GABBARD, TULSI (a Representative from Hawaii)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5537 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4940, H4941 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see H. Res. 379), H5306 [9JY]

American Samoa: waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3482), H5826 [15JY]

Animals: limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H2797 [25MR]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2370 [5MR]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H4218 [3JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 1805), H2745 [14MR]

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2422), H4172 [24MY]

——— amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3407 [1MY]

——— authorize military departments to pay National Guard and Reserve component officers aviation incentive pay at the same rate as active duty pilots (see H.R. 2953), H8742 [8NO]

——— clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H7904 [24SE]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see H.R. 2617), H7904 [24SE]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H9056 [19NO]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H1390 [6FE]

——— protect U.S. military personnel from malaria (see H. Res. 214), H2720 [13MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H2756 [18MR]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see H.R. 2249), H3682 [9MY]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 190), H2616 [8MR]

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see H. Res. 581), H8090 [1OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 401), H4164 [23MY]

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H1333 [30JA]

Budget: repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H288 [8JA]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H2103 [25FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]

Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5914 [16JY]

——— address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H4629 [12JN]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H520 [11JA] (see H.R. 421), H465 [10JA]

——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1282 [29JA]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2235 [26FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 1500), H2366 [5MR]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7506 [16AU]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4160), H7488 [2AU]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (see H.R. 1458), H2313 [28FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2047 [22FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H7597 [10SE]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 2305), H3263 [12AP]

Crime: provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H8724 [1NO]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H678 [16JA]

——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3627), H5827 [15JY]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H4629 [12JN]

Defense Language Institute: authorize awarding of a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign language (see H.R. 3185), H4388 [10JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (see H.R. 4496), H8083 [27SE]

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

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4265), H7716 [16SE]

——— require preclearance quarantine inspections for all movement to or from Hawaii by either domestic or international travel (see H.R. 5506), H12289 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 563), H3304 [29AP]

——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 1086), H2323 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H5729 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— establish Native American Language Vitalization and Training Program (see H.R. 4188), H7505 [16AU]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H3070 [3AP]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H8459 [23OC]

——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1688), H2679 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H8459 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— 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 H.R. 3369), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see H.R. 447), H462 [10JA]

——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see H.R. 465), H462 [10JA]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H5038 [21JN]

——— 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 H.R. 3359), H4917 [19JN]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]

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

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H3792 [14MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H1363 [5FE]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H2103 [25FE]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H3478 [7MY]

——— provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research (see H.R. 3016), H4164 [23MY]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H4342 [5JN]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR] (see H.R. 2328), H3276 [18AP]

——— reauthorize and increase funding for Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes (see H.R. 2668), H5586 [10JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H4011 [20MY]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H8880 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]

——— provide that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance on citizenship of children of Federal employees and Armed Forces members who are born abroad shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4226), H7537 [6SE]

——— require all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 1013), H2317 [28FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2236 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H2273 [27FE]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H4629 [12JN]

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 H.R. 558), H600 [15JA]

——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H3266 [12AP]

——— establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3596), H8103 [8OC]

——— establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (see H.R. 1900), H3477 [7MY]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2031), H2985 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (see H.R. 1904), H2884 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend disability rating schedule to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis (see H.R. 1005), H1519 [11FE]

——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H2317 [28FE]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H9171 [21NO]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— 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]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H2235 [26FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1339 [30JA]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H3964 [17MY]

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

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H1393 [6FE]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H8720 [31OC]

——— 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 H.R. 2184), H7666 [11SE]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7529 [30AU]

——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H2747 [14MR]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H4011 [20MY]

——— 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 for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H7535 [6SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H4121 [22MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]

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

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H1285 [29JA]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H8541 [28OC]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H8542 [28OC]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see H.R. 1381), H2371 [5MR]

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

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1492 [8FE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H2273 [27FE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H4629 [12JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8677 [30OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H998 [22JA]

Drought: authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought (see H.R. 5302), H9255 [4DE]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H7240 [23JY]

——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see H.R. 2843), H4009 [20MY]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H3341 [30AP]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (see H.R. 1455), H2313 [28FE]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H3683 [9MY]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H7536 [6SE]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H9123 [20NO]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]

