EDUCATION related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Schools
Addresses
Commemorating the Clinton 12 Walk: Senator Alexander, S5682 [25SE]
Dr. Walter S. McAfee Post Office Building Renaming Ceremony: Leo C. McAfee, Jr. (excerpt), E1111 [9SE]
——— Marsha McAfee Bera-Morris, E1111 [9SE]
University of Vermont Class of 2019 Commencement: Darren Walker, S5231 [31JY]
Amendments
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (S. Res. 67), S2395 [10AP]
Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S6894 [5DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border agents and officers (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7919 [25SE]
Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (S. 760), S6838, S6861 [4DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4530, H4531, H4532, H4533, H4534, H4535, H4536, H4537, H4538, H4540, H4541, H4543, H4545, H4547, H4548, H4559, H4560, H4561, H4562, H4563, H4564, H4565, H4566, H4567, H4568, H4569, H4570, H4571, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4577, H4578, H4579, H4580, H4604, H4605, H4606, H4607, H4608, H4609, H4610, H4611, H4612, H4613, H4614, H4615, H4616, H4617, H4618, H4619, H4620, H4621, H4622, H4623 [12JN], H4633, H4634, H4635, H4636, H4638, H4639, H4646 [13JN], H4789 [19JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4409 [11JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4452 [12JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3811 [15MY]
Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3873, H3874, H3876, H3877, H3878, H3879, H3880, H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3889, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3900, H3901 [16MY]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3811 [15MY]
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), S4734, S4739 [9JY]
Medicaid: 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 (S. 916), S6254 [29OC]
NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (S. 737), S5758, S5760 [26SE]
Analyses
Equality Act—It’s Impact on Government Funding of Abortion: U.S. Conference of Bishops, H3948 [17MY]
Appointments
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees, S1747 [7MR]
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, S2348 [9AP]
Articles and editorials
Happy Sesquicentennial! Celebrating 150 Years of the West Point Association of Graduates: Part I (1869-1900), E281–E283 [11MR], E327–E329 [21MR]
——— Part II (1900-1945), E641–E643 [21MY]
——— Part III (1946-1995) Section A, E1167–E1169 [18SE]
——— Part III (1946-1995) Section B, E1182 [19SE]
——— Part IV (1996-2019) Section A, E1447 [14NO]
——— Part IV (1996-2019) Section B, E1461 [18NO]
No Money Tree, E516 [1MY]
Schools’ Culture of Tolerance Lets Students Like Nikolas Cruz Slide, S1339 [14FE]
We Need To Give U.S. Workers More Real Power Over Their Futures, E730 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2585), H3500 [8MY]
Aerospace Industries Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 314), S5539 [17SE]
African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see S. Res. 261), S4456 [24JN] (see S. Res. 264), S4505 [25JN] (see H. Res. 463), H5167 [25JN]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 383), S6156 [24OC]
AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8053 [26SE]
——— implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]
——— strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2715), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 4864), H8538 [28OC]
American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary (see S. Res. 39), S800 [31JA]
——— anniversary of national convention (see H. Res. 45), H602 [15JA]
Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 4099), H7479 [30JY]
Anti-Bullying Roundtable: establish (see H.R. 3659), H5303 [9JY]
Arbitration: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H5825 [15JY] (see H.R. 4544), H8079 [27SE]
Armed Forces: allow members who have already attained a degree to use Dept. of Defense tuition assistance to pay for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels (see H.R. 2598), H3500 [8MY]
——— authorize concurrent use of Dept. of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve education benefits by members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 1136), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2952), H4161 [23MY]
——— expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members by allowing use of tax-free Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts on homeschooling expenses (see H.R. 740), H1209 [24JA]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see S. Res. 67), S1276 [12FE] (see H. Res. 127), H1583 [13FE]
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see H. Res. 581), H7902 [24SE]
Assistive Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 1835), S3476 [13JN]
Assyrian Genocide: commemorate anniversary, call on Turkey to officially recognize, and encourage education and public understanding of facts (see H. Res. 537), H7489 [2AU]
Augusta University: anniversary of Dental College of Georgia (see S. Res. 138), S2189 [2AP] (see H. Res. 247), H2761 [21MR]
Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]
——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 885), H1333 [30JA]
——— make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H1210 [24JA] (see H.R. 4750), H8258 [18OC]
BLM: require a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States to supplement primary and secondary education and support institutions of higher education (see H.R. 786), H1211 [24JA]
Bureau of Indian Education: expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education (see H.R. 4586), H8088 [1OC]
Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see S. 1337), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2635), H3679 [9MY]
——— improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]
Business and industry: provide entrepreneurship as a well-rounded educational opportunity (see H.R. 5253), H9174 [22NO]
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 S. Res. 292), S5196 [30JY] (see H. Res. 358), H3474 [7MY]
Capitol Pages: resume operation of House of Representatives page program (see H.R. 2434), H3403 [1MY]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1493 [26FE] (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 33), S698 [28JA] (see H. Res. 51), H676 [16JA]
CDC: collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to the public on asthma (see H.R. 4622), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 5230), H9168 [21NO]
——— provide for national campaign to raise awarenesss of the importance, and combat misinformation about, vaccines in order to increase vaccination rates (see S. 1619), S3059 [22MY]
——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2424), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 4078), H7467 [25JY]
Centre College: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H676 [16JA]
Children and youth: provide for inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior ROTC units (see S. 645), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1258), H2031 [14FE]
China: require an unclassified interagency report on political influence operations in the U.S. (see S. 480), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 1811), H2754 [18MR]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment to recognize and secure fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition (see H.J. Res. 54), H2917 [28MR]
Civil rights: restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2574), H3500 [8MY]
Climate: support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H7866 [20SE]
Coast Guard: coordinate with Depts. of Education and Defense to establish programs to improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge of elementary and secondary school students and faculty (see H.R. 3205), H4431 [11JN]
——— study and report to Congress on recreational vessel operator training (see H.R. 1669), H2646 [11MR]
Colgate University: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H4313 [4JN]
Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 271), S4629 [27JN] (see H. Res. 108), H1391 [6FE]
Colleges and universities: create consistent servicing and disclosure standards across private and Federal student loans (see S. 1354), S2688 [7MY]
——— define and report to Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System spending on instruction, student services, marketing, recruitment, advertising, and lobbying (see H.R. 4475), H7901 [24SE]
——— designate institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (see H.R. 4866), H8538 [28OC]
——— enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4372), H7772 [18SE]
——— establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see S. 3095), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5312), H9293 [5DE]
——— establish that a State-based education loan program is excluded from certain requirements relating to a preferred lender arrangement (see S. 3054), S7048 [16DE]
——— include court-ordered receivership in the list of actions resulting in a change of ownership (see H.R. 5425), H10258 [12DE]
——— permit a Federal student loan borrower to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the borrower is eligible (see S. 3055), S7048 [16DE]
——— prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 608), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1430), H2312 [28FE]
——— protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see S. Res. 233), S3252 [5JN] (see H. Res. 191), H2584 [7MR]
——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2114), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1810), H2754 [18MR]
——— report certain information on any principal investigator, receiving Federal competitive research and development grants, found to have engaged in discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex (see H.R. 5328), H9294 [5DE]
——— require disclosure of agreements with certain foreign sources (see H.R. 2244), H3254 [10AP]
——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2184), S4948 [18JY]
——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 2925), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5241), H9168 [21NO]
——— require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see S. 1701), S3164 [3JN] (see H.R. 3071), H4216 [3JN]
——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 1612), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2920), H4118 [22MY]
Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 4363), H7753 [17SE]
Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 3385), H5005 [20JN]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see S. 2163), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 1636), H2584 [7MR]
Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1780), H2744 [14MR]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on China’s impact on U.S. education system (see S. Res. 368), S5922 [21OC]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 756), H10016 [10DE]
Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 340), S5706 [25SE] (see H. Res. 580), H7902 [24SE]
Congressional Advisory Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5528), H12290 [19DE]
Constitutional amendments: require Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 69), H5201 [26JN]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit Federal funding after 2021 (see H.R. 3393), H5006 [20JN]
Courts: issue certificates of rehabilitation to formerly incarcerated individuals who have successfully reintegrated into society and no longer poses a significant risk of reoffending (see S. 2931), S6755 [21NO]
Credit: establish requirements relative to credit scores and educational credit scores (see H.R. 3618), H5271 [5JY]
——— remove adverse information for certain defaulted or delinquent private education loan borrowers who demonstrate a history of loan repayment (see H.R. 3621), H5272 [5JY]
Crime: elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (see S. Res. 281), S5013 [23JY] (see H. Res. 514), H7241 [23JY]
——— train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (see H.R. 2457), H3404 [1MY]
Cuba: support pursuit of religious and political freedom and democratic reforms (see S. Res. 215), S3005 [21MY]
Defense Language Institute: authorize awarding of a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign language (see H.R. 3185), H4388 [10JN]
Democracy: recognize vital importance in the U.S. and encourage State and local governments to help individuals reflect on contributions of democracy to a free and stable world (see H. Res. 513), H7241 [23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see H.R. 178), H207 [3JA]
——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H600 [15JA]
——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2143), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3809), H5999 [17JY]
——— improve food safety education program (see H.R. 4466), H7901 [24SE]
——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5249), H9169 [21NO]
——— include eating disorders prevention within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (see H.R. 2625), H3678 [9MY]
——— make grants to State land-grant universities to provide educational resources to improve farm management knowledge and skills of livestock producers (see H.R. 4773), H8297 [21OC]
——— make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance from Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1723), H2716 [13MR]
——— make local livestock and meat procurement for school lunch programs a priority and include ranching educational activities in Farm to School Program (see H.R. 3090), H4312 [4JN]
——— offer persistent poverty counties and political subdivisions of such counties the opportunity to have rural development loans restructured (see H.R. 2228), H3253 [10AP]
——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see S. 1637), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 1221), H2029 [14FE]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 2026), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3562), H5257 [27JN]
——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE]
Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see S. 1289), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3676), H5583 [10JY]
——— establish a digital network technology program to awards grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to historically Black colleges and universities and other eligible institutions (see H.R. 1586), H2581 [7MR]
——— establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see S. 3135), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 5505), H12289 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military departments to provide limited support to service academy supporting foundations (see H.R. 3084), H4312 [4JN]
——— authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2307), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 1094), H1461 [7FE]
——— carry out a program to enhance preparation of students in Junior ROTC for careers in computer science and cybersecurity (see S. 2154), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3266), H4694 [13JN]
——— develop workforce development investment incentives and consider existence of qualified training programs of contractors as part of the past performance rating of such contractor (see S. 1493), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2756), H3841 [15MY]
——— establish a civilian advisory committee to advise on prevention of sexual assault in the Armed Forces, inform victims about their case status, and pay for certain enlisted members to attend law school (see S. 1526), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3216), H4432 [11JN]
——— establish National Center for Military Painting and Applied Research (see H.R. 3181), H4388 [10JN]
——— expand eligibility of military spouses to My Career Advancement Account program (see S. 2311), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 3191), H4431 [11JN]
——— expand research capability of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions (see H.R. 3175), H4388 [10JN]
——— improve protections for victims of sexual assault in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3148), H4343 [5JN]
——— modify proof of concept commercialization program (see H.R. 3177), H4388 [10JN]
——— prevent and provide training, support victims, and enhance investigation and prosecution relative to sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces (see S. 1495), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 3015), H4164 [23MY]
——— provide degree granting authority for the U.S. Army Armament Graduate School at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ (see H.R. 2880), H4063 [21MY]
——— provide for a pilot project for a nationwide network of secure computing enclaves for federally funded research in universities (see H.R. 3611), H5269 [2JY]
——— require that institutions hosting a Junior ROTC unit provide instruction in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H.R. 3173), H4388 [10JN]
——— study renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate military-dependant children (see H.R. 4917), H8677 [30OC]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to combat rural teacher shortages (see S. 2887), S6625 [18NO]
——— allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4645), H8110 [11OC]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]
——— allow institutional aid grant recipients to use grant funds to establish, improve, or expand partnerships with child care providers (see H.R. 4253), H7558 [9SE]
——— allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H7528 [30AU]
——— allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see S. 695), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1605), H2582 [7MR]
——— allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 1192), H1582 [13FE]
——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see H.R. 69), H203 [3JA]
——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1752), S3252 [5JN] (see H.R. 3149), H4343 [5JN]
——— allow States to submit a State management decision and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2263), H3254 [10AP]
——— allow students convicted of marijuana possession to retain financial aid eligibility if they complete a drug rehabilitation program (see H.R. 4089), H7476 [26JY]
——— allow use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants to reinforce school safety infrastructure, technology, and personnel (see S. 1442), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 4465), H7901 [24SE] (see H.R. 4951), H8717 [31OC]
——— amend American History and Civics Education program to require inclusion of programs that educate students about history and principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights (see S. 313), S800 [31JA]
——— amend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students (see S. 2037), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 4222), H7528 [30AU]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see S. 416), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1075), H1460 [7FE]
——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1861), H2795 [25MR]
——— assign a unique numeric identifier to institutions of higher education to facilitate data collection and reporting (see H.R. 4430), H7864 [20SE]
——— authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4573), H8080 [27SE]
——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 2186), H3217 [9AP]
——— authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (see S. 1489), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2728), H3789 [14MY]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1418), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2639), H3679 [9MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]
——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see S. 2049), S4676 [28JN] (see H.R. 3598), H5265 [28JN]
——— automatically enroll severely delinquent student loan borrowers in income-driven repayment plans and automate the process to recertify borrowers’ income (see H.R. 3833), H7149 [18JY]
——— award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and community colleges to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2670), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4826), H8456 [23OC]
——— award College in High School Pell Grants to high school students participating in dual enrollment programs (see S. 1888), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3268), H4694 [13JN]
——— award grants for cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools (see H.R. 4962), H8718 [31OC]
——— award grants for graduate fellowship awards (see H.R. 4422), H7835 [19SE]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 804), H1241 [28JA]
——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 235), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 3108), H4341 [5JN]
——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 3119), H4342 [5JN]
——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 4213), H7525 [27AU]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see S. 545), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1153), H1580 [13FE]
——— better align high school graduation requirements with entrance requirements for credit-bearing post-secondary coursework and provide resources to schools to strengthen remedial programs and improve outcomes (see S. 1516), S2924 [16MY]
——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see S. 2235), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3887), H7240 [23JY]
——— carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 1485), H2321 [4MR]
——— carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students (see H.R. 4747), H8258 [18OC]
——— carry out apprenticeship loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 4517), H8053 [26SE]
——— carry out program permitting institutions of higher education to cosign Federal student loans for students attending the institution (see H.R. 3786), H5911 [16JY]
——— change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 4647), H8110 [11OC]
——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2498), S5577 [18SE]
——— clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of college credit policies (see H.R. 4380), H7772 [18SE]
——— clarify requirements of authorized representatives under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (see H.R. 2724), H3789 [14MY]
——— clarify that American sign language (ASL) students are English learners (see H.R. 5483), H12210 [18DE]
——— clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 5372), H9387 [9DE]
——— clarify that employment at a nonprofit organization is a public service job for purposes of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4310), H7704 [12SE]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 976), S2118 [1AP]
——— conduct a study on feasibility of a single certification for certain programs under Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4342), H7753 [17SE]
——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H1362 [5FE]
——— develop a manual of common procedures and policies for companies that service or collect student loans (see H.R. 3519), H5201 [26JN]
——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see S. 2015), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 63), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 1161), H1580 [13FE]
——— develop and implement a process that enables certain borrowers to elect to repay certain loans through written, electronic, or verbal notice (see H.R. 4658), H8111 [11OC]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE] (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (see S. 234), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 811), H1242 [28JA]
——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4381), H7772 [18SE]
——— eliminate (see H.R. 1930), H2885 [27MR]
——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3674), H5583 [10JY]
——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see S. 1696), S3164 [3JN]
——— eliminate time limitations on federally subsidized student loans (see H.R. 4502), H8052 [26SE]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, forgive outstanding student loan debt and reduce interest rates for new loans, and expand work study program (see S. 1947), S4455 [24JN]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see H.R. 3472), H5166 [25JN]
——— enable Federal student loan borrowers to refinance at interest rates equivalent to the rates at which the Government provides loans to banks through the FRS discount window (see S. 1845), S3476 [13JN]
——— enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants (see H.R. 4423), H7835 [19SE]
——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 3243), H4627 [12JN]
——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 984), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2026), H2985 [2AP]
——— ensure public institutions of higher education protect expressive activities in outdoor areas on campus (see H.R. 1672), H2646 [11MR]
——— ensure States oversee closure preparedness among higher education institutions by providing refunds and maintaining student contact information, complaint system, and transcript access (see H.R. 5148), H8958 [18NO]
——— ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (see H.R. 3662), H5583 [10JY]
——— establish a Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 1117), S2386 [10AP]
——— establish a competitive grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher and school leader training programs on family engagement (see H.R. 4626), H8101 [8OC]
——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (see H.R. 3578), H5257 [27JN]
——— establish a grant program for State and local educational agencies to promote digital citizenship and media literacy (see S. 2240), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4668), H8111 [11OC]
——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]
——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 1592), H2581 [7MR]
——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 1197), H1582 [13FE]
——— establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H2646 [11MR]
——— establish a program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 404), H358 [9JA] (see H.R. 2465), H3404 [1MY]
——— establish a scholarship program and loan forgiveness for rural educators and provide professional development grants for rural schools (see S. 1157), S2433 [11AP]
——— establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch (see S. 2168), S4948 [18JY]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1204), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 3489), H5166 [25JN]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 323), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 276), H281 [8JA]
——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1364), S2742 [8MY]
——— establish certain requirements for institutions that participate in Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 2559), S5747 [26SE]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4776), H8297 [21OC]
——— establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, campus and community access (see H.R. 5475), H12209 [18DE]
——— establish demonstration projects for competency-based education at colleges and universities (see S. 2608), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4706), H8198 [16OC]
——— establish demonstration projects for competency-based education at colleges and universities to allow students to learn at their own pace and potentially earn degrees in a shorter time (see H.R. 3422), H5036 [21JN]
——— establish Dual Credit Innovation Award under National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (see H.R. 4677), H8143 [15OC]
——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H7704 [12SE]
——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 3058), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 103), H204 [3JA]
——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 4288), H7664 [11SE]
——— establish income-based repayment plans for certain future Federal student loans (see H.R. 4670), H8111 [11OC]
——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see S. 1072), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2161), H3216 [9AP]
——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4025), H7465 [25JY]
——— establish Native American Language Vitalization and Training Program (see H.R. 4188), H7505 [16AU]
——— establish Office of the Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 4627), H8101 [8OC]
——— establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 5397), H10123 [11DE]
——— establish Pell Plus program creating a partnership with colleges and universities to assist low-income students in their third and fourth years who are on a path to graduate on time (see H.R. 4608), H8094 [4OC]
——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7520 [23AU]
——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4414), H7834 [19SE]
——— establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 939), S2087 [28MR]
——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 1198), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4555), H8080 [27SE]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see S. 672), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]
——— expand access to graduate education by allowing use of Federal Pell Grant Program funds for postbaccalaureate study (see H.R. 3334), H4916 [19JN]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 885), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]
——— expand eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant Program to certain trade schools (see H.R. 625), H675 [16JA]
——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 2523), S5602 [19SE]
——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to certain contractor employees of Dept. of Energy national laboratories (see H.R. 3097), H4312 [4JN]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 784), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1896), H2883 [27MR]
——— expand use of college textbooks available under an open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see S. 1036), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2107), H3100 [4AP]
——— extend interest-free grace period for certain student loans (see H.R. 4119), H7480 [30JY]
——— forgive outstanding Federal and private student loans (see H.R. 3448), H5075 [24JN]
——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 4643), H8110 [11OC]
——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 3487), H5166 [25JN]
——— improve American History for Freedom grant program (see S. 2024), S4628 [27JN]
——— improve college access and college completion by boosting low-income student enrollment and graduation rates (see S. 1855), S3476 [13JN]
——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 1685), H2679 [12MR]
——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 889), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1915), H2884 [27MR]
——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 4424), H7835 [19SE]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1175), S2434 (see S. 1203), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2441), H3403 [1MY]
——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 969), S2118 [1AP]
——— improve remedial education programs that train students in the competencies needed to succeed in higher education (see H.R. 3950), H7377 [24JY]
