GREEN, AL (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4103 [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), H2525 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9145 [21NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5052 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H10263 [13DE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H8199 [16OC]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8260 [18OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H2757 [18MR]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H3406 [1MY]

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

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H8090 [1OC]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1244 [28JA]

Carson, Sec. of HUD: condemn comments on transgender people and efforts to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals (see H. Res. 613), H8089 [1OC]

CDC: reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7837 [19SE]

Central America: respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (see H.R. 3731), H5727 [11JY]

Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 512), H518 [11JA]

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]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H5305 [9JY]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H202 [3JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): call for inquiry on impeachment of President Trump (see H. Res. 257), H2885 [27MR]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H3448 [3MY]

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

Conyers, John, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H3924 [16MY]

Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H8199 [16OC]

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

Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see H.R. 5050), H8783 [12NO]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H288 [8JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]

——— 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: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 2639), H5077 [24JN]

——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see H.R. 3887), H7484 [30JY]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 1915), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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), H5078 [24JN]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]

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

——— 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), H7775 [18SE]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H7775 [18SE]

——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3815), H8200 [16OC]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3407 [1MY]

——— 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), H4433 [11JN]

——— 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]

——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 2262), H3844 [15MY]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3844 [15MY]

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

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H1213 [24JA]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4772 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize expenditures to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks (see H.R. 2160), H3216 [9AP]

——— establish a school security coordinating council (see H.R. 1593), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7715 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H7506 [16AU]

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

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3792 [14MY]

——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H4341 [5JN]

——— require certain coordination with Federal and non-Federal entities relative to cybersecurity risks and incidents (see H.R. 5394), H10123 [11DE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H2615 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H7597 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H5078 [24JN]

——— 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), H4121 [22MY]

Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program (see H.R. 5315), H9293 [5DE]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H3406 [1MY]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H4312 [4JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H8200 [16OC]

——— 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), H2233 [26FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H8057 [26SE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H8742 [8NO]

——— 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), H4701 [14JN]

Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5317), H10611 [17DE]

Dhaliwal, Sandeep S.: tribute (see H. Res. 616), H8095 [4OC]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H998 [22JA]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H2313 [28FE]

——— 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: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H461 [10JA]

Employment: establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H8960 [18NO]

——— 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: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H3681 [9MY]

FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see H.R. 2208), H8200 [16OC]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2797 [25MR]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7158 [19JY]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 451), H462 [10JA]

FDA: clarify process for denying certain petitions whose primary purpose is to delay approval of an application submitted relative to certain drugs (see H.R. 2387), H7152 [18JY]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8199 [16OC]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H7378 [24JY]

Federal employees: enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 799), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see H.R. 790), H1285 [29JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]

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), H8828 [13NO]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7525 [27AU]

FEMA: establish a review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 1594), H2581 [7MR]

——— modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs (see H.R. 2548), H7536 [6SE]

——— revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8742 [8NO]

Financial institutions: establish or modify requirements relative to minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and impact banks (see H.R. 5322), H9293 [5DE]

——— modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (see H.R. 963), H1361 [5FE]

——— provide favorable credit under the Community Reinvestment Act to banks that provide assistance to furloughed Federal employees and contractors impacted by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 800), H1217 [25JA]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H5008 [20JN]

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 717), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7597 [10SE]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2313 [28FE]

——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]

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

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H721 [17JA]

——— require certain pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition and prohibit removal or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm (see H.R. 719), H1170 [23JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H7525 [27AU]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]

History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see H. Res. 694), H8826 [13NO]

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), H4121 [22MY]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7467 [25JY]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]

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

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2317 [28FE]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H8083 [27SE]

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3252 [10AP]

Information technology: restrict deepfake video alteration technology, require disclosure that synthetic media are altered, and provide legal recourse for victims of such alterations (see H.R. 3230), H4920 [19JN]

Infrastructure: 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 H.R. 4101), H8090 [1OC]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H4919 [19JN]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H9058 [19NO]

Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]

Korean Americans: call on the U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 410), H5729 [11JY]

——— require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H5728 [11JY]

Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office, Castroville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4785), H8386 [22OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7715 [16SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]

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

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 1250), H2030 [14FE]

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), H4011 [20MY]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]

Medicaid: prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H8299 [21OC]

