FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS related term(s) Public Welfare Programs

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S279 [16JA]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S6894 [5DE]

Dept. of Justice: expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), S2948 [16MY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), S4954, S4955 [18JY], S4996, S4997 [23JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), consideration (H. Res. 476), H5323 [10JY]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (S. 1208), S2893 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 1231), S2837 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 494), H1431 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (S. 2096), S7219, S7232 [19DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951, S5978–S6046 [22OC], S6098–S6133 [23OC], S6165–S6175 [24OC], S6183, S6185, S6186, S6194–S6204 [28OC], S6248–S6254 [29OC], S6306 [30OC], S6311–S6315, S6321 [31OC], S6722, S6723 [20NO], S6734 [21NO], H4804 [19JN], H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5053, H5055, H5056, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067 [24JN], H8972, H9035 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S327, S474 [22JA], S499, S520, S521, S529, S530, S531, S532, S539 [23JA], S592, S614, S615, S616, S617, S618, S624, S631, S638, S639, S645, S652, S658 [24JA], S1991, S1998 [26MR], S2058, S2060 [27MR], S2065, S2095, S2096, S2097 [28MR], S2135, S2136, S2137, S2143, S2150, S2157, S2158, S2159 [1AP], S2195 [2AP], S2244 [3AP], S2446 [11AP], H646, H647, H649, H650, H651, H652, H653, H654, H655, H656, H658 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H624 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S3118 [23MY], H3700, H3701, H3702, H3703, H3704, H3705, H3706, H3708, H3709 [10MY], H4184 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3518 [9MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3811 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), S5927 [21OC], H10295 [16DE]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5712 [25SE], S5722, S5758 [26SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7785 [19SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

Medicaid: provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), S5113, S5114 [25JY], H7477 [30JY]

——— 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]

SBA: repeal sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (S. 862), S5318, S5320, S5321 [1AU]

Analyses

Equality Act—It’s Impact on Government Funding of Abortion: U.S. Conference of Bishops, H3948 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

America Is Failing Its Black Mothers, H4575 [12JN]

Emails Show DeVos Aides Pulled Strings for Failing For-Profit Colleges, S5301 [1AU]

Vote on the Green New Deal, S1317 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— 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]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2585), H3500 [8MY]

Air pollution: authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency (see S. 1814), S3363 [12JN]

Alaska: exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs (see S. 2533, 2534), S5663 [24SE]

American Fisheries Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 494), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1218), H1583 [13FE]

Animals: authorize assistance under certain rural development programs for establishment or expansion of animal care facilities or veterinary practices in rural areas (see H.R. 1651), H2614 [8MR]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize (see S. 2273), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4434), H7865 [20SE]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (see H.R. 2505), H3440 [2MY]

Armed Forces: allow members who have already attained a degree to use Dept. of Defense tuition assistance to pay for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels (see H.R. 2598), H3500 [8MY]

——— authorize concurrent use of Dept. of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve education benefits by members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 1136), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2952), H4161 [23MY]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 2171), H3216 [9AP]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H2884 [27MR]

——— improve Transition Assistance Program by sharing data with veterans’ service organizations to facilitate outreach to returning veterans about benefits and employment opportunities (see H.R. 4941), H8717 [31OC]

——— 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]

Arts and humanities: support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see S. 650), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2366 [5MR]

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]

Aviation: withhold Federal grants from airports that violate grant agreements by discriminating against an air carrier operating pursuant to Federal contract (see H.R. 2955), H4161 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2938), H4160 [23MY]

——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]

Beasley, David: relief (see H.R. 1752), H2717 [13MR]

Benefits: ensure seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other benefits receive a payment if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a calendar year (see H.R. 46), H202 [3JA]

——— prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 1649), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2991), H4163 [23MY]

——— 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]

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 170), H207 [3JA]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2787), H3923 [16MY]

Budget: establish direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a specific level of authorized spending (see H.R. 2516), H3447 [3MY]

——— provide that the President’s annual budget submission to Congress list current fiscal year spending level for each proposed program and a separate amount for any proposed spending increases (see H.R. 4066), H7467 [25JY]

——— subject certain direct spending programs to annual appropriations (see H.R. 5538), H12308 [3JA]

Bureau of Indian Education: expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education (see H.R. 4586), H8088 [1OC]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2032 [14FE]

CBO: study and report on impact of legislation on spending on children (see S. 1780), S3319 [11JN]

——— submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H280 [8JA]

CDC: award grants to develop programs to increase health care providers’ awareness of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) (see H.R. 5438), H10306 [16DE]

——— award grants to eligible counties for use of mobile clinics and distance learning and telemedicine to diagnose and treat children with asthma in rural areas and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 4548), H8079 [27SE]

——— award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program (see H.R. 3568), H5257 [27JN]

——— conduct a national suicide prevention media campaign and establish National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4585), H8088 [1OC]

——— develop program to prevent use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools and award grants to implement such program (see S. 3096), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5482), H12210 [18DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: establish Patient and State Stability Fund to stabilize individual and small group State insurance markets and lower patient costs (see H.R. 1510), H2366 [5MR]

——— expand use of global payments to rural hospitals (see S. 2157), S4947 [18JY]

——— test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 773), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4013), H7464 [25JY]

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: provide for a temporarily enhanced Federal match for certain State or tribal child welfare data reporting expenditures (see H.R. 3438), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for chidlren and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4835), H8456 [23OC]

Citizenship: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 848), H1282 [29JA]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 2358), H3283 [25AP]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1482), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2748), H3840 [15MY]

Colleges and universities: create consistent servicing and disclosure standards across private and Federal student loans (see S. 1354), S2688 [7MY]

——— define and report to Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System spending on instruction, student services, marketing, recruitment, advertising, and lobbying (see H.R. 4475), H7901 [24SE]

——— prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 608), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1430), H2312 [28FE]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2114), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1810), H2754 [18MR]

——— report certain information on any principal investigator, receiving Federal competitive research and development grants, found to have engaged in discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex (see H.R. 5328), H9294 [5DE]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2184), S4948 [18JY]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 2925), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5241), H9168 [21NO]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 4363), H7753 [17SE]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 289), H281 [8JA] (see H.R. 1401), H2270 [27FE]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see S. 2163), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 1636), H2584 [7MR]

Congress: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4907), H8594 [29OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: issue rules to establish standards for reporting information related to student loans to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 5294), H9255 [4DE]

Consumers: prevent deceptive and harassing practices when collecting debt owed to a State or local government, index award of debt collection damages for inflation, and prohibit referral of emergency individual assistance debt (see H.R. 3948), H7377 [24JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: authorize grant program that strengthens capacity of community development financial institutions through alignment with national service participants (see S. 884), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 3845), H7150 [18JY]

Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H1517 [11FE]

Correctional institutions: remove limitations on inmate eligibility for Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and veteran’s health benefits (see S. 2626), S5895 [17OC]

Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]

Crime: prevent individuals who are not members of Indian tribes from receiving Indian tribal benefits (see H.R. 5268), H9179 [26NO]

——— provide access to Federal public benefits for individuals with criminal convictions (see H.R. 5070), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4836), H8456 [23OC]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H3339 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (see H.R. 3183), H4388 [10JN]

——— allow infant food combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods (see H.R. 3818), H5999 [17JY]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 1810), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 832), H1282 [29JA]

——— allow schools to use geographic preference in order to procure locally grown, raised, and caught food (see H.R. 3220), H4626 [12JN]

——— award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see H.R. 178), H207 [3JA]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see S. 2331), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2651), H3679 [9MY]

——— 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]

——— enhance direct certification under National School Lunch Program (see S. 2760), S6333 [31OC]

——— ensure that any food that may be served as part of a reimbursable meal under national school lunch or breakfast programs may be sold in schools (see H.R. 3291), H4700 [14JN]

——— establish a grant program to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee school nutrition policies in local educational agencies (see H.R. 1886), H2827 [26MR]

——— establish a grant program to provide grants to local agencies and clinics to improve health of mothers and infants (see H.R. 3117), H4341 [5JN]

——— establish a grant program to remove nonnative plant species that contribute to drought conditions (see S. 2862), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5100), H8878 [14NO]

——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H600 [15JA]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1941), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3378), H5005 [20JN]

——— establish a pilot program for serving meals in community colleges (see H.R. 4065), H7466 [25JY]

——— establish a program for procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1952), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3492), H5167 [25JN]

——— establish a waiver from matching requirement for certain grants under Specialty Crop Research Initiative (see H.R. 3952), H7377 [24JY]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2143), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3809), H5999 [17JY]

——— expand use of salad bars in schools under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2688), H3727 [10MY]

——— extend Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (see H.R. 4496), H7989 [25SE]

——— give schools flexibility to receive, store, and distribute food donations from charitable organizations on campus (see H.R. 2706), H3788 [14MY]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 2385), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 5486), H12210 [18DE]

——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 1470), H2314 [28FE]

——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 2501), S5577 [18SE]

——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1307), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2494), H3439 [2MY]

——— improve direct certification and community eligibility for school meal programs (see S. 2692), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 5283), H9221 [3DE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1908), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2818), H3924 [16MY]

——— improve National School Lunch Program requirements (see S. 2752), S6300 [30OC]

——— improve nutritional and other program requirements relative to purchases of locally produced food under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1817), S3363 [12JN]

——— include eating disorders prevention within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (see H.R. 2625), H3678 [9MY]

——— include Rural Development Voucher Program as a covered housing program relative to Violence Against Women Act (see H.R. 1310), H2042 [19FE]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 2358), S5247 [31JY]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 1949), S4455 [24JN] (see H.R. 3444), H5075 [24JN]

——— make certain multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements eligible for purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 1717), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 3142), H4343 [5JN]

——— make grants to State land-grant universities to provide educational resources to improve farm management knowledge and skills of livestock producers (see H.R. 4773), H8297 [21OC]

——— make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance from Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1723), H2716 [13MR]

——— make local livestock and meat procurement for school lunch programs a priority and include ranching educational activities in Farm to School Program (see H.R. 3090), H4312 [4JN]

——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (see S. 3094), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4642), H8110 [11OC]

——— modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (see H.R. 2797), H3923 [16MY]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1918), S4168 [20JN]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see S. 2599), S5793 [15OC] (see H.R. 4820), H8456 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— provide coverage under Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program for certain crop, tree, bush, and vine losses due to flooding in Iowa (see H.R. 2125), H3128 [8AP]

——— provide for certain payment limitations relative to commodity programs (see H.R. 4765), H8258 [18OC]

——— provide for parity for Guam and the Virgin Islands under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1352), H2101 [25FE]

——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 677), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1576), H2504 [6MR]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (see H.R. 3620), H5272 [5JY]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects (see S. 2567), S5747 [26SE]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see S. 1453), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2690), H3787 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 2026), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3562), H5257 [27JN]

——— reform Federal sugar program (see S. 2568), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4521), H8053 [26SE]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4265), H7596 [10SE]

——— repeal bioenergy subsidy programs (see H.R. 82), H204 [3JA]

——— repeal forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program (see S. 125), S220 [15JA]

——— repeal sugar program and certain other programs relating to sugar (see H.R. 3705), H5726 [11JY]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]

——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1066), H1460 [7FE]

——— require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods (see H.R. 5463), H10609 [17DE]

——— require consideration of assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2359), S5247 [31JY]

——— require purchases of agricultural commodities under Food Purchase and Distribution Program be from domestically owned enterprises (see H.R. 2362), H3283 [25AP] (see H.R. 2712), H3788 [14MY]

——— require reimbursement of sponsors for certain costs of emergency water protection measures (see H.R. 4205), H7520 [23AU]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during the summer (see S. 2609), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4684), H8143 [15OC]

——— require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5235), H9168 [21NO]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE]

——— treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested commodity crops under Market Facilitation Program (see H.R. 1238), H2030 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a digital network technology program to awards grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to historically Black colleges and universities and other eligible institutions (see H.R. 1586), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish a permanent revenue-based disaster assistance program for commercial fishermen and farm-raised fish producers (see S. 2209), S5012 [23JY]

——— establish competitive grant program to support nationwide growth and success of business incubators (see H.R. 4931), H8678 [30OC]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see S. 1046), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 1328), H2100 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1316), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2907), H4118 [22MY]

——— carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (see H.R. 4992), H8737 [8NO]

——— carry out a pilot program to lend departmental farm equipment to eligible farmers (see H.R. 351), H284 [8JA]

——— expand eligibility of military spouses to My Career Advancement Account program (see S. 2311), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 3191), H4431 [11JN]

——— improve Mentor-Protégé Program (see H.R. 3087), H4312 [4JN]

——— reauthorize and improve Mentor-Protégé Program (see S. 1320), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2794), H3923 [16MY]

——— require Armed Forces members to receive physical and mental health assessments prior to separation, include health care planning in Transition Assistance Program, and report on post-separation health care (see H.R. 4993), H8737 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4645), H8110 [11OC]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]

——— allow institutional aid grant recipients to use grant funds to establish, improve, or expand partnerships with child care providers (see H.R. 4253), H7558 [9SE]

——— allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H7528 [30AU]

——— allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see S. 695), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1605), H2582 [7MR]

——— allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 1192), H1582 [13FE]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see H.R. 69), H203 [3JA]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1752), S3252 [5JN] (see H.R. 3149), H4343 [5JN]

——— allow States to submit a State management decision and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2263), H3254 [10AP]

——— amend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students (see S. 2037), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 4222), H7528 [30AU]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see S. 416), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1075), H1460 [7FE]

——— authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4573), H8080 [27SE]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 2186), H3217 [9AP]

——— authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (see S. 1489), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2728), H3789 [14MY]

——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1418), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2639), H3679 [9MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see S. 2049), S4676 [28JN] (see H.R. 3598), H5265 [28JN]

——— automatically enroll severely delinquent student loan borrowers in income-driven repayment plans and automate the process to recertify borrowers’ income (see H.R. 3833), H7149 [18JY]

——— award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and community colleges to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2670), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4826), H8456 [23OC]

——— award College in High School Pell Grants to high school students participating in dual enrollment programs (see S. 1888), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3268), H4694 [13JN]

——— award grants for cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools (see H.R. 4962), H8718 [31OC]

——— award grants for graduate fellowship awards (see H.R. 4422), H7835 [19SE]

——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 804), H1241 [28JA]

——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 3119), H4342 [5JN]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 4213), H7525 [27AU]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see S. 545), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1153), H1580 [13FE]

——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see S. 2235), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3887), H7240 [23JY]

——— carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 1485), H2321 [4MR]

——— carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students (see H.R. 4747), H8258 [18OC]

——— carry out apprenticeship loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 4517), H8053 [26SE]

——— change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 4647), H8110 [11OC]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2498), S5577 [18SE]

——— clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 5372), H9387 [9DE]

——— clarify that employment at a nonprofit organization is a public service job for purposes of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4310), H7704 [12SE]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity (see S. 2110), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3718), H5726 [11JY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H1362 [5FE]

——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see S. 2015), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 63), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 1161), H1580 [13FE]

——— develop and implement a process that enables certain borrowers to elect to repay certain loans through written, electronic, or verbal notice (see H.R. 4658), H8111 [11OC]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE] (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]

——— disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (see S. 234), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 811), H1242 [28JA]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4381), H7772 [18SE]

——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3674), H5583 [10JY]

——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see S. 1696), S3164 [3JN]

——— eliminate time limitations on federally subsidized student loans (see H.R. 4502), H8052 [26SE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, forgive outstanding student loan debt and reduce interest rates for new loans, and expand work study program (see S. 1947), S4455 [24JN]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see H.R. 3472), H5166 [25JN]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H1171 [23JA]

——— establish a Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 1117), S2386 [10AP]

——— establish a competitive grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher and school leader training programs on family engagement (see H.R. 4626), H8101 [8OC]

——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (see H.R. 3578), H5257 [27JN]

——— establish a grant program for State and local educational agencies to promote digital citizenship and media literacy (see S. 2240), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4668), H8111 [11OC]

——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 1592), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H2646 [11MR]

——— establish a scholarship program and loan forgiveness for rural educators and provide professional development grants for rural schools (see S. 1157), S2433 [11AP]

——— establish a student loan borrower bill of rights and require creditors obtain private loan cetifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5294), H9255 [4DE]

——— establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch (see S. 2168), S4948 [18JY]

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1364), S2742 [8MY]

——— establish certain requirements for institutions that participate in Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 2559), S5747 [26SE]

——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4776), H8297 [21OC]

——— establish demonstration projects for competency-based education at colleges and universities (see S. 2608), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4706), H8198 [16OC]

——— establish Dual Credit Innovation Award under National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (see H.R. 4677), H8143 [15OC]

——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H7704 [12SE]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 3058), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 103), H204 [3JA]

——— establish income-based repayment plans for certain future Federal student loans (see H.R. 4670), H8111 [11OC]

——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see S. 1072), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2161), H3216 [9AP]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4025), H7465 [25JY]

——— establish Office of the Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 4627), H8101 [8OC]

——— establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 5397), H10123 [11DE]

——— establish Pell Plus program creating a partnership with colleges and universities to assist low-income students in their third and fourth years who are on a path to graduate on time (see H.R. 4608), H8094 [4OC]

——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7520 [23AU]

——— establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 939), S2087 [28MR]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 1198), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4555), H8080 [27SE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see S. 672), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]

——— establish work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program for eligible institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4876), H8538 [28OC]

——— expand access to graduate education by allowing use of Federal Pell Grant Program funds for postbaccalaureate study (see H.R. 3334), H4916 [19JN]

——— expand eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant Program to certain trade schools (see H.R. 625), H675 [16JA]

——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 2523), S5602 [19SE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]

——— expand use of college textbooks available under an open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see S. 1036), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2107), H3100 [4AP]