——— improve reporting requirements for institutions of higher education on adjusted cohort default rates for student loans of graduates and penalize institutions with high default rates (see H.R. 4662), H8111 [11OC]
——— improve service obligation verification process for Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program recipients (see S. 1387), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3926), H7241 [23JY]
——— improve service to students and other participants in Federal student financial assistance programs and establish Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace Student Loan Ombudsman (see H.R. 4596), H8089 [1OC]
——— improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8081 [27SE]
——— include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4607), H8094 [4OC]
——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3232), H4627 [12JN]
——— include child development and early learning as community services under Federal work-study program (see H.R. 4196), H7511 [20AU]
——— include full-time job with a veterans or military service organization as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4609), H8094 [4OC]
——— include interest rate provisions for certain future Federal loans (see H.R. 3793), H5998 [17JY]
——— include racial subgroups in Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data (see H.R. 3901), H7240 [23JY]
——— include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education (see S. 3040), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 3808), H5999 [17JY]
——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2672), H3726 [10MY]
——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, correlate State higher education funding with Pell Grant allotments, and increase college transparency on costs and student outcomes (see S. 2471), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4638), H8110 [11OC]
——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (see H.R. 3101), H4341 [5JN]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]
——— increase financial support available for working college students (see S. 2655), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4787), H8387 [22OC]
——— increase income limit of the simplified needs test on applications for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2595), H3500 [8MY]
——— increase knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders relative to early childhood education (see S. 2719), S6189 [28OC]
——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 5350), H9346 [6DE]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 3102), H4341 [5JN]
——— increase Pell Grants for children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2697), H3787 [14MY]
——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2958), H4161 [23MY]
——— increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (see H.R. 4216), H7528 [30AU]
——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 4639), H8110 [11OC]
——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8081 [27SE]
——— invest in middle level education by creating a grant program to allow middle schools to identify and implement best practices to improve student outcomes and increase high school graduation rates (see S. 1704), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3089), H4312 [4JN]
——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 1338), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2563), H3474 [7MY]
——— maintain and update College Scorecard and require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to prominently display scorecard on home page of website (see H.R. 3026), H4170 [24MY]
——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 1362), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2606), H3501 [8MY]
——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see S. 2640), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 4724), H8227 [17OC]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]
——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 1971), H2916 [28MR]
——— make grants to help high schoolers receive college credit and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving credit transfers (see S. 2736), S6299 [30OC]
——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (see H.R. 3503), H5200 [26JN]
——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 4525), H8053 [26SE]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see S. 2395), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]
——— make information on nutrition assistance programs eligibility available to college students (see H.R. 3743), H5774 [12JY]
——— make more job training, apprenticeship, and certification programs eligible for Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2123), S4856 [16JY]
——— make unauthorized use of information technology or identification devices a crime, create secure third-party access for financial aid applications, and stop debt relief scams (see S. 1153), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2888), H4117 [22MY]
——— modernize and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4391), H7773 [18SE]
——— permanently authorize National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (see H.R. 5171), H9056 [19NO]
——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 5363), H9386 [9DE]
——— prevent conflicts of interest on higher education accreditation boards (see H.R. 4653), H8111 [11OC]
——— prohibit debt collectors from collecting on certain Federal student loan debt when the borrower would not be required to make payments under an income-driven repayment plan (see H.R. 5287), H9221 [3DE]
——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2038 [15FE]
——— prohibit issuance or enforcement of certain rules that weaken enforcement of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 5388), H10016 [10DE]
——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]
——— promote community college partnerships with local industries and allow students in short-term job training programs to receive Pell Grants (see H.R. 3892), H7240 [23JY]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7705 [12SE]
——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see S. 1176), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4577), H8081 [27SE]
——— provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 672), H718 [17JA] (see H.R. 781), H1211 [24JA]
——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2250), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3933), H7376 [24JY] (see H.R. 4212), H7525 [27AU]
——— provide accountability and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 2188), H3217 [9AP]
——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners (see H.R. 4389), H7773 [18SE]
——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4673), H8143 [15OC]
——— provide block grants to States to establish elementary and secondary education voucher programs to allow for school choice (see H.R. 771), H1210 [24JA]
——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see S. 943), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 2006), H2937 [1AP]
——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 4146), H7488 [2AU]
——— provide Direct PLUS Loan forgiveness for parents of disabled students (see S. 1219), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2180), H3217 [9AP]
——— provide each student loan borrower with an individualized repayment guide (see H.R. 3095), H4312 [4JN]
——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (see S. 1851), S3476 [13JN]
——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7505 [16AU]
——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H4312 [4JN] (see H.R. 4113), H7480 [30JY]
——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see S. 2339), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 4098), H7479 [30JY]
——— provide for comprehensive higher education student achievement information for community colleges (see S. 3115), S7207 [19DE]
——— provide for deferment for Federal loans prior to beginning of repayment period (see H.R. 3792), H5998 [17JY]
——— provide for institutional risk sharing in Federal student loan programs (see S. 968), S2118 [1AP]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H2884 [27MR]
——— provide for secure disclosure of tax-return information to carry out certain Higher Education Act provisions (see H.R. 5368), H9387 [9DE]
——— provide for teacher, principal, and other school leader quality enhancement (see S. 468), S1325 [13FE]
——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 752), S1792 [12MR]
——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 4316), H7705 [12SE]
——— provide for the relief of interest on certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 3751), H5824 [15JY]
——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 1650), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2966), H4161 [23MY]
——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 3913), H7241 [23JY]
——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see S. 1281), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]
——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 653), H717 [17JA]
——— provide grants to eligible local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in early elementary grades (see S. 579), S1540 [27FE]
——— provide grants to establish ‘‘Family Friendly School’’ policies at schools that align school days with work days and support summer community learning programs and activities (see S. 2784), S6391 [5NO]
——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (see S. 718), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 3891), H7240 [23JY]
——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see S. 1299), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 1591), H2581 [7MR]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities (see H.R. 1457), H2313 [28FE]
——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see S. 2070), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3667), H5583 [10JY]
——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H8877 [14NO]
——— provide grants to States to establish public-private partnerships for apprenticeship and other job training programs (see H.R. 3893), H7240 [23JY]
——— provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (see H.R. 2437), H3403 [1MY]
——— provide loan deferment and loan cancellation for founders and employees of small business start-ups (see H.R. 231), H209 [3JA]
——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see S. 532), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1229), H2029 [14FE]
——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (see S. 686), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 3692), H5584 [10JY]
——— provide student loan deferment for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1796), S3362 [12JN]
——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 1585), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 3086), H4312 [4JN]
——— provide temporary authority to reissue certain student loans to reduce interest rates paid by borrowers (see H.R. 4749), H8258 [18OC]
——— provide temporary Impact Aid Program construction grants to eligible local educational agencies (see H.R. 3647), H5302 [9JY]
——— provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under English language acquisition grants (see S. 2761), S6333 [31OC] (see H.R. 4943), H8717 [31OC]
——— provide transparency to consumers about college tuition costs relative to completion or graduation times and rates (see H.R. 3354), H4917 [19JN]
——— publish requirements for financial aid offers to be provided by institutions of higher education to enrolled and prospective students (see H.R. 4343), H7753 [17SE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H2614 [8MR]
——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1803), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3800), H5998 [17JY]
——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see S. 1403), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2632), H3678 [9MY]
——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see S. 342), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2562), H3474 [7MY]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 1279), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2486), H3439 [2MY]
——— reauthorize University Sustainability Program (see S. 2928), S6755 [21NO]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8143 [15OC]
——— reduce frequency of federally required academic assessments (see H.R. 4630), H8101 [8OC]
——— reform experimental sites initiative to establish innovation zones at colleges and universities (see S. 1221), S2485 [29AP]
——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see S. 303), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 954), H1349 [4FE]
——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 3418), H5036 [21JN]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for incarcerated individuals and Federal financial aid eligibility for individuals convicted of certain drug offenses (see H.R. 4073), H7467 [25JY]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 1074), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2168), H3216 [9AP]
——— remove all adverse credit history relative to a student loan from a borrower who has rehabilitated the loan (see H.R. 4869), H8538 [28OC]
——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 789), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1724), H2716 [13MR]
——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 4395), H7834 [19SE]
——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan repayment (see H.R. 4396), H7834 [19SE]
——— rename ‘‘master promissory note’’ as a ‘‘student loan contract’’ relative to student loan application process (see H.R. 4241), H7535 [6SE]
——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]
——— replace interest on student loans with a non-compounding financing fee and place borrowers in an income-based repayment plan (see S. 1292), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 4603), H8094 [4OC]
——— 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), H8095 [4OC]
——— require additional reporting by institutions of higher education on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see S. 1572), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2875), H4063 [21MY]
——— require assurances by recipients receiving assistance under Talent Search and Upward Bound Programs relative to activities for homeless and foster youth (see H.R. 2270), H3255 [10AP]
——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3027), H4171 [24MY]
——— require 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), H5256 [27JN]
——— require colleges and universities to share responsibility for student loan defaults and prohibit increasing tuition or charging additional fees to offset cost of liability (see S. 2124), S4856 [16JY]
——— require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (see S. 808), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 2421), H3339 [30AP]
——— require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs meet certain revenue requirements (see S. 3114), S7207 [19DE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see S. 1514), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2807), H3924 [16MY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4587), H8088 [1OC]
——— require institutions of higher education to file a disclosure report whenever such institutions receive gifts from or enters into a contract with foreign sources, valued over a certain amount (see H.R. 3921), H7241 [23JY]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1483), S2884 [15MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to post policies for expectant and parenting students on leaves of absence, making up missed work, lactation accommodations, child care, and housing (see H.R. 5222), H9168 [21NO]
——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see S. 1782), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3192), H4431 [11JN]
——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 888), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 2321), H3264 [12AP]
——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 5414), H10257 [12DE]
——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 720), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2833), H3962 [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), H5006 [20JN]
——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 3257), H4693 [13JN]
——— restore Federal Pell Grant eligibility for periods during which students would have qualified for loan forgiveness due to school closure or institutional fraud or misconduct (see H.R. 4298), H7704 [12SE]
——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 887), S2042 [27MR] (see S. 1496), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2129), H3128 [8AP]
——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see S. 2857), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3112), H4341 [5JN] (see H.R. 3369), H4917 [19JN]
——— revitalize Student Aid Enforcement Unit to reduce fraud and abuse in Federal student aid programs (see H.R. 4497), H7989 [25SE]
——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 4079), H7467 [25JY]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2667), S5966 [22OC]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4478), H7901 [24SE]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reform calculation of expected family contribution (see H.R. 4245), H7558 [9SE]
——— simplify application process for financial assistance by replacing annual refiling requirement with a one-time Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing requirement (see H.R. 4240), H7535 [6SE]
——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1346), S2687 [7MY]
——— simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see S. 1002), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2065), H3067 [3AP]
——— streamline credit sharing between community colleges and four-year institutions so transfer students know when they are eligible to receive an associate’s degree through a reverse transfer (see S. 1490), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2768), H3841 [15MY]
——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 5325), H9294 [5DE]
——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (see S. 3028), S6992 [11DE]
——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H7772 [18SE]
——— 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]
——— study Federal data collection relative to student participation and performance in career and technical education programs (see H.R. 4950), H8717 [31OC]
——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 5204), H9121 [20NO]
——— support apprenticeship programs (see S. 2899), S6669 [19NO]
——— support early childhood educators and elementary and secondary school teachers through increased training, loan forgiveness, teaching certification assistance, and tax credits (see S. 1866), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3139), H4342 [5JN]
——— support education of Indian children by recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools through incentives of scholarships, loan forgiveness, and professional development grants (see S. 1161), S2433 [11AP]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3513), H5200 [26JN]
——— support innovative, evidence-based approaches in postsecondary education, encourage open educational resources, allow pay for success initiatives, and provide additional evaluation authority (see S. 1059), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 4083), H7476 [26JY]
——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 2367), S5247 [31JY]
——— terminate (see H.R. 899), H1334 [30JA]
——— terminate capitalization of interest after forbearance and certain deferment periods relative to student loans (see H.R. 4590), H8088 [1OC]
——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (see H.R. 4567), H8080 [27SE]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 800), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1766), H2743 [14MR]
——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 681), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1565), H2503 [6MR]
——— use student loan repayment rates at institutions of higher education to determine institutional eligibility for Federal student aid funds and require risk sharing payments of institutions (see S. 1525), S2924 [16MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for training wind technicians (see S. 2415), S5311 [1AU]
——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 3306), H4770 [18JN]
——— establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see S. 1769), S3284 [10JN]
——— establish pilot competitive grant program for development of a skilled energy workforce (see H.R. 398), H358 [9JA]
——— establish 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (see S. 2334), S5195 [30JY]
——— expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to improve training and education for skilled technical workers at national laboratories and National Nuclear Security Administration facilities (see S. 1739), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3135), H4342 [5JN]
——— improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 4061), H7466 [25JY]
——— prioritize education and training for energy-related jobs to increase skilled workers for such jobs (see S. 2393), S5248 [31JY]
——— reauthorize Office of Minority Economic Impact to improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 1315), H2046 [22FE]
Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3849), H7150 [18JY]
——— amend certain abstinence education programs relative to a youth empowerment program (see H.R. 3696), H5725 [11JY]
——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see S. 2500), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 2431), H3403 [1MY]
——— authorize a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see H.R. 4678), H8143 [15OC]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]
——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]
——— 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), H5911 [16JY]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]
——— award grants to support community-based coverage entities to carry out a coverage program that provides health coverage and educational and occupational training to qualifying individuals (see H.R. 4925), H8677 [30OC]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8081 [27SE]
——— clarify that National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (see S. 1668), S3105 [23MY]
——— condition certain grants on States, local educational agencies, and tribes implementing a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy (see S. 2492), S5539 [17SE]
——— designate certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see S. 95), S142 [10JA]
——— educate health care professionals and the public on biosimilar biological products (see S. 1681), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 4400), H7834 [19SE]
——— ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 3767), H5910 [16JY]
——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H2755 [18MR]
——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 3823), H7149 [18JY]
——— ensure that pre-apprenticeship programs are considered when planning Health Profession Opportunity Grant program career pathway demonstration projects (see H.R. 3756), H5824 [15JY]
——— establish innovation grants to improve adulthood outcomes for youth aging out of foster care (see S. 3025), S6992 [11DE]
——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2406), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4899), H8594 [29OC]
——— establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3061), H4216 [3JN]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 1878), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3315), H4770 [18JN]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]
——— expand authority to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical nursing shortages through programs for loan repayment and scholarships (see S. 1045), S2270 [4AP]
——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 1618), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 5199), H9121 [20NO]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1171 [23JA]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H5035 [21JN]
——— extend community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, and special diabetes programs (see S. 192), S305 [18JA]
——— extend funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (see S. 1647), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2822), H3961 [17MY]
——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 3346), H4917 [19JN]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 1926), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3815), H5999 [17JY]
——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2996), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 62), H203 [3JA]
——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 1130), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]
——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]
——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 1676), S3106 [23MY]
——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (see H.R. 2700), H3788 [14MY]
——— 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 S. 2080), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 647), H716 [17JA]
——— issue grants to train students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth (see H.R. 4388), H7773 [18SE]
——— make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3342), H4917 [19JN]
——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3341), H4917 [19JN]
——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see S. 1137), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2262), H3254 [10AP]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3340), H4917 [19JN]
——— provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3073), H4216 [3JN]
——— provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter a career pathway in the field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3344), H4917 [19JN]
——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3336), H4916 [19JN]
——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1888), H2827 [26MR]
——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H209 [3JA]
——— provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research (see S. 3074), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 3016), H4164 [23MY]
——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations (see H.R. 2826), H3962 [17MY]
——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (see S. 1659), S3105 [23MY]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see S. 970), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2802), H3923 [16MY]
——— 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 S. 1524), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide for technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 3343), H4917 [19JN]
——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3339), H4917 [19JN]
——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3507), H5200 [26JN]
——— provide grants to support initiatives focused on addressing pediatric public health disparities in children’s hospitals graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1656), H2614 [8MR]
——— provide investment in tomorrow’s pediatric health care workforce (see S. 2443), S5360 [9SE]
——— provide loan repayment incentives for certain physician assistants or faculty at a graduate-level physician assistant education program (see H.R. 1686), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 3338), H4916 [19JN]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 304), S800 [31JA] (see S. 1191), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2815), H3924 [16MY]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 106), S143 [10JA] (see S. 962), S2117 [1AP] (see H.R. 1943), H2914 (see H.R. 1983), H2916 [28MR] (see H.R. 2328), H3270 [15AP]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1058), H1460 [7FE]
——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 299), S800 [31JA]
——— reauthorize Personal Responsibility Education Program (see H.R. 3053), H4215 [3JN]
——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]
——— reduce violence and health disparities by addressing social determinants of health, enhancing health care recruitment, and improving delivery of quality, coordinated care services (see S. 2721), S6189 [28OC]
——— require applications for a Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 3337), H4916 [19JN]
——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H3501 [8MY]
——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3347), H4917 [19JN]
——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 1353), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2567), H3474 [7MY]
——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 3345), H4917 [19JN]
——— require training and education for teachers, school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (see S. 924), S2087 [28MR]
——— revise and extend certain health workforce programs (see S. 2997), S6903 [9DE]
——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S2770 [9MY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1122), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize work with cybersecurity consortia for training (see S. 333), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 1062), H1460 [7FE]
——— eliminate Optional Practical Training Program (see H.R. 3564), H5257 [27JN]
——— establish a commission to enhance cultural competence and improve recruitment and outreach at U.S. Coast Guard Academy and modify process for congressional nominations for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3488), H5166 [25JN]
——— establish a school security coordinating council (see H.R. 1593), H2581 [7MR]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border agents and officers (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. Res. 577), H7900 [24SE]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (see S. 2691), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 2203), H3252 [10AP]
——— promote creation of State anonymous school threat reporting programs (see H.R. 2100), H3099 [4AP]
——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]
Dept. of HUD: authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages insured by FHA and require compliance with existing appraiser education requirement (see S. 1722), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 2852), H4010 [20MY]
——— award grants to eligible entities to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, lead in drinking water hazards, and lead in soil hazards in certain residential real properties (see H.R. 4416), H7835 [19SE]
——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3511), H5200 [26JN]
——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 2162), H3216 [9AP]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders on principles of nonviolence (see H.R. 4167), H7492 [6AU]
——— develop immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2329), H3270 [15AP]
——— establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 4252), H7558 [9SE]
——— establish pilot program to make grants to local educational agencies for the hiring of school resource officers (see H.R. 443), H461 [10JA]
——— promote behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers (see S. 413), S1133 [7FE]
——— provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1464), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2698), H3787 [14MY]
——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H2367 [5MR]
——— reauthorize grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities (see H.R. 505), H517 [11JA]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 2927), H4118 [22MY]
Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 2659), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4788), H8387 [22OC]
——— award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 1517), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2831), H3962 [17MY]
——— award Transition Assistance Program grants to network hub organizations that provide veterans and their spouses with employment and community resource services (see S. 666), S1660 [5MR]
——— enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (see S. 760), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 5314), H9293 [5DE]
——— enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see S. 777), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1733), H2716 [13MR]
——— establish a fund to provide support services for individuals participating in certain workforce innovation training activities (see H.R. 5206), H9121 [20NO]
——— establish a grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see S. 3144), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 5236), H9168 [21NO]
——— establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 793), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1782), H2744 [14MR]
——— establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 1401), S2770 [9MY]
——— establish Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 1666), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3007), H4164 [23MY]
——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see S. 1466), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2721), H3789 [14MY]
——— establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers (see S. 1920), S4168 [20JN]
——— make trade adjustment assistance available to workers whose jobs are eliminated through automation (see S. 3034), S7026 [12DE]
——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]
——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 951), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1995), H2923 [29MR]
——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see S. 431), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 989), H1389 [6FE]
——— provide training services linked to employment demand through Upskill Accounts, increase transparency in workforce development system, and align community employment training with labor needs (see S. 1911), S3844 [19JN]
——— report on future growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce (see H.R. 827), H1242 [28JA]
——— train personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 4456), H7865 [20SE]
Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 1632), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 479), H463 [10JA]
——— establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (see H.R. 666), H718 [17JA]
——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 635), H715 [17JA]
——— provide reports by U.S. embassies and consulates on deaths of U.S. citizens in foreign countries to the CDC (see S. 1575), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 2876), H4063 [21MY]
——— reauthorize U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Exchange Program (see H.R. 1270), H2031 [14FE]
——— report on educational materials used in the West Bank and Gaza by the Palestinian Authority or U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 2343), H3275 [18AP]
——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see S. 357), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 554), H600 [15JA]
——— submit a report on potential benefits and impact on the U.S. of establishment of joint U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (see S. 2309), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 2488), H3439 [2MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see S. 1863), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3250), H4693 [13JN]
——— expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2099), H3099 [4AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program (see H.R. 5315), H9293 [5DE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs on civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 169), H207 [3JA]
——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 569), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1374), H2233 [26FE]
——— raise public awareness of Move Over laws requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down when approaching an emergency vehicle and mandate crash avoidance technology on all new motor vehicles (see S. 2700), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 4871), H8538 [28OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to establish a small business (see H.R. 4991), H8737 [8NO]
——— allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 5056), H8783 [12NO]
——— authorize State approving agencies to carry out outreach activities about opportunities available to veterans (see H.R. 5284), H9221 [3DE]
——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (see S. 2345), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 2934), H4119 [22MY]
——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]
——— carry out a pilot program on information sharing with designated relatives and friends of veterans on assistance and benefits available to the veterans (see S. 2864), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5324), H9293 [5DE]
——— clarify treatment of certain overpayments made by educational institutions to persons entitled to departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4654), H8111 [11OC]
——— clarify when educational assistance is available for an individual who pursues an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4312), H7704 [12SE]
——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 791), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1718), H2716 [13MR]
——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2885), H4064 [21MY]
——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 2898), H4117 [22MY]
——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 4290), H7665 [11SE]
——— develop a training and counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2822), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4282), H7664 [11SE]
——— enhance payment of monthly housing stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1946), S4455 [24JN]
——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see S. 2868), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 433), H461 [10JA]
——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (see S. 3039), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 2385), H3303 [29AP]
——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (see S. 2569), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 1271), H2031 [14FE]
——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 846), H1282 [29JA]
——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 1003), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2045), H3066 [3AP]
——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (see H.R. 1947), H2915 [28MR]
——— expand authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of educational assistance programs to include outreach services provided through congressional offices (see S. 2806), S6448 [6NO]
——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (see S. 1283), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2221), H3253 [10AP]
——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H2915 [28MR]
——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]
——— extend authority to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed (see S. 2811), S6475 [7NO]
——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (see S. 2830), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 4162), H7492 [6AU] (see H.R. 5278), H9221 [3DE]
——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance (see S. 2136), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3608), H5269 [2JY]
——— improve educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4085), H7476 [26JY]
——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2184), H3217 [9AP]
——— improve recruitment of physicians (see H.R. 2557), H3474 [7MY]
——— improve recruitment of Veterans Health Administration personnel by enhancing the hiring timeline, releasing physicians from non-compete agreements, and updating minimum credentials (see H.R. 1163), H1580 [13FE]
——— improve transitional services for separating Armed Forces members and educational assistance (see H.R. 5098), H8877 [14NO]
——— improve work-study allowance program (see S. 2265), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3535), H5255 [27JN]
——— 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]
——— increase monthly housing stipends paid under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for certain individuals enrolled in distance learning educational programs (see H.R. 3897), H7240 [23JY]
——— make additional information about postsecondary educational institutions available to veterans (see H.R. 4852), H8457 [23OC]
——— make permanent authority to provide transportation to and from departmental facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling (see H.R. 5074), H8826 [13NO]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H461 [10JA]
——— modify effective date for inclusion of certain active-duty Armed Forces members in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (see S. 2475), S5474 [12SE]
——— modify eligibility requirements for transfer of unused Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2327), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 5522), H12290 [19DE]
——— pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to certain individuals during school term, quarter, or semester breaks (see H.R. 1913), H2884 [27MR] (see H.R. 2230), H3253 [10AP]
——— provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program benefits of certain veterans and Armed Forces members who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses (see H.R. 5009), H8738 [8NO]
——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2825), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5045), H8783 [12NO]
——— provide training in use of medical cannabis for all departmental primary care providers (see H.R. 2677), H3727 [10MY]
——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (see S. 2011), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 2196), H3251 [10AP]
——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4625), H8101 [8OC]
——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]
——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 5019), H8738 [8NO]
Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see S. 2248), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 2869), H4063 [21MY]
Depts. of Homeland Security and Education: carry out programs to combat human trafficking in schools (see H.R. 4580), H8081 [27SE]
Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (see H.R. 607), H675 [16JA]
——— develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers (see H.R. 608), H675 [16JA]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2740), H3840 [15MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (see H. Res. 431), H4387 [10JN] (see H. Res. 436), H4431 [11JN] (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]
Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see S. 2681), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4822), H8456 [23OC]
——— support training, technical assistance, and resource centers and ensure that those with communication disabilities have access to devices, services, and support in order to take advantage of all aspects of society (see S. 1836), S3476 [13JN]
Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]
——— prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2687), H3727 [10MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion (see H.R. 5331), H9345 [6DE]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 377), H3787 [14MY]
——— provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 852), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 4009), H7464 [25JY]
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), H3128 [8AP]
——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]
District of Columbia: establish child safety acccounts to be used for alternative education options for students facing safety issues at school (see H.R. 2538), H3473 [7MY]
——— expand school choice by providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 778), H1211 [24JA]
——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 213), S586 [24JA] (see S. 2682), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 787), H1211 [24JA]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 439), S6756 [21NO]
Drugs: acknowledge contributions of addiction professionals and their commitment to treating individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies (see H. Res. 419), H4216 [3JN]
——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 1365), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]
——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 421), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1119), H1491 [8FE]
Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 126), H205 [3JA]
——— provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees (see S. 1692), S3106 [23MY]
Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H1580 [13FE]
——— encourage career and technical education institutions to bolster domestic workforce and qualify career and technical education costs for 529 college savings programs (see H.R. 4760), H8258 [18OC]
——— establish incentivized tax breaks for employers offering cybersecurity training, increase cybersecurity scholarship program funding, and provide student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees (see H.R. 334), H283 [8JA]
——— expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H7754 [17SE]
——— expand qualified use of 529 education savings plans, establish highway construction workforce development grants, encourage military spouse professional development, and expand goals of SBA 504 loan program (see S. 2620), S5895 [17OC]
——— 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 S. 1082), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]
——— recognize importance of career and technical education in preparing students to enter the workforce (see H. Res. 551), H7597 [10SE]
——— require companies to provide notice to employees whose jobs will change due to technology, provide training to such employees, and provide severance to any employee who loses their job due to technology (see S. 2468), S5448 [11SE]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2088 [28MR]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 130), H1583 [13FE]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 678), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 997), H1390 [6FE]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]
——— establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program (see S. 2941), S6755 [21NO]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 2456), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4266), H7596 [10SE]
——— improve wastewater infrastructure workforce development (see H.R. 3521), H5201 [26JN]
——— prohibit sewage dumping into Great Lakes (see S. 2210), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3894), H7240 [23JY]
Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H1581 [13FE]
FAA: improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 1148), S2433 [11AP] (see S. 1322), S2645 [6MY]
——— 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 S. 1112), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2208), H3252 [10AP]
——— improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety (see H.R. 4166), H7492 [6AU]
——— modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see S. 3043), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 5427), H10258 [12DE]
Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 2195), S4966 [22JY] (see H.R. 3837), H7150 [18JY]
Families and domestic relations: authorize demonstration projects to improve educational and housing outcomes for children (see S. 3011), S6949 [10DE]
——— constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 3071), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 5456), H10609 [17DE]
FCC: make grants to establish or expand job training programs for communications tower service, construction, and maintenance (see H.R. 1848), H2761 [21MR]
——— make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see S. 738), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1693), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum and deposit proceeds in a Digital Divide Trust Fund to be used for rural broadband, public safety, education, and health care (see S. 2956), S6756 [21NO]
Federal agencies and departments: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and other aspects of public life and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 66), H997 [22JA]
——— engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (see S. 461), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1054), H1459 [7FE]
——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 533), H543 [14JA]
——— transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients (see H.R. 5495), H12289 [19DE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 1649), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2991), H4163 [23MY]
——— provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers (see H.R. 5285), H9221 [3DE]
FEMA: require insurance agents who sell flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to take continuing educational courses to ensure accurate information about policies is provided to consumers (see S. 2171), S4948 [18JY]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 401), S6334 [31OC] (see H. Res. 621), H8101 [8OC]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3284 [25AP]
——— improve for secondary school students (see S. 155), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 2974), H4161 [23MY]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2435 [11AP]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H2938 [1AP]
Firearms: prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see S. Res. 110), S1899 [14MR] (see H. Res. 231), H2745 [14MR]
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 S. 1071), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2153), H3215 [9AP]
Foreign countries: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see S. Res. 360), S5896 [17OC] (see H. Res. 277), H2938 [1AP]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (see H.R. 4885), H8539 [28OC]
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (see H.R. 1663), H2646 [11MR]
400 Years of African-American History Commission: extend (see H.R. 3988), H7463 [25JY]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 245), S3320 [11JN]
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), H7705 [12SE]
Health: exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H3270 [15AP]
——— increase awareness of sepsis and importance of early diagnosis and appropriate intervention (see S. Res. 175), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 290), H3100 [4AP]
——— lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (see S. 1895), S3843 [19JN]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), consideration (see H. Res. 377), H3787 [14MY]
Health care professionals: improve and expand training for future and current physicians and mid-level health care providers on treating pain and prescribing opioids (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1283 [29JA]
——— reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 2781), H3923 [16MY]
——— require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1448), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2734), H3789 [14MY]
——— require prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating patients with opioid and other substance use disorders and incorporate such training in medical school curricula (see H.R. 4974), H8724 [1NO]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see S. 2601), S5793 [15OC] (see H.R. 2134), H3128 [8AP]
Holocaust: encourage more Holocaust education in school curricula (see H. Res. 27), H284 [8JA]
Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and exempt nurses and certain college graduates (see S. 2091), S4807 [11JY]
——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8678 [30OC]
——— prohibit an alien not in a lawful immigration status from eligibility for postsecondary education benefits not available to all U.S. citzens and nationals (see H.R. 1190), H1582 [13FE]
——— provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the U.S. and establish a border security trust fund (see S. 108), S143 [10JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7480 [30JY]
——— authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S1986 [26MR] (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]
Information technology: improve U.S. cyber workforce (see S. 2775), S6391 [5NO]
Institute of International Education: anniversary (see S. Res. 146), S2271 [4AP]
International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 139), H2042 [19FE]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY] (see H. Res. 399), H4119 [22MY]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1171 [23JA]
Junior ROTC: provide for programs of scholarships for members toward obtaining private pilot’s licenses (see S. 965), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2892), H4117 [22MY]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1762), H2743 [14MR]
Largo, FL: establish a Coast Guard Junior ROTC program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School (see H.R. 4413), H7834 [19SE]
Law enforcement: encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies by providing resources for accreditation, best practices, and training and collecting data on police-community encounters (see S. 3063), S7113 [17DE]
Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]
Maritime Administration: provide assistance for education and research harbors to protect research vessels and designate Maritime Academies as Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (see S. 1452), S2815 [14MY]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 500), H517 [11JA]
Medicaid: provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 148), H206 [3JA]
——— 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 S. 916), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1897), H2883 [27MR]
Medicare: count resident time spent in a critical care access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (see S. 1240), S2515 [30AP]
——— count time spent in approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care toward determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education (see H.R. 5432), H10262 [13DE]
——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see S. 2116), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1358), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 3425), H5037 [21JN] (see H.R. 3753), H5824 [15JY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see S. 2892), S6669 [19NO] (see H.R. 2439), H3403 [1MY] (see H.R. 3414), H5036 [21JN]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 814), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1840), H2760 [21MR]
——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 289), S799 [31JA]
Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see S. 587), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 133), H206 [3JA]
Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 397), S6333 [31OC]
Minorities: increase diversity and inclusion in tech sector and minority access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education (see H. Res. 169), H2322 [4MR]
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act: amend and reauthorize (see S. 1345), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2414), H3339 [30AP]
Morrison, Toni: tribute (see S. Res. 402), S6334 [31OC]
Mount Pleasant, SC: establish Coast Guard Junior ROTC program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School (see H.R. 3387), H5005 [20JN]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2647 [11MR]
NASA: modify National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (see S. 2831), S6507 [12NO]
——— report on merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relative to space resources (see S. 381), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1029), H1391 [6FE]
National Academy of Inventors: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2857), H4063 [21MY]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 355), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 568), H7835 [19SE]
National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 331), H3339 [30AP]
National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 588), H7902 [24SE]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 34), H359 [9JA]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 703), H8878 [14NO]
National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S2329 [9AP] (see H. Res. 318), H3265 [12AP]
National Beauty and Wellness Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 168), H2322 [4MR]
National Bullying Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 370), S5966 [22OC] (see H. Res. 651), H8387 [22OC]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 358), S5841 [16OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 202), S2787 [13MY]
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S5749 [26SE]
National College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 432), S6669 [19NO]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 105), S1793 [12MR]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2504 [6MR]
National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 201), H208 [3JA]
National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 345), S5748 [26SE]
National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 344), H3405 [1MY]
National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 224), H2717 [13MR]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S3844 [19JN]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 425), S6605 [14NO]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 389), S6300 [30OC] (see H. Res. 653), H8457 [23OC]
National Dystonia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 557), H7711 [13SE]
National Family Service Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 412), S6475 [7NO] (see H. Res. 669), H8718 [31OC]
National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 403), S6334 [31OC]
National FFA Organization: amend charter (see S. 112), S181 [14JA] (see H.R. 439), H461 [10JA]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 77), S1384 [14FE]
National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4057), H7466 [25JY]
National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Res. 391), H4064 [21MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Res. 391), H4064 [21MY]
National Health Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 396), S6333 [31OC] (see H. Res. 470), H5258 [27JN]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 319), S5603 [19SE]
National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 423), S6605 [14NO]
National Kidney Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 267), H2917 [28MR]
National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 412), H4180 [30MY]
National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4388 [10JN]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 28), S587 [24JA] (see H. Res. 35), H463 [10JA]
National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 260), H2885 [27MR]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 131), S2088 [28MR]
National objectives: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H719 [17JA]
——— improve District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 145), S273 [16JA]
National Oceanographic Partnership Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3161), H4349 [6JN]
National Park Service: change U.S. Code references from U.S. Civil Rights Network to African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 254), H228 [4JA]
National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 232), H2745 [14MR]
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S5749 [26SE]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H7865 [20SE]
National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 382), S6156 [24OC]
National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S315 [19JA] (see H. Res. 44), H602 [15JA]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 38), S800 [31JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [5FE]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 692), H8784 [12NO]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 910), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 2405), H3339 [30AP]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 178), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 319), H3265 [12AP]
National Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 59), H4312 [4JN]
National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 181), S2570 [1MY] (see H. Res. 298), H3217 [9AP]
National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 76), S1384 [14FE]
National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H4432 [11JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S2743 [8MY] (see H. Res. 363), H3679 [9MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (see S. 1167), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 4486), H7988 [25SE]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S800 [31JA] (see H. Res. 104), H1391 [6FE]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2043 [27MR]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5312 [1AU] (see H. Res. 578), H7902 [24SE]
National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks: designate (see H. Res. 312), H3256 [10AP]
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 308), H3256 [10AP]
Native Americans: allow tribal grant school employees to participate in Federal Employee Health Benefits program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program (see S. 279), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 895), H1334 [30JA]
——— improve the public health system in tribal communities and increase the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives pursuing health careers (see H.R. 4534), H8054 [26SE]
——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see S. 229), S680 [25JA] (see H.R. 1128), H1492 [8FE]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 256), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 912), H1335 [30JA]
——— recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]
——— recognize the Eagle Staff as the first flag of sovereign tribal nations and renew commitment to promote cultural education about the Eagle Staff (see H. Res. 83), H1243 [28JA]
——— repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (see S. 2071), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3684), H5583 [10JY]