——— prohibit waste incineration of firefighting foam and other wastes containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2591), H3729 [10MY]

——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2377), H4122 [22MY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H2100 [25FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]

Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H2273 [27FE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H8199 [16OC]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]

FCC: improve oversight of wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems (see H.R. 4856), H8462 [24OC]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2047 [22FE]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H3926 [16MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 3384), H5005 [20JN]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3305 [29AP]

——— require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see H.R. 4283), H9180 [26NO]

Federal employees: remove limitations on Federal employment for individuals legally using marijuana according to laws of the State in which they reside (see H.R. 1687), H2939 [1AP]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H8389 [22OC]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 621), H8680 [30OC]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]

——— limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4254), H7559 [9SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3306 [29AP]

Firearms: provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H2102 [25FE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H361 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1350 [4FE]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2506 [6MR]

FRS: establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see H.R. 5194), H9349 [6DE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5825 [15JY]

FTC: increase consumer protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 2683), H9176 [22NO]

——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H3682 [9MY]

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1127), H1492 [8FE]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 39), H519 [11JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7867 [20SE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2103 [25FE]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2908), H4118 [22MY]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 1012), H5202 [26JN]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H7904 [24SE]

India: enhance defense and security cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 2123), H3128 [8AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3963 [17MY]

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]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H3926 [16MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3926 [16MY]

International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H9121 [20NO]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE]

King, Representative Steve: condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism (see H. Res. 40), H603 [15JA]

Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H2743 [14MR]

Korean War: call for formal end of war, pay tribute to veterans, victims, and divided families, and support continued negotiations toward denuclearization of the Korean penisula (see H. Res. 152), H2234 [26FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4774 [18JN]

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 H. Con. Res. 18), H1583 [13FE]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3285 [25AP]

Medicaid: prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H4434 [11JN]

——— 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 H.R. 4821), H8456 [23OC]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4171 [24MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H8056 [26SE]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H4697 [13JN]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H4919 [19JN]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H3285 [25AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see H.R. 448), H462 [10JA]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7667 [11SE]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H3963 [17MY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3130 [8AP]

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see H. Res. 615), H8095 [4OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H7483 [30JY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 316), H3264 [12AP]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 682), H8910 [15NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 368), H3680 [9MY]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H8260 [18OC]

——— waive application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land (see H.R. 1702), H2680 [12MR]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H3339 [30AP]

National Security Agency: repeal authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see H.R. 1942), H3305 [29AP]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H8114 [11OC]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 628), H8143 [15OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 682), H8910 [15NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5319), H9293 [5DE]

Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H3403 [1MY]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H5585 [10JY]

——— recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see H. Res. 173), H2368 [5MR]

News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3275 [18AP]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1716), H3260 [10AP]

——— establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 1237), H2748 [14MR]

——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see H.R. 3115), H7904 [24SE]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 921), H2102 [25FE]

——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H2648 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2317 [28FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H721 [17JA]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H520 [11JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4011 [20MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H719 [17JA]

Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H8198 [16OC]

——— protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting the U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search or seize a device (see H.R. 2925), H4118 [22MY]

Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H7484 [30JY]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H2797 [25MR]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 3068), H8459 [23OC]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]

SEC: clarify definition and regulation of digital tokens and tax treatment of virtual currency (see H.R. 2144), H3215 [9AP]

——— issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see H.R. 3848), H10124 [11DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5728 [11JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H2742 [14MR]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]

——— improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 2901), H4117 [22MY]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H9388 [9DE]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 2086), H7483 [30JY]

——— allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 1196), H1582 [13FE]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H3477 [7MY]

——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 186), H721 [17JA]

——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H7837 [19SE]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H7462 [25JY]

——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2923), H4118 [22MY]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H4176 [28MY]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H8113 [11OC]

——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 801), H2762 [21MR]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 1735), H2716 [13MR]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8110 [11OC]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H8910 [15NO]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]

——— disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 743), H9294 [5DE]

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4160), H7488 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit use of neonicotinoids as insecticides in national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2854), H5039 [21JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H282 [8JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H8114 [11OC]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H8114 [11OC]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H3442 [2MY]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]

