FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS related term(s) Children and Youth
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S279 [16JA]
Brunei: condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws (S. Res. 198), S4870 [16JY]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (S. Res. 23), S2456 [11AP]
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 Justice: expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), S2948 [16MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1422, H1423, H1424, H1426, H1427, H1428, H1429, H1430 [7FE], H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1475, H1476 [8FE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1402 [7FE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (H. Res. 476), H5323 [10JY]
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), consideration (H. Res. 415), H4243 [4JN]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), S5543 [17SE]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 386), S4733 [9JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4542, S4581, S4583 [26JN], H5246 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (H. Res. 462), H5145 [25JN]
——— 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), H5242 [27JN]
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]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3012, H3029, H3030, H3031, H3032, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3037, H3038, H3039, H3041, H3042, H3046, H3047, H3048, H3049, H3050, H3053, H3054, H3055, H3056, H3057, H3058, H3059, H3060, H3061 [3AP], H3073, H3074 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H3001 [3AP]
Articles and editorials
America Is Failing Its Black Mothers, H4575 [12JN]
‘From Something to Nothing’—Life in Saipan After Super Typhoon Yutu, H657 [16JA]
Horrifying Conditions Facing Kids in Border Detention, Explained, H5236 [27JN]
Lawyers Say Migrant Children Are Living in ‘Traumatic and Dangerous’ Conditions at Border Detention Site, H5237 [27JN]
Mother’s Love and the March That Matters, H709 [17JA]
‘Taliban Gave Me Toothpaste’—Former Captives Contrast U.S. Treatment of Child Migrants, H5232 [27JN]
‘There Is a Stench’—Soiled Clothes and No Baths for Migrant Children at a Texas Center, H5231 [27JN]
Trump Tax Cuts Did Little To Boost Economic Growth in 2018, Study Says, H12218 [19DE]
2017 Tax Cuts Didn’t Work, the Data Prove It, H12217 [19DE]
We Must Fight To Preserve Social Security for Millennials, E907 [11JY]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]
——— ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 634), H715 [17JA]
——— 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 S. 1645), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see S. 1966), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]
——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2082), H3099 [4AP]
Adoption: expand opportunities (see S. 2969), S6825 [3DE]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 383), S6156 [24OC]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]
Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 305), H3256 [10AP]
Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (see S. 2963), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4356), H7753 [17SE]
——— amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3303 [29AP]
——— defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (see H.R. 3724), H5726 [11JY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]
——— establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 5151), H8958 [18NO]
——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H2884 [27MR]
——— facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 2346), H3275 [18AP]
——— improve policy and data collection in connection with personnel tempo of members and U.S. Special Operations Command (see S. 2058), S4729 [9JY]
——— issue ‘‘Gold Star Families Forever Stamp’’ to honor sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one in combat (see S. 1716), S3215 [4JN]
——— limit grounds of deportability for certain relatives of Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 2450), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 3806), H5998 [17JY]
——— provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses and improve portability of occupational licenses from State to State for military spouses (see S. 1383), S2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 2618), H3678 [9MY] (see H.R. 3072), H4216 [3JN]
——— provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2937), H4119 [22MY]
——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see S. 2673), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 2767), H3841 [15MY]
——— provide retroactive application of mandatory increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation (see H.R. 1758), H2743 [14MR]
——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2251), H3254 [10AP]
——— render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1871), H2826 [26MR]
——— render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 557), H600 [15JA]
——— require active duty members and their spouses to submit a notarized document acknowledging any changes or declined coverage regarding their Servicemembers Group Life Insurance policy (see H.R. 610), H675 [16JA]
——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see S. 1555), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2326), H3270 [15AP]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 4473), H7901 [24SE]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 897), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 2336), H3274 [18AP]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP] (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]
Blue Star Mother’s Day: designate (see S. Res. 433), S6669 [19NO]
Brunei: condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws (see S. Res. 198), S2771 [9MY]
Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]
CDC: 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]
——— provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H4063 [21MY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]
Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]
Charities: apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services to mothers and children (see S. 2913), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 5202), H9121 [20NO]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: amend and reauthorize (see S. 2971), S6825 [3DE]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 4893), H8539 [28OC]
——— reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3439 [2MY]
Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in local communities (see H. Res. 598), H8054 [26SE]
——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S2816 [14MY]
——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for chidlren and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4835), H8456 [23OC]
——— provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives (see S. 1660), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2967), H4161 [23MY]
——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]
CIA: provide death benefits to survivors of officers who die while serving overseas (see H.R. 3683), H5583 [10JY]
Citizenship: interpret 14th Amendment to the Constitution to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment (see H. Res. 140), H2047 [22FE]
——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 1554), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2731), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (see S. 2679), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4803), H8455 [23OC]
Coast Guard: provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1282 [29JA]
Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 4363), H7753 [17SE]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see S. Res. 98), S1706 [6MR] (see H. Res. 107), H1391 [6FE]
Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 82), H1243 [28JA]
Constitutional amendments: parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 36), H1336 [30JA]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 23), S293 [17JA]
Courts: excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (see H.R. 5183), H9057 [19NO]
——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 4203), H7520 [23AU]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 2833), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5050), H8783 [12NO]
Crime: establish Federal law to outlaw selling of minors for financial gain (see S. 1164), S2433 [11AP]
——— increase reporting of domestic violence records (see H.R. 4600), H8094 [4OC]
——— prohibit prenatal genetic testing and abortions on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 4442), H7865 [20SE]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S220 [15JA] (see S. 194), S315 [19JA] (see H.R. 611), H675 [16JA] (see H.R. 2817), H3924 [16MY]
——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 702), H8878 [14NO]
——— support organizations that work to end domestic violence and provide resources and assistance to victims and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on a certain percentage of the poverty-level (see H.R. 5308), H9293 [5DE]
——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5249), H9169 [21NO]
——— provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 4259), H7559 [9SE]
——— require consideration of assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2359), S5247 [31JY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on paid family leave (see S. Res. 336), S5706 [25SE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (see S. Res. 332), S5706 [25SE]
——— conduct a study on cyberexploitation of Armed Forces members and their families (see S. 1348), S2687 [7MY]
——— establish family and medical leave banks by automatically pooling employees’ unused ‘‘use or lose’’ annual leave to provide paid leave for other employees (see S. 1131), S2386 [10AP]
——— establish initiative on improving capacity of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation (see S. 1413), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3588), H5258 [27JN]
——— establish pilot program to share information with designated relatives and friends of Armed Forces members relative to experiences and challenges of military service, particularly overseas deployments (see S. 1467), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2727), H3789 [14MY]
——— expand eligibility of military spouses to My Career Advancement Account program (see S. 2311), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 3191), H4431 [11JN]
——— include gambling disorder in health assessments of Armed Forces members and implement prevention and treatment policies and programs for Armed Forces members and their dependents (see S. 2060), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3658), H5303 [9JY]
——— increase oversight of prosecution of sexual misconduct and domestic violence cases involving Armed Forces members, expand victims’ services, and correct certain military records and discharges of victims (see S. 1500), S2923 [16MY]
——— provide space-available travel on military aircraft to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of Armed Forces members who die during active duty (see H.R. 1017), H1391 [6FE]
——— 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 S. 2494), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 3065), H4216 [3JN]
——— 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: 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]
——— 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]
——— authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (see S. 1489), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2728), H3789 [14MY]
——— clarify requirements of authorized representatives under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (see H.R. 2724), H3789 [14MY]
——— 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 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]
——— 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]
——— provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 1691), H2679 [12MR]
——— 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 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 Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (see S. 1851), S3476 [13JN]
——— 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 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 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]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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 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]
——— 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 reform calculation of expected family contribution (see H.R. 4245), H7558 [9SE]
——— 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 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]
——— 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]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see S. 1404), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]
——— 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]
——— allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see S. 107), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 3116), H4341 [5JN]
——— amend certain abstinence education programs relative to a youth empowerment program (see H.R. 3696), H5725 [11JY]
——— assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 2777), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 4980), H8729 [5NO]
——— 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 to develop and implement statewide or tribal post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health service programs for children who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship (see H.R. 3909), H7240 [23JY]
——— direct Administration on Aging resources that promote multigenerational collaboration (see S. 1671), S3106 [23MY]
——— eliminate barriers to providing child welfare services for those in need and provide additional resources to provide services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 1376), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2702), H3788 [14MY] (see H.R. 3017), H4164 [23MY]
——— eliminate percentage cap on funding under National Family Caregiver Support Program for older caregivers taking over primary caregiver role for a grandchild due to opioid epidemic (see H.R. 4853), H8457 [23OC]
——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively (see H.R. 3782), H5911 [16JY]
——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services to help prevent children from entering the foster care system (see S. 1450), S2815 [14MY]
——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty (see H.R. 2535), H3473 [7MY]
——— establish a national assessment standard for evaluating prospective foster and adoptive parents and a national registry to improve matching of foster and adoptive children with families (see S. 1912), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3359), H4917 [19JN]
——— establish Administration on Aging grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see S. 1670), S3106 [23MY]
——— establish grant program for multigenerational collaboration (see H.R. 4833), H8456 [23OC]
——— establish innovation grants to improve adulthood outcomes for youth aging out of foster care (see S. 3025), S6992 [11DE]
——— 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 enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 320), H283 [8JA]
——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities (see S. 1009), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2076), H3068 [3AP]
——— extend funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (see S. 1647), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2822), H3961 [17MY]
——— facilitate State efforts to establish auto-enrollment systems to provide opt-out insurance coverage for individuals eligible for premium assistance or Medicaid (see H.R. 2061), H3067 [3AP]
——— identify and disseminate best practices for National Family Caregiver Support Program (see S. 1146), S2433 [11AP]
——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (see S. 591), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 4174), H7492 [6AU]
——— 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]
——— include an act of unregulated custody transfer or ‘‘rehoming’’ in the definition of child abuse and neglect (see S. 1446), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 1389), H2270 [27FE]
——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H3924 [16MY]
——— increase entitlement funding for child care (see H.R. 3298), H4770 [18JN]
——— increase funding for National Family Caregiver Support Program and provide caregiver assessments and technical assistance to address the needs of family caregivers (see S. 1017), S2240 [3AP]