New York, NY: establish African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 522), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1278), H2032 [14FE]
NIH: conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 4221), H7528 [30AU]
NLRB: protect rights of graduate student workers to unionize (see H.R. 5104), H8878 [14NO]
NOAA: designate certain colleges and universities that research sea level rise, coastal flooding, and shoreline erosion as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education (see H.R. 5102), H8878 [14NO]
——— establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3091), H4312 [4JN]
——— establish aviation accession training programs for NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps to prepare students for commissioned service as pilots (see S. 2910), S6718 [20NO]
——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 2349), H3279 [22AP]
——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see S. 496), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1240), H2030 [14FE]
NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces and prioritize community college, historically Black college and university, and minority-serving institution applicants (see H.R. 2518), H3447 [3MY]
——— develop an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies (see S. 118), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 539), H543 [14JA]
——— incorporate art and design into certain science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 3308, 3321), H4770 [18JN]
——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 2578), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4528), H8053 [26SE]
——— promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 153), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 425), H461 [10JA]
——— provide for a study on broadening participation in certain research and education programs and collect data on Federal research grants to science agencies (see H.R. 627), H675 [16JA]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H8729 [5NO]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see S. 737), S1762 [11MR] (see H.R. 1665), H2646 [11MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 3820), H7149 [18JY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 2528), H3473 [7MY]
——— establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see S. 2133), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3038), H4180 [30MY]
OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (see H.R. 4843), H8457 [23OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1291), H2032 [14FE]
——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 1905), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [27FE]
——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H1389 [6FE]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 975), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2937 [1AP]
Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 550), H7597 [10SE]
Plum Island, NY: repeal requirement for GSA to sell certain Federal property, require further use be for conservation, education, and research, and conduct a special resource study (see H.R. 1578), H2504 [6MR]
Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S5577 [18SE] (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
Project Management Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 617), H8095 [4OC]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 696), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]
Public lands: maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, and generate education funding (see H.R. 244), H227 [4JA]
Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 126), S2043 [27MR] (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by aligning and improving data reporting on work or work preparation activities and employment and earning outcomes (see H.R. 1469), H2314 [28FE]
Puerto Rico: improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 1405), H2270 [27FE]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 88), S1595 [28FE]
——— observance (see H. Res. 158), H2314 [28FE]
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), H4700 [14JN]
Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see S. Res. 214), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Res. 276), H2938 [1AP]
Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 3068), H4216 [3JN]
——— provide labor standards, develop infrastructure, and provide workforce training and development relative to clean energy sector (see S. 2185), S4948 [18JY]
Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4373), H7772 [18SE]
Robinson, Rodney: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 351), H3440 [2MY]
Romeike, Uwe and family: relief (see H.R. 4616), H8095 [4OC]
SBA: authorize small business development centers to provide cybersecurity assistance to small businesses (see S. 2034), S4628 [27JN]
——— establish a pilot program to grant awards to historically Black colleges and universities to establish entrepreneurship curriculum and placement of a Small Business Development Center on campuses (see H.R. 2981), H4162 [23MY]
——— establish Innovation Centers Program to foster innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities through grants to minority-serving colleges and universities and community colleges (see S. 2717), S6189 [28OC]
——— establish pilot program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 1077), S2328 [9AP]
——— improve programs for veterans (see S. 1998), S4566 [26JN]
——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H8826 [13NO]
——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5078), H8826 [13NO]
——— report on assistance provided to historically Black colleges or universities (see S. 2126), S4856 [16JY]
——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (see S. 771), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1649), H2614 [8MR]
Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see S. 2384), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]
——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 3099), H4312 [4JN]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: ensure funds are not spent on lobbying and require counties receiving such funds to document how they are spent (see S. 2861), S6604 [14NO]
Senior citizens: support protection of elders through financial literacy (see H. Res. 328), H3284 [25AP]
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7505 [16AU]
Sex Ed for All Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H4171 [24MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 373), S5966 [22OC]
Social Security: establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for long-term unemployed and individuals with barriers to employment (see S. 136), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 556), H600 [15JA]
——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]
Space policy: establish a training facility to support functions and activities relative to licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities (see S. 2780), S6391 [5NO]
Sports: provide for returning student scholarships, work opportunities, and full health insurance for sports injuries for student-athletes, and eliminate rules blocking professional sports participation (see H.R. 2036), H2985 [2AP]
Student loans: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers (see S. 2405), S5249 [31JY]
——— provide for discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor (see H.R. 4545), H8079 [27SE]
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 156), S2387 [10AP]
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3211), H4432 [11JN]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see S. 5), S19 [3JA]
——— allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 2086), H3099 [4AP]
——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1660), H2614 [8MR] (see H.R. 4238), H7535 [6SE]
——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs and offset costs by limiting printing of Government publications that are available online (see H.R. 1774), H2743 [14MR]
——— allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income (see H.R. 1842), H2761 [21MR]
——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see S. 157), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 65), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 621), H675 [16JA]
——— allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 158), H207 [3JA]
——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 655), H717 [17JA]
——— allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 1623), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2679), H3727 [10MY]
——— allow use of 529 plans to pay apprenticeship and qualified early education expenses (see S. 220), S586 [24JA]
——— amend definition of qualified amateur sports organization in the Internal Revenue Code to remove restriction on student-athletes using or being compensated for use of their name, image, or likeness (see H.R. 1804), H2745 [14MR]
——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 1084), H1461 [7FE]
——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see S. 634), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1739), H2716 [13MR]
——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3368), H4917 [19JN]
——— establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H2312 [28FE]
——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see S. 539), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 4017), H7464 [25JY]
——— exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified adjusted gross income for purposes of eligibility for health insurance premium tax credits (see S. 2497), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4417), H7835 [19SE]
——— exclude certain post graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth (see S. 676), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 4038), H7465 [25JY]
——— exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment from income (see S. 2347), S5247 [31JY]
——— exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3803), H5998 [17JY]
——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see S. 1248), S2515 [30AP]
——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2743 [14MR]
——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see S. 359), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 996), H1390 [6FE]
——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 2871), S6604 [14NO]
——— expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5359), H9347 [6DE]
——— expand interest deduction on education loans, extend and expand deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate contribution limit on Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 1425), S2786 [13MY]
——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (see S. 275), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 898), H1334 [30JA]
——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]
——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 640), H716 [17JA]
——— increase above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of school teachers (see H.R. 5352), H9346 [6DE]
——— increase and expand above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of school teachers (see H.R. 4180), H7496 [9AU]
——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 137), S273 [16JA]
——— increase deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 3098), H4312 [4JN]
——— increase deduction allowed for student loan interest and exclude from gross income discharges of income-contigent or income-based student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 1798), H2745 [14MR]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]
——— increase dollar and income limitations on the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1070), H1460 [7FE]
——— increase exclusion for educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4849), H8457 [23OC]
——— increase income-based limitations for the Lifetime Learning Credit (see S. 2819), S6475 [7NO]
——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (see H.R. 5114), H8908 [15NO]
——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1071), H1460 [7FE] (see H.R. 2193), H3217 [9AP]
——— permanently extend mine rescue team training credit (see H.R. 1974), H2916 [28MR]
——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account (see S. 379), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 5339), H9346 [6DE]
——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (see S. 448), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1194), H1582 [13FE]
——— permit 529 college savings program funds to be used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs and apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 4469), H7901 [24SE]
——— permit withdrawals from certain retirement plans for repayment of student loan debt (see S. 2962), S6788 [2DE]
——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see S. 538), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 654), H717 [17JA] (see H.R. 3037), H4175 [28MY] (see H.R. 5012), H8738 [8NO]
——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training to encourage partnerships between local colleges and businesses (see S. 2676), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4848), H8457 [23OC]
——— provide a credit to businesses that develop or expand virtual apprenticeship programs for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 4286), H7664 [11SE]
——— provide a refundable credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage (see S. 2510), S5602 [19SE]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 1355), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 1794), H2744 [14MR]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2746), H3840 [15MY]
——— provide rules for disallowance and recapture of certain charitable contributions to colleges and universities (see S. 1732), S3251 [5JN]
——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 537), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 2499), H3439 [2MY]
——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 767), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4865), H8538 [28OC]
——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 4438), H7865 [20SE]
——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see S. 2553), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4518), H8053 [26SE]
——— terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and use such funds for certain educational activities (see H.R. 1827), H2754 [18MR]
——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2806), H3924 [16MY]
——— treat non-tuition portion of scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1667), S3105 [23MY]
Teachers: recognize contributions of teachers and recommend each Member of Congress spend at least 1 day per year serving as a substitute teacher in a public school to understand challenges facing educators (see S. Res. 426), S6605 [14NO]
Technology: support development of guidelines for ethical development of artificial intelligence (see H. Res. 153), H2271 [27FE]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools (see S. 1832), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 4019), H7465 [25JY]
Trump, President: support Executive order on combating anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 764), H10265 [14DE]
U.N.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8462 [24OC]
U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (see S. 529), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1261), H2031 [14FE]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S1793 [12MR] (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]
Unity Day: designate (see S. Res. 370), S5966 [22OC] (see H. Res. 651), H8387 [22OC]
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S1540 [27FE] (see H. Res. 225), H2717 [13MR]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H5775 [12JY]
Uzbekistan: reaffirm commitment to U.S.-Uzbekistan strategic partnership and express support for independence (see H. Res. 599), H8054 [26SE]
Veterans: 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), H8456 [23OC]
——— transition military veterans into new careers in education (see H.R. 5067), H8826 [13NO]
Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (see S. Res. 222), S3106 [23MY]
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 S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see S. 933), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 3548), H5256 [27JN]
Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN] (see H. Res. 459), H5076 [24JN]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]
——— recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 643), H8259 [18OC]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 452), S6950 [10DE] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H9347 [6DE]
World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H7151 [18JY]
Cloture motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5486 [16SE], S5561 [18SE], S5881 [17OC], S6188 [28OC], S6326 [31OC]
Essays
State of the Union: Jackson Maiocco, S739 [29JA]
Excerpts
‘‘I Am Jazz,’’ Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel, H2294 [28FE]
Factsheets
12 Key Federal Policies That Have Contributed to the U.S. Racial Wealth and Income Gap: Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H7555 [9SE]
Letters
Clarify status of Dept. of Education grants provided for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions: Elisabeth Prince (Betsy) DeVos, Sec. of Education, S6700 [20NO]
Dept. of Agriculture Centers of Excellence funding for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities: Kent J. Smith, Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, S6216 [29OC]
Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program reauthorization and expansion: Beat Steiner, Fred Miser, and Judith Belle Brown, Council of Academic Family Medicine, S805 [31JA]
——— Michael L. Munger, American Academy of Family Physicians, S806 [31JA]
——— Stephen C. Shannon, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, S806 [31JA]
Disapprove Dept. of Education rule on borrower defense institutional accountability: several organizations, S7004 [12DE]
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act: Catherine Carrico, National Association for Geriatric Education and National Association for Geriatric Education Centers, H8513 [28OC]
——— Elena Rios, National Hispanic Medical Association, H8513 [28OC]
Ensure admitted candidates to military academies undergo screenings for speech disorders, are provided results of such screenings, and the option of undergoing speech therapy: Pamela Mertz, National Stuttering Association, H5670 [11JY]
Equality Act: Alethea Predeoux, AFL–CIO, H3807 [15MY]
——— David Stacy, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H3807 [15MY]
——— National Partnership for Women & Families, H3806 [15MY]
——— several civil rights organizations, H3807 [15MY]
FAFSA Simplification Act: Mike Krause, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., S5972 [22OC]
Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act: Antonio R. Flores, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, S5733 [26SE]
——— Carrie L. Billy and David E. Yarlott, Jr., American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S5732 [26SE]
——— Glenda Glover, Tennessee State University, S5732 [26SE]
——— Hakim J. Lucas, Virginia Union University, S5878 [17OC]
——— Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc., S6143 [24OC]
——— Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc., S5732 [26SE]
——— Javaune Adams-Gaston, Norfolk State University, S5878 [17OC]
——— Lezli Baskerville, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, S5731 [26SE]
——— Michael L. Lomax, United Negro College Fund, Inc., S5731 [26SE], S6144 [24OC]
——— Ted Mitchell, American Council on Education, H7735 [17SE], H9963 [10DE]
——— William R. Harvey, Hampton University, S5878 [17OC]
Historically Black colleges and universities importance: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, H9216 [3DE]
——— Representative Fudge, H9216 [3DE]
Homeland Security Improvement Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7930 [25SE]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7930 [25SE]
——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7930 [25SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization and amendment: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9970 [10DE]
——— Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9970 [10DE]
Non-defense discretionary budget programs funding: Mission Readiness—Council for a Strong America, S1572 [28FE]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act: several organizations, H8524 [28OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator program funding to assist in choosing plans and increase outreach about plan options and financial support availability: several medical organizations, H3875 [16MY]
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3110 [23MY]
Reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support efforts to provide assistance: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7887 [24SE]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7887 [24SE]
Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Paula Jackson Jones, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (organization), S3112 [23MY]
——— Vector-Borne Disease Network and allied organizations, S3111 [23MY]
Lists
American Council on Education members supporting H.R. 5363, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H9964 [10DE]
Bedford, TX, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Awards of Excellence recipients and teachers, E358 [27MR]
Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, S4162 [20JN]
Dale City, VA, Christian Church Dale City Multicultural Achievement Awards and Scholarship recipients, E420 [8AP]
Indiana 6th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4776 [19JN]
Organizations supporting H.R. 5, Equality Act, H3808–H3810 [15MY]
Plano, TX, Independent School District National Parent Teacher Association National PTA School of Excellence designees, E1298 [17OC]
Prince William County, VA, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification recipients, E425 [8AP]
Springfield, VA, VFW Americanism Award recipients, E760 [12JN]
St. Francis Xavier High School, Appleton, WI, Class of 1969 graduates, E550 [7MY]
State organizations supporting H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8524 [28OC]
Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E631 [20MY]
Memorandums
Equality Act Impact on Federal Funding of Abortion: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H3949 [17MY]
Messages
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]
Motions
Dept. of Homeland Security: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H7974 [25SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S5486 [16SE], S5562 [18SE], S5881 [17OC], S6187 [28OC], H4731 [18JN], H4795 [19JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3950 [17MY]
Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3904 [16MY]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3786 [14MY], H3921 [16MY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7751 [17SE]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]
Proclamations
Tribute to Virginia Bankers Association Bank Day Scholarship Program: Representative Wexton, E312 [14MR]
Remarks in House
Abrams, Deirdre: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1311 [18OC], E1413 [8NO]
Adams, Jamie: Associated Parents’ Group of Hillsborough, CA, Citizen of the Year and Community Care Award recipient, E473 [18AP]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 2585), H5251 [27JN]
AID: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Fellowship Program provision of scholarships to Afro-Colombian and indigenous students to learn English as a second language, H4070 [22MY]
Aikman, Johnathan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E239 [4MR]
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University: anniversary, H8788 [13NO]
Allen, Destanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E241 [5MR]
Allen, TX: Allen Independent School District named a District Administration (publication) District of Distinction, H7226 [23JY]
Alphapointe (organization): tribute, E1034 [6AU]
Alvarado Islenos, Yanira: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E246 [5MR]
American Association of Colleges of Nursing: anniversary, E1287 [16OC]
American Association of Service Coordinators: anniversary, E1182 [19SE]
American Classical League: anniversary, E459 [12AP]
American College of Surgeons (organization): tribute to ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training course, E654 [22MY]
American Education Week: observance, H9062 [20NO]
American Human Rights Council: tribute, E1269 [11OC]
American Syrian Arab Cultural Association: tribute, E1334 [23OC]
American Welding Society: anniversary, E263 [7MR]
Antinoff, Melissa: Burlington County, NJ, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E324 [21MR]
Appleton, WI: reunion of St. Francis Xavier High School Class of 1969, E550 [7MY]
Archer-Jones, Brendan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E263 [7MR]
Arizona: decision by Arizona Supreme Court to block the Invest in Ed ballot initiative, H296 [9JA]
Arkansas: tribute to Bank on Arkansas Plus program, H9161 [21NO]
——— tribute to Prescription for Life program, H5084 [25JN]
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Leadership Arkansas program graduates, E654 [22MY]
Armed Forces: ensure access to contraception and family planning education, H5548, H5549 [10JY]
——— proposal to station a cyber battalion at Camp Atterbury and Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana, H7563 [10SE]
Armenta, Lacey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E236 [4MR]
Arts in Education Week: observance, H7605 [11SE]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (H. Res. 127), H7885, H7886 [24SE]
Aslamy, Wais: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E237 [4MR]
Assistance League of Los Angeles (organization): anniversary, E1155 [17SE]
Association of Military Banks of America: anniversary, H4060 [21MY]
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America: anniversary of Waldorf education system, E1075 [27AU]
Assyrian Genocide: commemorate anniversary, call on Turkey to officially recognize, and encourage education and public understanding of facts (H. Res. 537), H7249 [24JY]
Astorga, Mia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E264 [7MR]
Auburn, NY: tribute to East Hill Family Medical, E1045 [9AU]
Autism Community Together (organization): anniversary of Autism Awareness Fair, E258 [6MR]
Avila, Jamie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E239 [4MR]
Babst, Benjamin: Ouachita Society of American Foresters Forestry Science Research Award recipient, E1549 [6DE]
Bailey, Sasha: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E429 [9AP]
Baker, Kris: Council of Administrators of Special Education Early Career Special Education Administrator Award recipient, H9262 [5DE]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 885), E110 [30JA]
Barton, Violet: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1074 [27AU]
BASF SE (company): Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Corporate and Small Business Community Leader Award recipient, E1044 [9AU]
Bassett, Erica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E271 [8MR]
Batesville, IN: tribute to Batesville High School partnership with Ivy Tech Community College that allows high school students to earn college credits, H8791 [13NO]
Battaglioli, Luigi: 20th Congressional District of New York Congressional App Challenge winner, H279 [8JA]
Baytown, TX: anniversary of Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, E455 [12AP]
Beacon College: anniversary, E1138 [12SE]
Bearce, Zekariya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E271 [8MR]
Beato, Robert: Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals Michigan Principal of the Year award recipient, E1329 [23OC]
Beautiful Luxe School of Cosmetology: opening, E1251 [4OC]
Becerra, Lorenzo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E272 [8MR]
Bedford, TX: tribute to Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Awards of Excellence recipients and teachers, E358 [27MR]
Begley, Carolann: No Kid Hungry (organization) Pennsylvania School Breakfast Hero honoree, H2836 [27MR]
Bensalem, PA: tribute to Bensalem High School jazz band, H3346 [1MY]
Bigelow, Cooper: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E454 [12AP]
Billings, MT: tribute to Society of St. Vincent de Paul Project REBOOT (Refurbished Electronics Bringing Out Opportunities Together), E725 [6JN], E727 [10JN]
Black Student Fund (organization): tribute, H8306 [22OC]
Blackshear, GA: Pierce County High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8395 [23OC]
Bloomfield Hills, MI: anniversary of Oakland Literacy Council, H2677 [12MR]
Bloomington, IL: Bloomington Public School District 87 recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School District and District Sustainability awards, H4150 [23MY]
Boby, Corey: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1325 [22OC]
Boiter, Jayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E272 [8MR]
Boling, Glenda R.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E239 [4MR]
Bond County, IL: tribute to DAR Greenville-Benjamin Mills Chapter, E695 [3JN]
Bonne Terre, MO: anniversary of Big River Chautauqua, E944 [18JY]
Bostic, Tydarrien: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E273 [8MR]
Boy Scouts: importance, H2684 [13MR]
Brallier, Ella: 7th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge Best in Show Award recipient, E479 [18AP]
Brown, Elizabeth: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H8284 [21OC]
Brown, Lauren: National Association of Biology Teachers Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year of South Carolina award recipient, E714 [5JN]
Brown County, WI: tribute to ‘‘Breakfast on the Farm’’, E670 [23MY]
Buechner, Caroline: Santa Rosa County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E242 [5MR]
Bureau of Prisons: develop tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to employees and pregnant inmates to ensure understanding of available resources, H3047 [3AP]
——— ensure availability of parenting classes to prisoners with limited English proficiency, H3046 [3AP]
——— ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3047, H3048 [3AP]
Burhonova, Shohzodakhon: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E274 [8MR]
Burk, Elijah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E274 [8MR]
Burnette, Daniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E242 [5MR]
Business and industry: provide entrepreneurship as a well-rounded educational opportunity (H.R. 5253), E1502 [22NO]
Butler, Alysha: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History National History Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1479 [20NO]
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.: partnership with Lackawanna College School of Petroleum and Natural Gas to encourage workforce development in natural gas industry, H7587 [10SE]
California State University, Fresno: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Colleges’’ list, H7601 [11SE]
California State University, Sacramento: anniversary of Education Opportunity Program, E1628 [19DE]