——— extend interest-free grace period for certain student loans (see H.R. 4119), H7480 [30JY]

——— forgive outstanding Federal and private student loans (see H.R. 3448), H5075 [24JN]

——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see S. 2225), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4968), H8718 [31OC]

——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 4643), H8110 [11OC]

——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 3487), H5166 [25JN]

——— improve college access and college completion by boosting low-income student enrollment and graduation rates (see S. 1855), S3476 [13JN]

——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 1685), H2679 [12MR]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 889), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1915), H2884 [27MR]

——— improve financial aid process for students and provide continued support for minority-serving institutions (see S. 2557), S5747 [26SE]

——— improve mental health services for students (see H.R. 1395), H2270 [27FE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 4424), H7835 [19SE]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1175), S2434 (see S. 1203), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2441), H3403 [1MY]

——— improve reporting requirements for institutions of higher education on adjusted cohort default rates for student loans of graduates and penalize institutions with high default rates (see H.R. 4662), H8111 [11OC]

——— improve service obligation verification process for Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program recipients (see S. 1387), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3926), H7241 [23JY]

——— improve service to students and other participants in Federal student financial assistance programs and establish Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace Student Loan Ombudsman (see H.R. 4596), H8089 [1OC]

——— improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8081 [27SE]

——— include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4607), H8094 [4OC]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3232), H4627 [12JN]

——— include child development and early learning as community services under Federal work-study program (see H.R. 4196), H7511 [20AU]

——— include full-time job with a veterans or military service organization as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4609), H8094 [4OC]

——— include interest rate provisions for certain future Federal loans (see H.R. 3793), H5998 [17JY]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 3353), H4917 [19JN]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2672), H3726 [10MY]

——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, correlate State higher education funding with Pell Grant allotments, and increase college transparency on costs and student outcomes (see S. 2471), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4638), H8110 [11OC]

——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (see H.R. 3101), H4341 [5JN]

——— increase financial support available for working college students (see S. 2655), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4787), H8387 [22OC]

——— increase income limit of the simplified needs test on applications for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2595), H3500 [8MY]

——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 5350), H9346 [6DE]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 3102), H4341 [5JN]

——— increase Pell Grants for children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2697), H3787 [14MY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2958), H4161 [23MY]

——— increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (see H.R. 4216), H7528 [30AU]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 4639), H8110 [11OC]

——— invest in middle level education by creating a grant program to allow middle schools to identify and implement best practices to improve student outcomes and increase high school graduation rates (see S. 1704), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3089), H4312 [4JN]

——— maintain and update College Scorecard and require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to prominently display scorecard on home page of website (see H.R. 3026), H4170 [24MY]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 1362), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2606), H3501 [8MY]

——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see S. 2640), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 4724), H8227 [17OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]

——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 1971), H2916 [28MR]

——— make grants to help high schoolers receive college credit and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving credit transfers (see S. 2736), S6299 [30OC]

——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (see H.R. 3503), H5200 [26JN]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see S. 2395), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]

——— make information on nutrition assistance programs eligibility available to college students (see H.R. 3743), H5774 [12JY]

——— make more job training, apprenticeship, and certification programs eligible for Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2123), S4856 [16JY]

——— make unauthorized use of information technology or identification devices a crime, create secure third-party access for financial aid applications, and stop debt relief scams (see S. 1153), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2888), H4117 [22MY]

——— modernize and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4391), H7773 [18SE]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 5363), H9386 [9DE]

——— permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal work-study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning (see S. 830), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3035), H4174 [28MY]

——— prohibit debt collectors from collecting on certain Federal student loan debt when the borrower would not be required to make payments under an income-driven repayment plan (see H.R. 5287), H9221 [3DE]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2038 [15FE]

——— prohibit issuance or enforcement of certain rules that weaken enforcement of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 5388), H10016 [10DE]

——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]

——— promote community college partnerships with local industries and allow students in short-term job training programs to receive Pell Grants (see H.R. 3892), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2250), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3933), H7376 [24JY] (see H.R. 4212), H7525 [27AU]

——— provide accountability and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 2188), H3217 [9AP]

——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners (see H.R. 4389), H7773 [18SE]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4673), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide 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 basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program (see H.R. 3470), H5166 [25JN]

——— 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 each student loan borrower with an individualized repayment guide (see H.R. 3095), H4312 [4JN]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (see S. 1851), S3476 [13JN]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7505 [16AU]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H4312 [4JN] (see H.R. 4113), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see S. 2339), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 4098), H7479 [30JY]

——— provide for deferment for Federal loans prior to beginning of repayment period (see H.R. 3792), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in Federal student loan programs (see S. 968), S2118 [1AP]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H2503 [6MR] (see H.R. 3150), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide for secure disclosure of tax-return information to carry out certain Higher Education Act provisions (see H.R. 5368), H9387 [9DE]

——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 4316), H7705 [12SE]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 1650), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2966), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 3913), H7241 [23JY]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see S. 1281), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 653), H717 [17JA]

——— provide grants to eligible local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in early elementary grades (see S. 579), S1540 [27FE]

——— provide grants to establish ‘‘Family Friendly School’’ policies at schools that align school days with work days and support summer community learning programs and activities (see S. 2784), S6391 [5NO]

——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (see S. 718), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 3891), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see S. 1299), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 1591), H2581 [7MR]

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see S. 2070), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3667), H5583 [10JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H8877 [14NO]

——— provide grants to States to establish public-private partnerships for apprenticeship and other job training programs (see H.R. 3893), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide loan deferment and loan cancellation for founders and employees of small business start-ups (see H.R. 231), H209 [3JA]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see S. 532), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1229), H2029 [14FE]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (see S. 686), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 3692), H5584 [10JY]

——— provide student loan deferment for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1796), S3362 [12JN]

——— provide temporary authority to reissue certain student loans to reduce interest rates paid by borrowers (see H.R. 4749), H8258 [18OC]

——— provide temporary Impact Aid Program construction grants to eligible local educational agencies (see H.R. 3647), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under English language acquisition grants (see S. 2761), S6333 [31OC] (see H.R. 4943), H8717 [31OC]

——— publish requirements for financial aid offers to be provided by institutions of higher education to enrolled and prospective students (see H.R. 4343), H7753 [17SE]

——— reauthorize and improve Federal work-study program (see H.R. 792), H1217 [25JA]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H2614 [8MR]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1803), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3800), H5998 [17JY]

——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see S. 1403), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2632), H3678 [9MY]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 1279), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2486), H3439 [2MY]

——— reauthorize University Sustainability Program (see S. 2928), S6755 [21NO]

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8143 [15OC]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see S. 303), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 954), H1349 [4FE]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 3418), H5036 [21JN]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for incarcerated individuals and Federal financial aid eligibility for individuals convicted of certain drug offenses (see H.R. 4073), H7467 [25JY]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 1074), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2168), H3216 [9AP]

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to a student loan from a borrower who has rehabilitated the loan (see H.R. 4869), H8538 [28OC]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 789), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1724), H2716 [13MR]

——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 4395), H7834 [19SE]

——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan repayment (see H.R. 4396), H7834 [19SE]

——— rename ‘‘master promissory note’’ as a ‘‘student loan contract’’ relative to student loan application process (see H.R. 4241), H7535 [6SE]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]

——— replace interest on student loans with a non-compounding financing fee and place borrowers in an income-based repayment plan (see S. 1292), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 4603), H8094 [4OC]

——— require assurances by recipients receiving assistance under Talent Search and Upward Bound Programs relative to activities for homeless and foster youth (see H.R. 2270), H3255 [10AP]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3027), H4171 [24MY]

——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H5256 [27JN]

——— require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs meet certain revenue requirements (see S. 3114), S7207 [19DE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see S. 1514), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2807), H3924 [16MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4587), H8088 [1OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4637), H8110 [11OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 888), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 2321), H3264 [12AP]

——— require States to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants who reside in such State (see H.R. 3391), H5006 [20JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 3257), H4693 [13JN]

——— restore Federal Pell Grant eligibility for periods during which students would have qualified for loan forgiveness due to school closure or institutional fraud or misconduct (see H.R. 4298), H7704 [12SE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1775), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3179), H4388 [10JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see S. 2857), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3112), H4341 [5JN] (see H.R. 3369), H4917 [19JN]

——— revitalize Student Aid Enforcement Unit to reduce fraud and abuse in Federal student aid programs (see H.R. 4497), H7989 [25SE]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 4079), H7467 [25JY]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2667), S5966 [22OC]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4478), H7901 [24SE]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reform calculation of expected family contribution (see H.R. 4245), H7558 [9SE]

——— simplify application process for financial assistance by replacing annual refiling requirement with a one-time Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing requirement (see H.R. 4240), H7535 [6SE]

——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1346), S2687 [7MY]

——— simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see S. 1002), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2065), H3067 [3AP]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]

——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (see S. 3028), S6992 [11DE]

——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H7772 [18SE]

——— support early childhood educators and elementary and secondary school teachers through increased training, loan forgiveness, teaching certification assistance, and tax credits (see S. 1866), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3139), H4342 [5JN]

——— support education of Indian children by recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools through incentives of scholarships, loan forgiveness, and professional development grants (see S. 1161), S2433 [11AP]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3513), H5200 [26JN]

——— support innovative, evidence-based approaches in postsecondary education, encourage open educational resources, allow pay for success initiatives, and provide additional evaluation authority (see S. 1059), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 4083), H7476 [26JY]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 2367), S5247 [31JY]

——— terminate capitalization of interest after forbearance and certain deferment periods relative to student loans (see H.R. 4590), H8088 [1OC]

——— transition Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to a State-directed program of annual loan repayment benefits for workers in high-need occupations (see H.R. 4851), H8457 [23OC]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (see H.R. 4567), H8080 [27SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 800), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1766), H2743 [14MR]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 681), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1565), H2503 [6MR]

——— use student loan repayment rates at institutions of higher education to determine institutional eligibility for Federal student aid funds and require risk sharing payments of institutions (see S. 1525), S2924 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to provide payments to communities in which a nuclear powerplant that has ceased generating electricity and that stores spent nuclear fuel on-site is located (see S. 1985), S4566 [26JN]

——— carry out Clean Cities Coalition Program (see H.R. 5518), H12290 [19DE]

——— establish a grant program for training wind technicians (see S. 2415), S5311 [1AU]

——— establish a rebate program to promote the purchase and installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle supply equipment (see H.R. 5530), H12290 [19DE]

——— establish a small business voucher program to be used at national laboratories in any technology area (see S. 2009), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3574), H5257 [27JN]

——— establish demonstration grant programs on advanced distribution systems, smart water heaters, vehicle-to-grid integration, and granular retail electricity pricing (see S. 1742), S3251 [5JN]

——— expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to improve training and education for skilled technical workers at national laboratories and National Nuclear Security Administration facilities (see S. 1739), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3135), H4342 [5JN]

——— improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 4061), H7466 [25JY]

——— improve State loan eligibility for projects for innovative technology (see S. 2399), S5248 [31JY]

——— increase flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, train workers for transitions to high-skill clean energy jobs, and assist States with reducing energy prices (see S. 1740), S3251 [5JN]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see S. 2277), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 1742), H2717 [13MR]

——— provide Federal financial assistance to States to implement, review, and revise State energy security plans (see S. 2094), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 2114), H3127 [8AP]

——— provide financial assistance for projects relative to modernization of the electric grid (see H.R. 5527), H12290 [19DE]

——— provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (see S. 1741), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see S. 1890), S3652 [18JN] (see H.R. 3322), H4770 [18JN]

——— provide loans to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures (see S. 2382), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 5514), H12290 [19DE]

——— reauthorize Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2088), H3099 [4AP]

——— reauthorize grants for improving energy efficiency of public buildings (see H.R. 2119), H3128 [8AP]

——— reauthorize Office of Minority Economic Impact to improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 1315), H2046 [22FE]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program (see S. 983), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2041), H2986 [2AP]

——— require certain financial assistance to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives (see S. 185), S293 [17JA]

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 4629), H8101 [8OC]

——— 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]

——— address opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 2922), H4118 [22MY]

——— allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 844), S1899 [14MR]

——— allow grants to States under Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program to establish Baby Box Programs to provide training, services, and items for newborn and postpartum care (see H.R. 4201), H7511 [20AU]

——— 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 a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see S. 2500), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 2431), H3403 [1MY]

——— authorize a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see H.R. 4678), H8143 [15OC]

——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see S. 2747), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3637), H5302 [9JY]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H205 [3JA]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]

——— authorize grants to 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]

——— authorize grants to establish a national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see S. 905), S2043 [27MR]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1903), H2884 [27MR]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3404 [1MY]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants program and allow use of funding to address methamphetamine and cocaine abuse (see S. 1925), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4111), H7480 [30JY]

——— award certain allergies and asthma-related grants and increase preference given to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs (see H.R. 2468), H3438 [2MY]

——— award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems (see S. 1465), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 4911), H8594 [29OC]

——— award grants to health care organizations to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4989), H8729 [5NO]

——— award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 1659), H2614 [8MR]

——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1530), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2701), H3788 [14MY]

——— clarify that National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (see S. 1668), S3105 [23MY]

——— condition receipt by State and local entities of preventive health services grants on establishment of vaccination requirements for public school students in accordance with certain CDC recommendations (see H.R. 2527), H3447 [3MY]

——— conduct a study on impact of affordability of insulin on insulin-dependent individuals (see S. 2855), S6604 [14NO]

——— conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (see S. 1070), S2328 [9AP]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see S. 1073), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]

——— develop a poverty line for purposes of Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5069), H8826 [13NO]

——— 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 an evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 3767), H5910 [16JY]

——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 3823), H7149 [18JY]

——— ensure that individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have access to treatment within clinical trials (see H.R. 5480), H12210 [18DE]

——— ensure that pre-apprenticeship programs are considered when planning Health Profession Opportunity Grant program career pathway demonstration projects (see H.R. 3756), H5824 [15JY]

——— establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis (see H.R. 2216), H3253 [10AP]

——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H2613 [8MR]

——— establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 4353), H7753 [17SE]

——— 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 Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see S. 702), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1583), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see S. 2817), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]

——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see S. 2986), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]

——— establish grant program for multigenerational collaboration (see H.R. 4833), H8456 [23OC]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders (see H.R. 3272), H4694 [13JN]

——— establish grants to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage to deliver meals to older individuals through Congregate Nutrition Program or Home-Delivered Nutrition Program (see S. 1674), S3106 [23MY]

——— establish innovation grants to improve adulthood outcomes for youth aging out of foster care (see S. 3025), S6992 [11DE]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2406), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4899), H8594 [29OC]

——— establish Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1159), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2312), H3264 [12AP]

——— establish Office of Older LGBT Policy and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1225), S2485 [29AP]

——— 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 State insulin assistance programs, hold manufacturers accountable for excessive insulin price increases, and promote market competition to drive down prices (see S. 2004), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 4010), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]

——— expand authority to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical nursing shortages through programs for loan repayment and scholarships (see S. 1045), S2270 [4AP]

——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 1618), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 5199), H9121 [20NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1171 [23JA]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H5035 [21JN]

——— extend community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, and special diabetes programs (see S. 192), S305 [18JA]

——— extend funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (see S. 1647), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2822), H3961 [17MY]

——— 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]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H717 [17JA]

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 3346), H4917 [19JN]

——— identify and disseminate best practices for National Family Caregiver Support Program (see S. 1146), S2433 [11AP]

——— impose a fee on opioid manufacturers to fund an increase in drug addiction treatment capacity (see S. 1662), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3105), H4341 [5JN]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 1926), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3815), H5999 [17JY]

——— improve child care protections provided through interstate background checks of child care workers hired by providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding (see S. 1408), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3986), H7463 [25JY]

——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2996), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 62), H203 [3JA]

——— improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs (see H.R. 660), H717 [17JA]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 1676), S3106 [23MY]

——— incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition and extend funding for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers and other public health programs (see H.R. 2700), H3788 [14MY]

——— increase 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]

——— issue and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to address social determinants of health under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4621), H8101 [8OC]

——— limit orphan drug exclusion under the discount drug program requiring drug manufacturers to provide drugs to eligible health care organizations at reduced prices (see H.R. 4538), H8054 [26SE]

——— make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3342), H4917 [19JN]

——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3341), H4917 [19JN]

——— 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 implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]

——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3340), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide assistance for health centers and rural health clinics to implement electronic provider consultation and related telemedicine services (see H.R. 5190), H9120 [20NO]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3073), H4216 [3JN]

——— provide 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 education and training for eligible individuals to enter a career pathway in the field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3344), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3336), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1888), H2827 [26MR]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (see S. 1659), S3105 [23MY]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1524), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]

——— provide for technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 3343), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3339), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide grants to develop, enhance, or evaluate kinship navigator programs (see H.R. 4352), H7753 [17SE]

——— provide grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care (see S. 1260), S2569 [1MY]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3507), H5200 [26JN]

——— provide grants to support initiatives focused on addressing pediatric public health disparities in children’s hospitals graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1656), H2614 [8MR]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 4471), H7901 [24SE]

——— provide loan repayment incentives for certain physician assistants or faculty at a graduate-level physician assistant education program (see H.R. 1686), H2679 [12MR]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 3338), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 3690), H5584 [10JY]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]

——— provide that primary care services provided by National Health Service Corps may include palliative care services (see S. 1921), S4168 [20JN]

——— reauthorize and enhance poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 501), H517 [11JA]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 106), S143 [10JA] (see S. 962), S2117 [1AP] (see H.R. 1943), H2914 (see H.R. 1983), H2916 [28MR] (see H.R. 2328), H3270 [15AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2680 [12MR]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1058), H1460 [7FE]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see S. 1173), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 776), H1210 [24JA]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see S. 2158), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 2507), H3440 [2MY]