——— increase support for mental health services for children (see S. 1160), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2503), H3440 [2MY]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 105), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 296), H282 [8JA]
——— prohibit operation of unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 397), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1069), H1460 [7FE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 605), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1488), H2322 [4MR]
——— provide better protections and support for children raised by grandparents or other kinship families outside the foster care system due to parental drug or alcohol abuse (see S. 1181), S2434 [11AP]
——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]
——— 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 grants to develop, enhance, or evaluate kinship navigator programs (see H.R. 4352), H7753 [17SE]
——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3507), H5200 [26JN]
——— 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]
——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 3690), H5584 [10JY]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see S. 995), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2035), H2985 [2AP]
——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 2879), S6625 [18NO]
——— 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 Healthy Start program (see S. 2619), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 4801), H8455 [23OC]
——— reauthorize Personal Responsibility Education Program (see H.R. 3053), H4215 [3JN]
——— reauthorize the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 2296), S5108 [25JY]
——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]
——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 4923), H8677 [30OC]
——— require States to provide for placement of a foster child in a cottage home and make a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments (see H.R. 4839), H8457 [23OC]
——— require States to review child fatalities from maltreatment (see S. 3027), S6992 [11DE]
——— 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]
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 S. 2797), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 5282), H9221 [3DE]
——— continue to apply rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses To Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (see H.R. 3033), H4174 [28MY]
——— 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]
——— 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 S. 271), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 883), H1333 [30JA]
——— 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]
——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA] (see H.R. 1998), H2923 [29MR]
——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3729), H5727 [11JY]
——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 168), H207 [3JA]
——— provide provisional protected presence status for eligible Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants and provide mandatory appropriations relative to border security (see S. 166), S274 [16JA]
——— provide that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance on citizenship of children of Federal employees and Armed Forces members who are born abroad shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4226), H7531 [3SE]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see S. 388), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]
——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see S. 1894), S3843 [19JN] (see H.R. 532), H543 [14JA]
Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (see S. 291), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 1122), H1491 [8FE]
——— create housing vouchers for high-need families with young children, provide recipients with counseling and case management services, and provide information about housing in high-opportunity neighborhoods (see S. 3083), S7156 [18DE]
——— establish a grant program to provide affordable housing to low-income grandparents who are raising their grandchildren (see H.R. 5406), H10257 [12DE]
——— establish a penalty for failure to enforce compliance with public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirements (see H.R. 84), H204 [3JA]
——— exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 4191), H7505 [16AU]
——— improve safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas (see S. 15), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 234), H209 [3JA]
——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families (see S. 1624), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 5184), H9057 [19NO]
——— make housing more affordable (see S. 787), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]
——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 2001), H2937 [1AP]
——— prevent breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance (see H.R. 3024), H4170 [24MY]
——— provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of youths who are aging out of foster care (see S. 2803), S6448 [6NO] (see H.R. 4300), H7704 [12SE]
——— provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under a certain age (see S. 1583), S3005 [21MY]
——— provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assisting youths who are aging out of foster care (see H.R. 2657), H3679 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of certain grant funds to provide identification kits for parents and guardians to collect and store their children’s sensitive identification information (see H.R. 4172), H7492 [6AU]
——— 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 S. 506), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1236), H2029 [14FE]
——— 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]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2368), H3283 [25AP]
——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H1209 [24JA]
——— study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting (see H.R. 3284), H4695 [13JN]
Dept. of Labor: 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]
——— ensure employees on leave under Family and Medical Leave Act maintain health coverage during an employer lockout (see S. 1549), S2962 [20MY]
——— establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 1401), S2770 [9MY]
——— prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2224), H3253 [10AP]
——— recognize employers with a commitment to helping employees balance workplace responsibilities and family obligations (see S. 1402), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3838), H7150 [18JY]
Dept. of State: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to protect women and children and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault (see S. 1781), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 2836), H3962 [17MY]
——— establish Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee (see S. 363), S919 [6FE]
——— establish standard parental leave policy for employees (see H.R. 3639), H5302 [9JY]
——— reinstate Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (see H.R. 4884), H8539 [28OC]
——— require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (see S. 938), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1952), H2915 [28MR]
——— waive passport fees for families of Armed Forces members who are hospitalized abroad (see H.R. 2847), H4009 [20MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5152), H8958 [18NO]
——— establish policy relative to family seating on air transportation (see H.R. 5292), H9221 [3DE]
——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see S. 2638), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 3362), H4917 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize Medal of Honor recipients to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death (see H.R. 1779), H2743 [14MR]
——— authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 91), S142 [10JA]
——— 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 eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5471), H12209 [18DE]
——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 2736), H3789 [14MY]
——— 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]
——— conduct a study on barriers for women veterans to health care (see H.R. 2982), H4162 [23MY]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H204 [3JA]
——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H674 [16JA]
——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]
——— 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]
——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3091), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4748), H8258 [18OC]
——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see S. 2216), S5012 [23JY]
——— furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans without next of kin (see H.R. 1552), H2503 [6MR]
——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1023), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]
——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents stationed at Wurtsmith AFB, MI, and exposed to volatile organic compounds and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1024), S2240 [3AP]
——— furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans (see S. 318), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 2752), H3841 [15MY]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 840), H1282 [29JA]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (see H. Res. 105), H1389 [6FE]
——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H4626 [12JN]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]
——— improve care provided to newborn children (see S. 835), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 2645), H3679 [9MY]
——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]
——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H462 [10JA]
——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H4175 [28MY]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see S. 2915), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1034), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2094), H3099 [4AP]
——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide transition assistance to Armed Forces members recently separated from active duty and their spouses (see H.R. 1599), H2582 [7MR]
——— 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]
——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 3788), H5998 [17JY]
——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2825), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5045), H8783 [12NO]
——— provide child care for veterans receiving health care at a Vet Center in the same manner child care is provided at other departmental facilities (see H.R. 1924), H2884 [27MR]
——— provide for payment of Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient (see S. 891), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1826), H2754 [18MR]
——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see S. 2651), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 1126), H1492 [8FE]
——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]
——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H3253 [10AP]
——— reauthorize Supportive Services for Veteran Families Grant Program, dedicate funding to organizations that help women veterans and families, and analyze shortfalls in homelessness programs for women (see H.R. 2924), H4118 [22MY]
——— reinstate and compensate family caregivers improperly removed or benefits reduced from family caregiver program and ensure eligible caregivers receive fair and consistent support (see S. 1648), S3105 [23MY]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 553), H600 [15JA]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (see H. Res. 476), H5301 [9JY]
——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]
——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 319), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 955), H1349 [4FE]
Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1755), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 3208), H4432 [11JN]
Discrimination: prohibit in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 1791), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3114), H4341 [5JN]
District of Columbia: 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]
——— recognize service of veterans, condemn denial of voting rights in Congress and full home rule for resident veterans and their families, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 685), H8739 [8NO]
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 26), S587 [24JA]
Education: 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]
El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: observance (see S. Res. 186), S2614 [2MY]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]
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]
Executive Office of the President: clarify that restrictions on appointment of relatives to a position in the Federal Government applies to positions within the White House or Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 681), H719 [17JA]
FAA: provide family and medical leave to employees (see S. 3079), S7114 [17DE] (see H.R. 5431), H10262 [13DE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 559), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 983), H1362 [5FE]
——— allow leave to care for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 4452), H7865 [20SE]
——— 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]
——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see S. 1174), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 1534), H2367 [5MR]
——— repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer (see S. 2845), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 5075), H8826 [13NO]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see S. 2259), S5063 [24JY] (see H.R. 5041), H8783 [12NO]
——— reauthorize (see S. 85), S142 [10JA]
FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 1623), H2583 [7MR]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for appointment in the civil service (see H.R. 3938), H7376 [24JY]
——— require congressional notification if relatives or financial associates of the President are granted security clearances contrary to results of background investigations (see H.R. 1187), H1582 [13FE]
Federal aid programs: authorize demonstration projects to improve educational and housing outcomes for children (see S. 3011), S6949 [10DE]
——— provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 848), H1282 [29JA]
——— recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 59), H719 [17JA]
Federal employees: ensure personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes (see H.R. 5054), H8783 [12NO]
——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (see S. 3104), S7157 [18DE]
——— provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 780), H1211 [24JA]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 7), S19 [3JA]
——— 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]
——— prohibit persons subject to firearm restraining orders and persons convicted of violent misdemeanors from possessing firearms (see H.R. 1745), H2717 [13MR]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]
Foreign aid: call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions (see S. Res. 20), S293 [17JA]
——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 190), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 661), H717 [17JA]
Foreign Service: expand employment opportunities for spouses of officers (see S. 1293), S2613 [2MY]
Gold Star families: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, in recognition of sacrifice and service to the U.S. (see S. 1715), S3215 [4JN]
Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Res. 93), S1660 [5MR] (see H. Res. 39), H519 [11JA] (see H. Res. 269), H2917 [28MR]
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see S. Res. 313), S5539 [17SE]
Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]
Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation: extend authority for establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families (see S. 1673), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2819), H3961 [17MY]
Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S1326 [13FE]
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: amend charter to remove certain restrictions (see S. 1714), S3215 [4JN]
Guerra, Raul: extend condolences to friends and family of fallen Naval reservist and journalist during Vietnamese Conflict, honor courage and character, and commend efforts to return remains to the U.S. (see H. Res. 529), H7467 [25JY]
Health: ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage by providing tax credits to purchase insurance on exchanges for families not covered by employer-provided insurance (see S. 1935), S4169 [20JN]
——— expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (see H.R. 1870), H2826 [26MR]