——— anniversary of Japanese American Archival Collection, E1633 [19DE]
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 (H. Res. 358), H7203, H7204 [23JY], E972 [24JY]
Campbell, Amy: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1160 [17SE]
Campos, Laisha: 7th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge Rookie of the Year Award recipient, E473 [18AP]
Cape May Court House, NJ: anniversary of Cape May County 4–H Foundation and Fairgrounds, H7550 [9SE]
Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H1528 [13FE]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 2353), H5834 [16JY]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (H. Res. 119), H1506 [11FE], H1528 [13FE]
Career and technical education programs: tribute, H1252 [29JA]
Carmel, IN: Mohawk Trails Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1481 [20NO]
Carthage, IL: anniversary of Carthage Public Library, E284 [11MR]
Casper, WY: tribute to Casper Future Farmers of America team, E292 [12MR]
Castillo, Christian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E242 [5MR]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools, E103 [29JA]
CDC: Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program funding, H4573, H4574 [12JN]
——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer, H10594 [17DE]
——— report on Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program awardee activities and best practices, H3032 [3AP]
Center for Native American Youth: tribute to Champions for Change award recipients, E168 [13FE]
Centre College: anniversary, E35 [11JA]
Cermak, Patrick: Lewis University Signum Fidei Award recipient, E1195 [24SE]
Chambers, Mary B.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E275 [8MR]
Chapman, Douglas: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1329 [23OC]
Charis Bible College: anniversary, E1195 [24SE]
Charleston, SC: tribute to Burke High School Class of 1959 reunion, E827 [24JN]
Chavez, Dylann A.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E403 [4AP]
Chavoya-Olivas, Kristine: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E276 [8MR]
Cherry Hill, NJ: anniversary of Korean School of Southern New Jersey, E490 [25AP]
Chesterfield County, VA: George Washington Carver High School recipient of Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources historical highway marker at former school site, E1149 [13SE]
Chicken of the Sea International (company): anniversary of Lyons, GA, facility, E1167 [18SE]
Children and youth: importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H375 [10JA]
——— increase youth suicide awareness and prevention efforts, H3311 [30AP]
Churchill, Rudolph C.: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E706 [4JN]
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: anniversary, H7840 [20SE]
Citrus College: American Association of Community Colleges Student Success Award of Excellence recipient, E740 [11JN]
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley (organization): anniversary, E1291 [16OC]
Clark, Anita: NAACP Reverend Fred Handy In-Service Award recipient, H8527 [28OC]
Clemson University: tribute to Sandhill Research and Education Center, H7912 [25SE]
Clifford, Matthew: Indiana Association of School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, H10021 [11DE]
Coast Guard: coordinate with Depts. of Education and Defense to establish programs to improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge of elementary and secondary school students and faculty, H5665 [11JY], H10091 [11DE]
——— coordinate with Depts. of Education and Defense to establish programs to improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge of elementary and secondary school students and faculty (H.R. 3205), E748 [11JN]
Coconut Creek, FL: Atlantic Technical High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1372 [30OC]
Coker, Beatrice (Bebe): Deleware State Chamber of Commerce—The Partnership, Inc., John H. Taylor Jr., Education Leadership Award recipient, E583 [14MY]
Colgate University: anniversary, H5779 [15JY]
Colleges and universities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (H.R. 4372), H9353–H9356 [9DE]
——— importance of international students studying in the U.S., E511 [30AP], E516 [1MY]
Collins, Madison: C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, H3298 [29AP]
Colorado: tribute to 4th Congressional District U.S. Air Force Academy appointees, E726 [6JN]
Columbus, IN: Columbus East High School Special Olympics (organization) Unified Champion School designee, H8791 [13NO]
Columbus, OH: anniversary of St. Stephen’s Community House, E859 [27JN]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (H.R. 1636), H3913 [16MY]
Committee on Education and Labor (House): renaming, H12 [3JA]
Commodore, PA: tribute to Purchase Line High School, H2376 [6MR]
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, NY: anniversary, E1243 [4OC]
Computer Science Education Week: observance, H10029 [11DE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H1274 [29JA]
——— tribute to Congressional Award recipients, H5072 [24JN]
——— tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E166 [13FE]
Connecticut: tribute to Connecticut State Library Digging Into History program, E1447 [14NO]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require Office of Students and Young Consumers to report to Congress on risk factors to young consumers and student borrowers, H4096 [22MY]
Contra Costa Television (CCTV) (television channel): anniversary, E1489 [21NO]
Contreras, Juan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E243 [5MR]
Converse, Susan: Illinois State Board of Education Illinois Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3507 [9MY]
Conway, AR: Arkansas Recycling Coalition Recycling Education Program of the Year award recipient, H7236 [23JY]
Coria, Ashley: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E276 [8MR], E385 [2AP]
Corning, NY: anniversary of 171 Cedar Arts Center, E782 [18JN]
Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to DAR Corpus Christi Chapter Constitution Week commemoration, E1169 [18SE]
Cottondale, FL: tribute to Cottondale High School FFA chapter, E1335 [23OC]
Council of Chief State School Officers: tribute to State Teachers of the Year award recipients, H3397 [1MY]
Covington, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H3136 [9AP]
Crummey, Mark: Virginia Parent Teacher Association Elementary Principal of the Year award recipient, H5982 [17JY]
Cruz, Michael A.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E385 [2AP]
C-SPAN: anniversary, H2816 [26MR]
Cummings, Brittney: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E373 [1AP]
Custy, Edward: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E706 [4JN]
Daka, George: National Liberty Museum Teacher as Hero Award recipient, H3345 [1MY]
Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Christian Church Dale City Multicultural Achievement Awards and Scholarship recipients, E420 [8AP]
Damariscotta, ME: anniversary of Salt Bay Chamberfest, E1010 [30JY]
Daniel, Ryan: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E430 [9AP]
Daniels, Lila: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E386 [2AP]
Daugherty, Mason: C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition winner, H2805 [26MR], E357 [27MR]
Davidson, Sarah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E387 [2AP]
Dearborn, MI: tribute to Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, E1329 [23OC]
Deffibaugh, Steven: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1330 [23OC]
Deidel, Madisyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E388 [2AP]
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: tribute to North Carolina State Organization Region IX recipients of State convention awards, H7247 [24JY]
DeLuna, Julie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E388 [2AP]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H9065 [20NO]
Denton County, TX, Master Gardener Association: anniversary, E36 [11JA]
Denver, CO: tribute to Denver East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E739 [11JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program funding, H4944, H4945 [20JN]
——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (H.R. 562), H1250 [29JA], H5027 [21JN]
——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (H.R. 5249), H9230 [4DE]
——— National Institute of Food and Agriculture agricultural research and extension funding for historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, H4957 [20JN]
——— ReConnect Program funding to improve broadband access in rural areas, H397 [10JA]
——— Rural Health and Safety Education Program funding to combat opioid epidemic in rural communities, H4942 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow civilian academic faculty at covered institutions to retain copyright for scholarly works completed outside of their assigned instructional duties, H5545 [10JY]
——— allow community college students holding or expecting to receive an associate degree to apply for Technology and National Security Fellowship Program, H5686 [11JY]
——— assess status and feasibility of expanding security cooperation and assistance to Pacific Island countries, H5567 [10JY]
——— authorize senior Armed Forces officials to endorse and participate in activities of charitable foundations that support service academies, H5545 [10JY]
——— award grants to defense education schools and to local education agencies that host Junior ROTC programs for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language, E912 [12JY]
——— conduct education and outreach campaign to veterans exposed to open burn pits and who are eligible to enroll in Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, H5711 [11JY]
——— develop pilot program to train skilled technicians for defense industrial careers, H5654 [11JY]
——— ensure admitted candidates to military academies undergo screenings for speech disorders, are provided results of such screenings, and the option of undergoing speech therapy, H5669–H5672 [11JY]
——— ensure National Capital Consortium Psychiatry Residency Program leadership maintains a workplace free of racial, gender, or other forms of discrimination or harassment, H5677 [11JY]
——— establish a civilian advisory committee to advise on prevention of sexual assault in the Armed Forces, inform victims about their case status, and pay for certain enlisted members to attend law school, H5319 [10JY]
——— historically Black colleges and universities funding, H4714 [18JN]
——— National Defense Education Program civics education grants funding, H4715, H4716 [18JN], H7745 [17SE]
——— National Security Innovation Network Hacking for Defense course funding, H4716 [18JN]
——— publish on website distribution of Tuition Assistance Program funds to higher education institutions and audit eligibility of any for-profit college that fails to meet financial responsibility standards, H5554, H5555 [10JY]
——— restore GI Bill transfer eligibility, H5778 [15JY]
——— submit report to Congress on cybersecurity threat information sharing with Defense Industrial Base, including academic institutions, H5682 [11JY]
——— triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H5671, H5672 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, H5984 [17JY]
——— amend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students (H.R. 4222), E1084 [30AU]
——— American History and Civics Education program funding, H4579 [12JN]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (H.R. 804), E97 [28JA]
——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (H.R. 3108), H4436 [12JN]
——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 4213), E1078 [27AU]
——— career, technical, and adult job training funding, H4618 [12JN]
——— Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants program funding, H4636, H4637 [13JN]
——— develop career counseling programs to provide counselors with the resources and training to support students interested in career and technical education, H8775 [12NO]
——— disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (H.R. 811), H1250 [29JA]
——— ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (H.R. 3662), H5313 [10JY], H5983, H5984 [17JY]
——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (H.R. 3578), E862 [27JN]
——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (H.R. 1592), H2650 [12MR], H8301 [22OC], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]
——— establish a program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (H.R. 2465), E515 [1MY]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), H2060–H2062 [25FE], H2515 [7MR]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4776), E1314 [21OC]
——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (H.R. 4308), H7782 [19SE]
——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools, H3866 [16MY]
——— establish Native American Language Vitalization and Training Program (H.R. 4188), E1049 [13AU], E1059 [16AU]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (H.R. 1571), H3397–H3399 [1MY]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 1896), E358 [27MR]
——— Federal TRIO Programs outreach and support services for those at greatest risk of not completing college funding, H4545–H4547 [12JN]
——— importance of historically Black colleges and universities, H9212–H9219 [3DE], E1533 [4DE]
——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (H.R. 4424), E1181 [19SE]
——— increase civics education programs (H.R. 849), E105 [29JA]
——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (H.R. 5350), E1552 [6DE]
——— Individuals With Disabilities Education Act grant funding, H4617, H4618 [12JN]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 943), H8906 [15NO], H9300 [6DE]
——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (H.R. 3503), E850 [26JN]
——— National Center for College Students With Disabilities funding, H4606 [12JN]
——— Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in Dept. of Labor Office of Labor Management Standards funding, H4622, H4623 [12JN]
——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5363), H9961–H9967 [10DE]
——— prohibit funding to limit functions of Office for Civil Rights, H4604, H4605 [12JN]
——— Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) funding, H4635, H4636 [13JN]
——— provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations (H.R. 781), H2009 [14FE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 865), H8608 [30OC]
——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (H.R. 1899), H4302 [4JN]
——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (H.R. 3667), H5593 [11JY]
——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (H.R. 5092), H8884 [15NO], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]
——— Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation, H5779 [15JY]
——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (H.R. 3800), H7226 [23JY]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), H7734–H7737 [17SE], H9211, H9213–H9219 [3DE], E1178 [19SE], E1533, E1539 [4DE]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (H.R. 4674), H8204 [17OC], H8544, H8549 [29OC], H8961 [19NO], H9062 [20NO], H9214, H9217 [3DE], H9340 [6DE], H12287 [19DE]
——— reform U.S. education system, H5030 [21JN]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, H2393 [6MR], H2509 [7MR]
——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (H.R. 3192), E744 [11JN]
——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (H.R. 2321), H3912 [16MY]
——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H3398 [1MY]
——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 2833), H5984 [17JY]
——— School Safety National Activities program funding, H4407 [11JN]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program, H9964, H9965, H9966, H9967 [10DE]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (H.R. 4478), E1196 [24SE]
——— Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program funding, H4535 [12JN]
——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success, H9062 [20NO]
——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (H.R. 4567), E1219 [27SE]
Dept. of HHS: allow State-run health insurance marketplaces to be eligible for federally-facilitated marketplace navigator program funds, H3880, H3881 [16MY]
——— anniversary of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, H3797 [15MY], H3850, H3852 [16MY], E622 [17MY]
——— anniversary of Head Start Program, H3773 [14MY], H3851 [16MY], E565 [9MY]
——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3494, H3495 [8MY]
——— 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 (H.R. 3778), H8950 [18NO]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (H.R. 4550), E1510 [26NO]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (H. Res. 606), H8060 [27SE]
——— children’s mental health services grants funding, H4536 [12JN]
——— community health centers funding, H8833 [14NO]
——— conduct audit of Head Start Program to ensure grant funding selection and evaluation processes do not have a disparate impact on minority communities, H4537, H4538 [12JN]
——— create grant program for hospitals located in rural and medically underserved areas, including Critical Access Hospitals, to cover start-up costs for establishing a graduate medical education (GME) program, H10207, H10208 [12DE]
——— establish graduate medical education grant program for hospitals in rural and medically underserved areas, H9157 [21NO]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (H.R. 4228), E1107 [9SE]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 728), H8513–H8516 [28OC], H8682 [31OC]
——— graduate medical education funding through reductions in Dept. of Education management funding, H4615, H4616 [12JN]
——— Health Resources and Services Administration report to Congress on recruitment and training of health care professionals and recommendations to address staffing shortages, H4609, H4610 [12JN]
——— importance of community health centers, H2803 [26MR]
——— improve oversight of Community Development Institute management of Head Start Program in local communities, H4460 [12JN]
——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (H.R. 2700), H3804 [15MY], H3856, H3857 [16MY], H4013 [21MY]
——— 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 (H.R. 647), H8521–H8526 [28OC]
——— Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy National Vaccine Program funding, H4563 [12JN]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (H.R. 3073), H4539 [12JN], H5273 [9JY]
——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, H10594 [17DE]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 2328), H8233 [18OC], H9157 [21NO], E1204 [24SE], E1304 [18OC]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]
——— report on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketing and outreach programs, H3877 [16MY]
——— report on use of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act user fees to fund outreach and enrollment, navigator program, and maintenance of Healthcare.gov and its call centers, H3897 [16MY]
——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect, H3992 [20MY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 1109), H3494 [8MY], H8950 [18NO]
——— study incorporation of programs that address social and behavioral factors into traditional health care services funding, H4578, H4579 [12JN]
——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education funding, H4565 [12JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a commission to enhance cultural competence and improve recruitment and outreach at U.S. Coast Guard Academy and modify process for congressional nominations for appointment as cadets, E990 [25JY]
——— establish a school security coordinating council (H.R. 1593), H2929, H2930 [1AP], E407 [4AP]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border agents and officers (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7913–H7920 [25SE]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H5580 [10JY], H5643 [11JY], H7928–H7934, H7974–H7976 [25SE], H8042 [26SE]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), motion to recommit, H7974, H7975 [25SE]
——— train school officials and teachers to identify signs of human trafficking in schools, H7979 [25SE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages insured by FHA and require compliance with existing appraiser education requirement (H.R. 2852), H7572, H7573 [10SE]
——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (H.R. 3511), H5197 [26JN], H7746 [17SE]
——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 2162), H5278–H5280 [9JY], H8963 [19NO]
——— Family Self-Sufficiency Program funding, H5067 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer primary prevention training, in addition to survivor support services, H3056 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train all campus personnel involved in resolution process of claims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3057 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train appropriate campus faculty to recognize victims of sexual or domestic violence, H3059 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train staff to conduct victim-centered, trauma-informed interviews for students reporting sexual or domestic violence, stalking, or harassment, H3033, H3034 [3AP]
——— John R. Justice Program grant funding, H4931 [20JN]
——— Youth PROMISE local delinquency prevention grant funding through reductions in U.S. Marshals Service Federal Prisoner Detention funding, H4888, H4889 [19JN]
Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (H.R. 5314), H9298 [6DE]
——— Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, H4922 [20JN]
Dept. of State: establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (H.R. 666), E63 [17JA]
——— reauthorize U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Exchange Program (H.R. 1270), E178 [14FE]
——— report on educational materials used in the West Bank and Gaza by the Palestinian Authority or U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (H.R. 2343), H9300 [6DE]
——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (H.R. 554), H2513 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (H.R. 2099), E410 [4AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: Financial Literacy and Education Commission funding, H5178 [26JN]
——— Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program funding, H5188 [26JN]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (H.R. 1374), H2656 [12MR]
——— technical assistance and training for front line bus, rail, and transit workers funding, H5053 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification, H7210, H7211 [23JY]
——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (H.R. 2934), E655 [22MY]
——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H8750, H8751 [12NO]
——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 2898), E667 [23MY]
——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 4290), H8776 [12NO]
——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (H.R. 433), H1175 [24JA]
——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 2385), H8129, H8130 [15OC]
——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), H2335–H2337 [5MR], E253 [6MR]
——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (H.R. 2045), H4045–H4048 [21MY]
——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (H.R. 1947), H4048–H4051 [21MY]
——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members, H7210 [23JY]
——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (H.R. 4162), H8758–H8760 [12NO]
——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance, H8759 [12NO]
——— improve assistance for certain flight training and other educational programs, H4050 [21MY]
——— improve educational assistance programs, H8750, H8751 [12NO]
——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (H.R. 2184), H3349 [1MY]
——— improve recruitment of physicians (H.R. 2557), H5027 [21JN]
——— improve work-study allowance program, H7210 [23JY]
——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), H4051 [21MY], H5046, H5047 [24JN]
——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (H.R. 4625), H8746–H8751 [12NO]
——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 5019), E1408 [8NO]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor: establish pilot program to develop online application for Transition Assistance Program, H5691 [11JY]
Depts. of Defense and State: submit report on participants in security cooperation programs or security assistance training recipients that have been sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights violations or terrorist activities, H5567 [10JY]
Depts. of HHS and Education: ensure access by students and faculty of pharmacy schools to information on use and availability of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H3882 [16MY]
Depts. of HHS and Labor: analyze and report barriers that domestic violence survivors face to achieve economic security including financial empowerment, housing, transportation, healthcare access, and education and training opportunities, H3053 [3AP]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4577, H4578 [12JN]
——— making appropriations, H10590, H10591, H10593, H10594 [17DE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H3911 [16MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4332, H4333 [5JN], H4399 [11JN], H4452–H4625 [12JN], H4632–H4670, H4673–H4687 [13JN], H4710–H4767 [18JN], H4776, H4777, H4789–H4797 [19JN], H4922, H4928, H4998 [20JN], H5027 [21JN], H5175 [26JN], H8790 [13NO], E755 [12JN], E825 [24JN], E833 [25JN], E849 [26JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4402–H4411 [11JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4445–H4452 [12JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), corrections in engrossment, H4797 [19JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to recommit, H4795 [19JN]
Dessaso, Chayne: U.S. Military Academy appointee, H2005 [14FE]
Detroit, MI: tribute to Metro Detroit Youth Day organizers and participants, E879 [9JY]
Devine, Cailin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E389 [2AP]
Dickerson, LaVell: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E390 [2AP]
Dillon, MT: anniversary of Montana Youth Challenge Academy, E781 [18JN]
Discrimination: ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not require biological females to face competition from biological males in any sporting event, H3934, H3937, H3941–H3943, H3950, H3951 [17MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H2654, H2656, H2657 [12MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H2690 [13MR], H2733, H2735, H2736 [14MR], H3715 [10MY], H3799, H3827 [15MY], H3849, H3851, H3917–H3920 [16MY], H3930, H3931–H3953, H3954, H3955, H3956–H3961 [17MY], H3997 [20MY], H4280 [4JN], H4436 [12JN], H5026 [21JN], H7139 [18JY], E617 [16MY], E623 [17MY], E631, E633 [20MY], E666 [23MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3801–H3813 [15MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H3950, H3951 [17MY]
District of Columbia: tribute to Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipients, E1288 [16OC]
Dixon, Jakob: SkillsUSA Inc., National SkillsUSA Sheet Metal Contest award recipient, H5830 [16JY]
Domke, Lorelei: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E591 [14MY]
Douglas, Loughlin: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1119 [10SE]
Doylestown, PA: tribute to Central Bucks West High School CB West Baseball Dominic Liples Scholarship Fund, H3307 [30AP]
DuBois, PA: DuBois Area Middle School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, H5206 [27JN]
Dunlap, IL: Banner Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1249 [4OC]
Dunlea, Michael: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1319 [21OC]
Dysautonomia Awareness Month: observance, E1246 [4OC]
East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU) Education Foundation: tribute, E355 [26MR]
Easthampton, MA: tribute to Easthampton High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E435 [9AP]
Ebell Society of Santa Ana Valley: anniversary, E1350 [28OC]
Echauarria, Valeria: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E390 [2AP]
Economy: importance of agriculture, H2351 [5MR]
——— status, H3552 [9MY]
Edgerton, Nathan: University of North Texas in DC Internship Program Legacy Award recipient, E540 [3MY]
Edmond, OK: tribute to Sequoyah Middle School National Science Bowl team, E564 [9MY]
Egg Harbor City, NJ: tribute to Atlantic County 4–H Club, H4385 [10JN]
El Paso, TX: tribute to Return to Our El Paso Roots Reunion, E1235 [1OC]
El Paso Community College: anniversary, E1195 [24SE]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors, H2526 [7MR]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]
——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7227–H7229 [23JY]
Enfield, Susan: National School Foundations Association National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E172 [13FE]
EPA: outreach programs funding to communities identified in National Air Toxic Assessment to face dangerous emissions levels of ethylene oxide from medical sterilization and chemical facilities, H4949, H4950 [20JN]
Erickson, Frank A.T.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E268 [7MR]
Erickson, Nathaniel: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E519 [1MY]
Essex, MO: Richland Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E370 [29MR]
Essex County College: anniversary, E515 [1MY]
Every Student Succeeds Act: anniversary, H10019 [11DE]
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 (H.R. 2208), E445 [10AP]
Fahrig, Jewel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E391 [2AP]
Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Hidden Oaks Nature Center, E1511 [26NO]
——— anniversary of Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, E1513 [26NO]
——— tribute to Student Peace Award recipients, E454 [12AP]
Farris, Eddie: Walton County, FL, Educational Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E64 [17JA]
Fehr, Kristi: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1300 [17OC]
Feldman, Lawrence S.: Council of the Great City Schools Green Garner Award recipient, E1399 [5NO]
Feng, Angela: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E1648 [3JA]
Ferguson, Bradley: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, H5983 [17JY]
Filipino American History Month: observance, E1374 [30OC]
——— observance (H. Res. 621), H8603 [30OC], H8708 [31OC]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (H. Res. 327), H3312–H3314 [30AP], E516 [1MY]
Firearms: prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (H. Res. 231), H2735 [14MR]
Flagstaff, AZ: anniversary of Lowell Observatory, E719 [6JN]
Flannery, Kylie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E393 [3AP]
Fleming, Danielle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E393 [3AP]
Fletcher, Nathaniel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E235 [4MR]
Florida: tribute to 15th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4296 [4JN]
——— tribute to 16th Congressional District Congressional Teacher Award recipients, E312 [14MR], E442 [10AP]
Forest Lake, MN: Forest Lake Area High School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, H7252 [24JY]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 4885), E1346 [28OC]
Fort Gordon, GA: cyber instructional facility construction funding, H5014 [21JN]
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Dillard High School recipient of National Association of Music Merchants Foundation SupportMusic Merit Award, E775 [13JN]
Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Ballet Concerto, E792 [19JN]
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (H.R. 1663), H8794–H8796 [13NO]
400 Years of African-American History Commission: funding, H4958 [20JN], H7552 [9SE]
Frankson, Kim: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478, E479, E480 [18AP]
Fresno Pacific University: anniversary, E1424, E1425 [12NO]
Frias, Reyna E.: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E431 [9AP]
Friends in Deed (organization): Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Outstanding Volunteer Program Award recipient, E1046 [9AU]
Friends of the Chicago River (organization): anniversary, E683 [30MY]
Fullerton, CA: Acacia Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1247 [4OC]
——— Robert C. Fisler Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8074 [27SE], E1247 [4OC]
Gaba, Barbara: Mainland-Pleasantville NAACP Education Award recipient, H9043 [19NO]
Galway, NY: Galway Public Library building opening, E1347 [28OC]
Gamino, Samantha: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E434 [9AP], E463 [12AP]
GAO: study feasibility of establishing a program for servicemembers transitioning into civilian intelligence jobs, H5711 [11JY]
Garcia, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E245 [5MR]
Garcia-Sandoval, Christopher: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E394 [3AP]
Garden Grove, CA: anniversary of QTD (Quality-Training-Development) Military Style Learning Academy, E779 [14JN]
Gavaldon, Alexis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E395 [3AP]
Gavaldon, David: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E395 [3AP]
Gay, Dallas: Gainesville, GA, Rotary Club Man of the Year award recipient, E218 [27FE]
Goers Family Dairy, LLC: tribute to hosting of Shawano County, WI, Brunch on the Farm, E797 [19JN]
Golden Lions Club: Golden, CO, Mayor’s Award for Excellence reicpient, E1385 [31OC]
Goldsby, Alex: Levittown-Bristol, PA, Kiwanis Club Dick Dougherty Scholarship recipient, H5088 [25JN]
Gonzales, Emmalee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E397 [3AP]
Goodpasture, Grace Q.: National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Student-Athlete Scholarship recipient, E1315 [21OC], E1325 [22OC]
Gradel, Donna: Council of Chief State School Officers State Teacher of the Year for Oklahoma award recipient, E529 [2MY]
Graham, Dakeyan C.D. (Dr. Dre): Florida Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, H7225 [23JY]
Grand Canyon University: tribute to Speak Up, Stand Up and Save a Life conference and movement, E1346 [28OC]
Grand Haven, MI: Peach Plains Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8284 [21OC]
Grandel, Melissa (Misty): Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Missouri Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1351 [28OC]
Granillo Estrada, Yensi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E244 [5MR]
Grant, Kailyn: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E518 [1MY]
Great Lakes Maritime Academy: anniversary, E1555 [6DE]
Greiner, Blair: United Way of Bucks County, PA, Pennsbury LYFT Character Builder of the Year Award recipient, H5088 [25JN]
Grimm-Marshall, Barbara: California State University, Bakersfield, School of Business and Public Administration John Brock Community Service Award recipient, E1102 [6SE]
Guilford County, NC: anniversary of North Carolina Underground Railroad, E130 [5FE]
Guyton, GA: anniversary of Guyton United Methodist Church Men’s Bible Class, H3551 [9MY]
Hagan, Blake: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E398 [3AP]
Hammes, Bill: Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, and Illnois Audubon Society Conservation Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1142 [12SE]
Hammonton, NJ: tribute to Mullica Township School District Academic and Community Enrichment (ACE) program, H10006 [10DE]
Hampton, Sybil Jordan: University of Chicago Diversity Leadership Council Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, H1529 [13FE]
Hand, Robert: Washington (State) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E30 [10JA]
Harris, Amber: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E215 [27FE]
Hatfield, Ezekiel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E398 [3AP]
Havertown, PA: Haverford High School recipient of Governor’s Civic Engagement Award, H4124 [23MY]
Hays, Jenna: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E419 [8AP]
Head Start Awareness Month: observance, H8588 [29OC]
Health: improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs, H354 [9JA]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3715 [10MY], H3731 [14MY], H3800 [15MY], H3851, H3852, H3853–H3911, H3913 [16MY], H4123 [23MY], H4401 [11JN], H5085 [25JN], H5175 [26JN], H7693 [12SE], H9248 [4DE], E623 [17MY]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3801–H3813 [15MY]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), corrections in engrossment, H3911 [16MY]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), motion to recommit, H3908, H3909 [16MY]
Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (H.R. 2781), H8509–H8513 [28OC], E1364 [29OC], E1384 [31OC]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (H.R. 2134), H7732–H7734 [17SE]
Helms, Grant: SkillsUSA Inc., National SkillsUSA Masonry Contest award recipient, H5834 [16JY]
Henderson, KY: tribute to Henderson County High School recipients of Dept. of Education and Advance CTE (organization) National Excellence in Action Award, E430 [9AP]
Henry, Cory: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E421 [8AP]
Hernandez, Samuel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E399 [3AP]
Hiatt, John: 7th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge Technical Achievement Award recipient, E476 [18AP]
Hickory Hills, IL: Glen Oaks Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1415 [12NO]
Hileman, Kevin: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E518 [1MY]
Hillsborough Community College: anniversary, E964 [23JY]
Hire a Veteran Day: observance, H7382 [25JY]
Hoffman, Hannah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E216 [27FE]
Holland, MI: Eagle Crest Charter Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8284 [21OC]
——— Lakewood Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8284 [21OC]
——— tribute to Holland Virtual Tech High School, H5926 [17JY]
Holland, PA: tribute to Council Rock High School South symphony orchestra, E406 [4AP]
Hollister, CA: Accelerated Achievement Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1536 [4DE]
Holly Springs, NC: tribute to Holly Grove Middle School Solve for Tomorrow team, E269 [7MR]
Hoover, Hannah K.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E351 [26MR]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H1288 [30JA]
Howard University: anniversary of School of Law, E114 [30JA]
——— tribute to Donald M. Payne, Sr., International Development Graduate Fellowship Program, H7389 [25JY]
Hritz, Angela: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E129 [5FE]
Hurley, Brian: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching finalist, E193 [22FE]
Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]
Hurter, Selah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E336 [25MR]
Illinois State University: anniversary of Mennonite College of Nursing, H1011 [23JA]
Immigration: establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (H.R. 4928), E1370 [30OC]
——— impact of illegal immigration on quality of U.S. education system, H5197 [26JN]
——— implement a talent-based system, H1239 [28JA], H2229 [26FE]
——— provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, H1382 [6FE], H1484 [8FE]
——— provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants and extend temporary protected status for certain immigrants allowed into the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, H2498–H2500 [6MR]
——— reform, H1380–H1383 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3120 [8AP], H4058–H4060 [21MY]
Immokalee, FL: anniversary of Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee, E1458 [18NO]
Indian Health Service: Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative funding, H4958 [20JN]
Indian River State College: Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence recipient, H3119 [8AP]
Indiana: tribute to 6th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4776 [19JN]
Indiana University: anniversary, E1227 [27SE]
Indianapolis, IN: Immaculate Heart of Mary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1479 [20NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1878), H2889 [28MR], H2943 [2AP], H3091 [4AP], H9062 [20NO]
InterCity Struggle (organization): anniversary, E1211 [26SE]
International Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E243 [5MR]
International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC): tribute, E485, E488 [25AP]
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.: tribute to eastern region teen representatives, H8815 [13NO]
Jacober, Anthony: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E216 [27FE]
Jaroensakulchaiporn, Pannaporn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E337 [25MR]
Jenlar Holsteins & Brown Swiss (family farm): tribute to hosting of Calument County, WI, Sundae on the Farm, E800 [19JN]
Jews: affirm that it is within national security interests of the U.S. to combat anti-Semitism and express support for Israel, H1554 [13FE]
——— reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred, H1527 [13FE], H2818 [26MR], H7137 [18JY]
——— reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (H. Res. 72), H1276 [29JA], H2378 [6MR]
Johns, Brendon: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E517 [1MY]
Johnson, Jess: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478, E479, E480 [18AP]
Johnstown, PA: tribute to Richland High School, H2376 [6MR]
——— tribute to Showcase for Commerce business trade show and defense contract exhibit, H4225 [4JN]
Jones, Joey: National Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award finalist, H8605 [30OC]
Kalispell, MT: tribute to Code Girls United (organization) Northwest Regional App Challenge award recipients, H5174 [26JN]
Kansas: importance of libraries, H3411 [2MY]
Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Marching Cobras (drill team), E804 [20JN]
Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.: anniversary of Beta Rho Chapter, E195 [22FE]
Karanick, Hannah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award Top 10 Youth Volunteer honoree, E631 [20MY]
Katy, TX: Seven Lakes High School participation in International Astronomy Olympiad, E1558 [9DE]
Kelly-Cannon, Jamesly: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E335 [25MR]
Kemp, Hallie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E351 [26MR]
King, Abbigail: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E352 [26MR]
King, Derek: Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Service to Education Award recipient, E202 [25FE]
Kinnad Farms, Inc.: tribute to hosting of Kewaunee County, WI, Breakfast on the Farm, E755 [12JN]
Klein, Jeff: Pennsylvania State Education Association and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools Unsung Heroes Award recipient, H3506 [9MY]
Knowles Teacher Initiative (organization): anniversary, E1318 [21OC]
Kramer, Kristian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E400 [3AP]
Kramer, Sadie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E352 [26MR]
Kuykendall, Armand: Putnam County, FL, Spelling Bee winner, H1379 [6FE]
Laituri, Haylee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E246 [5MR]
Lamar State College, Orange: anniversary, E72 [22JA]
Langill, Orianna: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E436 [9AP]
Lanterman, Caitlin: C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honoree, H3298 [29AP]
Lara, Alicia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E353 [26MR]
Larkspur, CA: Hall Middle School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, E375 [1AP]
Lathon, Jamal: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E353 [26MR]
Lawrence University: anniversary of Seely G. Mudd Library partnership with Federal Depository Library Program, E1376 [30OC]
Leadership Fairfax, Inc.: tribute to Northern Virginia Leadership award recipients, E1637 [19DE]
Lechuga, Nayeli: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E354 [26MR]
Lee, Patricia: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1317 [21OC]
Lemont, IL: Sts. Cyril and Methodius School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1419 [12NO]
Lewis, Reagan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E354 [26MR]
Lewisville, NC: Forsyth Country Day School recipient of National Athletic Trainer’s Association Safe Schools Sports Award, H8139 [15OC]
Lewisville, TX: tribute to Lewisville High School student leaders, E105 [29JA]
Libberton, Erin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E355 [26MR]
Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E1609 [18DE]
Literary Council of Northern Virginia: tribute to honorees, E1612 [18DE]
Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, E477 [18AP]
London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.: tribute, E456 [12AP]
Lopez, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E251 [6MR]
Lopez, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E251 [6MR]
Lopez-Cardoze, Justin: District of Columbia Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1537 [4DE]
Los Angeles LGBT Center (organization): anniversary, E1089 [6SE]
Luciano, Chris: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E355 [26MR]
Maier, Cody: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E357 [27MR]
Malahy, Sue: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership award recipient, E546 [7MY]
Malta Conferences Foundation: tribute to Malta Conferences, E1331 [23OC]
Mangold, Andrea: National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher for Pennsylvania award recipient, H3506 [9MY]
Markham, Lori: Yavapai County, AZ, Education Foundation Teacher of the Year award recipient, E512 [30AP]
Marone, Kaylee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E217 [27FE]
Martinez, Angel: 7th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge Rookie of the Year Award recipient, E473 [18AP]
Martinez, CA: anniversary of Martinez Adult Education, E487 [25AP]
Martinez, CA, Arts Association: anniversary of Arts in the Park Festival, E1063 [20AU]
Martinez, Cierra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E358 [27MR]
Martinez, Jessie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E252 [6MR]
May, Miguel: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E358 [27MR]
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), H7781, H7796–H7800 [19SE], H7889 [24SE]
McBryde, Jake: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E359 [27MR]
McCall, Nozyonna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E359 [27MR]
McComb, Krystle: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E217 [27FE]
McCoy, Kendall: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E360 [27MR]
McGillicuddy, Katie: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appointee, E708 [4JN]
McIntyre, Lindsa: National Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award finalist, H8605 [30OC]
McKinney, TX: tribute to McKinney Independent School District school resource officer program, H3773 [14MY]
McLean, Michaela: Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant winner, H5831 [16JY]
McVay, Siobhan: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1315 [21OC]
Medicaid: 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 (H.R. 1897), H3551, H3669, H3670 [9MY]
Mendoza, Leah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E360 [27MR]
Merced, CA: anniversary of Concerned Men Cook competition to raise funds for local scholarships, E520 [1MY]
Merrillville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural Center of Northwest Indiana Hindu Religious Center, E415 [8AP]
Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 133), H430–H432 [10JA]
Miami, FL: anniversary of Boys & Girls Club of Miami-Dade Wild About Kids Gala, E1089 [6SE]
——— tribute to C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honorees, E394 [3AP]
Michel, Madeline: Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University Excellence in Theater Education Award recipient, E678 [28MY]
Michigan Farm Bureau: anniversary, E125 [4FE]
Michigan Public Health Association: anniversary, E319 [18MR]
Midwestern Mechanical, Inc.: tribute to apprenticeship program, H8884 [15NO]
Mills, Thomas: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E362 [27MR]
Minnesota: tribute to 6th Congressional District Young Women’s Leadership Program, H5310 [10JY]
Minnesota Recovery Connection (organization): tribute, H7563 [10SE]
Miranda, Laurel Blackett: Associated Parents’ Group of Hillsborough, CA, Citizen of the Year and Community Care Award recipient, E479 [18AP]
Mischke, Jenna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E369 [29MR]
Miss New Jersey Education Foundation, Inc.: tribute to Miss New Jersey competition, H7225 [23JY]
Mitchell, Nathan: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E707 [4JN]
Modesto Junior College: tribute to Hispanic Education Conference, E1281 [15OC]
Moe, Stefan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E362 [27MR]
Molinaro, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E363 [27MR]
Molina-Stevens, Briann: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E371 [29MR]
Monacelli, Shirley: Amherst, NY, Women’s Interclub Council honoree, E548 [7MY]
Moncada, Veronica: 7th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge Rookie of the Year Award recipient, E473 [18AP]
Mondragon, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E371 [29MR]
Montoya, Isreal: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E369 [29MR]
Moreno, Eva: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E218 [27FE]
Moroney, John: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E707 [4JN]
MRIGlobal (organization): anniversary, E902 [11JY]
Muncie, IN: Muncie Central High School Special Olympics (organization) Unified Champion School designee, H8791 [13NO]
Mundelein, IL: tribute to STEM education efforts, E1523 [3DE]
Murphy, Stephen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E372 [29MR]
Murray, FL: tribute to Murray Middle School Junior Youth in Government Program, E568 [9MY]
Murray, UT: McMillan Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1434 [13NO]
Mustoe, Emma: West Virginia Dept. of Education Golden Horseshoe award recipient, E497 [29AP], E513 [30AP]
Napa Valley College: anniversary of Puente Program, E380 [1AP]
NASA: National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program funding, H4935 [20JN]
National Apprenticeship Week: observance, H8777 [12NO], H8788, H8790, H8814, H8815 [13NO], H8836 [14NO], H8884, H8885 [15NO], E1431, E1435 [13NO], E1459 [18NO]
National Charter Schools Week: observance, H3775 [14MY]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 180), H2608 [8MR]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H8301 [22OC]
National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: observance, E1357 [29OC]
National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 224), H2907 [28MR]
National Decency Day: observance, H3773, H3775 [14MY]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: observance, H8285 [21OC]
National Farm to School Month: observance, H8207 [17OC]
National FFA Organization: amend charter (H.R. 439), H964–H967, H969 [22JA]
——— tribute to national convention, H8463 [28OC]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: observance, E585 [14MY], E745 [11JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, H4207, H4208 [3JN], H4230 [4JN], H4318, H4338, H4339 [5JN], H4401 [11JN], H4704 [18JN], H5251 [27JN], E808 [20JN]
National Internship Awareness Month: observance, H3296 [29AP]
National Library Week: observance, H3134 [9AP]
National Literacy Month: observance, H7997 [26SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance, H1252 [29JA]
National School Choice Week: designate (H. Res. 44), H1176 [24JA]
——— observance, H537 [14JA], H665–H667 [16JA], H984 [22JA], H1161, H1162 [23JA], H1319 [30JA]
National School Counseling Week: observance, E132 [5FE]
National School Lunch Week: observance, H8251 [18OC]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend, H9973, H9975 [10DE]
National Sojourners Week: observance, E685 [30MY]
National Stop the Bleed Day: observance, E654 [22MY], E675 [24MY]
National Sunglasses Day: observance, E855 [27JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3345 [1MY], H3506, H3551, H3552 [9MY]
National Technical Institute for the Deaf: anniversary, E365 [28MR]
National Week of Conversation: observance, E444 [10AP]
National Women’s History Month: observance, H2373 [6MR], H2508 [7MR], H2630, H2635–H2638 [11MR], H2688, H2703 [13MR], H2785, H2786 [25MR], H2801 [26MR], H2834 [27MR], E215 [27FE], E252, E253, E255 [6MR], E297 [13MR], E347 [25MR]
——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 171), E361 [27MR]
Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), H9378–H9380 [9DE]
Nazeer, Nabila: Dept. of State Youth Ambassador Program scholarship recipient, E960 [23JY]
Nebraska: tribute to career and technical education programs, H2617 [11MR]
Ness, Meredith: Walton County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E94 [25JA]
New Hope, PA: tribute to New Hope-Solebury Middle School robotics club, H4070 [22MY]
New Jersey: tribute to immigrants, H2941 [2AP]
New Rochelle, NY: anniversary of YMCA, E567 [9MY]
New York: tribute to Science Education Awareness Day, E1142 [12SE]
New York, NY: anniversary of Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade, E197 [22FE]
New York Chiropractic College: anniversary, E1189 [20SE]
Newark, NJ: tribute to Bard High School Early College science faculty, H2629 [11MR]
Newby-Alexander, Cassandra: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E300 [13MR]
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.: anniversary of Apprentice School, E828 [24JN]
Ngoma, Jemima: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E252 [6MR]
Nguyen, Nhi: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E370 [29MR]
NIH: National Cancer Institute funding to conduct study on improving communication between cancer care providers, patients, and survivors, H4534, H4535 [12JN]
North American Mature Publishers Association, Inc. (NAMPA): anniversary, E963 [23JY]
North Charleston, SC: inclusion of Academic Magnet High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best High Schools’’ list, H3718 [10MY]
North Little Rock, AR: tribute to Immaculate Conception Church and School choir for participation in Dublin Choral Festival, H963 [22JA]
North Wilkesboro, NC: North Wilkes Middle School recipient of FranklinCovey Co., Lighthouse certification, H4058 [21MY]
NorthEast Foundation: Cabarrus, NC, Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit of the Year Award recipient, E144 [7FE]
Northern Cambria, PA: tribute to Northern Cambria Middle School students, H5830 [16JY]
Northwestern University: anniversary of Institute for Policy Research, E732 [10JN]
NSF: develop an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies (H.R. 539), H2055–H2058 [25FE]
——— promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (H.R. 425), H2058–H2060 [25FE]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (H.R. 1665), H7166–H7168 [23JY]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (S. 737), H9362, H9363 [9DE]
Oceanside, CA: tribute to Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School, E429 [9AP]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 2528), H3462 [7MY], H8005–H8010 [26SE]
Ohio Northern University: dedication of James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building, E1264 [8OC]
Oklahoma: anniversary of Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, H8906 [15NO]
Oklahoma City, OK: tribute to Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics National Science Bowl team, E564 [9MY]
Omaha Public Schools Foundation: tribute, H1367 [6FE]
Opelika, AL: reunion of J.W. Darden High School Class of 1969, E589 [14MY]
Operation Refuge (organization): tribute, E1557 [9DE]
Orange County, CA, Conservation Corps: anniversary, E1244 [4OC], E1263 [8OC]
Orange County, CA, Historical Society: anniversary, E1151 [16SE]
O’Reilly, Sean: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E371 [29MR]
Orozco Uribe, Destiny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E416 [8AP]
Ortel, Laurie: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478, E479, E480 [18AP]
Oswal, Nirdesh: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E1650 [3JA]
Otava, Melissa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E219 [27FE]
Owensville, MO: Owensville High School science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) team winner of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Solve for Tomorrow contest, E477 [18AP]
Pacific Grove, CA: Robert H. Down Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1587 [13DE]
Padilla, Neveah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E247 [5MR]
Palm Beach County, FL: National Association of Music Merchants Foundation Best Communities for Music Education Award recipient, E837 [25JN]
——— tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E665 [23MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure rural areas are included in navigator outreach, H3900, H3901 [16MY]
——— ensure veterans are included in navigator outreach, H3901, H3902 [16MY]
——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability, H3859 [16MY]
——— implement outreach and educational activities in areas with high health disparities, H3891, H3892 [16MY]
——— prioritize areas with high concentrations of unemployment for navigator program outreach and educational activities, H3898–H3900 [16MY]
——— provide opioid specific education and training for navigators and certified application counselors, H3879 [16MY]
——— require navigators to assist vulnerable populations including individuals with limited English proficiency and chronic illnesses, H3893, H3894 [16MY]
Patton, PA: tribute to Cambria Heights High School, H2376 [6MR]
Paulus, Eugenia: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, H8544 [29OC]
PCN (television network): anniversary of coverage of Pennsylvania Farm Show, H581 [15JA]
Pease, Danielle: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E424 [8AP]
Pembroke, NH: anniversary of Pembroke Academy, E499 [29AP]
Pennsylvania: tribute to 14th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E569 [9MY]
Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Consortium To Combat Substance Abuse, H3296 [29AP]
Perlera Escobar, Gaby: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E244 [5MR]
Peterson, Alexis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E370 [29MR]
Peterson, Jalisa: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Georgia, H2264 [27FE]
Peterson’s Dairy, LLC: tribute to hosting of Oconto County, WI, Breakfast on the Farm, E708 [4JN]
Pfaff, Claire: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E219 [27FE]
Pfenning, Casey: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E374 [1AP], E422 [8AP]
Pike County, IL, Farm Bureau: anniversary, E577 [10MY]
Placentia, CA: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District inclusion in College Board (organization) Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor Roll, H8075 [27SE]
Plano, TX: inclusion of Schimelpfenig Middle School in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, E488 [25AP]
——— tribute to Plano Independent School District National Parent Teacher Association National PTA School of Excellence designees, H8208 [17OC], E1298 [17OC]
Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E574 [10MY]
Pocatello, ID: Construction Combine recipient of Idaho Career & Technical Education Special Program Award, E1299 [17OC]
Pollack, Jared: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1117 [10SE]
Portillo, Antonio: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E253 [6MR]
Powell, Jeremy: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E426 [8AP]
Prince William County, VA: tribute to National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification recipients, E271 [8MR], E425 [8AP]
——— tribute to Prince William County Schools Principal of the Year Award nominees, E259 [6MR]
——— tribute to Prince William County Schools Teacher of the Year Award nominees, E276 [8MR]
——— tribute to Washington (DC) Post Prince William County Schools Teacher of the Year Award nominees, E464 [12AP]
Pryle, Marilyn: Pennsylvania Dept. of Education Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award recipient, E300 [13MR]
Public Schools Week: observance, H2800 [26MR], H2831 [27MR]
Pyle, Isaac: West Virginia Dept. of Education Golden Horseshoe award recipient, E497 [29AP], E513 [30AP]
Quackenbush, Justice: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E370 [29MR]
Queens, NY: anniversary of Queens Public Library, Ridgewood Branch, E1299 [17OC]
Read Across America Day: observance, H2342 [5MR]
Read To Grow Inc.: anniversary, E1501 [22NO]
Reading and Beyond (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E331 [21MR]
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, H8604 [30OC]
——— reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (H. Res. 444), H7886–H7888 [24SE], E1224 [27SE]
Reichert, Troy: Congressional Medal of Honor Society Excellence in Character Education Award recipient, E1410 [8NO]
Renken, Carly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Nebraska, H2653 [12MR]
Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4373), H9356–H9359 [9DE], E1578 [11DE]
Responsible Gaming Education Week: observance, E1155 [17SE]
Rice, MN: Rice Elementary School authorization to teach International Baccalaureate World School Primary Years Programme, H3308 [30AP]
Ridgway, PA: Ridgway Area High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H681 [17JA]
Riggs, Nathan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E370 [29MR]
Riverside County, CA: tribute to Office of Education and Dept. of Veteran’s Services Operation Recognition Program class of 2019, E1469 [19NO]
Robesonia, PA: tribute to Conrad Weiser High School C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition honorees, E470 [15AP]
Robinson, Rodney: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3397 [1MY]
Rocha, Adrena: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E253 [6MR]
Rockland Community College, State University of New York: anniversary, E1294 [16OC]
Rohling, Alanna: Escambia County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E134 [5FE]
Rojas, Esmeralda: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E254 [6MR]
Rojas, Sidny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E254 [6MR]
Rushville, IN: tribute to Rushville Consolidated High School FFA chapter participation in Mycogen Seeds (company) Turn the Bag Blue and Gold program, H8791 [13NO]
Salem County, NJ, Historical Society: tribute, H8374 [22OC]
Salo, Angela: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1594 [16DE]
Salud Para La Gente (health care organization): anniversary, E1090 [6SE]
San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Footsteps to You—Chattel Slavery exhibit, E1139 [12SE]
San Jacinto College: National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 4 Medallion Award recipient, E247 [5MR]