——— 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 deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S219 [15JA]

——— 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]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]

——— reduce violence and health disparities by addressing social determinants of health, enhancing health care recruitment, and improving delivery of quality, coordinated care services (see S. 2721), S6189 [28OC]

——— require applications for a Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 3337), H4916 [19JN]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H3501 [8MY]

——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3347), H4917 [19JN]

——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 3345), H4917 [19JN]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— revise amount of minimum allotments under Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) program (see H.R. 3592), H5258 [27JN]

——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S2770 [9MY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1122), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]

——— strengthen 340B drug pricing program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers (see H.R. 1559), H2503 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard faith-based community centers and houses of worship (see S. 1308), S2613 [2MY]

——— authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (see H.R. 2550), H3474 [7MY]

——— clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such grants (see H.R. 1313), H2042 [19FE]

——— determine if an alien has served, or is serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 1040), S2270 [4AP]

——— establish Mentor-Protégé Program (see H.R. 4727), H8227 [17OC]

——— identify aliens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces when applying for immigration benefits or are placed in immigration enforcement proceedings (see H.R. 928), H1335 [30JA]

——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3328), H4771 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see S. 2482), S5539 [17SE] (see H.R. 3222), H4626 [12JN]

——— promote creation of State anonymous school threat reporting programs (see H.R. 2100), H3099 [4AP]

——— provide grants to assist States in developing and implementing plans to address cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities (see S. 1065), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2130), H3128 [8AP]

——— provide resources and assistance to local governments wanting to adopt .gov web addresses in order to increase resilience to cyber crimes that frequently target local government systems (see S. 2749), S6300 [30OC]

Dept. of HUD: allow duplication of benefits for certain Community Development Block Grant Program disaster recovery program recipients impacted by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 2734), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 5452), H10608 [17DE]

——— authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund (see H.R. 4546), H8079 [27SE]

——— award grants to eligible entities to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, lead in drinking water hazards, and lead in soil hazards in certain residential real properties (see H.R. 4416), H7835 [19SE]

——— 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]

——— consider appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in certain programs (see H.R. 926), H1335 [30JA]

——— 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]

——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3511), H5200 [26JN]

——— enable Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under Continuum of Care Program (see H.R. 4029), H7465 [25JY]

——— enable Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program (see S. 2282), S5107 [25JY]

——— ensure sale or lease of public housing assets financially benefits the public housing project residents and the public housing agency that owns the housing project (see H.R. 5455), H10609 [17DE]

——— 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 grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 356), S919 [6FE]

——— establish a grant program to provide temporary housing to homeless individuals near high-density homeless areas that provides health and social services and targeted outreach (see H.R. 4936), H8717 [31OC]

——— establish a penalty for failure to enforce compliance with public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirements (see H.R. 84), H204 [3JA]

——— establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see S. 3090), S7156 [18DE]

——— establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see S. 2876), S6605 [14NO] (see H.R. 5185), H9057 [19NO]

——— establish landlord-tenant mediation programs and study potential for certain types of rent insurance to reduce evictions (see S. 2486), S5539 [17SE]

——— exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 4191), H7505 [16AU]

——— expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see S. 2982), S6888 [5DE]

——— expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see S. 2061), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 2398), H3338 [30AP]

——— expedite disaster assistance to States, insular areas, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see S. 2796), S6447 [6NO]

——— expedite loan processing under Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program (see S. 2725), S6242 [29OC]

——— facilitate development of affordable housing (see S. 2951), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5187), H9120 [20NO]

——— give priority in allocation of HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) rental assistance vouchers to areas having the largest populations of homeless veterans (see H.R. 5135), H8958 [18NO]

——— improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (see S. 1184), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 3745), H5774 [12JY] (see H.R. 4023), H7465 [25JY]

——— improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see S. 2087), S4806 [11JY] (see H.R. 3721), H5726 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and adjust calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 4984), H8729 [5NO]

——— issue guidelines relative to appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in Consolidated Plans (see S. 1804), S3363 [12JN]

——— make grants to States to eliminate blight and assist in neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2390), H3303 [29AP]

——— 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]

——— modify minimum allocation requirement for Emergency Solutions Grants program to ensure local allocation of funds (see S. 812), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1800), H2745 [14MR]

——— prevent breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance (see H.R. 3024), H4170 [24MY]

——— prohibit discrimination in rental of dwelling units based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (see H.R. 232), H209 [3JA]

——— prohibit implementation, administration, or enforcement of proposed rule requiring verification of eligible immigration status for provision of housing assistance (see S. 1904), S3844 [19JN]

——— prohibit implementation of certain rules (see H.R. 2763), H3841 [15MY]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see S. 2007), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3018), H4164 [23MY]

——— prohibit penalizing disaster recovery relief assistance recipients who apply for, but decline, assistance from SBA (see S. 2575), S5748 [26SE]

——— prohibit use of biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted dwelling units (see S. 2689), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4008), H7464 [25JY]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 1986), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3516), H5200 [26JN]

——— provide additional funding for public housing Capital Fund to assist large public housing agencies with mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance and incremental rental assistance vouchers (see H.R. 2295), H3263 [12AP]

——— provide assistance to public housing agencies that have failing properties in their inventories in order to protect the health and safety of public housing residents (see S. 3088), S7156 [18DE]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see S. 2301), S5108 [25JY] (see H.R. 3702), H5726 [11JY]

——— 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 greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S742 [29JA]

——— provide incentives to grantees under Continuum of Care program to re-house all former Armed Forces members to help address veteran homelessness (see H.R. 715), H1170 [23JA]

——— provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assisting youths who are aging out of foster care (see H.R. 2657), H3679 [9MY]

——— provide standards for physical condition and management of housing entities receiving assistance payments and impose penalties for failure to meet such standards (see S. 1270), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 3902), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2338), H3274 [18AP]

——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to develop a strategy to support inclusive zoning policies and allow for a credit to support housing affordability (see S. 2684), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4808), H8455 [23OC]

——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see S. 1919), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4351), H7753 [17SE]

——— require public housing properties receiving Federal assistance to maintain comfortable and safe temperatures in dwelling units (see S. 17), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 235), H209 [3JA]

——— require verification of eligible immigration status for provision of housing assistance (see H.R. 4214), H7525 [27AU]

Dept. of Justice: allow Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used to hire and train new, additional career law enforcement officers who are residents of communities they serve (see H.R. 4168), 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]

——— allow use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to combat sex trafficking (see H.R. 1110), H1491 [8FE]

——— authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recording data for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 120), H205 [3JA]

——— establish a grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 3738), H5774 [12JY]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 659), H717 [17JA]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 4252), H7558 [9SE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2696), H3787 [14MY]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see S. 2774), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3263 [12AP]

——— establish pilot program to make grants to local educational agencies for the hiring of school resource officers (see H.R. 443), H461 [10JA]

——— expand and improve Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program (see S. 1959), S4504 [25JN]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2368), H3283 [25AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE] (see H.R. 4511), H8053 [26SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), consideration (see H. Res. 476), H5301 [9JY]

——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see S. 1377), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2868), H4063 [21MY]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]

——— increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants and Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 3023), H4170 [24MY]

——— increase oversight of pretrial release program by requiring entities that receive funds to report on defendants’ criminal behavior and failure to appear at trial (see H.R. 5320), H9293 [5DE]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see S. 2531), S5663 [24SE] (see H.R. 4467), H7901 [24SE]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H717 [17JA]

——— make grants to State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see S. 1983), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3496), H5199 [26JN]

——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 5298), H9255 [4DE]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2812), H3924 [16MY]

——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that allow plain-clothes officers to make routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (see H.R. 1787), H2744 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

——— provide grants for drug disposal sites (see H.R. 3171), H4387 [10JN]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 1231), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2379), H3303 [29AP] (see H.R. 4163), H7492 [6AU]

——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H2367 [5MR]

——— reauthorize grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities (see H.R. 505), H517 [11JA]

——— reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 494), H517 [11JA]

——— reform sentencing, prison conditions, law enforcement training, and reentry of prisoner efforts (see S. 697), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1893), H2827 [26MR]

——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 916), H1335 [30JA]

——— require identification for offenders reentering the community (see S. 1080), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2232), H3253 [10AP]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate fair and impartial policing training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 2927), H4118 [22MY]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 211), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 1351), H2101 [25FE]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (see H.R. 507), H518 [11JA]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 2659), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4788), H8387 [22OC]

——— assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 2627), H3678 [9MY]

——— award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see S. 2521), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4397), H7834 [19SE]

——— 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]

——— create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 1635), H2584 [7MR]

——— ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2205), S5011 [23JY]

——— establish a grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see S. 3144), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 5236), H9168 [21NO]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see S. 2457), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4278), H7596 [10SE]

——— establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 793), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1782), H2744 [14MR]

——— establish competitive grant programs for youth summer and year-round employment (see S. 1551), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2844), H4009 [20MY]

——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see S. 1466), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2721), H3789 [14MY]

——— establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers (see S. 1920), S4168 [20JN]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1390 [6FE]

——— establish Youth Corps programs and provide wider dissemination of Youth Corps model (see H.R. 1634), H2584 [7MR]

——— include Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa as part of a nationwide system of public employment offices, known as the Employment Service (see H.R. 4743), H8258 [18OC]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 1792), S3362 [12JN] (see H.R. 3219), H4626 [12JN]

——— make permanent a grant program to promote and assist in reentry of justice-involved individuals into the workforce (see H.R. 4937), H8717 [31OC]

——— make trade adjustment assistance available to workers whose jobs are eliminated through automation (see S. 3034), S7026 [12DE]

——— prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2224), H3253 [10AP]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]

——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 951), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1995), H2923 [29MR]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see S. 431), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 989), H1389 [6FE]

——— provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (see S. 2036), S4628 [27JN]

——— provide priority for Senior Community Service Employment Program (see H.R. 4846), H8457 [23OC]

——— provide training services linked to employment demand through Upskill Accounts, increase transparency in workforce development system, and align community employment training with labor needs (see S. 1911), S3844 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: adapt successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the U.S. (see S. 126), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 558), H600 [15JA]

——— establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3596), H5265 [28JN]

——— establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (see S. 294), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 1900), H2884 [27MR]

——— establish grant program to close gaps in access to safe drinking water (see H.R. 5347), H9346 [6DE]

——— establish Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Program (see S. 3131), S7208 [19DE]

——— modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (see S. 2108), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 3716), H5726 [11JY]

——— permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3043), H4180 [30MY]

——— provide economic stabilization resources to distressed rural communities directly impacted by the closure of an electric generating station (see H.R. 4318), H7705 [12SE]

——— reauthorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 2480), S5493 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (see H.R. 1902), H2884 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: allow eligibility for Essential Air Service program benefits for certain locations with high military use (see H.R. 690), H958 [18JA]

——— allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 4001), H7464 [25JY]

——— allow States to include information on small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans in reporting under the disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 2031), S4628 [27JN]

——— approve Federal participation to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 4591), H8089 [1OC]

——— assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see S. 1707), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3134), H4342 [5JN]

——— authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (see S. 2302), S5141 [29JY]

——— authorize programs and activities to support transportation options in areas with limited access to public transportation due to extensive repair or reconstruction projects (see H.R. 228), H209 [3JA]

——— condition Federal highway funding to States on enactment and enforcement of laws charging individuals who drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger, while intoxicated or impaired (see H.R. 3008), H4164 [23MY]

——— condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on enactment of laws to prevent use of automated traffic enforcement systems (see H.R. 2962), H4161 [23MY]

——— condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of laws to prevent repeated intoxicated driving (see H.R. 2998), H4163 [23MY]

——— create supplemental grants to States for distracted driving prevention and provide States applying for such grants an explanation of the eligibility decision (see H.R. 2416), H3339 [30AP]

——— establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings (see S. 2310), S5141 [29JY]

——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7704 [12SE]

——— 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 a pedestrian safety bollard installation grant program (see S. 1913), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2237), H3253 [10AP]

——— establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see S. 2954), S6756 [21NO]

——— establish additional requirements for certain transportation projects with estimated costs of 2.5 billion dollars or more (see H.R. 5508), H12289 [19DE]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H4431 [11JN]

——— improve transportation alternatives program (see S. 1098), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 5231), H9168 [21NO]

——— improve Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) Program (see S. 353), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2475), H3438 [2MY]

——— increase a set-aside for Rural Project Initiative of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program (see H.R. 4110), H7480 [30JY]

——— make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (see H.R. 2542), H3473 [7MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1428), H2312 [28FE]

——— modify percentage of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding to certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 879), H1333 [30JA]

——— provide grants to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides, including planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers (see S. 2918), S6718 [20NO]

——— provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (see S. 2403), S5248 [31JY]

——— provide that certain station projects are eligible for funds under Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (see H.R. 5255), H9174 [22NO]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see S. 436), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]

——— require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (see S. 2278), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3959), H7462 [25JY]

——— require State and local transportation agencies to direct Highway Safety Improvement Program funds to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety (see H.R. 3040), H4180 [30MY]

——— require State and local transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 2084), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 5354), H9346 [6DE]

——— require States to provide notification of use of automated traffic enforcement systems under highway safety programs (see H.R. 2963), H4161 [23MY]

——— review number of contracts for new disadvantaged small business concerns at airports that participate in Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (see H.R. 4593), H8089 [1OC]

——— withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide drivers’ licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3739), H5774 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address fees erroneously collected for housing loans (see S. 2073), S4773 [10JY]

——— allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to establish a small business (see H.R. 4991), H8737 [8NO]

——— allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 5056), H8783 [12NO]

——— amend disability rating schedule to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis (see H.R. 1005), H1390 [6FE]

——— assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a leg in acquiring specially adapted housing (see H.R. 3640), H5302 [9JY]

——— authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 91), S142 [10JA]

——— authorize State approving agencies to carry out outreach activities about opportunities available to veterans (see H.R. 5284), H9221 [3DE]

——— authorize use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (see S. 2096), S4807 [11JY]

——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (see S. 2345), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 2934), H4119 [22MY]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]

——— bar recovery of certain payments or overpayments made by reason of delays in processing of certain information (see H.R. 5245), H9169 [21NO]

——— 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]

——— carry out a pilot program to improve ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents with veterans’ benefits within Phoenix, AZ, VA Health Care System (see H.R. 80), H204 [3JA]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H4341 [5JN]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5471), H12209 [18DE]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 4451), H7865 [20SE]

——— clarify treatment of certain overpayments made by educational institutions to persons entitled to departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4654), H8111 [11OC]

——— clarify when educational assistance is available for an individual who pursues an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4312), H7704 [12SE]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 791), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1718), H2716 [13MR]

——— codify authority to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 5028), H8739 [8NO]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2885), H4064 [21MY]

——— concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances (see S. 2950), S6756 [21NO]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (see S. 746), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1199), H1582 [13FE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2823), H3961 [17MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 4290), H7665 [11SE]

——— develop a training and counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2822), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4282), H7664 [11SE]

——— direct the Dept. of Defense and military departments to encourage female members who are leaving the Armed Forces to participate in Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see S. 2324), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2941), H4160 [23MY]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H461 [10JA]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for Veterans Choice Program, provide access to walk-in clinics, expand pharmacy operating hours, encourage peer reviews, and expand telemedicine (see H.R. 23), H201 [3JA]

——— enhance payment of monthly housing stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1946), S4455 [24JN]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H204 [3JA]

——— ensure each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation (see H.R. 2994), H4163 [23MY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see S. 2868), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 433), H461 [10JA]

——— enter into contracts with States or award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans (see S. 3020), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 5516), H12290 [19DE]

——— enter into grants or other agreements to assist States and local governments with infrastructure projects that support VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2866), H4063 [21MY]

——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 716), H1170 [23JA]

——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see S. 524), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2791), H3923 [16MY]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see S. 2810), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 3866), H7157 [19JY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H206 [3JA]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 1003), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2045), H3066 [3AP]

——— expand authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of educational assistance programs to include outreach services provided through congressional offices (see S. 2806), S6448 [6NO]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (see S. 1283), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2221), H3253 [10AP]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 711), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2629), H3678 [9MY]

——— expand eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical services provided by non-departmental medical providers under the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5033), H8782 [12NO]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see H.R. 4285), H7664 [11SE]

——— extend authority to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed (see S. 2811), S6475 [7NO]

——— extend authorization of appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see S. 850), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1807), H2745 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (see S. 2830), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 4162), H7492 [6AU] (see H.R. 5278), H9221 [3DE]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see H.R. 2942), H4160 [23MY]

——— 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 dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H204 [3JA]

——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard members who participated in drug interdiction or emergency or disaster response (see H.R. 1812), H2754 [18MR]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance (see S. 2136), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3608), H5269 [2JY]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H4626 [12JN]

——— improve and protect HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) by prohibiting shifting of funds and increase number and expedite hiring of case managers (see S. 8), S19 [3JA]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

——— improve construction and leasing of medical facilities (see S. 3089), S7156 [18DE]

——— improve due process accorded veterans relative to recovery of departmental overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans to the U.S. and improve processing of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4360), H7753 [17SE]

——— improve educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4085), H7476 [26JY]

——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2184), H3217 [9AP]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see S. 805), S1898 [14MR]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 980), S2188 [2AP]

——— 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]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (see S. 2022), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3504), H5200 [26JN]

——— improve transitional services for separating Armed Forces members and educational assistance (see H.R. 5098), H8877 [14NO]

——— improve work-study allowance program (see S. 2265), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3535), H5255 [27JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H1171 [23JA]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— increase maximum amount of grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5487), H12210 [18DE]

