide sampling of such compounds in the environment (see H.R. 1976), H2916 [28MR]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3406 [1MY]
——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4824), H8542 [28OC]
Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H283 [8JA]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 1438), H2312 [28FE]
——— 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]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3271 [15AP]
Wildlife: 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), H3266 [12AP]
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), H1283 [29JA]
——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H1465 [7FE]
——— 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), H7379 [24JY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8228 [17OC]
——— 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]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]
——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H675 [16JA]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 579), H8090 [1OC]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8960 [18NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 427), H4343 [5JN]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]
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), H5038 [21JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H4434 [11JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4217 [3JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or Royal Air Force (see H.R. 980), H1361 [5FE]
——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H5776 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arts and humanities: support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see H.R. 1519), H2366 [5MR]
Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
Dept. of Education: ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see H.R. 2026), H2985 [2AP]
Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 2170), H3216 [9AP]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3403 [1MY]
——— 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), H1361 [5FE]
——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 4923), H8677 [30OC]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to State and tribal courts in order to allow electronic service of certain court orders (see H.R. 4313), H7705 [12SE]
Dept. of Transportation: prescribe safety standards requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device to prevent intoxicated driving and provide for fleet demonstration of such devices (see H.R. 4354), H7753 [17SE]
——— require new vehicles to be equipped with ignition interlock devices to prevent intoxicated driving (see H.R. 514), H518 [11JA]
——— require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on economic and environment risks to the Great Lakes of oil spills or leaks (see H.R. 795), H1217 [25JA]
EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H543 [14JA]
——— prohibit closure, consolidation, or elimination of offices (see H.R. 4149), H7488 [2AU]
FCC: establish advisory committee to develop best practices relative to combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls (see H.R. 3780), H5911 [16JY]
FDA: deem per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances used in food containers or cookware as unsafe and implement a ban on use in such products (see H.R. 2827), H3962 [17MY]
——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (see H.R. 1816), H2754 [18MR]
Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 725), H1171 [23JA]
Fish and fishing: improve management of forage fish (see H.R. 2236), H3253 [10AP]
Gutiérrez Soto, Emilio: relief (see H.R. 1751), H2717 [13MR]
Gutiérrez Soto, Oscar E.: relief (see H.R. 1751), H2717 [13MR]
Medicaid: permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see H.R. 1343), H2100 [25FE]
——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 1342), H2100 [25FE]
Medicare: remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1518), H2366 [5MR]
National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H1349 [4FE]
National Climate Bank: establish (see H.R. 5416), H10257 [12DE]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4831), H8456 [23OC]
NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 2349), H3279 [22AP]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 424), H4313 [4JN]
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), H5774 [12JY]
Voting: require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (see H.R. 378), H357 [9JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Arts and humanities: support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (H.R. 1519), H2369 [5MR]
Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (H.R. 569), H602 [15JA]
Dept. of Education: ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (H.R. 2026), H2986 [2AP]
Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 2170), H3218 [9AP]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (H.R. 2428), H3405 [1MY]
——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 973), H1362 [5FE]
——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 4923), H8679 [30OC]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to State and tribal courts in order to allow electronic service of certain court orders (H.R. 4313), H7706 [12SE]
Dept. of Transportation: prescribe safety standards requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device to prevent intoxicated driving and provide for fleet demonstration of such devices (H.R. 4354), H7754 [17SE]