——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]
——— strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 5479), H12210 [18DE]
Homeless: authorize public housing agencies to share certain data regarding homeless individuals and families for the provision of housing and services (see H.R. 4302), H7704 [12SE]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy (see S. Res. 260), S4456 [24JN]
——— recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H2584 [7MR]
Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents (see H.R. 2522), H3447 [3MY]
——— 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]
——— 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), consideration (see H. Res. 415), H4215 [3JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see S. 874), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 2820), H3961 [17MY]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 2821), H3961 [17MY]
——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H206 [3JA]
——— clarify standards of family detention and treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 574), H601 [15JA]
——— clarify that noncitizen nationals who are children of U.S. citizens are eligible for U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1206), H1583 [13FE]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 517), H518 [11JA] (see H.R. 586), H673 [16JA] (see H.R. 1738), H2716 [13MR]
——— close loopholes in immigration to establish a minimum age of 18 years for marriage-based and fiance-based immigrant visa petitions to reduce child marriages and sex trafficking (see S. 742), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 2175), H3216 [9AP]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (see S. 2603), S5840 [16OC] (see H.R. 5327), H9294 [5DE]
——— 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]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]
——— ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 3452), H5075 [24JN]
——— establish a national commission to investigate the treatment of migrant families and children by the Trump Administration (see H.R. 3777), H5911 [16JY]
——— establish refugee application centers outside the U.S., extend duration of family detentions, increase immigration judges, and return all unaccompanied minors to their country of origin after screening (see S. 1494), S2884 [15MY]
——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted (see S. 1103), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2278), H3255 [10AP]
——— expand in-country processing of family units and minors in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to provide relief to the southern border and uphold access to humanitarian protection consistent with U.S. laws (see H.R. 2347), H3275 [18AP]
——— expedite detainee transport to border patrol processing facilities (see S. 2202), S4966 [22JY]
——— extend application period for certain aliens present in the U.S. for adjustment of status (see H.R. 3312), H4770 [18JN]
——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry (see S. 1303), S2613 [2MY]
——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (see S. 1733), S3251 [5JN]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1900), S3843 [19JN] (see H.R. 3056), H4215 [3JN] (see H.R. 3401), H5035 [21JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (see H. Res. 462), H5165 [25JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 466), H5255 [27JN]
——— modify treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status (see H.R. 3360), H4917 [19JN]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2256), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3451), H5075 [24JN]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3918), H7241 [23JY]
——— provide admission of certain sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who served on active duty in the Armed Forces abroad (see H.R. 1640), H2613 [8MR]
——— provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the U.S. and establish a border security trust fund (see S. 108), S143 [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 S. 2936), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 2378), H3303 [29AP]
——— provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children (see S. 415), S1133 [7FE]
——— provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 1336), H2100 [25FE]
——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1989), H2917 [28MR]
——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 891), H1334 [30JA]
——— require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (see S. 2420), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 3864), H7157 [19JY]
——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see S. 557), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1012), H1390 [6FE]
——— screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside the U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, provide detention alternatives, and codify third country asylum rule (see S. 2292), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4030), H7465 [25JY]
Income: allow parents option of using a portion of future Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave following birth or adoption of a child in exchange for delaying retirement (see S. 920), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1940), H2885 [27MR]
Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 4957), H8717 [31OC]
Insurance: establish a special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and a competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 4428), H7835 [19SE]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 1481), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]
——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 1461), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2803), H3923 [16MY]
Interagency Board for Empowering Low-Income Families: establish to allow States to experiment with new approaches that integrate Federal programs to provide more coordinated and holistic solutions to families in need (see S. 2416), S5311 [1AU]
Iran: make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (see S. 1529), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2790), H3923 [16MY]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 515), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE] (see H.R. 3299), H4770 [18JN]
Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 193), S2688 [7MY]
Korean Americans: call on the U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 410), H4180 [30MY]
——— require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H2743 [14MR]
Korean War: call for formal end of war, pay tribute to veterans, victims, and divided families, and support continued negotiations toward denuclearization of the Korean penisula (see H. Res. 152), H2234 [26FE]
Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see S. 818), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1785), H2744 [14MR]
Medicaid: amend Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia in future fiscal years (see H.R. 460), H462 [10JA]
——— apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S5248 [31JY]
——— encourage States to disregard parental income and assets when determining eligibility for disabled children (see S. 2067), S4773 [10JY]
——— establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 5189), H9120 [20NO]
——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (see H.R. 1839), H2760 [21MR]
——— permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see S. 2000), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 1343), H2100 [25FE]
——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency (see S. 1754), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 3215), H4432 [11JN]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1342), H2100 [25FE]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 259, 260), H228 [4JA]
——— 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]
——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 1880), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3649), H5302 [9JY]
Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 945), H1342 [31JA]
——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 618), S1593 [28FE]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H4627 [12JN]
——— require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching and ensure that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital (see H.R. 53), H203 [3JA]
Members of Congress: prohibit payment of death gratuities to surviving heirs of deceased Members (see H.R. 3518), H5201 [26JN]
——— provide that a former Member being paid as a lobbyist is ineligible for Federal retirement or congressional benefits, require posting of financial disclosure reports, and restrict travel benefits (see H.R. 577), H601 [15JA]
Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]
——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1770), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3180), H4388 [10JN]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S6756 [21NO] (see H. Res. 704), H8878 [14NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S6756 [21NO] (see H. Res. 704), H8878 [14NO]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 355), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 568), H7835 [19SE]
National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 358), S5841 [16OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 387), S6300 [30OC] (see H. Res. 664), H8678 [30OC] (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
National Donate Life Month: designate (see S. Res. 162), S2435 [11AP]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 315), H3264 [12AP]
National Family Service Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 412), S6475 [7NO] (see H. Res. 669), H8718 [31OC]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3107 [23MY] (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]
National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5629 [23SE] (see H. Res. 542), H7525 [27AU]
National Missing Children’s Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H4119 [22MY]
National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 535), H7481 [30JY]
National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 3094), H4312 [4JN]
National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S6756 [21NO]
National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H4432 [11JN]
Native Americans: ensure equitable distribution and increase allotment of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act assistance to Indian tribes and provide for a GAO report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities (see S. 1329), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2549), H3474 [7MY]
——— recognize crisis of violence against Native women (see H. Res. 278), H2938 [1AP]
——— 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]
——— repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (see S. 2071), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3684), H5583 [10JY]
Office of Government Ethics: determine if family members of the President have commercial relationships with foreign enterprises or financial institutions and, if so, whether they should be ineligible for a security clearance (see H.R. 1561), H2503 [6MR]
Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 241), S3284 [10JN]
Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders (see S. Res. 246), S3363 [12JN]
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]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 158), S273 [16JA]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 369), H357 [9JA]
Political ethics: strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 706), H997 [22JA]
Postal Service: provide that care packages mailed to an Armed Forces member by any family member shall be carried at no cost (see H.R. 5134), H8958 [18NO]
Presidential appointments: prohibit immediate family members of heads of certain agencies and departments from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities (see H.R. 161), H207 [3JA]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H718 [17JA]
——— prohibit corrupt foreign influence over the President, the Vice President, and their immediate family members (see H.R. 3486), H5166 [25JN]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see S. 528), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 866), H1332 [30JA]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1753), H2742 [14MR]
——— 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]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by eliminating contingency fund and distributing such amounts to States for child care (see H.R. 1245), H2030 [14FE]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by including apprenticeships as a work activity (see H.R. 1247), H2030 [14FE]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes and providing transitional phase-out of benefits to support success in work (see H.R. 1490), H2322 [4MR]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by renaming program, enforcing work requirements, and improving distribution of funds and program administration (see S. 802), S1898 [14MR]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by requiring States to spend a certain amount of funds on work and work support activities (see H.R. 1246), H2030 [14FE]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by reviewing improper payments to strengthen program integrity (see H.R. 1505), H2366 [5MR]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to improve alignment with workforce development programs by holding State agencies accountable for employment outcomes (see H.R. 1413), H2271 [27FE]
——— clarify authority of tribal governments relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 2128), H3128 [8AP]
——— conduct demonstration projects to provide coordinated case management services for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 1476), H2314 [28FE]
——— ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see H.R. 4420), H7835 [19SE]
——— express that welfare programs discourage marriage and hurt the institution of the family (see H. Res. 236), H2745 [14MR]
——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 260), H228 [4JA] (see H.R. 430), H461 [10JA] (see H.R. 2940), H4160 [23MY]
——— require State agencies to use Federal tax return information to verify income eligibility for Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 588), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1495), H2365 [5MR]
——— target Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to truly needy families (see H.R. 1473), H2314 [28FE]
Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 88), S1595 [28FE]
——— observance (see H. Res. 158), H2314 [28FE]
ROTC: improve benefits for survivors of deceased graduates (see S. 2564), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 3178), H4388 [10JN] (see H.R. 5378), H10015 [10DE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2916), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 5191), H9120 [20NO]
SBA: allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in loan programs (see S. 2549), S5706 [25SE]
——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 3008), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 499), H517 [11JA]
——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5256 [27JN]
——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (see S. 2189), S4948 [18JY]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]
Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 166), S2435 [11AP]
Social Security: credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 2317), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4126), H7480 [30JY]
——— disregard certain ABLE account contributions when determining a disabled individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity (see H.R. 2656), H3679 [9MY]
——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4124), H7480 [30JY]
——— enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (see H.R. 5380), H10015 [10DE]
——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5484), H12210 [18DE]
——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 1343), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2602), H3501 [8MY]
——— increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 345), S919 [6FE]
——— modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 4472), H7901 [24SE]
——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4122), H7480 [30JY]
——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4123), H7480 [30JY]
——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4125), H7480 [30JY]
——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental access to minor’s medical records (see S. 3137), S7208 [19DE]