Wildlife: support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H7903 [24SE]

Women: ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4172 [24MY]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H9122 [20NO]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 427), H4343 [5JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H7472 [25JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H7472 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide for study and promotion of hemp (see H.R. 3652), H5302 [9JY]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Syria (see H. Con. Res. 70), H8718 [31OC] (see H. Con. Res. 77), H9169 [21NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance urban agriculture (see H.R. 5266), H9179 [26NO]

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

——— prohibit obligation or expending of funds for missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (see H.R. 1249), H2030 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— study reimbursement rates for mental health care providers under TRICARE program relative to impact on access and quality of care and military readiness (see H.R. 4994), H8737 [8NO]

——— study renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate military-dependant children (see H.R. 4917), H8677 [30OC]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: publish, in consultation with the Depts. of Justice and HHS, an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 4301), H7704 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 1587), H2581 [7MR]

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

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (see H.R. 2916), H4118 [22MY]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1588), H2581 [7MR]

EPA: study effects of sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and public health (see H.R. 2588), H3500 [8MY]

FCC: reinstate obligation of broadcast licensees to afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance, commonly known as the Fairness Doctrine (see H.R. 4401), H7834 [19SE]

FDA: develop standards for a ‘‘Reef Safe’’ label for sunscreen (see H.R. 2587), H3500 [8MY]

——— hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for dubious marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic (see H.R. 2917), H4118 [22MY]

Financial institutions: defer part of compensation of senior employees of large bank holding companies for a certain time and use such amounts to pay civil or criminal fines that may be levied on the bank holding company (see H.R. 3885), H7240 [23JY]

GivingTuesday: designate (see H. Res. 709), H8958 [18NO] (see H. Res. 718), H9121 [20NO]

Insects: authorize spittlebug research and extension grants (see H.R. 5362), H9386 [9DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: define that Presidential wars without congressional consent are impeachable offenses and prohibit making the U.S. a co-belligerent in an ongoing war without congressional declaration of war (see H. Res. 411), H4180 [30MY]

Taxation: provide investment tax credit for Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) and resume investment tax credit for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) (see H.R. 5375), H10015 [10DE]

Terrorism: declassify documents relative to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 662), H8595 [29OC]

Trump, President: censure (see H. Res. 766), H10609 [17DE] (see H. Res. 771), H12210 [18DE]

Voting: require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, provide funding to States to meet such requirements, and study use of open-source electronic voting software (see H.R. 1946), H2915 [28MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: provide for study and promotion of hemp (H.R. 3652), H5304 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance urban agriculture (H.R. 5266), H9180 [26NO]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (H.R. 4992), H8740 [8NO]

——— prohibit obligation or expending of funds for missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (H.R. 1249), H2033 [14FE]

——— study reimbursement rates for mental health care providers under TRICARE program relative to impact on access and quality of care and military readiness (H.R. 4994), H8740 [8NO]

——— study renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate military-dependant children (H.R. 4917), H8678 [30OC]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (H.R. 663), H720 [17JA]

Dept. of HHS: enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (H.R. 1587), H2585 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to establish a small business (H.R. 4991), H8740 [8NO]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (H.R. 1588), H2585 [7MR]

EPA: study effects of sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and public health (H.R. 2588), H3502 [8MY]

FDA: develop standards for a ‘‘Reef Safe’’ label for sunscreen (H.R. 2587), H3502 [8MY]

——— hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for dubious marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic (H.R. 2917), H4120 [22MY]

Insects: authorize spittlebug research and extension grants (H.R. 5362), H9387 [9DE]

Taxation: provide investment tax credit for Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) and resume investment tax credit for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) (H.R. 5375), H10016 [10DE]

Letters

Representative Gabbard comments about Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) members’ questioning of district court nominee about religious affiliations: Lisa H. Gibson, Ray Markey, and Maya Maxym, S270 [16JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen, H375 [10JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1537 [13FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 7), H2689 [13MR], H3071 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (H.R. 663), H704 [17JA]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H616 [16JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H555 [15JA]

Women: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H1252 [29JA]

Tributes

Jones, Walter B., H2345 [5MR]