——— increase monthly housing stipends paid under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for certain individuals enrolled in distance learning educational programs (see H.R. 3897), H7240 [23JY]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2949), S6755 [21NO]

——— 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]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H5774 [12JY]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H2717 [13MR]

——— make permanent the authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 1750), H2717 [13MR]

——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H461 [10JA]

——— modify effective date for inclusion of certain active-duty Armed Forces members in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (see S. 2475), S5474 [12SE]

——— modify eligibility requirements for transfer of unused Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2327), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 5522), H12290 [19DE]

——— pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to certain individuals during school term, quarter, or semester breaks (see H.R. 1913), H2884 [27MR] (see H.R. 2230), H3253 [10AP]

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in a State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 2191), H3217 [9AP]

——— prohibit from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work (see S. 3087), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5477), H12209 [18DE]

——— provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program benefits of certain veterans and Armed Forces members who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses (see H.R. 5009), H8738 [8NO]

——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2628), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide aid to counties to establish, expand, and improve veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5048), H8783 [12NO]

——— provide benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1934), S4169 [20JN]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2825), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5045), H8783 [12NO]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate provision of post-traumatic stress disorder prevention services for veterans (see H.R. 5440), H10306 [16DE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3495), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide for a policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 2675), H3726 [10MY]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H4119 [22MY]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H8088 [1OC]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see S. 1594), S3058 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (see S. 2011), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 2196), H3251 [10AP]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H3727 [10MY]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H7492 [6AU]

——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4625), H8101 [8OC]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans (see H.R. 165), H207 [3JA]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 749), H1209 [24JA]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]

——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]

——— submit a plan to address certain high risk areas identified by GAO relative to acquisition management (see H.R. 4477), H7901 [24SE]

——— submit certain reports relative to health care and treatment provided to women veterans (see H.R. 3636), H5302 [9JY]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 5019), H8738 [8NO]

——— waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for home loan program guaranteed loans (see H.R. 1448), H2313 [28FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 708), H8957 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 75), H9057 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see S. 2248), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 2869), H4063 [21MY]

Depts. of 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]

Depts. of Education and Veterans Affairs: increase coordination to protect veterans from troubled schools by conducting risk analyses of certain institutions receiving payments under heightened cash monitoring payment method (see H.R. 4012), H7464 [25JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2520), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 267), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3163), H4348 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (see H. Res. 28), H280 [8JA]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA] (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see S. 2681), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4822), H8456 [23OC]

——— support training, technical assistance, and resource centers and ensure that those with communication disabilities have access to devices, services, and support in order to take advantage of all aspects of society (see S. 1836), S3476 [13JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see S. 572), S1493 [26FE] (see S. 811), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 268), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 2145), H3215 (see H.R. 2157), H3216 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (see H. Res. 43), H599 [15JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H3473 [7MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4216 [3JN]

——— prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see S. 534), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1214), H1583 [13FE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion (see H.R. 5331), H9345 [6DE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 377), H3787 [14MY]

District of Columbia: expand school choice by providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 778), H1211 [24JA]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 213), S586 [24JA] (see S. 2682), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 787), H1211 [24JA]

Domestic policy: increase emergency and disaster relief response, build safer communities, strengthen Second Amendment rights, and streamline administrative reviews (see H.R. 4759), H8258 [18OC]

Drugs: combat heroin epidemic and assist forensic labs with addressing seized drug identification backlogs (see H.R. 817), H1242 [28JA]

——— decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see S. 2227), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3884), H7240 [23JY]

——— establish an interactive dashboard to allow the public to review information on price and utilization of prescription drugs purchased by Federal programs (see S. 709), S1733 [7MR]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see S. 3129), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 1365), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising (see H.R. 3327), H4771 [18JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see H. Con. Res. 55), H7377 [24JY]

——— require use of prescription drug monitoring programs and facilitate information sharing among States that receive Federal funding to combat opioid abuse (see S. 516), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 3974), H7463 [25JY]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]

Education: encourage career and technical education institutions to bolster domestic workforce and qualify career and technical education costs for 529 college savings programs (see H.R. 4760), H8258 [18OC]

——— establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 2405), S5249 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers (see H.R. 5285), H9221 [3DE]

——— provide for discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor (see H.R. 4545), H8079 [27SE]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 3099), H4312 [4JN]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 126), H205 [3JA]

——— provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees (see S. 1692), S3106 [23MY]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H1580 [13FE]

——— establish incentivized tax breaks for employers offering cybersecurity training, increase cybersecurity scholarship program funding, and provide student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees (see H.R. 334), H283 [8JA]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]

——— award grants to eligible entities to increase resiliency of publicly owned treatment works to natural disasters (see S. 2636), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 2470), H3438 [2MY]

——— carry out program to fund water infrastructure projects near the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 4039), H7465 [25JY]

——— establish a grant program for improving infrastructure asset management by small public water systems (see S. 2674), S6091 [23OC]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 2456), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4266), H7596 [10SE]

——— establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water (see S. 2687), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4832), H8456 [23OC]

——— increase voluntary grant fund designed to give local and State governments flexibility to make conservation practice improvements to decrease water pollutants through partnerships within their communities (see S. 1604), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 1331), H2100 [25FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2312 [28FE]

——— provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 2247), H3254 [10AP]

——— reauthorize Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 4275), H7596 [10SE]

——— replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (see H.R. 3949), H7377 [24JY]

——— require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see H.R. 5193), H9120 [20NO]

——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 1613), S3059 [22MY]

FAA: condition Airport Improvement Program grants on certain assurances from airport owners and operators relative to television equipment in airport terminals (see H.R. 3426), H5037 [21JN]

——— establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 2623), S5895 [17OC]

——— prohibit Airport Improvement Program funds from being provided to entities that have violated U.S. intellectual property rights, and therefore pose a threat to national security (see S. 1710), S3215 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: 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]

——— authorize demonstration projects to improve educational and housing outcomes for children (see S. 3011), S6949 [10DE]

——— 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]

——— provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives (see S. 1660), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2967), H4161 [23MY]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 85), S142 [10JA]

FCC: make grants to establish or expand job training programs for communications tower service, construction, and maintenance (see H.R. 1848), H2761 [21MR]

——— make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants of potential eligibility for Lifeline program (see S. 2545), S5706 [25SE] (see H.R. 4529), H8053 [26SE]

——— make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see S. 738), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1693), H2679 [12MR]

——— protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs (see H.R. 5424), H10258 [12DE]

——— provide Federal matching funding for State-level broadband programs (see S. 2018), S4628 [27JN]

FDA: invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases (see H.R. 5402), H10123 [11DE]

Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (see S. 461), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1054), H1459 [7FE]

——— improve efforts to identify and reduce improper payments (see S. 375), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 5389), H10123 [11DE]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (see S. 1829), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 50), H202 (see H.R. 150), H206 [3JA]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1333), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2543), H3473 [7MY]

——— modify exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in Freedom of Information Act (see S. 2220), S5012 [23JY]

——— provide for disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among Federal programs and leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory (see S. 2177), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 3830), H7149 [18JY]

——— reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5418), H10257 [12DE]

——— require agencies ensure menstrual hygiene products are stocked and available free of charge in public buildings restrooms (see H.R. 2403), H3338 [30AP]

——— require cost disclosures of every project supported by Federal funds and allow OMB to withhold funds from recipients for noncompliance (see S. 807), S1898 [14MR]

——— require Federal agencies impacted by a major disaster to submit to Congress a report on estimated costs of the impact and expedite consideration of supplemental disaster funding (see H.R. 4376), H7772 [18SE]

——— require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see S. 1385), S2770 [9MY]

——— require publication of annual reports required under ‘‘Buy American Hire American’’ and ‘‘Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects’’ Executive orders (see S. 405), S1132 [7FE]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2618), S5895 [17OC]

——— verify eligibility for Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of age or older (see H.R. 3013), H4164 [23MY]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see S. 165), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 720), H1170 (see H.R. 725), H1171 [23JA] (see H.R. 1117), H1491 [8FE] (see H.R. 4072), H7467 [25JY]

——— provide for a zero interest loan program for Federal and District of Columbia employees furloughed or excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1167), H1580 [13FE]

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: include active financial conflicts of interest involving the President, Vice President, or certain family members on USASpending.gov (Internet site) (see S. 1686), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2950), H4161 [23MY]

Federal Highway Administration: incorporate resilience into emergency relief projects and assist States in rebuilding roads, highways, and bridges damaged by natural disasters (see S. 2129), S4856 [16JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: adjust affordable housing allocations (see H.R. 5223), H9168 [21NO]

——— condemn decision to remove borrower’s preferred language question and housing counseling question from Universal Residential Loan Application and call for reversal of such decision (see H. Res. 728), H9169 [21NO]

——— require each Government-sponsored enterprise to include a preferred language question on the uniform residential loan application (see H.R. 4783), H8386 [22OC]

Federal Transit Administration: determine how and where housing units could be built near transit stops during the engineering phase of fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 4307), H7704 [12SE]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 830), H1282 [29JA]

——— authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see S. 1997), S4566 [26JN]

——— ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met (see H.R. 1311), H2042 [19FE]

——— establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to small business, condominium association, and residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 355), S919 [6FE]

——— expedite decisions on applications for buyout assistance under Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and require GAO review and recommendations on property acquisition programs to streamline funds to disaster survivors (see S. 2796), S6447 [6NO]

——— extend Group Flood Insurance Policy assistance for victims of 2016 West Virginia floods (see S. 2266), S5107 [25JY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1520), S2924 (see S. 1533), S2925 [16MY] (see S. 1693), S3106 [23MY] (see S. 2187), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 2578), H3500 [8MY] (see H.R. 3872), H7161 [22JY]

——— improve mapping under National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1144), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 342), H284 [8JA] (see H.R. 2318), H3264 [12AP]

——— include certain services in definition of critical services (see H.R. 2242), H3254 [10AP]

——— make administrative reforms to National Flood Insurance Program to increase fairness and accuracy and protect taxpayers from program fraud and abuse (see H.R. 3111), H4341 [5JN]

——— make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see S. 1605), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2914), H4118 [22MY]

——— modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs (see H.R. 2548), H3474 [7MY]

——— prohibit recoupment of Federal disaster and emergency assistance from individuals and households (see H.R. 4912), H8595 [29OC]

——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 5337), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide authority to reimburse local governments for interest expenses (see H.R. 5059), H8825 [13NO]

——— provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks (see H.R. 3779), H5911 [16JY]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see S. 2192), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 1610), H2583 [7MR]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce harmful impacts from multiple hazards (see H.R. 3531), H5255 [27JN]

——— provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for clearing fallen debris (see S. 1484), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2758), H3841 [15MY]

——— provide for monthly installment payment of premiums for coverage under National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3146), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 1307), H2038 [15FE]

——— provide relief from National Flood Insurance Program surcharges for small businesses and nonprofit organizations if savings from such surcharges are used for flood mitigation (see S. 2172), S4948 [18JY]

——— reauthorize and improve National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3167), H4387 [10JN]

——— reform and reorganize (see H.R. 3060), H4216 [3JN]

——— reform flood mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program to encourage local participation (see S. 2170), S4948 [18JY]

——— report on preliminary disaster damage assessment and establish damage assessment teams (see H.R. 4358), H7753 [17SE]

——— require insurance agents who sell flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to take continuing educational courses to ensure accurate information about policies is provided to consumers (see S. 2171), S4948 [18JY]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3258), H4694 [13JN]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 1852), S3476 [13JN]

——— terminate certain contracts on the basis of detrimental conduct to National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2122), S4856 [16JY]

——— transfer flood map preparation functions to the U.S. Geological Survey (see H.R. 1402), H2270 [27FE]

Financial institutions: provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see S. 1233), S2515 [30AP]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (see S. 1410), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 4719), H8226 [17OC]

Food: establish a grant program to provide certain eligible entities engaged in food recovery with grants to support certain costs (see H.R. 4541), H8079 [27SE]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (see S. 1643), S3105 [23MY]

GAO: analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of, and overlap with, existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives (see S. 2183), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 4365), H7754 [17SE]

Government regulations: provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas (see S. 2430), S5311 [1AU]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S.J. Res. 8), S1326 [13FE] (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE] (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous and other wastes, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 132), H2032 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: eliminate lead-based pipe, tap hazards, and paint in housing, assist with relocation of displaced families, and implement lead exposure reduction activities (see H.R. 4321), H7705 [12SE]

Health: extend certain public health programs (see H.R. 4378), H7772 [18SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (see H. Res. 564), H7834 [19SE]

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 2077), H3068 [3AP]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]

——— lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (see S. 1895), S3843 [19JN]

——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]

Health care facilities: restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights (see S. 1993), S4566 [26JN]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 2781), H3923 [16MY]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see S. 2601), S5793 [15OC] (see H.R. 2134), H3128 [8AP]

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]

——— provide a path to end homelessness (see S. 2613), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

Housing: affirm the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home by supporting affordable housing programs, fair housing laws, and renters’ rights (see H. Res. 429), H4343 [5JN]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (see H.R. 5244), H9168 [21NO]

——— provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs (see S. 2946), S6755 [21NO]

——— reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing for individuals with a criminal record and their families (see S. 2076), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3685), H5583 [10JY]

Human rights: require a study and report on housing and service needs of victims of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking (see H.R. 508), H518 [11JA]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 438), H461 [10JA]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 153), H206 [3JA] (see H.R. 516), H518 [11JA]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3000), H4163 [23MY]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and redirect such funds to homeless and veterans’ assistance programs (see H.R. 3218), H4626 [12JN]

——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see S. 2059), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3964), H7462 [25JY]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H4163 [23MY]

——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8678 [30OC]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8198 [16OC]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring a work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (see S. 53), S68 [8JA]

——— impose penalties for State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1928), H2885 [27MR]

——— improve use of immigration detainers by State and local law enforcement and incentivize compliance with Federal detainers through reimbursement of detention costs and indemnification for certain claims (see S. 2739), S6299 [30OC] (see H.R. 4948), H8717 [31OC]

——— 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]

——— prohibit an alien not in a lawful immigration status from eligibility for postsecondary education benefits not available to all U.S. citzens and nationals (see H.R. 1190), H1582 [13FE]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]

——— provide access to Federal public benefits for aliens, without regard to immigration status (see H.R. 5071), H8826 [13NO]

——— 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]

——— provide resources for jurisdictions and organizations that have experienced a significant influx of migrant aliens (see H.R. 4599), H8089 [1OC]

——— reserve EB–5 visas for investors in new commercial enterprises in nationally declared major disaster areas (see H.R. 2173), H3216 [9AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7480 [30JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR]

Information technology: ensure that fixed broadband Internet access service assisted by any Federal broadband support program meets a minimum speed threshold (see S. 2816), S6475 [7NO]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]

——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see S. 2404), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4101), H7479 [30JY]

——— waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 4687), H8197 [16OC]

Insects: authorize spittlebug research and extension grants (see H.R. 5362), H9386 [9DE]

Insurance: bring stability to the individual insurance market, make insurance coverage more affordable, lower prescription drug prices, and improve Medicaid (see S. 3), S19 [3JA]

——— establish a public health plan (see S. 981), S2188 [2AP] (see H.R. 2000), H2937 [1AP]

——— 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]

——— extend limited wraparound coverage pilot program (see H.R. 4763), H8258 [18OC]

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]

Junior ROTC: provide for programs of scholarships for members toward obtaining private pilot’s licenses (see S. 965), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2892), H4117 [22MY]

Law enforcement: assist State and local jurisdictions with processing unidentified remains and resolving missing persons cases and expand rescue and apprehension capabilities along U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 2174), S4948 [18JY]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1326 [13FE] (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1583 [13FE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H1334 [30JA]

——— allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 1329), H2100 [25FE]

——— allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H3440 [2MY]

——— 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]

——— authorize States to provide ‘‘swipe cards’’ to recipients with funds designated for medical expenses, provide earned income tax credit for unused funds, and enroll patients in a catastrophic plan (see H.R. 2715), H3788 [14MY]

——— clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see S. 2379), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 233), H209 [3JA]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— determine State allotments for disproportionate share hospital payments based on State poverty levels and require States to prioritize such payments based on inpatient and low-income utilization rates (see S. 18), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 3613), H5269 [2JY]

——— enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see S. 3116), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 4144), H7488 [2AU]

——— encourage States to disregard parental income and assets when determining eligibility for disabled children (see S. 2067), S4773 [10JY]

——— equalize Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in expansion population of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 1447), H2313 [28FE]

——— 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]

——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 489), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]

——— exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of average manufacturer price for purposes of drug rebate program (see S. 1785), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3276), H4694 [13JN]

——— expand eligibility, outreach, and enrollment for former foster youth (see S. 1698), S3164 [3JN] (see H.R. 3059), H4216 [3JN]

——— expand permitted uses of drug price information disclosed to States under drug rebate program to make prescription drugs more affordable (see S. 2252), S5062 [24JY]

——— expand requirememt for States to suspend, rather than terminate, eligibility for medical assistance while an individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 2255), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3953), H7377 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (see S. 2047), S4629 [27JN]

——— extend demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3074), H4216 [3JN]

——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see S. 1180), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2316), H3264 [12AP]

——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 3853), H7150 [18JY]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— modify reductions in disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 2959), S6788 [2DE] (see H.R. 3054), H4215 [3JN]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 205), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 937), H1341 [31JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see S. 131), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 2856), H4063 [21MY]

——— prohibit States receiving Federal medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders from imposing utilization control policies or procedures (see H.R. 3925), H7241 [23JY]

——— promote access to life-saving therapies for enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials (see H.R. 913), H1335 [30JA]

——— promote program integrity relative to enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans (see H.R. 3695), H5725 [11JY]

——— provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for mental and behavioral health services (see H.R. 1920), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency (see S. 1754), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 3215), H4432 [11JN]

——— provide consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated (see S. 2305), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 4141), H7488 [2AU]

——— provide coverage for services for treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases (see H.R. 5006), H8738 [8NO]

——— provide coverage of nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services (see S. 2846), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 3935), H7376 [24JY]

——— provide for a State option to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain children to determine its impact on diagnostic challenges and clinical outcomes (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]

——— provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H8737 [8NO]

——— provide for a temporary increase to payment limits and Federal medical assistance percentage for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3631), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]

——— provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth (see S. 1697), S3164 [3JN] (see H.R. 3057), H4215 [3JN]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 4830), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see S. 317), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 1226), H2029 [14FE]

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 585), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 584), H673 [16JA]

——— 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]

——— remove matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2172), H3216 [9AP] (see H.R. 4699), H8198 [16OC]

——— repeal reductions in disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 3022), H4170 [24MY]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 2585), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 3580), H5257 [27JN]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 2218), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4821), H8456 [23OC]

——— stabilize in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3371), H4918 [19JN]

——— strengthen in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2306), H3263 [12AP]

——— sunset the limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs (see H.R. 107), H205 [3JA]

——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 1880), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3649), H5302 [9JY]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: publish reports on estimated impact on States of Medicaid expansion, including impact of such expansion on States that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage (see S. 68), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 944), H1342 [31JA]

Medicare: allow individuals to choose to opt out of part A benefit (see S. 1030), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2108), H3100 [4AP]

——— clarify treatment of pass-through status under outpatient payment system for certain drugs (see H.R. 5057), H8783 [12NO]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1530), H2367 [5MR]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 753), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1682), H2679 [12MR]

——— count resident time spent in a critical care access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (see S. 1240), S2515 [30AP]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1969), H2916 [28MR]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H3841 [15MY]

——— eliminate cost-sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B (see H.R. 4597), H8089 [1OC]

——— eliminate late enrollment penalties under part B for individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A (see H.R. 2310), H3264 [12AP]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 1114), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2131), H3128 [8AP]

——— eliminate resource requirement for low-income subsidy eligibility under part D (see H.R. 4628), H8101 [8OC]

——— enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 691), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 4583), H8088 [1OC]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4946), H8717 [31OC]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see S. 1268), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2498), H3439 [2MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2150), H3215 [9AP]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H5165 [25JN]

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see S. 1280), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2477), H3438 [2MY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1129), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see S. 1261), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2463), H3404 [1MY]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see S. 1223), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2293), H3263 [12AP]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8717 [31OC]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2842), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 3911), H7241 [23JY]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]

——— expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4620), H8101 [8OC]

——— extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H12297 [23DE]

——— extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection (see H.R. 3031), H4174 [28MY] (see H.R. 3430), H5075 [24JN]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]

——— extend temporary exception from site-neutral inpatient payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (see H.R. 4040), H7465 [25JY]

——— extend work geographic index floor (see H.R. 3445), H5075 [24JN]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]

——— improve cost and quality transparency (see S. 1497), S2884 [15MY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 2573), H3500 [8MY]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H4341 [5JN]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see S. 3029), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 4195), H7511 [20AU]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see S. 966), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2282), H3255 [10AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide coverage of certain DNA specimen provenance assay tests (see H.R. 2371), H3283 [25AP]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3416), H5036 [21JN]

——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see S. 1999), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 3029), H4174 [28MY]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

——— prevent wasteful and abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2143), H3215 [9AP]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5262), H9175 [22NO]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see S. 1936), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 2777), H3842 [15MY]

——— provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost-sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold during a month (see S. 2911), S6718 [20NO]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see S. 2633), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 3332), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B (see S. 2412), S5311 [1AU]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2038 [15FE] (see H.R. 5201), H9121 [20NO]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 4063), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 22), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 2951), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see S. 2907), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3711), H5726 [11JY]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H4117 [22MY]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 1202), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H3440 [2MY]

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (see H.R. 4455), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during review of hospital outpatient payment rates (see H.R. 3433), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4661), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for certain administrative or judicial review relative to identification of primary care practitioners under part B (see H.R. 373), H357 [9JA]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4655), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see S. 596), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1052), H1459 [7FE]

——— provide for enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 4675), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide for guaranteed issue of Medigap policies to all Medigap-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 4676), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4669), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see S. 1544), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 1970), H2916 [28MR]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 1190), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2594), H3500 [8MY]

——— provide for transparency of secondary payer reporting information (see S. 1989), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 1375), H2233 [26FE]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by establishing requirements for pharmacy-negotiated price concessions (see S. 2247), S5062 [24JY]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 476), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 2115), H3127 [8AP]

——— provide low-income subsidy enrollees in part D with information about less expensive prescription drug plan options (see H.R. 4632), H8110 [11OC]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1873), H2826 [26MR]

——— reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 4671), H8142 [15OC]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see S. 2905), S6718 [20NO]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 289), S799 [31JA]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 2860), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3062), H4216 [3JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4619), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 4663), H8111 [11OC]

——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 4938), H8717 [31OC]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H3339 [30AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 1476), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

——— improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H7240 [23JY]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see S. 1773), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 1354), H2101 [25FE]

——— lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (see S. 2543), S5706 [25SE]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 2993), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 1265), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 4468), H7901 [24SE]

——— promote ability of beneficiaries to access their personal medical claim data through a mobile health record application (see H.R. 1390), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide equal coverage of in vitro specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see S. 2246), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 2009), H2938 [1AP]

——— provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see S. 1423), S2786 [13MY]

——— provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see H.R. 5473), H12209 [18DE]

——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see S. 801), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1264), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 1781), H2744 [14MR]

——— repeal medical device tax and extend certain programs and tax incentives (see S. 3001), S6904 [9DE]

——— revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see S. 2943), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5216), H9167 [21NO]

Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]

——— ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4564), H8080 [27SE]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1770), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3180), H4388 [10JN]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see S. 23), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 229), H209 [3JA]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to support construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure (see S. 2344), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 4127), H7480 [30JY]

——— establish a mobile hotspot grant program (see H.R. 5243), H9168 [21NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5319), H9293 [5DE]

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]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see S. 229), S680 [25JA] (see H.R. 1128), H1492 [8FE]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 2999), H4163 [23MY]

——— reauthorize special programs for Indians for providing services for prevention and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 2680), H3727 [10MY]

NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1209), H1583 [13FE]

——— make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 3023), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 4519), H8053 [26SE]

NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (see S. 856), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 4877), H8538 [28OC]

NOAA: clarify authority relative to post-storm assessments (see S. 810), S1898 [14MR]

——— clarify authority relative to post-storm assessments and establish National Water Center (see S. 914), S2043 [27MR]

——— improve Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service (see S. 2346), S5196 [30JY]

——— reauthorize and modify the Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program (see S. 2802), S6447 [6NO]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces and prioritize community college, historically Black college and university, and minority-serving institution applicants (see H.R. 2518), H3447 [3MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 3820), H7149 [18JY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 2528), H3473 [7MY]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H7714 [16SE]

——— modernize (see S. 3057), S7048 [16DE]

OMB: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1415), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2761), H3841 [15MY]

——— require that Federal children’s programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President’s budget (see S. 1776), S3319 [11JN]

——— submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H2916 [28MR]

OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (see H.R. 4843), H8457 [23OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: align open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with deadline for filing Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 4336), H7714 [16SE]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see S. 1033), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 1419), H2311 [28FE] (see H.R. 2085), H3099 [4AP]

——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 1905), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [27FE]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 964), S2118 [1AP]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (see H.R. 59), H203 [3JA]

——— streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4070), H7467 [25JY]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see S. 2366), S5247 [31JY]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 2126), H3128 [8AP]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (see H.R. 841), H1282 [29JA]

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 science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]

Poverty: develop a national strategic plan to address complex factors and structures that contribute to poverty (see H. Res. 763), H10258 [12DE]

——— provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see S. 1066), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if the public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed the debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 623), S1594 [28FE]

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]

——— conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 4571), H8080 [27SE]

——— express that welfare programs discourage marriage and hurt the institution of the family (see H. Res. 236), H2745 [14MR]

——— extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see H.R. 3039), H4180 [30MY] (see H.R. 3421), H5036 [21JN]

——— extend State court funding for child welfare (see S. 2587), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4514), H8053 [26SE] (see H.R. 4602), H8094 [4OC]

——— 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]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 1955), S4504 [25JN] (see S. 2056), S4698 [8JY] (see H.R. 3459), H5165 [25JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 274), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 897), H1334 [30JA]

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: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (see H.R. 277), H281 [8JA]

——— adjust employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern (see H.R. 5130), H8909 [15NO]

——— allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in loan programs (see S. 2549), S5706 [25SE]

——— allow small businesses, homeowners, and nonprofit entities to use certain Hurricane Sandy grant funds or other disaster assistance received to repay certain disaster assistance provided by SBA (see H.R. 2018), H2938 [1AP]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5256 [27JN]

——— codify Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (see H.R. 4109), H7480 [30JY]

——— codify tenants, report on Federal agency participation and spending requirements, provide additional resources, and remove FAA exemption relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 2141), S4907 [17JY]

——— create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 206), H208 [3JA]

——— decriminalize cannabis and establish an Equitable Licensing Grant Program (see H.R. 3544), H5256 [27JN]

——— ensure Northern Mariana Islands eligibility for certain programs (see S. 2190), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 2603), H3501 [8MY]

——— ensure small businesses affected by onset of communicable diseases are eligible for disaster relief (see S. 77), S142 [10JA]

——— ensure that certain entrepreneurial development services are made available to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers (see H.R. 3543), H5256 [27JN]

——— ensure that certain loan programs are made available to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers (see H.R. 3540), H5256 [27JN]

——— establish a competitive grant program to award grants to States and local governments to assist entrepreneurs planning to start a small business (see H.R. 3706), H5726 [11JY]

——— establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns (see H.R. 159), H207 [3JA]

——— establish a pilot program to grant awards to historically Black colleges and universities to establish entrepreneurship curriculum and placement of a Small Business Development Center on campuses (see H.R. 2981), H4162 [23MY]

——— establish a regional high-growth collaborative pilot program (see S. 2150), S4907 [17JY]

——— establish grant program for governmental and nonprofit small business accelerators and incubators to provide support and resources to startup businesses in formation and early growth stages (see S. 2149), S4907 [17JY]

——— establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (see H.R. 4387), H7773 [18SE]

——— establish Innovation Voucher Grant Program (see H.R. 5348), H9346 [6DE]

——— establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises to franchisees who use SBA guaranteed loans (see S. 2383), S5248 [31JY]

——— establish Native American Outreach Program (see S. 2191), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 5280), H9221 [3DE]

——— establish pilot program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 1077), S2328 [9AP]

——— expand fee waivers on small-dollar loans for veterans and borrowers in underserved communities (see S. 2138), S4907 [17JY]

——— give small business contracting credit for certain small businesses located in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3428), H5037 [21JN]

——— give small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses (see H.R. 3372), H4918 [19JN]

——— improve commercialization activities in Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2127), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3839), H7150 [18JY]

——— improve programs for veterans (see S. 1998), S4566 [26JN]

——— improve small business development centers program (see H.R. 4406), H7834 [19SE]

——— improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3774), H5910 [16JY]

——— improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 4405), H7834 [19SE]

——— increase access to capital for small business concerns that are manufacturers (see S. 2131), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3730), H5727 [11JY]

——— increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program (see S. 2361), S5247 [31JY]

——— modify Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to make grants more competitive and give priority to underserved States (see S. 2023), S4628 [27JN]

——— modify Microloan Program (see S. 996), S2189 [2AP]

——— prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see S. 75), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 595), H674 [16JA]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery (see S. 2148), S4907 [17JY]

——— provide certain assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 246), H227 [4JA]

——— provide contracting assistance for small businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 225), H209 [3JA]

——— provide loan guarantees for acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services by eligible small businesses (see H.R. 4915), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5078), H8826 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2045), S4629 [27JN]

——— repeal sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (see S. 862), S1939 [25MR]

——— report on assistance provided to historically Black colleges or universities (see S. 2126), S4856 [16JY]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see H.R. 3661), H5583 [10JY]

——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (see S. 2189), S4948 [18JY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S2386 [10AP] (see S. 1907), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2311), H3264 [12AP] (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see S. 2384), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: ensure funds are not spent on lobbying and require counties receiving such funds to document how they are spent (see S. 2861), S6604 [14NO]

——— extend (see S. 430), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 3048), H4180 [30MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see S. 1923), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3389), H5006 [20JN]

——— provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [6MR]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 36), H202 [3JA]

Small business: provide disaster relief (see H.R. 2936), H4119 [22MY]

Social Security: collect information under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program relative to social determinants of health (see S. 1323), S2645 [6MY]

——— 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]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2178), H3216 [9AP]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 478), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 1170), H1580 [13FE] (see H.R. 4121), H7480 [30JY]

——— establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for long-term unemployed and individuals with barriers to employment (see S. 136), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 556), H600 [15JA]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H3679 [9MY]

——— 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]

——— expand exception to the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage (see H.R. 5529), H12290 [19DE]

——— extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see S. 2872), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 1759), H2743 [14MR]

——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 1343), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2602), H3501 [8MY]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 1132), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2302), H3263 [12AP]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1960), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 1551), H2503 [6MR]

——— increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 345), S919 [6FE]

——— increase threshold for taxation of benefits and modify portion of wages and self-employment income subject to payroll taxes (see H.R. 567), H601 [15JA]

——— modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 4472), H7901 [24SE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 269), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 873), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1879), H2826 [26MR]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5106 [25JY] (see H.R. 142), H206 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3634), H5302 [9JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 5392), H10123 [11DE]

——— remove barriers to access to residential substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5232), H9168 [21NO]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

——— repeal retirement earnings test (see H.R. 2663), H3726 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]

——— update and improve eligibility criteria for Social Security Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 4854), H8457 [23OC]

Solar energy: expand access to low-income households (see S. 2462), S5447 [11SE] (see H.R. 4291), H7665 [11SE]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2496), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

——— implement certain recordkeeping recommendations to reduce fraud resulting from misuse of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals (see H.R. 3601), H5265 [28JN]

——— improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see S. 1616), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2901), H4117 [22MY]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see S. 2016), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3566), H5257 [27JN]

——— require the President to transmit annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 3905), H7240 [23JY]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H208 [3JA]

——— extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 947), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— update eligibility (see S. 2753), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]

States: suspend authority of States to administer funds under Federal block grant programs if the State does not enact certain conflict of interest protections (see H.R. 3069), H4216 [3JN]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (see H.R. 1302), H2038 [15FE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: provide funding for programs and activities (see S. 2102), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4460), H7901 [24SE]

Sustainable Communities Initiative: carry out (see H.R. 927), H1335 [30JA]

Task Force on Local Mental Health Needs: establish (see H.R. 5411), H10257 [12DE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3211), H4432 [11JN]

Taxation: allow certain federally declared disaster areas to be designated as opportunity zones for purposes of economic development and recovery (see H.R. 1851), H2761 [21MR]

——— allow designation of opportunity zones for population census tracts affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Mendocino, Carr, Camp, Woolsey, and Hill wildfires (see S. 1000), S2239 [3AP]

——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 655), H717 [17JA]

——— ensure solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal (see H.R. 3876), H7239 [23JY]

——— ensure tax-exempt cooperative organizations do not lose their tax-exempt status when they use certain Federal funds to provide critical services to their members (see S. 1032), S2269 [4AP]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see S. 634), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1739), H2716 [13MR]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3368), H4917 [19JN]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 425), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 4631), H8110 [11OC] (see H.R. 4793), H8387 [22OC]

——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see S. 539), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 4017), H7464 [25JY]

——— exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3803), H5998 [17JY]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see S. 359), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 996), H1390 [6FE]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 2871), S6604 [14NO]

——— exclude portion of a lump-sum Social Security benefit payment that relates to periods prior to taxable year from determination of household income (see H.R. 4157), H7488 [2AU]

——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 961), S2117 [1AP]

——— expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5359), H9347 [6DE]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 640), H716 [17JA]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see H.R. 1875), H2826 [26MR]

——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers to offset Social Security payroll tax reduction, pay Social Security beneficiaries, and offset higher energy prices for low-income households (see H.R. 3966), H7462 (see H.R. 4058), H7466 [25JY]

——— 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 deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 3098), H4312 [4JN]

——— increase dollar and income limitations on the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1070), H1460 [7FE]

——— increase exclusion for educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4849), H8457 [23OC]

——— increase 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 income-based limitations for the Lifetime Learning Credit (see S. 2819), S6475 [7NO]

——— increase work opportunity credit for certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, and expand benefits relative to access for the disabled (see S. 255), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 3992), H7463 [25JY]

——— 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 and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (see S. 1802), S3363 [12JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see S. 978), S2188 [2AP] (see H.R. 2213), H3252 [10AP]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 754), H1210 [24JA]

——— modify low-income housing credit basis limitation rules in the case of an existing building acquisition (see H.R. 3478), H5166 [25JN]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 4530), H8053 [26SE]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (see H.R. 3286), H4695 [13JN]

——— 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 exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2746), H3840 [15MY]

——— provide 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 greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1128), S2386 [10AP]

——— provide for tax treatment of first-time homeowner assistance programs established by States (see H.R. 4120), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide further tax incentives for dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2879), H4063 [21MY]

