ESCOBAR, VERONICA (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4099 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5574 [10JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4931 [20JN], H5049 [24JN]
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), H3893 [16MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3030 [3AP]
Appointments
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3913 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H4773 [18JN]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H7493 [6AU]
Afghanistan: report on participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue relative to Afghan peace process and a strategy for post-conflict engagement by the U.S. (see H.R. 4097), H8724 [1NO]
African Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H3304 [29AP]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8096 [4OC]
Animals: limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H2748 [14MR]
——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H4433 [11JN]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8459 [23OC]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3285 [25AP]
Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H4172 [24MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H5008 [20JN]
——— establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3801), H7490 [2AU]
——— limit grounds of deportability for certain relatives of Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3806), H5998 [17JY]
——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2043 [19FE]
——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 2767), H4218 [3JN]
——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H4345 [5JN]
——— render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 557), H1218 [25JA]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7667 [11SE]
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]
——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H3793 [14MY]
Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H9171 [21NO]
Carson, Sec. of HUD: condemn comments on transgender people and efforts to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals (see H. Res. 613), H8089 [1OC]
CDC: expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]
Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H5077 [24JN] (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]
Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 512), H2323 [4MR]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]
Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9121 [20NO]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H7506 [16AU]
Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H7755 [17SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H8098 [4OC]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see H.R. 4732), H8742 [8NO]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4772 [18JN]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H1519 [11FE]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7490 [2AU]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 4203), H7520 [23AU]
Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]
Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H4629 [12JN]
——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H4117 [22MY]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]
Dept. of Defense: establish National Center for Military Painting and Applied Research (see H.R. 3181), H8097 [4OC]
——— include in each national defense strategy steps to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and to assure an uninterrupted supply of medicines (see H.R. 4710), H8742 [8NO]
——— limit and clarify authority to repurpose certain military construction funds for national emergencies (see H.R. 2762), H3841 [15MY]
——— provide travel to Dover AFB, DE, for family of Armed Forces members who die outside the U.S. but not in a theater of combat operations so the family may receive the remains of the deceased (see H.R. 3065), H4216 [3JN]
——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H3280 [22AP]
——— submit to Congress a report on service waivers for transgender individuals (see H.R. 4746), H8258 [18OC]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H8541 [28OC]
——— award grants for graduate fellowship awards (see H.R. 4422), H7835 [19SE]
——— 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), H7494 [6AU]
——— 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), H5270 [2JY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— 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), H7490 [2AU]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8786 [12NO]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7707 [12SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H8096 [4OC]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see H.R. 2111), H8880 [14NO]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 3315), H5306 [9JY]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H5272 [5JY]
——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]
——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 4543), H8079 [27SE]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see H.R. 5282), H9221 [3DE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]
——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]
——— establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (see H.R. 1233), H2273 [27FE]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family and provide a path to citizenship and access to counsel (see H.R. 883), H1465 [7FE]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H7501 [13AU]
——— prohibit seizing private land for a border wall (see H.R. 1234), H2103 [25FE]
——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H.R. 1998), H2923 [29MR]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H5305 [9JY]
——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 5383), H10015 [10DE]
——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H7497 [9AU]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]
——— rescind authority to waive Federal law to facilitate construction of border barriers (see H.R. 1232), H2103 [25FE]
——— strike marijuana use, possession, and distribution as grounds of inadmissibility and removal from the country (see H.R. 4390), H7773 [18SE]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of certain rules (see H.R. 2763), H3841 [15MY]
——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4182 [30MY]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H7493 [6AU]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H4701 [14JN]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2317 [28FE]
——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H7493 [6AU]
——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H7493 [6AU]
Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 2721), H5270 [2JY]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H5826 [15JY]
——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H8090 [1OC]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H2795 [25MR]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H8741 [8NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]
Dept. of Transportation: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H5728 [11JY]
——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H7149 [18JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H7493 [6AU]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H9171 [21NO]
——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H4772 [18JN]
