GOLDEN, JARED F. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4098 [22MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2594 [8MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1473 [8FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4932, H4934 [20JN], H5017 [21JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H8679 [30OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2987 [2AP]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H3102 [4AP]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H4314 [4JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H2887 [27MR]

Armed Forces: authorize location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H.R. 5046), H8783 [12NO]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H4345 [5JN]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H3131 [8AP]

——— 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), H9257 [4DE]

——— 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]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1494 [8FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1586 [13FE]

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H678 [16JA]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H2031 [14FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]

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), H7775 [18SE]

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: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 2859), H4434 [11JN]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4920 [19JN]

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 (see H.R. 663), H4389 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H9122 [20NO]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H7472 [25JY]

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

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H5203 [26JN]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H3792 [14MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7471 [25JY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4066 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see H.R. 478), H678 [16JA]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H4182 [30MY]

——— 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), H5008 [20JN]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H5261 [27JN]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H8113 [11OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H3442 [2MY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H2719 [13MR]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H8459 [23OC]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H4701 [14JN]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H8959 [18NO]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3266 [12AP]

——— reauthorize Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 776), H4217 [3JN]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H3407 [1MY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H4389 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H7484 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H8102 [8OC]

Dept. of Justice: convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H2939 [1AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2323 [4MR]

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), H5202 [26JN]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H7484 [30JY]

——— 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), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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 H.R. 3219), H7472 [25JY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H3102 [4AP]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1080), H3306 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3596), H7529 [30AU]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see H.R. 287), H281 [8JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H4181 [30MY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3276 [18AP]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2453), H3404 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5266 [28JN]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

——— 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), H8880 [14NO]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H9256 [4DE]

——— pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to certain individuals during school term, quarter, or semester breaks (see H.R. 2230), H5203 [26JN]

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in a State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 2191), H8959 [18NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2887 [27MR]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H9388 [9DE]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8228 [17OC]

——— 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), H4181 [30MY]

——— 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), H8200 [16OC]

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 H.R. 955), H4389 [10JN]

Disasters: require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs relative to protections for travel, lodging, and dining services in disaster areas (see H.R. 2623), H3729 [10MY]

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), H9122 [20NO]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H3305 [29AP]

——— 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 H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H1218 [25JA]

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— 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), H3438 [2MY]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H2036 [14FE]

——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H3266 [12AP]

——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 1024), H8260 [18OC]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H5913 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H7560 [9SE]

FCC: issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9223 [3DE]

——— 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), H3276 [18AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2043 [19FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4390 [10JN]

Federal employees: provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H4390 [10JN]

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), H7490 [2AU]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H2797 [25MR]

FEMA: require U.S. Fire Administration report on age and condition of fire stations (see H.R. 4094), H7479 [30JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2719 [13MR]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 2179), H3286 [25AP]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7536 [6SE]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H8098 [4OC]

Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H4167 [23MY]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1586 [13FE]

——— 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), H8200 [16OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3729 [10MY]

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H4773 [18JN]

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H3102 [4AP]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5586 [10JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5261 [27JN]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H6001 [17JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress, senior political appointees, or military generals or flag officers from acting as the agent of a foreign principal (see H.R. 1522), H7903 [24SE]

——— require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of a lobbying contact with a government official to register as lobbyists (see H.R. 783), H7903 [24SE]

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), H4629 [12JN]

Medicaid: prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H8741 [8NO]

——— 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 H.R. 584), H2587 [7MR]

Medicare: 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 H.R. 1682), H5007 [20JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H3406 [1MY]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3407 [1MY]

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

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H4345 [5JN]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7707 [12SE]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 803), H4167 [23MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H8298 [21OC]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2939 [1AP]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H4390 [10JN]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H2273 [27FE]

——— provide for transparency of secondary payer reporting information (see H.R. 1375), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H2762 [21MR]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H3926 [16MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H5203 [26JN]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H5168 [25JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8199 [16OC]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3260), H4694 [13JN]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H5586 [10JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 597), H4349 [6JN]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H5261 [27JN]

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H9175 [22NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H8959 [18NO]

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), H4919 [19JN]

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), H2756 [18MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H4773 [18JN]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9388 [9DE]

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

——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see H.R. 1240), H2030 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2719 [13MR]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 986), H2681 [12MR]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8261 [18OC]