——— provide refundable tax credit to landlords of veterans receiving HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) rental assistance (see H.R. 2225), H3253 [10AP]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 322), H283 [8JA]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 537), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 2499), H3439 [2MY]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 767), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4865), H8538 [28OC]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3077), H4312 [4JN]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and apply savings to surface transportation (see H.R. 880), H1333 [30JA]

——— repeal qualified contract exception to extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of low-income housing credit (see S. 1956), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3479), H5166 [25JN]

——— require lead remediation for qualified opportunity zone property originally constructed before a certain date (see H.R. 4011), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see S. 2553), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4518), H8053 [26SE]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 2467), S5448 [11SE] (see H.R. 4273), H7596 [10SE]

——— ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see H.R. 2804), H3923 [16MY]

U.S. Digital Service: provide grants to establish and enhance digital services in State and local governments (see S. 848), S1899 [14MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (see H.R. 4828), H8456 [23OC]

U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2164), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 3510), H5200 [26JN]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: strengthen (see S. 2801), S6447 [6NO]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1121), H1491 [8FE]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 2947), H4161 [23MY]

——— extend authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see S. 2489), S5539 [17SE]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with a written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options and provide counseling on housing benefits (see S. 2835), S6507 [12NO]

——— provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see S. 432), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 450), H462 [10JA]

——— transition military veterans into new careers in education (see H.R. 5067), H8826 [13NO]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 611), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]

——— promote water supply reliability and improved water management for rural communities (see H.R. 2473), H3438 [2MY]

Water pollution: establish a pilot competitive grant program for improving the sharing of water quality data (see S. 2767), S6333 [31OC]

White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing: codify (see H.R. 4956), H8717 [31OC]

Wildfires: establish a community wildfire defense grant program (see S. 2882), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5091), H8877 [14NO]

——— provide wildfire smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government (see S. 1813), S3363 [12JN]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H1349 [4FE]

——— 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]

Cloture motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S247 [16JA], S288 [17JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S557, S558 [24JA], S1972 [26MR], S2064, S2081 [28MR], S2113 [1AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1971 [26MR]

Cost Estimates

EPA-related projects to support Typhoon Yutu recovery in Northern Mariana Islands community planning and capacity building, infrastructure systems, and natural and cultural resources: EPA, H3701 [10MY]

Essays

State of the Union: Megan Benway, S766 [30JA]

Letters

Allow non-registered industry-recognized apprenticeship programs to be eligible for Dept. of Labor grant funding: Jimmy Christianson, Associated General Contractors of America, H4572 [12JN]

——— Megan Evans, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, H4573 [12JN]

——— several organizations, H4573 [12JN]

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota, S5234 [31JY]

——— Bernie L. Dardis, West Fargo, ND, Board of City Commissioners, S5234 [31JY]

——— Brenda E. Derrig, Fargo, ND, City Engineer, S5233 [31JY]

——— Brian Ritter, Bismarck-Mandan, ND, Chamber of Commerce, S5235 [31JY]

——— Dave Carlsrud, Mayor of Valley City, ND, S5234 [31JY]

——— Fargo-Moorhead, ND, Metropolitan Council of Governments, S5233 [31JY]

——— Michael R. Brown, Mayor of Grand Forks, ND, S5234 [31JY]

——— Russ Hanson, Associated General Contractors of North Dakota, S5233 [31JY]

——— Thomas K. Sorel and Doug Burgum, North Dakota Dept. of Transportation, S5233 [31JY]

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: several veterans organizations, H3746 [14MY]

Building on Reemployment Improvements To Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act: Jon Pierpont and Scott B. Sanders, National Association of State Workforce Agencies, H3148 [9AP]

Clarify status of Dept. of Education grants provided for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions: Elisabeth Prince (Betsy) DeVos, Sec. of Education, S6700 [20NO]

Dept. of Agriculture Centers of Excellence funding for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities: Kent J. Smith, Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, S6216 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed eligibility requirement changes: David Certner, AARP, H7895 [24SE]

——— Representative Plaskett, H7895 [24SE]

——— U.S. Conference of Mayors, H7896 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account funding: several transportation organizations, S6316 [31OC]

Dignity in Aging Act: Bill Sweeney, AARP (organization), H8476 [28OC]

——— Ellen Hollander, Meals on Wheels America (organization), H8478 [28OC]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), H8477 [28OC]

——— several organizations, H8478 [28OC]

——— Stephan O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, H8477 [28OC]

Disapprove Dept. of Education rule on borrower defense institutional accountability: several organizations, S7004 [12DE]

Disaster relief to Puerto Rico for those affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Senators Leahy and Schumer, S2018 [27MR]

Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act: Catherine Carrico, National Association for Geriatric Education and National Association for Geriatric Education Centers, H8513 [28OC]

——— Elena Rios, National Hispanic Medical Association, H8513 [28OC]

Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act: Stacy Chamberlin, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, H4709 [18JN]

Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act: Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance, H527 [14JA]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: Catherine Carrico, National Association of Geriatric Education Centers, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Laurie Jacobs, American Geriatrics Society, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Michele J. Saunders, Eldercare Workforce Alliance, S803 [31JA]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S804 [31JA]

Equality Act: Alethea Predeoux, AFL–CIO, H3807 [15MY]

——— David Stacy, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H3807 [15MY]

——— National Partnership for Women & Families, H3806 [15MY]

——— several civil rights organizations, H3807 [15MY]

FAFSA Simplification Act: Mike Krause, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., S5972 [22OC]

FCC State-level broadband programs funding match: Lisa Harvey-McPherson, Northern Light Health, Inc., S4632 [27JN]

Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act: Antonio R. Flores, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, S5733 [26SE]

——— Carrie L. Billy and David E. Yarlott, Jr., American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S5732 [26SE]

——— Glenda Glover, Tennessee State University, S5732 [26SE]

——— Hakim J. Lucas, Virginia Union University, S5878 [17OC]

——— Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc., S6143 [24OC]

——— Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc., S5732 [26SE]

——— Javaune Adams-Gaston, Norfolk State University, S5878 [17OC]

——— Lezli Baskerville, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, S5731 [26SE]

——— Michael L. Lomax, United Negro College Fund, Inc., S5731 [26SE], S6144 [24OC]

——— Ted Mitchell, American Council on Education, H7735 [17SE], H9963 [10DE]

——— William R. Harvey, Hampton University, S5878 [17OC]

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10277 [16DE]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H10277 [16DE]

Impact of Medicaid expansion: Nansie J. Garnham Feeny, S4789 [11JY]

Local Water Protection Act: Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited (organization), H3110 [8AP]

Medicaid provision to States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions: several children’s health organizations, H2779 [25MR]

Non-defense discretionary budget programs funding: Mission Readiness—Council for a Strong America, S1572 [28FE]

Older Americans Act modernization: Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S7055 [16DE]

——— C. Grace Whiting and Michael R. Wittke, National Alliance for Caregiving, S7055 [16DE]

——— Martha Roherty, Advancing States (organization), S7057 [16DE]

——— Megan O’Reilly, AARP, S7054 [16DE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S7056 [16DE]

——— Shelley Lyford, West Health Institute, S7055 [16DE]

——— Stephen O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, S7056 [16DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act navigator program funding to assist in choosing plans and increase outreach about plan options and financial support availability: several medical organizations, H3875 [16MY]

Payment Commission Data Act: Francis J. Crosson, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, H8526 [28OC]

Prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border: Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, and Texas congressional delegation, H648 [16JA]

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3110 [23MY]

Reforming Disaster Recovery Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8918 [18NO]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8919 [18NO]

——— several State governors, H8923 [18NO]

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]

Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Paula Jackson Jones, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (organization), S3112 [23MY]

——— Vector-Borne Disease Network and allied organizations, S3111 [23MY]

Lists

American Council on Education members supporting H.R. 5363, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H9964 [10DE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, S3085 [23MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 5, Equality Act, H3808–H3810 [15MY]

Organizations supporting Jones amendment to H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, on Mass Transit Account funding, S6320 [31OC]

Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]

Supporters of H.R. 3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, H8962 [19NO]

Memorandums

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: Jason Benson, Cass County, ND, Engineer, S5234 [31JY]

Equality Act Impact on Federal Funding of Abortion: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H3949 [17MY]

Medicare for All Act: Wen S. Shen, Congressional Research Service, S4750 [10JY]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S247 [16JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5880 [17OC], S6734, S6735 [21NO], H9035 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H428 [10JA]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S325 [22JA], S1882 [14MR], H660 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3713 [10MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3950 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), H10295 [16DE]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1882 [14MR]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 450, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, H1457 [7FE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1313, Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act, H3786 [14MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1328, Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act, H3498 [8MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7751 [17SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act, H4768 [18JN]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7238 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3661, Patriotic Employer Protection Act, H8824 [13NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4406, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act, H8296 [21OC]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: Disaster Housing Response and Recovery Block Grant Program, S4765 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman, H1010 [23JA], H2818 [26MR]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 2585), H5251 [27JN]

Agriculture Improvement Act: implementation, H2687 [13MR]

American Samoa: nutritional assistance programs funding, H658 [16JA], H3700 [10MY]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (H.R. 2171), H4019 [21MY]

——— 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]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H4124 [23MY], H7215, H7216 [23JY], E979 [24JY]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H455–H457 [10JA], H1236–H1239 [28JA], H1386 [6FE], H2229 [26FE], H2501 [6MR], H3333 [30AP], H3466–H3468 [7MY], H3836 [15MY], H5991–H5993 [17JY], H7656–H7658 [11SE], H7980–H7983 [25SE], H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 1279), H2511 [7MR]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H1528 [13FE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2353), H5834 [16JY]

CDC: 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]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3978–H3994, H3998 [20MY], E637 [21MY]

Citizenship: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (H.R. 848), H4059 [21MY]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (H.R. 2358), E490 [25AP]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (H.R. 1636), H3913 [16MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H350–H355 [9JA]

——— establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (H.R. 4907), H9156 [21NO]

Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (H.R. 1137), E157 [11FE]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (H.R. 3183), H4401 [11JN], H4775 [19JN]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (H.R. 832), H2004 [14FE], H2650 [12MR], H4922 [20JN], H7998 [26SE], H8075 [27SE]

——— allow use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reserve funds to cover any shortfall in Northern Mariana Islands Nutritional Assistance Program funding, H4942 [20JN]

——— Community Connect Grant Program funding to improve broadband deployment into rural areas, H4942 [20JN]

——— dairy industry business development funding, H4942 [20JN]

——— Dairy Margin Coverage funding, H10603 [17DE]

——— Dairy Margin Coverage Program implementation, H5206 [27JN]

——— disaster assistance funding for agricultural producers who suffered weather related losses, H7564 [10SE]

——— emergency disaster assistance funding for agricultural producers who suffered losses from hurricanes, wildfires, and other related losses, H646, H647 [16JA]

——— Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding, H3708, H3709 [10MY]

——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (H.R. 562), H1250 [29JA], H5027 [21JN]

——— implementation of Market Facilitation Program, H8833 [14NO]

——— importance of Emergency Food Assistance Program, H8967 [19NO]

——— improve broadband access in rural areas, H10022 [11DE]

——— initiative with Dept. of Energy to facilitate energy-related investments in rural communities, H8464 [28OC]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (H.R. 3444), H5175 [26JN]

——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (H.R. 4642), H8152 [16OC]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, H14, H30 [3JA], H2651 [12MR], H2833 [27MR], H9263 [5DE]

——— National Institute of Food and Agriculture agricultural research and extension funding for historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, H4957 [20JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement Federal matching requirement for Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant recipients, H3705, H3706 [10MY]

——— prohibit release of proprietary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sales data of food retailers, H393 [10JA]

——— proposed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility requirements, H7892–H7898 [24SE], E1205, E1206 [25SE]

——— proposed rule limiting broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H5918 [17JY], H7248, H7257 [24JY], H7390, H7444 [25JY]

——— proposed rule relative to work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, E1533 [4DE]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (H.R. 4820), H9158 [21NO]

——— provide loans and grants to qualified agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans, H354 [9JA]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing, H10076 [11DE]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (H.R. 3620), H7573–H7576 [10SE]

——— Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H637 [16JA], H2649 [12MR], H4338 [5JN]

——— ReConnect Program funding to improve broadband access in rural areas, H397 [10JA]

——— Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers funding, H4942 [20JN]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, H4947 [20JN]

——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (H.R. 1066), E147 [7FE]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (H.R. 3125), H4922 [20JN], H7998 [26SE]

——— Rural eConnectivity (ReConnect) Program funding, H4945 [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H348 [9JA], H391, H395, H396 [10JA], H550 [15JA], H983 [22JA], H1020, H1022 [23JA], H1248 [29JA], H2374 [6MR], H4000–H4005 [20MY], H4780 [19JN], H5081 [25JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 1328), H3488–H3490 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, H5984 [17JY]

——— amend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students (H.R. 4222), E1084 [30AU]

——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (H.R. 804), E97 [28JA]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 4213), E1078 [27AU]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity, H8961 [19NO]

——— develop career counseling programs to provide counselors with the resources and training to support students interested in career and technical education, H8775 [12NO]

——— disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (H.R. 811), H1250 [29JA]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (H.R. 727), E78 [23JA]

——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (H.R. 3578), E862 [27JN]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (H.R. 1592), H2650 [12MR], H8301 [22OC], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]

——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4776), E1314 [21OC]

——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (H.R. 4308), H7782 [19SE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (H.R. 1571), H3397–H3399 [1MY]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (H.R. 4424), E1181 [19SE]

——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (H.R. 5350), E1552 [6DE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 943), H8906 [15NO], H9300 [6DE]

——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (H.R. 3503), E850 [26JN]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5363), H9961–H9967 [10DE]

——— 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]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 865), H8608 [30OC]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (H.R. 1899), H4302 [4JN]

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (H.R. 3667), H5593 [11JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (H.R. 5092), H8884 [15NO], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]

——— Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation, H5779 [15JY]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (H.R. 3800), H7226 [23JY]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), H7734–H7737 [17SE], H9211, H9213–H9219 [3DE], E1178 [19SE], E1533, E1539 [4DE]

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (H.R. 4674), H8204 [17OC], H8544, H8549 [29OC], H8961 [19NO], H9062 [20NO], H9214, H9217 [3DE], H9340 [6DE], H12287 [19DE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, H2393 [6MR], H2509 [7MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (H.R. 2321), H3912 [16MY]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program, H9964, H9965, H9966, H9967 [10DE]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (H.R. 4478), E1196 [24SE]

——— Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program funding, H4535 [12JN]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success, H9062 [20NO]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (H.R. 4567), E1219 [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: provide Federal financial assistance to States to implement, review, and revise State energy security plans (H.R. 2114), H7543, H7544 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products, H10203, H10204 [12DE]

——— address opioid drug abuse epidemic, H10032 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3494, H3495 [8MY]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (H.R. 117), E5 [3JA]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (H.R. 3778), H8950 [18NO]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction, H8475 [28OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (H.R. 1903), H5090 [25JN]

——— children’s mental health services grants funding, H4536 [12JN]

——— community health centers funding, H8833 [14NO]

——— Community Resource Centers funding through reductions in departmental management funding, H4606, H4607 [12JN]

——— conduct audit of Head Start Program to ensure grant funding selection and evaluation processes do not have a disparate impact on minority communities, H4537, H4538 [12JN]

——— 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 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]

——— establish graduate medical education grant program for hospitals in rural and medically underserved areas, H9157 [21NO]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders (H.R. 3272), E770 [13JN]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (H.R. 4228), E1107 [9SE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 728), H8513–H8516 [28OC], H8682 [31OC]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 652), E62 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— importance of community health centers, H2803 [26MR]

——— improve oversight of Community Development Institute management of Head Start Program in local communities, H4460 [12JN]

——— improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers, H3990, H3991 [20MY]

——— 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]

——— prevent spread pricing in Medicaid by pharmacy benefit managers and increase funding for NIH clinical trials, H10218 [12DE]

——— 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 assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (H.R. 3073), H4539 [12JN], H5273 [9JY]

——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (H.R. 3690), H8964 [19NO]

——— reauthorize and enhance poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 501), H2052, H2053 [25FE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 2328), H8233 [18OC], H9157 [21NO], E1204 [24SE], E1304 [18OC]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 1695), H2733 [14MR], H2943 [2AP], H3845 [16MY], H8588 [29OC]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (H.R. 776), H7364, H7365 [24JY]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (H.R. 2507), H3796 [15MY], H7365–H7368 [24JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 1109), H3494 [8MY], H8950 [18NO]

——— 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]

——— Senior Medicare Patrol fraud prevention funding, H4619 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants to States to develop best practices for emergency room treatment of opioid overdose patients funding, H4564 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants and State Opioid Response Grants program funding, E849 [26JN]

——— unaccompanied alien children care funding, H3713 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (H.R. 2550), E546 [7MY], E675 [24MY]

——— clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such grants (H.R. 1313), H3756–H3758 [14MY]

——— establish Mentor-Protégé Program (H.R. 4727), H9370, H9371 [9DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (H.R. 3222), H4923 [20JN]

Dept. of HUD: address health and safety issues at public housing buildings, H9283 [5DE]

——— allow Community Development Block Grant Program disaster recovery funds to be used for certain FEMA and Corps of Engineers projects, H652, H653 [16JA]

——— 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]

——— Community Development Block Grant Program funding to address unmet infrastructure needs for grantees that received allocations for previous disasters, H652 [16JA]

——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (H.R. 3511), H5197 [26JN], H7746 [17SE]

——— enable Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under Continuum of Care Program (H.R. 4029), H8926, H8927 [18NO]

——— establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (H.R. 5185), H9284 [5DE]

——— expedite publication of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program rules, H3706–H3708 [10MY]

——— Family Self-Sufficiency Program funding, H5067 [24JN]

——— Homeless Assistance Programs funding, H5064 [24JN]