——— require new vehicles to be equipped with ignition interlock devices to prevent intoxicated driving (H.R. 514), H519 [11JA]
——— require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration study on economic and environment risks to the Great Lakes of oil spills or leaks (H.R. 795), H1218 [25JA]
EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (H.R. 535), H544 [14JA]
——— prohibit closure, consolidation, or elimination of offices (H.R. 4149), H7489 [2AU]
FCC: establish advisory committee to develop best practices relative to combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and how hospitals can protect themselves from such calls (H.R. 3780), H5912 [16JY]
FDA: deem per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances used in food containers or cookware as unsafe and implement a ban on use in such products (H.R. 2827), H3962 [17MY]
——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (H.R. 1816), H2755 [18MR]
Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (H.R. 725), H1172 [23JA]
Fish and fishing: improve management of forage fish (H.R. 2236), H3257 [10AP]
Gutiérrez Soto, Emilio: relief (H.R. 1751), H2718 [13MR]
Gutiérrez Soto, Oscar E.: relief (H.R. 1751), H2718 [13MR]
Medicaid: permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (H.R. 1343), H2101 [25FE]
——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), H4696 [13JN]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (H.R. 1342), H2101 [25FE]
Medicare: remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (H.R. 1518), H2369 [5MR]
National Climate Bank: establish (H.R. 5416), H10258 [12DE]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4831), H8458 [23OC]
NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (H.R. 2349), H3280 [22AP]
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 (H.R. 3742), H5775 [12JY]
Voting: require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (H.R. 378), H359 [9JA]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H219 [4JA], H3281 [25AP], H7561 [10SE], H9177 [26NO], H9183 [29NO], H12295 [23DE]
Letters
Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act: D. Taylor, UNITE HERE! (organization), H7325 [24JY]
——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H7324 [24JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3281 [25AP], H9177 [26NO], H9183 [29NO], H12295 [23DE]
Remarks
American Human Rights Council: tribute, E1269• [11OC]
American Syrian Arab Cultural Association: tribute, E1334• [23OC]
Ann Arbor, MI: anniversary of Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament, E883• [9JY]
——— anniversary of Ann Arbor Farmers Market, E1058• [16AU]
——— anniversary of Ozone House (organization), E704• [4JN]
——— groundbreaking of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Fisher House, E768• [13JN]
——— tribute to community-led solar installation project, E1219• [27SE]
Arab American Civil Rights League: tribute, E1270• [11OC]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), H1551• [13FE]
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America: anniversary of Waldorf education system, E1075• [27AU]
BASF SE (company): Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Corporate and Small Business Community Leader Award recipient, E1044• [9AU]
Beautiful Luxe School of Cosmetology: opening, E1251• [4OC]
Dearborn, MI: anniversary, E934• [17JY]
——— anniversary of Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce, E1181• [19SE]
——— memorial service for Abbas family who died in drunken driving accident, H366 [10JA]
——— tribute to Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, E1329• [23OC]
——— tribute to Memorial Day parade, E707• [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination, H8059 [27SE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5648 [11JY], H5736 [12JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), H8059 [27SE]
——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program arthritis research funding, H4720 [18JN]
——— prohibit Defense Logistics Agency from using any food contact substances to assemble or package meals ready-to-eat (MRE) that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H5648 [11JY]
——— require cooperative agreements with States to mitigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination resulting from their facilities, H5648 [11JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10206 [12DE]
——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 269), H264 [8JA]
——— require another Senate-confirmed officer within the Dept., to carry out drug price negotiation duties should the Sec. of HHS have a conflict of interest, H10206 [12DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), H7324 [24JY]
Dept. of Transportation: require new vehicles to be equipped with ignition interlock devices to prevent intoxicated driving (H.R. 514), H366 [10JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: tribute to VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, E661• [23MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4949 [20JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4720 [18JN]
Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, E1280• [11OC]
——— tribute to Metro Detroit Youth Day organizers and participants, E879• [9JY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3948• [17MY]