——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental consent for emergency treatment of minors (see S. 3138), S7208 [19DE]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 463), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H2367 [5MR]
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 156), S2387 [10AP]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to the child tax credit (see S. 2490), S5539 [17SE] (see H.R. 217), H209 [3JA]
Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 519), H518 [11JA]
——— allow a refundable credit relative to any stillborn child of a taxpayer (see H.R. 58), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 2461), H3404 [1MY] (see H.R. 3367), H4917 [19JN]
——— allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 81), H204 [3JA]
——— allow child tax credit relative to permanently and totally disabled individuals (see H.R. 4095), H7479 [30JY]
——— allow contributions to health savings accounts in the case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 4576), H8081 [27SE]
——— 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 tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts to cover certain family or medical leave expenses (see H.R. 2163), H3216 [9AP]
——— create a refundable credit for foster families (see S. 1599), S3059 [22MY]
——— eliminate marriage penalty in income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 2604), H3501 [8MY]
——— encourage retirement and family savings (see H.R. 1084), H1461 [7FE]
——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1967), H2915 [28MR]
——— ensure temporary refundable portion of child tax credit is not less than payroll taxes paid by the taxpayer (see H.R. 1068), H1460 [7FE]
——— establish a refundable tax credit for parents who take leave from employment following birth or adoption of a child (see S. 2437), S5311 [1AU]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 2231), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3922), H7241 [23JY]
——— 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]
——— exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from individual alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1791), H2744 [14MR]
——— expand and improve health savings accounts (see S. 3112), S7207 [19DE]
——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]
——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 961), S2117 [1AP]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 3157), H4348 [6JN]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]
——— extend credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 1628), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 4964), H8718 [31OC]
——— 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]
——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see S. 12), S19 [3JA]
——— include foster care transition youth as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit (see S. 1651), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2964), H4161 [23MY]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1814), H2754 [18MR]
——— 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 S. 690), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]
——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 749), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1696), H2680 [12MR]
——— 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 dollar limitation on exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 2230), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3903), H7240 [23JY]
——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 1950), S4504 [25JN]
——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allow individuals to carry forward dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances (see H.R. 3397), H5006 [20JN]
——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (see S. 2762), S6333 [31OC]
——— 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]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2667), H3726 [10MY] (see H.R. 2912), H4118 [22MY]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (see S. 1802), S3363 [12JN]
——— make permanent individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 and medical expense deduction, make certain bonuses tax free, increase standard deduction, and make child tax credit fully refundable (see H.R. 957), H1349 [4FE]
——— make permanent the increase in standard deduction, increase in and modifications of the child tax credit, and repeal of deduction for certain personal exemptions (see H.R. 22), H201 [3JA]
——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see S. 1162), S2433 [11AP]
——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 754), H1210 [24JA]
——— modify earned income tax credit to account for amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see S. 527), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1431), H2312 [28FE]
——— modify unearned income taxation of certain children (see H.R. 4728), H8227 [17OC]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3294), H4700 [14JN] (see H.R. 3299), H4770 [18JN]
——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see S. 1150), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2266), H3254 [10AP]
——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 1351), S2688 [7MY]
——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1443), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2730), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption (see S. 2976), S6858 [4DE] (see H.R. 5296), H9255 [4DE]
——— provide an increasingly larger earned income credit for families with more than a certain number of children (see H.R. 2273), H3255 [10AP]
——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of the child tax credit and treat one or two child families the same as those with three or more children (see S. 698), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 302), H282 [8JA]
——— provide Federal match for earned income credit expansion for Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2649), H3679 [9MY]
——— provide Federal supplement to, and education and outreach for, earned income credit for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3307), H4770 [18JN]
——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1652), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2965), H4161 [23MY]
——— provide for parent savings accounts (see H.R. 1859), H2795 [25MR]
——— provide for S corporation reform (see S. 2156), S4947 [18JY]
——— provide further tax incentives for dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2879), H4063 [21MY]
——— provide tax relief for workers and families by reforming earned income and child tax credits, dependent care assistance, and certain fringe benefit expenses (see H.R. 3300), H4770 [18JN]
——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1458 [7FE]
——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 305), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2497), H3439 [2MY]
——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (see H.R. 3078), H4312 [4JN]
——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 176), S293 [17JA]
——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see S. 309), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 4857), H8462 [24OC]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 218), H209 [3JA]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 222), H209 [3JA]
——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 521), H518 [11JA]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H201 [3JA]
——— repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 1145), S2433 [11AP]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (see H.R. 4274), H7596 [10SE]
——— repeal rule on unrelated business taxable income for nonprofits, equalize charitable mileage rate for volunteer drivers, and extend employer credit for paid family and medical leave to tax-exempt employers (see H.R. 3323), H4770 [18JN]
——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 979), H1361 [5FE]
——— strengthen earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals, homeless youth, and qualified foster youth (see S. 2790), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 4954), H8717 [31OC]
——— treat Alaska Permanent Fund dividends as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 2078), S4773 [10JY]
——— treat certain first responder survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2840), H4009 [20MY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2481), H3439 [2MY] (see H.R. 2716), H3788 [14MY]
——— treat certain tribal benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 2079), S4773 [10JY]
Tax-exempt organizations: allow certain veterans organizations to take into account membership of spouses, widows, and widowers of Armed Forces members for purposes of determining tax-exempt status (see H.R. 2323), H3270 [15AP]
Transportation Security Administration: implement training for frontline personnel on screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints (see H.R. 3694), H5725 [11JY]
——— require GAO review of screening protocols for formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (see S. 2381), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 3246), H4693 [13JN]
Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]
——— require annual reports on Federal expenditures made to personal business holdings and regulatory actions that financially benefit the President, his businesses, and those of his close family members (see H.R. 1524), H2367 [5MR]
U.N.: prevent child marriage in U.N.-administered refugee settlements (see H.R. 2140), H3128 [8AP]
——— recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]
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), H204 [3JA]
Veterans: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see S. 1118), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]
——— create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1047), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 3221), H4626 [12JN]
——— extend authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see S. 2489), S5539 [17SE]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 1200), H1582 [13FE]
——— provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 408), S1132 [7FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO] (see S. 2920), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 1239), H2030 [14FE] (see H.R. 1585), H2581 [7MR] (see H.R. 1741), H2716 [13MR]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (see H. Res. 281), H2985 [2AP]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (see S. 2592), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4566), H8080 [27SE]
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 S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]
——— improve maternal health care (see S. 2586), S5748 [26SE]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act: expand issuance of grants to at least one in each State or territory and allow reimbursement to help pay for transportation and childcare costs (see H.R. 4933), H8678 [30OC]
World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S3284 [10JN]
Cloture motions
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S247 [16JA], S288 [17JA]
Court decisions
Obergefell v. Hodges (excerpt), H3939 [17MY]
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
Allegation of sexual assault by Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement staff on children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally: Jonathan H. Hayes, Dept. of HHS, H2692 [13MR]
American Dream and Promise Act: Michael J. Sheeran, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, E719 [6JN]
Border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children supplemental appropriations: Alex M. Azar II, Sec. of HHS and Kevin McAleenan, Dept. of Homeland Security, H4670 [13JN]
Border security funding and immigration reform: President Trump, H294 [9JA]
——— Russell T. Vought, OMB, S43 [8JA], S1570 [28FE], H588 [15JA]
Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization: several disability organizations, S2192 [2AP]
Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]
FAFSA Simplification Act: Mike Krause, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., S5972 [22OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act provision that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave: several organizations, H5321 [10JY]
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act: several veterans and military organizations, H4145 [23MY]
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]
Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act: several health organizations, H10281 [16DE]
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Katherine McGuire, American Psychological Association Services, Inc., H3994 [20MY]
——— Kyle E. Yasuda, American Academy of Pediatrics, H3993 [20MY]
——— Ruth J. Friedman, National Child Abuse Coalition, H3993 [20MY]
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program extension: Kate Brown and Charlie Baker, National Governors Association, H4195 [3JN]
U.N. observer inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: Representative Barbara Lee, H7338 [24JY]
Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act: Maynard Friesz, Easterseals (organization), H1420 [7FE]
Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3004, H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3004 [3AP]
——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3004 [3AP]
——— Representative Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Takano, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3004 [3AP]
Lists
Health organizations supporting H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act, H10281 [16DE]
Representatives supporting H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, that are not listed as cosponsors, H3012 [3AP]
Memorandums
Medicare for All Act: Wen S. Shen, Congressional Research Service, S4750 [10JY]
Messages
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]
Motions
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S247 [16JA]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1479 [8FE]
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), H4292 [4JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4542 [26JN], H5161 [25JN], H5248 [27JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3084 [4AP]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2336, Family Farmer Relief Act, H7461 [25JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act, H7374 [24JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4803, Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act, H9219 [3DE]
Poems
‘‘Now You Are Two,’’ Harold Renwick, H5081 [25JN]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: importance of farmers, H9065 [20NO]
Allred, Colin Z. and Alexandra: tribute to birth of child, E199 [25FE]
Alpena, MI: anniversary of Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan, E1184 [19SE]
American Clergy Leadership Conference (organization): tribute to National Parents’ Day Award Luncheon, E1163 [17SE]
Ann Arbor, MI: groundbreaking of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Fisher House, E768 [13JN]
Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (H.R. 4356), H8757, H8758 [12NO]
——— correct military records and apply liberal consideration standard relative to victims of sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, or domestic abuse, H5652 [11JY]
——— defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (H.R. 3724), E917 [15JY]
——— ensure access to contraception and family planning education, H5548, H5549 [10JY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to quality childcare, H3836 [15MY]
——— report to National Instant Criminal Background Check System any member convicted of offenses that would disqualify them from possessing or receiving a firearm and study feasibility of military protective order database, H5553 [10JY]
——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (H.R. 2326), H4035–H4039 [21MY]
——— tribute to military families, H8835 [14NO]
Assistance League of Los Angeles (organization): anniversary, E1155 [17SE]
Astoria, OR: tribute to Be the Light Food Pantry for providing assistance to Coast Guard members and families during Government shutdown, E396 [3AP]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), H7438, H7439 [25JY]
Bel Furniture (company): tribute to efforts to assist Sugar Land, TX, family affected by apartment fire, H279 [8JA]
Berks County, PA: tribute to March for Life, H3718 [10MY]
Bernhardt, Leonard and Georgene: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honorees, E1649 [3JA]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance, H3929 [17MY]
——— observance (H. Res. 317), H3551 [9MY]
Boys and Girls Club of the Ozarks: Reeds Spring, MO, chapter recipient of Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award, E1410 [8NO]
Bryan, TX: anniversary of Bryan-College Station Habitat for Humanity, E1190 [20SE]