——— 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), H721 [17JA]

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

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H8082 [27SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]

——— 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]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 211), H1244 [28JA]

Middle East: address Arab-Israeli conflict in a concurrent track with Israeli-Palestinian peace process and commend Arab and Muslim-majority states that have improved bilateral relations with Israel (see H. Res. 138), H2888 [27MR]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: 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), H3266 [12AP]

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), H3963 [17MY]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 35), H545 [14JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3503 [8MY]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8724 [1NO]

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

OMB: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2761), H3841 [15MY]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]

OSHA: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2043 [19FE]

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

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H7867 [20SE]

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), H5913 [16JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H7537 [6SE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H7526 [27AU]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H678 [16JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7525 [27AU]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit granting of pardons to himself, any member of his family, current or former members of his administration, or paid campaign employees (see H.J. Res. 8), H210 [3JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H1491 [8FE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 343), H3449 [3MY]

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 64), H7493 [6AU]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see H.R. 1018), H2273 [27FE]

——— study rule 10b5-1 trading plans relative to the definition of insider trading (see H.R. 624), H1214 [24JA]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5261 [27JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7666 [11SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H7493 [6AU]

——— 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]

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), H8298 [21OC]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H3926 [16MY]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4698 [13JN]

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 2169), H3503 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 1757), H5038 [21JN]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H7379 [24JY]

——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see H.R. 4857), H8462 [24OC]

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), H8595 [29OC]

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]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 13), H211 [3JA]

——— 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), H2987 [2AP]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (see H.R. 4863), H8538 [28OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2828 [26MR]

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), H7705 [12SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H8199 [16OC]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 2334), H3286 [25AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1351 [4FE]

——— 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), H4122 [22MY]

——— 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. 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), H5260 [27JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H2235 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H2271 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (see H.R. 4713), H8226 [17OC]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 168), H207 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 149), H206 [3JA]

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 123), H205 [3JA]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program for States that establish standards for education and training programs on civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters (see H.R. 169), H207 [3JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

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

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see H.R. 126), H205 [3JA]

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency: 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]

Firearms: prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 167), H207 [3JA]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H207 [3JA]

House of Representatives: increase Members’ official allowances in response to increased threats against Members (see H. Res. 530), H7481 [30JY]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Methodist Hospital (see H. Res. 760), H10123 [11DE]

Insurance: expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 4523), H8053 [26SE]

Islam: recognize as a great religion of the world (see H. Res. 544), H7528 [30AU]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), H5201 [26JN]

Medicaid: provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 148), H206 [3JA]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H205 [3JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 664), H8678 [30OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from granting himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 13), H210 [3JA]

SEC: amend definition of whistleblower (see H.R. 2515), H3447 [3MY]

Tice, Austin B.: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H211 [3JA]

Trump, President: impeachment (see H. Res. 498), H5999 [17JY]

Water: set local, State, and Federal standards for hexavalent chromium in drinking water and provide tax breaks for filtration systems to mitigate effects and determine causes of harmful levels of such chemical (see H. Res. 19), H211 [3JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (H.R. 4713), H8227 [17OC]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (H.R. 168), H215 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (H.R. 149), H215 [3JA]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 3702), H5727 [11JY]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans (H.R. 165), H215 [3JA]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (H.R. 126), H214 [3JA]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: require each Government-sponsored enterprise to include a preferred language question on the uniform residential loan application (H.R. 4783), H8387 [22OC]

Firearms: prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (H.R. 167), H215 [3JA]

Insurance: expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4523), H8055 [26SE]

Medicaid: provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (H.R. 148), H215 [3JA]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (H.R. 122), H214 [3JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from granting himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the U.S. (H.J. Res. 13), H218 [3JA]

SEC: amend definition of whistleblower (H.R. 2515), H3448 [3MY]

Letters

Invester Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act: Jay Clayton, SEC, H8931 [18NO]

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]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, H8962 [19NO]

Proposals

President Trump impeachment, H5857 [16JY]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H1527 [13FE]

——— observance (H. Res. 155), H2266–H2269 [27FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on ‘‘Financial Services and the LGBTQ+ Community—A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing’’, H8588 [29OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): call for inclusion of minorities among experts testifying in the impeachment inquiry, H9226 [4DE]