——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H7512 [20AU]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2235 [26FE]
——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H4390 [10JN]
——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H8103 [8OC]
——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H8388 [22OC]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H8097 [4OC]
——— make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (see H.R. 2943), H5729 [11JY]
——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H8097 [4OC]
——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H8097 [4OC]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7904 [24SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H2988 [2AP]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H8097 [4OC]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2756 [18MR]
——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H4390 [10JN]
——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H4218 [3JN]
——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8096 [4OC]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H1519 [11FE]
——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H4315 [4JN]
——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4218 [3JN]
——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]
Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H6001 [17JY]
——— require investigations and reports on individuals who die in custody (see H.R. 5346), H10017 [10DE]
Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5317), H10611 [17DE]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H2102 [25FE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H1339 [30JA]
Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H7240 [23JY]
Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H4389 [10JN]
Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8828 [13NO]
——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H5825 [15JY]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H4182 [30MY]
EPA: reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H3276 [18AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H3276 [18AP]
Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H5306 [9JY]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H5261 [27JN]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H10017 [10DE]
FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2797 [25MR]
FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8096 [4OC]
Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H1244 [28JA]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H5585 [10JY]
——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]
Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H288 [8JA]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H8097 [4OC]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H8090 [1OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H4314 [4JN]
Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H4312 [4JN]
——— ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 3606), H7493 [6AU]
——— encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 3435), H7708 [12SE]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 3553), H7493 [6AU]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H9122 [20NO]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H7493 [6AU]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3277 [18AP]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7496 [9AU]
——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H3260 [10AP]
——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H465 [10JA]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H4433 [11JN]
Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H8596 [29OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H8260 [18OC]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H12308 [3JA]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5266 [28JN]
GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 1721), H4218 [3JN]
——— provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]
Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS: tribute (see H. Res. 705), H8879 [14NO]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]
Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H3131 [8AP]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H4167 [23MY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H4629 [12JN]
——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 2289), H3255 [10AP]
——— 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), H8742 [8NO]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8742 [8NO]
——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment (see H. Res. 287), H3068 [3AP]
——— permit aliens seeking asylum in the U.S. to be eligible for employment (see H.R. 2813), H4218 [3JN]
——— prohibit construction of new border barriers, including walls or fences, on certain Federal land (see H.R. 365), H465 [10JA]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide resources for jurisdictions and organizations that have experienced a significant influx of migrant aliens (see H.R. 4599), H8089 [1OC]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 5038), H9388 [9DE]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]
——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H7755 [17SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H7494 [6AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H4168 [23MY]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5305 [9JY]
——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H5306 [9JY]
Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office, Castroville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4785), H8386 [22OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4774 [18JN]
Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H3926 [16MY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]
Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 1250), H2370 [5MR]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3266 [12AP]
Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4171 [24MY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H5776 [12JY]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H4389 [10JN]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4066 [21MY]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8741 [8NO]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4391 [10JN]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (see H.R. 2510), H3729 [10MY]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H4167 [23MY]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H5007 [20JN]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3220 [9AP]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8909 [15NO]
——— 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]
——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 759), H1586 [13FE]
News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3306 [29AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H5304 [9JY]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8114 [11OC]
——— include sharing of nonpublic campaign material with a foreign power in ban on foreign solicitations of support and file suspicious activity reports for any offers of foreign or illicit assistance (see H.R. 3236), H5586 [10JY]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3407 [1MY]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H7526 [27AU]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3272 [15AP]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3276 [18AP]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3286 [25AP]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5826 [15JY]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H5270 [2JY]
Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H2762 [21MR]
Product safety: require greater notification to the public regarding product recalls (see H.R. 5097), H8877 [14NO]
Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 683), H4919 [19JN]
SBA: improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 4405), H8200 [16OC]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8721 [31OC]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3449 [3MY]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H5008 [20JN]
Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H9223 [3DE]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H3844 [15MY]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8786 [12NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2796 [25MR]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H8102 [8OC]
——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 4386), H8828 [13NO]
——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H4167 [23MY]
SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H2035 [14FE]
Taxation: expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H7904 [24SE]
——— extend health coverage tax credit (see H.R. 1939), H4434 [11JN]
——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H4011 [20MY]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]
——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1992), H8785 [12NO]
——— 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]
——— require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses (see H.R. 5419), H10257 [12DE]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H8541 [28OC]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 1931), H7497 [9AU]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H8724 [1NO]
Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5914 [16JY]
——— condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H3276 [18AP]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H7489 [2AU]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7490 [2AU]
U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2762 [21MR]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1200), H3259 [10AP]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4890), H9223 [3DE]
Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2763 [21MR]
Voting: require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]
——— restrict enforcement of immigration laws at polling places (see H.R. 4718), H8226 [17OC]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H8096 [4OC]
Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 2334), H3844 [15MY]
Women: ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]
——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H8679 [30OC]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3927 [16MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Mexican Air Force Escuadrón 201 known as ‘‘Aztec Eagles’’ (see H.R. 1889), H2827 [26MR]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3259 [10AP]
——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8541 [28OC]
——— provide that service in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3746), H8103 [8OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: enhance readiness by adapting infrastructure and operations to address climate change and improving energy and resource efficiency (see H.R. 2759), H3841 [15MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (see H.R. 2203), H3252 [10AP]
——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H3726 [10MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Defense: enhance readiness by adapting infrastructure and operations to address climate change and improving energy and resource efficiency (H.R. 2759), H3842 [15MY]
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), H3256 [10AP]
——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (H.R. 2662), H3727 [10MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5205 [27JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4019 [21MY]
Remarks
Bureau of the Census: ensure compliance with existing law relative to sharing of individualized census data across Federal agenices and penalize disclosure of information by census employees, H4930 [20JN]
Chisolm, Robert E.: 82d Airborne Division All American Hall of Fame inductee, H4149 [23MY]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: ensure representatives from military-serving and veteran-serving financial institutions are included on advisory committees, H4099 [22MY]
——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4099 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5349 [10JY]
——— enhance readiness by adapting infrastructure and operations to address climate change and improving energy and resource efficiency (H.R. 2759), H3799 [15MY]
——— prohibit funding to implement policy to ban certain transgender people from serving in the military, H4717 [18JN]
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), H7931 [25SE]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, H4400 [11JN]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement basic pay and overtime funding, H5161 [25JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H4931, H4932 [20JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4930, H4931, H4932 [20JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4717 [18JN]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H648 [16JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H621 [16JA]
——— prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border, H621, H648 [16JA]
El Paso, TX: tribute to Return to Our El Paso Roots Reunion, E1235• [1OC]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H615 [16JA]
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), H3893 [16MY]
House of Representatives: moment of silence for families and victims of shooting at Walmart in El Paso, TX, H7586 [10SE]
——— moment of silence for migrants who have died attempting to enter the U.S., H5243 [27JN]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4285 [4JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5232 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), motion to recommit, H5161 [25JN]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H369 [10JA], H1383 [6FE]
——— reform, H1383 [6FE]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H1383 [6FE]
National Institute of Justice: submit a report on status of women in Federal incarceration, develop a reentry plan and services for incarcerated women, and establish a national standard for domestic and sexual violence prevention, H3030 [3AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require navigators to assist vulnerable populations including individuals with limited English proficiency and chronic illnesses, H3893 [16MY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H369 [10JA]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12140 [18DE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2137 [26FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3030 [3AP]
Votes: position on missed, E1220• [27SE], E1236• [1OC]
Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4022 [21MY]
Tributes
Bradford, Bloyce, E187• [15FE]
Herrera, John, H3091 [4AP]