Bullock, Ellyn: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honoree nominee, H5591 [11JY]
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]
Cape May County, NJ: Coast Guard community designee, H3956 [17MY]
CDC: Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances program funding, H4566 [12JN]
——— Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program funding, H4573, H4574 [12JN]
——— report on Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program awardee activities and best practices, H3032 [3AP]
Center for Prevention of Abuse (organization): tribute, E53 [16JA]
CFH, Inc.: anniversary, E1607 [18DE]
Chabot, Representative: tribute to birth of granddaughter, E1351 [28OC]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3978–H3994, H3998 [20MY], E637 [21MY]
Children and youth: enact national child protective services standards, H3774 [14MY]
——— implement policies to improve foster care system to ensure safety of foster children, H3506 [9MY]
Chinese-American Planning Council: anniversary of Brooklyn Community Services, E1301 [17OC]
CIA: improve death gratuities paid to survivors of certain deceased officers and employees, H5860 [16JY]
Cincinnati, OH: opening of Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank warehouse location, H8059 [27SE]
Citizenship: interpret 14th Amendment to the Constitution to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment, H4059 [21MY], H7831 [19SE]
——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (H.R. 2731), H8841, H8842 [14NO]
——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (H.R. 4803), H9188, H9189 [3DE], E1453 [15NO], E1560 [9DE]
Clark, Anita: NAACP Reverend Fred Handy In-Service Award recipient, H8527 [28OC]
Colleton County, SC: dedication of Molly Graham Memorial Bridge, E851 [26JN]
Columbus, OH: anniversary of St. Stephen’s Community House, E859 [27JN]
Community Action Month: observance, H3845 [16MY]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (H. Res. 107), H8580–H8583, H8585 [29OC], H8600 [30OC]
Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc.: anniversary, E1248 [4OC]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: ensure servicemembers, veterans, and their family members are represented on Consumer Advisory Board, H4098 [22MY]
Cooper, Betty: American Mothers, Inc., Montana Mother of the Year award recipient, E563 [9MY]
Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness of Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries for children born to inmates, H3671 [9MY]
Corte Madera, CA: tribute to Sunrise Center, E1501 [22NO]
Courts: encourage States to provide enhanced sentencing penalties for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children, H3010 [3AP]
——— excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (H.R. 5183), E1473 [19NO]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (H.R. 5050), E1429 [12NO]
Damariscotta, ME: anniversary of Salt Bay Chamberfest, E1010 [30JY]
Daughters of Penelope (organization): anniversary, E1469 [19NO], E1485 [21NO], E1553 [6DE], E1557 [9DE], E1640 [23DE]
Dearborn, MI: memorial service for Abbas family who died in drunken driving accident, H366 [10JA]
——— tribute to Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, E1329 [23OC]
Defense Health Agency: impact of consolidation of medical care systems on access to medical services, H4730, H4731 [18JN]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H2002 [14FE], H7602 [11SE], H8837 [14NO], H9156 [21NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (H.R. 5249), H9230 [4DE]
——— proposed rule limiting broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H5918 [17JY], H7248 [24JY], H7390, H7444 [25JY]
——— Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H637 [16JA], H2649 [12MR], H4338 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures to return to the U.S. military working dogs who have retired from service abroad and been adopted by civilian families, E827 [24JN]
——— expand space-available flight program funding to include spouses and caregivers of disabled veterans, H4726, H4727 [18JN]
——— prohibit use of facilities to house or detain unaccompanied alien children, H5721, H5722 [11JY]
——— prohibit use of facilities to house or detain undocumented aliens, H5723 [11JY]
——— provide that Armed Forces members and their immediate family members are eligible for parole in place under Immigration and Nationality Act, H5631, H5632 [11JY]
——— require installation and maintenace of carbon monoxide detectors in all military family housing units, H5659 [11JY]
——— restore GI Bill transfer eligibility, H5778 [15JY]
——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (H.R. 1691), E293 [12MR]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program, H9964, H9965, H9966, H9967 [10DE]
——— Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program funding, H4535 [12JN]
Dept. of HHS: Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program funding, H4559, H4560 [12JN]
——— allegation of sexual assault by Office of Refugee Resettlement staff on children separated from parents attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, H2692 [13MR]
——— allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire, H7781 [19SE]
——— anniversary of Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, H3797 [15MY], H3850, H3852 [16MY], E622 [17MY]
——— anniversary of Head Start Program, H3851 [16MY], E565 [9MY]
——— Community Resource Centers funding through reductions in departmental management funding, H4606, H4607 [12JN]
——— conduct study on effects of forced child marriage in States that have not prevented practice, H3990 [20MY]
——— conduct study to identify how parental substance abuse affects adoption outcomes, H3990 [20MY]
——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively, H8479 [28OC]
——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents on the basis of poverty, H3991, H3992 [20MY]
——— ensure State plans for safe care of infants exposed to substances in utero do not unfairly target pregnant women who need to remain on certain medications, H3990 [20MY]
——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities, H3989 [20MY]
——— Health Resources and Services Administration intimate partner violence awareness, screening, and treatment funding, H4619, H4620 [12JN]
——— Health Resources and Services Administration State Maternal Health Innovation Program funding, H4575–H4577 [12JN]
——— identify model standards for licensing foster family homes, require States adhere to such standards, and grant States authority to waive certain non-safety standards for relative foster family caregivers, H8965 [19NO]
——— 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]
——— include an act of unregulated custody transfer or ‘‘rehoming’’ in the definition of child abuse and neglect, H3992 [20MY]
——— National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being funding to expand data collection to include children impacted by parental substance abuse, H4564, H4565 [12JN]
——— Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy National Vaccine Program funding, H4563 [12JN]
——— Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Alien Children’s Services Program legal services, child advocates, and post-release services funding, H4533 [12JN]
——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H3323 [30AP], E576 [10MY]
——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (H.R. 3690), H8964 [19NO]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 2035), H7308–H7310 [24JY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]
——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to report deaths of children that occur while in their custody, H4580–H4582 [12JN]
——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H4397, H4407, H4408 [11JN], H4448, H4536, H4537 [12JN]
——— unaccompanied alien children care funding, H3713 [10MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allegations of cover up relative to Inspector General report on poor conditions and dangerous overcrowding at Texas border stations, H5290, H5291 [9JY]
——— call to shut down U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H7782 [19SE]
——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (H. Con. Res. 17), H1997 [14FE]
——— 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]
Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (H.R. 1122), H2618–H2620 [11MR]
——— clarify terms internal and external transfer when a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking applies for an emergency transfer to a safer dwelling under a covered housing program, H3035 [3AP]
——— Family Self-Sufficiency Program funding, H5067 [24JN]
——— Homeless Assistance Programs funding, H5064 [24JN]
——— make housing more affordable, H8963 [19NO]
——— make housing more affordable (H.R. 1737), H7382 [25JY]
——— make housing more affordable (S. 787), H9286 [5DE]
——— provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of youths who are aging out of foster care (H.R. 4300), H8937–H8939 [18NO]
Dept. of Justice: 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]
——— allow for cross-agency coordination and collaboration on the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3031, H3032 [3AP]
——— 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 (H.R. 1236), H3914 [16MY]
——— Children of Incarcerated Parents Program funding, H4938 [20JN]
——— Community Based Violence Prevention program funding, H4938 [20JN]
——— create grant program for States, local governments, Indian tribes, and domestic violence victim service providers and coalitions to establish and operate lethality assessment programs, H3054 [3AP]
——— ensure organizations that have fraudulently misused Violence Against Women Act grant funding are ineligible for future grants, H3037 [3AP]
——— ensure provision of funding for countering sex trafficking under Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education (CHOOSE) for Children and Youth program, H3035–H3037 [3AP]
——— Environment and Natural Resources Division animal welfare enforcement programs funding, H4939 [20JN]
——— establish grant program to train local law enforcement to address online domestic violence-related crimes and national resource center to study such crimes, and require FBI to include cybercrimes in certain reporting, H3052 [3AP]
——— establish grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3049 [3AP]
——— Executive Office for Immigration Review funding to hire additional Federal immigration judges, H4784, H4785, H4885 [19JN]
——— expand definition of domestic violence under the Indian Civil Rights Act to include violence against or witnessed by a child or elder, H3037, H3038 [3AP]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (H.R. 2368), H3955 [17MY]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), H5329–H5331 [10JY], H7892 [24SE]
——— modify definition of land eligible to be included in Violence Against Women Act tribal jurisdiction pilot project in Alaska, H3034 [3AP]
——— Office of Justice Programs grant funding to child protective service agencies to support programs that seek to reduce and prevent domestic violence against children, H4886 [19JN], H4929 [20JN]
——— 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]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, H4293 [4JN]
——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, H968 [22JA]
——— report to Congress on effects of Federal Government shutdown on efforts to disperse funding and services to victims to domestic violence, H3059 [3AP]
——— require a report from State and local governments that are DNA Backlog Grant Program recipients on best practices for reducing DNA evidence backlog, H3032, H3033 [3AP]
Dept. of Labor: ensure materials distributed to domestic violence victims are available in commonly encountered languages, H3029 [3AP]
——— provide additional training for employees who work with victims of torture, human trafficking, and domestic violence under a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, H9146 [21NO]
Dept. of State: global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, H4640, H4641 [13JN]
——— require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (H.R. 1952), H3973–H3975 [20MY]
Dept. of Transportation: require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (H.R. 3362), H10280–H10282 [16DE], E1620 [19DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify both parents are considered primary caretakers under the definition of who is eligible for child care while receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1429 [7FE]
——— clarify that child care benefits be made available for veterans only while they are traveling to or attending VA appointments, H1423, H1424 [7FE]
——— clarify that veterans centers are eligible locations to provide child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1426 [7FE]
——— clarify that veterans experiencing a mental health crisis are eligible for child care assistance, H1467 [8FE]
——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H8750, H8751 [12NO]
——— conduct study on effect of providing child care assistance on health care services access and compliance with treatment protocols, H1427 [7FE]
——— conduct study on feasibility of providing access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a non-departmental facilities, H1427, H1428 [7FE]
——— consult and coordinate with the Dept. of Defense relative to providing access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1476 [8FE]
——— ensure access to child care for veterans receiving telemental health services, H1429, H1430 [7FE]
——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving intensive physical therapy for a service-related disability at a departmental facility, H1428 [7FE]
——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving substance or drug abuse counseling at a departmental facility, H1424 [7FE]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (H.R. 95), H8135–H8139 [15OC], E1290 [16OC]
——— ensure that veterans who receive covered health care services at VA community-based outpatient clinics are eligible for child care assistance, H1422 [7FE]
——— ensure veterans receiving emergency mental health care services are eligible for child care services, H1472, H1473 [8FE]
——— ensure veterans receiving military sexual trauma counseling and care services are eligible for child care services, H1475, H1476 [8FE]
——— ensure veterans receiving readjustment counseling are eligible for child care services, H1473 [8FE]
——— establish criteria for provision of child care that ensures reasonable access relative to driving distance, geographic challenges, or other environmental factors, H1471 [8FE]
——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans, H8773 [12NO]
——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members, H7210 [23JY]
——— extend requirement to collect fees on housing loans in order to fund efforts to improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1400–H1403 [7FE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1317 [30JA], H1418–H1431 [7FE], H1467, H1469–H1482 [8FE], H8770 [12NO], E152, E153 [8FE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1399–H1403 [7FE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), corrections in engrossment, H1482 [8FE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), motion to recommit, H1479 [8FE]
——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (H.R. 3224), H8763–H8773 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]
——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (H.R. 464), H7889 [24SE]
——— prohibit employment of individuals convicted of certain crimes by child care programs, H1474, H1475 [8FE]
——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes, H1479, H1480 [8FE], H8770, H8771 [12NO]
——— prohibit use of funds for construction of new facilities to be used as child care centers, H1425 [7FE]
——— provide for extended hours child care programs for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1472 [8FE]
——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers, H4050 [21MY]
——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (H.R. 1126), H1532 [13FE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, H7760 [18SE], H9231–H9234 [4DE], H10083, H10086, H10088 [11DE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), H5594 [11JY], H5768 [12JY], H5833 [16JY], H7136 [18JY], H7226 [23JY], E937 [17JY]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (H. Res. 476), H5314–H5323 [10JY], H5779 [15JY]
——— report on number, staff required to process, and cost of child care claims for veterans and private care providers, and on number of unprocessed claims, H1430, H1431 [7FE]
——— require public notification online of child care services available to certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1469, H1470 [8FE]
——— require reports on accessibility and effectiveness of child care programs for eligible veterans in rural areas, H1474 [8FE]