Eastern Michigan University: opening of IHA Health Center, E1405• [8NO]
Ele’s Place Inc.: opening of new children’s grief support center in Ann Arbor, MI, E1226• [27SE]
EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA, H5736 [12JY]
——— prohibit funding to close or relocate any office or facility that houses either emergency responders or criminal investigation unit, H4949 [20JN]
Feldman, Eva: Michigan Medicine Alumni Society Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, E1245• [4OC]
Firearms: allow victims of domestic abuse to take possession of firearm after initiation of background check procedures to allow transfer from Federal firearms licensee if system does not return response within 3 days, H2292 [28FE]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), motion to recommit, H2292 [28FE]
Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation, H9976 [10DE]
Friends in Deed (organization): Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Outstanding Volunteer Program Award recipient, E1046• [9AU]
General Motors Co.: labor strike by UAW members, H8231 [18OC]
Grissom, Michael: Washtenaw 100 (organization) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E1335• [23OC]
Hedberg, Nancy: Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Township Clerk of the Year award recipient, E623• [17MY]
Hohner, Jason: Washtenaw 100 (organization) Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award recipient, E1333• [23OC]
Ismail, Kimberly: Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E1041• [9AU]
Kew, Sarah: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Unsung Heroine Award recipient, E1308• [18OC]
KLA Corp.: groundbreaking of new research and development facility in Ann Arbor, MI, E1248• [4OC]
Kramer, Kimberly: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Entrepreneur Award recipient, E1307• [18OC]
Lorain, OH: dedication of Don H. Barden Secondary Street, E1412• [8NO]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (S. 239), H7799 [19SE]
Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2779 [25MR]
——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), H4706, H4707, H4710 [18JN]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2779 [25MR]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H236 [8JA]
Michigan Muslim Community Council: tribute, E1275• [11OC]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (H. Res. 326), H9305 [6DE]
Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor, MI, and Vicinity: tribute, E1336• [23OC]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9976 [10DE]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2214 [26FE]
NSF International (organization): anniversary, E1132• [11SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3525 [9MY]
Rudisill, Ann: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Inspiring Achievement Award recipient, E1304• [18OC]
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, MI: Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Outstanding Volunteer Organization Award recipient, E1043• [9AU]
Southgate, MI: opening of Bob and Anna Renaud Train Barn, E1332• [23OC]
Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), E666• [23MY]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12203• [18DE]
Twardesky, Anita: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Leadership Award recipient, E1306• [18OC]
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), H3375 [1MY]
U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin, H9976 [10DE]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12265 [19DE]
University of Michigan: anniversary of Medical School Program in Biomedical Sciences, E1184• [19SE]
——— construction of new Michigan Medicine adult medicine ‘‘green’’ facility, E1338• [23OC]
——— tribute to Express, Fulfill, Prosper (student group) fundraising dinner for mental health awareness, E1274• [11OC]
——— tribute to Weiser Diplomacy Center, E1130• [11SE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3007 [3AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), motion to recommit, H3085 [4AP]
Votes: position on missed, E676• [24MY], E1544• [5DE]
Wayne County, MI: anniversary of Rouge River fire caused by pollution, E1267• [11OC]
——— anniversary of Wayne County Parks, E1330• [23OC]
——— Fort Street Bridge Park ground breaking, E1267• [11OC]
Wilson, Thomas: Dearborn, MI, Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1399• [5NO]
Woodhaven, MI: anniversary of Michigan 33d District Court, E621• [17MY]
Wyandotte, MI: dedication of Joseph R. Peterson Justice Building, E1506• [26NO]
Yemen American Benevolent Association: anniversary, E1278• [11OC]
Tributes
Adams, Pamela, E703• [4JN]
Bazzi, Fayrouz, E1337• [23OC]
Canty, Cynthia, E869• [2JY]
Dalrymple, Denise, E1452• [15NO]
Dropiewski, Jonathan, E1550• [6DE]
Edwards, Gloria, E815• [21JN]
Ennis, Clarence (Bud), E1070• [23AU]
Farhat, Helal, E1157• [17SE], E1171• [18SE]
Hamood, Nancy, E880• [9JY]
Hayes, Fran, E663• [23MY]
Hoecker, James, E1310• [18OC]
Horne, Frederick J., II, E942• [18JY]
Jones, Janie M., E1309• [18OC]
Kroll, Henry, E1512• [26NO]
Laird, Jane, E706• [4JN]
Moore, Sue, E1064• [20AU]
Morse, Gordon, E900• [11JY]
Murdock, Peter J., E722• [6JN]
Nelson, Michael, E881• [9JY]
Palmer, Paquetta, E1272• [11OC]
Pfannes, Robert, E670• [23MY]
Schoem, David, E1371• [30OC]
Stack, Kyle, E1532• [4DE]
Trusty, Elvin, III, E720• [6JN]
Weiser, Ronald N., E1130• [11SE]
Wisdom, Kimberlydawn, E1054• [16AU]
Zatina, Mary, E1552• [6DE]