——— Public Relations Society of America, Houston Chapter Excalibur Award recipient, E247 [5MR]
Sandy Springs, GA: Ridgeview Charter Middle School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, E943 [18JY]
Santa Ana, CA: anniversary of Toyama Karate-Do Martial Arts Academy and tribute to Black Belt Graduation, E453 [12AP]
——— tribute to Santa Ana Valley High School, E1063 [20AU]
Savannah, GA: Coastal Middle School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Lighthouse Schools to Watch’’ list, H5982 [17JY]
——— Hancock Day School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8528 [28OC]
Say Yes to Education Inc.: anniversary of Syracuse, NY, chapter, E871 [2JY]
SBA: require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 1649), H5809, H5810 [15JY]
——— Small Business Development Centers funding, H5188 [26JN]
——— tribute to Small Business Development Centers, H364 [10JA]
——— Veterans Business Outreach Centers funding, H5186, H5188 [26JN]
Schable, Gabe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E235 [4MR]
School Board Recognition Week: observance, E114 [30JA]
Schools: importance of education and teacher funding, H296 [9JA]
Scott, Eli: C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition winner, H2805 [26MR], E357 [27MR]
Seeliger-Dietschweiler, Wendy: World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, International Educator of the Year award recipient, E621 [17MY]
Sena, Joseph: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E254 [6MR]
Senior citizens: support protection of elders through financial literacy (H. Res. 328), H3316–H3318 [30AP]
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, E331 [21MR]
——— funding, H4703 [18JN]
Sevastopol Future Farmers of America Alumni Association: tribute to hosting of Door County, WI, Dairy Breakfast, E859 [27JN]
Seyfer family: West Metro Chamber (organization) Steve Burkholder Diamond Legacy Award recipient, E130 [5FE]
Shafer, Kevin: Water Council Water Warrior of the Year award recipient, E998 [25JY]
Shaw, Analena: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E220 [27FE]
Shaywitz, Sally and Bennett: Liberty Science Center (organization) Genius Award recipient, E1499 [22NO]
Simon, Gabe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E255 [6MR], E265 [7MR]
Simpson County, KY, Historical Society, Inc.: opening of new facility in Franklin, KY, H7670 [12SE]
SkillsUSA Inc.: tribute, H8116 [15OC]
Slane, Laura Whalen: Luzerne County, PA, Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E1126 [10SE]
Smith, Bill: New Jersey Dept. of Education Ocean County Teacher of the Year award recipient, E329 [21MR]
Smith, Buffy: National Center for Women and Information Technology National Educator Award recipient, E1549 [6DE]
Smith, Shelly: VFW Illinois Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E460 [12AP]
Social Security: impact of labor force participation on solvency, H3469–H3472 [7MY]
Solis Martinez, Judith: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E423 [8AP]
South Orange Village, NJ: tribute to JESPY House, E668 [23MY]
Sowing Seeds of Hope, Inc.: tribute, E1077 [27AU]
Spearfish, SD: tribute to Spearfish High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E296 [13MR]
Springfield, MA: anniversary of Liberty Elementary School, E658 [22MY]
Springfield, VA: tribute to VFW Post 7327 Americanism Award recipients, E760 [12JN]
St. Cloud, MN: tribute to United Way of Minnesota pilot program to assist students and families with food, housing assistance, mentoring, and after-school programs, H3135 [9AP]
St. Francis University: Appalachian Regional Commission grant recipient, H7249 [24JY]
St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Keystone Community Services (organization), E1630 [19DE]
Stafford, Jill: Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, H8283 [21OC]
Staley, Joshua: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E236 [4MR]
Standley, Corey: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E1649 [3JA]
Stebbins, Serena: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E375 [1AP]
Steffens Dairy Farm, LLC: tribute to hosting of Outagamie County, WI, Breakfast on the Farm, E701 [4JN]
Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute, H3135 [9AP]
Stewart, Kilyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E265 [7MR]
Strang, Bailee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E237 [4MR]
Sugar, Grayc: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E376 [1AP]
Sugar Land, TX: anniversary of Houston Museum of Natural Science, E1576 [11DE]
Sunbury, PA: anniversary of Northumberland County Fair, E1045 [9AU]
Tafoya, Brianna C.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E238 [4MR]
Tafoya, Nathan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E266 [7MR]
Tanner, Mark: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E267 [7MR]
Taxation: allow disabled students to use 529 college savings programs funds for therapies outside the classroom, H4150 [23MY]
——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, H4025–H4030 [21MY], H4139, H4140, H4143, H4145, H4150 [23MY]
——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (H.R. 655), H1234 [28JA]
——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1739), H2509 [7MR]
——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (H.R. 898), H9062 [20NO]
——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (H.R. 5114), H8884 [15NO]
——— permit 529 college savings program funds to be used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 4469), H8075 [27SE]
——— provide a credit to businesses that develop or expand virtual apprenticeship programs for elementary and secondary school students (H.R. 4286), H7872 [24SE]
——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4124, H4143 [23MY]
Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E631 [20MY]
Thayer, MO: tribute to Thayer High School girls’ basketball team, E411 [4AP]
Thornton, Quinnlan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E377 [1AP]
Thousand Oaks, CA: Acacia Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8074 [27SE]
Tiderman-Gross, Erin: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1311 [18OC], E1413 [8NO]
Tran, Zion: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E431 [9AP]
Tri Industries (organization): tribute to AbilityOne Program, E1007 [30JY]
Trujillo, Samuel: Adams County, CO, Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award recipient, E432 [9AP]
Tucson, AZ: Accelerated Learning Laboratory students winner of National History Day (organization) Group Website competition, E790 [18JN], E804 [20JN]
——— anniversary of Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center, E745 [11JN]
Turner, Kim Garza: University of North Texas in DC Internship Program Legacy Award recipient, E541 [3MY]
Turpin, Kevin: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E299 [13MR]
Tybee Island, GA: groundbreaking of Tybee Island Marine Science Center, H2294 [28FE]
Tyson Foods, Inc.: tribute to 50th Upward Academy, H7913 [25SE], E1161 [17SE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: provide rule of construction that nothing would require or prohibit inclusion of recommendations to support integration of effects of human-caused climate change into school curriculums, H3415, H3416 [2MY]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: expand Advisory Committee by two positions to include member representation for 4-year universities and community colleges, H8887 [15NO]
——— include Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions in workforce recruitment efforts, H8885 [15NO]
——— include community colleges in workforce recruitment efforts, H8886 [15NO]
——— require inclusion and diversity training to ensure employees understand specific challenges facing minority- and women-owned businesses, H8887, H8888 [15NO]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Wildlife Detector Dog program funding, H4959 [20JN]
U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (H.R. 1261), H4198–H4201 [3JN]
Uchitel, Julie: Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Marshall Scholarship recipient, H1251 [29JA]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary, E268 [7MR], E286 [11MR]
University at Albany, State University of New York: anniversary, E550 [7MY]
University of California, Davis: tribute to Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program Women’s Heart Care Forum, E126 [4FE]
University of California, Los Angeles: anniversary, H4052 [21MY], E621 [17MY], E660, E661 [23MY]
University of California, Merced: Education Dive (Internet site) University of the Year award recipient, H1532 [13FE]
——— inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Colleges’’ list, H7601 [11SE]
University of Cincinnati: anniversary, H536 [14JA], H983 [22JA]
University of Florida: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Top Public Schools’’ list, H7824 [19SE]
University of Georgia: anniversary of College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Tifton Campus, E519 [1MY]
University of Illinois at Chicago: tribute to John Marshall Law School, E1119 [10SE]
University of La Verne: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Social Mobility of Graduates’’ list, E741 [11JN]
University of Michigan: anniversary of Medical School Program in Biomedical Sciences, E1184 [19SE]
——— tribute to Weiser Diplomacy Center, E1130 [11SE]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: anniversary of Kenan-Flagler Business School, E1509 [26NO]
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown: tribute to PITTchFEST event, H5080 [25JN]
University of Rochester Medical Center: Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center recipient of Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, H4442 [12JN]
University of Texas at Dallas: anniversary, H7588 [10SE], E1117 [10SE]
Utah Valley University: tribute to Utah International Mountain Forum efforts to advance sustainable mountain development particularly for women and girls, E453 [12AP]
Van De Walle Farm LLC: tribute to hosting of Marinette County, WI, Breakfast on the Farm, E836 [25JN]
Van Dyke, Clyde: National 4–H Foundation Youth in Action Award recipient, E442 [10AP]
Vargas, Christina: Texas State Technical College Chancellor’s Excellence Award recipient, E943 [18JY]
Vargas, Xochitl: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E377 [1AP]
Vaugh, Tim: Cabarrus, NC, Chamber of Commerce Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award recipient, E145 [7FE]
Vazzana, Jeff: Golden Apple Foundation Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching finalist, E195 [22FE]
Vega, Ellysia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E378 [1AP]
Velasquez, Jaelyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E268 [7MR]
Venegas, Isaac H.: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E221 [27FE]
Verma, Alok K.: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E302 [13MR]
Versailles, IN: South Ripley High School Special Olympics (organization) Unified Champion School designee, H8791 [13NO]
Vineland, NJ: dedication of Sergeant Dominick Pilla Middle School, H3186 [9AP]
Virgin Islands: call for improvement of school libraries and address issues facing veterans and the Postal Service, H8836 [14NO]
Virginia Beach, VA: Tallwood Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1324 [22OC]
Vision Forward Association: anniversary, E1106 [9SE]
Voll, Kurt: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appointee, E708 [4JN]
Voll, Owen: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appointee, E708 [4JN]
Waconia, MN: tribute to Waconia Help, Empower, and Respect Others (HERO) Coalition, H2107 [26FE]
Wagner, Roger: Victor Valley College Foundation Presidents’ Award recipient, E204 [25FE]
Wainger, Patricia: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E301 [13MR]
Wake, Saint: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E379 [1AP]
Walker, Noelle: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1120 [10SE]
Warren, AR: Bradley County 4–H Club named National 4–H Forestry Invitational National Champions, E1092 [6SE], E1110 [9SE]
Washington Boro, PA: Ann LeTort Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H8965 [19NO]
Washington Teachers’ Union: William Henry Simons III Scholarship Fund dedication, E816 [21JN]
Watt, Jasmine: National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Congress of Future Medical Leaders representative, E530 [2MY]
Waukegan, IL: tribute to Waukegan to College program participants, E1065 [20AU]
Wayne County, MI: tribute to Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency After-School 21st Century Learning Centers program participants, H4998 [20JN]
Wehr, Emilie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E269 [7MR]
Welcoming the Stranger (nonprofit organization): anniversary, H2108 [26FE]
West Point Association of Graduates: anniversary, H2631–H2635 [11MR], E281 [11MR], E327 [21MR], E641 [21MY], E1182 [19SE]
Westfield, IN: St. Maria Goretti School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1483 [20NO]
Wetlands Institute: anniversary, H7639 [11SE]
Weyauwega-Fremont Future Farmers of America (organization): tribute to hosting of Waupaca County, WI, Breakfast on the Farm, E754 [12JN]
White, Ashton: SkillsUSA Inc., National SkillsUSA Masonry Contest award recipient, H5834 [16JY]
Wilcox, Jessica: Levittown-Bristol, PA, Kiwanis Club Dick Dougherty Scholarship recipient, H5088 [25JN]
Wilkes, Randy: School Superintendents of Alabama (organization) Alabama Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E72 [22JA]
Wilkesboro, NC: Lincoln Heights School named to National Register of Historic Places, H2926 [1AP]
——— West Wilkes Middle School recipient of FranklinCovey Co., Lighthouse certification, H4058 [21MY]
Willey, Hayden: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E381 [1AP]
Williams, Chloe: 7th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge Best in Show Award recipient, E479 [18AP]
Wing, Kerensa: National Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, H8605 [30OC]
Winnett, MT: tribute to Winnett Agricultural and Community Enhancement and Sustainability (ACES) program, E307 [14MR]
Winston-Salem State University: inclusion in Money (publication) best public historically Black universities and colleges for value list, H7549 [9SE]
Winterset, IA: Winterset Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1365 [29OC]
Wisconsin Army National Guard: anniversary of Wisconsin Army Cadets program, E1594 [16DE]
Withers, Elizabeth: National Association of Agricultural Educators Teachers Turn Key Award recipient, E887 [10JY]
Women: increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H598 [17JY], H3348 [1MY]
Women & Hi Tech (organization): anniversary, E1024 [2AU]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5068), E1434 [13NO]
Wood, John: Career Colleges & Schools of Texas (organization) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, H7890 [24SE]
Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Freedom High School Outstanding Eagle Award recipients, E777 [13JN]
Woodlands, TX: anniversary of Woodlands Christian Academy, E418 [8AP]
World AIDS Day: observance, E1521 [3DE]
World Heart Day: observance, H8043 [26SE]
Yemen American Benevolent Association: anniversary, E1298 [17OC]
Yes to Youth—Montgomery County Youth Services (organization): anniversary, E138 [6FE]
YMCA: tribute to Youth and Goverment Program, E962 [23JY]
Yunes, Jonah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E382 [1AP]
Zhelezoglo, Dmitrii: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E269 [7MR]
Remarks in Senate
Aerospace Industries Association: anniversary (S. Res. 314), S5512 [17SE]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (S. Res. 383), S6177 [24OC]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1766), S3288 [10JN]
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University: anniversary, S6505 [12NO]
American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary (S. Res. 39), S815 [31JA]
Appropriations: legislative process, S1571–S1573 [28FE]
Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame inductees, S5244 [31JY]
Armed Forces: authorize skills training, apprenticeships, and other training programs at Federal agencies for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (S. Res. 67), S2395, S2396 [10AP]
Augusta University: anniversary of Dental College of Georgia (S. Res. 138), S2204 [2AP]
Bangor, ME: Fruit Street Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5890 [17OC]
Barrington, Cynthia: Jefferson County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2683 [7MY]
Beam, Lindsay: Calhoun County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2783 [13MY]
Becker, Jeff: Lee County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2231 [3AP]
Bethesda, MD: reunion of Walt Whitman High School Class of 1969, S5309 [1AU]
Boyd, Daniella: Palm Beach County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2184 [2AP]
Brome, Makeda: St. Lucie County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2184 [2AP]
Buechner, Caroline: Santa Rosa County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2231 [3AP]
Bunkley, Brandy: Union County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1841 [13MR]
Camdenton, MO: tribute to Camdenton High School Junior ROTC program, S6423 [6NO]
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 (S. Res. 292), S5243 [31JY]
Cape Elizabeth, ME: Cape Elizabeth High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5890 [17OC]
Carawan, Sandra: Gilchrist County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1933 [25MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (S. Res. 79), S1495, S1496 [26FE]
Career and technical education programs: importance, S2559 [1MY]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 33), S1023 [6FE]
Central College: decision to lower tuition, S5453 [12SE]
Centre College: anniversary, S1269 [12FE]
Chapman, Kamille: Lake County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1841 [13MR]
Chappell, Lilly: Bradford County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1933 [25MR]
Children and youth: provide for inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior ROTC units, S7021 [12DE]
Childress, Jennifer: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]
Clinton, TN: anniversary of integration of Clinton High School, S5681 [25SE]
Cochrane, David: Franklin County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2683 [7MY]
Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 271), S4649 [27JN]
Colleges and universities: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (S. Res. 233), S3262 [5JN], S4601 [27JN]
Columbus, OH: tribute to Center for Science and Industry (COSI) Science Festival, S2683 [7MY]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on China’s impact on U.S. education system (S. Res. 368), S5927 [21OC]
——— Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on China’s investment in U.S. education system, S1574 [28FE]
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: impact, S1664–S1666 [5MR], S2737–S2739 [8MY]
——— reauthorize and expand, S7224 [19DE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S2798 [14MY]
——— tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, S4162 [20JN]
Cunningham, Hollie: Marion County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
Cyran, Jennie: Polk County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1381 [14FE]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S3155 [3JN], S4780 [11JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Centers of Excellence funding for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities, S6216 [29OC]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (S. 2026), S4633 [27JN]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, S55 [8JA]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S6377 [5NO]
Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 1289), S3267 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: analyze deaths of servicemembers during training exercises and offer recommendations to prevent or minimize accidents during future exercises, S4562 [26JN]
——— establish a civilian advisory committee to advise on prevention of sexual assault in the Armed Forces, inform victims about their case status, and pay for certain enlisted members to attend law school (S. 1526), S2859 [15MY]
——— prevent and provide training, support victims, and enhance investigation and prosecution relative to sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces, S3834 [19JN]
——— report on efforts to promote apprenticeships and on-the-job training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, S823–S826 [4FE]
——— allow use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants to reinforce school safety infrastructure, technology, and personnel (S. 1442), S2819 [14MY]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (S. 416), S1137 [7FE]
——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (S. 2049), S4678 [28JN]
——— combat campus sexual violence (S. 976), S2305 [9AP], S2804 [14MY]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability, S6684 [20NO]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (S.J. Res. 56), S6797–S6799 [3DE], S7003–S7005 [12DE]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, S3020 [22MY], S4781 [11JY]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (S. 1204), S6646 [19NO]
——— establish an accountability system for colleges and universities based upon rates of student loans repayment, S824 [4FE]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), S2098 [28MR]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (S. 839), S1905 [14MR], S2029–S2031 [27MR], S2559 [1MY], S3464 [13JN], S5457 [12SE], S6211 [29OC]
——— improve career and technical education, S2029–S2031 [27MR]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs, S6684 [20NO]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (S. 867), S2180–S2182 [2AP]
——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 969), S2121 [1AP]
——— investigate role of officials in assisting for-profit colleges operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC, to obtain accreditation, S5301–S5303 [1AU]
——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, S5422 [11SE]
——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5363), S6956 [10DE]
——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (S. 1176), S6646 [19NO]
——— proposed rule relative to Title IX protections for sexual assault and harassment victims on college campuses, S826 [4FE]
——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (S. 1851), S3481 [13JN]
——— provide for institutional risk sharing in Federal student loan programs (S. 968), S2120 [1AP]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (S. 266), S743 [29JA]
——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (S. 752), S1795 [12MR]
——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (S. 532), S1386 [14FE]
——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (S. 686), S1709 [6MR]
——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (S. 1585), S6646 [19NO]
——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (S. 1803), S3366 [12JN], S5719 [26SE]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S5594, S5609 [19SE], S5619 [23SE], S5686 [25SE], S5720–S5722, S5731–S5733 [26SE], S6143, S6144 [24OC], S6370, S6378 [5NO], S6458 [7NO], S6645–S6648 [19NO], S6698, S6700, S6701 [20NO], S6865–S6867, S6885, S6886 [5DE]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), unanimous-consent request, S5593, S5594 [19SE], S5718, S5719 [26SE], S6142, S6143 [24OC], S6369 [5NO], S6646 [19NO], S6699 [20NO]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (S. 1279), S5421 [11SE], S5878, S5879 [17OC]
——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (S. 303), S1646 [5MR], S2411 [11AP], S3148 [3JN]
——— require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (S. 808), S2541 [1MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (S. 1483), S2889 [15MY]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (S. 2667), S5970–S5973 [22OC], S6369–S6371 [5NO]
——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (S. 1346), S5719 [26SE]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, S823 [4FE]
——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (S. 3028), S6994 [11DE]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (S. 1964), S4507 [25JN]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (S. 800), S5719 [26SE]
——— use an income-based repayment plan for Federal student loans, S824 [4FE]
Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, S2779 [13MY], S2918 [16MY]
——— anniversary of Head Start Program, S2879 [15MY]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (S. 923), S2091 [28MR]
——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (S. 2406), S6376, S6383 [5NO], S6940 [10DE]
——— promote child care and early learning (S. 568), S1494 [26FE], S2031–S2033 [27MR]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (S. 1657), S3111, S3112 [23MY]
——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (S. 1659), S3112 [23MY]
——— provide investment in tomorrow’s pediatric health care workforce (S. 2443), S5364 [9SE]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (S. 304), S805 [31JA]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]
——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program, S6377 [5NO]
——— require training and education for teachers, school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (S. 924), S2412 [11AP], S2541 [1MY]
——— revise and extend certain health workforce programs (S. 2997), S6906 [9DE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 1122), S2852 [15MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize work with cybersecurity consortia for training (S. 333), S6768 [21NO]
Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (S. 1517), S2928 [16MY]
——— enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (S. 760), S6837–S6839 [4DE]
——— Job Corps program funding, S3181 [4JN]
Dept. of State: global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, S7007 [12DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 2385), S7231 [19DE]
——— establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances, S1354 [14FE]
——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]
——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (S. 1283), S2862 [15MY]
——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3826 [19JN]
——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]
——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), S5118 [25JY]
——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (S. 2011), S4939 [18JY], S5351 [9SE]
——— require payment to individuals who are owed assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program amounts that they are entitled to by law, S6592 [14NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5485 [16SE], S5583, S5586, S5588 [19SE], S5618 [23SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5487 [16SE], S5499, S5500 [17SE], S5547–S5549, S5551, S5553–S5556, S5559–S5562 [18SE], S5809 [16OC], S5860, S5880, S5881 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933 [22OC], S6187 [28OC], S6205, S6207 [29OC], S6262–S6265, S6287–S6290 [30OC], S6309, S6315, S6323–S6326, S6348–S6350, S6352 [31OC], S6366, S6369 [5NO], S6434, S6439 [6NO], S6455, S6456, S6457 [7NO], S6490 [12NO], S6522, S6529, S6530 [13NO], S6579 [14NO], S6615 [18NO], S6633, S6640 [19NO], S6799 [3DE], S6844 [4DE], S6912 [10DE], S7007 [12DE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), unanimous-consent agreement, S5553 [18SE], S5951 [22OC]
Diez, Oliver: Miami-Dade County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1487 [26FE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S1766 [11MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), S4602 [27JN]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 788), S3333–S3335 [12JN]
Doherty-Koch, Holly D.: Citrus County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2783 [13MY]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 439), S6764 [21NO]
Duclos, Tucker: Dixie County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Early, Justin: Hernando County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1841 [13MR]
Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S6961 [11DE]
——— increase labor force participation rates, S3463–S3466 [13JN]
——— status, S2546–S2551 [1MY], S2625, S2626 [6MY], S2662, S2668 [7MY], S2708 [8MY]
Erb, Danny: St. Johns County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Evans, GA: tribute to Greenbrier Middle School STEM competition team, S5192 [30JY]
Evensen, Donelle: Flagler County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1841 [13MR]
Every Kid Outdoors program: establish to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students, S898 [6FE]
Expertise Cosmetology Institute: tribute, S5442 [11SE]
FCC: make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (S. 738), S1794 [12MR]
——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum and deposit proceeds in a Digital Divide Trust Fund to be used for rural broadband, public safety, education, and health care (S. 2956), S7129 [18DE]
Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (S. 461), S1281 [12FE], S7234 [19DE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (S. 1649), S3110 [23MY]
Filipino American History Month: observance (S. Res. 401), S6357 [31OC]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 168), S2455 [11AP]
Fritz, Ivanna: Montana Forensic Educators Association Coaches Hall of Fame inductee, S1895 [14MR]
Gilford, NH: tribute to Gilford High School engineering class, S4454 [24JN]
GirlForward (organization): tribute, S4621 [27JN]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 245), S3327 [11JN]
Gould, Evan: Clay County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2231 [3AP]
Graham, Dakeyan: Hillsborough County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Green, Andrea: Charlotte County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Greenville, SC: tribute to Montessori School of Greenville, S2961 [20MY]
Hall, Elisa: Suwannee County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1841 [13MR]
Hall, Joshua: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]
Hall, Sara: Hardee County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Hall, Sarah: Seminole County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
Harmon, Claire: Treasure State Spelling Bee winner, S2085 [28MR]
Hartline, Debra: Manatee County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.: anniversary, S7047 [16DE]
Health: lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (S. 1895), S4710 [9JY], S4752, S4755 [10JY], S4834 [16JY], S5158, S5165–S5167 [30JY], S5436 [11SE], S6527 [13NO]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), S6934 [10DE]
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: tribute, S5837 [16OC]
Henderson, Dawn: Highlands County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Holtzhower, Summer: Sumter County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S4502 [25JN]
Howell, Linda: Taylor County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S4503 [25JN]
Hritz, Angela: Okaloosa County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
Huang, Zhensen: SBA Maryland Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S2757 [9MY]
Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]
Illinois Electric Cooperative: provide Internet access to rural Illinois, S6376 [5NO]