——— require reports on participation in child care program and on any other child care-related barriers to veterans receiving health care at departmental facilities, H1470, H1471 [8FE]
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]
——— launch public information campaign to provide guidelines and best practices for employers to create employee assistance programs that address domestic violence issues, H3053 [3AP]
Depts. of Justice and HHS: Sexual Assault Services Program and Transitional Housing Assistance Program funding for U.S. territories, H3048, H3049 [3AP]
Discrimination: ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not deny a parent’s right to be involved in their minor child’s medical care, H3935 [17MY]
——— prohibit in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved, E688 [30MY]
Dozier, Madison: Dept. of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Missing Children Day poster competition winner, H4020 [21MY]
DuBose, Yvette: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honoree, E1391 [1NO]
Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4397 [11JN]
——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income on African Americans, H7252 [24JY]
Ele’s Place Inc.: opening of new children’s grief support center in Ann Arbor, MI, E1226 [27SE]
Endeavors (organization): anniversary, E399 [3AP]
Every Student Succeeds Act: anniversary, H10019 [11DE]
FAA: provide family and medical leave to employees (H.R. 5431), E1588 [13DE]
FACES 4 Autism (nonprofit organization): tribute, H5815 [15JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (H.R. 983), H1468 [8FE]
——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave, H5321 [10JY], H10087, H10089 [11DE]
Family Meals Month: observance, H7746 [17SE], H7994 [26SE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (H.R. 5041), H9155 [21NO]
FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents, H2379 [6MR], H2507 [7MR]
——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8576–H8579 [29OC]
Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (H.R. 848), H4059 [21MY]
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 (H.R. 3076), H4223 [4JN], H5197 [26JN]
——— clarify that exemption from background check requirement for gifts and loans of firearms between parents and their children applies to step-parents and step-children, H2258, H2259 [27FE]
——— clarify that victims of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking are exempt from background check requirement in instances of imminent threats of death or great bodily harm, H2123–H2127 [26FE], H2257, H2258 [27FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, E408 [4AP]
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc.: tribute, H7781 [19SE]
Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H5081 [25JN]
40 Days for Life (organization): tribute to vigil held to end abortion, H8600 [30OC]
Fresno, CA: condemn shooting at family gathering and express condolences to families and victims, H8911 [18NO]
Friends in Deed (organization): Michigan Governor’s Service Awards Outstanding Volunteer Program Award recipient, E1046 [9AU]
GAO: submit a report on economic benefits of investments in legal services for domestic violence victims, H3029, H3030 [3AP]
Gateway Domestic Violence Services (organization): anniversary, E1253 [4OC]
Gold Star families: tribute, E675 [24MY]
Gold Star Mother’s Day: observance, H8282 [21OC]
Goldmon, Dewayne and Debra: Arkansas Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year for the Southeast District award recipient, E1271 [11OC]
Good Shepherd Housing Foundation: anniversary, E1608 [18DE]
Graham, Jennifer T.: Zonta Club of Savannah, GA, Centennial Women of Excellence Breakfast honoree, H9063 [20NO]
Grand Canyon University: tribute to Speak Up, Stand Up and Save a Life conference and movement, E1346 [28OC]
Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp.: anniversary, H5925 [17JY]
Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, H5925 [17JY]
——— impact of prenatal screening for Down syndrome, H2823, H2824 [26MR]
——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (H.R. 1884), H2805, H2806, H2820, H2821 [26MR], H2835 [27MR], H2935 [1AP], H2946, H2947, H2968, H2976–H2980 [2AP], H3119 [8AP]
——— promote awareness of medical, psychological, and economic impact of eczema, E904 [11JY]
House of Representatives: establish a Bipartisan Task Force to address drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, H1160 [23JA]
——— moment of silence for migrants who have died attempting to enter the U.S., H5243 [27JN]
Housing: support affordable housing programs, H7382 [25JY]
Houston, TX: commend Living Water International Apostolic Ministries for providing services and supplies to migrants in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection raids, H5816 [15JY]
Hunger: importance of food banks and food pantries in effort to combat food insecurity, H10031 [11DE]
Hunterdon Helpline, Inc.: anniversary, E1362 [29OC]
Hurricanes: ensure preparedness for start of season, H5163 [25JN]
Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, H3552 [9MY]
——— 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), H2722 [14MR], H4222, H4223, H4225, H4227, H4229, H4230, H4265–H4295, H4298, H4306 [4JN], H4336 [5JN], H4631, H4672 [13JN], H5085 [25JN], H7212 [23JY], H7336 [24JY], H7449 [25JY], H8777 [12NO], H8814, H8815, H8818 [13NO], E307 [14MR], E720 [6JN]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 415), H4236–H4244 [4JN]
——— 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), motion to recommit, H4292, H4293 [4JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, H426 [10JA], H1184 [24JA]
——— border security and immigration enforcement funding, H3431 [2MY], H3516, H3668 [9MY], H3688 [10MY], H3953, H3954 [17MY], H4169 [24MY]
——— border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children funding, H4192, H4193 [3JN], H4274 [4JN], H4739–H4741 [18JN]
——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, H3668 [9MY]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully, H5313 [10JY]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (H.R. 586), H4273, H4274, H4276 [4JN], H5915 [17JY]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), H2342 [5MR], H3224 [10AP], H5317, H5323–H5328 [10JY]
——— exempt criminal gang members from being eligible for Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4285 [4JN]
——— exempt individuals convicted of certain alcohol-related driving offenses from being eligible for Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4282 [4JN]
——— implement a talent-based system, H1239 [28JA], H2229 [26FE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, H4351 [10JN], H4670–H4673 [13JN], H4795, H4798, H4800 [19JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3056), H4242 [4JN], H4335 [5JN], H4408 [11JN], H4443, H4444, H4450–H4452, H4581, H4606, H4609 [12JN], H4781, H4785, H4786 [19JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3056), unanimous-consent request, H4449, H4450 [12JN], H4750 [18JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5022–H5024 [21JN], H5083, H5085, H5086, H5093, H5094, H5096, H5098, H5147–H5159, H5161–H5163 [25JN], H5176 [26JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (H. Res. 462), H5139–H5147 [25JN]
——— 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), H5223–H5243 [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]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), Senate amendment, H5246–H5250, H5252 [27JN], H5578, H5579 [10JY], H7450 [25JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5228–H5235 [27JN]
——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H1380, H1382 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3134, H3136 [9AP], H3508, H3663–H3667 [9MY], H5577 [10JY]
——— prohibit access by unauthorized immigrants to certain Federal aid benefits, H3668 [9MY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (H.R. 3918), E965 [23JY]
——— 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]
——— provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 2378), H3956 [17MY]
——— reform, H1380–H1383 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3120 [8AP], H4058–H4060 [21MY], H5985–H5991 [17JY], H7452–H7457 [25JY], H7824 [19SE], E909 [12JY]
——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (H.R. 1012), H3718 [10MY]
——— tribute to Lights for Liberty Vigils, E909 [12JY]
Immokalee, FL: anniversary of Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee, E1458 [18NO]
Indian Health Service: Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative funding, H4958 [20JN]
Indiana: tribute to Indiana Dept. of Agriculture Hoosier Homestead Award recipients, H7996 [26SE]
Iran: make financial assets of the Iranian Government available to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon (H.R. 2790), H8450 [23OC]
——— use certain financial assets of Iranian Government to pay compensatory damages to families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon, H5906 [16JY]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (H.R. 3299), H7313–H7318 [24JY]
——— Taxpayer Advocate Service funding to assist parents of deceased children whose information was fraudulently used on a Federal tax return, H5135, H5164 [25JN]
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.: tribute to eastern region teen representatives, H8815 [13NO]
Jazz and Friends National Day of School and Community Readings: observance, H2294 [28FE]
John G. Ullman & Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E540 [3MY]
Jones, Lauren and Tyler: tribute to birth of child, E1274 [11OC]
Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Habitat for Humanity Kansas City, E947 [18JY]
Kennedy’s Angel Gowns (organization): tribute, E1008 [30JY]
Knights of Lithuania (organization): tribute to Council 143, E168 [13FE]
Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (H.R. 1771), E307 [14MR]
LifeChoices Health Network: anniversary, E1209 [26SE]
Lobosco Association: anniversary, E1544 [5DE]
Love Thy Baby (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1271 [11OC]
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc.: tribute, E1149 [13SE]
Lubbock, TX: tribute to Parkridge Pregnancy Medical Clinic, H7908 [25SE]
Malnaa, Lynne and Myron: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honorees, E1424 [12NO], E1445 [14NO]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H605, H611, H612, H613, H615, H616, H664 [16JA], H682, H703, H704, H705–H710 [17JA], H1011 [23JA], H1279 [29JA], E62 [17JA]
Martin, Amanda and James: tribute to birth of child, E1233 [1OC]
Maternal Mental Health Awareness: observance, H3550 [9MY]
McKinney, TX: anniversary of Boys & Girls Club of Collin County, E584 [14MY]
Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2773–H2780, H2781 [25MR], H3224 [10AP], E354 [26MR]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2777–H2780 [25MR]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H234–H237 [8JA]
——— 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]
Members of Congress: allow inspection of immigration detention facilities with 24-hour notice, H5581 [10JY]
Mental health: address racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among African Americans, H8949–H8955 [18NO]
Miller, Joel and Megan Bel: tribute to birth of child, E255 [6MR]
Minimum wage: impact of increase on poverty and racial wage gap, H5817–H5823 [15JY]
Minnesota Farm Bureau: anniversary, H8789 [13NO]
National Adoption Month: observance, H8815 [13NO], H8943 [18NO], H8964 [19NO], H9066 [20NO], H9127 [21NO], E1308 [18OC]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary, H3120 [8AP], H3186 [9AP]
National Child Abuse Hotline: establish, H3991 [20MY]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H3119 [8AP]
National Domestic Violence Hotline (organization): expand to include texting features via telephone, H3061 [3AP]
National Donate Life Month: observance, H3065 [3AP]
——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 315), E462 [12AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 340), E710 [4JN]
——— observance, H3410 [2MY], H3463 [7MY], H4017 [21MY], H4226 [4JN], E688 [30MY], E709 [4JN]
National Homeownership Month: observance, H4400 [11JN]
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, H3031 [3AP]
National Month of the Military Child: observance, H3310 [30AP]
National objectives: address issues that impact population stability, H2501 [6MR]
National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (H.R. 3094), H4437 [12JN]
Native Americans: recognize crisis of violence against Native women, H5981 [17JY], H8178–H8184 [16OC], H9953 [10DE]
Nebraska: tribute to foster care organizations, H4017 [21MY]
Necco (organization): Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honoree, H8789 [13NO]
New Rochelle, NY: anniversary of Family Christian Center, E1372 [30OC]
New York: commend passage of State legislation making tuition assistance programs available to certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, H1161 [23JA]
Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security: resignation, H3118 [8AP], E432 [9AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies, H1381 [6FE]
Nurse-Family Partnership (organization): tribute to support of vulnerable expectant mothers, E577 [10MY]
Orange County, CA: tribute to Orange County Health Care Agency California Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, E1445 [14NO]
Orlando, FL: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub and express condolences and support for victims and survivors, H4436, H4437, H4438, H4441, H4442 [12JN], H4927 [20JN]
Palm Bay, FL: tribute to Family Christmas Extravaganza, E1554 [6DE]
Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Desert Healthcare District expansion, H367 [10JA]
Parrish, Gracie: Chamber of Northwest Douglas County, CO, ‘‘Woman Who Soars’’ honoree, E482 [22AP]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H612, H613 [16JA], H1176 [24JA]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (H.R. 369), H616 [16JA]
Political campaigns: include candidate’s immediate family members among those whose direct or indirect contacts or communications with foreign national may amount to a reportable foreign contact, H8430, H8431 [23OC]
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: observance, H8152 [16OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (H.R. 677), H5332–H5334 [10JY]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), H1371 [6FE], E111 [30JA]
Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 430), H531–H534 [14JA], E71 [22JA]
——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2940), H4195–H4198, H4207 [3JN]
——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H4196 [3JN]
Read Across America Day: observance, H2342 [5MR]
Richmond, IN: tribute to Veterans Christmas Appreciation Dinner, H10022 [11DE]
Salem County, NJ: tribute to Salem County, NJ, Habitat for Humanity, H8528 [28OC]
SBA: Boots to Business Program funding, H5659, H5696 [11JY]
——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 499), H8802, H8803 [13NO], E1450 [15NO]
——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H8608 [30OC], H8797–H8800 [13NO]
Schlichtings family: University of Minnesota Farm Family of the Year award recipient, H5923 [17JY]
Servicewomen and Women Veterans Congressional Caucus: launch, H3836 [15MY]
Social Security: address solvency by establishing skills-based immigration system, maximize economic growth, incentivize labor force participation, decrease cost of health care delivery, and modernize Medicare, H456 [10JA], H2500–H2502 [6MR], H3061–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7827 [19SE], H8590–H8593 [29OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE]
——— enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (H.R. 5380), E1572 [10DE]
Sowing Seeds of Hope, Inc.: tribute, E1077 [27AU]
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. James, MO: anniversary of Meramec Regional Planning Commission, E37 [11JA]
St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Keystone Community Services (organization), E1630 [19DE]
Sullivan, Ted: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honoree, H8943 [18NO]
Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H8777 [12NO], H8816–H8820 [13NO], H8836, H8837 [14NO]
Syracuse, NY: anniversary of McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center, E373 [1AP]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H2508 [7MR], H3334 [30AP], H3470 [7MY], H4074, H4112 [22MY], H8591 [29OC], H9288 [5DE]
Taxation: 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]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities, H2822 [26MR]
——— increase limit that taxpayers can put into dependent care flexible spending accounts, H2836 [27MR]
——— 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 legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (H.R. 3299), H7313–H7318 [24JY]