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

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H8785 [12NO]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2748 [14MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2757 [18MR]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3478 [7MY]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H4390 [10JN]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3729 [10MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H2798 [25MR]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H8541 [28OC]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H8201 [16OC]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2748 [14MR]

——— clarify application of certain requirements relative to establishing size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 2345), H3275 [18AP]

——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a Federal construction contract (see H.R. 2344), H4390 [10JN]

——— submit report to Congress on Office of Rural Affairs (see H.R. 2633), H4122 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 3829), H7149 [18JY]

Small business: require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (see H.R. 3734), H7537 [6SE]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5038 [21JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H5203 [26JN]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3305 [29AP]

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

——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8680 [30OC]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H678 [16JA]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H2236 [26FE]

Taxation: allow child tax credit relative to permanently and totally disabled individuals (see H.R. 4095), H7479 [30JY]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 1118), H4314 [4JN]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2103), H3286 [25AP]

——— 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 availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H4345 [5JN]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1494 [8FE]

——— extend health coverage tax credit (see H.R. 1939), H3407 [1MY]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1479), H2648 [11MR]

——— 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), H4121 [22MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3341 [30AP]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2797 [25MR]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8200 [16OC]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H9058 [19NO]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3793 [14MY]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H4167 [23MY]

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), H7707 [12SE]

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H2939 [1AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7537 [6SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7473 [25JY]

Veterans: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]

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

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H8909 [15NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H2616 [8MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8144 [15OC]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H2587 [7MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H7244 [23JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5168 [25JN]

——— 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), H7158 [19JY]

York River: designate certain watershed river segments as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1248), H2030 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Acadia National Park: clarify boundary (see H.R. 459), H462 [10JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program for multigenerational collaboration (see H.R. 4833), H8456 [23OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 5198), H9120 [20NO]

Dept. of HUD: 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]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (see H.R. 4719), H8226 [17OC]

Government: prohibit payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 845), H1282 [29JA]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1785), H2744 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes (see H.R. 1188), H1582 [13FE]

SBA: ensure that certain entrepreneurial development services are made available to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers (see H.R. 3543), H5256 [27JN]

——— improve small business development centers program (see H.R. 4406), H7834 [19SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Acadia National Park: clarify boundary (H.R. 459), H464 [10JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program for multigenerational collaboration (H.R. 4833), H8458 [23OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (H.R. 5198), H9122 [20NO]

Dept. of HUD: 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 (H.R. 4416), H7836 [19SE]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (H.R. 4719), H8228 [17OC]

Government: prohibit payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a Government shutdown (H.R. 845), H1284 [29JA]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (H.R. 1785), H2747 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes (H.R. 1188), H1584 [13FE]

SBA: ensure that certain entrepreneurial development services are made available to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers (H.R. 3543), H5259 [27JN]

——— improve small business development centers program (H.R. 4406), H7836 [19SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), consideration (H. Res. 52), H685 [17JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: ensure servicemembers, veterans, and their family members are represented on Consumer Advisory Board, H4098 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4098 [22MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2594, H2596 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: veterans’ treatment courts funding, H4934 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: departmental medical facilities funding, H5017, H5018 [21JN]

——— ensure veterans receiving readjustment counseling are eligible for child care services, H1473 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1473, H1474 [8FE]

——— require reports on accessibility and effectiveness of child care programs for eligible veterans in rural areas, H1474 [8FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4932, H4933, H4934 [20JN], H5017, H5018 [21JN]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (H.R. 4719), H10279 [16DE]

Government: prohibit payment of a salary to Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President during a Government shutdown (H.R. 845), H1253 [29JA]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, H685 [17JA]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H685 [17JA]

NOAA: prohibit funding for North Atlantic right whale risk reduction decision support tool, H4932, H4933 [20JN]

Political campaigns: prohibit a candidate from participating in the matching public finance program if they have been assessed a certain number of civil penalities in previous elections, H2594, H2596 [8MR]

SBA: clarify application of certain requirements relative to establishing size standards for small business concerns (H.R. 2345), H5811 [15JY]

——— improve small business development centers program (H.R. 4406), H8267 [21OC]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12200• [18DE]

Votes: position on missed, E47• [15JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3198 [9AP]