Immigration: improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, S13 [3JA], S5376 [10SE]
——— provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the U.S. and establish a border security trust fund (S. 108), S304 [18JA]
——— reform, S185 [14JA], S2303 [9AP], S2992 [21MY], S3233 [5JN], S3340 [12JN], S4481–S4483 [25JN]
Institute of International Education: anniversary (S. Res. 146), S2282 [4AP]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (S. Res. 225), S3127 [23MY]
Jackson, Ian: Volusia County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1487 [26FE]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred, S2625 [6MY]
——— reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (H. Res. 72), S1672 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]
John Brown University: anniversary, S5661 [24SE]
Jones, Curtis L., Jr.: American Association for School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S1895 [14MR]
Jones, Philip: Jackson County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3838 [19JN]
Journey House, Inc.: anniversary, S5491 [16SE]
Junior Achievement (organization): anniversary, S1791 [12MR]
Kenngott, Nicole: Pinellas County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1933 [25MR]
Kerby, Tracy: Lafayette County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3838 [19JN]
Kettering University: anniversary, S5789 [15OC], S6088 [23OC]
Kraeling, Shannon: Brevard County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
Leali, Nikki: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Louisiana, S2682 [7MY]
Louisiana: tribute to Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award distinguished finalists, S2682 [7MY]
Malfara, Joseph: Osceola County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
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), S4739 [9JY], S6444 [6NO]
McMillan, Sandra: Gadsden County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2683 [7MY]
Mearsheimer, Charles: Collier County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3838 [19JN]
Medalen, Sara: North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction North Dakota Teacher of the Year award recipient, S6153 [24OC]
Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage after women give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), unanimous-consent request, S6235 [29OC]
——— 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 (S. 916), S2074 [28MR], S2714 [8MY], S6234, S6235 [29OC]
Meis, Jeannine: Leon County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3838 [19JN]
Mickler, Holly: Pasco County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1381 [14FE]
Miles, Tonya: Putnam County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
Miller, Melissa: Tennessee Dept. of Education Tennessee Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2597 [2MY]
Montana: tribute to National FFA Organization State FFA degree recipients, S2115 [1AP]
——— tribute to NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S6886 [5DE]
Morrison, Toni: tribute (S. Res. 402), S6357 [31OC]
Mosblech, Nicole: Indian River County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
Mount St. Joseph University: anniversary, S4564 [26JN]
Murphy, Kristin: Broward County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 355), S5760 [26SE]
National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: observance, S4871 [17JY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 358), S5852 [16OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 202), S2793 [13MY]
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 350), S5760 [26SE]
——— observance, S5596 [19SE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 105), S1799 [12MR]
National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY: recognize, S1106 [7FE]
National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S5760 [26SE]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 345), S6358 [31OC]
National Democracy Month: designate (S. Res. 252), S5759, S5760 [26SE]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 425), S6614 [14NO]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 389), S6307 [30OC]
National Family Service Learning Week: designate (S. Res. 412), S6485 [7NO]
National Farm to School Month: designate (S. Res. 403), S6357, S6358 [31OC]
National FFA Organization: amend charter (H.R. 439), S873 [5FE]
National FFA Week: designate (S. Res. 77), S1392 [14FE]
National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, S3234 [5JN]
National Health Literacy Day: designate (S. Res. 396), S6452 [6NO]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 319), S5609 [19SE]
National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 423), S6614 [14NO]
National Library Week: observance, S2427 [11AP]
National Mentoring Month: observance (S. Res. 28), S659 [24JA]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 131), S2455 [11AP]
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 356), S5852, S5853 [16OC]
National Principals Month: observance (S. Res. 382), S6177 [24OC]
National School Choice Week: designate (S. Res. 25), S311 [19JA]
National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 38), S815 [31JA]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, S2305 [9AP]
——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 178), S2877 [15MY]
National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (S. Res. 181), S2577 [1MY]
National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (S. Res. 76), S1392 [14FE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 197), S2748 [8MY]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 37), S815 [31JA]
National Urban League: anniversary of Milwaukee, WI, chapter, S3157 [3JN]
National Women Veterans United (organization): tribute, S6662 [19NO]
National Women’s History Month: designate (S. Res. 125), S2056, S2062 [27MR]
——— observance, S1778 [12MR], S2024–S2028 [27MR], S2075, S2079, S2085 [28MR]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (S. Res. 304), S5318 [1AU]
Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), S4652 [27JN]
——— repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (S. 2071), S6628 [18NO]
Nebraska: tribute to Leadership Education/Action Development (LEAD) Program participants, S1155 [11FE]
Ness, Meredith: Walton County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
New Ventures Maine (organization): anniversary, S6445 [6NO]
NIST: funding, S6228 [29OC]
NOAA: National Sea Grant College Program funding, S6208 [29OC]
Norris, Leigh: Hamilton County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3838 [19JN]
NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (S. 153), S6592 [14NO], S7164, S7165 [18DE]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (S. 737), S2755 [9MY], S5760, S5761 [26SE]
O’Donnell, Sean: Montana Forensic Educators Association Coaches Hall of Fame inductee, S1895 [14MR]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (S. 2579), S5751 [26SE]
Olivet College: anniversary, S2511 [30AP]
Osceola, Jade: Glades County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2784 [13MY]
Pappas, Melissa: Orange County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1934 [25MR]
Paris, Judith: Wakulla County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3838 [19JN]
Parish, Tami Porter: Washington County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
Pasion, Sarah: Duval County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2185 [2AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support (S. 1905), unanimous-consent request, S6267 [30OC]
Patton, Kayla: DeSoto County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3839 [19JN]
Peltonen, Becky: Bay County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2785 [13MY]
Pigott, Justin: Martin County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2785 [13MY]
Pinkard, Derita: Madison County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3839 [19JN]
Poepperling, Bryan: Hendry County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
Public Schools Week: designate (S. Res. 126), S2062 [27MR]
Rawlins, Heather: Levy County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1842 [13MR]
Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 88), S1606 [28FE]
Rhoden, Shelli: Baker County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2186 [2AP]
Riha, Danielle: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award finalist, S2595 [2MY]
——— Council of Chief State School Officers State Teacher of the Year for Alaska award recipient, S2595 [2MY]
Rohling, Alanna: Escambia County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2232 [3AP]
SBA: improve programs for veterans (S. 1998), S6592 [14NO]
Schools: increase security and safety of students and reduce possibility of gun violence, S1338–S1341 [14FE]
Senate: legislative priorities, S2799 [14MY], S5457–S5459 [12SE], S6590 [14NO], S6640–S6642 [19NO]
Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, increase public awareness of the impact of such fraud, and provide education on how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, S6209 [29OC]
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 373), S6047 [22OC]
Springdale, AR: tribute to Don Tyson School of Innovation robotics team, S5058 [24JY]
State Historical Society of Missouri: opening of the Center for Missouri Studies, S5100 [25JY]
Summerlin, Lindsay: Gulf County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2233 [3AP]
Swezey, Shane: Sarasota County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2785 [13MY]
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 156), S2392 [10AP]
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish, S6228 [29OC]
Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, S6461 [7NO]
——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (S. 359), S921 [6FE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S6871 [5DE]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (S. 460), S4781 [11JY]
——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (S. 537), S2755 [9MY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S842 [5FE]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 106), S1799 [12MR]
University of Cincinnati: anniversary, S2035 [27MR]
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: anniversary (S. Res. 82), S1527 [27FE]
Urban Affairs Coalition: anniversary, S5138 [29JY]
Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3049 [22MY]
Veterans: tribute recently passed legislation to support veterans, S4939 [18JY]
Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (S. Res. 222), S3127 [23MY]
Vitter, Wendy: suitability to be district judge relative to views on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, and Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decisions, S2838 [14MY], S2851 [15MY]
Wade, Julie: Columbia County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1842 [13MR]
Walker, Kate: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Louisiana, S2682 [7MY]
Watkins, Jessica: Nassau County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1842 [13MR]
Wilcox, Dawn: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]
Williams, Katharine: Okeechobee County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2186 [2AP]
Wood, Jessica: Monroe County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2785 [13MY]
Wright, Angie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]
Wykoff, Laura: Alachua County, FL, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1934 [25MR]
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.: anniversary, S6238 [29OC]
Yarmouth, ME: Yarmouth High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5890 [17OC]
YMCA: anniversary of Youth Assembly program, S5472 [12SE]
Zimmerman, Gail: St. Anthony Tri-Parish Catholic School Foundation honoree, S5661 [24SE]
Reports
World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity—A Second Notice (excerpt): William J. Ripple et al., BioScience (publication), E757 [12JN]
Reports filed
ATC Hiring Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 116–169), S6888 [5DE]
Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 116–177), H7239 [23JY]
Building Blocks of STEM Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 737) (S. Rept. 116–78), S5360 [9SE]
Clean Energy Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2393), S7156 [18DE]
Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 116–332), H9386 [9DE]
Consideration of H.R. 5, Equality Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 116–61), H3787 [14MY]
Consideration of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 116–61), H3787 [14MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 577) (H. Rept. 116–217), H7900 [24SE]
Consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 431) (H. Rept. 116–109), H4387 [10JN]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 116–111), H4431 [11JN]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]
Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security (CLASS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1593) (H. Rept. 116–25), H2914 [28MR]
Dept. of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1739), S7112 [17DE]
Dept. of HHS Advanced Education Nursing Grants To Support Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 116–216), H7900 [24SE]
Dept. of HHS Nursing Workforce Development Programs Revision and Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1399), S6391 [5NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Credit Hour Requirement Reduction for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 116–118), H4769 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Grant Program To Conduct Cemetery Research and Produce Educational Materials for Veterans Legacy Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2385) (H. Rept. 116–179), H7376 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Establishment: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2045) (H. Rept. 116–69), H3922 [16MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2740) (H. Rept. 116–62), H3840 [15MY]
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2781) (H. Rept. 116–214), H7900 [24SE]
Engineering Biology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4373) (H. Rept. 116–270), H8729 [5NO]
Equality Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 116–56), H3726 [10MY]
Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1386) (H. Rept. 116–50), H3447 [3MY]
Express Importance and Vitality of U.S. Alliances With Japan and the Republic of Korea, and Our Trilateral Cooperation in the Pursuit of Shared Interests: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 67), S2269 [4AP]
Federal Transfer of Funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for Nonprofit Corporations Established for Research and Education Exemption From Certain Economy Act Provisions: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4063 [21MY]
——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–76), H4009 [20MY]
Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3618) (H. Rept. 116–306), H9167 [21NO]
Homeland Security Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 116–631), H7156 [19JY]
Lower Health Care Costs Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1895), S4698 [8JY]
Marketing and Outreach Restoration To Empower (MORE) Health Education Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 987) (H. Rept. 116–53), H3725 [10MY]
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1289) (S. Rept. 116–186), S7207 [19DE]
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act Amendment and Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1345), S3843 [19JN]
——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1345) (S. Rept. 116–101), S5447 [11SE]
MSI STEM Achievement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4372) (H. Rept. 116–269), H8729 [5NO]
National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 333) (S. Rept. 116–5), S1792 [12MR]
National Landslide Preparedness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 529) (S. Rept. 116–165), S6888 [5DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1261) (H. Rept. 116–99), H4215 [3JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2405) (H. Rept. 116–323), H9293 [5DE]
Nuclear Energy Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 903) (S. Rept. 116–114), S5663 [24SE]
Pathways to Health Careers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3398) (H. Rept. 116–265), H8594 [29OC]
Prison to Proprietorship Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5078) (H. Rept. 116–344), H10257 [12DE]
Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5065) (H. Rept. 116–343), H10257 [12DE]
Program To Ensure Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 256) (S. Rept. 116–11), S1938 [25MR]
Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 116–132), S5965 [22OC]
Small Business Cyber Training Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 771), S2117 [1AP]
Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1649) (H. Rept. 116–112), H4693 [13JN]
STEM Opportunities Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 116–184), H7479 [30JY]
Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3621) (H. Rept. 116–331), H9386 [9DE]
Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1130), S6391 [5NO]
Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 153) (S. Rept. 116–164), S6888 [5DE]
Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1657), S6391 [5NO]
Title VII Health Care Workforce Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2997), S7113 [17DE]
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 279) (S. Rept. 116–54), S4729 [9JY]
21st Century Energy Workforce Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2334) (S. Rept. 116–150), S6155 [24OC]
U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 133), S7112 [17DE]
Young Fishermen’s Development Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 496) (S. Rept. 116–83), S7207 [19DE]
Resolutions by organizations
U.S. leadership in combatting climate change: American Association of Geographers, E993 [25JY]
Statements
Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization and Expansion: several organizations, S805, S806 [31JA]
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act: American Academy of Pediatrics, H8513 [28OC]
——— American Geriatrics Society, H8513 [28OC]
——— Association of American Medical Colleges, H8512 [28OC]
——— Eldercare Workforce Alliance, H8513 [28OC]
——— National Association for Geriatric Education, H8513 [28OC]
FAFSA Simplification Act: several college and university officials, S5973 [22OC]
FAFSA Simplification Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2603 [2MY]
Improve Higher Learning Accountability: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2809 [14MY]
Lower Health Care Costs Act: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4623 [27JN]
Reauthorizing HEA—Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2602 [2MY]
Strengthening Accountability To Protect Students and Taxpayers Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2381 [10AP]
Summaries
Tick-Borne Diseases Report: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, H4538 [12JN]
Tables
Accounts identified for advance appropriations, H3446 [3MY]
Disciplinary incidents at Westglades Middle School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL, involving Nikolas Cruz, S1340 [14FE]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3786 [14MY], H3921 [16MY]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7751 [17SE]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]
Texts of
H. Res. 127, express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, H7885 [24SE]
H. Res. 327, encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults, H3312 [30AP]
H. Res. 328, support protection of elders through financial literacy, H3316 [30AP]
H. Res. 358, 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 in Cameroon, H7203 [23JY]
H. Res. 377, consideration of H.R. 5, Equality Act, H.R. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3801 [15MY]
H. Res. 431, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4402 [11JN]
H. Res. 436, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4445 [12JN]
H. Res. 444, reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance, H7886 [24SE]
H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4779 [19JN]
H. Res. 577, consideration of H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, H7913 [25SE]
H.R. 5, Equality Act, H3931–H3934 [17MY]
H.R. 133, U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act, H430 [10JA]
H.R. 276, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, H2060 [25FE]
H.R. 425, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, H2058 [25FE]
H.R. 439, National FFA Organization Federal charter amendment, H964–H966 [22JA]
H.R. 539, Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act, H2055 [25FE]
H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8521–H8523 [28OC]
H.R. 728, Dept. of HHS advanced education nursing grants extension to support clinical nurse specialist programs, H8513 [28OC]
H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3868–H3873 [16MY]
H.R. 1058, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H7303 [24JY]
H.R. 1261, National Landslide Preparedness Act, H4198–H4200 [3JN]
H.R. 1271, Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (Vet HP) Act, H2335 [5MR]
H.R. 1593, Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security (CLASS) Act, H2929 [1AP]
H.R. 1649, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act, H5809 [15JY]
H.R. 1663, Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Federal charter revision, H8794 [13NO]
H.R. 1665, Building Blocks of STEM Act, H7166 [23JY]
H.R. 1947, Federal agency transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4048 [21MY]
H.R. 2045, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration establishment, H4045 [21MY]
H.R. 2134, Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults reauthorization, H7732 [17SE]
H.R. 2162, Housing Financial Literacy Act, H5278 [9JY]
H.R. 2196, Dept. of Veterans Affairs credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program reduction, H5046 [24JN]
H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, H7928 [25SE]
H.R. 2385, Dept. of Veterans Affairs grant program establishment to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program, H8129 [15OC]
H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7734 [17SE]
H.R. 2528, STEM Opportunities Act, H8005–H8009 [26SE]
H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4461–H4530 [12JN]
H.R. 2781, Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act, H8509–H8511 [28OC]
H.R. 2852, Homebuyer Assistance Act, H7572 [10SE]
H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8758 [12NO]
H.R. 4372, MSI STEM Achievement Act, H9353–H9355 [9DE]
H.R. 4373, Engineering Biology Research and Development Act, H9356–H9358 [9DE]
H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8746–H8749 [12NO]
H.R. 5363, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H9961–H9963 [10DE]
S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, S7164 [18DE]
S. 239, Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act, S4739 [9JY], H7796 [19SE]
S. 256, reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, S4660 [27JN], H9378 [9DE]
S. 333, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act, S6768 [21NO]
S. 416, FAFSA Fairness Act, S1137 [7FE]
S. 461, HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students (HBCU PARTNERS) Act, S1278, S1281 [12FE]
S. 608, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act, S1597 [28FE]
S. 737, Building Blocks of STEM Act, H9362 [9DE]
S. 738, make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, S1794 [12MR]
S. 760, Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act, S6838 [4DE]
S. 791, GI Education Benefits Fairness Act, S1850 [13MR]
S. 916, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMA’s) Act, S2050–S2054 [27MR]
S. 1036, Affordable College Textbook Act, S2272–S2274 [4AP]
S. 1289, Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act, S3267 [5JN]
S. 1315, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]
S. 1354, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S2691–S2699 [7MY]
S. 1414, Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act, S2772 [9MY]
S. 1649, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, S3110 [23MY]
S. 1722, FHA Appraiser Eligibility Expansion Act, S3255 [5JN]
S. 1863, Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act, S3482 [13JN]
S. 2071, Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes Act, S6628 [18NO]
S. 2184, Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act, S4952 [18JY]
S. 2523, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S5607 [19SE]
S. 2659, Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S5968–S5970 [22OC]
S. 2700, Protecting Roadside First Responders Act, S6158 [24OC]
S. 2721, Healing Communities Through Health Care Act, S6191–S6193 [28OC]
S. 3058, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S7057 [16DE]
S. 3071, Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act, S7117–S7119 [17DE]
S. Con. Res. 18, ensure women’s access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services, S3012 [21MY]
S. Res. 25, National School Choice Week, S315 [19JA]
S. Res. 28, National Mentoring Month, S591 [24JA]
S. Res. 33, recognize goals of Catholic Schools Week and honor contributions of Catholic schools, S701 [28JA]
S. Res. 37, National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, S811 [31JA]
S. Res. 38, National School Counseling Week, S811 [31JA]
S. Res. 39, American Farm Bureau Federation anniversary, S812 [31JA]
S. Res. 67, express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, S1279 [12FE], S2396 [10AP]
S. Res. 76, National Speech and Debate Education Day, S1390 [14FE]
S. Res. 77, National FFA Week, S1391 [14FE]
S. Res. 79, Career and Technical Education Month, S1495 [26FE]
S. Res. 82, University of Nebraska-Lincoln anniversary, S1544 [27FE]
S. Res. 88, Read Across America Day, S1603 [28FE]
S. Res. 105, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, S1797 [12MR]
S. Res. 106, United Negro College Fund, Inc., anniversary, S1798 [12MR]
S. Res. 110, prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms, S1906 [14MR]
S. Res. 125, National Women’s History Month, S2056 [27MR]
S. Res. 126, Public Schools Week, S2057 [27MR]
S. Res. 130, Endometriosis Awareness Month, S2093 [28MR]
S. Res. 131, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S2093 [28MR]
S. Res. 138, Augusta University Dental College of Georgia anniversary, S2194 [2AP]
S. Res. 146, Institute of International Education anniversary, S2280 [4AP]
S. Res. 149, National Assistant Principals Week, S2332 [9AP]
S. Res. 156, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2391 [10AP]
S. Res. 168, Financial Literacy Month, S2443 [11AP]
S. Res. 175, increase awareness of sepsis and importance of early diagnosis and appropriate intervention, S2523 [30AP]
S. Res. 177, National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day, S2524 [30AP]
S. Res. 178, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S2524 [30AP]
S. Res. 181, National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week, S2575 [1MY]
S. Res. 197, National Teacher Appreciation Week, S2748 [8MY]
S. Res. 202, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S2792 [13MY]
S. Res. 214, recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community, S3009 [21MY]
S. Res. 215, support pursuit of religious and political freedom and democratic reforms in Cuba, S3010 [21MY]
S. Res. 217, National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend and National Gun Violence Awareness Month, S3011 [21MY]
S. Res. 222, tribute to Vision To Learn (organization) efforts to provide school-based vision care, S3116 [23MY]
S. Res. 225, support goals of International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day, S3117 [23MY]
S. Res. 233, protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression at colleges and universities, S3262 [5JN]
S. Res. 245, Glioblastoma Awareness Day, S3325 [11JN]
S. Res. 252, National Democracy Month, S3849 [19JN]
S. Res. 256, National GI Bill Commemoration Week and Servicemen’s Readjustment Act anniversary, S4177 [20JN]
S. Res. 261, African-American Music Appreciation Month, S4460 [24JN]
S. Res. 262, affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities, S4461 [24JN]
S. Res. 264, African-American Music Appreciation Month, S4510 [25JN]
S. Res. 271, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S4638 [27JN]
S. Res. 281, elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, S5016 [23JY]
S. Res. 292, 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 in Cameroon, S5201 [30JY]
S. Res. 304, National Workforce Development Month, S5316 [1AU]
S. Res. 309, develop academic curriculum on voting importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration, S5476 [12SE]
S. Res. 314, Aerospace Industries Association anniversary, S5542 [17SE]
S. Res. 317, support goals and ideals of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month, S5580 [18SE]
S. Res. 319, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S5607 [19SE]
S. Res. 338, Malnutrition Awareness Week, S5710 [25SE]
S. Res. 340, Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week, S5710 [25SE]
S. Res. 345, support goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, S5753 [26SE]
S. Res. 349, National Concussion Awareness Day, S5754 [26SE]
S. Res. 350, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, S5755 [26SE]
S. Res. 355, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5756 [26SE]
S. Res. 356, National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day, S5757 [26SE]
S. Res. 358, National Character Counts Week, S5851 [16OC]
S. Res. 360, affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings, S5900 [17OC]
S. Res. 368, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on China’s impact on U.S. education system, S5926 [21OC]
S. Res. 370, Unity Day and National Bullying Prevention Month, S5975 [22OC]
S. Res. 373, support goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, S5977 [22OC]
S. Res. 382, National Principals Month, S6162 [24OC]
S. Res. 383, support Afterschool Alliance (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6162 [24OC]
S. Res. 389, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S6305 [30OC]
S. Res. 396, National Health Literacy Day, S6340 [31OC]
S. Res. 397, Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program anniversary, S6340 [31OC]
S. Res. 401, Filipino American History Month, S6342 [31OC]
S. Res. 402, triubte to Toni Morrison, S6343 [31OC]
S. Res. 403, National Farm to School Month, S6344 [31OC]
S. Res. 412, National Family Service Learning Week, S6481 [7NO]
S. Res. 423, National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month, S6611 [14NO]
S. Res. 425, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, S6612 [14NO]
S. Res. 426, recognize contributions of teachers and recommend each Member of Congress spend at least 1 day per year serving as a substitute teacher in a public school to understand challenges facing educators, S6612 [14NO]
S. Res. 432, National College Application Month, S6675 [19NO]
S. Res. 439, Drive Safer Sunday, S6760 [21NO]
S. Res. 452, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S6954 [10DE]
S.J. Res. 56, disapprove Dept. of Education rule on borrower defense institutional accountability, S5752 [26SE]