——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of the child tax credit and treat one or two child families the same as those with three or more children (H.R. 302), H234 [8JA]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (H.R. 4274), H9298 [6DE]
——— treat certain first responder survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4137, H4143 [23MY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4020, H4028–H4030 [21MY], H4137, H4139, H4141–H4147 [23MY]
Taylor, Shiv and Sara Ansari: tribute to birth of child, E1600 [17DE]
Transportation Security Administration: implement training for frontline personnel on screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints (H.R. 3694), H8021, H8022 [26SE]
——— require GAO review of screening protocols for formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (H.R. 3246), H8024, H8025 [26SE]
Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (H. Res. 499), E937 [17JY]
——— evaluation of administration, H2711–H2714 [13MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to health care, H1397 [7FE], H2976–H2980 [2AP], H3139 [9AP], H9248 [4DE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H292, H294 [9JA], H369, H442–H449 [10JA], H597–H599 [15JA], H671–H673 [16JA], H1432–H1438 [7FE], H3347 [1MY], H3464 [7MY], H3716, H3717, H3721 [10MY], H3920 [16MY], H4058–H4060 [21MY], H4221 [4JN], H4385 [10JN], H5576 [10JY], H5986–H5991 [17JY], H7446–H7451, H7452–H7454 [25JY], H7602 [11SE], H8151 [16OC], H8599 [30OC], H8715 [31OC], H8787 [13NO], H9290 [5DE], H10013 [10DE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, E1552 [6DE]
——— proposed declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H364 [10JA]
——— State of the Union Message, H1379, H1380 [6FE]
Tucson, AZ: tribute to efforts to assist families seeking asylum, H3310 [30AP]
U.N.: prevent child marriage in U.N.-administered refugee settlements (H.R. 2140), H4383–H4385 [10JN], E746 [11JN]
U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund: ensure that immediate family members are given rightful access to judgments won in court against perpetrators involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, H9040 [19NO]
Vega, Holly: Armed Forces Insurance Corp., Military Spouse of the Year award recipient, H9212 [3DE]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), H4042, H4043 [21MY]
Violence Against Women Act: ensure all provisions comply with immigration laws, H3074, H3075 [4AP]
——— integrate the term ‘‘economic abuse’’ throughout the legislation, wherever ‘‘domestic violence’’ occurs, H3060 [3AP]
——— reauthorize, H2739–H2741 [14MR]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1239), H2010, H2014 [14FE], H2995 [3AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H2630 [11MR], H2732 [14MR], H2901 [28MR], H2936 [1AP], H2944, H2975 [2AP], H3003–H3061 [3AP], H3071, H3072, H3073–H3075, H3083–H3087, H3091, H3092, H3093 [4AP], H4280 [4JN], H5087 [25JN], H9049, H9050 [19NO], E408, E413 [4AP], E417, E418 [8AP], E444 [10AP], E457, E458 [12AP], E1301 [17OC], E1307 [18OC]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H2993–H3002 [3AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), corrections in engrossment, H3087 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), motion to recommit, H3085 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1741), H3000 [3AP]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), H9364–H9366 [9DE]
Voting: extend guarantee of residency for purposes of voting to family members of absent military personnel, H2565, H2566 [7MR]
Wagner, Dan and Lindsay Holst: tribute to birth of child, E1602 [17DE]
Week of Postive Change, Nonviolence and Opportunities: observance, E1293 [16OC]
WellSpace Health, Inc.: anniversary, E29, E34 [10JA]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary, H8790 [13NO]
Women: improve maternal outcomes for African-American women and reduce racial disparities in infant mortality, H3668–H3671 [9MY]
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act: expand issuance of grants to at least one in each State or territory and allow reimbursement to help pay for transportation and childcare costs (H.R. 4933), H8789 [13NO]
World Dog Day: observance, E613 [16MY]
YaYa Club Clothing Co.: tribute to ‘‘Runway for Heroes’’ charity event to support military families, E1563 [9DE]
Yes to Youth—Montgomery County Youth Services (organization): anniversary, E138 [6FE]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 1645), S3078 [23MY]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S6799 [3DE]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S146 [10JA], S149 [11JA], S196 [15JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S251–S253, S261, S263, S275 [16JA], S287, S290 [17JA]
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S5739 [26SE]
Adams, Kim and Mike: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Honorees, S6581 [14NO]
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]
Alaska: impact of natural resource development, S1688 [6MR]
Armed Forces: provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses and improve portability of occupational licenses from State to State for military spouses, S4494 [25JN], S6532 [13NO], S7022 [12DE]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (H.R. 2336), S5321 [1AU]
Brunei: condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws (S. Res. 198), S4870 [16JY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (S. 1126), S2599 [2MY]
Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (S. 1445), S3092 [23MY], S3233 [5JN], S4535 [26JN], S4610–S4612 [27JN], S4834 [16JY], S5035 [24JY], S5163 [30JY]
Charities: apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services to mothers and children (S. 2913), S6720 [20NO]
Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (S. Res. 205), S5609 [19SE]
——— fund family services to help keep children safe and supported at home and ensure children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings, S2775 [13MY], S2951 [20MY], S6681 [20NO]
Clearfield, PA: tribute to Clearfield Center for Active Living, S2292 [8AP]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (S. Res. 23), S2456, S2457 [11AP]
Crime: combat sex trafficking, S1666 [5MR]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 119), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on paid family leave (S. Res. 336), S5681, S5691, S5694, S5695 [25SE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (S. Res. 332), S5681, S5692, S5693 [25SE]
——— establish pilot program to share information with designated relatives and friends of Armed Forces members relative to experiences and challenges of military service, particularly overseas deployments (S. 1467), S4990 [23JY]
——— increase oversight of prosecution of sexual misconduct and domestic violence cases involving Armed Forces members, expand victims’ services, and correct certain military records and discharges of victims (S. 1500), S2859 [15MY]
Dept. of Education: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (S. 416), S1137 [7FE]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (S. 1204), S6646 [19NO]
——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (S. 1851), S3481 [13JN]
——— 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 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]
——— 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]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (S. 800), S5719 [26SE]
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]
——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services to help prevent children from entering the foster care system (S. 1450), S6687 [20NO]
——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (S. 591), S1541 [27FE]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 105), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA], S6799 [3DE]
——— promote child care and early learning (S. 568), S1494 [26FE], S2031–S2033 [27MR]
——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S1721 [7MR], S1815 [13MR], S2581 [2MY], S2709, S2717, S2718, S2720, S2724 [8MY], S2804 [14MY]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (S. 995), S2191 [2AP], S2266 [4AP]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]
——— 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]
——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S6799 [3DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allegations of mistreatment of children being held in Federal custody at border stations, S4745 [10JY]
——— provide temporary relief from deportation and work authorization through provisional protected presence for eligible Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, S544, S548 [24JA]
——— reform asylum application process, S3226 [5JN]
——— reform asylum policy, S2765 [9MY]
Dept. of HUD: improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, S6692 [20NO]
——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families (S. 1624), S3022 [22MY]
——— proposed rule to prohibit families of mixed immigration status from receiving Federal housing subsidies, S2848 [15MY]
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 (S. 506), S3837 [19JN], S5509, S5520, S5529 [17SE]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), S2776 [13MY], S2803 [14MY], S2948 [16MY]
——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others, S5424–S5427 [11SE]
——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, S1301 [13FE], S3465 [13JN]
Dept. of State: global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, S7007 [12DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (S. 91), S6592 [14NO]
——— 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 benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S4160 [20JN], S4200, S4201 [24JN], S4595, S4596, S4598 [27JN], S7067, S7068, S7069 [17DE], S7198 [19DE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 622), S1781 [12MR]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, S5092 [25JY]
——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S6961 [11DE]
——— revitalize the middle class, S2848–S2850 [15MY], S5733 [26SE]
——— status, S818 [4FE], S845 [5FE], S2504 [30AP], S2558–S2560 [1MY], S2798, S2802 [14MY], S4713 [9JY]
Edelman, Marian Wright: Coalition on Human Needs Special Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5472 [12SE]
Edelman, Peter B.: Coalition on Human Needs Special Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5491 [16SE]
El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: observance (S. Res. 186), S2623 [2MY]
Emporium, PA: tribute to Emporium Senior Center, S2292 [8AP]
Every Kid Outdoors program: establish to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students, S898 [6FE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave, S6911 [10DE]
Federal employees: make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (S. 3104), S7186 [19DE]
——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (S. 3104), unanimous-consent request, S7186–S7188 [19DE]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (S. 7), S1341 [14FE]
——— 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, S5518 [17SE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, S5519 [17SE]
First Step Act: anniversary, S7135, S7140 [18DE]
GirlForward (organization): tribute, S4621 [27JN]
Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (S. Res. 93), S1663 [5MR]
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (S. Res. 313), S5669 [24SE]
Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 68), S2000 [26MR]
Health: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and safeguard patient protections, S4764, S4765 [10JY]
——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans, S6688 [20NO]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S6495 [12NO]
——— 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, S4786 [11JY]
——— 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), S3232, S3266 [5JN], S3273 [10JN], S3332 [12JN], S6419 [6NO], S6494–S6497 [12NO], S6516 [13NO], S6620 [18NO]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, S304 [18JA], S318, S319, S322 [22JA], S486, S487, S493, S496 [23JA], S542, S544 [24JA], S2992 [21MY], S4547 [26JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (S. 874), S2023 [27MR], S3231 [5JN], S3332 [12JN], S5001 [23JY], S5590 [19SE]
——— border security and immigration enforcement funding, S3071 [23MY], S3148 [3JN], S3172 [4JN]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (S. 2603), S5812 [16OC], S5874–S5877 [17OC], S6273, S6274 [30OC], S7139 [18DE]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing visa numbers, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (S. 2603), unanimous-consent request, S5812 [16OC], S5876 [17OC], S6274 [30OC]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing visa numbers, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, lift country caps (S. 2603), unanimous-consent request, S6415, S6416 [6NO]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), S5592 [19SE], S5872–S5877 [17OC]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), unanimous-consent request, S5591 [19SE], S5874 [17OC]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 386), S5590 [19SE], S5811 [16OC], S6274 [30OC], S6323 [31OC], S6416 [6NO], S7140 [18DE]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 386), unanimous-consent request, S4618, S4619 [27JN]
——— 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]
——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry, S3342–S3344 [12JN], S5049–S5051 [24JY]
——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry (S. 1303), S2616 [2MY], S2626–S2628 [6MY], S2760 [9MY], S3149 [3JN], S3229–S3231 [5JN], S3274 [10JN], S3453 [13JN], S3643 [18JN], S4145 [20JN], S4711 [9JY], S4787, S4788 [11JY], S4836 [16JY], S4959 [22JY], S5033 [24JY]
——— increase Federal immigration judges, allow asylum-seeking individuals to apply for asylum in their home country, and provide security assistance to Central American countries to address root causes of migration, S3638 [18JN]
——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (S. 1733), S3256 [5JN]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (S. 292), S802 [31JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, S3300 [11JN], S3329–S3332, S3335, S3339 [12JN], S3638, S3642, S3645 [18JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4525, S4530, S4532, S4535, S4538–S4543, S4549, S4557, S4563 [26JN], S4587, S4596, S4607, S4610–S4613 [27JN], S4672 [28JN], S4711 [9JY], S4752 [10JY], S5354 [9SE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent agreement, S4531 [26JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (S. 1900), S3808 [19JN], S4133, S4145, S4148 [20JN], S4477, S4478, S4481–S4483, S4486 [25JN]
——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, S1815 [13MR], S2992 [21MY], S3232 [5JN]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention, S4991 [23JY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (S. 2113), S4918–S4920 [17JY], S4928 [18JY], S4985 [23JY], S5163 [30JY]
——— 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], S4940 [18JY], S5001–S5003 [23JY], S5035 [24JY], S5810–S5812 [16OC]
——— reform asylum and refugee application process for migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, S4612 [27JN]
——— reform H–1B visa program, S5810 [16OC]
——— require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (S. 2420), S5461 [12SE]
——— supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children through reduction in certain foreign assistance and exchange programs funding, S4539, S4540, S4542 [26JN]
——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S., S1724 [7MR]
Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case, S4901 [17JY]
IRS: waive underpayment penalties for taxpayers due to implementation of new withholding tables under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S1110 [7FE]
Journey House, Inc.: anniversary, S5491 [16SE]
Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 193), S2701 [7MY]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, S195, S196 [15JA], S236, S251–S253, S261–S263 [16JA], S287, S290 [17JA]
Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), S2203 [2AP]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), S297 [17JA]
——— 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]
Mobile Mamma (organization): tribute, S1836 [13MR]
Mother’s Day: observance, S2714, S2717–S2720, S2728, S2729 [8MY]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 438), S6764 [21NO]
National Adoption Month: observance, S6515 [13NO], S6581 [14NO], S6686 [20NO], S6725, S6751 [21NO]
——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 438), S6764 [21NO]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 355), S5760 [26SE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 358), S5852 [16OC]
National Donate Life Month: designate (S. Res. 162), S2655 [6MY]
National Family Service Learning Week: designate (S. Res. 412), S6485 [7NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 226), S3127 [23MY]
——— observance, S2625 [6MY], S2775 [13MY], S2951 [20MY], S3013 [21MY]