——— incorporate findings and recommendations of Inspector General investigation to protect public housing residents and improve agency oversight and enforcement of public housing regulations, H5060 [24JN]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and adjust calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (H.R. 4984), H9066 [20NO]

——— Indian Community Development Block Grant funding, H5058, H5059 [24JN]

——— investigate delay in releasing Hurricane Harvey Disaster Community Block Grant funds to Texas, H5063 [24JN]

——— make housing more affordable, H8963 [19NO]

——— make housing more affordable (H.R. 1737), H7382 [25JY]

——— make housing more affordable (S. 787), H9286 [5DE]

——— prohibit funding to bar or limit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries from receiving mortgage loans backed by FHA, solely on the basis of their immigration status, H5061, H5062 [24JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement rules on equal access in accordance with an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation for housing and community planning and development programs, H5055, H5056 [24JN]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 3702), H8911, H8914–H8926 [18NO], H8962 [19NO], H9067 [20NO]

——— provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of youths who are aging out of foster care (H.R. 4300), H8937–H8939 [18NO]

——— provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing (H.R. 2338), E478 [18AP]

——— repeal rule allowing placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities, H5056, H5057 [24JN]

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 (H.R. 1236), H3914 [16MY]

——— authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recording data for law enforcement officers (H.R. 120), E1 [3JA]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program law enforcement crisis training funding, H4934 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (H.R. 886), H8489–H8491 [28OC], H8548 [29OC]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, H1404–H1406 [7FE]

——— 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]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H2111 [26FE], H2572–H2578 [7MR], H3912 [16MY], H4926 [20JN], H5593 [11JY], H5743–H5750 [12JY], H7138 [18JY], H7653–H7656 [11SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), consideration (H. Res. 476), H5314–H5323 [10JY]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (H.R. 125), E2 [3JA]

——— John R. Justice Program grant funding, H4931 [20JN]

——— juvenile justice programs funding, H4878 [19JN]

——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (H.R. 5298), H9285 [5DE]

——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that allow plain-clothes officers to make routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (H.R. 1787), E313 [14MR]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (H.R. 816), H3752 [14MY]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, H968 [22JA]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), H3751–H3755 [14MY], H3914 [16MY], E614 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program, H4803 [19JN]

——— reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation, E1563 [9DE]

——— reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 494), H1403–H1406, H1431 [7FE], H2088 [25FE]

——— reform juvenile justice system, H9157 [21NO]

——— report to Congress on effects of Federal Government shutdown on efforts to disperse funding and services to victims to domestic violence, H3059 [3AP]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (H.R. 125), E2 [3JA]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (H.R. 507), H1409–H1413 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: allow non-registered industry-recognized apprenticeship programs to be eligible for grant funding, H4571–H4573 [12JN]

——— include Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa as part of a nationwide system of public employment offices, known as the Employment Service (H.R. 4743), E1303 [18OC]

——— Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, H4922 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program, H9974, H9975 [10DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions financial and technical assistance for individuals with disabilities funding, H5187 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 4001), E990 [25JY]

——— clarify treatment of local funds used to repay Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans relative to non-Federal share of project costs, H5047–H5049 [24JN]

——— ensure compliance with the law when determining Capital Investment Grants eligibility, H5050 [24JN]

——— equalize State apportionment of Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) funding, H5050 [24JN]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (H.R. 3193), E743 [11JN]

——— Gateway Program funding to expand and renovate northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H2655 [12MR], H3800 [15MY]

——— make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (H.R. 2542), E549 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program, H3749 [14MY]

——— assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a leg in acquiring specially adapted housing, H7210 [23JY]

——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification, H7210, H7211 [23JY]

——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (H.R. 2934), E655 [22MY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H8750, H8751 [12NO]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (H.R. 1199), H8130–H8132 [15OC]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 4290), H8776 [12NO]

——— 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 may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (H.R. 433), H1175 [24JA]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans, H8773 [12NO]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 154), H7810 [19SE]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (H.R. 2045), H4045–H4048 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members, H7210 [23JY]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), H7729–H7732 [17SE]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (H.R. 4162), H8758–H8760 [12NO]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (H.R. 2942), H7206, H7207 [23JY]

——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard members who participated in drug interdiction or emergency or disaster response (H.R. 1812), H4034, H4035 [21MY]

——— homeless assistance programs funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance, H8759 [12NO]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (H.R. 3224), H8763–H8773 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]

——— improve assistance for certain flight training and other educational programs, H4050 [21MY]

——— improve due process accorded veterans relative to recovery of departmental overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans to the U.S. and improve processing of veterans benefits (H.R. 4360), H8755–H8757 [12NO], E1433 [13NO]

——— improve educational assistance programs, H8750, H8751 [12NO]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (H.R. 2184), H3349 [1MY]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (H.R. 3504), H7207–H7211 [23JY]

——— improve work-study allowance program, H7210 [23JY]

——— increase maximum amount of grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries (H.R. 5487), E1613 [18DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce proposed rules limiting veterans’ ability to access care from a prosthetist of choice, H5016 [21JN]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H3746, H3748, H3750 [14MY]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 2931), H4150 [23MY]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans, H7891 [24SE]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), H4051 [21MY], H5046, H5047 [24JN]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans, H8793 [13NO]

——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (H.R. 4625), H8746–H8751 [12NO]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans (H.R. 165), H3400 [1MY]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (H.R. 749), H5027 [21JN]

——— submit a plan to address certain high risk areas identified by GAO relative to acquisition management (H.R. 4477), H8751–H8753 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]

——— submit plan to implement compliance requirements for veterans’ financial protection against billing errors relative to medical debt, H5018, H5019 [21JN]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 5019), E1408 [8NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4670 [13JN], H4797–H4896 [19JN], H4928, H4929–H4997 [20JN], H5011–H5022 [21JN], H5047–H5072 [24JN], H5089, H5100–H5104 [25JN], E828 [24JN], E855 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 708), H8967–H8971 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), H9041 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H8966, H8972–H9041 [19NO], H9156 [21NO], E1483 [20NO]

Depts. of Education and Veterans Affairs: increase coordination to protect veterans from troubled schools by conducting risk analyses of certain institutions receiving payments under heightened cash monitoring payment method (H.R. 4012), E1001 [25JY]

Depts. of Justice and HHS: Sexual Assault Services Program and Transitional Housing Assistance Program funding for U.S. territories, H3048, H3049 [3AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H185 [3JA], H1152 [23JA], H10589, H10591 [17DE], E72 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), H398–H429, H451 [10JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (H. Res. 28), H302–H311 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), motion to recommit, H428, H429 [10JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H5059, H5060, H5061 [24JN]

Disasters: disaster recovery funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID bilateral economic assistance funding, H4682 [13JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H505 [11JA], H614, H616, H626–H662, H665 [16JA], H685 [17JA], H1184–H1188 [24JA], H2941 [2AP], H3090 [4AP], H3187–H3193 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H618–H624 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to recommit, H660 [16JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2145), H3146 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3349 [1MY], H3430, H3431 [2MY], H3481 [8MY], H3687–H3717 [10MY], H3851 [16MY], H3953, H3954 [17MY], E578 [10MY], E609, E613 [16MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3510–H3519 [9MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 45), H4206 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), motion to recommit, H3713 [10MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), Senate amendment, H4184–H4195, H4197, H4207 [3JN], H4335, H4338 [5JN], E733, E736 [10JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), unanimous-consent request, H4169 [24MY], H4173, H4174 [28MY], H4177 [30MY]

——— prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border, H621, H647–H649 [16JA], H1530 [13FE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H2654, H2656, H2657 [12MR]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H2690 [13MR], H2733, H2735, H2736 [14MR], H3715 [10MY], H3799, H3827 [15MY], H3849, H3851, H3917–H3920 [16MY], H3930, H3931–H3953, H3954, H3955, H3956–H3961 [17MY], H3997 [20MY], H4280 [4JN], H4436 [12JN], H5026 [21JN], H7139 [18JY], E617 [16MY], E623 [17MY], E631, E633 [20MY], E666 [23MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3801–H3813 [15MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H3950, H3951 [17MY]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H1398 [7FE], H2973 [2AP], H4111 [22MY]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 3884), H7969, H7971 [25SE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE], H10133–H10139, H10201, H10202, H10204, H10209, H10211, H10215, H10216, H10219, H10235 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10022, H10027, H10035, H10098–H10122 [11DE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, E1330 [23OC]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, H10214, H10215 [12DE]

Economy: status, H8590–H8593 [29OC]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors, H2526 [7MR]

——— establish Election Security Grants Advisory Committee to review grant requests to ensure funds for election security infrastructure, H2486, H2487 [6MR]

——— make grants to States to increase involvement of minors in elections, H2541, H2542 [7MR]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7227–H7229 [23JY]

EPA: increase voluntary grant fund designed to give local and State governments flexibility to make conservation practice improvements to decrease water pollutants through partnerships within their communities (H.R. 1331), H3109–H3111 [8AP]

——— replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (H.R. 3949), E974 [24JY]

Every Student Succeeds Act: anniversary, H10019 [11DE]

FDA: invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases, H10210, H10211 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), H569–H572 [15JA]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), Senate amendment, H10295–H10298 [16DE]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1117), H2009 [14FE]

FEMA: allow repair, expansion, and construction without elevation, of agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones under the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 830), H1288 [30JA], E102 [29JA]

——— clarify process for addressing duplication of disaster benefits, H653, H654 [16JA]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 2578), H3763, H3764 [14MY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1693), H4178 [30MY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1693), unanimous-consent request, H4174 [28MY]

——— include certain services in definition of critical services, E609 [16MY]

——— increase Federal cost-share for wildfire debris removal, H637 [16JA]

——— modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs (H.R. 2548), H10276 [16DE]

——— provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (H.R. 1307), H7291, H7292 [24JY], H8486 [28OC]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (H.R. 4719), H10278–H10280 [16DE], H10602 [17DE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Arkansas, H4228 [4JN]

——— disaster assistance to Iowa, H2819 [26MR]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Nebraska, H2767 [25MR]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Tennessee, H2220 [26FE], H2342 [5MR]

——— express condolences for victims of Tropical Storm Imelda and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, H7781 [19SE]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H5081 [25JN]

——— tribute to U.S. agricultural producers and systems which ensure access to food supplies, H3742 [14MY]

GAO: submit a report on economic benefits of investments in legal services for domestic violence victims, H3029, H3030 [3AP]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H1488 [8FE], H2089–H2096 [25FE], H2298 [28FE], H2787–H2793 [25MR], H2799 [26MR], H3359 [1MY], H3846 [16MY], H10009 [10DE]

Health: extend certain public health programs, H9037, H9039 [19NO]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), H7786–H7796, H7806 [19SE], E1190 [20SE], E1204 [24SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7783–H7786 [19SE]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1530 [13FE]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (H.R. 1882), E355 [26MR]

Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (H.R. 2781), H8509–H8513 [28OC], E1364 [29OC], E1384 [31OC]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (H.R. 2134), H7732–H7734 [17SE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness, E184 [14FE]

——— provide a path to end homelessness (H.R. 1856), H3401 [1MY], H7382 [25JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H9283–H9287 [5DE]

——— address affordable housing crisis, homelessness, and wealth inequality, H7670 [12SE]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (H.R. 5244), H9283, H9286 [5DE]

——— support affordable housing programs, H7382 [25JY]

Hurricanes: commend first responders and FEMA employees for efforts to provide disaster assistance to those affected by Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Michael, H1011 [23JA]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, Hurricane Dorian, H7549 [9SE], H7565 [10SE]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE], H3350 [1MY], H3688, H3690, H3706 [10MY], H3851 [16MY], H4338 [5JN]

——— provide disaster assistance to those affected by Hurricane Barry, H5765 [12JY]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (H.R. 516), H4059 [21MY]

——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (H.R. 3964), H7565 [10SE]

——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (H.R. 4928), E1370 [30OC]

——— prohibit access by unauthorized immigrants to certain Federal aid benefits, H3668 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1878), H2889 [28MR], H2943 [2AP], H3091 [4AP], H9062 [20NO]

Insurance: establish a public health plan (H.R. 2000), H2947 [2AP], H5313 [10JY]

Irvine, KY: brownfields cleanup at Mack Theater, H4879 [19JN]

Kansas: tribute to Kansas Farm Service Agency employees, H8833 [14NO]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), H4174 [28MY]

Medicaid: expiration of funding for U.S. territories under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5028 [21JN]

——— 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]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), H5263 [28JN]

——— extend Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, H9156 [21NO], E1204 [24SE]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services, H2777, H2778 [25MR]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), H4706–H4710 [18JN]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H7477 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— reform, H3686 [10MY]

Medicare: establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), H2709–H2711 [13MR], H3309 [30AP], H4298 [4JN], H10009 [10DE]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 5262), H9210 [3DE]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography, H10593 [17DE]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (H.R. 2905), E657 [22MY], E660 [23MY]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D, H10038 [11DE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4661), H8207 [17OC]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D, H10135 [12DE]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4655), H8397 [23OC]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, H10110 [11DE]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (H.R. 4669), H8148 [16OC]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8516–H8519 [28OC], E1366 [29OC], E1383 [31OC]

——— reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (H.R. 4671), H8141 [15OC], H8371 [22OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation, H10134, H10201 [12DE]

——— solvency, H3834 [15MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (H.R. 1570), H2608 [8MR], H3311 [30AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (H.R. 366), H3311 [30AP], H3866 [16MY], H7996 [26SE]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (H.R. 1354), H5834 [16JY], H8950 [18NO]

——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (H.R. 1781), H3800 [15MY], H8519, H8526, H8527 [28OC]

Mental health: expand access to, and quality of, mental health care, H3139 [9AP]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary, H3120 [8AP], H3186 [9AP]

National Child Abuse Hotline: establish, H3991 [20MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a mobile hotspot grant program (H.R. 5243), E1485 [21NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H9051 [19NO]

NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (H.R. 4877), H8549 [29OC]

——— anniversary of Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, H2240 [27FE]

Northern Border Regional Commission: funding, H4928 [20JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: emergency food assistance block grant funding, H658 [16JA]

——— Medicaid block grant funding, H656–H658 [16JA]

——— water and sewer recovery funding for communites recovering from Typhoon Yutu, H3701, H3702 [10MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 2528), H3462 [7MY], H8005–H8010 [26SE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), H7818 [19SE], H8466–H8479 [28OC], H8707 [31OC], E1360 [29OC]

OMB: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (H.R. 1984), H7287–H7289 [24JY], H8486 [28OC]

Orange County, CA: tribute to Orange County Health Care Agency California Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, E1445 [14NO]

Oroville, CA: Oroville Dam spillway restoration funding, H2722 [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify ability of navigators to provide referrals to community-based organizations that address social needs related to health outcomes, H3892, H3893 [16MY]

——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability, H3859 [16MY]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (H.R. 841), H1253 [29JA]

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]

Poverty: impact of requirement to allocate certain percentage of funds for assistance in persistent poverty counties, H4878 [19JN]

Public debt: reduce the national debt and increase gross domestic product, H8872 [14NO]

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]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (H.R. 3459), H7228 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: study impact of benefits provided through disaster nutrition assistance, H650 [16JA]

Ross, Wilbur L., Jr.: characterization of remarks relative to furloughed Federal employees during Government shutdown, H1191, H1202 [24JA]

SBA: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (H.R. 277), H5805, H5806 [15JY]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H8608 [30OC], H8797–H8800 [13NO]

——— create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 206), H526–H528 [14JA], E41 [14JA]

——— ensure Northern Mariana Islands eligibility for certain programs (H.R. 2603), E560 [8MY]

——— entrepreneurial development programs growth accelerators funding, H5134 [25JN]

——— establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (H.R. 4387), H8277, H8278 [21OC]

——— improve small business development centers program (H.R. 4406), H8266–H8268 [21OC]

——— improve women’s business center program (H.R. 4405), H8268–H8274 [21OC]

——— provide certain assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 246), H524–H526 [14JA], E41 [14JA]

——— Regional Innovation Cluster Program funding, H5134, H5135 [25JN]

——— repeal sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (S. 862), H9101 [20NO]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (H.R. 3661), H8800–H8802 [13NO]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 1553), H4302 [4JN]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, E331 [21MR]

——— funding, H4703 [18JN]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (H.R. 36), H7173–H7176 [23JY], E2 [3JA], E976 [24JY]

Small business: provide grant relief for businesses affected by Hurricane Harvey, H9955 [10DE]

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]

——— extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1759), H3148–H3151 [9AP]

——— impact of labor force participation on solvency, H3469–H3472 [7MY]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H2975 [2AP]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 860), H1291 [30JA], H3123–H3126 [8AP], H3298–H3301 [29AP], E907 [11JY]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (H.R. 3634), H5731 [12JY], E882 [9JY]

——— reform (H.R. 5392), H10021 [11DE]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]

——— solvency, H455–H457 [10JA], H3834 [15MY], H7826–H7828 [19SE]

SSA: funding, H2839 [27MR]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: anniversary, E1350 [28OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (H.R. 655), H1234 [28JA]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1739), H2509 [7MR]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations, H3164 [9AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Trump, President: proposal to change the way poverty is measured to reduce eligibility for safety net programs, H4000–H4005 [20MY]

——— proposed declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H582, H584 [15JA]

Tyndall AFB, FL: planning, design, and construction funding to repair damage from Hurricane Michael, H637 [16JA], H3349 [1MY]

University of Rochester Medical Center: Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center recipient of Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, H4442 [12JN]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, H8834 [14NO]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (H.R. 450), H1406–H1409 [7FE]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to California, H374 [10JA], H585 [15JA], H614 [16JA], H4071 [22MY], H7551 [9SE]

——— provide assistance to winegrape growers whose crops were tainted by smoke, H652 [16JA]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (H.R. 960), H1384 [6FE]