Constitution—U.S.: clarify impeachment process and historical role in providing checks on power of the Executive Office of the President, H4999–H5004 [20JN]

——— importance of balance of power between three branches of Government, H4054 [21MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: reinstate final rule governing forced arbitration, H4103, H4104 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4081, H4103, H4104 [22MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9157 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: military deployment to Middle East in response to alleged threats from Iran, H4924 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (H.R. 4713), H9375 [9DE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (H.R. 149), H3400 [1MY]

——— 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]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 3702), H8914, H8918, H8922, H8923 [18NO], H8962 [19NO], H9067 [20NO]

——— provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of youths who are aging out of foster care (H.R. 4300), H8937, H8938, H8939 [18NO]

——— provide report containing statistical data with respect to violence in healthcare and social service workplaces, H9145, H9146 [21NO]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans (H.R. 165), H3400 [1MY]

Discrimination: condemn and address all forms of racism, bigotry, religious or ethnic bias, and discrimination, H8588–H8590 [29OC], H8822 [13NO]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3918 [16MY]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors, H2526 [7MR]

FAA: call to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft following recent plane crashes, H2683 [13MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 333), H3399–H3401 [1MY]

Financial institutions: acknowledge that lack of sunlight and transparency in financial transactions and corporate formation poses a threat to national and economic security and support efforts to close related loopholes (H. Res. 206), H2699 [13MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1009 [23JA]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (H.R. 1856), H3401 [1MY]

Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H9286 [5DE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Methodist Hospital (H. Res. 760), H10020 [11DE]

Immigration: oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H2944 [2AP], H3134 [9AP]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H1009 [23JA]

——— reform, H2944 [2AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4775 [19JN]

Languages: increase use of multilingualism in business and signs to reflect increasing diversity of U.S. population, H8589 [29OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (H. Res. 464), H5171 [26JN]

Mueller, Robert S., III: release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3307 [30AP], H3495 [8MY], H3845 [16MY], H4055 [21MY]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Res. 154), H2266–H2269 [27FE]

——— passage of resolution calling for impeachment of President Trump, H7247 [24JY]

Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy, H1395 [7FE]

——— reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H609 [16JA]

SEC: amend definition of whistleblower (H.R. 2515), H5277 [9JY]

——— clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors (H.R. 4344), H8929, H8930, H8932 [18NO]

——— require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (H.R. 5084), H8927, H8928, H8929 [18NO]

Sugar Land, TX: discovery of gravesite of African-American victims of convict-leasing system, H2267 [27FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H7599 [11SE]

Tice, Austin B.: call for release from detention in Syria, H8778 [12NO]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: observance, H9112 [20NO]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, H7093 [18JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5915 [17JY]

——— evaluation of administration, H2711–H2714 [13MR], H10236 [12DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H4221 [4JN], H8787 [13NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to race relations, H2108 [26FE], H8302, H8382–H8384 [22OC], H8588–H8590 [29OC], H8822 [13NO]

——— impeachment, H291 [9JA], H1395 [7FE], H1527 [13FE], H2373 [6MR], H2652 [12MR], H2711–H2714 [13MR], H2880–H2882 [27MR], H3307 [30AP], H3479, H3495–H3497 [8MY], H3505 [9MY], H3795 [15MY], H3845, H3918 [16MY], H4014, H4054–H4058 [21MY], H4069 [22MY], H4435 [12JN], H4775 [19JN], H4999–H5004 [20JN], H5079 [25JN], H5308 [10JY], H5587 [11JY], H7248 [24JY], H7381 [25JY], H7561 [10SE], H7757 [18SE], H7871 [24SE], H7908 [25SE], H8302, H8382–H8384 [22OC], H8589 [29OC], H8787, H8823 [13NO], H9226 [4DE], H9259 [5DE], H9953 [10DE], H10236 [12DE]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5829 [16JY], H5915, H5973 [17JY]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12156 [18DE]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8848 [14NO]

Vietnam: call for release of Michael Nguyen, E803• [20JN]

Votes: position on missed, H626• [16JA], H5069• [24JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (H.R. 550), H7810 [19SE]

Tributes

Cummings, Elijah E., H8293 [21OC]

Hoyer, Representative, H9067 [20NO]

Swindle, Bessie M., H3072 [4AP], E412• [4AP]