National Kinship Care Month: designate (S. Res. 323), S5633 [23SE]
National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 442), S6791 [2DE]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2671–S2676, S2679 [7MY]
——— repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (S. 2071), S6628 [18NO]
Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security: resignation, S2288 [8AP]
Older Americans Month: designate (S. Res. 241), S3297 [10JN]
Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders (S. Res. 246), S3330, S3333 [12JN]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: impact of closure of Cincinnati, OH, locations on availability of affordable women’s health care services, S5489 [16SE]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (S. 141), S196 [15JA], S253, S263, S275 [16JA]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), S4585 [26JN]
——— provide a lactation room in public buildings (S. 528), S4584 [26JN]
Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by renaming program, enforcing work requirements, and improving distribution of funds and program administration (S. 802), S3827, S3828 [19JN]
——— amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to improve alignment with workforce development programs by holding State agencies accountable for employment outcomes (H.R. 1413), S1817 [13MR]
——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 430), S319 [22JA]
——— extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2940), S4648 [27JN]
Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 88), S1606 [28FE]
Reno, NV: anniversary of Veterans Guest House, S7024 [12DE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2916), S6720 [20NO]
Senate: legislative priorities, S2799 [14MY]
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]
Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate, S4533 [26JN]
——— designate (S. Res. 166), S2455 [11AP]
Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S6491, S6494, S6504 [12NO], S6516, S6529 [13NO], S6620 [18NO]
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 156), S2392 [10AP]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S892–S896 [6FE], S1192 [12FE], S1300 [13FE], S1349 [14FE], S1505, S1508 [27FE], S1644, S1646 [5MR], S1727 [7MR], S1772 [12MR], S2066 [28MR], S2204 [2AP], S2247 [4AP], S2351, S2358–S2362 [10AP], S2400, S2406, S2407 [11AP], S2534, S2544–S2546, S2558 [1MY], S2582 [2MY], S2730 [8MY], S2988 [21MY], S3454 [13JN], S5029 [24JY], S5075 [25JY], S5687 [25SE], S6048–S6050 [22OC], S6066 [23OC], S6421 [6NO], S6960–S6966 [11DE], S7003 [12DE], S7059, S7076 [17DE]
Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, S6461 [7NO]
——— create a refundable credit for foster families (S. 1599), S3062 [22MY]
——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable, S2031–S2033 [27MR]
——— expand the child tax credit, S1192 [12FE]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (S. 1138), S3082 [23MY]
——— expand the earned income tax credit, S1192 [12FE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1358 [14FE], S5037 [24JY], S6871 [5DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (S. 2762), S6336 [31OC]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (S. 1802), S3365 [12JN]
——— proposed implementation of wealth tax, S5716 [26SE]
——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (S. 1652), S6687 [20NO]
——— provide for S corporation reform (S. 2156), S5029 [24JY]
——— rates, S249 [16JA], S759 [30JA]
——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (S. 309), S807–S809 [31JA]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (S. 215), S5029 [24JY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (S. 1370), S2985 [21MY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, S2168 [2AP], S2223 [3AP], S3035 [22MY], S3176 [4JN], S5209 [31JY], S6317 [31OC], S6589 [14NO], S6688 [20NO], S6968 [11DE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, S1294 [13FE], S1375 [14FE], S2712–S2714 [8MY], S2897, S2905 [16MY], S2991–S2993 [21MY], S3146, S3148 [3JN], S3172 [4JN], S3231–S3233 [5JN], S3331 [12JN], S3638 [18JN], S4165 [20JN], S4199 [24JN], S4528, S4534, S4538, S4547–S4549 [26JN], S4610–S4612 [27JN], S4672 [28JN], S4685 [8JY], S4752 [10JY], S4784, S4785, S4800 [11JY], S4832–S4834 [16JY], S4895 [17JY], S4927, S4940 [18JY], S4991, S5001–S5003 [23JY], S5035 [24JY], S5163 [30JY], S5303 [1AU]
——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominations, S2953 [20MY], S3093 [23MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to Medicaid coverage, S3347–S3354 [12JN]
——— State of the Union Message, S882–S884, S891–S893 [6FE]
U.N. Population Fund: funding, S6799 [3DE]
Valentine’s Day: observance, S1395 [14FE]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), S5482 [12SE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, S1348, S1362 [14FE]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), S2348 [9AP], S2349, S2354 [10AP], S2671–S2676, S2679 [7MY], S2953 [20MY], S3018, S3022, S3028, S3038 [22MY], S3837 [19JN], S5515 [17SE], S6368, S6369 [5NO], S6467 [7NO], S6934 [10DE]
——— reauthorize (S. 2843), S6569 [13NO], S6586 [14NO], S6690–S6694 [20NO], S6743 [21NO]
——— reauthorize (S. 2843), unanimous-consent request, S6690 [20NO]
——— reauthorize (S. 2920), S6691–S6694, S6724 [20NO], S6726 [21NO]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), S6956 [10DE]
——— accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), unanimous-consent agreement, S6764 [21NO]
Wolf, Chad F.: suitability to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans relative to role in zero tolerance immigration policy that led to separation and detention of families, S6498 [12NO], S6517–S6520, S6528 [13NO]
Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 627), S5346–S5349 [9SE]
——— provide for safe, reliable, and affordable child care, S2718 [8MY]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 242), S3625 [13JN], S4195 [20JN]
Reports
Many SNAP Households Will Experience Long Gap Between Monthly Benefits Even if Shutdown Ends: Dorothy Rosenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H1020–H1022 [23JA]
Reports filed
American Promise Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 116–97), H4180 [30MY]
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]
Child Care Quality and Access Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3298) (H. Rept. 116–160), H7149 [18JY]
Condemn Laws on Sexual Orientation, Adultery, and Same-Sex Relations, Call To Repeal Such Measures, and Support Denial of Visas for Officials Responsible for Such Laws in Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 198), S4729 [9JY]
Consideration of H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 116–102), H4215 [3JN]
Consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 116–6), H1389 [6FE]
Consideration of H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 116–32), H2985 [2AP]
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. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 116–128), H5165 [25JN]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 466) (H. Rept. 116–130), H5255 [27JN]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 23), S2269 [4AP]
Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 116–175), H7239 [23JY]
——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 995), S6391 [5NO]
Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2619), S6391 [5NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Improvement of Access to Gender Specific Medical Care for Women Veterans: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3224) (H. Rept. 116–281), H8782 [12NO]
Dream Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2820) (H. Rept. 116–98), H4180 [30MY]
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1900), S3843 [19JN]
Family Farmer Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 116–182), H7376 [24JY]
Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2819) (H. Rept. 116–243), H8257 [18OC]
Helping Families Fly Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 116–192), H7527 [30AU]
Homeland Security Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 116–631), H7156 [19JY]
Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 116–161), H7149 [18JY]
Recognize Importance of U.S. Leadership To Accelerate Global Progress Against Maternal and Child Malnutrition and Support AID Commitment to Global Nutrition: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 260), S7155 [18DE]
Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 116–132), S5965 [22OC]
Secure and Protect Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1494), S5360 [9SE]
Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 499) (H. Rept. 116–235), H8142 [15OC]
Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3362) (H. Rept. 116–221), H8094 [4OC]
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2480) (H. Rept. 116–74), H4009 [20MY]
Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 116–140), H5301 [9JY]
——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 998), S2769 [9MY]
Transition Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2326) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4009 [20MY]
Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3246) (H. Rept. 116–187), H7524 [27AU]
21st Century President Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 677) (H. Rept. 116–139), H5301 [9JY]
Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 116–236), H8142 [15OC]
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1200) (H. Rept. 116–68), H3922 [16MY]
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1585) (H. Rept. 116–21), H2883 [27MR]
Waive Consensus Calendar on H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 116–143), H5301 [9JY]
Rulings of the Chair
Immigration: 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), H5223 [27JN]
Statements
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]
Statement of Purpose: Mobile Mamma (organization), S1836 [13MR]
Tables
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act, H7374 [24JY]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact on income tax, S2545 [1MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 105, consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1399 [7FE]
H. Res. 107, Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act, H8580 [29OC]
H. Res. 281, consideration of H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2993 [3AP]
H. Res. 415, consideration of H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act, H4236 [4JN]
H. Res. 462, consideration of H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, H5139 [25JN]
H. Res. 466, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, H5223, H5241 [27JN]
H. Res. 476, waive consensus calendar on H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act, H5314 [10JY]
H. Res. 577, consideration of H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, H7913 [25SE]
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act, H4265–H4272 [4JN]
H.R. 95, Homeless Veteran Families Act, H8135 [15OC]
H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act, H235 [8JA]
H.R. 430, TANF Extension Act, H531 [14JA]
H.R. 499, Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act, H8802 [13NO]
H.R. 677, 21st Century President Act, H5332 [10JY]
H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1422 [7FE]
H.R. 866, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act, H1371 [6FE]
H.R. 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, H5323 [10JY]
H.R. 1058, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H7303 [24JY]
H.R. 1122, Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act, H2618 [11MR]
H.R. 1200, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4042 [21MY]
H.R. 1623, Help America Run Act, H8576 [29OC]
H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2773–H2776 [25MR]
H.R. 1952, Intercountry Adoption Information Act, H3973 [20MY]
H.R. 2035, Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization, H7308 [24JY]
H.R. 2140, Preventing Child Marriage in Displaced Populations Act, H4383 [10JN]
H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, H7928 [25SE]
H.R. 2326, Transition Improvement Act, H4035 [21MY]
H.R. 2336, Family Farmer Relief Act, H7438 [25JY]
H.R. 2480, Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, H3978–H3988 [20MY]
H.R. 2940, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program extension, H4195 [3JN]
H.R. 3224, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs access to gender specific medical care for women veterans, H8763–H8769 [12NO]
H.R. 3246, Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act, H8024 [26SE]
H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act, H7313–H7316 [24JY]
H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act, H10280 [16DE]
H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, H5147–H5150 [25JN]
H.R. 3537, Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, H8797 [13NO]
H.R. 3694, Helping Families Fly Act, H8021 [26SE]
H.R. 4300, Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act, H8937 [18NO]
H.R. 4356, Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act, H8757 [12NO]
H.R. 4566, Virginia Beach Strong Act, H9365 [9DE]
H.R. 4803, Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act, H9188 [3DE]
S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act, S588 [24JA]
S. 416, FAFSA Fairness Act, S1137 [7FE]
S. 528, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act, S4584 [26JN]
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. 998, Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act, S2948 [16MY], H5329 [10JY]
S. 1017, Supporting America’s Caregivers and Families Act, S2242 [3AP]
S. 1370, Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, S2985 [21MY]
S. 1445, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, S2820, S2831 [14MY]
S. 1583, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act, S3009 [21MY]
S. 1733, Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, S3256–S3258 [5JN]
S. 1770, Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) From Trauma Act, S3288–S3292 [10JN]
S. 2071, Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes Act, S6628 [18NO]
S. 2156, S Corporation Modernization Act, S4950–S4952 [18JY]
S. 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act, S5843–S5845 [16OC]
S. 3071, Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act, S7117–S7119 [17DE]
S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act, S7161–S7163 [18DE]
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. 20, call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions, S295 [17JA]
S. Res. 23, Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month, S296 [17JA], S2457 [11AP]
S. Res. 26, Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, S590 [24JA]
S. Res. 68, Gold Star Wives Day, S1328 [13FE]
S. Res. 88, Read Across America Day, S1603 [28FE]
S. Res. 93, Gold Star Families Remembrance Day, S1661 [5MR]
S. Res. 98, Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Resolution, S1712 [6MR]
S. Res. 154, Black Maternal Health Week, S2390 [10AP]
S. Res. 156, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2391 [10AP]
S. Res. 162, National Donate Life Month, S2441 [11AP]
S. Res. 166, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2443 [11AP]
S. Res. 186, El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans, S2621 [2MY]
S. Res. 193, Kids to Parks Day, S2700 [7MY]
S. Res. 198, condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws in Brunei, S2773 [9MY], S4870 [16JY]
S. Res. 205, express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities, S2833 [14MY]
S. Res. 226, National Foster Care Month, S3118 [23MY]
S. Res. 241, Older Americans Month, S3292 [10JN]
S. Res. 242, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3293 [10JN]
S. Res. 246, honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders, S3367 [12JN]
S. Res. 260, recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy, S4460 [24JN]
S. Res. 299, National Breastfeeding Month, S5258 [31JY]
S. Res. 299, World Breastfeeding Week, S5258 [31JY]
S. Res. 313, Gold Star Families Remembrance Week, S5542 [17SE]
S. Res. 323, National Kinship Care Month, S5631 [23SE]
S. Res. 332, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction, S5709 [25SE]
S. Res. 336, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on paid family leave, S5709 [25SE]
S. Res. 355, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5756 [26SE]
S. Res. 358, National Character Counts Week, S5851 [16OC]
S. Res. 383, support Afterschool Alliance (organization) Lights on Afterschool! event, S6162 [24OC]
S. Res. 387, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S6304 [30OC]
S. Res. 412, National Family Service Learning Week, S6481 [7NO]
S. Res. 433, Blue Star Mother’s Day, S6675 [19NO]
S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, S6760 [21NO]
S. Res. 442, National Runaway Prevention Month, S6761 [21NO]