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]

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings, H8528 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: 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]

Agriculture: economic status, S3233 [5JN], S3632 [18JN]

Agriculture Improvement Act: impact, S1507 [27FE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1571–S1573 [28FE]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans, S4939 [18JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), S5321 [1AU], S6422 [6NO]

Benefits: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (S. 1649), S3110 [23MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1785 [12MR], S1810 [13MR]

——— incorporate disaster spending in annual budget process, S2260 [4AP], S4557 [26JN]

——— reform entitlement programs, S5041 [24JY], S5086–S5088 [25JY]

CCC: allocation of agricultural relief payments for political reasons, S5586 [19SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: proposed rule to update formula used to reimburse hospitals for patient care, S4834 [16JY]

Children and youth: 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]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: impact, S1664–S1666 [5MR], S2737–S2739 [8MY]

——— reauthorize and expand, S7224 [19DE]

Congress: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6285, S6286 [30OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3155 [3JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance, S4487 [25JN], S7125 [18DE]

——— Centers of Excellence funding for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities, S6216 [29OC]

——— conduct study on ways to improve access to Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations for the elderly and disabled, S6183 [28OC]

——— Emergency Conservation Program funding, S2873 [15MY]

——— Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network funding, S2999 [21MY]

——— implementation of Market Facilitation Program, S6524 [13NO]

——— include wild blueberry growers in Market Facilitation Program, S6845 [4DE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 1949), S4459 [24JN]

——— proposed rule relative to work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, S6832 [4DE], S6965, S6969 [11DE]

——— provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (S. 1918), S4970 [22JY]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (S. 2599), S6579 [14NO]

——— provide funding for relending program to resolve ownership and succession of farmland for minorities, S6185, S6187 [28OC]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (S. 1453), S2831, S2833 [14MY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (S. 2026), S4633 [27JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, S55 [8JA]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S6377 [5NO]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S56 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, S823–S826 [4FE]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (S. 416), S1137 [7FE]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (S. 2049), S4678 [28JN]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability, S6684 [20NO]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (S.J. Res. 56), S6797–S6799 [3DE], S7003–S7005 [12DE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, S3020 [22MY], S4781 [11JY]

——— establish an accountability system for colleges and universities based upon rates of student loans repayment, S824 [4FE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (S. 839), S1905 [14MR], S2029–S2031 [27MR], S2559 [1MY], S3464 [13JN], S5457 [12SE], S6211 [29OC]

——— improve career and technical education, S2029–S2031 [27MR]

——— improve financial aid process for students and provide continued support for minority-serving institutions (S. 2557), S6645–S6648 [19NO], S6699–S6702 [20NO]

——— improve financial aid process for students and provide continued support for minority-serving institutions (S. 2557), unanimous-consent request, S6370 [5NO], S6647 [19NO], S6700–S6702 [20NO]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs, S6684 [20NO]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (S. 867), S2180–S2182 [2AP]

——— investigate role of officials in assisting for-profit colleges operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC, to obtain accreditation, S5301–S5303 [1AU]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, S5422 [11SE]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5363), S6956 [10DE]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (S. 1851), S3481 [13JN]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in Federal student loan programs (S. 968), S2120 [1AP]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (S. 266), S743 [29JA]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (S. 532), S1386 [14FE]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (S. 686), S1709 [6MR]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (S. 1803), S3366 [12JN], S5719 [26SE]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S5594, S5609 [19SE], S5619 [23SE], S5686 [25SE], S5720–S5722, S5731–S5733 [26SE], S6143, S6144 [24OC], S6370, S6378 [5NO], S6458 [7NO], S6645–S6648 [19NO], S6698, S6700, S6701 [20NO], S6865–S6867, S6885, S6886 [5DE]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), unanimous-consent request, S5593, S5594 [19SE], S5718, S5719 [26SE], S6142, S6143 [24OC], S6369 [5NO], S6646 [19NO], S6699 [20NO]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (S. 1279), S5421 [11SE], S5878, S5879 [17OC]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (S. 303), S1646 [5MR], S2411 [11AP], S3148 [3JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S731 [29JA]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (S. 2667), S5970–S5973 [22OC], S6369–S6371 [5NO]

——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (S. 1346), S5719 [26SE]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, S823 [4FE]

——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (S. 3028), S6994 [11DE]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (S. 1964), S4507 [25JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (S. 800), S5719 [26SE]

——— use an income-based repayment plan for Federal student loans, S824 [4FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (S. 1741), S3258 [5JN]

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]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (S. 901), S2599 [2MY]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants program and allow use of funding to address methamphetamine and cocaine abuse (S. 1925), S4173 [20JN], S5091 [25JY], S7224 [19DE]

——— conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (S. 1070), S2331 [9AP]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (S. 1073), S2331 [9AP]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services to help prevent children from entering the foster care system (S. 1450), S6687 [20NO]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (S. 2817), S6479 [7NO]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (S. 2406), S6376, S6383 [5NO], S6940 [10DE]

——— make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants and expand use to include methamphetamine abuse, S6279 [30OC]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 105), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA], S6799 [3DE]

——— prohibit social services organizations that receive Federal funding from discriminating based on religious beliefs, S5222–S5224 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (S. 1657), S3111, S3112 [23MY]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (S. 1659), S3112 [23MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (H.R. 776), S5275 [31JY]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program, S6377 [5NO]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 1122), S2852 [15MY]

——— 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 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]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (S. 257), S4652 [27JN], S6426 [6NO]

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]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Anti-Methamphetamine Program funding, S6227 [29OC]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (S. 2774), S7120 [17DE]

——— expand and improve Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program, S6693 [20NO]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), S2776 [13MY], S2803 [14MY], S2948 [16MY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), S4814 [15JY], S4870 [16JY], S4873, S4879, S4880, S4901 [17JY], S4926, S4941 [18JY], S4984, S4986, S4994–S4999, S5008 [23JY], S5030 [24JY], S5130 [29JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), unanimous-consent agreement, S4937, S4938 [18JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), unanimous-consent request, S4879 [17JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 546), S1414 [25FE], S2847 [15MY], S3308 [11JN], S3332 [12JN], S4198 [24JN], S4477 [25JN], S4527 [26JN]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (S. 1208), S2776 [13MY], S2893–S2895 [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]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership, S6227 [29OC]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), S2900–S2902 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 1231), S2776 [13MY], S2803, S2837 [14MY], S2862 [15MY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program, S1340 [14FE]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes, S7135 [18DE]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, S6693 [20NO]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (S. 211), S2676 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (S. 2521), S5607 [19SE]

——— provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (S. 2036), S4634 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (S. 294), S4652 [27JN]

——— establish Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Program (S. 3131), S7196 [19DE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (S. 2302), S5135, S5143–S5146 [29JY], S5172, S5173 [30JY], S5209, S5211, S5232 [31JY], S6934 [10DE]

——— establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings, S5172 [30JY]

——— Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account funding, S6316, S6320–S6322, S6327 [31OC]

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]

——— authorize use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (S. 2096), S7231, S7232 [19DE]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S1353 [14FE]

——— establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances, S1354 [14FE]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (S. 1283), S2862 [15MY]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), S5632 [23SE]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO], S6426 [6NO]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, S3460 [13JN]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), S5118 [25JY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (S. 2011), S4939 [18JY], S5351 [9SE]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims, S6424 [6NO]

——— require payment to individuals who are owed assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program amounts that they are entitled to by law, S6592 [14NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6184, S6186 [28OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5913 [21OC], S5951–S5953, S5959 [22OC], S6057–S6060, S6065 [23OC], S6179, S6180, S6183–S6187 [28OC], S6208–S6216, S6218, S6221–S6223, S6227, S6232, S6233 [29OC], S6263, S6284 [30OC], S6315, S6319–S6323, S6327, S6359 [31OC], S6386 [5NO], S6503, S6504 [12NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6631, S6641 [19NO], S6682, S6696, S6703 [20NO], S6730–S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5880 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933, S5944–S5947, S5949–S5951 [22OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6146 [24OC], S6293, S6294 [30OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S97 [9JA]

Disaster Housing Response and Recovery Block Grant Program: establish, S4765 [10JY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, S1357, S1358 [14FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S312 [19JA], S317 [22JA], S483–S497 [23JA], S541–S548, S549, S555–S559, S574, S581, S582 [24JA], S1573, S1576 [28FE], S2064–S2066, S2068, S2070, S2071 [28MR], S2105, S2106, S2108–S2114, S2161 [1AP], S2163, S2167 [2AP], S2247–S2249, S2260 [4AP], S2300 [9AP], S2352 [10AP], S2400, S2405 [11AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1929 [25MR], S1975 [26MR], S2011, S2012, S2014, S2017–S2020 [27MR], S2063, S2064 [28MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), unanimous-consent agreement, S325 [22JA], S548 [24JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), unanimous-consent request, S2112 [1AP], S2248 [4AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S2553, S2554 [1MY], S2732 [8MY], S2757 [9MY], S2777, S2778 [13MY], S2837 [14MY], S2860, S2873, S2877 [15MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986, S2988 [21MY], S3018, S3030 [22MY], S3066, S3071, S3077, S3084–S3086, S3095 [23MY], S3185 [4JN], S3273 [10JN], S5354 [9SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), corrections in enrollment, S3179 [4JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (S. 572), S1522 [27FE], S1573 [28FE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S1766 [11MR]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), S4602 [27JN]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 788), S3333–S3335 [12JN]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S1318 [13FE], S2599 [2MY]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), S6959 [11DE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, S3147 [3JN], S3305 [11JN], S5028, S5033 [24JY], S5437 [11SE]

——— require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, S3809 [19JN], S4707 [9JY], S4831 [16JY]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S6209 [29OC]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S6961 [11DE]

——— increase labor force participation rates, S3463–S3466 [13JN]

——— status, S5292 [1AU]

FAA: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans, S6426 [6NO]

Families and domestic relations: provide for safe, reliable, and affordable child care, S2718 [8MY]

FCC: make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (S. 738), S1794 [12MR]

——— provide Federal matching funding for State-level broadband programs (S. 2018), S4632 [27JN]

Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (S. 461), S1281 [12FE], S7234 [19DE]

——— improve efforts to identify and reduce improper payments (S. 375), S4864 [16JY]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting, S1643 [5MR]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), S5927, S5928 [21OC]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (S. 1829), S6833 [4DE]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, S1643 [5MR]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (S. 165), S251 [16JA], S690 [28JA]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (S. 1997), S4579 [26JN]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 2578), S2929 [16MY], S2982 [20MY]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1693), S3128 [23MY]

——— improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations, S2260 [4AP]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (S. 2192), S4953 [18JY]

First Step Act: anniversary, S7135, S7140 [18DE]

——— implementation, S1307 [13FE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ilinois, S3307 [11JN]

——— disaster assistance to Iowa, S1919 [25MR], S1967 [26MR], S3273 [10JN]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Kentucky, S1409 [25FE]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Nebraska, S1972 [26MR]

——— express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Oklahoma, S3024 [22MY]

——— express condolences for victims of Tropical Storm Imelda and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, S5652 [24SE]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (S. 1643), S3109 [23MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1178, S1190 [12FE], S1348 [14FE], S1469 [26FE], S1546–S1550 [27FE], S1558, S1561 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1686, S1688, S1689, S1699–S1701 [6MR], S1820, S1822–S1824 [13MR], S1889 [14MR], S5646 [24SE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1316, S1336 [13FE], S1337, S1342–S1344, S1348 [14FE], S1468, S1470, S1471 [26FE], S1497–S1501, S1519 [27FE], S1556, S1557, S1559–S1563 [28FE], S1635, S1637 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1680–S1692, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S1749 [11MR], S1788 [12MR], S1808, S1811, S1816 [13MR], S2536 [1MY], S2895 [16MY], S2987 [21MY], S3021 [22MY], S4924 [18JY], S6869 [5DE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1921, S1922, S1926–S1931, S1946 [25MR], S1949–S1975, S1981, S1989–S1991 [26MR], S2011, S2014–S2017, S2021, S2026–S2029 [27MR], S2063 [28MR]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5586, S5609 [19SE], S5618, S5619 [23SE], S5636, S5645 [24SE], S5679 [25SE], S5713, S5715, S5722 [26SE]

——— lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (S. 1895), S4710 [9JY], S4752, S4755 [10JY], S4834 [16JY], S5158, S5165–S5167 [30JY], S5436 [11SE], S6527 [13NO]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, S2071 [28MR]

——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA], S2014, S2017–S2020 [27MR], S2068, S2070 [28MR], S2108, S2111, S2161 [1AP], S2163, S2167 [2AP], S2248, S2249 [4AP], S2287 [8AP], S2300 [9AP], S2405 [11AP], S2476 [29AP], S2628 [6MY], S2660 [7MY], S2709 [8MY], S2753 [9MY], S2778 [13MY], S2798 [14MY], S2848 [15MY], S2953 [20MY], S3071 [23MY]

Immigration: clarify sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (S. 2059), unanimous-consent request, S6416–S6418 [6NO]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring a work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (S. 53), S4798 [11JY]

——— 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]

Insurance: allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies, S2001 [26MR]

——— establish a public health plan, S2001 [26MR]

——— establish a public health plan (S. 981), S4713 [9JY]

Law enforcement: assist State and local jurisdictions with processing unidentified remains and resolving missing persons cases and expand rescue and apprehension capabilities along U.S.-Mexico border, S4788 [11JY]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), S3128 [23MY]

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (S. 3116), S7211 [19DE]

——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (S. 489), S2001 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), S4648 [27JN]

——— funding, S227–S230 [15JA]

——— importance, S3347–S3354 [12JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (S. 824), S4783, S4784 [11JY]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (S. 205), S2470 [29AP], S5279 [1AU]

——— prevent spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers, S5121 [29JY]

——— provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), S5114 [25JY]

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (S. 585), S4713 [9JY]

——— 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]

Medicare: disapprove Medicare for All national health insurance program, unanimous-consent request, S1778 [12MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 296), S803–S804 [31JA], S1156 [11FE]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program, S1820 [13MR], S2297 [9AP], S2366 [10AP], S2399 [11AP], S2470 [29AP], S2802 [14MY], S2987 [21MY], S3067 [23MY], S4537 [26JN], S4710 [9JY], S5215 [31JY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 1384), S1556, S1558 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1720 [7MR], S1769 [12MR], S2497 [30AP], S2580 [2MY], S2895 [16MY]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (S. 1129), S2499 [30AP], S2533, S2542 [1MY], S2715 [8MY], S2756 [9MY], S2863 [15MY], S3019, S3020 [22MY], S3171, S3180 [4JN], S4597 [27JN], S4749–S4751 [10JY], S4880–S4882 [17JY], S5009 [23JY], S5038 [24JY], S5436 [11SE], S5716 [26SE], S5948 [22OC], S6268, S6271 [30OC], S6347 [31OC], S6695 [20NO]

——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (S. 1261), S2561 [1MY]

——— establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents, S896 [6FE]

——— impact of proposed Medicare for All national health insurance program on patient access and care, S3346 [12JN]

——— improve home health payment reforms (S. 433), S1167 [11FE]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, S6689, S6690 [20NO]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (S. 880), S2599 [2MY]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE], S6965 [11DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve drug programs, protect from drastic increases in manufacturer drug prices, increase transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices, and allow payment for certain treatments, S5121, S5126 [29JY], S5177 [30JY], S5207, S5221 [31JY], S5480 [12SE]

——— lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (S. 2543), S5888 [17OC], S6179 [28OC], S6205 [29OC], S6268 [30OC], S6375 [5NO], S6411 [6NO], S6525–S6527 [13NO], S6897 [9DE], S7037 [16DE], S7123 [18DE]

——— oppose proposed budget reductions that adversely impact low-income families, children, and senior citizens, S6968 [11DE]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (S. 2579), S5751 [26SE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), S6256 [29OC], S6263 [30OC]

——— modernize (S. 3057), S7053–S7057 [16DE]

OMB: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (S. 1415), S2988 [21MY], S3078 [23MY]

Park, Michael H.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to position on constitutionality of Medicaid expansion under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2723 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support (S. 1905), unanimous-consent request, S6267 [30OC]

——— impact of Medicaid expansion, S4712 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4789 [11JY], S4961 [22JY], S5035 [24JY], S5076 [25JY], S6689 [20NO]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments, S2001 [26MR]

——— open enrollment, S6377 [5NO], S6635 [19NO], S6746 [21NO], S6847 [4DE], S6995 [11DE], S7014 [12DE]

Pharmaceuticals: improve access to generic prescription drugs, S5159 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

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 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]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3154 [3JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2363 [10AP]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2916), S6720 [20NO]

SBA: funding, S2758 [9MY]

——— improve programs for veterans (S. 1998), S6592 [14NO]

——— increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program (S. 2361), S5253 [31JY]

——— repeal sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (S. 862), S5320, S5321 [1AU]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6590 [14NO], S6640–S6642 [19NO]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

Sioux Falls, SD: express concern for damage caused by, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by tornado, S5416 [11SE]

Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1759), S7165, S7166 [18DE], S7170 [19DE]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 1132), S2389 [10AP]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S1578 [28FE], S2315 [9AP]

——— provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs, S1888 [14MR]

——— reform, S3151 [3JN]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S4614–S4616 [27JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6135 [24OC], S6274–S6280 [30OC]

——— impact on communities devastated by opioid epidemic, S3147 [3JN]

——— provide funding for programs and activities (S. 2102), S5437 [11SE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish, S6228 [29OC]

Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (S. 425), S2868 [15MY]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (S. 359), S921 [6FE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (S. 460), S4781 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1128), S3187 [4JN], S3337 [12JN], S4689–S4692 [8JY], S4917 [17JY]